Unit 5 It’s good for you

Lesson 3 What’s for dinner?

Read and listen

1. Read and listen to the conversation

Danny: Hi, Mom. I’m hungry. What’s for dinner?

Mom: I don’t know. We don’t have much food.

Danny: I’d like chicken with French fries.

Mom: Yes, I’d like that too. But, we don’t have any chicken or potatoes. There aren’t any chicken or potatoes. There aren’t many other things in the refrigerator. We have some tomatoes and a lot of salad.

Danny: How many tomatoes do we have? Do we have any pasta?

Mom: Yes, there are a lot of tomatoes, and there’s some spaghetti.

Danny: How about some spaghetti with tomato sauce and some salad? I can cook.

Comprehension check

1. Who is Danny talking to?
2. How does Danny feel?
3. What does Danny would like to have for dinner?
4. What do they have in the refrigerator?
5. What can Danny cook?

Practice:    

2. Look at the café menu. Choose the correction options.

                             Cafe Go Beyond

Food

Sandwiches: cheese and avocado, egg salad, steak, chicken, tuna fish

Pizza: cheese

Pasta: cheese sauce and tomato sauce

Steak: with fries or salad

Cake: chocolate, lemon

Drinks

Bottled water, orange juice, grape juice, apple juice, soda

Tea, coffee, hot chocolate

1. A: There aren’t any sandwiches.

B: There aren’t a lot of sandwiches.

2. A: There isn’t any pasta.

B: There’s some pasta but not much.

3. A: There are a lot of drinks.

B: Thee aren’t many drinks.

4. A: There are some pizzas on the menu.

B: There’s a pizza on the menu.      

Speak

3. Read the conversation. Find out their orders.

Mom: I want a pizza. But there aren’t many different pizzas. So I’d like some pasta with cheese sauce. But I don’t want much sauce, just a little.

Danny: I’d like a steak, but I don’t want any salad at all. I want some fries, a lot of fries; I’m really hungry. Is there any pineapple juice?

Mom: No, there isn’t. What about some grape juice?

Danny: Ok.

Comprehension check

1. Why doesn’t his mom order pizza?
2. What does Danny’s mom order instead?
3. What food doesn’t Danny want at all?
4. What food does Danny order ?
5. What drinks is he looking for?

Speak

4. Work in pairs: Look at the menu. Talk about what you want/don’t want to eat.

A: I want a chicken sandwich.

B: There isn’t any salad, so I’d like a cheese and avocado sandwich.

A: I don’t want any fries.

B: There aren’t many kinds of cake.

A: I’d like some chocolate cake.