Decide whether the statements about chocolate are true or false.

 

1 Chocolate is good for you.

2 White chocolate is not real chocolate.

3 Chocolate contains 'happy chemicals'.

4 Dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate.

5 A piece of chocolate is a good treat for a dog.

6 Americans are the world's biggest per capita chocolate consumers.

7 The average person will consume 10,000 chocolate bars in a lifetime.

8 A fifty gram bar of chocolate contains the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee.

9 American and Russian space flights have always had several bars of chocolate on board.

10 In Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous shower scene.

 

5. Look at the first statement from Chocolate trivia. Replace chocolate with each word in the box to make new statements. Use plural forms if the words are countable.

 

Chocolate is good for you. Chips are good for you.

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Work with a partner. Discuss which statements you agree/disagree with

 

VOCABULARY

 

Match words from column A with words from column В to make common collocations.

A a) a bar of b) a bowl of c) a box of d) a bunch of e) a jar of f) a packet of

B 1. bananas / flowers 2. chocolate / soap 3. cigarettes / crisps 4. honey / instant coffee 5. chocolates / matches 6. fruit / sugar

 

Work with a partner. Add the words in the box to column В to make more collocations.

 

biscuits cereal grapes keys marmalade raspberry jam rice seeds soup spaghetti tea tissues tools

Tell your partner how often you buy, consume or use these items.

 

SPEAKING

Add the names of different people in the class. Try to make true sentences.

a) is a vegetarian. b) is a good cook. c) always has a big breakfast. d) drinks a lot of coffee.

e) doesn't like fish. f) always has lunch in the same place. g) often eats fast food. h) usually has wine with dinner.

 

10. Ask questions to check your ideas.

 

LESSON 2

 

VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION

 

Look at the photograph. How many items of food can you name?

 

Look at the lists. What types of food do the colours represent?

 

a) veal cod limes trout beans tuna

b) leeks plums hake tigs prawns peaches

c) turkey olives mussels melons mushrooms sardines

d) garlic cherries lobster onions grapefruits courgettes

e) peppers bacon salmon spinach mangoes cauliflower

f) sausages lettuces cabbages oranges radishes potatoes

g) aubergines strawberries cucumbers celery raspberries tomatoes

 

Complete the questions with the most appropriate contrasting word from the box.

 

Сooked draught /draft/ frozen heavy mild sweet weak white

a) Raw or cooked vegetables? b) Light meals or meals? c) Red meat or meat? d) Fresh fish or fish?

e) Strong coffee or coffee? f) Strong cheese or cheese? g) Bottled beer or beer? h) Dry wine or wine?

Ask the questions and find out your partner's preferences.

LISTENING

 

Work with a partner. Look at the pictures of different things that people eat around the world. What do you imagine they taste like?

 

Listen to an interview with somebody who has tried all these things. Match each dish (a-f) with the adjectives (1-6) he uses to describe them.

 

a) baked cobra in China ______ b) fried grasshoppers in Thailand c) roasted cockroaches in Indonesia d) boiled and sundried caterpillars in Africa e) roasted chocolate ants in Colombia f) deep-fried Mars Bar in Scotland

1) dry, bland 2) crunchy, sweet, fruity 3) greasy, sweet, disgusting 4) crisp, tasty 5) meaty, tough, chewy, delicious 6) sweet, crisp