C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Language Expansion
For Christmas, my mum baked chocolate cake for dessert. It was
so delicious! She made it from scratch – all by herself, every part
of it was made by her. She didn’t use ready-made cake mix, she
made every part of it herself. It was incredible. I felt sick because
I ate so much of it.
Do you remember a fun, unusual, or interesting time when you
ate your favorite dish? Tell a partner.
Look at the pyramid and call out different foods you see.
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Language Expansion
A Look at the Healthy Eating Pyramid from Australia. In pairs,
choose the correct phrase from the box to complete each
sentence below.
a. fish, beans, and nuts d. milk, yogurt, and cheese
b. spinach, tomatoes, and carrots e. pasta, bread, and rice
c. pineapples and grapes f. pizza and canned foods
b
1. Vegetables that are high in vitamins include ______.
a
2. Foods high in protein include meat, ______.
3. Many people eat grains at every meal. Grains include
e
______.
4. Many fruits are sweet. Fruits that have a lot of sugar
c
in them include ______.
d
5. Dairy foods come from animals such as cows. ______
are all dairy.
f
6. Don’t eat too much salt. Salty foods include ______.
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar
Look at the following sentences. Fill the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
baked
For Christmas, my mum __________ (bake) chocolate cake for dessert. She __________
made (make) it from scratch.
Simple Past WORD FOCUS
Use the simple past to talk about completed past We learned how to make pizza yesterday. With the simple past,
actions or situations. Our class was interesting last week. we often use:
Some verbs are regular in the simple past. ask-asked cook-cooked yesterday / the day
They have an –ed ending. learn-learned need-needed before yesterday
days / weeks / years /
Some verbs are irregular in the simple past. choose-chose eat-ate months ago
give-gave go-went last week / month /
year
Grammar: Simple Past
We use the simple past to talk about single or PAST PRESENT FUTURE
repeated actions or events that happened during
a finished period of time in the past.
For example, I ate fish yesterday. *
(ate fish)
We had pasta for dinner every day last week.
* * * * *
(had pasta) (had pasta) (had pasta) (had pasta) (had pasta)
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar
B Follow the instructions in pairs.
1. List 10 of your favorite things to eat and drink. vitamins protein grains
2. Talk about the nutrition in each item on your list. Use some of the bold words from A. sugar dairy salt
3. Plan a healthy meal. Explain your plan to another pair of students.
Pasta is delicious. Do It has some protein and We chose peach yogurt as the dairy
you think it’s healthy? vitamins, but I don’t think you food. It has some sugar in it, but it’s
should eat a lot of pasta. also high in protein.
Word Bank: Breakfast and Lunch Foods
Grammar Practice: Simple Past boiled / fried / scrambled eggs
Describe a meal you prepared yesterday. cereal
For example, I made a healthy meal last night. I grilled some chicken for protein. chicken
I chopped spinach and tomatoes for a salad, so the meal had a lot of vitamins. oatmeal
I also sliced some fresh bread. omelet
Tell a partner about a meal you prepared. Remember to use the simple past pancakes
and vocabulary from Exercise A. pasta
See the Word Bank for more vocabulary words. salad
sandwich
sausage
Grammar Reference: p170 Spelling Rules: p182
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar
C Complete the conversation. Use the simple past of the verbs.
Mary: Tell me about yourself, Pedro.
Pedro: traveled
Well, I love to travel. Last year, I (1) ______________ (travel) to Greece.
Mary: went
Wow! You (2) ______________ (go) to Greece?
Pedro: met
Yes, and I (3) ______________ (meet) my friend Vasilys and his family there.
They (4) ______________showed introduced
(show) me around Athens and (5) ______________
ate a lot!
(introduce) me to many new foods. We (6) ______________ (eat)
Mary: That sounds like fun.
Pedro: ate
It was. I (7) ______________ (eat) seafood and lamb, and I (8)
tried
______________ (try) a dish…
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar
What did you eat yesterday? What food did you prepare last week? WORD FOCUS
D Complete each sentence so it is true for you. Use the simple past and words from dairy
With the simple past,
the box. Then, share your sentences with a partner. dishuse:
we often
grain(s)
yesterday / the day
ate steak for dinner
1. (eat) Yesterday, I __________________________________________. beforemeal
yesterday
days /protein
weeks / years /
2. (like) When I was a child, I _________________________________________________.
liked the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
monthssaltago
3. (prepare) Last week, I __________________________________________.
prepared the schedule for Practical English special
last week / month /
4. (buy) The last time I went to the grocery store, __________________________________________.
bought bread and milk year sugar
5. (order) The last time I went to a restaurant, __________________________________________. vegetable(s
ordered falafel
)
vitamins
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Conversation
E Close your book and listen to the conversation. What is Albert eating?
What is it made from? Couscous; It is made from wheat.
Albert: You should try this! My aunt made it. REAL LANGUAGE
Mary: Mmmm... Delicious! What is it? When you share food
Albert: It’s called couscous. It’s made from wheat. with someone, you can
say:
Mary: And what’s this on top of the couscous?
You should try this!
Albert: Mostly vegetables and some kind of sauce. Would you like to try
Mary: How did your aunt learn to cook it? it?
Do you want a bite?
Albert: Her great-uncle married a woman from North Africa. That’s where
couscous is from. They always ate it on special occasions.
Mary: What an interesting family history!
Albert: Yeah, and a great family recipe.
Can you see any examples of the simple past tense in the dialogue?
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Conversation
What different foods do you know from around the world? What are they made of and
how are they made (baked, fried, etc.)? Use the Word Bank for additional vocabulary.
Foods Ingredients How they are made Word Bank: Cooking Verbs
bake chop
____________________ ____________________ ____________________ fry grate
____________________ ____________________ ____________________ grill mash
mix pour
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
roast slice
steam stir
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Conversation
F Practice the conversation. Tell your partner about foods from other parts of the world.
You should try this! … REAL
WhenLANGUAGE
you share food Word Bank: Cooking Verbs
made it. with someone, you can bake chop
Mmmm... Delicious!
say: fry grate
What is it? grill mash
You should try this!
Would you like to try mix pour
it? roast slice
Do you want a bite? steam stir
GOAL CHECK Describe Favorite Dishes
You want to share a photo of your favorite dish on a social media
website. In pairs, discuss what you should include in the post:
Why did you eat the dish? Who prepared the dish? What ingredients were in the dish?
Who ate the dish? How did the dish taste? Your idea: ___________________
My whole family ate my
grandmother’s spaghetti. Do
you think I should write that?
Paul Hourigan
English Instructor
paulhourigan@jbnu.ac.kr
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar Reference
The Simple Past
Use the simple past to talk We walked to the Negative Statements
about completed past actions restaurant last night. be: was / were + not (wasn’t / I was not (wasn’t)
or situations. The meal was delicious. weren’t) thirsty.
Many verbs are regular in the walk - walked Other verbs: did + not We did not (didn’t) eat
simple past. They have an -ed prepare - prepared (didn’t) + base form at home yesterday.
ending. watch - watched Yes / No questions with be: Was the fish good at
For regular verbs ending in -y, plan - planned Was / Were the restaurant?
change y to i, then add -ed. stop - stopped Did you go to the
For a regular verb that ends in carry - carried Yes / No questions with other
market last Sunday?
a single vowel and a single verbs: Did
Where did you have
consonant, double the Wh- Questions: question word lunch yesterday?
consonant, then add -ed. + did + subject + base form
Many common verbs are irregular in the simple past.
be - was / were break - broke bring - brought buy -
bought choose - chose come - came drink - drank
drive - drove eat - ate go - went have - had
read - read say - said see - saw tell - told
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar Reference
The Simple Past A Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Use the simple past to talk We walked to the 1. I ______________________
had dinner at my friend’s house last
about completed past actions restaurant last night. night. (have)
or situations. The meal was delicious.
Many verbs are regular in the walk - walked did you buy
2. What ______________________ at the grocery store this
simple past. They have an -ed prepare - prepared morning? (you buy)
ending. watch - watched didn‘t eat
3. Saul ______________________ lunch. He _________________
wasn‘t
For regular verbs ending in -y, plan - planned hungry. (not eat; not be)
change y to i, then add -ed. stop - stopped
For a regular verb that ends in carry - carried 4. The restaurant ______________________
closed at 1:00 a.m. last
a single vowel and a single night. The wait staff ______________________
were very tired.
consonant, double the (close; be)
consonant, then add -ed.
didn‘t order
5. The chef ______________________ the meat yesterday. (not
Many common verbs are irregular in the simple past. order)
be - was / were break - broke bring - brought buy -
bought choose - chose come - came drink - drank 6. When I ______________________
came to this market last weekend,
drive - drove eat - ate go - went have - had the fruit ______________________
was very fresh. (come; be)
read - read say - said see - saw tell - told
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Grammar Reference
The Simple Past B Complete the questions. Then, write your answers.
Use the simple past to talk We walked to the 1. Where ___________________
did you ___________________
go last
about completed past actions restaurant last night. Saturday? (go) _______________________________________
or situations. The meal was delicious. ___________________________________________________
Many verbs are regular in the walk - walked
simple past. They have an -ed prepare - prepared 2. Did _____________________________________
you see your friends
ending. watch - watched there? (see) _________________________________________
For regular verbs ending in -y, plan - planned ___________________________________________________
change y to i, then add -ed. stop - stopped 3. What ____________________________________ there? (do)
did you do
For a regular verb that ends in carry - carried ___________________________________________________
a single vowel and a single ___________________________________________________
consonant, double the
consonant, then add -ed. 4. _________________________________________
What did you eat there? (eat)
Many common verbs are irregular in the simple past. ___________________________________________________
be - was / were break - broke bring - brought buy - ___________________________________________________
bought choose - chose come - came drink - drank 5. __________________________________________________?
drive - drove eat - ate go - went have - had (your idea) __________________________________________
read - read say - said see - saw tell - told ___________________________________________________
Grammar Exercises: p9
Paul Hourigan
English Instructor
paulhourigan@jbnu.ac.kr
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Spelling Rules
Spelling Rules for Verbs Ending in -ed
1. Add -ed to the base form of most verbs that end in a consonant. start-started
talk-talked
2. Add -d if the base form of the verb ends in -e. dance-danced
live-lived
3. When the base form of the verb ends in a consonant + -y, change the -y to -i and add -ed. cry-cried
worry-worried
Do not change the -y to -i when the verb ends in a vowel + -y. stay-stayed
4. For one-syllable verbs that end in a consonant + a vowel + a consonant (CVC), stop-stopped
double the final consonant and add -ed. rob-robbed
Do not double the final consonant of verbs that end in -w, -x, or -y. follow-followed
fix-fixed
play-played
5. For two-syllable verbs that end in CVC and have stress on the first syllable, add -ed. Do not ORder-ordered
double the final consonant. HAPpen-happened
For two-syllable verbs that end in CVC and have stress on the last syllable, double the final ocCUR-occurred
consonant and add -ed. preFER-preferred
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Spelling Rules
Common Irregular Verbs
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
begin began begun make made made
break broke broken meet met met
bring brought brought pay paid paid
buy bought bought put put put
come came come read read read
do did done ride rode ridden
drink drank drunk run ran run
drive drove driven say said said
eat ate eaten see saw seen
feel felt felt send sent sent
get got gotten sit sat sat
give gave given sleep slept slept
go went gone speak spoke spoken
C GOAL Describe Favorite Dishes Unit 1
Spelling Rules
Common Irregular Verbs
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
have had had swim swam swum
hear heard heard take took taken
hurt hurt hurt tell told told
know knew known think thought thought
leave left left throw threw thrown
let let let understand understood understood
lose lost lost write wrote written
Grammar Exercises: p9
Paul Hourigan
English Instructor
paulhourigan@jbnu.ac.kr
