Look at the photographs of different dishes.

Which ingredients do you think are used

to make each one? Match the pictures with the words in the box. Some ingredients
are used more than once.

beef cabbage carrots cheese chicken

egg tomatoes yoghurt ginger chillies
lamb onions soy sauce rice spices
flour garlic

� With a partner, discuss your favourite food. What ingredients are used to make it?
 GRAMMAR FOCUS: COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Some things we eat are countable and some are uncountable. This changes some of the words
we use to talk about them.
Examples:

There are some eggs. There aren't any eggs.

There is some water.. There isn't any water.

There are a lot of eggs. There aren't many eggs.

There's a lot of water. There isn't much water.

� With a partner, describe what you can see in the fridge.

Use the sentences below to help you.
1 There eggs.
2 There cheese.
3 There milk.
4 There carrots.
5 There bananas.
6 There orange juice.
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OPINIONS ABOUT FOOD·,
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Listen, then read Mohammed's answers to these Part 1 questions about food. Are the
phrases in bold positive or negative opinions?
38 Examiner What kind of food is popular in your country?
Mohammed These days a lot of young people actually enjoy Western food like pizza
and fried chicken. Our national food is often too spicy, especially for
children and foreigners, and also it takes too long to cook. I think that it's
delicious though!
Examiner What do you think of Western food?
Mohammed Well, I suppose Western food is quick to make and is tasty too, so
everyone can eat it without too much trouble. I think that a lot of people
like food to be convenient because they're so busy nowadays.
Examiner Is there any kind of food you don't like?
Mohammed Yes, I'm not keen on sushi at all. It's so strange eating something that
hasn't been cooked. I know it's very fresh and healthy but I just don't like
the taste and I can't stand the texture - it's too chewy for me.

Positive Negative

Answer the three questions in exercise 4 with a partner. Use some of the positive and
negative phrases in the box.

��U.S_ ING·THE PREPARATION TIME IN PART ·2

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� Look at the task card and listen to Angelica

talking about a meal that is popular in her
39 country. Then answer the questions below.

Describe a popular meal from your

country that you like to eat.
You should say:
• what the meal is
• why it is popular in your country
• why you like it
and say why you would recommend it to
a visitor to your country.

1 Did Angelica introduce what she

was going to talk about?
2 What was the meal that Angelica
described?
3 Why is it popular in her country?
4 Why does she like it?
5 Why would she recommend it to visitors
to her country?
� You only have one minute to make notes on the topic for Part 2, so it is a good idea to
write down key words and phrases. Match the four points on the card with some key
words that another student wrote down (a-d).

Describe a popular meal from your country

that you like to eat.
Remember that you need to
You should say: speak for 1-2 minutes on the
• what the meal is (ll topic you are given, so in this
• why it is popular in your country (2l case make sure you choose a
• why you like it (3l meal you can talk about easily.

and say why you would recommend it to a

visitor to your country. (4l

a We love meat, traditional, lots of sheep!, proud of our cuisine

b better in Turkey than UK, different types (Shawarma, doner, etc.),
most famous street food
c /'m busy� buy quickly, tasty,juicy, reminds me of beach holidays
d lamb, slowly grilled, spices, garlic - serve with rice/ bread/ vegetables

Spend one minute writing notes to the questions about a popular meal in
your country.
It is important to
� Take it in turns with your partner to speak for two minutes. If your partner stops, make notes and try
think of questions to ask them. to cover every
Example A I used to eat it at the beach in summer ... point on the card.
B Who did you go to the beach with?

UNIT04/ SPEAKING m
 ORGANISING A PART 2 TALK ]
When you are asked to speak on a topic for two minutes you should try and organise your talk:

• Introduction - say what you are going to talk about.

• Body- answer the questions on the card.
• Conclusion - briefly give a conclusion to your talk.

� Can you use the phrases in italics in an introduction (I) or a conclusion (C)? You can help to structure your talk
1 I'm going to talk about my favourite food, paella. by saying why you chose the topic:
I chose this topic because ...
2 I'd like to tell you about pelmeni - it's a very famous dish in my country.
3 So, it is one of the most famous foods in my country for those reasons. You can also use words like firstly/
first of all, secondly, thirdly to help
4 To sum up, I think it's popular because it is easy to cook.
you (and the examiner) keep track
5 As you can see, it's a tasty and healthy dish and that's why it's popular. of your talk.

� Work in pairs. Look at the students' notes relating to the task card below.
Spend one minute thinking how you will structure your talk, then take it
in turns to practise presenting the information.

Describe your favourite food.

You should say:
• what the food is
• how often you eat it
• how the food is made
and say if you can make the meal yourself.

Student A Student B
Pizza - delicious, easy cook, filling Vegetable soup - tasty, healthy, cheap
on Fridays - late lectures, special at weekends, winter - long time to cook,
day better in cold weather
oven, bread, add cheese, tomato, chop vegetables, boil, wait
toppings yes, love cooking, relaxing, fun
only frozen! I take-away Conclusion - enjoy making, filling,
Conclusion - easy and tasty economical
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Read the task card and spend one minute preparing your talk.
Take it in turns to speak. Try to speak for two minutes.
It is good to use different
adjectives in this part of the test.
Describe a special occasion when you had a really Think of different ways of saying
enjoyable meal. the words and avoid words like
good and bad.
You should say:
• what the occasion was
• who was at the meal
• what you ate
and explain why the meal was so enjoyable.

Remember to:
• make notes of key ideas
• introduce your talk
• structure your talk
give it a conclusion.