| Level | Topic | Speakers | Length |
| Intermediate | Dinner Recipes | Man – Girl | 01:26 |
Pre-Listening Exercise
What are typical foods you eat in your country for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Is there another small meal or snack between the main mealtimes? Who usually prepares the food in your home?
- Eating dinner at home is healthier than eating out.
- Dinner is the most important meal of the day.
- Families should always eat dinner together.
- It’s okay to skip dinner if you had a big lunch.
- Fast food is acceptable for dinner once in a while.
- Watching TV during dinner is bad for family conversation.
- Cooking dinner is more enjoyable than ordering takeout.
- Dinner parties are better than casual meals with friends.
- Eating late at night is bad for your health.
- Trying new foods at dinner is more important than sticking to favorites.
Idioms
“dig in” = let’s eat
“Okay, the food is ready. Dig in!“
“eat like a horse” = eat a lot
“You’d better cook a lot tonight. My brother eats like a horse.”
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:
Post-Listening Exercise
What is a typical meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in your country? What are the ingredients for the dish, and how is it prepared? Are any unique utensils or tools used to cook these foods? Who usually cooks in your family? Explain how to prepare the dish using transition words of time including first, second, then, next, and finally.
Online Investigation
Although including chicken in different food dishes isn’t uncommon around the world, how the food is prepared and what additional ingredients are included in the meal can vary widely. Use the internet to look for two different meals that include chicken cooked in different ways. What are the ingredients for each, including any item that is unique to a particular region of the world? Is there any historical or religious significance to the meal?