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[C+] Food and Eating Out II

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Food metaphors


CONVERSATION


A. half-baked adjective

  • unrealistic, poorly developed or carried out, or lacking adequate planning; the idea behind the term is of something that is unfinished or still raw

    Example:

  • I'm sorry but this marketing plan looks half-baked to me. There are some good ideas here, but I need you to do some revisions on it.

B. my cup of tea noun phrase

  • something that someone likes or is good at; something that someone is interested in; widely used for its negative form to express things that someone dislikes

    Example:

  • Thanks for the invitation, but musicals aren't really my cup of tea. Why don't you invite Gina? I think she's into those types of plays.

C. a recipe for disaster noun phrase

  • something is very likely to have unpleasant or negative consequences

    Example:

  • Having Mark and Andy at the same club was a recipe for disaster. Even customers from other tables were filming their fist fight last night.

D. spice up phrasal verb

  • to make something more interesting, exciting, or sexy; the idiom is related to adding spice to food to enhance its flavor

    Example:

  • You can spice up you all-black outfit by adding accents of gold such as gold jewelry or a belt.

E. cook up phrasal verb

  • to invent something using your imagination and sometimes dishonestly

    Example:

  • I need to cook up a good story as an excuse to my mother for coming home late at night or else I'll be in big trouble.

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE!

A: Rephrase these sentences using the food metaphors you just learned.

  1. I feel like I need something more exciting to make my life more interesting.

  2. He wanted Hannah to go to the match with him, but baseball just isn’t something she likes.

  3. Eating too much, not exercising enough, and being under stress will not do you any good.

  4. The ideas that Jeremy suggest during our meetings are never thought through properly.

  5. Jake and Christian invented a crazy scheme for making money on the internet.


B: Make your own sentences using two of the words/expressions from each category.

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LET'S TALK!

Direction: Answer the following questions about yourself.


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  1. Are there any types of food or ingredients that you avoid for health reasons? What are they?

  2. Do you have specific food preferences? Do you have a sweet tooth or do you prefer savoury food?

  3. Do you think there are enough food options for vegans in your city?

  4. What instances do you usally invite people to join you for a meal that you will pay for?

  5. What kind of restaurant or food establishment is your cup of tea? Tell me about your favorite one.

LET'S RECAP! 📝

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Which three words/phrases were the most challenging to understand or remember?

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