Unit 2 | Lesson A

2A Can’t live
without it
GRAMMAR | countable and uncountable nouns; a, an, some, any
VOCABULARY | food and drink
PRONUNCIATION | the weak /ə/ sound: a, an, some

VOCABULARY LISTENING
food and drink 3 A Cl2.02 | Listen to a podcast of three people talking
about food they love. What is their favourite food?
1 A Look at the photo below. How many things can
you name? B Cl2.02 | Look at the photos and listen again. Which
food does the speaker NOT talk about?
B Complete the table with the words in the box.
1 Sasha
an apple an avocado beans broccoli cheese
eggs grapes a lemon orange juice rice
salmon tomatoes yoghurt

fruit an apple 2 Mark

vegetables
meat or fish
drinks
other 3 Lynn

C 2.01 | Listen and check.

D Work in pairs. Add two more types of food to each group

C Work in pairs and answer the questions.
in the table. Check your ideas in the Vocabulary Bank.
1 Does your town or city have a food market?
page 136 VOCABULARY BANK food and drink 2 What’s good about it?
3 Do you have other types of markets?
2 A Work in pairs. Student A: Say a group from the table
in Ex 1B. Student B: Say three types of food.
A: vegetables
B: beans, …

B Work in pairs and discuss the question. What types

of food and drink do you like and dislike?
A: What types of fruit do you like?
B: I really like apples.
A: Me too. And what types of fruit do you dislike?
B: I don’t like bananas.

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GRAMMAR SPEAKING
countable and uncountable nouns; 7 Work in groups and discuss the questions.
a, an, some, any 1 What do you have for breakfast every morning?
2 Who does the food shopping in your home?
4 A Look at the food in Ex 1B. Which food can you count And who does the cooking?
(C) and which can’t you count (U)?
3 Where do you like buying food: in big shops, small
an apple (C), broccoli (U) shops or in a market? Why?
4 What food do you always have at home?
B Complete the sentences with a, an, some or any.
5 What food do you like but never have at home?
1 I eat avocado every day. Why not?
2 I have banana for breakfast every day.
3 I need potatoes for tonight.
4 We always have cheese at home. WRITING
5 They don’t have black grapes here.
write an online comment; use linking
C Choose the correct word to complete the rules.
words: and, but, or
1 Use a or an with a singular / plural noun.
2 Use some with a singular / plural noun. 8 A Do you post photos, read or write about food on social
3 Use some with a singular / an uncountable noun. media sites?
4 Use any in a positive / negative sentence.
B Read the introduction to an online discussion about
D Read the Future Skills box and answer the question. comfort food. What is your favourite comfort food?

FUTURE SKILLS
Self-management
When you feel unhappy or
Good dictionaries show if a noun is countable or
stressed, what type of food
uncountable, either after the word or in front of the do you eat?
meaning. Does your dictionary show this? Choose
three types of food and write C or after them.
Maybe noodles with chicken or your mother’s
And when you write a noun, write (C) or (U) next to it. home-made pierogi (filled dumplings), it
depends where you are from. For many people
around the world it’s pizza and for a lot of us
E Learn and practise. Go to the Grammar Bank. it’s ice cream. What is your favourite comfort
food? Write and tell us.
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PRONUNCIATION
5 A 2.03 | the weak /ə/ sound: a, an, some | Listen to
the sentence. Which words are stressed? Notice the
weak /ə/ sound in a, an and some.
I have a carrot, an onion and some potatoes.
/ə/ /ə/ /ə/
B 2.04 | Listen and write the sentences (1–5).
Then listen and repeat.

6 Work in pairs. Student A: Go to page 146. Student B: C Write an online comment about your favourite comfort
Go to page 150. food. Go to the Writing Bank.
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Unit 2 | Lesson C

2C Eating out
HOW TO … | order a meal in a restaurant
VOCABULARY | restaurant words
PRONUNCIATION | polite intonation

Looks GOOD, tastes GOOD?

What’s more important to you: food that tastes websites about how to take a good photo of
good, or food that looks good? The internet food: the most important thing is that the food
has hundreds of websites with thousands of is bright and colourful and looks delicious.
photos of different types of food: cooking blogs, Pasta or noodles always look good. Fruit
travel sites and social media sites with names juice is colourful and pink food is great in a
like FoodSpotting, SnapDish, InstaFood and of photo. And take your photo from above! Some
course Instagram. One website has ‘rainbow restaurants now have photo-friendly lighting
food’: red, orange, yellow, green and other and mirrors. They want to attract today’s
coloured food, all on one plate. And there are photo foodies!

READING VOCABULARY

1 A Look at the photo and answer the questions. restaurant words

1 Do you ever take photos of your food, at home or
in restaurants? Why/Why not?
2 A Work in a different pair and discuss the questions.
2 Do you ever post them online? Why/Why not? 1 What is your favourite type of restaurant?
2 Do you know any good local restaurants?
B Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
B Look at the words in the box. Which ones are parts
1 What types of websites do people post food
photos on? of a meal?
2 What do you think ‘rainbow food’ is? bill desserts dinner for two main courses
3 What’s the best way to take a photo of food: service charge side dishes starters waiter
from the side or from above?
4 Is the photo on the phone a good online photo?
Why/Why not? C Complete the restaurant menu with the words in the box.

C Read the article and check your answers. 3 A Read the menu again and choose a dish for each course.
B Work in pairs. Tell each other your dishes.
A: For starter, I’d like the soup of the day.

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How to … FUTURE SKILLS

order a meal in a restaurant Communication
Your words and your intonation help you
4A 2.07 | Listen to a conversation in the restaurant. Write Scott (S) sound polite. Is intonation important in
or Teresa (T) next to the correct food and drink on the menu. your language?

B Complete the sentences.

1 Good evening. you have a reservation?
2 We have a table two for half past seven. SPEAKING
3 we have a table near the window?
4 you ready to order?
6 A Work in groups. Prepare a menu from your
5 So for a starter, I have the soup, please? town or country. Write three starters,
6 And then I’ like the salmon with a green salad, please. main courses, side dishes and desserts.
7 you like something to drink?
8 is your meal? B Work in groups. Roleplay a conversation
in a restaurant.
9 Would you like to look at the menu?
10 Could we have the at the same time, please? Student A: You are the waiter.
Other students: You are the customers.
C 2.08 | Listen and check.
A: Good evening. Do you have a
D Learn and practise. Go to the Grammar Bank. reservation?
B: Yes, we have a table for …
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7 Take a photo of the food you eat
tonight and bring it to the next lesson.
PRONUNCIATION Prepare to describe it to the rest of
5 A 2.09 | polite intonation | Listen to the customers. Tick the your class.
ones that sound polite.
1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ MEDIATION SKILLS A
0 0
B 2.10 | Listen to the polite intonation. What makes it sound more selecting relevant n n
polite? Listen again and repeat. information
Help someone understand a pizza menu.
C Read the Future Skills box and answer the question.
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Ask your 1 about our

daily specials! Menu +--- COLD DRINKS +--
Orange juice
2
4 Lemonade
Soup of the day (V) Still water
Green salad
Sparkling water
Deep fried mushrooms Chips
with a garlic dip (V)
Seasonal
Sushi platter vegetables HOT DRINKS +--
Coffee – Americano, espresso, cappuccino
Bruschetta with tomatoes
and basil (V) Tea – green tea, mint tea, breakfast tea

Beefburger with chips

Thai green chicken curry
with rice
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Lemon tart
Homemade ice cream
(3 scoops)
Fresh fruit salad
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to the 7
will be added
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After your meal, please write a

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and send us your photos.
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