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John: Do you eat out a lot?
Mary: Yes, I like going to the restaurants. I don’t like cooking at home, I hate to do the dishes.
John: So do I. What kind of restaurant do you like?
Mary: I like Italian restaurants. How about you?
John: I like Thai food, but only if it’s bland, not too spicy. I can’t eat something with too much hot pepper.
Mary: What dish do you like most?
John: I’m not a vegetarian, but I prefer dishes with grains, beans and nuts. I like salads, soups, curries.
Mary: Is it because of health or religious reason?
John: Neither, I just don’t like eating red meat or poultry.
Mary: Do you eat fish and seafood?
John: Yes, as well as any dairy product.
Mary: I heard the Thai restaurant next door has an outstanding menu. Would you like to try it this evening?
John: Certainly, I’ve been there before, their vegetarian curry is delicious.
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VOCABULARY SELF-TEST
Eat out
Go to restaurants
Home cooking
Cooking at home
Doing the dishes
Washing the dishes after a meal
Bland
Not spicy, not hot
Spicy
With lots of spices, especially hot spices, like hot pepper
Hot pepper
Strong pepper
Red Meat
Beef, pork, lamb or meat of other four-legged animals
Vegetarian
Person who eats mostly foods that are not made from animal flesh.
Dish
Food prepared in a particular way. Examples: Thai dish, vegetarian dish, chicken dish.
Grains
Cereals: Rice, wheat, corn, etc.
Beans
The seeds of various climbing plants (pea, soy, lentils, etc.).
Nut
Seeds of trees
Curry
a dish, originally from South Asia, consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce
Health
Condition of the body, opposite of sickness
Religious
Following a religion (The belief and worshipping of a God)
Poultry
Chicken, duck, goose, etc.
Seafood
Lobster, shrimp, oyster, etc.
Dairy
foods that are made from milk, such as cream, butter, and cheese
Outstanding
clearly very much better than what is usual
Delicious
having a very pleasant taste or smell
IDIOMS
Apple of someone’s eye
Very loved.
“Ellen is the apple of her grandmother’s eye.”
A piece of cake
Very easy to do.
“This project is a piece of cake for me.”
SPEAKING PRACTICE
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW, THEN USE YOUR ANSWERS TO TELL A STORY
Do you like to eat out?
What kind of restaurant do you usually go to?
What type of dish do you usually order when you go to the restaurant?
Do you like spicy foods?