Main Topic 17: Industries Lesson 91: Food (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to FOOD 2. Review on Affirmative Statements I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. Rice wine is one of the many products of fermentation. a. conversion of proteins to alcohol b. conversion of vitamins to alcohol c. conversion of nutrients to alcohol d. conversion of carbohydrates to alcohol 2. Raising livestock like pigs, cows, and chickens is commonly done in the countryside. a. domestic pets b. zoo animals c. farm animals d. exotic animals 3. Mills are used to make flour, sugar, or rice. a. mixers b. grinders c. blenders d. washers 1
4. Organic products are getting more popular nowadays. a. natural b. artificial c. synthetic d. unnatural 5. Everything involved in food processing should be sterilized. a. brewed b. infected c. disinfected d. fermented 2
Exercise 2: What s the word?(5-7 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Valentine s Day is coming and the Marketing team of the Kiss Chocolate Company is busy planning for their Valentine s Day promotion. Team Leader: Good morning. Valentine s is coming and we need a good marketing plan. Other (1) are also busy planning their strategy. We need something fresh! Do you have any suggestions? Team member 1: I have learned that the(2) of oil in New Mexico recently made people aware of the environment and realize its importance. Perhaps we can think something along those lines. What do you think? Team Member 2: I think we can make the theme this valentine s Support Kiss, Support Nature. Every kiss chocolate that they will buy, a fraction of the profit will go to the Save the Gulf Clean Up Drive Fund. Team Leader: That is a great idea! Keep them coming. What about the (3) of our chocolate? Do we need to change or add other flavors to it? Team Member 3: Well, our best seller is still our very own Kiss flavor. Although a lot of companies are changing their taste and image, Kiss is still a strong company that can withstand the changing times. Team Member 1: How about just focusing on the history of the taste of our chocolate? Team Leader: Hmmm. That s right. The heritage of Kiss is a very good selling point! We can inform our customers about the differences between new and old chocolate manufacturing techniques. For example, we don t use (4) sugar anymore. Team Member 4: That can work too. That means more market for us. We can now get the attention of people who are more health conscious. Team Leader: Our (5) studies have shown that more people are aware of their health, so that strategy will definitely work. Thank you for your great ideas everyone. I ll expect marketing strategy reports on my desk tomorrow morning! 3
Choices: a. flavor b. research c. spillage d. price e. confectioneries f. refined II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Affirmative Statements(5-6 minutes) Affirmative statements are sentences that affirm a proposition. These statements confirm or assert something as true or valid. Examples: QUESTION Do you want to be a chef? Are you done with the sterilization process? Will you be at the annual food fair? Did the fermentation go well? Must I attend the meeting? My wife wants to dine out. AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT I want to be a chef. I am done. I will be there. It went well. You must attend the meeting. Remember: The opposite of an affirmative statement is a negative statement. It uses the word not. If you want to agree, don t use the not word. Do you want to be a chef? Affirmative Statement: I want to be a chef. (affirming a proposition,) Negative Statement: I do not want to be a chef. ( negating a proposition) 4
Comprehension Check: Provide the affirmative statement on the given questions. QUESTION AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT Have you been enjoying the food in the party? Does she like chocolates? Have you ever been selected for a food sampling study? Do you think Ana should stop eating too much sweet? Have you tried eating raw food? Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. Must you enroll in a culinary school? I enroll in a culinary school. a. have b. must c. would d. should 2. Should I leave the menu here? You. a. must b. would c. should d. shouldn t 3. the cocktail party? I am enjoying the cocktail party. a. Am I enjoying b. Is he enjoying c. Is she enjoying d. Are you enjoying 5
4. Do I fit? You look fit. a. feel b. look c. must d. looked 5. satisfied with your meal? I was satisfied with my meal. a. Was you b. Were you c. Wasn t you d. Weren t you 6