FOOD AND DRINK Section 7: Food and drink Targets for this section My learning targets Done? 1 to know the Mandarin names for common foods and drinks 2 to be able to choose foods or drinks from a Chinese menu 3 to be able to say ‘ I like’ or ‘I dislike’ foods/drinks When? TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 1 FOOD AND DRINK Key words for this section Mandarin píjiǔ 啤酒 hànbǎo 漢 堡 cān guǎn 餐 館 kě lè 可樂 bīngqílín 冰 淇淋 tāng 湯 jiǎozi 餃 子 bǐ sàbǐng 比薩 餅 kā fēi tīng 咖 啡 廳 pú táojiǔ 葡萄酒 miàn bāo 麵 包 shǔtiáo 薯 條 2 English beer hamburger restaurant coke ice cream soup dumplings pizza café wine bread chips Mandarin dàngāo 蛋 糕 yú 魚 chāojíshìchǎng 超 級市 場 sùshí 速食 shuǐguǒ 水 果 qīng cài 青 菜 niú nǎi 牛 奶 chá 茶 kāfēi 咖啡 píng guǒ zhī 蘋 果 汁 niúròumiàn 牛 肉 麵 chǎomǐfàn 炒 米飯 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 English cake fish supermarket fastfood fruits green vegetables milk tea coffee apple juice beef noodles fried rice FOOD AND DRINK kuàngquánshuǐ 礦 泉 水 qìshuǐ 汽 水 fú wùyuán 服務 員 wǒ xǐhuān 我喜 歡 mineral water lemonade waiter/waitress I like suānlàtāng 酸 辣 湯 càidān 菜 單 wǒyào 我要… wǒ bù xǐhuān 我不喜 歡 hot and sour soup menu I would like … I don’t like TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 3 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.1 Listen as some people use five of the words listed below in sentences in Mandarin. Listen for these words and indicate in the grid below the number of the sentence in which each one was used. Word 1 Fishmonger’s 2 Supermarket 3 Cake shop 4 Restaurant 5 Baker’s shop Used in sentence … My score 4 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.2 Listen as the seven words below are used in sentences in Mandarin. Listen for the words and indicate in the grid below the number of the sentence in which each one was used. Word 1 restaurant 2 pizza 3 fast food 4 hamburger 5 wine 6 café 7 beer Used in sentence … My score TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 5 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.3 Listen as some people tell you of their food likes and dislikes: draw the correct expression for each face – a smile or a sad face – to show whether they like or dislike each food and write in English the food or drink mentioned. Like/dislike Food/drink 1 2 3 4 My score 6 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.4 Listen to the recording and write down the letters of the items on the menu below that are mentioned. A. milk B. beef C. hamburger D. fruits E. vegetables F. cake G. fish H. cola I. chips J. bread Food mentioned Food mentioned 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 My score TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 7 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.5 You will hear two people ordering a £20 meal. Each will choose more than one item from the menu below – a starter, main course, dessert and drink. Listen carefully and write down in English what each one chooses. Menu Starters Vegetables Bread Fruits Soup Main courses Fish Hamburgers Dumplings Beef noodles Desserts Cake Ice cream Drinks Cola Milk Beer Mineral water 1st customer 2nd customer Starter Starter Main course Main course Dessert Dessert Drink Drink 8 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.6 Listen as some people tell you of their food/drinks likes and dislikes: tick the appropriate box and write in English the food or drink mentioned. Person like dislike Food/drink 1 2 3 4 5 My score TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 9 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.7 Listen to the list of drinks and their prices: first put the number and price of each drink beside its name in Mandarin; then rearrange the English words so their are beside their Mandarin meanings. Drink A B C D E F G H 10 No Price Corrected order kāfēi 咖啡 chá 茶 píng guǒ zhī 蘋 果 汁 pú táojiǔ 葡萄酒 kuàng quán shuǐ 礦 泉 水 kělè 可樂 píjiǔ 啤酒 qìshuǐ 汽 水 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 English mineral water apple juice wine lemonade beer coffee cola tea FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.8 Listen as some people tell you about their food/drink likes and dislikes. List what they like from the menu of the café and what they don’t like from the menu of the café – in English. Person Like Dislike 1 2 3 4 5 6 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 11 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.9 Below is a list of items on offer in a Chinese snack bar. A group of friends is there ordering what they want from the waiter. Tick off in each column the three items what each of them asks for. Menu Customer 1 Customer 2 Fried noodles Fried rice Dumplings Beef noodles Fried vegetables Hot and sour soup Mineral water Tea Coffee Beer Ice cream Cola 12 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 Customer 3 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.10 Listen to the orders from eight people in a snack bar. Some of the words they say are printed below – fill in (in English) the missing words you hear. 1. I would like a 2. I would like 3. I 4. I would like an 5. I would like a 6. I would like 7. I would like 8. I would like a with milk. . a beer. . . with milk. . please. TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 13 FOOD AND DRINK Exercise 7.11 You will hear three British tourists read out their orders from the menu below in English. Use the menu below and write down the numbers of the items ordered from the menu. Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 cài dān 菜 單 1. chǎo miàn 炒 麵 2. chǎomǐfàn 炒 米飯 3. jiǎozi 餃 子 4. niú ròu miàn 牛 肉 麵 5. chǎoqīngcài 炒 青 菜 14 6. suānlàtāng 酸 辣 湯 7. kuàng quán shuǐ 礦 泉 水 8. chá 茶 9. kāfēi 咖啡 10. píjiǔ 啤酒 11. bīngqílín 冰 淇淋 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 FOOD AND DRINK Mandarin spoken here! Tell the teacher/lecturer what foods you want to order in his/her restaurant; start like this, then use the Mandarin for the foods indicated. wǒyào hé 我要 … 和 … beer tea hamburger wine restaurant bread cola chips ice cream mineral water soup lemonade dumplings coffee pizza cake TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 15 FOOD AND DRINK How much? duō shǎo qián 多 少 錢 ? Ask the teacher/lecturer how much an item costs, using the information below; start like this… duō shǎo qián … 多 少 錢 ? fruits green vegetables apple juice beef noodles fried rice hot and sour soup Now using the prices below say how much each item costs; start like this … yào kuài … 要 … 塊 chǎomiàn 炒 麵 ¥7.50 16 chǎomǐfàn 炒 米飯 ¥4.00 jiǎozi 餃 子 ¥12.00 suānlàtāng 酸 辣 湯 ¥3.50 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 chǎoqīngcài 炒 青 菜 ¥6.80 FOOD AND DRINK Now, in discussion with your teacher/lecturer, order in Mandarin a meal from the menu. The Red Lion Menu of the Day £8.95 Fruits Hot and sour soup Bread ~~~~ Fish Beef noodles Dumplings Hamburgers ~~~~ Chips Fried rice Fried noodles ~~~~ Ice Cream Cake ~~~~ Wine Beer ~~~~ Coffee or tea 123 Fish Market Square, near Edinburgh, Tel: 2346 2945 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 17 FOOD AND DRINK My mini dictionary Mandarin píjiǔ 啤酒 hànbǎo 漢 堡 cān guǎn 餐 館 kě lè 可樂 bīngqílín 冰 淇淋 tāng 湯 jiǎozi 餃 子 bǐ sàbǐng 比薩 餅 kā fēi tīng 咖 啡 廳 pú táojiǔ 葡萄酒 miàn bāo 麵 包 shǔtiáo 薯 條 18 English beer hamburger restaurant coke ice cream soup dumplings pizza café wine bread chips Mandarin dàngāo 蛋 糕 yú 魚 chāojíshìchǎng 超 級市 場 sùshí 速食 shuǐguǒ 水 果 qīng cài 青 菜 niú nǎi 牛 奶 chá 茶 kāfēi 咖啡 píng guǒ zhī 蘋 果 汁 niúròumiàn 牛 肉 麵 chǎomǐfàn 炒 米飯 TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 English cake fish supermarket fastfood fruits green vegetables milk tea coffee apple juice beef noodles fried rice FOOD AND DRINK kuàngquánshuǐ 礦 泉 水 qìshuǐ 汽 水 fú wùyuán 服務 員 wǒ xǐhuān 我喜 歡 mineral water lemonade waiter/waitress I like suānlàtāng 酸 辣 湯 càidān 菜 單 wǒyào 我要… wǒ bù xǐhuān 我不喜 歡 hot and sour soup menu I would like… I don’t like TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008 19 MY FOOD AND DRINK SCORE Questions and answers When people have a conversation, it is often in the form of question and answer: one person asks a question and the other gives an answer. Here are the important questions and answers from this lesson. Try to remember them! Brackets like this (word) mean the word can be missed out. Question Answer What would you like? I would like (…). nǐyào shénme wǒyào 你要 我 要 (…) 20 甚 麼? TRADITIONAL MANDARIN (ACCESS 3, CHINESE LANGUAGES) © Learning and Teaching Scotland 2008