4.5: Adjectives Used to Describe Food

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Watch this presentation and study the vocabulary below to learn about describing food.

It is ____________________________ .
It tastes / smells / looks / feels ________________.

How do you think the food in this picture smells? How does it taste? How does it look?

Have you eaten food like this before? Where does it come from?

Practice Questions

Directions: Click on the links below to listen to the audio files about food. Listen two or three times until you understand most of the speaking. Then answer the questions on the forms.

Practice Questions

Practicing Fluency: Talking about food

Directions: Talk about the questions below with your classmates. Keep the conversation going with continuing questions and phrases like “Why” or “Tell me more”.

1. Who buys the groceries in your family?

2. How often do you skip breakfast?

3. Do you avoid eating foods with a lot of calories?

4. What is your favorite fruit to eat?

5. What kind of products do you always buy for your kitchen?

6. Do you prefer coffee or tea in the morning?

7. What is the most famous national food in your country?

8. Can you suggest a good restaurant?

9. Do you think the quality of food is good in America?

10. Do you like to try new international foods?

11. What is your favorite kind of desert?

12. Is it OK to gain weight in your culture?

13. How can you increase the number of fruits and vegetables that you eat?

14. Do you like a specific food for breakfast?

15. What was the last food you cooked for yourself