Here are some typical phrases and expressions to use when a guest makes a booking to stay at your hotel. Review these expressions and read the sample conversation. Then check your understanding with the quick quiz.

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These are typical phrases and expressions to use when a guest checks in or checks out of your hotel. Review these expressions and read the sample conversation. Then test your understanding with the quick quiz.

You might consider yourself a foodie, but do you know as much about food origins as you think you do? During this quiz, you will take a quick trip around the globe for a sampling of the world’s finest and most unique foods. While you might have an easy time locating the origin country of some of our food items, others might be a little trickier.

• You will watch a section of a video clip. 

• Guess where each of these foods originated. What surprised you?

• Which foods had you never heard of before?

Describing Dishes

When we have to explain different foods or dishes, we often use the patterns below:

It’s a kind of vegetable / side dish / spice

It’s a bit like an oyster, but smaller / but not asbig.

It’s made from plums or pears / a special kind of bean.

It’s cooked with tomatoes and onions and spices.

Exc 1.

Think of four different kinds of drinks, dishes, fruit or vegetables from your country. Decide how to describe them using the structures above and any other useful language from this lesson.

Exc 2.

Work in groups. Take turns to describe your food. Can the rest of the group guess what you are describing?

Sometimes we are asked to describe the taste or the texture of food.  Follow the link to see how many of the words you know.https://quizlet.com/join/up4dCMJB5

Adjectives describing cooking methods