8th grade. Unit 2. Lesson 2. What's is on the Belarusian menu?

👉Communicative area: speaking about Belarusian national cuisine

👉  Active vocabulary: definitely worth a try, incredibly tasty, appetising, mouth-watering, sour, bitter, salty, juicy, crunchy, heavy, sparkling, still, fizzy, kinds of berries

1. What traditional Belarusian dishes do you know?

2. How often do you eat dishes of Belarusian cuisine? Where? When?

3. Can you cook any of them?

4. What do you have in common with your classmates?

Alex invited Kate to his school’s anniversary. She has arrived in Minsk and now she is staying with Alex’s family. Alex has shown her some city sites and they have decided to have lunch at one of the cafés. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.

1. What Belarusian dishes are there on the menu?

2. What are their ingredients?

3. What are they going to order?

4. What’s the most popular Belarusian dish?

5. What’s the most popular berry drink?

6. What do Belarusian and British cuisines have in common?

👨Act out a conversation between a customer and a waiter in a Belarusian cafe. What have you decided to order?

👩Go to a British café and act out a new conversation between a customer and a waiter. What have you decided to order?

 

Use prompts: AT THE CAFE

Customer:

👌 What’s ... exactly?

👌 Is this served with ... (salad)?

👌 Is it ... (hot / spicy)?

👌 Does this have any ... (seafood) in it? Are there any ... (nuts) in the dish?

👌 What do you recommend?

👌 I’ll have ... / I’d like (to order) ... / Can I have ...

👌 Well, everything looks so appetising. What’s ... exactly? / What does ... include?

👌 Can I have ... (but without pepper / nuts / ... ), please?

👌 What have you got (for dessert)?

👌 Thank you, it’s delicious / mouth-watering / extremely tasty / .. !

👌 Can I have the bill, please?

Waiter:

👌 Are you ready to order?

👌 I’d recommend ... .

👌 It’s ... (soup) made with ... (lamb pieces, noodles, mushrooms and beans).

👌 Would you like the steak rare, medium-rare or well-done?

👌 Anything to drink?

👌 Sparkling or still?

👌 Would you care for dessert?

👌 Do you like your food?

👌 How’s the meal?

👌 Sure, are you going to pay in cash or by credit card?

👌 Here you are.