Buổi 01 · Read about ordering food
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Recall 5 min; words and reading 25; questions and evidence 20; spoken description 15; writing and review 25.
Find and retell at least three correct details from the reading.
Before you start: recall five useful words. Try your own answer before opening a model.
Useful words, patterns and pronunciation
| English | Example | Help |
|---|---|---|
| rice | There is some rice. | cơm, gạo |
| water | I would like some water. | nước |
| bread | We have some bread. | bánh mì |
| apple | I would like an apple. | quả táo |
| egg | There are two eggs. | quả trứng |
| chicken | I eat chicken for lunch. | thịt gà |
| menu | Here is the menu. | thực đơn |
| cup | I would like a cup of tea. | tách |
| bottle | This is a bottle of water. | chai |
| bill | The bill is six pounds. | hóa đơn |
Some/any; a/an; I would like
You can count apples and eggs: an apple, two eggs. Rice, water and bread usually name an amount of food or drink here: some rice, some water. Do not use a rice or two breads for those amounts. To count portions, say a bowl of rice, two slices of bread or a bottle of water. Some is common in positive statements; any is common in ordinary questions and negatives: Do you have any eggs? We don’t have any eggs. Some can also appear in polite offers or requests. Learn I would like as a polite ordering phrase: I would like some water.
- I would like an apple.
- There is some rice.
- We do not have any eggs.
- Do you have any bread?
- I would like a bottle of water.
Use: I would like some rice. · Instead of: I would like a rice.
Rice is uncountable when ordering an amount of rice here.
Use: We do not have any eggs. · Instead of: We do not have some eggs.
An ordinary negative statement uses any here.
Polite word groups for ordering
Say I would like as one group. In the short form I’d like, the /d/ can be light before like. Make the food name clear so the listener hears the important item. You do not need to speak fast. Use a clear sentence and please.
- I would like
- I’d like some water.
- a cup of tea
- The bill, please.
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| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| egg sandwich | £3 |
| chicken sandwich | £4 |
| tea | £2 |
| bottled water | £1 |
Read · Lunch at a small café
Mia has lunch at a small café near her office. The café has egg sandwiches and chicken sandwiches. An egg sandwich is three pounds, and a chicken sandwich is four pounds. Tea is two pounds. A bottle of water is one pound. Mia would like an egg sandwich and some water. She does not want tea today. Her lunch is four pounds. The café has some apples, but it does not have any bananas. Mia likes the quiet tables by the window. After lunch, she walks back to her office and starts work at one.
Practise
Try first. Then check full answers and reasons.
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Speak
Retell three or four main details from the reading. Then change one detail to describe another person.
Use key words. Ask a listener what they understood. Try again with one different detail.
Speaking example · after your attempt
Mia has an egg sandwich and water. Her lunch is four pounds. She does not have tea. She goes back to work at one.
Write
Write four to six sentences summarising the reading. Use only details supported by the text.
Check the requested facts, word order and punctuation. Rewrite any unclear part.
Writing example · after your attempt
Mia has an egg sandwich and water. Her lunch is four pounds. She does not have tea. She goes back to work at one.