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Sounding Natural Note: Talking about foods you don’t like English transcript of audio track 3-21 Remember Golden Rule 2 when talking about foods you don't like. There are two main implicit questions you could answer to provide longer " +alpha " answers. The first focuses on why you don't like something. Common reasons for not liking a particular food are texture, smell or taste. Use " I can't stand " or " I really hate " if you dislike a food very much. When talking about what you don't like about a food, use an adjective that refers to its taste and texture. If you can't eat a food for whatever reason, for example, because you are allergic to it, that is also a good thing to say. N OTES FOR PAGE 99 How about you? • Write “ How do you say~ in English? ” and “ How do you spell~ ? ” up on the board have have your students repeat this a few times. This will hopefully encourage them to ask you for help when chatting about food. • Have students spend a few minutes filling in the blanks with answers true for them. Mill about the class, helping students come up with the words they’ll need. It might help a bit before hand to go over some more types of food on the board. Alternatively, you could refer students to the Unit 6 vocab list at cic-multimedia.com. • Model the dialog with several students. Even though open and closed forms were not focused upon in this unit, free to switch up the way you ask questions as you talk with your students. Students should be familiar with this idea by now. • Have students practice the model dialog with several classmates. Having them stand up while speaking can help them stay focused.

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Preview • This dialog previews the main theme of part 2, which is talking about food likes and dislikes. • Things you could mention about this dialog: • Line 1 : “ So ” at the beginning connects this conversation to the one in Part 1. • Line 3 : Hiro agrees with Tim’s opinion by saying “ me, too .” This is one way of talking about yourself within the flow of a conversation. Of course you can disagree, too. • Line 6 : Tim previews a way of talking about Model Sentences 1 Romaji transcript of audio track 3-20 What are some foods you like? Sukina tabemono wa nan desu ka? I really like pasta. Pasuta ga honto ni suki desu. I like just about anything. Hotondo nan demo suki desu. What are some food you don’t like? Suki dewa nai tabemono wa nan desu ka? I don’t like fried foods. Age mono ya itame mono ga suki dewa arimasen. ❉❉ What are some foods you like? It's also possible to form this question in the singular: "What is a food you like?" However, using the plural form is more common. It is okay to answer with only one food item even though the plural question asks for “foods”. a food he doesn't like by referring to its smell and texture. Other reasons for not liking something will be explored in this less.

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