Food and Drinks
FoundationLearn meals and snacks, then use taste adjectives like sweet and spicy to describe your favourite food.
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner; food between meals = snack
- Tastes: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter; tasty food is delicious
- Texture: crispy outside and juicy inside
文體小知識：Order food like a local.
§Text Passage
1Yesterday my family and I tried a new cha chaan teng near our home. I was very hungry after my basketball match, so I ordered pineapple chicken rice quickly. My sister was thirsty and asked for a cold lemon tea with less sugar. We read the menu slowly because there were so many choices, from baked pork chop rice to thick toast. Dad said the milk tea there was the most delicious in town, so he ordered two cups straight away.
2While we waited, Mum asked the waiter about the ingredients of the soup. He told us the secret recipe came from the owner's grandmother, who started the shop fifty years ago. Soon the food arrived, and the smell of fried rice filled the air. The chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside, and the lemon tea was sweet and sour. Dad's milk tea was smooth and strong, exactly the way he likes it.
3For dessert, we shared a mango pudding and an egg tart. My sister said it was the best meal of the week, and I agreed with her. The waiter gave us two free bowls of soup because we came for the first time. We enjoyed the meal so much that we promised to come again next weekend, and this time we will bring our cousins too.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Yesterday my family and I tried a new cha chaan teng near our home.
昨天我和家人去了家附近一間新開的茶餐廳。
I was very hungry after my basketball match, so I ordered pineapple chicken rice quickly.
打完籃球比賽之後我肚子很餓，所以很快就叫了菠蘿雞扒飯。
My sister was thirsty and asked for a cold lemon tea with less sugar.
我妹妹很口渴，叫了一杯少甜凍檸茶。
We read the menu slowly because there were so many choices, from baked pork chop rice to thick toast.
我們慢慢看餐牌，因為選擇很多，由焗豬扒飯到厚多士都有。
Dad said the milk tea there was the most delicious in town, so he ordered two cups straight away.
爸爸說這裡的奶茶全港最好喝，所以他即刻叫了兩杯。
While we waited, Mum asked the waiter about the ingredients of the soup.
等著食物的時候，媽媽問侍應那道湯有什麼材料。
He told us the secret recipe came from the owner's grandmother, who started the shop fifty years ago.
他說這個秘方來自老闆的奶奶，店舖五十年前就開了。
Soon the food arrived, and the smell of fried rice filled the air.
很快食物就到了，炒飯的香味飄滿整間店。
The chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside, and the lemon tea was sweet and sour.
雞扒外脆內嫩，凍檸茶又甜又酸。
Dad's milk tea was smooth and strong, exactly the way he likes it.
爸爸的奶茶又滑又濃，正正是他喜歡的味道。
For dessert, we shared a mango pudding and an egg tart.
甜品方面，我們分享了一個芒果布甸同一個蛋撻。
My sister said it was the best meal of the week, and I agreed with her.
妹妹說這餐是全星期最好吃的一餐，我也認同。
The waiter gave us two free bowls of soup because we came for the first time.
因為我們第一次來，侍應送了兩碗湯給我們。
We enjoyed the meal so much that we promised to come again next weekend, and this time we will bring our cousins too.
我們吃得這麼開心，所以約好下個週末再來，這次還會帶上表兄弟姊妹。
1Summary 重點摘要
Learn meals and snacks, then use taste adjectives like sweet and spicy to describe your favourite food.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Food used in cooking.
Tasty, yummy.
Want food.
Want a drink.
List of food at a restaurant.
Ask for food at a restaurant.
Steps to cook a dish.
3Step by step Steps
- Three mealsbreakfast, lunch, dinner — between meals we have a snack. The meal in the passage is lunch: I was very hungry after my basketball match.
- Tastesweet, sour, salty, delicious. From the passage: The chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside, and the lemon tea was sweet and sour.
- At restaurantread the menu, order, ask for, waiter. Example: I ordered pineapple chicken rice. My sister asked for a cold lemon tea.
- Ordering tipThe cha chaan teng phrase: with less sugar — My sister asked for a cold lemon tea with less sugar. Dad ordered two cups straight away.
- Ingredients and recipeingredient = what food is made of; recipe = how to cook it. Mum asked the waiter about the ingredients of the soup — the secret recipe came from the owner's grandmother.
- Dessertdessert = sweet food after a meal: We shared a mango pudding and an egg tart. Eating together is share.
- ComparisonCopy the pattern: Dad said the milk tea there was the most delicious in town. Now try: The egg tart was sweeter than the pudding.
4Diagrams Diagrams
5Worked example Example
Based on the passage, write five sentences about a memorable meal out: where you went, what you ordered, the taste, one small detail, and how you felt.
- Step 1: Time and place — Yesterday my family and I tried a new cha chaan teng near our home.
- Step 2: What you ordered — I ordered pineapple chicken rice. My sister asked for a cold lemon tea with less sugar.
- Step 3: Taste and texture adjectives — The chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside.
- Step 4: One small detail to make it lively — The waiter gave us two free bowls of soup.
- Step 5: End with a feeling — We enjoyed the meal so much that we promised to come again.
- Answer: Yesterday my family and I tried a new cha chaan teng near our home. I was very hungry after my basketball match, so I ordered pineapple chicken rice, and my sister asked for a cold lemon tea with less sugar. The chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside, and Dad said the milk tea there was the most delicious in town. The waiter even gave us two free bowls of soup because it was our first visit. We enjoyed the meal so much that we promised to come again next weekend.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What do you call a meal at 7am?
Q2What do you call food used in cooking?
Q3How do you feel when you want food?
Q4How do you feel when you want water?
Q5Where do you see choices?
8Recap Recap
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner; food between meals = snack
- Tastes: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter; tasty food is delicious
- Texture: crispy outside and juicy inside
- Restaurant words: read the menu · order · ask for a cold lemon tea
- From the passage: with less sugar — a must-know phrase when ordering