OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
o Develop their reading skill for specific information about food and drink
o Talk about the popular food and drink  
2. Core competences
o Develop communication skills and creativity
o Be collaborative and supportive in pairwork and teamwork
o Develop presentation skills
o Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
o Promote pride in the values ​of Vietnamese culture 
o Develop love for family and traditional food and drink

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
WARM-UP

Mini game

READING

• Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
• Task 2: Read Phong's blog. Match the underlined words with their
meanings. 
• Task 3: Read Phong's blog again and circle the correct answer
• Task 4: Make notes about a popular food and drink in your area.
Think about its main ingredients, how often and when you have it.
• Task 5: Work in groups of 3 or 4. Take turns to talk about a popular
food or drink in your area.

SPEAKING

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

Unit

5

FOOD AND DRINK

Lesson 5: SKILLS 1

Chilli sauce, soy sauce, fresh
chilli sauce and garlic

READING
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
1. Is pho popular in your neighbourhood?
Yes, it is

2. When can we have pho?
Any time

3. What are the main ingredients of pho?

Rice noodles, pork, chicken bone, pig bone, cow
bone, onions, soy sauce, fish sauce

READING
2

Read Phong's blog. Match the underlined words in the text with their meanings. 

Pho is a special kind of traditional Vietnamese
dish. Its main ingredients are rice noodles and
slices of beef or chicken. It is one of the most
common dishes you will find in Viet Nam. People
enjoy pho at all times of the day, even for a late
night snack. Pho has a very special taste. The rice
noodles are made from the best kind of rice. There
are two main kinds of pho: pho bo (beef noodle
soup) and pho ga (chicken noodle soup). The broth
for pho is made by stewing beef or chicken bones
for a long time in a big pot. The meat (beef and
chicken) served with pho is boneless and cut into
thin slices ... It's really delicious!

1. snack

a.
d. cooking
a small meal,
something
usually eaten
slowly,
in a hurry
often in water

2. taste

b. the flavour of something

3. broth

c. soup made by boiling
bones, meat, etc, and
vegetables in water

4. stewing

a. a
cooking
something
d.
small meal,
usually eaten
slowly,
often in water
in
a hurry

5. boneless

e. without
without bones
bones
e.

Vocabulary check

snack
/snæk/

đồ ăn vặt 

Vocabulary check

taste
/teɪst/

nếm

Vocabulary check

broth
/brɒθ/

nước dùng, canh 

Vocabulary check

stew

/stju:/
hầm 

Vocabulary check

boneless
/ˈbəʊnləs/

không xương 

WHILE-READING
3

Read Phong's blog again and circle the correct answer A, B or C.
1. The text is mainly about _____.
A. pho, a popular dish in Viet Nam
B. popular dishes in Viet Nam
C. different ways to cook pho
2. Pho is made mainly with _____.
A. rice noodles and beef or chicken
B. rice, pork, and vegetables
C. fish, shrimp, and noodles
3. We enjoy pho _____.
A. only for breakfast
B. for lunch and dinner
C. at any time of the day

4. To make noodles for pho, we use _____.
A. a variety of sticky rice
B. the best kind of rice
C. eggs and rice flour
5. The broth for pho is made by _____.
A. slowly cooking beef or chicken bones
B. cooking beef or chicken with fish sauce
C. boiling potatoes and chicken bones for a
long time

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
WARM-UP

Mini game

READING

WHILE-SPEAKING

• Task 1: Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
• Task 2: Read Phong's blog. Match the underlined words with their
meanings. 
• Task 3: Read Phong's blog again and circle the correct answer
• Task 4: Make notes about a popular food and drink in your area.
Think about its main ingredients, how often and when you have it.
• Task 5: Work in groups of 3 or 4. Take turns to talk about a popular
food or drink in your area.

Stage aims:
⮚ To help Ss generate ideas for the speaking activity.
⮚ To get student to practise talking about a popular food or drink.

SPEAKING
41

Make notes about a popular food and drink in your area. Think about its main ingredients,
how often and when you have it.

main
ingredients

How often?
a popular food and
drink in your area

When?

Where?

SPEAKING
5 Work in groups of 3 or 4. Take turns to talk about a popular food or drink

1 in your area.

main
ingredients
rice noodles, beef and
chichen

How often?
once a week
Pho

When?
any time

Where?
anywhere

Pho is a popular food in my neighbourhood.
It is made from rice noodles, beef and chicken.
We can have Pho at any time and any where.
I have Pho once a week.

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, we have learn to:
✔ Read for specific information about food and drink
✔ Talk about popular food in the area.

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

✔ Video your presentation about popular food and drink  
✔ Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2

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