UNIT 5: FOOD AND DRINK
Lesson 5: Skills 1

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school

Unit

5

FOOD AND DRINK

Lesson 5: SKILLS 1

READING
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
1. Is pho popular in your neighbourhood?
2. When can we have pho?
3. What are the main ingredients of pho?

READING
1

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

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

How often?
a popular food and
drink in your area

When?

Where?

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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