English Conversation Group-
Food

Today's Topic : Food

Vocabulary and Phrases:

"I'm stuffed" growling stomach fad diet

“paper or plastic?” "for here or to go?" whip something up

nuke it picnic potluck

RDA FDA fast food

eat and run chow/chow down vegetarian, vegan

dig in eat like a pig eat like a bird

Questions for Discussion:

1. What is your favorite food in the United States? Your country?

2. How is eating out different in the US than in your country? What kinds of restaurants are popular?

3. What kinds of fast foods are popular in your country?

4. At what time of the day, in your country, do you eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

5. Do families generally eat together in your country? Who cooks the meals? Who cleans up the dishes and kitchen?

6. What was the most difficult thing for you to get used to about eating in the US?

7. How do people learn how to cook in your country?

8. Is it common to tip in your country? What percentage?