Fruits and Vegetables

1.                     Do you like to eat fruit(s) and vegetables?

Yes, I do. Because they are very fresh/healthy/tasty.  / They are very good for you.

Yes, I do, especially vegetables.

 

2.                     What fruit(s) (and /or vegetables) do you especially like to eat?

I think I like apples most, because apples are very tasty.

Vegies=vegetables蔬菜: cabbige, cucumber, letuce, curret, celery

Fruits水果: watermelon, apples, oranges, bananas, cherry, grapes

3.                     Did you like to eat vegetables when you were a child?

No, I didn’t. I didn’t like any vegetables.

When I was a child, I only liked meat/snacks.

No, not really….

 

一般疑问句是以do/be开头的问句。Do/be的形式有多种，包括： do, did, does, is, are, will, was, were

 

Do you …. à Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Did you … à Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.

Are you… à Yes, I am. No, I’am not.

Is he… à Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

Are they… à Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

Will you… à Yes, I will. No, I won’t

Were you…. à yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.

Was he/she… à yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.

Would you say/do/recommend.. à yes, I would. No, I wouldn’t.

日常生活中（不是考试中）：

Would you like …. à Yes, please. No, thanks.

Would you like A or B? à A, please. B, please. Neither thank.

Is there …. à yes, there is. No, there isn’t.

Are there.. à yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

 

Where

What XXX…? 什么。。。

Ø  What vegetable ….

Ø  What meat …

Which XXX….? 哪一个。。。

Ø  Which vegetable…

Ø  Which city ….

When

Who

How

How long: 2 years….

How often: once a week/year, very often, not very often, not often.

How much: a little, very much

How many: 3.

 

 

4.                     Generally speaking, do children like to eat fruits and vegetables?

In general, I don’t think children like to eat fruits and vegetables.

Generally, Children don’t like fruits and vegetables.

 

5.                     Generally speaking, What fruits and vegetables did you like to eat when you were a child?

I only liked tomatoes and apples.

 

6.                     When you were a child, did you like the same fruits and vegetables that you like now? *

No, I didn’t. I like all fruits and veggies now.

 

7.                     Is it easy (or, convenient) to buy fruit and vegetables where you live?

Yes, it is. It is very easy because I live close to a shopping centre / fruit and vege shop. 

 

8.                     What are the benefits of eating fresh fruit (or, fresh fruits and vegetables)? 

A lot.

Tasty and healthy.

On the one hand, it’s very tasty. On the other hand, it’s very healthy.

Personally, I think fruits are good for your health.

 

9.                     How much fruit and vegetables do you think a person needs to stay healthy?

As much as possible.

2 fruits and 1 kilo of veggies.

Well, let me think.. maybe 2 fruits and half a kilo veggie are enough.

Well I think, as much as you can.

 

10.                 (In China,) is there much difference between the fruits and vegetables that people eat today and what they used to eat in the past?

Fruits and veggies today are often/sometimes polluted.

Fruits and veggies today have lots of ‘chemicals.

Food and Cooking

1.                        Do you know how to make (prepare) a meal?

No, I don’t. Because I usually don’t cook at home. My wife cooks for me.

Yes, I do. I like cooking.

 

2.                        How well do you cook?

To be honest with you, I am not very good.

As a matter of fact, I am a very good cook.

 

3.                        Who usually does the cooking in your family (or, in your home)? 

Of course my wife. Because I am usually very busy with my work.

 

4.                        What's your favourite dish? *

My favourite dish is chilly muscle / steamed fish / dumplings / fried noodles / hot pot.

 

5.                        Would you like to try any food that you have never eaten before?

Yes, I would. I like trying new food.

 

6.                        Do you usually eat at home or do you usually eat away from home (= "eat out")?

I usually eat at home. Because it saves money. / Because it is cheaper. / Because my wife is a good cook.

 

7.                        What do you (like to) cook?

I like to cook steamed fish / hot pot / stir-fried rice / fried rice.

 

8.                        When did you learn how to cook? 

I learned how to cook when I was 20 years old.

When I was a student.

I learned cooking 20 years ago.

9.                        When you were young, did you learn how to cook/make a meal (= how to prepare food)?

Yes, I did. I learned cooking from my mum.

 

10.                    How did you learn to cook?

I learned from my mum.

I learned from books.

 

11.                    Have you ever thought about learning how to cook? 

Yes, I have. I really want to learn how to cook.

 

12.                    Do you think everyone should learn how to cook? 

Yes, I think so. Because everyone should be independent.

Yes, I think so. In fact, cooking is very interesting.

 

13.                    Do you think it would be useful to teach cooking in school?

No, I don’t think so. This will waste students’ time in school.

Yes, I think so. Because cooking is an important skill for life.

 

14.                    Do you think university students should know how to cook?

Yes, I think so. Because cooking is an important skill for life.

No, I don’t think so. This will waste students’ time in school.

 

15.                    Can you see yourself cooking more in the near future? Why? N

Yes, I can. Because my wife is going back to China for holiday. I will have to cook.

No, I can’t. My wife always cooks for me.

No, I can’t. I just don’t like cooking.

Food

1.                        What foods do you usually eat? *

I usually eat a lot of rice and vegetables.

2.                        If you had children, what foods would you recommend they eat? 

I would recom’mend they eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

Well, I think fruits and vegetables. Because they are very good for them.

3.                        Do you think it's good to (often) take children to restaurants?

No, I don’t think so. Because foods in restaurants are not very healthy. (are not good for their health.)

 

Rest – aour – ant

 

Delicious = tasty = nice = yummy

Boil   steam  

Fry: deep fry,  stir fry

Herb: Chinese herbs

Spice=herb, spicy=hot,

Chilly

High in fat 脂肪含量高的, high in nutrients 营养丰富的,

Nutrition 营养（总称，抽象）n.   

nutrient 营养成分 （实际的物质）

Nutritious  营养的 adj. 

后缀：

Adj.: -tious / -cious, n.-y, -cal, -able(能。。), V.-ed

Taste à tasty, history à historical， talk à talkable, eat à eatable

Boil v. à boiled adj.  Steam à steamed fish,  cook à cooked / uncooked,   mix 混合 v. à mixed 混合的adj.,  oil à oily,   smell à smelly, Stir fry à stir fried,

 

Adv.: adj.-ly

Happy à happily 

This food smells good. = this food has a nice smell.

Sugar n. 白糖  sweet adj. 甜的

 

It is important to do….

It is expensive to buy this car.

It is nice to come to your home/house for dinner.

It is important to study English living in Australia.

It is important to study English, because we live in Australia.

It is important to study English for our life in Australia.

 

It is very oily in the kitchen.

Some customers like salty food.

Meal > dishes, drinks, rice, dessert, soup

 

Old food is smelly (adj.). / Old food smells (v.).

Your cooking smells (v.) good/nice/delicious.

Your dishes have good smell (n.).

 

感官动词：= be   be + adj.

Smell 闻起来 + adj.: smells good.

Taste 吃起来: tastes nice.

Look 看起来: looks beautiful. Looks expensive.

Sound 听起来: The story sounds scary/terrible. He sounds very angry.

Feel 感觉。。: This feels nice/smooth.  The weather feels nice.

普通动词：= do   do + adv.

He runs fast.

He is injured badly.