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A05 – Food and Eating

Vlastnosti
predmetAnglický jazyk
typmaturitná téma
okruhanglický jazyk
číslo5
stavvypracované
Zadanie

Talk about your eating habits, healthy eating, the food you like and dislike, fast food, diets and vegetarians, and food around the world.

1. Osnova témy​

  • Your eating habits — the meals of the day and what a typical Slovak family eats.
  • Food you like and dislike, and your favourite dish.
  • Healthy eating — the rules you should follow and what you should avoid.
  • Fast food — why it is popular and why it is a problem.
  • Diets, eating disorders, vegetarians and vegans.
  • Eating out — restaurants, canteens, ordering and tipping.
  • Food around the world — national dishes of Slovakia, Britain, the USA and others.

2. Kľúčová slovná zásoba​

  • daily meals: breakfast, snack (desiata), brunch, lunch, teatime, dinner, supper
  • courses: starter / appetiser (predjedlo), soup, main course (hlavné jedlo), side dish (príloha), dessert (dezert)
  • breakfast: cereals, muesli, porridge (ovsená kaša), cornflakes, yoghurt, bread and butter, jam, honey, soft-boiled egg, hard-boiled egg, scrambled eggs (praženica), pancakes
  • meat and main dishes: chicken, beef (hovädzie), pork (bravčové), lamb (jahňacie), turkey (moriak), fish, tuna, salmon (losos); potatoes, chips / French fries, rice, pasta, dumplings (knedle), salad
  • types of food: healthy food, junk food, take-away food, fresh food, frozen food, processed food, tinned food (konzervované), organic food (bio)
  • beverages: tap water, sparkling water, still water, juice, fizzy drink (sýtený nápoj), squash, beer, wine, spirits, instant coffee, espresso, cappuccino, milkshake
  • ways of cooking: to fry (vyprážať), boil (variť vo vode), bake (piecť), roast (piecť mäso), grill, steam (dusiť v pare), stew (dusiť), simmer, toast, barbecue
  • preparing food: to peel (šúpať), slice (krájať na plátky), chop (sekať), grate (strúhať), stir (miešať), pour (liať), sprinkle (posypať), melt (roztopiť), bring to the boil (priviesť do varu)
  • ingredients: herbs (bylinky), spices (korenie), flour (múka), sugar, salt, pepper, oil, vinegar (ocot), sour cream (kyslá smotana), nuts
  • tableware: cutlery (príbor: fork, spoon, knife), crockery (plates, bowls), frying pan (panvica), saucepan (hrniec), mug (hrnček)
  • in a restaurant: waiter, waitress, chef, menu, à la carte, to order, to complain, to pay the bill, to leave a tip (prepitné), gourmet (labužník)
  • healthy eating: balanced diet, vitamins, fibre (vláknina), dairy products (mliečne výrobky), to skip meals (vynechávať jedlá), to avoid, portion
  • problems: to go on a diet, to lose weight, to put on weight (pribrať), obesity (obezita), anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder (porucha príjmu potravy)

3. Užitočné frázy a väzby​

  • A typical day in Slovakia starts with breakfast, and then…
  • Our lunch usually has two courses — soup and a main dish.
  • My favourite food is definitely… because it is tasty and my mother cooks it really well.
  • There is one thing I really cannot stand, and that is…
  • If we want to stay healthy, we should…
  • We ought to avoid too much salt, sugar and fatty food.
  • Fast food is popular because it is quick, cheap and easily accessible.
  • On the other hand, it contains too many calories and too much fat.
  • Some people become vegetarians for health reasons, others for moral ones.
  • Every nation has its own national dish.
  • To put it simply, you are what you eat.

4. Modelová odpoveď​

In Slovakia a typical day starts with breakfast. Between breakfast and lunch we usually have a snack, at midday we have lunch, and in the evening we eat dinner. A typical Slovak breakfast is a slice of bread with butter, ham or cheese and a cup of tea or coffee, although more and more people prefer something lighter, such as cereals with yoghurt and a glass of fruit juice. Breakfast is very important, because it gives us the energy for the whole morning.

For a snack, students usually bring a sandwich or a piece of fruit from home, or they buy something in the school buffet. Lunch is the main meal of the day and it normally has two courses: a soup, for example vegetable, tomato or a clear stock, and then a main dish, usually meat with potatoes, rice or dumplings and some vegetables. In Slovakia it is not very common to cook a hot dinner — most people just eat what was left from lunch, or they have a light snack.

As for my own taste, my favourite food is chicken with rice and a creamy sauce, and I also like sweets and salted crisps, especially in the evening in front of the television. I know that is not exactly healthy. What I really cannot stand is spinach — when my mother cooks it, I make myself scrambled eggs instead.

If we want to be healthy, we should follow a few simple rules: eat at least three times a day, eat smaller portions but more often, eat slowly, and have plenty of fruit and vegetables. We should drink a lot of water and eat more fish and dairy products. On the other hand, we should avoid too much salt and sugar, sweet fizzy drinks, eating late at night, and of course alcohol and cigarettes.

Fast food is very popular, especially among young people. Chains such as McDonald's or KFC sell hamburgers, chips and sweet drinks. This kind of food is tasty and easily accessible, and for busy people it is a comfortable way of eating, because they do not have time to cook or to wait in a restaurant. The problem is that it contains too many calories, too much fat and salt, and eaten regularly it leads to obesity.

Diets are another topic. Young girls especially often go on a diet because they want to be slim, but too much dieting can be dangerous and may lead to serious illnesses such as anorexia or bulimia. Vegetarians do not eat meat or fish; vegans avoid all animal products, including milk, cheese and eggs. People choose this way of eating either for health reasons or for moral ones, because they disagree with the cruel treatment of animals.

Finally, every nation has its own cuisine. Our national dish is bryndzové halušky, small potato dumplings with sheep cheese. Britain is famous for fish and chips and for tea with milk, and at Christmas the British eat Christmas pudding. The USA has no single national dish because it is such a multicultural country, but Americans are famous for steaks and barbecues. In China people eat a lot of rice and vegetables with chopsticks, and Canada is known for its maple syrup.

5. Otázky na diskusiu​

  1. What are your eating habits during a typical day?
  2. Which meal of the day do you consider the most important, and why?
  3. What is your favourite food, and is there anything you cannot stand?
  4. What does „healthy eating" mean to you?
  5. Why is fast food so popular among young people?
  6. What are the dangers of eating fast food regularly?
  7. What do you think about vegetarianism and veganism?
  8. Why do so many young people go on diets, and what risks does it bring?
  9. Which foreign cuisine do you like best?
  10. Can you explain the saying „Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are"?

6. Zhrnutie na ústnu odpoveď​

  • Jedlá dňa: breakfast → snack → lunch (soup + main course) → dinner; say what a typical Slovak eats at each.
  • Ja a jedlo: one favourite dish, one you dislike, one honest bad habit (crisps, sweets).
  • Zdravé stravovanie: eat regularly, small portions, fruit and vegetables, water, fish; avoid salt, sugar, fizzy drinks, late meals.
  • Fast food: quick, cheap, tasty, drive-in vs. calories, fat, obesity.
  • Diéty a vegetariáni: anorexia and bulimia as the risk; vegetarian vs. vegan, health vs. moral reasons.
  • Kuchyne sveta: SK bryndzové halušky · GB fish and chips, tea with milk, Christmas pudding · USA multicultural, steaks · China rice and chopsticks · Canada maple syrup.
Čo povedať na skúške

Ak dostaneš doplňujúcu otázku o slovenskej kuchyni, oplatí sa vedieť vysvetliť názvy po anglicky, nie ich len vysloviť: bryndzové halušky = „potato dumplings with sheep cheese", kapustnica = „sauerkraut soup", lokše = „potato pancakes". Komisia to počuje rada a hneď máš čo povedať.

Súvisiace poznámky​

Kontrolné otázky​

What are your eating habits during a typical day?

I have a quick breakfast, a snack at school, lunch in the school canteen or at home and dinner with my family in the evening.

Which meal of the day do you consider the most important, and why?

Breakfast, because it gives you energy for the whole morning, although I often have too little time for it.

What is your favourite food, and is there anything you cannot stand?

I love pizza and my mum's chicken with rice. I cannot stand liver.

What does "healthy eating" mean to you?

Regular meals, lots of fruit and vegetables, enough water and not too much sugar, salt or fast food.

Why is fast food so popular among young people?

It is quick, cheap, tasty and you can eat it with friends.

What are the dangers of eating fast food regularly?

It contains a lot of fat, salt and sugar, so it can lead to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

What do you think about vegetarianism and veganism?

I respect it. It can be healthy and good for the planet, but people have to plan their diet carefully to get enough protein and vitamins.

Why do so many young people go on diets, and what risks does it bring?

Because of social media and the ideal of a perfect body. Strict diets can cause health problems and eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia.

Which foreign cuisine do you like best?

Italian – pasta and pizza – and I also like Asian food, for example sushi.

Can you explain the saying "Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are"?

What we eat shows our lifestyle, health and even our culture. Healthy eating usually goes together with a healthy way of life.

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