Unit

5

FOOD AND DRINK

Lesson 5: SKILLS 1

GUESSING GAME : WHAT FOOD IS IT?

PHO – BEEF NOODLES SOUP

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

Read Phong's blog. Match the underlined words in the text with their meanin
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!
Tell me about a popular dish in your area!
Posted by Phong on Feb 22 at 5:30 p.m.

READING

Read Phong's blog. Match the underlined words in the text with their meanings. 
1
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!
Tell me about a popular dish in your area!
Posted by Phong on Feb 22 at 5:30 p.m.

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 

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taste
/teɪst/

nếm

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broth
/brɒθ/

nước dùng, canh 

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stew

/stju:/
hầm 

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boneless
/ˈbəʊnləs/

không xương 

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New words

Meanings

Snack (unc)

thức ăn vặt

taste (v)/(n)

thử, nếm, vị

Broth (unc)

nước dùng

(to) stew

hầm

boneless

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

Play games

1. The text is mainly about _____.

A. popular dishes
in Viet Nam

B. different ways
to cook pho

C. pho, a popular
dish in Viet Nam

2. Pho is made mainly with _____.

A. rice, pork, and
vegetables

B. rice, noodles and
beef or chicken

C. fish, shrimp, and
noodles

3. We enjoy pho _____.

A. only for
breakfast

B. at any time
of the day

C. for lunch
and dinner

4. To make noodles for pho, we use _____.

the best kind
of rice

a variety of sticky
rice

C. eggs and rice
flour

5. The broth for pho is made by _____.

A. cooking beef
or chicken with
fish sauce

B. slowly cooking beef
or chicken bones

C. boiling potatoes
and chicken bones
for a long time

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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