L7 - U1 - Lesson 1 - Food Culture
Global food culture
Students explore coffee, street food, tea, and fast food as parts of culture and business. They compare traditions, interpret idioms, role-play real situations, and explain their own ideas and preferences.
Practice: Vocabulary in context, idioms, reading comprehension, role-play, and reasoned discussion.
What students will learn
Vocabulary: coffee chain, coffee shop/café, coffee grinder, barista, to-go cup, coffee harvesting, espresso, latte, cappuccino, mocha; mug, customer, menu, counter, order, cash register.
Language practice: Make polite requests and café orders with I’d like, Could I get, and I’ll have; specify size, flavor, temperature, and for here/to go.
Idioms & expressions: wake up and smell the coffee, cup of joe, perk up, coffee break, spill the beans, full of beans.
Reading & speaking: Trace coffee’s history and global influence, infer reading expressions from context, compare coffee traditions, role-play café conversations, and design a coffee shop.