Page 64 - Just Speak Up 1

q Listen to each dialog and read along. Track ،1

FOOD

A: ^at type of food do you like to prepare?
B: I like to prepare a traditional dish that we eat in my native country. It is
called Kabsa.
A: Describe this dish.
B: kielbasa is rice cooked with spiced lamb or chicken.
A: ^^hy do you like this dish so much?
B: Well, it's quite easy to prepare. It also tastes wonderful because of all the
different spices used in it.

I THINGS

A: Do you like to use recipes from cookbooks when preparing food?
B: No, I don't. I never use recipes from cookbooks.
ا A: ly?
\ B: I have tried to use recipes from cookbooks several times, but they just don't
work for me, even though I use all the right ingredients and follow the
instructions. Either the food doesn't taste good, or it doesn't look appetizing.
ệặị /'؛ A: Tell me about your positive and negative experiences with cooking.

B: Once I tried to make lasagna, but it tasted awftil. However, I can make very
tasty spaghetti and meatballs!
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DESCRIPTIONS

A: Which ofyour parents is the better cook?

B: My mom is a better cook than my dad.
A: ^^at is your favorite food that she makes?
B: She makes reallydehcious waffles for breakfast. They are fantastic!

A: Does your father also cook?
B: No, he doesn't. As a matter of fact, I have never seen

my dad in the kitchen cooking anything at all. My mom,
however, is always there. ηρ

Now practice these dialogs with a classmate.

62 UN!T14 Food