Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: expressing food quantities. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| loaf | (n) a quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece; sliced to eat I need one loaf of bread from the supermarket. |
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| bar | (n) a quantity of chocolate I want to eat a bar of chocolate. |
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| pinch | (n) a small quantity; salt, pepper The recipe calls for a pinch of salt. |
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| box | (n) a cardboard container for food; cereal, rice, pasta He ate the entire box of cereal. |
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| bag | (n) a container made of thin plastic, cardboard, or aluminum; potato chips, peanuts, candy I bought a big bag of potato chips. |
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| slice | (n) a quantity of food usually cut thin; cheese, lemon, pizza She wants one slice of cheese on her sandwich. |
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| bunch | (n) a large amount of food together; bananas, grapes I bought a bunch of bananas at the supermarket today. |
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| piece | (n) a quantity of food that is cut and separated from a larger quantity of food; cake He ate a piece of cake for breakfast. |
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| jar | (n) a glass container for food; honey, jam, pickles The jar of honey is in the refrigerator. |
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| carton | (n) a cardboard container for food; milk, orange juice, eggs She wants to buy one carton of eggs. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Are food quantities express the same or different in your language and country? If so, tell me about some.
- What are some other types of containers?
- Which types of containers do you store leftover food?
- Do you reuse containers after the food or liquid is gone? Why or why not?
- Do you recycle the empty containers of glass or metal? Why or why not?
- When you buy containers of food at the supermarket, do you check to see if they are sealed tight? Why or why not?
- Can you name some containers for non-food items (e.g. tube of toothpaste)?
- What is water served in? a) cup b) glass c) vial
- Which other containers can milk or orange juice be bought in?
- What is cereal or soup served in?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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