Lesson 17 – Are you a Foodie?

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lesson, students will be able to:

• Define what a foodie and foodie culture is.• Identify the factors affecting food choice and preference.• Describe a food festival and visualize one’s own.• Use inverted sentences to talk about what it takes to

become a foodie.• Determine the correct phrasal verbs to complete the

sentences.

Learning Objectives 2

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Warm Up 3

Lesson 17. Are you a Foodie?

1. WARM UP1. How would you describe “good food”?2.What do you consider to be the best food?3. Is there any alternative to eating food?4. What foods are best eaten without using any utensils?

– Chef Paul Prudhomme

Introduction 4

The demand for good food increased dramatically in the last few years. Peoplewho like food have always existed, but this new term called “foodie,” and thefoodie culture, are, definitely new, and they seem to be influencing today’s societygreatly.

Aside from being a method

of survival, what else does

food play the role of in

today’s society?

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Foodies are a subcultureaccording to Gelder, the authorof the book Subcultures, becausethey refuse the banalities ofordinary life and massification,and also possess the stylistic tiesto excess and exaggeration(Gelder). Source: Foodie Culture: An Elitist Culture Gaining Popularity Among Young Generation in America

| Representing Subcultures & Social Movements (wordpress.com)

Factors That Influence Our Food Choices 5

The key driver for eating is of course hunger but what we choose to eat is notdetermined solely by physiological or nutritional needs. Some of the other factors thatinfluence food choice include:

Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite,

and taste

Social determinants such as culture, family, peers

and meal patterns

Economic determinants such as cost, income,

availability

Psychological determinants such as mood, stress and guilt

Physical determinants such as access,

education, skills (e.g. cooking) and time

Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about food

Source: The Factors That Influence Our Food Choices (eufic.org)

Which factors do you consider the most when choosing the food in your plate?

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Vocabulary Preview 8

Match the words with the correct meaning.

a. Inevitablyb. Nonchalantlyc. Crane one's neckd. Culinarye. Savorf. Sustenanceg. Exhilarateh. Dumbed-downi. Amateurj. Foodophilek. Factoid

1. related to cooking2. as is certain to happen; unavoidably.3. food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.4. make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.5. taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely.6. simplified so as to be intellectually undemanding and accessible

to a wide audience.7. a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity.8. a person who has a great fondness for food; an ardent food

lover.9. an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so

often that it becomes accepted as fact.10. stretch your neck in a particular direction in order to see or hear

something better.11. in a casually calm and relaxed manner.

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Reading Comprehension 6

At dinner with friends this weekend, the conversation turned, inevitably, to foodand food lovers. I had spent the first half of my meal slyly inspecting the vegetables in mysalad to see if they were cut into perfect macedoine, and, now on my second drink, wassimultaneously trying to carry on a conversation, parse out the different flavors in thefish stew I'd ordered, and nonchalantly crane my neck over to another diner's plate at anearby table to see if his French fries were actually 7cm by 8mm, as my culinary schooltextbook dictated. A thought then clanged in my head: as a culinary student whose mindfocused on the culinary arts more than 50% of each day, was I now a foodie?

The next day, with the help of an online dictionary, I attempted to place myself inthe jargon-filled field of the "culinarily aware."

Read the full article here: What is a Foodie? Am I One? Are You? | HuffPost Life

What is a Foodie? Am I One? Are You?A thought then clanged in my head: as a culinary student whose mind focused on the culinary arts more than 50% of each day, was I now a foodie?

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7Reading Comprehension

Free Response 1. Which among the four is the most difficult to become?2. Which one are you?3. Which one would you like to be?

Source: What is a Foodie? Am I One? Are You? | HuffPost Life

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Listening Activity 9

Listening (17.1)

After Listening Exercise1. Have you ever attended a food festival? If you have, talk about it.2. Should you organize a food festival, how would you choose the following:

1. Location2. Participant3. Month / Season4. Activities5. Theme (Decorations)

A Food Festival• What is the purpose of the food festival?• According to Sarah, what happens at a food festival?• How much is the fixed price of each meal? the admission fee?• When is the food festival?

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Grammar Focus 10

Inversion with Negative Adverbs or Adverb Phrases

Reference: Inversion (perfect-english-grammar.com)

Usually, we put the expression at the beginning of the sentence to emphasize what we're saying. It makes oursentence sound surprising or striking or unusual. It also sounds quite formal. If you don't want to give this impression,you can put the negative expression later in the sentence in the normal way:• Seldom have I seen such beautiful work.

('Seldom' is at the beginning, so we use inversion. This sentence emphasizes what beautiful work it is.)• I have seldom seen such beautiful work.

('Seldom' is in the normal place, so we don't use inversion. This is a normal sentence with no special emphasis.)

In the following expressions, the inversion comes in the second part of the sentence:• Not until Not until I saw John with my own eyes did I really believe he was safe.• Not since Not since Lucy left college had she had such a wonderful time.• Only after Only after I'd seen her flat did I understand why she wanted to live there.• Only when Only when we'd all arrived home did I feel calm• Only by Only by working extremely hard could we afford to eat.

We only use inversion when the adverb modifies the whole phrase and not when it modifies the noun: • Hardly anyone passed the exam. (No inversion.)

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Grammar Focus 11

Here are some negative adverbs and adverb phrases that we often use with inversion:

Hardly Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.

Never Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.

Seldom Seldom do we see such an amazing display of dance.

Rarely Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.

Only then Only then did I understand why the tragedy had happened.

Not only ... but Not only does he love chocolate and sweets but he also smokes.

No sooner No sooner had we arrived home than the police rang the doorbell.

Scarcely Scarcely had I got off the bus when it crashed into the back of a car.

Only later Only later did she really think about the situation.

Nowhere Nowhere have I ever had such bad service.

Little Little did he know!

Only in this way Only in this way could John earn enough money to survive.

In no way In no way do I agree with what you're saying.

On no account On no account should you do anything without asking me first.

Reference: Inversion (perfect-english-grammar.com)

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Language Focus 12

What It Takes To Be a Foodie?Invert the following sentences to highlight the criterion of being a foodie in 2020.

Use inverted sentences to talk about the descriptions of a foodie that you do not have.

Source: Here’s What It Will Take To Be A Foodie In The 2020s (forbes.com)

1. 2020 Foodies are purposeful eaters2. 2020 Foodies want to connect with the history of food3. 2020 Foodies want to learn about food systems and food

issues4. 2020 Foodies want to know where their food has been,

from farm to fork5. 2020 Foodies do not equate luxury dining with a price tag

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Useful Expressions 13

When do we use the following expressions?

1. Jeffrey had only 15 minutes for lunch so he had to ____ it ___ before the bell rings.2. Matt, _______. I don’t want you to leave out broccoli again, it’s good for you.3. This afternoon Andy _______ his food, because he was feeling sick and could hardly keep

anything down.4. I had surprise visitors yesterday, thankfully I managed to _______ a light meal.5. The buffet was great! I _______ cakes and biscuits.6. Lunch is ready in the kitchen. When you get home you just have to ____ it ___.7. The doctor told me to _______ oily food after finding out about my high cholesterol levels.8. _______ the fish I bought yesterday. When it’s ready, we’re gonna grill it for dinner.9. I forgot to freeze this meat and now it _______.10.I don’t feel like cooking. Shall we _______ some Chinese food?

pick at pig out on eat up warm up thaw out

bolt down order in whip up cut down on go off

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Speaking Drill 14

1. What is your favorite food? How often do you eat it?2. What are the staple foods of your region?3. Have you tried growing your own food? How did it go?4. What food can you prepare? Are you a good cook?5. Which culture’s food, apart from your own, do you really like?6. It is the 21st century. Why are people in some places still starving and malnourished?7. How do you judge food? By taste, appearance, smell, or feel? Can food be delicious if it looks

terrible?8. Pick one food to represent you. Why did you choose it?9. Has food ever made you sick? What happened?10. Have you eaten any strange foods? Explain.11. Are you or anyone you know allergic to any food? What happens if they eat that

food accidentally?12. What do you think about genetically modified food? 13. Do you try to eat organic food? How is it different from common food?

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