Lesson 2

Listening

1. Listen to someone talking about meals from three different countries. Match the pictures with the names of the meals.

1. Nasi goreng B
2. Oysters C
3. Mochi A

2. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1. Nasi goreng is the spiciest meal eaten anywhere in the world. F, Nasi goreng is one of the spiciest meals in Indonesia.

2. Nasi goreng is a lot saltier than other Indonesian meals. F, It is a bit saltier.

3. It is harder to find oysters in the sea than it is to find most types of fish. T

4. Oysters are usually cheaper than other meals in French restaurants. F, Oysters are usually one of the most expensive meals on the menu.

5. Mochi are a bit smaller than most other cakes you can eat. T

6. White mochi is the most popular type to eat on New Year’s Day. T

Language

3. Complete the sentences about the three meals with the phrases in the box.

1. Nasi goreng is spicer than many other Indonesian meals, but it’s very popular in Indonesia. It’s also cheaper than other meals you can buy there.
2. Oysters are rare than most of other types of seafood because they’re difficult to find. That’s probably why they’re one of the most expensive meals you can eat in France.
3. Mochi are the most popular type of cake in Japan. They’re smaller than most other types of cakes and they look like little balls.

4. Read the sentences about the meals you can eat at a restaurant and then rewrite the sentences with the correct superlative adjectives.

1. Vegetable curry is usually spicier than the other meals on the menu.

Vegetable curry is usually the spiciest meal on the menu.

2. Vegetable curry is more popular than the other meals on the menu.

Vegetable curry is the most popular meal on the menu.

3. Many people think that nut biscuits are better than the other biscuits on the menu.

Many people think that nut biscuits are the best biscuits on the menu.

4. Vegetable curry costs 3 pounds and all the other meals at the restaurant cost more than that.

Vegetable curry is the cheapest meal on the menu.

5. Nut biscuits are sweeter than the other biscuits on the menu.

Nut biscuits are the sweetest biscuits on the menu.