II. Listening Skills Listening for Peoples Food Preferences 1. M: Jenny, the main courses here are steak, chicken or fish. Each comes with rice. So, what looks good to you? w: Gee, I had chicken last night, and I often eat fish for dinner. Maybe I'll have steak tonight. Id like it medium Q What does the woman want to have for dinner? The woman wants to have steak for dinner 2. w: I often sleep late and skip breakfast. Sometimes I just have yogurt or something M: I can't bear the taste of yogurt. I like a regular breakfast-eggs, bacon, toast, and the like Q What does the man like to have for breakfast? The man likes eggs, bacon, toast, and the like for breakfast 3. M: Why don t we go and get some ice cream? w: You devil, you know I have a sweet tooth. I love desserts, but I have to be careful about my Q What does the woman think about sweet food? The woman has a taste for sweet food, but is worried about putting on weigh 4. M: Ive bought some cookies for the club meeting this evening. Do you like them? W: No, not really. li prefer fruit, like apples, strawberries, and so on Q What food does the woman like and dislike? The woman doesn't like cookies; she likes fruit such as apples and strawberries 5.W: Ive come to this Chinese restaurant many times. I like sweet-and-sour fish, fried noodles. and the mushroom soup here id delicious M: You're really a big fan of Chinese food. OK, you do the ordering Q What kind of Chinese food does the woman like? The woman likes sweet-and-sour fish, fried noodles and the mushroom soup in the restaurant III Listening In Task 1 fast Food culture Since the late 1900s, Americans have begun to fully believe in their"fast food culture". In 1994 alone, fast food restaurants in the United States sold over 5 billion hamburgers, making it a favorite meal and an important commodity. Each day in 1996, seven percent of the population ate at the 11,400 Mc Donalds; males from their mid-teens to their early 30s made up 75 percent of this business. By then, fast food had become a cultural phenomenon that reached beyond America's borders. In 1996 McDonalds owned over 7.000 restaurants in other countri including: 1, 482 in Japan; 430 in France: 63 in China; and so on. McDonalds has also recognized some cultural differences. In Germany, for example, the outlets sell beer, in France they sell wineII. Listening Skills Listening for People’s Food Preferences 1. M: Jenny, the main courses here are steak, chicken or fish. Each comes with rice. So, what looks good to you? W: Gee, I had chicken last night, and I often eat fish for dinner. Maybe I’ll have steak tonight. I’d like it medium. Q: What does the woman want to have for dinner? The woman wants to have steak for dinner. 2. W: I often sleep late and skip breakfast. Sometimes I just have yogurt or something. M: I can’t bear the taste of yogurt. I like a regular breakfast—eggs, bacon, toast, and the like. Q: What does the man like to have for breakfast? The man likes eggs, bacon, toast, and the like for breakfast. 3. M: Why don’t we go and get some ice cream? W: You devil, you know I have a sweet tooth. I love desserts, but I have to be careful about my weight. Q: What does the woman think about sweet food? The woman has a taste for sweet food, but is worried about putting on weight. 4. M: I’ve bought some cookies for the club meeting this evening. Do you like them? W: No, not really. Ii prefer fruit, like apples, strawberries, and so on. Q: What food does the woman like and dislike? The woman doesn’t like cookies; she likes fruit such as apples and strawberries. 5. W: I’ve come to this Chinese restaurant many times. I like sweet-and-sour fish, fried noodles…and the mushroom soup here id delicious. M: You’re really a big fan of Chinese food. OK, you do the ordering. Q: What kind of Chinese food does the woman like? The woman likes sweet-and-sour fish, fried noodles and the mushroom soup in the restaurant. III. Listening In Task 1: Fast Food Culture Since the late 1900s, Americans have begun to fully believe in their “fast food culture”. In 1994 alone, fast food restaurants in the United States sold over 5 billion hamburgers, making it a favorite meal and an important commodity. Each day in 1996, seven percent of the population ate at the 11,400 McDonald’s; males from their mid-teens to their early 30s made up 75 percent of this business. By then, fast food had become a cultural phenomenon that reached beyond America’s borders. In 1996 McDonald’s owned over 7,000 restaurants in other countries, including: 1,482 in Japan; 430 in France; 63 in China; and so on. McDonald’s has also recognized some cultural differences. In Germany, for example, the outlets sell beer, in France they sell wine