Exercise 9. Do you eat to live or live to eat?

Do you eat to live or live to eat?

1. When you buy food, which is most important?

a) appearance b) price c) quality

2. If you buy apples, which kind do you choose?

a) red b) green c) the cheapest

3. When you have a meal, what do you enjoy it most for?

a) the food b) the company c) the relaxation d) the television

4. If you were stranded on a desert island what food would you miss most?

a) chocolate b) steak c) bread

5. If a waiter suggests water, which do you ask for?

a) sparkling b) still c) tap

6. When you look at the menu in a restaurant, what do you usually choose?

a) a dish you know b) a dish you don’t know

7. If you are having dinner in a restaurant, will you always have a dessert?

a) yes b) no

8. If someone offered the following unusual food, which would you try?

a) a cheese-flavoured ice-cream b) strawberry-flavoured chips c) neither

9. If someone suggested a quick meal, what would you choose?

a) fast food b) a sandwich c) a picnic d) something more substantial

10. What would you be happiest to leave of your present diet?

a) meat b) vegetables and fruit c) dessert d) wine

11. If you could put flavour on stamps, what would you choose?

a) chilli b) cheese c) banana d) another e) none

1. If someone said ‘Never eat anything you can’t pronounce’ what would you say?

a) I couldn’t agree more b) Nonsense!

Add up your scores using the following table. Then look at the profile below.

Points.

You are a true gourmet. You are adventurous in your eating habits and not afraid to try something new. You appreciate good food and if you opened your own restaurant you would probably be successful.

Points.

You are quite conservative in your eating habits, but you know what you like and you enjoy your food. If you tried eating a few different things you might be pleasantly surprised.

Points.

You don’t much mind what you eat as long as there is plenty of it. However, you feel safest with foods you know. Why not try something different for a change? If you try something new, you may find that you like it.

— Speaking

What do you think?

· Do people live for eating or eat for living?

· How often do you eat?

· Who cooks in your family?

· How often do you cook yourselves?

· What are your most frequent dishes?

· What did you eat today in the morning?

· How often do you eat salads?

· What salads are your favourite ones?

Exercise 10

Look at the table below. What items of food or drink are sold in each type of container?

Write as many as you can.