Eat, drink, and be merry! Expressing quantity * something/no one... * Articles * A piece of Can you come for dinner? D> sere HOW TO LIVE TO BE 120! 1 What did you eat and drink yesterday? Make a list. Expressions of quantity 2 Compare your list with the class. 1 Read about Claus and Elvira Bonrich. ae ae peste 1 Whats their extraordinary ambition? For breakfast hada cup of coffee, some cereal, and 2. What are ther jobs? 3. What kind of food do they eat? Do they cook any oftheir food? (33) and his wife are a successful young couple. Claus is a software programmer and Elvira works ina health food shop. In many ways their life is quite ordinary, but they have an extraordinary ambition. They want to live until they are 120. ‘And they believe they can do this by following an American health plan called the’Calorie Restriction Diet: Claus and Elvira eat a lot of raw food. They steam some food but they don't fry, rill, or roast anything, and there are many things they don't eat at all (28) “We want to live to2. Look at the nouns in the boxes. Which group can you count? Which can't you count? Label the nouns Countable and Uncountable. Emunuria 1. Look atthe expressions of quantity in A B, and C. Which group go with plural, countable nouns? Which go with Lcountables? Which go with both? apples ‘grapes meat fish carrots prawns ‘orange juice coffee vegetables calories tea fruit broccoli alcohol A B € Wowmuch...0- | How many...? | some/any notmuch | not many | not any/no alittle afew alot of/lots of Find examples inthe interview in exercise 3 ‘Much and many ate not usually used in positive statements. ‘When do we use them? Correct the sentences. ‘There are many books in my bag. X ‘There much homework tonight. X 3. Look at these sentences. Which isa request? Isthere any orang juice? Can | have some orange juice? 3 Work with a partner. Read and complete the questions and answers about the diet with the nouns from exercise 2. 6 1 Q Doyoucat any — mast? A No, we dont eat any eat some atall, but we 2 Q How much A Weeat alittle white shellfish so we eat a lot of. do you eat? . but we love 3 Q Doyoueat much 2 ‘A Oh, yes, we eat alot offresh__~ and everything. 4 Q And do you eat many z A. Yes, of course, we eat lots of raw. 5 Q Dont you cook any vegetables at all? A. We cook some. Sometimes we steam a few and a little 6 Q And what do you drink? A. Wall, we don't drink any and naturally there’s no but we do drink a lot of or in our diet, 7 Q Howmany A. About 1,500. A. That’ about 1,000 fewer than most people. J 4 isten and check. Practise the questions and answers with your partner. do you have every day? D> Grammar Reference 41 p139 5 Workin small groups. Do you think the Bonrichs eat and drink the things in the box? Discuss with your partner and complete the lists. cereal bread milk cheese butter tomatoes peppers aliveoil nuts rice pasta sugar bananas mangoes biscuits applejuice potatoes chips. crsps_——wine ‘ap water mineral water Yes, | think so. Maybe ov cereal Compare your list with the class. 6 GEEB Listen and find out if your ideas were correct. 7 What do you think of the diet? Will the Bonrichs live to be 120? Why/Why not? Unit 4 + Eat, drink, and be merry! 31PRACTICE Discussing grammar ‘Work with a partner. Complete the sentences. 1 some any 1 Have they got__ children? 2 Wedont need ___olive oil. 3 Can you lend me money. 4 Isthere___ petrol in the car? 5 Can Thave____cake? 2 much many 1 Have you got__ homework? 2 We don't need. eggs. Just half a dozen, 3 Isthere __traffic in your town? 4 Tdon't know ___ students in this class. 5 How time have you got? 3 alittle afew alot of 1 Thave___ very close friends. Two or three. 2 He has_ money, Hea millionaire. 3 ‘Do youtake sugar in coffee?” ‘Just. Halfa spoonful? 4 T'llbe ready in_minutes. 5 She speaks good Spanish, but only _ Russian. something/someone/somewhere ... 4. Complete the lines with the correct word. some any thing Gne/body every no. where 1 ‘Did you meet nice atthe party?” “Yes, I met who knows you!” 2 ‘Ouch! There’ in my eye!” “Let me look. No, [can't see 3 ‘Lets go. hot for our holidays? “But we can't go that’ too expensive? 4 ‘Where are my glasses. I cant find them. “What are they on the top of your head?” 5 ‘Itwasa great party. loved “They did. wanted to go home? 6 ‘Did you get nice in the sales?” ‘No, couldn't find liked? Listen and check. Practise them with a partner. 5 Listen. There is a word missing in each sentence. Call out what itis. Say the complete sentence. 32 Unit4 + Eat, drink, and be merry! THE SECRET TO A LONG LIFE Articles —a/an, the 1 Do you know anybody who lived to be a great age? How old were they? Why do you think they lived so long? 2 Read and listen to the text. Answer the questions. 1 How long did the grandfather live? Where did he live? What kind of shop did he have? How many children did he have? Why did everybody love him? When did he stop work? What was his secret to a long life? My grandfather lived until he was 101 years old, He was a shopkeeper. He had a fish and chip shop in an old village near a big, industrial town in ‘the north of England. He had a son and a daughter. The daughter is my mother. The family lived above the shop. In those days, fish and chips was the most popular dish in the whole country. My grandfather made the best fish and chips in the area. People came to the village by bus especially to get them Everybody loved my grandfather because he was such a happy and contented man, He worked hard, but once a week he closed the shop and went to hhave lunch (not fish and chips!) with friends in the local pub. He didn't retire until he was 78 years old. He said that the secret to a long life was a glass of whisky before going to bed and lots of fish and chips.EI PRACTICE ‘Articles Reading aloud 1 Find examples ofthe definite artic the) andthe indefinite article (a/an) in the text 1 Join the lines about the grandfather with the, a, an, or no article 2 ete sorneerin! 7 a aE came ee shaws laws Helived in noth of England before going to bed. He had a fish and chip shop in old vilage. 3 Rea the rules in Grammar Reference 4:2 p39. = Find some examples of these rules in the text. His family lived above shop. He made best fish and chips inthe area, Some people came by bus tothe shop. He closed the shop once week He went tohave lunch with fiends He liked tohave litle whisky before bed. GEEB 1 isten and check. Read the lines aloud to a partner. Discussing grammar Work with a partner. 2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or no article. 1 Hehas boy and girl, boy is 22 and irl is 17. 2 His sonis engineer and his daughter is student. 3 He always has, cheese sandwiches for lunch, 4 All family stayed at Grand Hotel 5 few people came by taxi to party. 6 It was such. wonderful party, We had best time ever, 7 Idor't go out to work. I work at home on my computer. 8 Ido all my shopping on Internet. What great way to shop! Check it 3 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. 1 He’s postman, so he has breakfast at 4,00 a.m. 2 The love is more important than money. 3. Icome to school by the bike 4 Tim reading one good book at the moment. 5 ‘Where are the children?” ‘In a kitchen? 6 [live in centre of town, near the hospital 7 My parents bought the lovely house in the country. 8 I dont eat the bread because I dont like it. Unit 4 + Eat, drink, and be merry! 33,READING AND LISTENING Unusual places to eat 1 Are there lots of places to eat and drinkin your town? What are they? Where did people in your country eat and drink hundreds of years ago? 2 Read the introduction. Look at the pictures and the Fact Files. What's unusual about the three restaurants? 3 Work in three groups. Read about Dinner in the Sky Group B Read about Ithaa Undersea Restaurant. Group C Read about Baggers Restaurant, Answer the questions about your restaurant. 1 Where is the restaurant? 2. In what ways i it unusual? 3 When did it open? 4 What's on the menu? Is it good? 5 How expensive is it? 6 Are there any problems? 4 Find a partner from the other two groups and compare the restaurants. Listening 5 Listen to people who visited the restaurants. Answer these questions after each person, ‘+ Which restaurant dd they visit? Who with? + What was good about it? + What wasnt so good? + What do they say about the other guests? Alexander Hans Lucy $: f ww What do you think? + Which do you think is the most unusual restaurant? + Which would you ik to vist? Why? + Do you eat out? How often? What’ your favourite resturant? + Do you know any unusual restaurants? Tell the cass. 34 Unit4 + Eat, drink, and be merry! place to eat! 50m up in the air a table 9m x 5m diners hang from isfor acrane people who want more than there isn'ta loo a little excitement when they | === {go out to eat. They sit at a huge table which hangs from a crane fifty metres in the air. Its not a good idea for people who are afraid of heights or for those who don't have much money. It costs £10,000. The twenty-two diners wear seat belts and relax and enjoy the views while the chefs prepare the finest food in front of them. The restaurant opened in Belgium in 2006, but now has branches in Paris, Dubai, Florida, and Las Vegas. David Ghysels, the Belgian organizer says, ‘We realized that people were bored with going to the same old restaurants. They wanted to try something different. The skys the limit with ust" The crane is checked carefully before every sitting. The table is 9m x 5m and weighs six tonnes. In the centre there is a sunken platform for the chef and two waiters. ‘The food is delicious, but most guests don’t feel like eating until after a few drinks! Then they also get the courage to look down at the ground where tiny people are looking up in amazement and waving. is very exciting and the food is good, but there are problems. For example, even in quiet weather conversation is difficult because of the wind. Guests shout to each other across the table. Also, the loo. You can't go to the loo until the table descends again. Difficult for some! But later, back on earth, after 2 visit to the loo, the guests have a great experience to talk about.ae aC URUCC RO occ Rak ca PU ROCA Cm eco OR Le eR LL a Nowadays, streets are lined with restaurants, cafés, and snack bars, but some people want something more unusual. Ithaa Undersea Restaurant Xe 1m Sm under the sea a huge glass ceiling 1M diners wear formal clothes I they eat face-to- face with sharks ‘Welcome to the Maldives and ‘the first underwater restaurant Jn the world, The Ithaa Undersea. on Restaurant on Rangali Island sits five metres below the Indian Ocean. Ithaa means ‘pear!’ in the Maldivian, language and the guests are like pearls in a glass oyster. It’s not cheap ~ about £160 for dinner ~ and there aren't many seats, only a dozen, so it’s not easy to get a reservation even if you've got enough money. However, it s easy to get to. You don't need to be a swimmer or a scuba diver, but you do have to wear formal clothes. You simply descend to the restaurant down some spiral stairs. ‘The manager, Carlton Schieck says, ‘We have used aquarium technology to put diners face-to-face with the fish. Our guests are speechless at the colour and beauty of the underwater world. They can enjoy the views and the fine food and not get their feet wet.’ The views are spectacular. In the crystal-blue sea, a few metres from your head, there are sharks, sting rays, turtles, and thousands of tropical fish looking at you as you eat. There is also a fabulous coral garden to add to ‘the colour. The experience is both romantic and magical = and you can guess what's on the menu! ‘The restaurant opened in 2004 and cost over £3 million to build. In April 2010 it also became a hotel. If you want more excitement and would like to sleep underwater with the fish, you can do this for just £7,500 a night! However, an underwater building can’t last forever. tis thought that it will have a life of about twenty years. no walters food lands from ‘above Germany kes tocall tlt Te 9 m emallassouen Land of Ideas and ‘s Baggers | no Restaurant in Nuremberg is certainly an amazing idea. It’s a restaurant with no waiters to serve you. You do everything for yourself with touch-screen TVs and computers. it opened in 2007 and is, the first automated restaurant in the world. When you arrive you pick up an ‘s Baggers credit card and go to sit at a big, round table with three or four computer screens. You put your card J into the computer and order your meal by touching the pictures on the screen, ‘You don't see the chefs, They are in the kitchen high above you. They're real men, not machines (at least not yet). The food is al freshly cooked and when itis ready itis put in a pot and sent down a spiral tube where it lands on the table in front of you. This gives a new meaning to fast food! The ‘Vs are connected to the Internet, so if you get bored while waiting, you can send and receive emails and text messages. ‘A businessman called Michael Mack had the idea for ‘s Baggers. He decided that waiters were unnecessary and too expensive. ‘You don't need waiters to run to and from customers taking orders to the kitchen and back.’ Mack is planning to open more restaurants and now has the patent for the idea. ‘The meals are not too expensive - about €8 (£6) a portion. ‘And if you want you can pay by direct debit at the end of the month. And something else that saves money - there is, of course, no need to leave a tip!VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Apiece of... a 1. Work in small groups. Match amounts in A with nouns in B, How many can you make? A 5 apples bananas beer apiece bread at cake chewing gum abottle acn ‘aoe allo time Of) fan apacket aa : ee milk paper abunch is sunglasses socks vine 2 Listen and repeat the expressions. How much are some of these things in your country? | thnk a large laf of white bread costs about £1.00. 3 Listen to six conversations. 1 Where is the conversation taking place? Choose from these places. + anewsagent’s + aclothesshop + achemist’s + anofflicence + acafé + asupermarket 2 What does the customer want to buy? 3. What numbers and/or prices do you hear? Write them down. 4. Who says these lines? What is each line about? “No problem. I've got change? “Have you got any in blue?” ‘Tm afraid there are only two slices left? “Take these three times a day? “Have you got any ID? “They‘e on the first aisle, over there? Listen again and check. Work with a partner. Turn to page 123 and choose one of the conversations, Learn it by heart and then acti to the class D> WRITING Writing an email p08 36 Unit4 + Eat, drink, and be merry!EVERYDAY ENGLISH Can you come for dinner? 1 What is happening in the picture? What are the people eating and drinking? 2 Match a question in A with a response in B. A 1 Would you lke some mare rice? 2 Could you pass the salt, please? 3 Can have some water, please? 4 Please, ust help yourselves tothe dessert 5 Would anybody lke some more ice cream? 6 How would you your coffee? 7 Thisis delicious! Would you mind giving me the recipe? 8 Do you want some help withthe washing-up? a Black, no sugar Have you got any decaf? No, not atall.| got it oni. give you the website. € Do you want stil or sparkling? 4 No, thanks. But could I have another piece of bread? € Yes, of course. Do you want the pepper, too? No, but fd love some more fruit. s there any left? 8 No, of course not. Youre our guess! h Weil. itlooks fantastic. Did you make it yourself? EEHID Listen and check. What is the next line? Practise the conversations with a partner. 3 Complete the requests with Can/Could 1 have some apple juice, please? see the menu, please? lend me £20, please? take me to school, please? give me a lft to the station, please? Practise the requests with a partner. Give an answer for each request. (“Gant orrow your ..2 me your (eae ane tell me where Market Street is, please? use your iPad for a few minutes, please? help me with my homework, please? Yes, of cour ?or Can/Could you ...? 4 Make 5-8 in exercise 3 more polite using Would you mind + -ing? GH wa) a ‘No, not at all. 1s 20 enough? GEBGB 1 isten and check. Practise saying them. 5 Request things from your teacher and other ‘members of the class. ee) Sorry, we . Would you mind helping om mewith...? Would you tke ...? Zz Unit 4 + Eat, drink, and be merry! 37