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| “How is the food?” in English |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “How is the food?” |
| Eric: How is the food? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Eric: how |
| Becky: meaning “in what way, the way in which” in English. |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) how |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Eric: how |
| Becky: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Eric: is |
| Becky: meaning “to exist.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: is |
| Becky: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Eric: how is |
| Becky: And after that is |
| Eric: the |
| Becky: This is the definite article. |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) the |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: the |
| Becky: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Eric: how is the |
| Becky: And after that is |
| Eric: food |
| Becky: meaning “something you eat.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) food |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: food |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Eric: How is the food? |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “How is the food?” |
| Eric: It's delicious.. |
| Becky: “It’s delicious.” Let’s hear it one more time, this time slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Eric: (Slow) It's delicious. |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Eric: It’s |
| Becky: This is the contraction of “It is.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) It’s |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Eric: It’s |
| Becky: And next |
| Eric: delicious |
| Becky: meaning “very tasty, tastes good.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) delicious |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Eric: delicious |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say “It's delicious” and then repeat. |
| Eric: It's delicious. |
| Becky: For another answer, replace “delicious” with “sweet.” |
| Eric: sweet |
| Becky: “tasting of sugar or honey” |
| Eric: (slow) sweet (regular) sweet |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “sweet.” |
| Eric: It’s sweet. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “delicious” with “sweet.” Now say, “It's sweet.” |
| Eric: It’s sweet. |
| Becky: For more practice, replace “sweet” with “salty.” |
| Eric: salty |
| Becky: “tasting of salt” |
| Eric: (slow) salty (regular) salty |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “salty.” |
| Eric: It’s salty. |
| Becky: Again, it’s almost the same, we just replace “sweet” with “salty.” Now say,“It's salty.” |
| Eric: It’s salty. |
| Becky: Let’s use a different adjective and replace “salty” with “spicy.” |
| Eric: spicy |
| Becky: “hot flavor, seasoned with spice” |
| Eric: (slow) spicy (regular) spicy |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “spicy.” |
| Eric: It’s spicy. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “salty” with “spicy.” Now say,“It's spicy.” |
| Eric: It’s spicy. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the United States and someone asks you your opinion of the food you're eating. You want to say it's delicious. How would you answer? |
| Eric: How is the food? (five seconds) It's delicious. |
| Becky: Now, you want to say it's sweet. Respond to the question. |
| Eric: How is the food? (five seconds) It's sweet. |
| Becky: You want to say it's salty. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Eric: How is the food? (five seconds) It's salty. |
| Becky: You want to say it's spicy. What do you say? |
| Eric: How is the food? (five seconds) It's spicy. |
| Becky: Now you want to know what that person thinks of the meal. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Eric: How is the food? |
| Becky: This is the end of Lesson 10. |
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