Eating together Module task: Describing an eating experience Unit 1 When is the school-leavers' party? Listening and vocabulary Listen and complete the invitation. Invitation You are invited to the _________________ on Saturday, 30th May at _______________ in ________________________________. Bring a traditional dish (_________________) . Come and enjoy the food, music and dancing. Now work in pairs and check. Listen and read. Lingling: When is the school-leavers' party? Betty: Look at the school calendar! It'll be held on the 30th of May. We're all invited. Daming: In fact, I was chosen to play the dance music. Tony: And I was asked to bring some balloons and paint some pictures for the party. Betty: The teachers have asked everyone to prepare a traditional dish from their home country. Lingling: Can we cook it at school? Betty: We can heat it up in the school kitchen, but it should be cooked at home. What are you going to make? Lingling: Hot and sour soup. It's made with chicken and vegetables. Betty: But the invitation says finger food! That means you eat it with your fingers, not with a knife, fork or spoon. Lingling: Oh, soup's no good then. What about you? Betty: Cheeseburgers. Cheeseburgers are made with hamburgers and cheese. Tony: And you, Daming? Daming: Jiaozi ! My grandmother makes the best jiaozi ! Betty: Is she invited to the school-leavers' party too? Daming: Hmm, I see what you mean. What about you, Tony? Tony: A traditional English pizza with cheese, tomato and ham. Betty: Pizza isn't English! It's Italian! Tony: But it's eaten everywhere in England. Daming: It's becoming popular in China too! Soup's no good then. And you? I see what you mean.