在掌握了各類食物、飲料的名稱之後，還應當了解飯桌上的禮節與習慣表達，當你應邀去朋友家作客時，你一定希望自己在席間能對主人的殷勤款待應付自如；同時如果你是主人時，你也一定希望自己的款待能使你的客人滿意。因此你必須熟練地掌握席間交際用語；當你去外國人的家做客時，你還必須知道中西方文化在請客吃飯或飲食方面的差異。這個話題的主要內容有：
a. meat b. soups c. vegetables d. staple food (rice, bread, noodles, cake) e. drinks f. fast foods g. snacks (ice cream, chips, etc.) h. eating customs (ways of eating, kinds of food, times to eat, table manners, chopsticks, knife, fork) i. ordering and offering different foods and drinks j. likes and dislikes (favorite food, favorite drinks, etc.)
有關飲食的常見話題
1. 當今節食的人越來越多，你也可以談談自己對節食的看法。
節食可以防止肥胖，避免許多由於肥胖帶來的不便和疾病。同時節食讓人以健康的方式進食。除了這些好處外，節食可以讓許多年輕女孩苗條。然而過度節食也是相當有害的，有些女孩為了有漂亮的身材，常常過度節食，甚至不管自己的健康狀況。這種做法往往有損健康。
today, there are more and more people going on a diet. it keeps people from growing too fat and saves them from many inconveniences and diseases related to being overweight. at the same time, it provides people with sufficient nutrition to keep them in a fit condition. besides its good effect on people’s health, going on a diet can also help many young girls become slim and be able to look good in the latest fashions.
however, if carried too far, going on a diet could become extremely dangerous. some young girls risk their lives to lose weight because they are eager to have a beautiful figure. the risk can damage their health and even can be life threatening.
on the whole, being on diet has its positive effects, it also has its bad side-effects. the proper way on diet is to put your health first. if it is good for your health, stick to it, if not, just give it up.
範文點評：本文觀點正確，論證有力；採用了對比手法，說服力強；today, there are more and more people going on a diet.直接點題，為引出下文做好鋪墊。if carried too fat省略運用恰當。on the whole起承上啟下的作用。本文正確運用了較多較為複雜的句型結構，值得學習。
2．以 “bread in china”為題，構思五分鐘的食品介紹。
提示：1 麵包是從歐洲傳到中國的。2 歐洲人教中國人用許多不同的方法製作麵包。 3 製作麵包的原料是麵粉，乳酪，雞蛋，水等等。4 隨著時間的流逝中國人逐漸喜歡上了這種方便（convenient）而又營養豐富的（nutritious）食品。
bakery麵包房 mobile流動車
bread was brought to china from europe. the europeans taught the chinese to prepare bread in many different ways. but bread is mostly made of flour. the flour is mixed with cream, eggs, water and other things, and then made into bread.
as time went on, the chinese liked this convenient and nutrient food. there were more and more customers in the bakeries; there was not enough room for so many people. so mobile bakeries began to appear in the streets.
today, bread is so popular in china that most of the owners in the bakeries are chinese.
點評： 以極簡潔的文字，簡約的篇幅介紹了麵包如何傳入中國，如何製作，以及又是如何在中國流行。語言準確、有相當的水準。
3．以different people, different diet為中心議題，比較不同地區人們的飲食習慣。
關建詞：
in the southeast in the northeast in the west in the southwest
rice, soup, fish, meat with vegetables, fruit, green tea，sugar pork, steamed bread, beancurd, noodles stew, pickle (酸菜) noodles, meat, beef, strong wine, black tea
vegetables rice, vegetables, wine, sausages, cooked hot
smoked meat, spicy
food in china is prepared differently from place to place and the most popular ones are sichuan food and canton food. people in the southeast prefer rice, meat with vegetables, fish and soup. they have formed the custom of drinking soup before meals and like to put sugar in the dishes while people in the north hate sugar in dishes. the most popular food in the northeast is pork stewed with beancurd, cabbage, bean noodles or pickled cabbage. they also eat steamed bread and noodles often. people in the west like noodles most and often cook meat, like beef and mutton in big pieces and serve on big plate with strong wine. they prefer black tea. food in the southwest is spicy and hot. for example, hot pot is very popular all over china now. they also like smoked meat and sausages.
4. 圍繞bite and sup habit,談談你對飲食習慣的看法。
today, i want to write something about our life habits. taking eating for example, everyone is familiar with it, but how much do they know about it? maybe some of us just don’t care about such matters. we all know when we should eat and how much we should eat, but not the balance of diet. if someone just eats a little, he doesn’t store enough energy for daily activities. if we turn things around, eating too much may not only result in disease but also bring other problems, such as overweight, weariness. so a healthy diet is necessary for us if we want to have good health. generally speaking, a balanced diet includes meat, vegetables, fruit and staple food with a regular quantity at certain times.
5. 風俗習慣：去美國主人家作客時應注意的事項。
提示：1.buy a small gift 2.be on time 3.praise your host(男主人)or hostess(女主人) for the meal. 4.don’t stay too long! 5.say thank you.
how to be a polite guest for an american dinner party
being a polite guest of an american dinner party, you should follow those things. first, you should buy a small gift such as flowers or wine for your host or hostess, because flowers stand for warm friend-ship. second, arrive on time. if the dinnertime is 7:00, don’t arrive before 6:30 or after 7:30 without calling. third, during dinner, be sure to praise your host or hostess for their dishes, such as “it’s nice.” “very delicious.” “i like it very much.” etc. after you finish eating, you shouldn’t stay too long. finally, thank your host or hostess for the dinner when you leave.
點評：應對西方文化有比較透徹的了解，有條理地介紹怎樣做客，語言非常清楚、簡潔並且地道，表達流暢。
有關飲食的思維拓展
chinese food is healthy/ delicious/ good the difference between chinese food and western food i’ve learned to make stir-fried egg/ rice/ vegetables/ meat i love beef noodle soup can you find beef in beef noodle soup hot pot is very popular here what is fast food children like western fast food why the western fast food is so popular in china chinese people can’t do without vegetables or staple food chinese fast food fast food in front of the school gate having dinner with my family/ friends at teahouse with friends the shop by the school gate we love ice-cream the food store near my home eating custom in china learning to use folk and knife/ chopsticks the food/ drink i love /hate learning to cook food in the north /south my mother is a wonderful cook cooking while mother is not at home my father’s menu for the week food / eating in the school dining hall
有關飲食的常用句型
1）飯桌交際用語；
a: what would you like to have/eat? 你想吃點什麼？
b: i’d like some chicken./i’d love some chicken/i’d like to have(eat) some chicken.我想吃點雞肉。
a: help yourself to the chicken. 請隨便吃點雞肉。/
b: thank you. it is nice /delicious/unusual. 謝謝。味道很好/很美/很有特色。
a: would you like some more chicken? do you want some more chicken? / would you like some more chicken to eat (have)? / have some chicken, please? 不想再來點雞肉嗎？
b: no more, thank you/ no, i won’t have any more, thank you.（i’m full, thank you/ thank you, i have had enough.） 不要了，謝謝。
a: what (how) about some tea? / would you like some tea to drink?喝點茶，好嗎？
b: yes, please. just a little.好的，只要一點點。
2）餐館交際用語；
a). can i have the table by the window? 我們可以坐在窗邊的那張桌子嗎？
b). is it possible to have dinner now? 現在可以就餐了嗎？
c). are you ready to order? sir. 您準備點菜了嗎？ 先生？
d). anything to drink? 喝什麼飲料？
e). do you want any soup? 要湯嗎？/ anything cold? 有冷盤嗎？
f). what kind of fish do you prefer? 你喜歡哪種魚？
g) show me the menu, please. 請把選單給我看看。
h). i think i’ll start with the soup. 我想我開始先來份湯。
i). don’t go easy on the garlic. 不要放太多的大蒜。
j). i’m sorry, but i’m really full up. 對不起，我真的吃飽了。
k). it’s very nice, but i don’t think i should. 這非常可口，不過我想我不該再吃了。
l). give me the bill, please. 請把帳單給我。
m). i’m going to pay, waiter! 我來付，服務員！
n) a: what’s on today’s menu?今天選單上有什麼菜？
b: there is porridge, steamed bread, steamed rice, beans, and salted vegetables for breakfast. and for lunch we’re going to have fried noodles, meat, fish, bean curd, eggs and many others.早飯有稀飯，饅頭，蒸米飯，豆和鹹菜。午飯供應炒麵，肉，魚，豆腐，雞蛋和其它的菜。