Top Notch 2 2013-11-04

Greg Malivuk
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"Top Notch 2 2013-11-04"
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What did you wear?
(Don't say "use" for clothing.)
What did you go as?
I went as a _____.
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p. 68

eating habits: the way people eat normally
spread: become more common or popular
feed: give food to someone or something
Going to the shops = shopping
going to malls = "malling"
I have a good diet. = the food I eat is good
I'm on a good diet. = I have a good plan for the food I eat

10 pounds = 10 lbs.
£10 = "10 pounds" (British money)

East Asian = from Korea, Japan, or China
Southeast Asian = from Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, or the Philippines
South Asian = from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

In the US, "Asian" usually means East or Southeast Asian.
In the UK, "Asian" usually also includes South Asian.
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p. 70

terrific = very good = awesome
terrible = very bad  =  awful

His mouth is watering.

sweet  like candy
spicy  like chili
salty  like salt
sour   like lemons
bitter like coffee, dark chocolate

(blue rare) = only cooked a short time, red
rare
medium rare
medium = pink
medium well
well done = cooked a long time, brown

peppery, oily, fatty, garlicky, creamy, buttery

texture - chewy, soft, crunchy, etc.

(B)
2 Jell-O, soft and sweet
3 kim chee, crunchy and spicy
4 Vegemite, salty, awful
5 cho dofu, salty, bad
6 chapulines, salty and crunchy

cricket / grasshopper: similar but not the same

cured meat: meat that has been prepared with smoke and salt

ice the cake with icing
frost ... frosting
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At a Restaurant:
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Can I have a menu, please?

I'd like the pulled pork sandwich with no onions. / without onions.

I'd like this sandwich, please.
Could I get that without onions?

Are there any onions in this?
Is there any pork in this?

Excuse me? Do you know where our waiter is?

Can we get separate checks? (= one for me and one for you, so you and I don't have to do math)
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7% tax (required) + 18% tip (optional) = 25%

If you sit down and a waiter brings your food to your table, it is *very* rude if you don't leave a tip.
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Homework: workbook p. 55 (D) and p. 56 (all)