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| Welcome to EnglishClass101.com’s English in Three Minutes. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn English. |
| Hey everyone, I’m Alisha! |
| In this series, we’re going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English. It’s really useful, and it only takes three minutes! |
| In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to ask someone about their tastes in food. |
| Food is another great topic for getting to know someone. You might also find out some interesting things about the food culture in the other person’s country! |
| Of course you can ask someone straight out: |
| “What kind of food do you like?” |
| Or: |
| “What sort of food do you like?” |
| If you ask these questions, though, it might seem a little too open, like there can be too many answers. This might slow the conversation down. |
| Instead it’s much better to choose a particular food - such as a famous one from your country, or one that has come up previously in the conversation - and ask if the other person likes that food. |
| For example: |
| “Do you like sushi?” |
| Possible answers to this are: |
| “Yeah, I do!” |
| It’s then a good chance to expand the conversation a little, and say something about the food, why you like it, etcetera. For example: |
| “Yeah, I do! My favourite type is eel.” |
| Or even something simple, like: |
| “Yeah, I do! It’s so delicious.” |
| But what if you hate sushi? How to give a negative answer? |
| Again you have to consider the other person’s feelings and not be too critical of the food - even if you hate it more than anything! - in case it’s their favorite! |
| So you could say something like: |
| “Not really...” |
| Or a more idiomatic phrase: |
| “I’m not a huge fan.” |
| Again, it’s good for the conversation, and polite, to give a reason why you don’t like the food. |
| Some good reasons are: |
| “I don’t like the texture.” |
| Or simply: |
| “I just don’t like the taste.” |
| Now it’s time for Alisha’s Advice! |
| If you meet someone who likes the same kind of food that you do, a nice way to continue the conversation is to ask them if they know about any good restaurants that serve the food. |
| Say for example, that you both like sushi, you can say, |
| “Do you know a good sushi place?” |
| If there’s another type of food you are interested in, just take out sushi and put in the food in the plural form. |
| “Do you know a good place for burritos?” |
| When you meet people at a party, do you know how to ask them how they know each other? Find out in the next lesson I’ll see you next time! |
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Janny- Do you like kimchi?
Jazz- Yes, I do! why do you like it?
Janny- I like its taste. it is mouthwatering.
Jazz- Even I do like it. I eat it with noodles or rice. what about you?
Janny- I eat it with rice.
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Mr.Bang: Do you like Fuchka?
Mr.Boom: Of course I do. It's delicious. What about you?
Mr.Bang: I love to eat Jhal fry with Lucchi nowadays. Did you hear them before?
Mr.Boom: Not really. I think we should go out one day.
Mr.Bang: why not. Let's go next weekend.
Mr.Boom: I would love to go with you.
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What kind of food do you like?
I like Mexican food, it's so delicious.
How about you? What sort of food are you into?
I really like sushi, it's so yummy!
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New vocabulary
a huge fan
texture
delicious
eel
What kind of food do you like?
I like Japanese food.
Do you like sushi?
Yeah, I do! My favourite type is toro.
Do you know a good sushi place in Japan?
Do you like Durain?
Not really... I'm not a huge fan. I don't like a texture and a smell.
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Thanks for getting in touch although I'm not 100% sure on which person you're referring to.
Are you talking about someone that works for an organisation with the acronym E.L.L.? Please clarify.
Otherwise, I suggest contacting your teacher through the MyTeacher feature on the our site.
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if your other person is a member of animal protection organization, how do you talk about ell?