Topic Three (1.3): Foodtruck-Fieber!
Objectives for this topic
- Ordering something to eat
- Using ich möchte and ich hätte gern
Introduction
In this topic, you will learn how to order something to eat. You will also learn the polite way of ordering food, using ich möchte and ich hätte gern.
Working through your coursebook
Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:
- Complete exercise 1 on page 102. Make a list of what you can buy at each food truck.
- Complete exercise 2 on page 102. Listen to the audio file and decide which food truck (a-f) they are ordering from.
LISTEN – Audio Exercise 2 (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete exercise 3 on page 103. Write dialogues about ordering food.
Extra: why not act it out, for example using Lego figures, and record it?
- Read the Strategie box on page 103 to get help with how to deal with unfamiliar language in listening tasks.
- Complete exercise 4 on page 103. Listen to the audio file and find out which two food items are NOT mentioned.
LISTEN – Audio Exercise 4 (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete exercise 5 on page 103. Translate the sentences into English.
Review
- Write an extended dialogue taking place at a food truck. Customers should order food and drink. They should discuss prices.
Extra: why not write a dialogue that involves several people?
Interactive Kerboodle activities
Log into Kerboodle and complete the following activities for this module:
- Complete the grammar activity to practise using ich möchte und ich hätte gern
PRACTISE – Ordering food (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete this strategy exercise on unfamiliar language in listening tasks:
PRACTISE – Dealing with unfamiliar language when listening (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
- Complete this writing and translation worksheet
COMPLETE – Writing and translation worksheet (Kerboodle) Links to an external site.
Interactive LanguageNut activities
Log into Language Nut and try the following:
- Grammar and verbs; verbs; haben; haben-Konj II
Support and extension exercises for this topic
- Watch the following video on YouTube to see how to say ‘I would like’:
WATCH – Saying I would like (YouTube) Links to an external site.
Check your answers
If you would like to check your answers for this topic, you can do so by consulting the Echt module answers for Topic 1.3.
CHECK – Answers 1.3 Download CHECK – Answers 1.3
CHECK – Worksheet Answers 1.3 Download CHECK – Worksheet Answers 1.3
CHECK – Audio 1.3 Links to an external site.
Grammar Alert
Study the Grammatik box on Page 103 to learn about how to use ich möchte and ich hätte gern
Vocabulary
Study the vocabulary section Foodtruck-Fieber! on page 117 of your textbook.