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Dangerous Dining

Poziom B1(Intermediate)

Beata Tomaszewska

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Vocabulary

Match each dish (1–12) with the country (A–L) which is famous    

for it.

Dish

Country

1

moussaka

A

Japan

2

paella

B

Mexico

3

black pudding

C

Greece

4

sweet and sour pork

D

India

5

escargot 

E

Spain

6

sushi

F

the UK

7

tortilla

G

China

8

curry

H

the USA

9

tortellini

I

Israel

10 muffi  n

J

France

11 falafel

K

Turkey

12 shish kebab

L

Italy

2

 Label boxes A–H with the words from the box.

Listening 

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 Watch the fi lm and choose the correct answer (a, b, c)

1 The puff er fi sh...

A

  is  the most expensive  fi sh  at the seafood market.

B

  is one of the most dangerous/poisonous  types of fi sh in   

     Japan.

C

  is served in a few restaurants in Tokyo.

2 Tom  has decided to eat at the Matsumoto  restaurant  

    because...

A

  he  has heard  stories about this restaurant.

 he wants to take risks.

 it is a restaurant with  long traditions.

3 In order to serve fugu, cooks must...

A

  take special classes.

B

  show  a special document to customers.

C

  pass an exam.

4 Many people died from  puff er fi sh  poisoning after the 

     World War II  because...

A

  they didn’t know how to cook it properly.

B

  they ate puff er fi sh  found in garbage.

C

  restaurants  served fugu  which wasn’t fresh.

5 Every year in Japan,

A

  2,500 people die from puff er fi sh poisoning.

B

  70 % of those who try fugu get sick.

C

  there are 3 fatal cases of puff er fi sh poisoning.

6 The toxin...

A

  is found in most  parts of  puff er fi sh.

B

  in some kind of fugu can kill more than 20 people.

C

  is as strong as cyanide.

7 Fugu fl esh is arranged on a plate in the form of 

    a chrysanthemum because...

A

   it is a common fl ower in Japanese culture.

B

   

it  makes the dish look beautiful.

C

   it is a popular funeral  fl ower.

8 The fugu meal...

A

  consists of many dishes.

B

  is always dangerous.

C

  is served with tea.

9 The fi lm story...

A

  warns people against eating puff er fi sh.

B

  describes  the tradition of eating fugu.

C

  explains how to eat  fugu safely (when the fugu meal is safe).

Speaking

Work  in  pairs.  When  choosing  a  place  to  eat  what 

do  you  pay  attanetion  to?  Choose  four  aspects  to 

discuss: location, size,  decor, menu, service, customers, 

atmosphere, price?

A

B

C

E

F

G

H

D

gills   fi n   mouth   nostrils   eyes   scales   spine   fi shbones

EXAM

EXAM

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Grammar:  Present Perfect vs Simple Past   

 Put the verb into present perfect, present perfect 

continuous or simple past tense. Watch the video to check 

the answers. 

Tom  Caradona  is  in  Japan.  He___________________ 

(come)  to  Tokyo  for  the  fugu  experience  and  he 

___________________ (bring) his friend, Aki.

  „I___________________ 

(hear) stories  about people dying 

from trying fugu”, says Tom

Over the years, hundreds of people___________________

(die) from eating it.

„I___________________ 

(do) it for 53 years”, says the chef.

„I ___________________

(take) the exam in 1949”

Fugu___________________

(kill)  2,500  Japanese  people 

between 1945 and 1975.

Regulations  and  education___________________

(cut)

the number of deaths to only three annually.

Grammar: so that

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  Match  the  fi rst  and  the  third  column  to  make  logical 

sentences with so that.

1  Chef Hayashi  is the  

    one who must 

    prepare the fi sh safely

so   

that

 they can’t breathe.

2  The toxin kills by 

    paralysing people’s 

    nerves

 

Tom and Aki  don’t   

      get sick.

3  It paralyses the lungs

C

  the poisoned person 

     can’t move.

What  tenses  are  used  in  parts  1–3  of  the  sentences? 

What tenses are used in parts A–C?

What tense is used in this sentence?  Tom spoke English slowly  

so that the Japanese chef was able to understand him.

Finish the sentences with your own ideas:

The infl uences of other 

culinary traditions 

on Polish cuisine.

The diet of the average  

Pole: healthy or not?

A healthy menu.

Your favourite place 

to eat.

What do Poles eat

 for breakfast/ 

lunch(dinner)/ supper?

Poisonous  food.

Food of the future.

Restaurants of the future.

Fast food  vs slow food.

What makes a perfect 

cook?

TV  cooking shows.

Teenagers’  favourite

 dishes.

 out  for  with  on  off   from

Each  year  some    people  die__________poisoning    after 

eating death cap  mushrooms

I’d like to move to Tokyo ,so I’ve started   looking __________  

a nice place to rent .

Don’t throw__________litter while driving.

You  should  order  ice  cream  topped__________raspberry 

syrup. It’s delicious!

Italy is well know__________its varieties of  pasta.

It’s diffi  cult to stop children__________eating sweets.

The painkiller I took  5 hours ago has just worn__________, 

and I can feel my tootache again.

Mum, don’t help me__________this cake.  I’d like to make it 

__________my own.

You  should  wait  until  your  tea  cools  down  a  little  so  that

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Always wash your hands before eating so that 

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We  booked  a  table  in  the  restaurant  in  advance  so  that

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Vocabulary

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Put the missing prepositions into each gap. Some 

prepositions are used more than once.

Work  in  pairs.  Talk  about    your  experience  connected 

with  food.  Discuss  one  of  the  following  aspects:  cooking, 

dining, serving , ordering.

Speaking

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  Topics for discussion.

EXAM

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OBJECTIVES: by the end of the lesson students will be able to:

Give examples of  dishes typical in a given country;

• 

Talk about  dishes;

• 

Describe their favourite place to eat in;

• 

Select  details while listening/watching a short fi lm;

• 

Defi ne the general message of the fi lm;

• 

Use the structure conjunction 

• 

so that;

Deifne the diff erence between the present perfect and past simple 

• 

tense;
Talk about their food experience using  the present perfect and past 

• 

simple tense;
Select a proper preposition for a given verb;

• 

Name  the main parts of fi sh.

• 

PROCEDURE

*Note:  You may choose  steps  4–10  to concentrate on listening 
comprehension/video watching  activities only, when you discuss  
the topic of food or restaurants.

Lead in (7 min)

Write on the board: BIGOS, PIEROGI. Make students guess what the class 

will be about. (Food, Traditional dishes)
Brainstorming: Ask students to give you the names of other popular dishes 

in Poland, and which of them are typically Polish, and which of them come 
from other countries  (eg. pizza).
Students  do Task 1.

*Before watching (4 min) 

Ask students what they know about Japanese food (sushi, sake).  

Introduce the word: puff er fi sh/fugu.
Students do Task 2.

If necessary, pre-teach the words: poison,  diner, cyanide, annually, 

to wear off , fl esh.

*While watching (12 min)

Ask students to read Task 3.

Play the  video(4.35min)  twice (subtitles off ). Students do Task 3.  

Write  the answers on the board and discuss them.

After  watching (6 min)

Working in pairs, students do Task 4. Set time limit: 3 minutes.  Both 

students must be involved in the discussion, giving and justyfi ng their 
opinions. At the end, they must agree on the top two aspects. Write on 
the board the aspects from Task 4, ask each pair to call their choices, put 
a tick next to each  aspect chosen. You will get the result of your class 
opinions.

Working on language  (10 minutes)
Choose one of the  activities:

Students, working in pairs, do Task 5: revision of the present perfect and 

10a 

past simple tense.

Ask students to put the correct form of a verb. Check the answers. 
 If time allows, you may play the sentences again (with subtitles on). 
(Time: 1 – 0.56 min, 2 – 1.18 min, 3 – 1.29 min, 4 – 1.41min, 5 – 1.46 min, 
6 – 2.24 min, 7 – 2.30 min)

DANGEROUS DINING - TEACHER’S NOTES

Level: B1

Time: 45 minutes   (* 16 minutes)

Podstawa programowa: Theme 6: 

Food

Grammar: Present Perfect vs Simple 

Past;  so that

Vocab: parts of fi sh; national dishes; 

verbs with prepositions;

Exam Preparation : 

Listening: Multiple Choice;

Structures:  Gap fi lling; verb forms

Speaking: Talking about restaurants, 

food experience, dishes.

Key

Task 1
1C  2E  3F  4G  5J  6A  7B  8D  9L  10H  11I  12K
Task 2
fi ns B spine C scales D eyes E nostrils F mouth G gills H fi shbones
Task 3
1A  2C  3C  4B  5C  6B  7A  8A  9C
Task 5

has come, has brought

have heard

have died

have been doing  

took

killed

have cut


Task 7
1B  2C  3A
Task 9

You should wait until your tea cools down a little so that you don’t get 

burnt.
Always wash your hands before eating so that you don’t catch any bacteria.

We booked a table in the restaurant in advance so that we didn’t have to 

wait in a queue.

Task 10
1 from  2 for  3 out  4 with  5 for  6 from  7 off   8 with, on

Analyse with students the diff erence between the tenses in these sentences.
Task 6: Set time limit: 2 minutes. Each student  must say  5 sentences. If they 
lack ideas, ask them to think about a restaurant they’ve been to or a dish 
they’ve tried to prepare etc.

Students do Task 7. Analyse the tenses in the sentence structure with 

10b 

„so that”. Ask students to fi nish sentences in Task 9.

Students work in a group of 3  on Task 10. Prepare cards with 

10c 

prepositions: OUT, FOR, WITH, ON, OFF, FROM, each preposition on 
a separate card. Give each set to a group of 3. While checking the 
answers, ask each group to raise the card with the preposition they 
have chosen.

Bank of topics to discuss (6 min)

Cut out the cards with the topics. Ask each pair of students to draw 

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one. Give them 2 minutes to prepare a list of 3-5 arguments/aspects 
to mention while discussing the topic. Ask them to write them on the 
other side of the card.  Put them into the Bank of topics. 

Note: Collect the cards with topics and arguments in a box. Start  classes  
by asking a couple of students to draw a card and discuss the topic for 1-2 
minutes, preferably, without looking at the arguments listed; however,
if students lack ideas, they should use the notes on the other side of the card.

Projects
Ask your students to prepare a project (individual, pair or group) on one of the 
following topics:

A map of places to eat in your town. 

1. 

A map of regional  dishes  in Poland.

2. 

The perfect restaurants / cafe.

3. 

National cuisines: a country of your choice

4. 

Unusual restaurants / bars.

5. 

The concept of slow food in Poland

6.