This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about food and culture!
Food is an important part of every culture. And every country has foods that people are proud of, as well as dishes that may be changing or becoming less popular.
In this conversation club, we’ll talk about our favourite foods, traditional dishes, food from different countries, and how eating habits have changed over time. We’ll also have the chance to recommend foods from our countries to each other and imagine introducing one dish to the rest of the world!
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about food, culture, traditions, and eating habits!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 6pm, and 24pm UK time!
You can find more details on how to participate here!
Conversation Questions:
- What is your favourite food from your country?
- What food would you recommend to a tourist visiting your country?
- Where would you take a foreign visitor to try your country’s food?
- Are there any foods that are especially popular during holidays or festivals?
- Are there any traditional foods that are becoming less popular?
- Do people in your country usually eat together with family or friends?
- What foreign foods have become popular in your country?
- If you could introduce one food from your country to the whole world, what would you choose?
- Do you think people in your country eat differently today compared with 20 or 50 years ago?
- Make your own questions!
Vocabulary
- Traditional (adjective): Connected with the customs, beliefs, or practices of a particular culture.
- Recommend (verb): To suggest something because you think it is good or suitable.
- Visitor (noun): Someone who comes to a place for a short period of time.
- Festival (noun): A special event or celebration, often connected with a particular culture or religion.
- Popular (adjective): Liked, enjoyed, or followed by many people.
- Local cuisine (noun): The traditional food and cooking style of a particular place.
- Foreign (adjective): From or connected with another country.
- Introduce (verb): To make someone experience or learn about something for the first time.
- Eating habits (noun): The usual ways in which people choose, prepare, and eat food.
- Ingredients (noun): The foods or substances used to make a particular dish.
- Cuisine (noun): A particular style of cooking, especially one associated with a country or region.
- Become less popular (phrase): To be liked or used by fewer people than before.
Resources
Conversation Club Times
12pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 05:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 06:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 08:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 08:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 14:00 TRT
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 19:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 20:00 JST
18pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 11:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 12:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 14:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 14:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 20:00 TRT
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 01:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 02:00 JST
24:00pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Wed/Fri at 00:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 17:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 18:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 20:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 20:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Wed, Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Wed/Fri at 02:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 07:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 08:00 JST
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced responses, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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