Essay on the topic my favorite food.M. My Family's Meals - Food in our family, oral topic in English with translation

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My Family's Meals

My family isn't large. It consists of four members. But each member of owe family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is fond of sports. So early in the morning he goes jogging.
That's why he has nothing to eat before it, because it would be bad for him to eat before exercises. But when he comes back, he has a shower and is more than ready for breakfast. He always needs a cup of coffee to really wake him up. His breakfast usually consists of a bowl of cereal with milk and sugar. This he follows by toasts and juice.
My mother has a lighter breakfast of just yoghurt and a grapefruit. As for me, a cup of tea is enough for breakfast. And my mother sometimes scolds me for it, because it"s important to have a really goods breakfast.
We don"t have our main meal at lunch time. My father takes sandwiches with him to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruit. My mother is able to be more varied in her lunches, because she is a housewife. It means that she can prepare what she likes.
Her favorite dish is roast meat. As she likes to bake, there is always something tasty at home. Our evening meal is usually eaten at 7 o"clock. The main course is often meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce.
We try to eat our main meal together. In our busy lives it is the one time of day when we sit down and have a good talk.

Food in our family

My family is not big. It consists of 4 people. But each member of our family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is interested in sports. Early in the morning he jogs.
Therefore, he does not eat anything before this, since it is not advisable to eat before exercise. But when he returns, he takes a shower and goes to breakfast. To cheer himself up, he always drinks a cup of coffee. My brother's breakfast usually consists of a bowl of oatmeal with milk and sugar. Then toast and juice. My father has the same breakfast.
My mom's breakfast is lighter and consists of yogurt and grapefruit. A cup of tea for breakfast is enough for me. But my mother sometimes scolds me because having a good breakfast is very important.
We don't eat together at lunch. Dad takes sandwiches to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruits. Mom has a more varied diet because she is a housewife. This means she can cook whatever she wants.
Her favorite dish is fried meat. Since she loves to bake, there is always something delicious at home. In the evening we usually eat at 7 o'clock. The main dish is meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce.
We try to have lunch together. In our busy lives, this is the time when we sit down and talk.

Questions:

1. Is your family large?
2. What do your family have for breakfast?
3. Do you have your main meal together?
4. When do you have your main meal?
5. What do you have for supper?

Vocabulary:

jogging - jogging
cereal - oatmeal
to scold - scold
roast meat - fried meat

My family isn't large. It consists of four members. But each member of our family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is fond of sports. So early in the morning he goes jogging. That’s why he has nothing to eat before it, because it would be bad for him to eat before exercises. But when he comes back, he has a shower and is more than ready for breakfast. He always needs a cup of coffee to really wake him up. His breakfast usually consists of a bowl of cereal with milk and sugar. This he follows by toasts and juice. My father eats the same as my brother.

My mother has a lighter breakfast of just youghurt and a grapefruit. As for me, a cup of tea is enough for breakfast. And my mother sometimes scolds me for it, because it’s important to have a really goods breakfast.

We don't have our main meal at lunchtime. My father takes sandwiches with him to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruit. My mother is able to be more varied in her lunches, because she is a housewife. It means that she can prepare what she likes. Her favorite dish is roast meat. As she likes to bake, there is always something tasty at home.

Our evening meal is usually eaten at 7 o’clock. The main course is often meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce. We try to eat our main meal together. In our busy lives it is the one time of day when we sit down and have a good talk.

Questions:

1. Is your family large?

2. What do your family have for breakfast?

3. Do you have your main meal together?

4. When do you have your main meal?

5. What do you have for supper?

Vocabulary:

jogging - jogging

cereal - oatmeal

to scold - scold

roast meat - roast (fried meat)

Food in our family

My family is not big. It consists of four people. But each member of our family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is interested in sports. Early in the morning he jogs. Therefore, he does not eat anything before this, since it is not advisable to eat before exercise. But when he returns, he takes a shower and goes to breakfast. To cheer himself up, he always drinks a cup of coffee. My brother's breakfast usually consists of a bowl of oatmeal with milk and sugar. Then toast and juice. My father has the same breakfast.

My mom's breakfast is lighter and consists of yogurt and grapefruit. A cup of tea for breakfast is enough for me. But my mother sometimes scolds me because having a good breakfast is very important.

We don't eat together at lunch. Dad takes sandwiches to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruits. Mom has a more varied diet because she is a housewife. This means she can cook whatever she wants. Her favorite dish is roast. And since she loves to bake, there is always something delicious at home.

In the evening we usually eat at 7 o'clock. The main dish is meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce. We try to have lunch together. In our busy lives, this is the time when we sit down and talk.

My family isn't large. It consists of four members. But each member of owe family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is fond of sports. So early in the morning he goes jogging.

That's why he has nothing to eat before it, because it would be bad for him to eat before exercises. But when he comes back, he has a shower and is more than ready for breakfast. He always needs a cup of coffee to really wake him up. His breakfast usually consists of a bowl of cereal with milk and sugar. This he follows by toasts and juice.

My mother has a lighter breakfast of just yoghurt and a grapefruit. As for me, a cup of tea is enough for breakfast. And my mother sometimes scolds me for it, because it"s important to have a really goods breakfast.

We don"t have our main meal at lunch time. My father takes sandwiches with him to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruit. My mother is able to be more varied in her lunches, because she is a housewife. It means that she can prepare what she likes.

Her favorite dish is roast meat. As she likes to bake, there is always something tasty at home. Our evening meal is usually eaten at 7 o"clock. The main course is often meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce.

We try to eat our main meal together. In our busy lives it is the one time of day when we sit down and have a good talk.

Text translation: My Family's Meals - Food in our family

My family is not big. It consists of 4 people. But each member of our family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is interested in sports. Early in the morning he jogs.

Therefore, he does not eat anything before this, since it is not advisable to eat before exercise. But when he returns, he takes a shower and goes to breakfast. To cheer himself up, he always drinks a cup of coffee. My brother's breakfast usually consists of a bowl of oatmeal with milk and sugar. Then toast and juice. My father has the same breakfast.

My mom's breakfast is lighter and consists of yogurt and grapefruit. A cup of tea for breakfast is enough for me. But my mother sometimes scolds me because having a good breakfast is very important.

We don't eat together at lunch. Dad takes sandwiches to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruits. Mom has a more varied diet because she is a housewife. This means she can cook whatever she wants.

Her favorite dish is fried meat. Since she loves to bake, there is always something delicious at home. In the evening we usually eat at 7 o'clock. The main dish is meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce.

We try to have lunch together. In our busy lives, this is the time when we sit down and talk.

References:
1. 100 topics of English oral (Kaverina V., Boyko V., Zhidkikh N.) 2002
2. English for schoolchildren and those entering universities. Oral exam. Topics. Texts for reading. Exam questions. (Tsvetkova I.V., Klepalchenko I.A., Myltseva N.A.)
3. English, 120 Topics. English language, 120 conversation topics. (Sergeev S.P.)

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When composing the story “My Favorite Dish” in English, we need to know the different types of dishes (first, second), as well as words that will help express our preferences regarding our favorite food.

New vocabulary

First you need to know what kind of dishes we are talking about. They are as follows.

Dish, course - dish.
First course - first course.
Second course - second course.
Hot dish - hot dish.
Side dish - side dish.
Dessert - dessert.
Drinks - drinks.
Starter – appetizer, cold dish.
Cuisine – cuisine (for example, Italian cuisine, Russian cuisine – Italian cuisine, Russian cuisine).

Main dishes

Let's talk about the main dishes first. These include soups, side dishes, appetizers.

Soup - soup.
Vegetable soup - vegetable soup.
Borsch - borscht.
Mashed potato - mashed potatoes.
Fried potato - fried potatoes.
Mushrooms with sour cream – mushrooms in sour cream.
Cutlet - cutlet.
Meat - meat.
Meat balls - meatballs.
Rice with vegetables – rice with vegetables.
Chicken - chicken.
Fish - fish.
Meat dumplings - dumplings.
Noodle - noodles.
Spaghetti, pasta – pasta, noodles.

Light dishes and desserts

We may also need the following vocabulary:

Salad - salad.
Cheese - cheese.
Sandwich - a sandwich.
Caviar - caviar.
Tomato sauce - tomato sauce.
Omelet - omelette.
Boiled/fried eggs – boiled/fried eggs.
Vegetables - vegetables.
Fruits - fruits.
Salt - salt.
Sugar - sugar.
Pepper - pepper.

For breakfast - for breakfast

From pastries and desserts we can name:

Sweat bread - cupcake.
Ice cream - ice cream.
Small cake - cake.
Cookies - cookies.
Pancakes - pancakes.
Pudding - pudding.

Also remember the following words:

Choice - choice.
Tasty - delicious.
Home-cooked food – home-cooked food.
Favorite - favorite.
Recipe - recipe.
To try - try.

Examples

Let's see what we can say about "Favorite Dish" in English using the above words. To express your preference, you can use words such as like (like, love), prefer (prefer).

My favorite dish is fried potatoes with mushrooms. – My favorite dish is fried potatoes with mushrooms.

I don’t like eating soup, I prefer rice with vegetables or mushed potato. – I don’t like to eat soup, I prefer rice with vegetables or mashed potatoes.

I like to eat a sandwich or a salad in the morning. – I like to eat a salad or a sandwich in the morning.

I like to try different salads. – I like to try different salads.

My mom likes to cook borsch and a vegetable soup, they became my favorite dishes since I was a child. – My mother loves to cook borscht and vegetable soup, they have become my favorite food since I was a child.

I like to eat an omelet or a fried egg for breakfast. – I like to have breakfast with an omelet or scrambled eggs.

I prefer eating fried fish than cutlets or meatballs. – I prefer to eat fried fish than cutlets or meatballs.

My favorite dish is meat dumplings with sour cream, I cook them quite often. – My favorite dish is dumplings with sour cream, I cook them quite often.

I like to eat some fruits in the morning, they have many necessary vitamins. – I like to eat fruits for breakfast; they contain many essential vitamins.

Note:

In a story about your favorite dish, you may come across words that are uncountable nouns. Remember that they are not used with the indefinite article.

When you need to indicate some unspecified quantity or type, the word some is an excellent helper in this.

Fast food - fast food

My favorite dish

Now let's try to write our own story on the topic “My favorite food” in English.

My favorite dish is spaghetti. There are different types of spaghetti, I prefer eating Italian pasta with cheese and tomato sauce. I know that salt makes the most dishes more tasty, but I don’t like salty food. I always ask my mom not to put too much salt in soup or mashed potato. I don’t like eating meat or fish, instead I prefer to eat vegetables. In the morning when I don’t have much time for breakfast I eat some fruits and fry the egg. I always eat some hot soup as the first course at lunch. There is no much choice at the canteen so as the second course I eat rice with vegetables or fried potato. I try not to eat a dessert every time but puddings and pancakes are always so tasty that they are difficult to reject. In the evening I enjoy home-cooked food and try new recipes.

My favorite dish is spaghetti. There are different types of spaghetti, I prefer Italian pasta with cheese and tomato sauce. I know that salt makes many dishes tastier, but I don't like salty food. I always ask my mom not to put too much salt in her soup or mashed potatoes. I don't like to eat meat or fish, I prefer vegetables instead. In the morning, when I don't have much time for breakfast, I eat some fruit and fry an egg. For lunch, I always eat some hot soup as a first course. There is not much choice in the cafeteria, so for main course I eat rice with vegetables or fried potatoes. I try not to eat dessert every time, but the puddings and pancakes are always so delicious that it's hard to resist. In the evening I enjoy home-cooked food and try new recipes.

You can add new vocabulary to your dictionary and practice pronunciation of what you’ve already learned using this video:

My Family's Meals

My family isn't large. It consists of four members. But each member of our family has his own tastes and interests. For example, my brother is fond of sports. So early in the morning he goes jogging. That"s why he has nothing to eat before it, because it would be bad for him to eat before exercises. But when he comes back, he has a shower and is more than ready for breakfast. He always needs a cup of coffee to really wake him up. His breakfast usually consists of a bowl of cereal with milk and sugar. This he follows by toasts and juice. My father eats the same as my brother.

My mother has a lighter breakfast of just youghurt and a grapefruit. As for me, a cup of tea is enough for breakfast. And my mother sometimes scolds me for it, because it"s important to have a really goods breakfast.

We don"t have our main meal at lunchtime. My father takes sandwiches with him to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruit. My mother is able to be more varied in her lunches, because she is a housewife. It means that she can prepare what she likes. Her favorite dish is roast meat. As she likes to bake, there is always something tasty at home.

Our evening meal is usually eaten at 7 o"clock. The main course is often meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or pasta with delicious sauce. We try to eat our main meal together. In our busy lives it is the one time of day when we sit down and have a good talk.

Questions:

1. Is your family large?

2. What do your family have for breakfast?

3. Do you have your main meal together?

4. When do you have your main meal?

5. What do you have for supper?

Vocabulary:

jogging - jogging

cereal - oatmeal

to scold - scold

roast meat - roast (fried meat)

Food in our family

My mom's breakfast is lighter and consists of yogurt and grapefruit. A cup of tea for breakfast is enough for me. But my mother sometimes scolds me because having a good breakfast is very important.