4. Having dinner
Culture counts
Read the following text, it comes from a question and answer website, like Ask.com or Yahoo answers. A Spanish student living in the UK is asking about meals and meal times.
When do we say it's “lunch”, “dinner” or “supper”? |
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Best answers.comQuestionsWhen do we say it's “lunch”, “dinner” or “supper”? Is there a particular difference between supper and dinner? And in what circumstances lunch becomes dinner? As a foreigner all this is very confusing, I sometimes hear that a noon-time meal is dinner, and the evening meal is called supper but then there is also lunch around noon and dinner in the evening. At least I know that breakfast is what I eat at day-break! - JorgeUK, Apr 25 AnswersDinner: The Oxford dictionary defines dinner as the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening. Most dictionaries leave open the question of “time of day”. This is because there is a great deal of regional and social class variation. In some parts of the UK (and also in some other parts of the English-speaking world) when people take their main meal in the middle of the day it is called dinner. I personally think that dinner and supper are synonyms. Supper: Supper is a lighter evening meal. The root of this word "to sup", it means eat or drink liquid food, like soup. It probably comes from countryside traditions. Lunch: Lunch is used specifically when referring to a midday meal. It is the midday (noon) equivalent of supper, it's also a lighter and less formal meal than dinner. - AdminSr Apr 25 |
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Let's practise writing! The best way to develop vocabulary is by using the language in context.
Look at the photo and describe what is happening.
Imagen en Banco de imagenes Ministerio Educación. Licencia CC |
Here are some old people at the swimmimg-pool. Some are swimming and splashing in the pool. They're having a good time. Two women are chatting and a man with sunglasses is listening to their conversation. The woman with the pink swimsuit is sitting on a chair. The lady with the black bikini is looking for something in the garden. |
Now you can do the same with the next picture. Remember to use the present continuous tense.
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Do it yourself
A cover version: Lemon Tree by Fools Garden
In pop music a cover song or cover version or cover is a new version by another artist. These are normally amateurs. Listen to this cover by Nathaniel's Batch 16, it's quite good, and complete the activity below. (Check the Indian Accent!) |
Listen, read and complete the lyrics with the words in the box.