HSK 3.0 Level 2 · Lesson 6 of 18
饮食习惯和餐厅交流
饮食
40 minute lesson · task-based course
饮食习惯和餐厅交流
Learn this HSK 2 communication goal through independent real-world sources, then apply it in guided practice and writing.
By the end of this lesson
- Discuss food and drink preferences, eating habits and restaurants.
- Choose between menu options and evaluate a meal.
- Read simple menu and dining information.
LEARN IN CONTEXT
Read and listen across several real contexts
This lesson uses the number and type of texts that fit the topic. Learn the same language across different situations instead of forcing everything into one dialogue.
What do you want to eat today?
Today's lunch
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Vocabulary & Grammar
Study the focus words and official grammar that this lesson teaches through its texts.
Lesson focus vocabulary
to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select
restaurant
black tea
(loanword) coffee
green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
milk tea
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]); surname Yu
interesting; meaningful; enjoyable
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
Step 4 · Grammar
Build usable sentences
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
还是 in alternatives
A 还是 B？Use 还是 between alternatives in a question when the listener should choose one.
Choice questions with 还是
... A 还是 B？Use 还是 in a question to present two or more choices to the listener.
或者 vs 还是
statement: A 或者 B / question: A 还是 B？Use 或者 for alternatives in a statement and 还是 for alternatives in a direct question.
最 for the superlative
S + 最 + Adj / VPUse 最 before an adjective or preference verb to express the highest degree within a group.
Basic conjunctions
但是 / 还 / 还是 / 或者 / 所以 / 要不然 / 因为 / 如果Use these conjunctions to connect contrast, addition, alternatives, cause-result and conditions across clauses.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Exercises
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Writing Practice
Order a meal with one preference
Write what you would say when ordering lunch at a small restaurant.
Your task
- Order one main dish
- Add a drink or second item
- State one preference such as spicy/not spicy/hot/cold
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson grammar point is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 28 non-space characters.
Wrong exercise answers are saved to Review so you can return to the exact vocabulary or grammar reference when reliable knowledge links exist.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 饮食 through the official communication goal 问答日常饮食. It uses independent real-world sources rather than forcing the whole lesson into one generated dialogue.
- Discuss food and drink preferences, eating habits and restaurants.
- Choose between menu options and evaluate a meal.
- Read simple menu and dining information.