HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Lesson 4 of 22
饮食习惯、订餐和餐馆交流
饮食
45 minute lesson · task-based course
饮食习惯、订餐和餐馆交流
Learn this HSK 3 communication goal through independent real-world sources, then apply it in guided practice and writing.
By the end of this lesson
- Discuss food, drinks and eating habits and handle ordering, delivery and restaurant service.
- Compare menu choices and explain preferences, quantity and satisfaction.
- Read dining information and write a short account of a meal or ordering experience.
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.
Eating habits, ordering and restaurant communication
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 eat till full; satisfied
ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold
ice cream
menu
to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
cake
hungry; to starve (sb)
instant noodles
to serve; service
fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment
wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits
thirsty
visitor; guest; customer
chopsticks
mineral water
beer (loanword)
spoon; ladle
sugar; sweets; candy
sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
bowl; cup
watermelon
banana
fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel
drink; beverage
Step 4 · Grammar
Build usable sentences
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Noun measure words
number + measure word + nounChoose a measure word that fits the noun, including HSK 3 units such as 公斤, 斤, 角, 毛, 辆, 层, 封 and 句.
Verbal measure words
V + number + 口 / 回 / 遍 / 声Use a verbal measure word after an action to count how many times or in what unit the action happens.
Degree adverbs for more precise descriptions
比较 / 更 / 特别 / 挺 / 有些 + adjectiveUse a degree adverb before an adjective to make a description more precise instead of relying only on 很.
Or with 或 and 或者
A 或 / 或者 BUse 或 or 或者 between alternatives when either option is possible.
Degree complements
adjective + 得很; adjective / verb + 极了 / 坏了Use these complements after a predicate to express a strong degree.
Either-or alternatives
或者 A,或者 BRepeat 或者 to present two explicit alternatives when a choice must be made.
Parallel and simultaneous clauses
一会儿…一会儿…;又…又…;一边…一边…Use these paired frames for alternating states, two simultaneous qualities or two simultaneous actions.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Exercises
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Writing Practice
Explain a food preference for a group meal
Friends are choosing dishes for dinner. Write a message that helps the group order something suitable for you.
Your task
- State one food or flavor preference
- Mention one dish or type of food you can eat
- Give one practical suggestion for the group order
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 45 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 交流饮食情况. It uses independent real-world sources rather than forcing the whole lesson into one generated dialogue.
- Discuss food, drinks and eating habits and handle ordering, delivery and restaurant service.
- Compare menu choices and explain preferences, quantity and satisfaction.
- Read dining information and write a short account of a meal or ordering experience.
