FOOD By

Mattayom 5/15

READING LINK •SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND IT'S

POSSIBLE THAT THIS TIME TOMORROW YOU'LL BE SITTING IN THE COUNTRY HAVING A PICNIC. LUCKY YOU! BUT BEFORE YOU DIG OUT YOUR OLD PICNIC BASKET OR, EVEN WORSE, BUY A NEW ONE, HERE'S A WORD OF WARNING: THINGS ARE NEVER QUITE AS IDYLLIC AS THEY SEEM.

•THE WHOLE IDEA OF GOING ON A PICNIC IS THAT YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME EATING OUTDOORS. THIS TAKES A LOT OF THINGS FOR GRANTED. FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S THE FOOD ITSELF. IF YOU HAVE ROMANTIC IDEAS OF CANDLES AND FINE FOOD THEN THINK AGAIN! UNLESS YOU TAKE ALL THE CONTENTS OF YOUR KITCHEN WITH YOU(GLASSES, SALT AND PEPPER, ETC.) OR SPEND AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE ON A PICNIC BASKET, CHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE NOT REALLY GOING TO ENJOY YOUR MEAL.

•SECOND, CHOOSE YOUR SPOT CAREFULLY. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN SPENDING HOURS LOOKING FOR THE BEST LOCATION, UNPACKING THE CAR AND ARGUING ABOUT WHERE TO PUT THE TRAVEL BLANKET(DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN WHITE TABLECLOTHS-YOU WILL BE TRYING TO GET RID OF THE GRASS STAINS FOR AGES!) IS REALIZING THAT THERE IS A COW IN THE SAME FIELD AS YOU! THE NEXT THING TO REMEMBER NEVER TO TAKE FIZZY DRINKS ON A PICNIC. YOU HAVE NEVER RUN LIKE THE WIND TO ESCAPE A SWARM OF ANGRY, SUGAR-STARVED WASPS, YOU PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS, BUT TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS. IT MAY SOUND FUNNY TO YOU, BUT IT WAS ANYTHING BUT AMUSING WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME !

•WASPS CAN, HOWEVER, BE KEPT AWAY - AT LEAST FAR ENOUGH AWAY SO THAT YOU CAN EAT YOUR PICNIC IN PEACE! TAKE AN EMPTY BUT UNWASHED JAM JAR AND ADD A LITTLE WATER. LEAVE THIS SOME DISTANCE FROM THE SPOT YOU HAVE CHOSEN FOR YOUR PICNIC. MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FAR ENOUGH AWAY SO THAT ANY WASPS THAT ARE ATTRACTED TO IT DO NOT BOTHER YOU, BUT NOT SO FAR AWAY THAT THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR LUNCH THAN THE JAM JAR!

•APART FROM THE LOCAL WILDLIFE THE WEATHER CAN ALSO HELP YOU DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PICNIC WILL BE A SUCCESS. YOU WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST PERSON WHOSE PICNIC WAS RUINED BY HEAVY RAIN OR BLUSTERY WINDS. SO REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT YOUR LOCAL WEATHER REPORT - AND HOPE THAT IT'S ACCURATE!

•SO DON'T FORGET THAT GREAT INVENTION, THE WIND-RESISTANT CANOPY. BASICALLY A SHEET ON POLES, IT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT PICNICKERS AND SUNBATHERS FROM THE WIND, ALTHOUGH THE ENJOYMENT FACTOR IS QUESTIONABLE. IT'S NOT MUCH FUN WHEN THERE ARE FOUR OF YOU SITTING ALMOST ON TOP OF EACH OTHER IN A VERY SMALL SPACE JUST TO AVOID ENDING UP WITH SANDY SANDWICHES.• IS IT REALLY WORTH ALL THE EFFORT, YOU MAY ASK? WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'LL BE HAVING MY MEALS IN THE COMFORT OF MY DINING ROOM THIS SUMMER!•" THINGS ARE NEVER QUITE AS IDYLLIC AS THEY SEEM. "

Vocabulary 1.Bashet

2.Idyllic3.Fortune4.Spot5.Location6.Stain7.Wildlife8.Factor

a.perfectb.a container you put picnic supplies inc.animals ant plant in natured.a dirty mark that does not go away

you wash ite.the place you have chosenf. a lot of moneyg.something that influences something

elseh.a place or a site

Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. All of the phrases come from the article.take (something) for granted take it

from someone who knowsanything but get rid of

worth the effort1. Don't believe the restaurant guide I want to eat at the new Mexican price last night and the food was tasty.2. Don't put a beautiful cloth on the table ; it's not Jane's children always a mess when they are eating.3. Some teenagers it that their parents always cook their meals for them.4. I really think you should of your bike, because you never use it!5. : never ask your husband to go to the deli for you because he will always spend more than you had planned

take

worth the effort

anything but

for granted

Take it from someone who knows

get rid of

Complete the phrases under each picture with a quantity expression from the box. a bag of a bottle of a box of

a bunch ofa can of a cube of a jar of

a package of a sack of

1. grapes 2. sugar 3. chocolates 4. crackers 5. peas

6. potatoes 7. jam8. water 9. chips

a bunch of

a cube of

a box of

a package of

a can of

a sack of

a jar of

a bottle of

a bag of

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the Future Continuous.

work go waitdrink discuss1. I to the market later.Do you want

any fruit?2. Don't call me between six and seven o'clock.I the menu with the chef then.3. I can't help you prepare for the party because I tomorrow.4. This time next week we all the bottled water.5. Don't be late because I for you outside the restaurant.

will be going will be discussing

will be waitingwill be drinking

will be working

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