Food Detective
I am a Chinese food. I am small and often filled with meat and vegetables. People often eat me during Chinese New Year.
What am I?
饺子
Translate into English:
你想喝什么？
What would you like to drink?
A spring roll costs ¥3.20.
How much do THREE spring rolls cost?
¥9.60
Find and correct the mistake:
我要一杯炒饭。
我要一盘炒饭。
Read the sentence:
这个饭馆的菜很好吃，也不太贵。
Give TWO positive things about the restaurant.
The food is delicious and not too expensive.
I am a drink. I am cold, and my Chinese name has TWO characters. The second character is 茶.
What am I?
冰茶
Complete the dialogue in Chinese.
服务员：你想吃什么？
顾客：__________。
(I would like a plate of fried rice.)
我要一盘炒饭。
A plate of fried rice costs ¥12.50. A spring roll costs ¥3.20.
What is the total?
¥15.70
Find and correct the mistake:
我要三个冰茶。
我要三杯冰茶。
Read the sentence:
我会用筷子，可是我弟弟只会用刀和叉。
Who can use chopsticks? Who cannot?
The speaker can use chopsticks; the younger brother cannot.
Read the clue:
我不喜欢吃米饭。我比较喜欢吃面条。
Which dish would this person probably order?
A. 炒饭
B. 炒面
C. 饺子
D. 春卷
B. 炒面
Read the order.
我要两个包子和一杯冰茶。不要春卷。
What THREE details must the waiter remember?
2 steamed buns, 1 iced tea, and no spring rolls.
A dumpling costs ¥2.80.
You have ¥15. How many whole dumplings can you buy, and how much money is left?
5 dumplings; ¥1.00 left.
Correct the word order:
我吃想饺子。
我想吃饺子。
Read the sentence:
兰兰不喜欢青菜，因为有点儿苦。她比较喜欢豆腐。
What food does Lanlan prefer, and why does she dislike the other food?
She prefers tofu. She dislikes green vegetables because they are a little bitter.
A customer says:
我不吃肉，也不喜欢太油腻的菜。
Which TWO dishes would be the most suitable?
A. 炸虾片
B. 青菜
C. 柠檬鸡片
D. 豆腐
B. 青菜 and D. 豆腐
A customer changes their mind.
我不要炒饭了。我要一盘炒面和一杯果汁。
Write the customer's FINAL order in Chinese.
一盘炒面和一杯果汁。
Translate and calculate:
我要一盘炒饭、两个春卷和三个饺子。
How much is the order?
¥27.30
Correct TWO mistakes:
昨天我吃了两杯包子和一盘果汁。
昨天我吃了两个包子，喝了一杯果汁。
Three customers place orders:
小明：我要炒饭，不要冰茶。
兰兰：我要冰茶和春卷。
马克：我要饺子，不要春卷。
Who orders a drink? Who orders dumplings? Who does NOT want spring rolls?
Drink: 兰兰.
Dumplings: 马克.
No spring rolls: 马克.
Three friends are ordering food at a Chinese restaurant. Each person must order ONE different dish.
兰兰：我不吃肉，也不喜欢太油腻的菜。
马克：我喜欢吃面条，但是不喜欢吃辣的。
小明：我喜欢吃米饭，也喜欢吃辣的。
MENU:
A. 炒饭（辣，有肉）
B. 炒面（不辣，有肉）
C. 青菜（不辣，没有肉）
D. 炸虾片（油腻）
Which dish should EACH person order? Write the person's name and the correct letter.
兰兰 – C. 青菜
马克 – B. 炒面
小明 – A. 炒饭
Put the dialogue in the correct order.
A. 好的，一共二十块。
B. 我要一盘炒饭和一杯冰茶。
C. 你好！你想吃什么？
D. 谢谢！
E. 请稍等。
C → B → E → A → D
You have ¥30.
Order A: 一盘炒饭、两个饺子、一个春卷。
Order B: 两盘炒饭、两个春卷。
Which order can you afford? How much change will you receive?
Order A only. Total ¥21.30; change ¥8.70.
A customer is ordering food at a Chinese restaurant.
Find and correct THREE mistakes in the following order.
我要两个炒饭和一盘冰茶。我不喝青菜。
Rewrite the THREE incorrect phrases in Chinese.
1. 两个炒饭 → 两盘炒饭
2. 一盘冰茶 → 一杯冰茶
3. 不喝青菜 → 不吃青菜
Correct sentence:
我要两盘炒饭和一杯冰茶。我不吃青菜。
Read carefully:
小明昨天去超市买了鸡肉、青菜和牛奶。
今天他想做晚饭。他会做炒饭，但是不会做饺子。
他的妹妹不吃肉，也不喜欢喝牛奶。
Answer THREE questions:
1. What can Xiaoming cook?
2. Which TWO items did he buy that his sister would not eat or drink?
3. Why might fried rice with chicken be unsuitable for his sister?
1. Fried rice.
2. Chicken and milk.
3. She does not eat meat, so she would not eat chicken fried rice.