Mari: So the flavor is just salt? Ron: The flavor is salt and also the leaf flavor that it s wrapped in.

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1 Ronʼs favorite foods Ron talks about the foods that he really loves to eat. Mari: Hi, I'm Mari. I'm here with my friend Ron. Today, we're talking about food. So Ron, what's your favorite cuisine? cuisine has to be Hawaiian food. I grew up eating Hawaiian food so every special occasion we had Hawaiian food, so now when I eat Hawaiian food, it always brings back good memories. Mari: What exactly is Hawaiian Ron: Traditional Hawaiian food is usually cooked under the ground in a hole with hot rocks and it cooks for maybe six hours or seven hours and when you take it out, it's very salty because we use a lot of salt and it tastes really good... usually meat... usually pork and other vegetables like taro and potato. Mari: So then what's your favorite Hawaiian dish? Hawaiian dish is called Lao-Lao. It's pork or fish wrapped in leaves and put inside the underground oven and it's very salty and very good. Mari: So the flavor is just salt? Ron: The flavor is salt and also the leaf flavor that it s wrapped in. favorite dessert or junk dessert has to be cake and icecream together. I love to eat cake and ice-cream together. favorite ice-cream flavor? icecream flavor is strawberry, and I like to eat that with chocolate cake. Mari: Mm, sounds good. Do you like vegetables? Ron: Not so much. I don't like to eat vegetables but I can eat them if somebody cooks them for me. favorite vegetable? vegetable... I don't have a favorite vegetable but I can eat vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, carrots. Those types of things. Mari: Do you eat your vegetables raw... like salad... or do you prefer them cooked? Ron: I prefer them cooked. Mari: Thanks Ron. Ron: You're welcome. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #940

2 Start a Conversation Asking someone s for information is a great way to start a conversation. Match the following questions with the responses. 1. What s your favorite cuisine? When I want sweets, I like to eat cake and ice cream together. 2. What exactly is traditional Hawaiian I don t really have a favorite but I like asparagus, broccoli, and carrots. 3. What s your favorite Hawaiian dish? I think they taste much better when they have been boiled or steamed. 4. What does the dish Lao-Lao taste like? I like a lot of different kinds of foods, but my favorite has to be Hawaiian. 5. What is your favorite dessert? There are one or two, but they don t really taste the same as in Hawaii. 6. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? It is very salty and it the leaves that it is wrapped in also give it a special taste. 7. Do you like vegetables? It is usually cooked underground with hot stones and a lot of salt for half the day. 8. Do you like raw vegetables or cooked vegetables? A lot of people like chocolate, but my favorite is strawberry. 9. Are there any good Hawaiian restaurants in this area? 10. Do you know how to cook any Hawaiian foods? Not really, my mom was always the master chef in our house when we were growing up, and I didn t learn how. It is a meal prepared with pork or fish wrapped inside leaves and then cooked in an underground oven. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #940

3 Task Sheet Task 1 Choose the definition that best matches the meaning of the underlined phrase. 1. I grew up eating Hawaiian food so every special occasion we had Hawaiian food. a. The weekend or vacation from school. b. A birthday, a graduation, or a family celebration. 2. Now when I eat Hawaiian food it always brings back good memories. a. Think of a happy time in your past. b. He always brings Hawaiian food back to his house. 3. Hawaiian food is usually cooked under the ground in a hole. a. Go below the surface and cook in a pit. b. Holes are put in the food so more flavor can be cooked in. Task 2 What are the best spots for the places below? Give a reason for each one and then share your ideas with a partner. ex) The best restaurant is The Big Kahuna because they have Hawaiian burgers. 1) The best place to eat is because 2) The best cook in my family is because 3) The best traditional dish in my country is because 4) The best breakfast is because 5) The best dessert is because 6) The best holiday for eating traditional food is because 7) The best vegetable is because 8) The best way to prepare vegetables is because Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #940

4 Word Completion: Complete the missing words. Option 1: Read the text and try to predict the missing word. Option 2: Listen the audio from and complete the gaps. Mari: Hi, I'm Mari. I'm here with my f Ron. Today, we're talking about f. So Ron, what's your favorite cuisine? cuisine has to be Hawaiian food. I grew up e Hawaiian food so every special occasion we had Hawaiian food, so now when I eat Hawaiian food, it always brings back g memories. Mari: What exactly is Hawaiian Ron: Traditional Hawaiian food is usually cooked under the g in a hole with hot rocks and it cooks for maybe six hours or seven h and when you take it out, it's very s because we use a lot of salt and it tastes really good... usually meat... usually pork and other vegetables like taro and potato. Mari: So then what's your favorite Hawaiian dish? Hawaiian dish is called Lao-Lao. It's pork or fish wrapped in leaves and put inside the underground oven and it's very salty and very good. Mari: So the f is just salt? Ron: The flavor is salt and also the leaf flavor that it s wrapped in. favorite dessert or junk dessert has to be c and ice-cream together. I love to eat cake and ice-cream together. favorite ice-cream flavor? icecream flavor is s, and I like to eat that with chocolate cake. Mari: Mm, sounds good. Do you like vegetables? Ron: Not so much. I don't like to eat vegetables but I can eat them if somebody c them for me. favorite vegetable? vegetable... I don't have a f vegetable but I can eat vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, carrots. Those types of things. Mari: Do you eat your vegetables raw... like salad... or do you prefer them cooked? Ron: I prefer them cooked. Mari: Thanks Ron. Ron: You're w. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #940

5 Start a Conversation: ANSWERS Asking someone s for information is a great way to start a conversation. Match the following questions with the responses. 1. What s your favorite cuisine? 5 When I want sweets, I like to eat cake and ice cream together. 2. What exactly is traditional Hawaiian 7 I don t really have a favorite but I like asparagus, broccoli, and carrots. 3. What s your favorite Hawaiian dish? 8 I think they taste much better when they have been boiled or steamed. 4. What does the dish Lao-Lao taste like? 1 I like a lot of different kinds of foods, but my favorite has to be Hawaiian. 5. What is your favorite dessert? 9 There are one or two, but they don t really taste the same as in Hawaii. 6. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? 4 It is very salty and it the leaves that it is wrapped in also give it a special taste. 7. Do you like vegetables? 2 It is usually cooked underground with hot stones and a lot of salt for half the day. 8. Do you like raw vegetables or cooked vegetables? 6 A lot of people like chocolate, but my favorite is strawberry. 9. Are there any good Hawaiian restaurants in this area? 10. Do you know how to cook any Hawaiian foods? 10 Not really, my mom was always the master chef in our house when we were growing up, and I didn t learn how. 3 It is a meal prepared with pork or fish wrapped inside leaves and then cooked in an underground oven. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #940

6 Task Sheet: ANSWERS Task 1 Choose the definition that best matches the meaning of the underlined phrase. 1. I grew up eating Hawaiian food so every special occasion we had Hawaiian food. a. The weekend or vacation from school. b. A birthday, a graduation, or a family celebration. 2. Now when I eat Hawaiian food it always brings back good memories. a. Makes you think of a happy time in your past. b. He always brings Hawaiian food back to his house. 3. Hawaiian food is usually cooked under the ground in a hole. a. Put below the surface and cooked in a pit. b. Holes are put in the food so more flavor can be cooked in. Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview: www. : Interview #940