Indonesian Food Ivan talks about three foods that are really popular in Indonesian cuisine. Todd: OK, Ivan, we are talking about your country, Indonesia. Can you recommend three Indonesian foods for people that visit your country? Ivan: Ooh, that can be a difficult question because we have lots of variety of foods and it depends on your taste. I mean, if you like sweet foods we have a specialty for that and if you like spicy food also there s a specialty for that, salty, anything, anything you want. But usually people go for OK, first is Nasi Goreng. Nasi Goreng is a fried rice and I think it s quite popular anywhere else in the world if it goes for if you want to promote Indonesian food. Yeah Todd: It s called Nasi Goreng? Ivan: Nasi Goreng, yeah. Nasi is rice, goreng is fry. Todd: Oh, really? Ivan: So it s fried rice. Todd: Nasi Goreng. Ivan: And then next one is Mi Goreng. Mi goreng is noodles. It s fried noodles, Mi and goreng. Mi is noodles and goreng is fry, yeah. Todd: OK, so Mi Goreng and Nasi Goreng. Ivan: Yeah, and last one is maybe Satay. Todd: Oh, I think we call it Satay. Ivan: Yeah, Satay, yeah. Todd: But you say it differently. Todd: You say it Satay also? Todd: OK, and that s mainly chicken on a stick right? Ivan: Chicken, you can go for chicken, you can go for meat, you can go for mutton, anything, liver, anything. And we usually have some kind of special sauce, or ketchup or whatever, like mixed with some weird stuff but basically it s ketchup, chili, and salt and some ginger or whatever. Sometimes it s garlic and you just dip it inside and you eat it and it s really nice. Todd: Oh that sounds really good.
Comprehension Page Main Points: Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) What does he say you should consider? a) Spices and seasonings b) The time of year c) Where you by something 2) What is the most popular dish? a) Nasi goran b) Satay c) Mi goran 3) What does goran mean? a) Noodles b) Fried c) Rice 4) What does he put on satay? a) Soy sauce b) Sticky rice c) Ginger or garlic Phrase Match: Match the phrases on the left with the example on the right. 1. it depends on your taste 2. specialty 3. go for 4. weird stuff 5. basically food that is famous choose; select hard to explain; different; strange there are many varieties mainly; primarily Unscramble: Put the mixed up sentences in the correct order. 1. three Indonesian foods your country that visit for people can you recommend? 2. on a right that s mainly chicken stick? 3. Nasi Goreng what does mean? 4. say do you how fried noodles in Indonesian? Discussion: Can you remember how Ivan answered the above questions?
Bits and Pieces Put the PHRASES in the spaces (Some will be used more than once) and we usually because we have basically it s about your the next one first is last one and if you like Todd: Nasi Goreng. Ivan: And is Mi Goreng. Mi goreng is noodles. It s fried noodles, Mi and goreng. Mi is noodles and goreng is fry, yeah. Todd: OK, so Mi Goreng and Nasi Goreng. Ivan: Yeah, and the is maybe Satay. Todd: Oh, I think we call it Satay. Ivan: Yeah, Satay, yeah. Todd: But you say it differently. Todd: OK, Ivan, we are talking country, Indonesia. Can you recommend three Indonesian foods for people that visit your country? Ivan: Ooh, that can be a difficult question lots of variety of foods and it depends on your taste. I mean, if you like sweet foods we have a specialty for that spicy food also there s a specialty for that, salty, anything, anything you want. But usually people go for OK, Nasi Goreng. Nasi Goreng is a fried rice and I think it s quite popular anywhere else in the world if it goes for if you want to promote Indonesian food. Yeah Todd: It s called Nasi Goreng? Ivan: Nasi Goreng, yeah. Nasi is rice, goreng is fry. Todd: You say it Satay also? Todd: OK, and that s mainly chicken on a stick right? Ivan: Chicken, you can go for chicken, you can go for meat, you can go for mutton, anything, liver, anything. have some kind of special sauce, or ketchup or whatever, like mixed with some weird stuff but ketchup, chili, and salt and some ginger or whatever. Sometimes it s garlic and you just dip it inside and you eat it and it s really nice. Todd: Oh that sounds really good. Todd: Oh, really? Ivan: So it s fried rice. Listen online to check your answers.
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Comprehension Page: ANSWER KEY Main Points: Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) What does he say you should consider? a) Spices and seasonings b) The time of year c) Where you by something 2) What is the most popular dish? a) Nasi goran b) Satay c) Mi goran 3) What does goran mean? a) Noodles b) Fried c) Rice 4) What does he put on satay? a) Soy sauce b) Sticky rice c) Ginger or garlic Phrase Match: Match the phrases on the left with the example on the right. 1. it depends on your taste 2. specialty 3. go for 4. weird stuff 5. basically 2 food that is famous 3 choose; select 4 hard to explain; different; strange 1 there are many different kinds 5 mainly; primarily Unscramble: Put the mixed up sentences in the correct order. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1. three Indonesian foods your country that visit for people can you recommend? Can you recommend three Indonesian foods for people that visit your country? 2. on a right that s mainly chicken stick? That s mainly chicken on a stick, right? 3. Nasi Goreng what does mean? What does Nasi Goreng mean? 4. say do you how fried noodles in Indonesian? How do you say fried noodles in Indonesian? Discussion: Can you remember how Ivan answered the above questions?
Bits and Pieces: ANSWER KEY Put the PHRASES in the spaces (Some will be used more than once) and we usually because we have basically it s about your the next one first is last one and if you like Todd: Nasi Goreng. Ivan: And then next one is Mi Goreng. Mi goreng is noodles. It s fried noodles, Mi and goreng. Mi is noodles and goreng is fry, yeah. Todd: OK, so Mi Goreng and Nasi Goreng. Ivan: Yeah, and the last one is maybe Satay. Todd: Oh, I think we call it Satay. Ivan: Yeah, Satay, yeah. Todd: But you say it differently. Todd: OK, Ivan, we are talking about your country, Indonesia. Can you recommend three Indonesian foods for people that visit your country? Ivan: Ooh, that can be a difficult question because we have lots of variety of foods and it depends on your taste. I mean, if you like sweet foods we have a specialty for that and if you like spicy food also there s a specialty for that, salty, anything, anything you want. But usually people go for OK, first is Nasi Goreng. Nasi Goreng is a fried rice and I think it s quite popular anywhere else in the world if it goes for if you want to promote Indonesian food. Yeah Todd: It s called Nasi Goreng? Todd: You say it Satay also? Todd: OK, and that s mainly chicken on a stick right? Ivan: Chicken, you can go for chicken, you can go for meat, you can go for mutton, anything, liver, anything. And we usually have some kind of special sauce, or ketchup or whatever, like mixed with some weird stuff but basically it s ketchup, chili, and salt and some ginger or whatever. Sometimes it s garlic and you just dip it inside and you eat it and it s really nice. Todd: Oh that sounds really good. Ivan: Nasi Goreng, yeah. Nasi is rice, goreng is fry. Todd: Oh, really? Ivan: So it s fried rice. Listen online to check your answers.