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Let's Eat Out — 出去吃饭吧
出去吃饭吧
HSK3+ · Twenty-three words for eating out, four slang words your friends use, and eighteen questions — 网红餐厅 or 苍蝇馆子?
Words生词
Hear them, say them back, then make them stick.
Preview the words ①
Tap to hear each one; say it back. Use as many as you can in class.
🔊 Tap any line to hear it
Preview the words ②
The second half — plus the line the deck ends on.
🔊 Tap any line to hear it
Memory hook
The four slang words — what your friends actually say
Word check — pick it, then type it生词复习
No pressure — just making it stick.
这家店在网上很火，是一家____餐厅。
zhè jiā diàn zài wǎng shàng hěn huǒ，shì yì jiā ____ cān tīng。
This place is huge online — an internet-famous restaurant.
周末我们去吃了一顿____，一共点了十个菜。
zhōu mò wǒ men qù chī le yí dùn ____，yí gòng diǎn le shí gè cài。
At the weekend we had a feast — ten dishes.
心情不好的时候，一碗热汤面就能____我。
xīn qíng bù hǎo de shí hou，yì wǎn rè tāng miàn jiù néng ____ wǒ。
When I'm down, a bowl of hot noodle soup heals me.
在网上找吃饭____有一定的风险。
zài wǎng shàng zhǎo chī fàn ____ yǒu yí dìng de fēng xiǎn。
Finding a meal buddy online carries some risk.
有人建议发明一种可以____食物的药丸。
yǒu rén jiàn yì fā míng yì zhǒng kě yǐ ____ shí wù de yào wán。
Someone suggested inventing a pill to replace food.
为了吃到这家的牛肉面，我____了一个小时。
wèi le chī dào zhè jiā de niú ròu miàn，wǒ ____ le yí gè xiǎo shí。
I queued an hour for this place's beef noodles.
在外面吃饭，你更____味道还是价格？
zài wài miàn chī fàn，nǐ gèng ____ wèi dào hái shì jià gé？
Eating out, do you care more about taste or price?
这家店又小又旧，但是菜特别好吃，是一家有名的____。
Zhè jiā diàn yòu xiǎo yòu jiù, dànshì cài tèbié hǎochī, shì yì jiā yǒumíng de cāngying guǎnzi.
This place is tiny and old, but the food is superb — a famous hole-in-the-wall.
See it, fill it — pictures and the slang bank看图配词 · 网络用语填空
No pressure — just making it stick.
看图配词：排队、打卡、苍蝇馆子、大餐
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Match all the cards to finish.
网络用语——用词语库填空
Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.
Word bank
0/5Listening听力
Ears first — listen, then choose.
Ears only — answer what you hear, mark what you hear听力反应
No pressure — just making it stick.
Which answer fits?
Which answer fits?
Which answer fits?
Which answer fits?
搭子
a buddy for one activity (slang)
辜负
to let down; to fail someone
Language points语言点
Three patterns for choices, reasons and “is it worth it”.
Grammar
Three patterns you will use tonight
更喜欢 A 还是 B — “Do you prefer A or B?”
还是 joins the two choices; the question needs no 吗.
e.g. 你更喜欢在家吃饭还是出去吃饭？
有必要 + verb (吗) / 没有必要 + verb — “is it worth doing?” / “no need to”
e.g. 在一起很久的伴侣还有必要定期出去约会吗？
e.g. 没有必要每次都去网红餐厅。
为了 + purpose, then what you did — the time spent goes inside 排队
e.g. 为了吃到这家的牛肉面，我排了一个小时的队。
更喜欢 A 还是 B —— 二选一的问题
“还是”连接两个选择，句尾不用“吗”。
例：你更喜欢在家吃饭还是出去吃饭？
有必要＋动词（吗）／没有必要＋动词 —— 值不值得做
例：在一起很久的伴侣还有必要定期出去约会吗？
例：没有必要每次都去网红餐厅。
为了＋目的，再说做了什么 —— 花的时间放在“排”和“队”中间
例：为了吃到这家的牛肉面，我排了一个小时的队。
Pattern practice — build it, fill it语言点练习
No pressure — just making it stick.
Do you prefer eating at home with friends or going out?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Do long-term couples still need regular dinner dates?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Can a guy take a girl to a hole-in-the-wall on a first date?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
你更喜欢吃火锅____吃日料？
nǐ gèng xǐ huan chī huǒ guō ____ chī rì liào？
Do you prefer hotpot or Japanese food?
____吃到这家的火锅，我们排了两个小时的队。
____ chī dào zhè jiā de huǒ guō，wǒ men pái le liǎng gè xiǎo shí de duì。
To get this hotpot, we queued for two hours.
现在的年轻人还有____定期出去吃饭约会吗？
xiàn zài de nián qīng rén hái yǒu ____ dìng qī chū qu chī fàn yuē huì ma？
Do young people today still need regular dinner dates?
No need to check in at an internet-famous restaurant every single time.
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Speaking口语
Get five lines fluent, then bring the questions to class.
Say it — five lines to have ready说一说
No pressure — just making it stick.
Your turn — say it
唯爱和美食不可辜负。
Only love and good food must never be let down.
Your turn — say it
我一个月大概出去吃四五次饭。
I eat out about four or five times a month.
Your turn — say it
心情不好的时候，一碗热汤面就能治愈我。
When I'm down, a bowl of hot noodle soup heals me.
Your turn — say it
我可以为了吃到想吃的东西排一个小时的队。
I'd queue an hour to eat what I'm craving.
Your turn — say it
我是个吃货，最爱找苍蝇馆子。
I'm a foodie — I love hunting for hole-in-the-wall places.
Talk it over
Draw a lot and answer its two questions — out loud or in writing — using the new words as you go.
18 topics are too many — you answer the ones you draw. Two questions per lot.
Tap “Draw”: the tube shakes and two questions come out. Say them or type them, save, and send the file to your teacher.
▸ All 18 topics (for the teacher in class)
你一个月大概出去吃几次饭？一般和谁一起出去吃饭？
How often do you eat out in a month, and usually with whom?
你更喜欢跟朋友在家里吃饭还是出去吃饭？
Do you prefer eating at home with friends, or going out?
你在现在的城市最喜欢去的餐厅是哪家，为什么？
Which restaurant in your city do you like most, and why?
你最喜欢的餐厅离你家远吗，你一般怎么去？
Is your favourite restaurant far from home? How do you get there?
在餐厅吃饭你不喜欢选择什么样的食物？
What kind of food do you avoid ordering in a restaurant?
在外吃饭时更看重服务、环境、味道还是价格？
When you eat out, what matters most — service, setting, taste or price?
你会去打卡网红餐厅吗？
Would you go to a trending restaurant just to check in there?
你可以为吃到自己想吃的东西最多排队多久？
How long would you queue for something you really want to eat?
你最难忘的用餐经历是哪一次？
What is your most memorable meal out?
男生邀请女生第一次约会能吃苍蝇馆子吗？
Can a first date be at a hole-in-the-wall place?
你会一个人自己出去吃大餐吗？
Would you go out for a big meal on your own?
在网上找吃饭搭子有什么风险？
What are the risks of finding a meal buddy online?
对你来说哪个地方是美食天堂？
Which place is food heaven for you?
你知道中国出名的美食之都有哪些地方吗？（成都、重庆、广州、顺德……）
Do you know China's famous food cities? (Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shunde…)
心情不好的时候吃什么能治愈你？（你的 comfort food 是什么？）
What food heals you when you are down? What is your comfort food?
为什么很多人会去吃好看不好吃的“漂亮饭”？
Why do so many people go for “pretty food” that tastes of nothing?
你觉得在一起很久的伴侣还有必要定期出去吃饭约会吗？
Do long-term couples still need regular dinner dates?
有人建议发明一种可以代替食物的药丸，你支持这种发明吗，为什么？
Someone proposes a pill that replaces food. Would you support it, and why?
记Class notes
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Review复习
Write it up after class and bring it next time.
Before you go课后回顾
- Describe your favourite restaurant in six sentences: where, how you get there, what you order, why.
- Role-play: invite a friend to dinner, argue 网红餐厅 vs 苍蝇馆子, settle it.
- Use all four slang words in one story about last weekend.