HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Lesson 4 of 22
饮食习惯、订餐和餐馆交流
饮食
49 minute lesson · task-based course
饮食习惯、订餐和餐馆交流
Order a meal from hunger to payment by reading a menu, asking about dishes, adjusting an order and commenting on food and restaurant service.
By the end of this lesson
- Discuss food, drinks and eating habits and handle ordering, delivery and restaurant service.
- Compare menu choices and explain preferences, quantity and satisfaction.
- Read dining information and write a short account of a meal or ordering experience.
Step 2 · Listening
Listen before reading
First listen for the situation and repeated words. Do not try to translate every sentence.
First play
Identify who is speaking and the main purpose of the exchange.
Second play
Listen for names, times, places, quantities or other task information.
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Lesson vocabulary
Learn the word, then read it again in a sentence or mini-scene from this lesson. A vocabulary card by itself does not count as taught course language.
thirsty
visitor; guest; customer
chopsticks
mineral water
beer (loanword)
spoon; ladle
sugar; sweets; candy
sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
bowl; cup
watermelon
banana
fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel
drink; beverage
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make the lesson's additional words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
Step 4 · Sentence patterns
Build usable sentences
Study the pattern, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Noun measure words
number + measure word + nounChoose a measure word that fits the noun, including HSK 3 units such as 公斤, 斤, 角, 毛, 辆, 层, 封 and 句.
Verbal measure words
V + number + 口 / 回 / 遍 / 声Use a verbal measure word after an action to count how many times or in what unit the action happens.
Degree adverbs for more precise descriptions
比较 / 更 / 特别 / 挺 / 有些 + adjectiveUse a degree adverb before an adjective to make a description more precise instead of relying only on 很.
Or with 或 and 或者
A 或 / 或者 BUse 或 or 或者 between alternatives when either option is possible.
Degree complements
adjective + 得很; adjective / verb + 极了 / 坏了Use these complements after a predicate to express a strong degree.
Either-or alternatives
或者 A，或者 BRepeat 或者 to present two explicit alternatives when a choice must be made.
Parallel and simultaneous clauses
一会儿…一会儿…；又…又…；一边…一边…Use these paired frames for alternating states, two simultaneous qualities or two simultaneous actions.
Step 5 · Dialogue
Read and replay the exchange
Follow each line with pinyin above the Chinese text. Use the sentence button to isolate one line.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Order and adjust a restaurant meal
You are ordering for two people with different preferences. Ask about dishes, make at least one change to the order and finish with a short comment about the meal or service.
Your task
- Order at least two food or drink items using suitable measure words.
- Ask for or make one change such as adding, removing or changing an item.
- State a food preference or physical state such as hungry, thirsty or full.
- Use at least five Lesson 04 words and give a short evaluation of food or service.
View a lesson model
两位好，请看菜单。现在想点菜吗？ 我今天特别饿，想先点一只鸡，再来一盘青菜。 可以。鸡要辣一点还是清淡一点？需要加别的吗？ 清淡一点吧。再来两瓶矿泉水，一瓶不要冰。 我不太饿，先尝一点儿就好。你要不要喝酒？ 不了，我开车。吃完主菜如果还没饱，我们再点蛋糕或者冰激凌。
This is a model built from the lesson dialogue. Adapt the information instead of copying it.
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson pattern is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 55 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 饮食 through the communication goal 交流饮食情况.
- Discuss food, drinks and eating habits and handle ordering, delivery and restaurant service.
- Compare menu choices and explain preferences, quantity and satisfaction.
- Read dining information and write a short account of a meal or ordering experience.