HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Lesson 21 of 22
中国特色饮食和餐具
饮食文化
50 minute lesson · task-based course
中国特色饮食和餐具
Introduce representative Chinese food and tableware by explaining ingredients, ordering choices, eating methods and utensil use, then describe one dish or dining custom clearly.
By the end of this lesson
- Identify representative Chinese foods, drinks and tableware and explain their use in a meal.
- Handle simple dining-language choices around dishes, portions and utensils.
- Read a short food-culture text and write a brief introduction to a dish, drink or utensil.
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.
wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits
apparently; it seems that
chopsticks
difficult problem
tray; plate; dish
other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
spoon; ladle
bowl; cup
to forget
culture; civilization; cultural
to resemble; to be like; to look as if
that level or lower; that amount or less; the following
drink; beverage
what's to be done
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.
Common noun-building suffixes
base + 家 / 子 / 员HSK 3 includes common noun-building endings such as 家, 子 and 员. Treat the resulting word as one lexical unit and learn it in context.
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.
Or with 或 and 或者
A 或 / 或者 BUse 或 or 或者 between alternatives when either option is possible.
Either-or alternatives
或者 A，或者 BRepeat 或者 to present two explicit alternatives when a choice must be made.
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
Introduce a Chinese dish and tableware custom
A visitor asks about a Chinese dish and how to eat it. Introduce the food, explain one tableware choice or dining habit and answer a practical question without treating one custom as universal.
Your task
- Name at least one dish, ingredient or drink.
- Explain how one piece of tableware is used.
- Give one ordering, tasting or eating instruction in sequence.
- Use at least six Lesson 21 words and add one careful note about regional or historical variation.
View a lesson model
第一次吃这家中国菜，你推荐什么？我刚看了菜单。 比如这道鸡很好吃，先尝一口，觉得不辣再多吃一点。 筷子我还不太会用，这是这里最常用的餐具吗？ 对。筷子不见了的话就问服务员，别把餐具随便放在地上。 我打算学会用筷子。过去大家也一直这样吃吗？ 很多地方是这样，不过不同地区习惯会变。这个问题没有一个简单回答。
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 60 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 饮食文化 through the communication goal 介绍中国特色饮食及餐具.
- Identify representative Chinese foods, drinks and tableware and explain their use in a meal.
- Handle simple dining-language choices around dishes, portions and utensils.
- Read a short food-culture text and write a brief introduction to a dish, drink or utensil.