Food pyramid

Conversation Questions Fruits and Vegetables

Do you like to eat fruits? What's your favorite one?
How often do you eat fresh fruit?
In your opinion, what's the most delicious fruit?
Do you like vegetables? What's your favorite one?
Do you think that fruits and vegetables are good for your health? Why or why not?
Are you or would you like to be vegetarian?
How often do you drink fruit juice? What kind of fruit juice do you drink?
Do you like to eat fruit salad?
What kind of vegetables and fruits do you buy at the supermarket?
What the means the saying: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away?"
What are the most common fruits and vegetables in your country?
Can fruits and vegetables help you cure diseases?
Can fruits and vegetables help you lose weight if you are on a diet?
Do you cultivate fruits or vegetables in your garden?
Do you like to use things that have a fruit smell? ( E.g: Perfumes, erasers, etc)

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Conversation Questions Restaurants & Eating Out

How often do you eat out?
Where do you usually go when you eat out?
How much do you usually pay when you eat out?
Who do you usually go with when you eat out?
Do you like western food? Japanese? Thai? Italian?
Can you name restaurants in this area that serve food from other countries?
What kinds of foods do these restaurants serve?
Have you ever eaten at any of them?
Do you ever eat greasy food? Salty? Sweet? Spicy?
Do you know how to order food in English?
Have you ever done so?
If so, was it easy to do so?
Do you ever eat at McDonalds? KFC? Other fast food restaurants?
What is your favorite appetizer? Main Course? Dessert?
Do you ever drink alcoholic beverages when you eat out?
If so, what do you drink?
Do you know what a Caesar salad is? Buffalo wings? Nachos? Chicken fried steak?
Did you enjoy eating out in other countries you have visited?
Which country had the best food?
Which foods did you enjoy the most?
Did you think the cost was high or low?
Do you know anyone who has owned a restaurant?
Have you ever worked in a restaurant?
If so, what kind of restaurant?
How long did you work there?
Did you enjoy your job?
How many different types of salad dressing can you name?
What salad dressings can you name?
Do you worry about calories and fat content when you eat out?
How about cholesterol ?
How about insecticides and other chemicals?
Would you send a dish back if it did not taste good or you received the wrong food?
Do you ever leave a tip at a restaurant? How much?
In what ways have people's eating habits changed nowadays?
Do you think western food is too expensive? Why or why not?
Have you ever had a restaurant cater a party at your house?
If not, would you consider it?
If so, were you happy with the service?
Would you do it again?
What kind of food did they serve?
Who pays when you go out for dinner?
What's the worst experience you ever had at a restaurant?
What's the most disgusting food you ever ate in a restaurant?
Do you like eating at buffets? Why or why not?
Where was the best buffet you've ever eaten at?
What kinds of foods were there?
Have you ever eaten at an all-you-can-eat restaurant?
Did you eat too much?
Do you think it was a good value?
Was the taste as good as a regular restaurant?
Why do you think westerners are usually heavier than Asians?
Do you ever order out from a restaurant?
What kind of foods?
Do you think this area has a good variety of foreign restaurants?
What other kinds of restaurants would you like to see opened?
Can kids eat free at any of the restaurants you go to?
Do senior citizens get a discount?
Are there times of the day when anyone can get a discount?
Have you ever been to a restaurant with valet service?
Do you like to try new restaurants, or do you prefer to go to those you have already been to? Why?
Do you care what a restaurant looks like, or is the food the only thing you care about?
What do you think about children crying in a restaurant when you are trying to eat?
What do you think about people smoking in a restaurant when you are trying to eat?
What would you think if you saw the cook at the restaurant smoking while he is cooking your food?
Do you prefer fresh ingredients prepared by a chef as you order or do you prefer pre-cooked food?

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Where to Find Places to Eat

Dialogue 1
A: I’m new to the neighborhood.
B: Have you been able to find everything okay?
A: Actually, could you help me with that?
B: What can I help you with?
A: I’m trying to find a nice restaurant to eat at.
B: What kind of food do you want?
A: I wouldn’t mind some good Chinese food.
B: There’s a great Chinese restaurant right down the street.
A: Could you tell me how to get there?
B: It’s a few blocks down. You’ll find it on the right-hand side.
A: Would you like to come eat lunch with me?
B: I would love to. Thanks.

Dialogue 2
A: I just moved into the neighborhood.
B: Do you know where everything is around town?
A: I could use your help with something.
B: Exactly what can I do for you?
A: I’m looking for somewhere to eat.
B: What kind of restaurant do you want to eat at?
A: I want Chinese food.
B: I know of a fabulous Chinese restaurant down the street.
A: How do I get there?
B: It’s just a few blocks away.
A: Would you like to go to lunch?
B: That would be great.

Dialogue 3
A: I’m new to town.
B: Oh, really? Are you finding everything all right?
A: I need some help.
B: What do you need help with?
A: I would like to find a nice restaurant.
B: What kind of food would you like to eat?
A: Chinese food sounds good to me.
B: You can always go to this Chinese restaurant just a few blocks away.
A: Where exactly is it?
B: If you go three blocks to the east, you can’t miss it.
A: Why don’t you come to lunch with me?
B: Sure. Let’s go.

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Conversation Questions Food & Eating

About how many different color foods did you eat for dinner last night?
Do you think about color when you are preparing a meal?
Are there any foods that you wouldn't eat as a child that you eat now?
Are you a good cook?
Are you a vegetarian?
Are you concerned about your daily calorie intake when choosing something to eat?
At what times do you usually eat your meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)?
Can you cook well?
Did you drink coffee this morning?
Did you eat lunch today?
Do you always eat dinner with your family?
Do you always eat vegetables?
Do you cook? If yes, what food do you cook the most often?
Do you drink milk every day?
Do you drink tea every day?
Do you eat beef?
Do you eat bread every day?
Do you eat breakfast every day?
Do you eat fruit every day?
Do you eat lunch at school every day?
How much does lunch usually cost at school?
Do you eat rice every day?
Do you ever skip breakfast? If so, how often and why?
Do you have a favorite bar or cafe? If so, where is it? Why do you like it?
Do you have coffee for breakfast?
Do you know someone who struggles with an eating disorder?
Do you like British food?
Do you like Chinese food? Why or why not?
Do you like deep-fried food?
Do you like food from other countries? If yes, which do you like the most?
Do you like Japanese food?
What kind of Japanese food do you like?
Do you like peas and carrots? How about spinach?
Do you like to cook? Why or why not?
Do you like to eat a lot of food every day?
Do you like to eat American foods?
Do you like to eat at fast food restaurants?
Do you like to eat cakes?
Do you like to eat junk food?
Do you like to eat some desserts after dinner?
Do you like to eat? Why or why not?
Do you like to have breakfast each morning? Why or why not?
Do you like to try new food and drinks?
Do you often eat out?
Do you prefer fish or meat?
Do you prefer to eat at a restaurant or at home?
Do you prefer your own country's food or other kinds of food?
Do you read the nutritional information on the foods you buy?
Do you take vitamin pills?
Do you think a vegetarian diet is better than a diet that includes meat?
Do you think fast food, soda and sweets should be sold in school cafeterias?
Do you usually want to eat dessert after dinner?
Have you ever been a diet? If so, how long did you stayed on it?
Have you ever eaten dog meat?
Have you ever eaten Mozambican food?
...French food?
...Chinese food?
...Italian food?
How long do you take to eat lunch?
How many calories do most people need every day?
How many meals do you usually eat every day?
How much do you eat when you are sad or happy?
How much does it cost to eat dinner at a hotel in your country?
How much rice do you eat?
How often do you eat at a fast-food restaurant?
How often do you eat bread?
How often do you eat fresh fruit?
How often do you eat in a restaurant? (How often do you eat out?)
Where do you usually go?
Who do you usually go with?
About how much do you spend?
Do you ever go to an Indian restaurant?
How often do you eat steak?
How often do you go drinking? What's your favorite drink?
How often do you go shopping for food?
If you are living abroad, what is the food that you miss most from home?
Is there any food that you really dislike to eat?
What are some foods that are considered unhealthy?
What are some foods that you know are healthy for your body?
What country's food do you like the most?
What did you eat for lunch yesterday?
What did you eat the last time you ate at a restaurant?
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
What did you have for supper last night?
What do you eat for breakfast every day?
What do you eat when you feel sad?
What do you like to drink?
What do you like to eat for your dinner?
What do you think of Thai food? Chinese food? English food?
What do you usually eat for lunch?
What do you usually like to drink when you go out?
What food can you cook the best?
What food do you hate? Why do you hate it?
What foods do you hate?
What foods do you love?
What foods have you tasted which you will never forget for the rest of your life?
What fruit do you eat the most often?
What have you eaten so far today?
What is a typical meal from your country?
What is one of your favorite foods?
What is the cheapest place to eat that you know?
About how much is a meal?
Where is it?
How often do you go there?
What is the food you like about your country.
What is the last meal you cooked for someone else?
What is the most expensive meal you have ever eaten?
What is the most expensive restaurant that you have ever been to?
What did you eat there?
When did you go?
Who did you go with?
What is the most unusual thing you've ever eaten. Did it taste good or bad?
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
What is your favorite food?
Please describe your favorite food.
What is your favorite Chinese food?
... French food?
etc.
What is your favorite dessert?
What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
What is your opinion of Chinese food? American food? British food?
What kind of beverages do you usually drink?
What kind of desserts do you like to eat?
What kind of food do like to eat when you are angry?
What kind of food do you eat between meals?
What kind of food do you like the most?
What kind of food do you like to eat?
What kind of food do you like?
What kind of food does your mother make?
What kind of food that you think is the least healthy?
What kind of food that you think is the most healthy?
What kind of food you usually eat?
What kind of fruit do you like the best?
What kind of restaurants you like?
What kind of vegetables do you like?
What kinds of food do you usually eat for lunch?
What Korean food do you like?
Chinese, French, Italian, etc.
What restaurant in this city do you recommend?
Why is it a good place?
About how much does a meal cost?
What special foods do you eat on holidays? (Christmas, New Year's Day, etc.)
What time do you usually eat breakfast? How about lunch and supper?
What vegetable do you like best?
What's the best restaurant you've ever been to?
What's the best restaurant you've ever been to? Why did you like it?
What's the strangest food you've ever eaten?
What's your favorite dessert?
What's your favorite drink in the summer?
What's your favorite fish?
What's your favorite food?
What's your favorite fruit?
What's your favorite junk food?
What's your favorite kind of ethnic food?
What's your favorite kind of food?
What's your favorite kind of meat?
What's your favorite restaurant? Why do you like it?
What's your favorite snack?
When was the last time you ate at a restaurant?
When was the last time you ate dinner with your mother?
Where do you usually eat dinner? (...lunch, ...breakfast)
Which country's food do you like the most?
Which do you eat more often, rice or bread?
Which fast food restaurants do like?
Which fast food restaurants do you eat at the most often?
Who do you usually eat dinner with?
Why are diets usually short?
Why can't people stop eating?
Why do you think obesity is becoming such a problem in the United States and throughout the world?
What do Chinese people eat for lunch?
(Substitute the nationality of your students.)
Do you know the nutritional value of the things you eat every day?
Do you believe that "we are what we eat?"
How many meals a day do you think should be eaten?
Do you usually eat at home or eat at a restaurant?
Can you name a spice or flavoring that is good for your health?
If you were on death row, what would you request for your last meal?
Do you pray before each meal?
Have you ever eaten something that made you ill?
How many calories are in one hamburger?
If you don't know, can you make a guess? Is it more or less than an ice-cream cone?
Have you ever had pot-luck?
Have you ever tasted African food?
Does your family have any special recipes that are passed down from generation to generation?
What would you bring to a pot-luck lunch?
Do you like brunch?
How much should you tip the server in a restaurant?
What type of restaurants would you not tip in?
Have you ever found something disgusting in your food?
Have you ever sent food back in a restaurant?
Have you ever left a restaurant without paying ("dined and dashed")?
Do you like trying new foods?
What new foods have you tried this month?
What is the strangest food you have ever tried?
Do you have any food allergies?
Which food from this country do you like the least?
What do you think about super-sizing?
Should fast food restaurants serve healthier food?
Are food portions too big for our health?
What food would you like to see in a restaurant in this country?
Do you think it is good to count calories when you are eating?
Which food is overpriced?
What differences do you notice in the preparation of American/British/Australian and Chinese/Japanese/Korean foods?
Do the utensils we use to eat affect the kind or way we prepare the foods we eat?
Do you think that food defines a culture? If so, how?
Do you notice any differences in the way food is served at the table when you travel?
Do you enjoy eating intestines? (Substitute in other foods that students are not likely to enjoy.)
How does the etiquette of eating together in your country differ from other countries?
Are there any foods that bring back special memories for you? What are they?
Pizza
Do you like pizza?
What is your favorite pizza topping?
How often do you eat pizza at a restaurant?
How often do you order pizza to your home?
Are there pizzerias near your home that deliver pizzas?
What do you like to drink with your pizza?
Do you know how to make a pizza?
Do you know who invented the pizza?
Why is pizza popular?
Have you ever called for pizza delivery?