Topic: Vietnamese Foods

 Topic:When travelers visit Vietnam, they are often eager to try the food. If you were going to introduce to a foreigner Vietnamese food, which foods would you share with them? What foods are important in Vietnam? Why?

In this topic, you have to solve two questions

- If you were going to introduce  to a foreigner  Vietnamese food, which foods would you share with them?

-What foods are important in Vietnam? Why?

*Greeting all members in your group

-Hi/ Hello

-You look very tired. Have you had breakfast?

*Discuss about the main topic

-Please listen to me! Linda-My American friend is going to visit Vietnam next week! Do you like this news?

>>>Yes, of course. I am glad to hear that. I wonder how did you prapare to welcome her?

-Hm…nothing. Could you help me to prepare some foods for her! She told me that she would be eager to try Vietnamese foods!

-Oh! So nice! Which foods you intend to introduce her?

>>>I think I will introduce her some kinds of “Chè”.

-Really?

>>>Yes, as you know. It will be very hot next week and having some glasses of “Chè” helps her feel comfortable and cool!

-So nice, I agree with you! I suggest inviting her some common kinds of “Chè” such as “Chè đậu đen”, “Chè sen” and “Chè thập cẩm”.

-Ok! Good idea! Besides “Che”, I think you should invite her some special foods in the summer like “Crabs soups” (Canh cua) and “Cà ghém’’.

_That is so great! How about “Phở”?

>>Oh, amazing! We forget “Phở”. As we know, many foreigners like “Phở” because of its dilicious tastes.

>>And the most important thing is Linda cannot find all those special foods like “Chè”, “Canh cua”, “Cà ghém” and “Phở” in other countries in the world.

>>Of course! Moreover, they are not only dilicious but also easy to cook.

>>Oh, nice! And Linda can learn to cook them. When she returns to America, she will cook for her family

>>>And I think that Vietnamese food will be introduced more and more.

_Ah we forget to tell her the important foods in Vietnam!

-I agree with you. But I wonder what the important foods in Vietnam are.

>>>Let us see. Ah, how do you think about rice?

>>>Exact idea! We eat rice everyday to live!

>>>Moreover, Vietnam is very famous for exporting rice to other countries in the world.

>>>Besides, we have a history of growing rice for more than 4000 years. Rice has nourished many generations of Vietnamese from old ages to now.

-It is right! We consider rice to be important food in daily meals everyday. What about some important food in traditional festivals?

>>>Thank you for your question. It is “Chung” cake.

>>>Ok! “Chung” cake and “Thick” cake! We eat “Chung” cake and “Thick” cake in Tet holiday and in March, when the festival to memory “Hung” King is held.

>>>In addition, “Chung” cake and “Thick” cake are symbols for the happiness and peacefulness of our country.

>>>>>Therefore, we will tell her about important food in Vietnam such as rice, “Chung” cake and “Thick” cake.

*Say goodbye to your groups

-It is timeI eat something now. I am very hungry! Would you mind going to the canteen with me!

-We’d love to!

-Let’s go!