In this exercise, you need to ask a classmate these questions and compare your answers.

1. How often do you eat in fast food restaurants?

You could answer:

*Casi nunca como en restaurantes de comida rápida. Prefiero la comida saludable.*
I almost never eat at fast food restaurants. I prefer healthy food.

2. Do you think fast food is bad for your health?

You could answer:

*Si comes demasiada sí, pero si comes una vez cada tanto, no te hará mal.*
If you eat too much then yes, but if you eat it once in a while, it won’t hurt you.

3. Do you look for healthy options when you need to eat quickly?

You could answer:

*Sí, siempre busco alguna opción saludable.*
Yes, I always look for a healthy option.

4. Do you think obese people have the right to sue fast food restaurants?

You could answer:

*Sí, creo que sí.*
Yes, I think they do.

Then, you need to divide the class in two groups and organize a debate about the benefits and disadvantages of fast food. One of the groups can play owners and executives of fast food restaurants, and the other can play people who have suffered from health issues from eating too much fast food.

In this exercise, you need to read the paragraphs below and then answer the questions in pairs.

1. Do you know other typical desserts of Hispanic countries? What country are they from? What are the main ingredients?

You could answer:

*El flan con dulce de leche es un postre típico de Argentina. Es un postre hecho con huevos, leche y azúcar, y el dulce de leche se hace con leche condensada.*

Flan with dulce de leche is a typical dessert from Argentina. It’s a dessert made with eggs, milk and sugar, and dulce de leche is made with condensed milk.

2. Mention typical dishes or desserts from your culture. What is your favorite?

You could answer:

*Algunos platos típicos de mi cultura son el asado, el locro, las empanadas y la ensalada de frutas. Mis favoritos son el locro y la ensalada de frutas.*

Some typical dishes from my culture are asado, locro, empanadas and fruit salad. My favorites are locro and fruit salad.

3. Have you tried typical foods from other cultures? Which? Which is your favorite?

You could answer:

*He probado arepas de Venezuela, pizzas de los Estados Unidos y paella de España, pero mi favorito es el pastel tres leches de Centroamérica.*

I have tried arepas from Venezuela, pizzas from the US and paella from Spain, but my favorite is pastel tres leches from Central America.

4. What Hispanic athletes play in US teams?

You could answer:

*Tatiana Suárez es una luchadora de UFC, y Fernando Tatis es un beisbolista.*
Tatiana Suárez is a UFC wrestler, and Fernando Tatis is a baseball player.