By: Steve Wang

TO make sure they understand I will use google translate. I will have my phone so I can make google talk for me.

1. What do they know?
   1. Japanese, Japan stuff, Japan food.
2. What do they not know?
   1. Chinese, Taiwan stuff. Taiwan food I do not know about it either.
3. What would they be interested in knowing?
   1. More Chinese.
4. What do you want to tell them?
   1. Food breakfast. Meals. Inside convenient stores.
5. What sort of information or basic knowledge do they need (or you need to give them) to make the conversation go more smoothly?
   1. 7-11
   2. Mcdonald's

Teach your partner the Chinese vocabulary words for the tastes (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter). Ask your partner to teach you these words in Japanese. Take notes. I have learnt how to introduce myself. Scold people to shut up. Good morning.

I will explaiin that I do not know much about Taiwan food.

Tell your partner about your favorite Japanese food. Ask them to introduce a place to get it at. Ask your partner if there are any Taiwanese foods they know and like, or would like to try.

1. I do not really know about Taiwan food. So, I will tell the person if they do not knwo what food to eat in a foregin country eat Mcdonald's becuase it is unhealthy but safe.

Ask your partner how and where they have lunch at school. What is the process? Tell your partner about how you have lunch.

1. Mcdonald's

Give examples of Taiwanese food that foreign people probably have not had before. Ingredients, taste, occasion for eating… (include visuals)

1. Mcdonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/tw/zh-tw/full-menu.html
2. I do not really know Taiwan food so we should compare the different foods.

Give examples of drinks that foreign people may not have had before. Ingredients, taste, occasion for eating… (include visuals)

1. I really do not know but the internet says: Beef noodles, hot pot, Taiwanese burger, sticky rice, ect.
   1. https://www.eater.com/2019/3/6/18241036/what-is-taiwanese-food-traditional-cuisine

Introduce a Taiwanese (or Chinese) food restaurant that you would recommend visitors to eat at. What are the “must have” dishes? (visuals, Google maps, etc.)

1. Mcdonald's
   1. They have fried potatoes, melon soda. They have cheese brugers.
2. 八方雲集
3. 7-11
   1. IS simmilar
4. Food they eat.
   1. Breakfast: corn flakes and milk.
   2. Lunch: Rice, miso soup.
   3. Dinner: same for dinner.

Do your partners' parents cook? How often? How often do you eat out? What sort of food does your partner's family usually have when you eat out? What sort of food does your partner eat themselves when they are with their friends?

1. My parents do not cook.
2. Once in a while my dad cooks he is very good.

What does “eating” mean? What is important when eating? What does your partner care about when eating? Explain about your own thoughts.

1. Eating means making yourself less hungry and enjoying life.

Prepare two more questions you want to ask your partner about “food and eating in Japan” or “the area your partner lives in”.

1. What area do you live in.
2. Are there any Mcodonald's there.
3. What do they eat there.
4. What is their school like.

They learn english. International school. Test to get: