Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
How much spice is too much? Some people love spicy food. In many cultures, ingredients like chilies and hot pepper are common. Other cultures use garlic, ginger, or horseradish to spice up their food. People in the United States love hot sauce. They use it on everything from eggs to sandwiches! If you ask an American, he or she will probably have a favorite brand of hot sauce.
Spicy food can be good for your body. It can help with congestion if you have a cold. It can make you sweat, which cools your skin off. In hot countries, many people eat spicy food all the time so that they can feel cooler. However, if you are not used to spicy food, it can make you sick. It can cause indigestion or just burn your tongue. It’s important to be careful and drink a lot of water if you are new to eating spicy food.
Brian and Jessica are talking about some spicy food that Jessica ate. Find out what they think in this English lesson.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Jessica: Brian, I went out to eat today, and my food was so spicy that it gave me indigestion. And I used to love spicy food! But now, I don’t know what it’s doing to my body. It’s making me sweat, and it’s causing a stomachache.
Brian: Oh, I love spicy food. I actually kind of like it when it makes my eyes water. I just feel like I’m enjoying to food a little bit more. But I also love the taste of peppers and chili…
Jessica: Oh, yum.
Brian: I think that’s a really, really strong taste, and it really hits home for me.
Jessica: Yeah, I do like to try different types of hot sauces, because some of them aren’t necessarily spicy, but they’re smoky and have different flavors. I had a Jamaican hot sauce the other day that was delicious. So, those don’t hit me the same way as going out to eat and getting spicy food in a restaurant. I have more control over it.
Brian: Right, I love jalapeno peppers or habanero peppers, but I can’t stand Tabasco sauce.
Jessica: Oh, really?
Brian: That’s a different type of heat that I can’t take.
Jessica: See, and wasabi is a little strange for me. But I don’t know, maybe, I’ll venture out and try some new types of food.
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Discussion
Jessica just ate some very spicy food. She used to love eating spicy food, but now it makes her feel sick. It makes her sweat and causes a lot of stomach pain. Brian really likes the taste of spicy food. He loves hot peppers. When his eyes water, he feels like he is just enjoying the food more. Strong, intense flavors are something he loves.
Jessica also likes strong flavors. She enjoys hot sauce, but she prefers sauces that are more smoky than spicy. Brian is the opposite. He can eat a lot of spicy peppers, but he can’t stand hot sauce. Jessica doesn’t like the heat in wasabi. They both have very different tastes when it comes to eating spicy things.
Do you like spicy food? Do people in your country eat a lot of hot sauce?
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