Talking About My Favourite Childhood Food

Lisa: Sushi is actually my favorite food.

Carol: I love sushi. Now did you eat sushi when you were a kid?

Lisa: No, no, I never did, but you know I had, like, the normal American childhood food, like, hamburgers and french fries and macaroni and cheese.

Carol: Mmhmm.

Lisa: You know, but I never really was, like, a picky eater. Just, I like junk food.

Carol: Yeah, me too.

Lisa: Yeah.

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Vocabulary:

actually – a word used to state what is really true, especially when it is surprising or different from what people think, “I thought the test would be hard, but it was actually quite easy.”

macaroni and cheese – a popular dish made of small, curved pasta shapes mixed with a creamy cheese sauce, “On cold days, I like to eat a warm bowl of macaroni and cheese.”

picky eater – someone who only likes to eat a few specific foods and refuses to try new or different meals, “My little sister is a picky eater who will only eat white bread and apples.”

junk food – food that is fast, highly processed, and unhealthy because it contains a lot of fat, salt, or sugar, “Potato chips, soda, and donuts are examples of junk food.”