Teachers can make up their own talk or adopt this one or one similar to it. Students will create a network structure depicting the relationship between food and culture. They will orally suggest other types of food and possible reasons or factor governing eating behaviors or consumption of some specific type of food. They will write a short essay about the class topic or a related experience. The aspect of the language suggested by the short talk is the preposition, especially of, on, at, for, by, and to.
Teachers are welcome and encouraged to consider other grammatical aspects.
Instead of initially teaching the forgoing aspects, the emphasis will be placed on practicing these linguistic elements and reinforcing them. This will be done indirectly, while building on the comprehension phase. Also, students will be directed to apply theses skills when making oral presentations and when writing their compositions. The short talk will introduce them to the history, popularity, and cultural significance of the hamburger. They will learn that efficiency and convenience are important to American people.