In relation to the given drawing, are the given sentences correct?

[learning54]

Hi teachers,
In relation to the drawing above, Are all the given sentences below correct?
a) There is a steak.
b) There is a slice of steak.
c) There is a slice of beef.

Thanks in advance.

 

[emsr2d2]

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Hi teachers,
In relation to the drawing above, Are all the given sentences below correct?
a) There is a steak.
b) There is a slice of steak.
c) There is a slice of beef.

Thanks in advance.

I'm vegetarian so I might not be best placed to answer this but my first reaction is that that doesn't look like a cut of beef to me at all. It looks like ham/pork/bacon/gammon.

 

[learning54]

I'm vegetarian so I might not be best placed to answer this but my first reaction is that that doesn't look like a cut of beef to me at all. It looks like ham/pork/bacon/gammon.

Hi,
Thank you for your reply. It is good not to eat meat. I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat very little red meat.

Regards,
L54

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,
Thank you for your reply. It is good not to eat meat. I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat very little red meat.

Regards,
L54

Out of curiosity though, as you're Spanish, do you include ham in the term "red meat"? I only ask because when I lived in Madrid, many people understood that I don't eat meat but were then astounded when I said that included ham. I realise that, particularly in Madrid, jamon is seen as a very individual foodstuff but I was still surprised to learn that people didn't think it was meat.

I lost track of the number of times I had this conversation:

- Hi. I'm vegetarian. Do you have something without meat, fish or seafood please?
- Yes. We have a lovely ham salad on the menu.
- I said I don't eat meat.
- It doesn't have meat in it. Just ham.
- Let me clarify. I don't eat meat, fish, seafood or ham!
- WHAT?! (Waiter faints on the floor).

 

[learning54]

Hi,
I myself don't consider it red meat, just ham. As you've said a very individual foodstuff. But if you read the end of this article in Spanish, it is considered 'red meat'. Who knows??:roll:

La carne roja aumenta el riesgo de morir por cncer y enfermedad cardiovascular - ABC.es

 

[learning54]

- Hi. I'm vegetarian. Do you have something without meat, fish or seafood please?
- Yes. We have a lovely ham salad on the menu.
- I said I don't eat meat.
- It doesn't have meat in it. Just ham.
- Let me clarify. I don't eat meat, fish, seafood or ham!
- WHAT?! (Waiter faints on the floor). Ha, ha, ha, very funny indeed!!!:-D

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,
I myself don't consider it red meat, just ham. As you've said a very individual foodstuff. But if you read the end of this article in Spanish, it is considered 'red meat'. Who knows??:roll:

La carne roja aumenta el riesgo de morir por cncer y enfermedad cardiovascular - ABC.es

That's an interesting article indeed. Also interesting that ham, for the time being, is not considered one of these dangerous red meats. I wonder, though, if it's referred to as a red meat at the end of that article because they are passing on (translating) information which was initially put out by nutritional specialists at Harvard. They would include ham under the term red meat.

I've learn something new though - I never heard it called "olivo con patas" even when I lived in Madrid. What a great phrase!

 

[learning54]

That's an interesting article indeed. Also interesting that ham, for the time being, is not considered one of these dangerous red meats. I wonder, though, if it's referred to as a red meat at the end of that article because they are passing on (translating) information which was initially put out by nutritional specialists at Harvard. They would include ham under the term red meat.

I've learn something new though - I never heard it called "olivo con patas" even when I lived in Madrid. What a great phrase!

Hi,
Just for once, I can teach you something, even though isn't mine.:-D

Regards,
L54

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,
Just for once, I can teach you something, even though isn't mine.:-D

Regards,
L54

We can all learn something new every day! In fact, we should.

 

[JohnParis]

Is your question related to the use of "there" versus "this" (tofu aside)?
All of the sentences are correct but I'm wondering if the exercise is trying to determine the use of "this" or "there".

 

[emsr2d2]

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Hi teachers,
In relation to the drawing above, are all the [STRIKE]given[/STRIKE] sentences below correct?

a) There is a steak.
b) There is a slice of steak.
c) There is a slice of beef.

Thanks in advance.

Overlooking the fact that I don't think it's beef, I don't really see anything wrong with the construction any of the sentences. "A slice of steak" might not be accurate though. I think of a steak as a large slice of beef, so perhaps "slice of steak" is tautological.

The answers would be fine in response to the question "What is in the picture above?"

 

[learning54]

Is your question related to the use of "there" versus "this" (tofu aside)?
All of the sentences are correct but I'm wondering if the exercise is trying to determine the use of "this" or "there".

Hi John,
Thank you for your reply.
The drawing is in a rectangle.
On top of it, 'What is there in the drawing?'
Below the drawing, 'There is a steak.'?

The thing is, I also have these two drawings below next to the one I've asked for. With them I'm teaching, 'There's a slice of bread' and 'There's a slice of cheese'.
Since they are slices I just wanted to know if the one with 'the steak' could be teach as 'there's a steak' even though it is also 'a slice of steak'. Why? Because it's much more natural to say 'a steak' than 'a slice of steak'. In fact, I've never heard such a phrase.

 

[learning54]

We can all learn something new every day! In fact, we should.

Shouldn't we?
I always say if 10 minutes before death I'm not learning something, it is because I didn't understand what I came here for.
;-)

 

[learning54]

Overlooking the fact that I don't think it's beef, I don't really see anything wrong with the construction any of the sentences. "A slice of steak" might not be accurate though. I think of a steak as a large slice of beef, so perhaps "slice of steak" is tautological.

The answers would be fine in response to the question "What is in the picture above?"

Hi,
Thank you so much for your reply and correction once again.
Please see my answer to John. There's more about it.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi John,
Thank you for your reply.
The drawing is in a rectangle.
On top of it, 'What is there in the drawing?'
Below the drawing, 'There is a steak.'?

The thing is, I also have these two drawings below next to the one I've asked for. With them I'm teaching, 'There's a slice of bread' and 'There's a slice of cheese'.
Since they are slices I just wanted to know if the one with 'the steak' could be teach as 'there's a steak' even though it is also 'a slice of steak'. Why? Because it's much more natural to say 'a steak' than 'a slice of steak'. In fact, I've never heard such a phrase.

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I would stick with "There's a slice of beef" (or rather "There's a slice of ham"!) if you're teaching the word "slice". I still think that "a slice of steak" sounds odd.
One other issue - that's a wedge or a piece of cheese, not really a slice. This, to me, is a slice of cheese: Sliced Cheese Pictures and Images

 

[learning54]

I would stick with "There's a slice of beef" (or rather "There's a slice of ham"!) if you're teaching the word "slice". I still think that "a slice of steak" sounds odd. It does to me too!
One other issue - that's a wedge or a piece of cheese, not really a slice. This, to me, is a slice of cheese: Sliced Cheese Pictures and Images

Hi,
Thank you so much for your reply and picture.
I thought that 'slice' covers a wide range. Not just 'a rebanada'. Could you look at the following link please?
slice - definition of slice by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Though this definition fits perfectly with what you've told me.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wedge

 

[emsr2d2]

Hmmm, interesting. I agree entirely that a triangular section of pie or pizza is known as a slice but for some reason I don't use it for a triangular piece of cheese. Perhaps because a pizza and a pie are much flatter but cheese is quite tall, like the one in your picture. I guess I wouldn't go so far as to say that describing your picture as a slice of cheese is wrong, I'm just thinking about the reverse. If someone asked me to draw a slice of cheese, I wouldn't draw what is shown in your post.

 

[learning54]

Hi,
To be honest I wouldn't either!! Sometimes the language is very tricky and give us, at least me, difficult times.;-)

L54