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Exercise 4
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To learn long list of words, it is sometimes helpful to divide them up into groups. Try dividing these vegetable names into groups, in any way you like, e. g. “vegetable which grow underground” (potatoes, carrots etc.). If possible, compare your answers with someone else’s.
Aubergine leek cucumber spinach carrot
Potato cauliflower green/red pepper tomato
Sweetcorn lettuce onion rice pea
Cabbage garlic radish bean shallot
Turnip asparagus beetroot celery pumpkin
Exercise 5 Use the taste and flavour words opposite to describe the following.
1. Indian curry
2. Pizza
3. Sea water
4. A cup of tea with five spoonfuls of sugar
5. Strong black coffee with no sugar
6. Factory-made white bread
Exercise 6 Sort these dishes out under the heading Starters, Main courses or Desserts.
Chicken casserole grilled trout
Irish stew fresh fruit salad
Chocolate fudge cake prawn cocktail
Coffee gateau shrimps in garlic
Pate and roast sorbet
Jelly rump steak
Exercise 7 What might you say to the person/ people with you in a restaurant if …
your chips had too much oil/fat on them?
your dish had obviously been cooked too much/too long?
your piece of meat was absolutely perfectly cooked?
your dish seemed to have no flavour at all?
Exercise 8 How do you like the following foods prepared? Use words: boil, fry, bake, roast, grill, etc. What do you like to put in the following dishes from the list in the box?
a leg of chicken potatoes
a fillet of cod mushrooms
eggs cheese
prawns sausages
| salt pepper vinegar mustard drawn sauce salad-dressing oil mayonnaise lemon juice ketchup |
Exercise 9 Answer the questions.
1. Which are fish and which are usually called sea food?
Prawns sardines squid oysters mackerel
Crab plaice trout lobster cod
Sole mussels hake whiting
2. What do we call the meat of these animals?
calf deer sheep (2 names) pig (3 names)
3.Which of these fruit grow in your country/region? Are there others not listed here?
| peach | plum | grapefruit | grape |
| nectarine | star-fruit | blackcurrant | raspberry |
| melon | lime | kiwi-fruit | mango |
Exercise 10
1. Look at the menu. Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary.
| L A N G A N ‘ S Hors d’oeuvres Soup of the day Smoked salmon on brown bread Prawn cocktail Pate with toast Scampi Main courses Grilled lamb chops Steak Fried chicken Plaice in wine sauce Various omelettes | R E S T A U R A N T Vegetables All our vegetables are fresh! Potatoes Carrots Peas Cauliflower Green salad Desserts Fresh fruit salad Apple pie Cheese cake |
2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions. Then use them to complete the conversation between the waiter and two customers, Linda and George.
| coffee you like Would |
| order to wine you like some Would |
| water Fizzy still mineral or |
| table two a We’d for like |
| bill have can the we |
| menu have we the Could |
| included service the Is |
| First pate I’d like the |
| lamb course the I’d chops for main like |
| vegetables you What would like |
Waiter: Good evening, sir. Good evening, madam.
George: Good evening. (a)__________________, please.
Waiter: Certainly. Is this table all right?
George: That’s fine. (b)________________, please?
Waiter: Certainly. The soup of the day is French onion soup. Are you ready to order?
George: Yes. (c)______________________.
Linda: And for me the prawn cocktail.
Waiter: Yes, madam.
George: And then (d)________________________.
Linda: And I’d like a steak.
Waiter: (e)______________________?
Linda: Medium, please.
Waiter: That’s fine. (f) _____________________?
Linda: Potatoes and cauliflower, please.
Waiter: (g) _______________________?
Linda: Yes. Can I see the wine list? A bottle of French red.
George: And some mineral water, please.
Waiter: (h) ______________________?
George: Still, please.
* * *
George: That was delicious!
Waiter: Thank you very much. (i) ____________________?
Linda: Yes. Black, please.
George: And (j) ____________________?
Waiter: Of course.
George: (k)___________________?
Waiter: No, it isn’t, sir.
George: Can I pay by credit card?
Waiter: Yes that’s fine.
Exercise 11 Use your dictionary. Put the correct group of adjectives from the box next to each noun.
| White/brown | Hot/mild | Fresh/frozen |
| Dry/sweet | Rare/medium/well-done | White/black |
| Fizzy/still |
a___________________________ wine
b___________________________ bread
c___________________________ coffee
d___________________________ mineral water
e___________________________ curry
f___________________________ peas
g___________________________ steak
Exercise 12 In the following sentences there are some mistakes with the apostrophe. Find and correct them.
‘How much is the salmon? ’
‘Six pounds’ a kilo.’
‘Thats’ expensive! ’
‘Ah! But it’s flavour is wonderful! ’
Exercise 13 Shorten these sentences
1. It is not untrue for me to say that Annie is in the habit of consuming far more food than can reasonably be considered good for her health. (Rewrite the sentence in five words or less.)
2. Pasta, in all of its many forms, is well known to be high on the list of those foods which are most frequently consumed by the inhabitants of the Indian peninsula. (seven words or less)
Exercise 14 Write one sentence or question for each situation
1. You are offered a cup of coffee, but you don’t like coffee. How do you ask for tea instead?
2. You have seen an old coffee-pot that you like in a market stall. The market trader has asked for 20 pounds for it. You want to pay less. What do you say?
3. You owe a friend some money and are ready to pay it back. You want to know whether your friend prefers cash or a cheque (use the word rather)
Exercise 15 Here are some useful practical tips for everyday live. Unfortunately, the beginnings and ends have got mixed up. Restore them.
To make tomatoes easier to peel, rub them with lemon first and then wash them.
If you want to pick up a rabbit, you should rub it with liquid brass cleaner.
To get cigarette stains off your fingers, cover them with very hot water for a minute or two.
If you catch German measles, put cold water in one and stand the other in hot
water.
You can clean dirty saucepans by packing them with wet newspaper and leaving
them overnight.
To get dust of a guitar, don’t hold its ears.
If two glasses are stuck together, don’t visit anyone who is pregnant unless you’re
sure she’s already had them
To get small scratches off your you should put rice inside it, shake it and empty it.
Watch glass,
You can make tight shoes more by filling them with cold water and vinegar and
comfortable letting them boil for five minutes.
Exercise16 WRITING A FOOD ARTICLE.
I Read the text and write a food article of your own
Eggplant is one of my favourite vegetables. It is best and cheapest in August and September. A good place to buy eggplant is the Fairway Market on Main Street, where you can get excellent fruit and vegetables at low prices. You can look eggplant with tomatoes, zucchini, and garlic to make a delicious vegetable stew. You can also cook it and then serve it cold with a yoghurt, olive oil, and garlic dressing, for a wonderful cool dish for summertime. These are just two of the many ways you can enjoy eggplant. The Tuz Restaurant in downtown Midvale, which serves Turkish cuisine, has excellent eggplant dishes.
II Write an article about another kind of food in the same way.
______________________ is one of my favourite _________________. It is best and cheapest in ________________________. One of the best places to buy _____________________________ is ___________________. You can also ___________________________. These are just two of the ways you can enjoy __________________. The _________________________ Restaurant ____________________ has excellent ____________________________.
II Now you write about your favourite food or your favourite way of cooking.