Vegetables:

artichoke, green pea, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, potato, onion, carrot, tomato, radish, bean, (a clove of) garlic, spinach, leek, zucchini, (bell) pepper, (a spear of) asparagus, corn (on the cob);

Fruit:

apricot, peach, pineapple, banana, grape, cherry, black cherry, pomegranate, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, orange, pear, plum, apple, fig, avocado, mango, passion fruit, date, raisin, prune;

Berries:

(note that in English when saying about eating berries you use plural nouns, singular nouns mean ‘one berry’) strawberries, cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, currants, watermelon, melon;

Nuts:

peanut, pecan, walnut, almond, hazel nut, pistachio nut;

Bread:

roll, croissant, bagel, sandwich, canapé, a loaf of bread, bun, dough, batter;

Dessert:

ice-cream, sundae, crème brûlée, pastry, sherbet, whipped cream, custard, doughnut, muffin, fudge, cup cake, scone, sponge cake, cookie, biscuit, cheesecake, jam, jelly/ jello (AmE), cake (it usually needs some filling, icing or topping), strawberry or apple tart, pudding, waffle flan, shortcake, pancake, gingerbread, crepe, maple syrup;

Soft drinks/ beverages:

lemonade, mineral water (still, fizzy), soda water, cider, Coca-Cola/Coke, tonic, juice;

Strong drinks/ spirits:

aperitif, dry or sweet wine, white or red wine, champagne, whisky (AmE whiskey), Scotch (whisky), cognac, brandy, vodka, rum, liqueur, gin, beer, moonshine;

Cocktails:

screwdriver (vodka and orange juice), grasshopper (pepper mint liquor, vodka and cream), whisky sour (whisky and lemon juice), Bloody Mary (vodka and tomato juice), Manhattan (dry vermouth, sweet vermouth and corn whisky); swizzle (rum and lemon juice); Highball (whisky and soda on rocks);

Hot beverages:

cocoa, regular coffee (with milk), instant coffee, black coffee, decaffeinated coffee, Irish coffee (with ice-cream), tea (with lemon or milk), herbal tea, hot chocolate;

Seasonings/ relishes/ dressings, spices and herbs:

sauce, ketchup/ catsup, mayonnaise, salad-dressing, (olive, sunflower) oil, lemon juice, dip, spices, vinegar, gravy, mustard, pepper, sugar, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, curry, dill, parsley, rosemary, thyme, chives, oregano, sage;

Flavours and tastes:

good, tasty, tasteless/ insipid, bland (neutral in flavour), bitter, sweet, hot/ spicy, sour, salty, sugary, sickly, savoury/ appetizing, unsalted;

Ways of cooking - verbs:

boil, fry, grill, roast, bake, skewer, knead, mix, sprinkle, dice, mash, pour, spread, peel, squeeze, roll, grate, crush, whisk, slice, carve, sift/ sieve, shop, dip, drain/ strain;

Ways of cooking - adjectives:

raw, fresh, fried, roasted, canned, smoked, stuffed with, boiled, roasted, stewed, grilled, marinated;

Q

1.3. A) Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the

passages.

uality of food:

greasy, underdone/ undercooked, rare, medium-rare, medium, well-done, overdone/ overcooked, tough/ stodgy, tender, done to a turn, more-ish (inf. you want to eat more), nourishing, cloying.

a) recipe fast food eat out dish bill cookery books

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I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard, but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of (a) ______, I choose a (b) ______ I want to cook, I read the (c) ______, I prepare all the necessary (d) ______ and follow the instructions. But the result is terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick (e) ______. So I often (f) ______. I don’t like grand restaurants. It’s not because they are expense, it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the (g) ______ gives me a (h) ______ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the (i) ______, I never know how much to leave as a (j)______. I prefer (k)______places, like hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like (l) ______ places, where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.

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1. The children have no appetite. They just ______ their food. They hardly eat anything.

2. My mother always used to say to me. ‘Now make sure you ______ meat carefully before you ______ it.’

3. Statistics show that we ______ more fruit and meat than 10 years ago.

4. He has an enormous appetite. I’ve seen him ______ four hamburgers and a pile of chips at a sitting.

5. As children we used to ______ ourselves on ice-cream, chips and chocolate, and then feel very sick.

6. The starving prisoners were so desperate they would ______any meat bones they could find.

7. It’s not good for your body to ______ your food so quickly. Eat slowly so that you can ______ it properly.

8. He was so hungry that when he'd finished his food, he began to______ the plate!

b) Answer the following questions.

1) How do people eat ice-cream cones?

2) How do hungry people eat?

3) How do very greedy people eat?

4) How do people eat if they are not very hungry?

5) How do dogs eat?

6) What is a good, healthy way to eat meat?

7) What is an unhealthy way to eat, and why?