A Complete these pairs. Find the food or S R I C E B H O I drink ‘partner’ in the box. Words may be read across [!] or down ["]. R E A R G F N W C a bread and ____b___u__t__t__e__r__________ D J P E P P E R N b bacon and _________________________ A Q U A C O J P D c fish and _________________________ M A R M A L A D E d tea with _________________________ I S P F L E I V G e strawberries and _________________________ L W K T B M L U G f curry and _________________________ K T R G C H I P S g toast and _________________________
h salt and _________________________ H B U T T E R M U
B Put the correct letters into the gaps in the words below to make complete phrases. The pictures at container in your dictionary will help you with some answers.
a a b o t t l e of water h a p _ _ _ _ t of biscuits
b a p _ t of yogurt i a t _ n of beans
c a b _ _ _ h of grapes j a s _ _ _ e of toast
d a j _ r of jam k a c _ n of lemonade
e a c _ _ _ _ n of orange juice l a l _ _ f of bread
f a b _ x of chocolates m a s _ _ _ _ _ _ l of sugar
g a b _ r of chocolate
2 Preparing and cooking food
A We cook different food in different ways. Choose one answer for each of these. a You can fry bacon/grapes/tea
B Which of the following can’t you do? Choose one answer for each. a You can’t chop onions/peas/chicken
b You can’t slice bread/cucumber/ice cream
c You can’t grate cheese/chicken/carrot
d You can’t peel potatoes/bananas/pasta
e You can’t stir a quiche/a cup of tea/soup
C Here is a recipe. Use the words below to complete the instructions. You can use the same words more than once. Easy Chicken Stew 4 chicken breasts some flour vegetable oil 2 leeks 2 onions 4 carrots chop add serve slice fry 2 celery stalks stir cut cook peel salt and pepper
______C ___u___t_______ the chicken breasts in half, roll them in flour and a) ________________________ them in a little
oil for a few minutes until they go brown. Put the chicken in a large pot with a lid. Wash and b) ________________________ the leeks, and c) ________________________ and d) ________________________ the onions. e) ________________________ the leeks and onions until they are soft, and then f) ________________________ this to the
chicken. g) ________________________ and h) ________________________ the carrots, then wash and i) ________________________ the
celery and add this to the pot. Pour in around 450ml of water, and season with salt and pepper.
Put the lid on the pot and j) ________________________ in the oven for 1 hour. k) ________________________ it halfway
through. l) ________________________ with mashed potato. It serves four people.
Now write your own recipe. Give it to someone in your class to try.
3 Food and drink quiz
Can you answer these questions about food and drink in Britain? 1 What are the three main meals of the day usually called? __________________________________________________________
2 Which of these is not usually eaten for breakfast? a) soup b) cereal c) toast
3 What do we usually call coffee with milk? a) milk coffee b) white coffee c) American coffee
4 What do children often eat at Easter? a) boiled eggs b) stewed rabbit c) chocolate eggs
5 What meat do people traditionally eat at Christmas? a) chicken b) turkey c) lamb
6 Can you name three items of cutlery? __________________________________________________________
7 What is another word for ‘dessert’? __________________________________________________________
8 What do people usually put on top of a birthday cake? __________________________________________________________
9 How many eggs is ‘a dozen’? a) 6 b) 12 c) 18
10 What don’t vegetarians eat? __________________________________________________________
