Unit 16 Vocabulary
Food and drink
Topic vocabulary in contrast
chop/slice/grate lunch/dinner freezer/fridge
bake/grill/fry/roast/boil plate/bowl/saucer/dish frozen/freezing
cook/cooker/chef vegetable/vegetarian/vegan mix/stir/whisk
oven/grill/hob fast food/takeaway soft drink/fizzy drink
kitchen/cuisine kettle/teapot menu/catalogue
Phrasal verbs
drop in (on) visit unexpectedly put off make sb not want to do or not like
sth
get on for be almost a particular run into meet by chance
time,number,age,etc
go off be no longer fresh run out of not have any left
go on continue happening or doing sth;do take to begin to like;begin to do sth
sth after doing sth else regularly
go/come around go/come to sb’s house to try out experiment with
visit them
keep on continue doing sth turn out develop in a particular way or
have a particular result
leave out not include turn up appear unexpectedly or without
making a firm arrangement
Phrases and collocations
cook a good/great/etc cook;cook a meal/chicken/etc;do the cooking
drink make (sb) a drink;have a drink (of sth);drink sth;drink to sb;drink to sb’s
health;drink a toast to sb
feed feed an animal/etc;feed on sth
fill fill sth (up);filled with sth;full of sth
food make/prepare/cook/serve food;fast/junk food;pet food;health food
meal make/cook/have a meal;go out for a meal
note make/take/keep (a) note of sth;note sth (down)
occasion on this/that occasion;on occasion;on the occasion of sth;special occasion
recipe follow a recipe;recipe book;recipe for disaster
table lay/set/clear the table;book/reserve a table
wash wash the dishes;wash one’s hands;do the washing-up;dishwasher;washing
machine
Word patterns
associate sth/sb with sth/sb regard sb as (being) sth
careful with/about/of sth remember to do;remember sth/sb/doing;remember that
choose between;choose to do suggest sth/doing (to sb);suggest that
compliment sb on sth tend to do
full of sth wait for sth/sb;wait (for sth) to do;wait and see
lack sth;lack of sth;lacking in willing to do
sth
offer sb sth;offer sth (to sb);offer to do
Word formation
anxious anxiously,anxiety grow growth,grown-up,growing, safe unsafe,
grown,home-grown,grower (un)safely,save,safety
saviour,saver
appreciate mix mixed,mixture,mixer surprise
(un)appreciative(ly), (un)surprising(ly),surprised
appreciation
contain container,content(s) origin sweet
(un)original(ly),originate,originator sweetly,sweetener,sweetness
create prepare preparation,preparatory, thorough
creative(ly),creation,creativity, (un)prepared thoroughly,thoroughness
creator
disgust disgusting,disgusted
Topic vocabulary in contrast
A. Write a verb from the box under each picture.
bake – chop – fry – grate – boil – grill – mix – roast – slice – stir -
whisk
1......................... 2....................... 3.......................... 4......................
5.......................... 6........................... 7.........................
8....................... 9........................ 10........................ 11.........................
B. Circle the correct word.
1. I particularly like Mexican and Indian kitchen/cuisine.
2. Frozen/Freezing fish is just as tasty as fresh fish.
3. My mum’s the best cooker/cook in the world!
4. Once the kettle/teapot has boiled,pour the boiling water over the jelly cubes. They’ll melt within
seconds!
5. Excuse me .Could we have the catalogue/menu, please? We’d like to see what you have for
dessert.
6. Boil the eggs for three minutes in a saucepan on the grill / hob / oven.
7. Any meat that’s kept in the fridge / freezer should be defrosted thoroughly before cooking.
8. Grandma’s having her new chef/cooker delivered next week. It’s gas,so it will make cooking
much easier for her.
9. Chilli con carne is one of my favourite plates/bowls/saucers/dishes. It’s delicious!
10. Are you going to get your suit dry-cleaned for the Carlton’s dinner/lunch party tomorrow night?
11. My friend Sally’s a true vegetable / vegetarian / vegan, so she doesn’t eat meat,fish or even any
milk products like cheese!
12. Let’s get a Chinese takeaway/fast food tonight.
13. Fizzy/Soft drinks are gassy because they’ve got carbon dioxide in them.
Phrasal verbs
C. Write one word in each gap.
Restaurant review: La Clara, Kensington by Celia Clarke
I’ve taken (1) ............... not booking a table in my real name for these restaurant reviews,as there’s
always the fear that I’ll receive special attention if they know I’m a food critic. For Adam Carter’s
new restaurant, La Clara, on Kensington High Street, I took this one stage further by not booking a
table at all.
Earlier in the evening, some friends had come (2) ............ for a chat and mentioned La Clara. We
decided just to drop (3) .............. to see if there was a free table. There wasn’t – always a risk if you
(4) ........... up without booking, of course – but we decided to wait. And wait we seated. Incidentally,
while we were having a drink at the bar, we ran (6) ............. the food critic of a rival newspaper. She
said this was one of her favourite restaurants at the moment. I’d like to be able to report that I now
agree, but unfortunately our meal turned (7) ............... to be far from wonderful.
I ordered mushroom troubadour as a starter. The sauce tasted like the cream had (8) ............. off. It
was practically inedible. My friend Jane ordered salmon sentinale. Fifteen minutes after my
mushrooms had arrived, the waiter came over to say that they had (9) ............. out of salmon. He
went (10) ............. to say that they would be closing at midnight. It was already 11.30. The head chef
of La Clara likes to try (11) ................ one new dish every day. This is called the Chef’s Special. I
decided to have this – a not particularly-exciting pasta dish – for the main course. It wasn’t bad, but
the waiter kept (12) .............. coming over to see if we had finished. We hadn’t.
I’ll leave (13) .................. a description of the dessert. We had to eat it so quickly I can’t even
remember what it tasted like.
I don’t want to (14) ................. anyone off trying La Clara – all new restaurants have problems at the
start- but I for one shan’t be going back any time soon.
Phrases and collocations
D. Read ten different ways of explaining things (what something is, how to do something, etc)
and decide where these texts appear.
A in the instructions for a dishwasher F on a menu
B in the instructions for a washing machine G in an advertisement for a restaurant
C in the instructions for an electric cooker H in a toast at a celebration
D in a recipe book I in an article on dieting
E on a sign in a health food shop J in an article on organising a dinner party
1. Only heat-resistant ceramic and glass dishes should be used for oven baking/ roasting. .............
2. A homemade chunky and succulent beefburger, filled with mozzarella cheese and served with a
side salad and baked potato. ...............
3. Wash the carrots and slice . Set to one side. Boil the potatoes for six minutes or until slightly soft
to the touch. ................
4. Open seven days a week. Ideal for wedding receptions, birthday parties and other special
occasions. ...............
5. Large plates, dishes and bowls should be loaded into the bottom rack (1). Glasses should be
placed upside down on the top rack (2). Cutlery should be placed in the cutlery container (3). ............
6. Are you fed up with trying to lose weight and failing? Doreen Brown asks top nutritionists how
we can lose that fat, and not put it back on again. ...............
7. Make a note of all the things you have to do before your guests arrive (laying the table, getting
changed, etc), and when you have to do them. If you’re planning to cook the meal yourself (rather
than having catering), make sure you choose a menu you know well. Do not experiment with new
dishes on this kind of occasion! ...............
8. Whites ad delicate items should be washed separately. ...............
9. I ask you all to raise your glasses so we can drink to my wonderful great-grandfather, ninety-seven
years young today! ...............
10. Vegetarian and Vagan Products. ..............
Words patterns:
E. Write one word in each gap.
1. Everyone complimented her.................... the wonderful buffet she’d laid on
[Link] problem with drinks like that is they are full................sugar.
3.I can’t choose............................... Death by Chocolate or fruit salad.
4. I’m not going to tell you what’s for supper. You’ll just have to wait.............. see.
[Link]’s generally regarded...................being the best cookery book writer of her generation.
[Link] people associate English food............................. fish and chips and shepherd’s pie.
[Link]’s very careful ..................................how much salt she has.
[Link]’s a lack.......................... good restaurants round here.
[Link] meat was well cooked, but the sauce was totally lacking................. flavour.
[Link] using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1.I tend not.....................................(cook) very often during the week as I don’t have time.
[Link] you remember ......................................(go) to that wonderful little tavema on Skiatho last
summer ?
3.I must remember........................ (buy) some bread on my way home.
[Link] don’t you offer..................(help) with the washing – up ?
5.I’d suggest................................. (get) a take away rather than cooking.
[Link] you be willing..................................(lend) me a hand with the pudding ?
WORD FORMATION.
[Link] the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in
the same line.
CREATING YOUR OWN DISHES
Good cooking is always a strange (1)..........................of science and art you 1. MIX
certainly have to be fairly (2)........................... If you to come up with your own [Link]
recipes. All cooking also demands a fair amount of (3)................... 3. PREPARE
and this is doubly true when you’re producing (4).................. dishes. You also 4. ORIGIN
have to be thick- skinned. You’ll be (5).................... by how honest people can 5. SURPRISE
be when it come to food. I’ve had people tell me my lastest dish is 6. DISGUST
(6).............. and (7)................... inedible sometimes, they were right ! but don’t 7. THOROUGH
get upset. Just smile(8)......................and thank them for their valuable opinion. 8. SWEET
And never forget that when are waiting(9)..............to hear whether or not your 9. ANXIOUS
“masterpiece” is a success and they suddently show their 10.
(10)......................you’ll realise it was all worth [Link] tip : home- APPRECIATE
(11)...............................vegetables are always the tasties. Every good cook [Link]
needs a top – quality (12)..................... It’s an essential piece of kitchen 12. MIX
equipment, not a luxury. Make sure you’ve got losts of good- qualitty food 13. CONTAIN
storage (13)........................... And , finally, remember that designing a new dish 14. SAFE
is not about (14)......................... It’s about taking risks, and learning from your
mistakes. Have fun in the kitchen.
