FOOD IDIOMS
Listening comprehension:
GO BANANAS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp8PqtWxZws
HOW TO ORDER IN A RESTAURANT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWafoyMV9ug
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/food-restaurants-quiz.php
KITCHEN VOCABULARY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdHeNltTZsU
FRUITS AND VEGGIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4lJqY62gcA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uOU-yzHccM
https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/endless-vegetable-quiz
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/quiz/image/food-and-drink2_2
https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/vegetable-trivia-quiz
Match a word in A with its opposite in B:
A: starter, still, rare, full
B: well-done, hungry, fizzy, dessert
Compare Hungarian cuisine with English cuisine:
Hungarian cuisine:
English cuisine:
Both:
THEY
- use a lot of paprika and pepper
- eat a lot of pudding
- like hot and spicy food
- eat a lot of greasy and fattening food
- often have cereal or toast for breakfast
- drink tea with milk
- like food from other countries
- eat a lot of fish
- pour gravy on the meat
Some meat is given a different name from the animal it comes from. What animals do the following meats come from?
pork
beef
veal
venison
mutton
Match each verb with the food item it is most associated with:
to peel, to grate, to mash, to bake, to boil, to make
a cake, eggs, oranges, cheese, potatoes, bread
Can you explain the meaning of the following phrases?
To me 1,000 pounds is a lot of money, but to a millionaire it’s peanuts.
The exam was easy. It was a piece of cake.
He watches TV all day. He’s a couch potato.
She likes literature and classical music. Discos are not her cup of tea.
She’s no spring chicken.
She’s the apple of her daddy’s eye.
No wonder she’s fat. She eats like a horse.
He has a sweet tooth.
Look at the lines of some conversations in a restaurant: Who says them, the waiter ( W ) or the customer ( C )?
Would you like to order some wine?
We’d like a table for two.
Can we have the bill?
Could we have the menu?
How would you like a steak?
What vegetables would you like?
Is this table all right?
The soup of the day is French onion soup.
Can I see the wine list?
Are you ready to order?
Medium, please.
I’ll have fried chicken with mashed potatoes and a green salad.
What’s my job?
I sell bread and cakes. Then you are a …
I sell meat.
I sell vegetables.
I sell fish.
I sell sweets and chocolates.
I sell groceries.
Give definitions of the following words and phrases:
A recipe, a cookery book, dinner, tea, lunch, brunch, a snack, a menu, a starter, a soft drink
Which of the following things is used for:
- opening tins
- pulling out corks
- beating eggs
- covering saucepans
- stirring food in a saucepan
- weighing flour, sugar
- squeezing lemons
- grating cheese
- grinding coffee
- mixing food
lemon squeezer, a corkscrew, a lid, scales, a mixer, a grater, a tin opener, a coffee grinder, an egg whisk, a wooden spoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj8gDA8En5I#t=57
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wshlnRWnf30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEMbWn6ClxM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCqKl4Q3hW4