Fill the gaps with suitable words or phrases - in some cases there are several possibilities.

1. They love eating at home because they are both fantastic ________.

2.Carrots can be steamed and they can also be eaten ______.

3. You can save yourself a lot of work in the kitchen if you have a(n)________.

4. Before the onions are fried, they should be finely_______.

5. While the sauce is cooking, it should be ______ from time to time.

6. Food can be cooked in many ways: bread and cakes are _____ in an oven, vegetables can be ______or _____ and meat can be______ or ______.

7. My sister doesn't eat meat because she's a______.

8. Before eating an apple some people use a knife to ________ it.

9. Mix the flour, eggs and milk together in a large ________ .

10. Pour the mixture into a baking tin and put it in a preheated ______.

11 .Most people can't drink pure lemon juice because it's too ____.

12. The problem with cooking for a lot of people is the ______afterwards.

13. We can only recognise four tastes:____,____,____ and ____.

 

7. What do you say when:

1) You want your guest to put some of the contents of a dish on to his (her) plate?

2) You want some more of something offered at table?

3) You do not want to have any more because you can eat no more?

4) You want to propose somebody’s health?

5) You want to praise a dish?

 

8. Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence:

1.I don't really like eating a curry which is very_____.

Hot peppery sharp warm

2.Roast beef is one of my favourite ____.

Bowls courses dishes plates

3.That was absolutely delicious, can you give me the_____?

Formula instructions receipt recipe

4.Would you like your steak well-done, medium or_____?

Bloody blue red rare raw

5.A lot of food you buy nowadays contains all sorts of artificial ______.

Additions additives extras supplements

6.Waiter, could I see the______ please?

Card of wines list of wines wine card wine list wine menu

7.The reason why he always eats so much is simply that he's very

Eager greedy hungry starving

8.She liked the dessert so much that she asked for a second _____.

Dish go helping plate serving

9.If you're on a diet there are some foods you have to _____.

Avoid deny escape lack stop

10. You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and it has _____ .

Gone back gone down gone in gone off gone out

 

10. Give a detailed description of how:

1) to lay the table for dinner;

2) to make a meat soup;

3) to make coffee;

4) to make tea;

5) to mix and dress a salad;

6) to mince meat;

7) to make scrambled eggs;

8) to lay the table for the party.