Food Unit 11

I'd like .... I'll have ....

ordering food Waiter Are you ready to order? Customer Yes, I'd ____ the steak, please. Waiter Would you like it with chips or new potatoes? Customer With chips, please. Waiter How would you like your steak - rare, medium or well-done? Customer Well-done, please. Waiter And what would you like to drink? Customer I'll _____I a coke, please.

bar

Noun a b____ is a solid piece of something that is longer than it is wide Collocates: a bar of something a b____ chocolate | a b____ of soap | thieves stole gold b____s worth £2 million

product

Noun a p________ is something that is made and sold. Dairy p________s are things like butter, cheese, and yoghurt, which are made from milk she can't eat any dairy p________s | all their p________s are good quality | they sell a range of computer software p________s | keep all dairy p________s in the fridge Verb: produce | Noun: production

onion

Noun an o_______ is a vegetable with a thin brown or red skin that you use in cooking. It has a strong flavour, and when you cut it it makes your eyes produce water fry the o_______s in butter | a kilo of o_______s | use red o_______s in the salad | I hate cutting o_______s | you need a cup of chopped o_______s (cut into very small pieces) | thin slices of o_______

bean

Noun b______s are the seeds of some plants, which are eaten as food a dish of fried rice and black b______s | a tin of baked b______s | I grow b______s in my garden | boil the b______s for 30 minutes

curry

Noun c_______ is an Indian dish made with a lot of spices a beef c_______ | a chicken c_______ | a c_______ house (a restaurant that serves c_______ies) | a hot c_______ (made with very strong spices) | I prefer a mild c_______ (with not very strong spices) | c_______ and rice

course

Noun in a meal, the c______s are the separate dishes that you eat, one after the other. You usually have a starter, then the main c________, then a dessert a three-c________ meal | I won't have a first c________, thank you | the first two c________s were lovely, but the dessert was horrible | what are you having for your main c________?

soft drink

Noun s_____ d_____s are d______s like orange juice that do not have alcohol in them get some s_____ d_____s for the children | do you have any other s_____ d_____sapart from orange juice? | I'm driving, so just a s_____ d_____ for me, please

salad

Noun s________ is a dish of raw, cold vegetables a tomato s________ | a ham s________ | I ordered burger and chips with a s________ | I'll have a s________ as a side dish (at the same time as the main dish) | I usually have a s________ for lunch | do you want a cooked meal, or shall we havea s________?

starter

Noun s________s or a s_________ is a small dish of food that you have at the beginning of a meal, before the main course I'll have the soup for s________s | would you like a s________, sir? | the s________s were very expensive | I won't havea s________ - I'll have a dessert later instead | the price includes a s________, main dish, and dessert

spice

Noun s_______s are plants which have a strong taste and that are added to food to give a nice flavour. Food with a lot of s_______s in it is spicy add some s_______s to the dish | I like to cook with s_______s | they use a lot of s_______s in Indian cookery Adjective: spicy

vitamin

Noun v__________s are substances in food which are necessary to keep your body healthy. Each v__________ is given a name using a letter of the alphabet fresh fruit is full of v__________s | green vegetables are a great source of essential v__________s | v__________ C tablets | v__________ pills | nuts contain v__________ E | v__________ B12

diet

Noun your d____ is the range of food that you eat. If you are on a d____, you are very careful about what you eat because you are trying to lose weight and stay healthy eat a varied d____ (lots of different sorts of food) | I've been on a d____ for three weeks | it's important to eat a healthy d____ | we had a very poor d____ when I was a child | a balanced d____ (with the right amounts of different sorts of food)

lamb

Noun (uncount) a l_______ is a young sheep, and l_______ is the meat you get from young sheep. The meat from older sheep is called mutton a shoulder of l_______ | roast leg of l_______ | would you prefer l_______ or beef? | garlic goes well with l_______

beef

Noun (uncount) b______ is the meat you get from cows roast b______ and vegetables | a slice of cold b______ | I like my b______ rare (not cooked for long and still pink with blood)| a b______ stew (pieces of beef cooked with vegetables in a sauce) | a joint of b______ (a large piece of b______ that you cook in the oven)

bread

Noun (uncount) b________ is a food made from flour and water and usually yeast (a substance that makes the b________ rise when it is cooked) Collocates: a loaf/slice of bread | white/brown/stale/ fresh bread a slice of b________ and butter | a loaf of b________ (one whole piece that you buy and then cut into slices) | sliced b________ (that has already been cut into slices when you buy it) | white b________ | I prefer brown b________ | the b________ has gone stale (it's old and does not taste good any more) | I love the smell of fresh b________

butter

Noun (uncount) b_________ is a soft yellow food made from milk, which you use in cooking and spread on bread a slice of bread and b_________ | fry the onions in a little b_________ | keep the b_________ in the fridge | a packet of b_________ | salted b_________ (which has had a little salt added to it) | unsalted b_________

cream

Noun (uncount) c_________ is a thick liquid made from milk strawberries and c_________ | you shouldn't eat too much butter or c_________ | for dessert we had fruit and c_________ | a jug of c_________

cookery

Noun (uncount) c__________ is the activity of preparing and cooking food a c__________ book | I don't really like c__________ programmes | he opened a c__________ school in Cirencester

garlic

Noun (uncount) g_________ is a small vegetable with a white or pink skin, a little bit like an onion. G__________has a very strong taste, and a little g_________ is sometimes added to food to giveit flavour fry the onions and g_________ for a few minutes | there's too much g_________ in this dish | I can smell g_________ in the kitchen | g_________ is very good for you

service

Noun (uncount) in a shop or restaurant, the s__________ is the way that the staff help the customers. In some restaurants, you pay for the food and also have to pay extra for the s__________ the bill includes s__________ | the s__________ at the restaurant was very good | you don't get very good s__________ in that restaurant | she complained about the s__________ Verb: serve

milk

Noun (uncount) m_____ is a white liquid produced by cows, which you can drink and use in cooking the price of m_____ has gone up again | cheese and butter are made from m_____ | put the m_____ in the fridge | we've run out of m_____ (we don't have any left) | do you take m_____ in your tea? | she poured m_____ over her breakfast cereals

pork

Noun (uncount) p______ is the meat you get from pigs we had roast p______ for dinner | a p______ chop (a piece of p______ meat still attached to the bone) | a p______ pie | cook the p______ slowly with onions and garlic

pepper

Noun (uncount) p________ is a spice that you add to food to give it a slightly hot flavour the salt and p________ are on the table | we've run out of p________ (there's none left) | black p________ | grey p________

soup

Noun (uncount) s_____ is a food that is made with meat or vegetables and is mostly liquid a bowl of tomato s_____ | I'll have the chicken s_____ please | I've made some s_____ for lunch | a tin of s_____ | home- made s_____ is much better

weight

Noun (uncount) your w_______ is how heavy you are Collocates: lose weight | gain/put on weight I want to lose w_______ | she gained a lot of w_______ (became much heavier) when she was pregnant | I try to watch my w_______ (eat carefully so that I don't get heavier) | he worries about his w_______ Verb: weigh

sweets

Noun plural s______s are small pieces of food which have sugar in them or that taste like fruit. Children like to eat s______s s______s are bad for your teeth | I never eat s______s |a packet of s______s | my uncle gave me some s______s | a bag of s______s

combination

Nouna c_______________ of things is a number of different things all mixed together Collocates: a combination of something chocolate and cheese is an unusual c_______________! | the show was a c_______________ of music and dance | there's a c_______________ of reasons for the decision | the doctor recommended a c_______________ of drugs for her illness Verb: combine

dessert

Nouna d___________ is a dish of sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal a fruit d___________ | I don't want d___________is - just the bill please | I never eat d___________s | would you like to see the d___________is menu? | what's for d___________? | all the d___________s were delicious

include service

Verb if one thing i________s another, the second thing is a part of the first thing the bill i________s service | breakfast i________s tea or coffee | the price i________s flight, hotel, and all meals | the concert i________ed two pieces by Beethoven | free wi-fi is i________ed in the price of the hotel room

add

Verb if you a____ something to something else, you put the two together they've a____ed 15% to our bill for service | if you a____ 15 and 22 you get 37 | a____ some garlic to the soup | can you a____ my name to the list? | a____ some cold water to my drink

avoid

Verb if you a_______ someone or something, you try to keep away from them so that you do not see them or have to deal with them I managed to a_______ the rush hour (the busy time on trains and buses) by leaving an hour early | I think Sam is a_______ing me (trying not to see me or speak to me) |I a_______ dairy products | I can't a_______ it any longer - I'll have to start my homework

order

Verb if you o_______ something, you ask for it to be sent to you or made ready for you I o_______ed a new washing machine last week | I'd like to o_______ a taxi to the station | you can o_______ them online | we don't have any in the shop, but we can o_______ one for you | if you o_______ it today, we can deliver it to you before the weekend Noun: order Collocates: place an order

recommend

Verb if you r______________ something, you tell someone that it is good and that they should get one or do it Collocates: recommend doing something our waiter r______________ed the fish | I can r______________ the restaurant in Bridge Street | I need to buy a newcar - what model would you r______________? | a friend of mine r______________ed a new online shop | I can strongly r______________ swimming in the sea | I can r______________ the ice cream here. It's delicious Noun: recommendation Collocates: on someone's recommendation

chip

c_____s are long thin pieces of potato that have been fried in deep, hot oil steak and c_____s | fish and c_____s is a typical English dish | a portion of c_____s (enough for one person) | do you want c_____s or rice with your chicken? | my c_____s are cold!

nut

Noun a n___ is the hard seed of some plants, which you can eat do these chocolates have n___s in them? | I bought a bag of n___s to eat on the journey | a bowl of n___s | these n___s are very salty | I've eaten too many n___s

fried

Adjective f_______ food has been cooked in very hot oil or butter f_______ potatoes | a f_______ egg | chicken with f_______ rice | you can have f_______ or grilled mushrooms Verb: fry

full

Adjective if you are f____, or f____ up, you have eaten a lot of food and cannot eat more I won't have dessert, I'm f____ | I feel f____ after such a big dinner | no more, thank you, I'm f____ up

hungry

Adjective if you are h________, you want to eat something as soon as possible I'm always h________ after I've been swimming | there are some biscuits if you're h________ | I had lunch half an hour ago so I'm not h________ | she woke up feeling h________ and thirsty | there are two h________ children waiting for breakfast here Noun: hunger

unhealthy

Adjective if you are u___________, you are not fit and often ill. Things that are u___________ make you unfit or ill I was quite u___________ at the time | an u___________ lifestyle (a way of living that makes you ill) | an u___________ diet (food that is not good for you) | children eat too much u___________ sugar Opposite - Adjective: healthy

terrible

Adjective something that is t_______ is very bad he made a t_______ mess in the kitchen | a t_______ crime | they worked in t_______ conditions | I've got a t_______ pain in my leg | what a t_______ film that was! | I made a t_______ mistake

unforgettable

Adjective something that is u________________ is so good or bad or interesting or exciting that you are unlikely to forget it it was an u________________ meal | an u________________ visitto St Petersburg | the boat trip was an u________________ experience | an u________________ camping adventure | the view from the top of the mountain was u________________

separately

Adverb if things are s__________, they are not together. If things happen s__________ly, they do not happen at the same time cook the vegetables s__________ly | the batteries are sold s__________ly | we'll deal with the two problems s__________ly | the two teams arrived s__________ly for the big match Adjective: separate

well

Adverb if you cook food w____, you cook it for a long time so that none of it is raw make sure you cook it w____ | I like my steak w____ cooked | if the meat isn't w____ cooked, it can make you ill

bill

Noun a b__ is a list that shows how much you have to pay for something Collocates: pay a b__ | a b__ for something I asked the waiter for the b__ | I paid the electricity b__ yesterday | they've just sent us a b__ for £200 | here's the b__ for the work we did for you | can I have the b__ please (what you say in a restaurant when you have finished your meal)