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		Jumble - Food and Eating
Place your mouse over them to see what they are (singular and plural form).		Match them
	Put the following courses in the right order Complete the dialogue Countable and Uncountable nouns - Eating Countable and Uncountable nouns - containers - Eating

EATING and FOOD VOCABULARY

Knife	Fork	Spoon	Teaspoon


Plate	Bowl	Cup	Saucer


Table		Chair


Glass	Tablecloth	Tablemat / Placemat	Napkin / Serviette

Waiter	Waitress	Chef	Menu	Taxi

Wine glass	Bottle	Candle	Bill	Tip / Gratuity

FOOD

	Masculine	Feminine	Young
	Bull	Cow	Calf
	Ram	Sheep	Lamb
	Boar	Sow	Piglet
	Cockerel	Hen	Chicken

Types of FISH

Salmon	Cod	Plaice	Haddock	Trout

Types of STEAK

Fillet	Rump	Sirloin	T-Bone	Stewing

EGGS

Egg	Boiled egg	Scrambled egg	Fried egg

Here is a list of some of the uncountable nouns and some ways to make them countable

Asparagus	A brunch of asparagus	Bread	A slice of bread
Beef	A slice of beef	Broccoli	A piece of broccoli
Butter	A pat of butter	Corn	An ear of corn
Fruit	A piece of fruit	Garlic	A bulb of garlic
Honey	A pot of honey	Jam	A jar of jam
Lamb	A leg of lamb	Pepper	A pot of pepper
Pork	A joint of pork	Rice	A grain of rice
Salt	A pinch of salt	Spaghetti	A strand of spaghetti
Sugar	A cube of sugar

OTHER UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ARE tea fruit water cereal (I bought two boxes of cereal) ice coffee (coffee is bitter)

NOW LET'S SEE SOME CONTAINERS a can of a box of (cereal) a bowl of (soup) a piece of (paper, cake, furniture, ...) a slice of (pizza, cheese, cake, bread, ...) a bar of (chocolate) a quart of (milk) a liter of a bag of (sugar) a dozen of (eggs) two sugar lumps a teaspoon of (sugar) a cup of (tea, coffee, ...) a brunch of a loaf of (bread) a stick of (butter) ears of (corn) a drop of (water) a jug of (water) a cub of (sugar) a grain of (sand) a bag of (rice) a round of (cheese) a pinch of (salt) a keg of (beer) a gallon of a pouch of

ANATOMY OF CORN AND RICE




FRUIT
Fruit	Apple	Banana	Blackberry	Cherry
This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.

Grape	Lemon	Orange	Peach	Pear

Pineapple	Plum	Strawberry

VEGETABLE AND ....

Artichoke	asparagus	Aubergine	Avocado	Bean
	This word never takes plural form.

Beetroot	Broccoli	Cabbage	Carrot	Cauliflower
	This word never takes plural form.

Corn	Courgette	Cucumber	Garlic	Lettuce
This word never takes plural form.			This word never takes plural form.

Mushroom	Olive	Onion	Pepper	Tomato

Potato	Meat	Beef	Burger	Chicken
	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.		This word is uncountable like fish and meat. This word never takes plural form.

Chop	Fish	Joint	Pork	Sausage
			This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.

Steak	Bread	Cake	Cheese	Doughnut
			This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.

Egg	Rice	Roll	Pasta	Pie
	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.		This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.

Pizza	Spaghetti	Butter	Honey	Jam
	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.

Pepper	Salt	Sugar	Grape-fruit	Jelly
This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.	This word is uncountable. This word never takes plural form.

Citrus	Champagne	Housewine	Cone	Chocolate
				A cup of hot chocolate

Whipped cream	Noddle	Bubbly water
		L'acqua minerale con gas


EXPRESSIONS
A bite to eat (mangiare un boccone) This is my treat (I'll pay = Offro io) I am starving. I could eat a horse (ho talmente fame che mangerei un bue) Let's go for a drink Let's go down the pub Fancy going for something to eat I fancy seeing the new Italian exibition Fancy a coffee break? Do you mind ....? I wonder if ... What about going to that new Russell Crowe film? Jack's such a couch potato To dunk a biscuit in coffee (Inzuppare un biscotto nel caffé) To ripen fruit Ripe apple / wine / cheese I am a teetotal (I don't drink! = sono astemio/a) To pay the same price whether you sit at a table or you stand If you sit or stand I take my bread and put jam on it Coffee is bitter and I put sugar in it Spicy good (cibo piccante) To burp (ruttare) Burp (rutto) A table for one person/two people, please Can I look at the menu, please? Can I look in the kitchen? Is there a house specialty? Is there a local specialty? I'm a vegetarian I don't eat pork I don't eat beef. Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) - Potete farlo leggero, per favore? OR Potete farlo con pochi grassi? (with little fat) OR Potete farlo con poco olio? (with little oil) fixed-price meal a la carte breakfast lunch dinner supper I would like ... I would like a dish containing _____. May I have a glass of _____? May I have a cup of _____? May I have a bottle of _____? May I have some _____? Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) I'm finished It was delicious Please clear the plates The check, please The bill, please

Boil: in water, e.g. carrrts

Fry: in oil or butter above the meat, e.g. sausages

Grill: under the heat, e.g. toast or meat

Roast: in the oven using oil, e.g. meat

Bake: in the oven without oil, e.g. cakes

FOOD which is not cooked is RAW

If you have a steak you can eat it

RARE (cooked very quickly and still red),
MEDIUM-RARE (cooked a bit longer and just red in the middle),
MEDIUM (cooked a bit more and just pink)
or WELL-DONE (cooked even longer and nor pink at all)

Describing food

TASTY (has lots of taste, a positive word)
TASTELESS (a negative word, opposite of TASTY)
SWEET (lots of sugar)
BITTER (opposite of SWEET)
SALTY (lots of salt)
HOT / SPICY (lots of spice, e.g. curry)
FRESH (recently produced, e.g. fresh bread, recently picked, e.g. fresh fruit)
TENDER (easy to cut, a positive word used to describe meat)
TOUGH (opposite of TENDER)
FATTY (meat with a lot of fat)
LEAN (opposite of FATTY)
FATTERING (food which makes you put on weight / get fat, e.g. cream, biscuits, ....)

In Britain you often have three COURSES:

a STARTER (e.g soup)
a MAIN COURSE (e.g. steak or chicken)
a DESSERT (e.g. strawberries or ice-cream)

You may also have an APERITIF (a drink before the meal, e.g. gin and tonic). And a COFFEE after the meal. You sometimes leave a TIP (money) for the waiter if service is not included in the price (10% is a normal tip). If it is a popular restaurant, you may also need to BOOK (reserve) a table in advance (before you go).

DIALOGUE

Carol: Well, I think I will start with a vegetable soup .... And you?
Jane: I think I will have prawn cocktail. I adore fish! And then afterwards I will have roast lamb. What about you?

Carol: Let me see. Well, ... I think I will have chicken .... chicken salad.
Jane: And to finish with, then, I will have an apple-pie with cream and a nice cup of coffee.

Carol: Good idea. I think I will have an apple-pie, too. What about something to drink? I will have a glass of white wine. And you?
Jane: A beer for me, please.

Carol: Good. Let's catch the waiter's eye and order. I am hungry now ....

GAMES AND EXERCISES

Jumble Eating
Jumble - Food and Eating
Match them
Put the following courses in the right order
Complete the dialogue
Countable and Uncountable nouns - Eating
Countable and Uncountable nouns - containers - Eating

What do we call the meat of these animals?

calf, deer, sheep (two names), pig (three names)

Which are fish and which are called seafood?

prawns, saedines, squid, oyster, mackerel, mussels, hake, crab, plaice, trout, lobster, cod, sole, whiting

Which of these dishes are starters, main courses or desserts?

chicken casserole, coffee gateau, fresh fruit salad, sorbet, Irish stew, paté and toast, prawn cocktail, rump steak, chocolate fudge cake, grilled trout, shrimps in garlic

1. A lemon or an unripe apple tastes ___

2. After eating a lot or when something can't have more put in it, we say ___

3. What word means not having enough water, liquid, or moisture?

4. This word is most often heard when talking of wealth. When a cake or sauce contains a lot of dairy products such as butter, cream or eggs we say it is ___

5. When a person wants a drink they are ___

6. What word is used favourably about cakes and bread and is the opposite of dry?

7. The real meaning of this word is to die or suffer from hunger, but we use it colloquially to describe being hungry. This word is ___

8. A word used when talking about fruit or meat that means it is juicy and tastes good is ___

9. Something that taste like unsweetened cocoa or beer is said to be ___

10. The opposite of sour and means that something tastes of sugar or honey is ___

Choose a letter from each box to create a word then check the answer

1. cpu

2. fkor

3. deit

4. cehw

5. aestt

6. aelpt

7. aglss

8. noops

9. chlnu

10. ackns

11. aiknnp

Click the answer button to see the answer

1. One of the following does not belong in this food group:

a. banana
b. beef
c. peach
d. nectarine
e. prune

2. The food group in question 1 is:

a. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
b. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
c. Fruit Group
d. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
e. Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group

3. What food doesn't belong to this food group?

a. chicken
b. steak
c. lamb
d. crab
e. kiwi

4. The food group in question 3 is:

a. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
b. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
c. Vegetable Group
d. Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group
e. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group

5. What food doesn't belong to this food group?

a. apricot
b. squash
c. zucchini
d. potato
e. broccoli

6. The food group in question 5 is:

a. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
b. Fruit Group
c. Vegetable Group
d. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
e. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group

7. What food doesn't belong to this food group?

a. chocolate milk
b. cream cheese
c. ice cream
d. salad dressing
e. yogurt

8. The food group in question #7 is:

a. Fruit Group
b. Dairy Group
c. Vegetable Group
d. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
e. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group

9. What food doesn't belong to this food group?

a. cookies
b. candy
c. sald dressing
d. cherries
e. butter

10. The food group in question 9 is:

a. Dairy Group
b. Vegetable Group
c. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
d. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
e. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group

11. What food doesn't belong to this food group?

a. noodles
b. crackers
c. scallion
d. macaroni
e. cous cous

12. The food group in question #11 is:

a. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
b. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
c. Vegetable Group
d. Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
e. Fruit Group

13. Which of the following beverages has no fat, sugar, or oils?

a. milk
b. root beer
c. coffee with cream
d. iced tea unsweetened
e. lemonade

14. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide is in the shape of a (an):

a. octagon
b. square
c. circle
d. pyramid
e. hexagon

15. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group every day.

a. 1
b. 2-3
c. 4-5
d. 6-7
e. 7-8

16. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Vegetable Group per day.

a. 0-1
b. 2-4
c. 3-5
d. 5-6
e. 6-7

17. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Fruit Group every day.

a. 0-1
b. 2-4
c. 4-5
d. 5-6
e. 6-7

18. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group.

a. 0-1
b. 2-3
c. 3-4
d. 5-6
e. 6-7

19. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide calls for eating ___ servings of the Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group.

a. 1-3
b. 4-5
c. 6-11
d. 12-15
e. 16-20

20. The United States Department of Agriculture's Daily Food Guide suggests that the Fats, Oils and Sweets Group be used ___.

a. once a week
b. four times a day
c. never on Sundays
d. sparingly
e. every Tuesday