Unit 9

Teacher’s
Main Vocabulary Level 1

Word / Phrase Part of speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence

appetizer noun [count] /ˈæpəˌtaɪzər/ a food that you eat before the main part of a meal For the appetizer, I’ll have soup, please.
noun [count or a hard round green or red fruit that is white inside and grows on
apple /ˈæp(ə)l/ I prefer red apples to green apples.
noncount] trees
I’m having a baked potato with cheese for
baked adjective /beɪkt/ cooked in an oven
lunch.
noun [count or
banana /bəˈnɑnə/ a long curved fruit with a yellow skin Monkeys love to eat bananas.
noncount]
a seed of various plants that is cooked and eaten, or a plant that I made a soup with beef, vegetables, and kidney
bean noun [count] /bin/
produces these seeds beans.
beef noun [noncount] /bif/ the meat from a cow I like beef more than pork.
noun [count] There was a good selection of beverages at the
beverage /ˈbev(ə)rɪdʒ/ a drink
FORMAL bar.
bottled water noun [noncount] /ˈbɑt(ə)ld/ /ˈwɔtər/ water that is sold in bottles There is still or sparkling bottled water.
We ate a lot of bread before the main courses
bread noun [noncount] /bred/ a common food made from flour, water, and usually yeast
arrived.
a vegetable consisting of green stems with many small green or I love green vegetables like broccoli and
broccoli noun [noncount] /ˈbrɑkəli/
purple parts on the ends spinach.
a solid yellow food made from cream that you spread on bread or
butter noun [noncount] /ˈbʌtər/ Do you want to put some butter on your bread?
use in cooking
noun [count or a sweet food made by baking a mixture of sugar, eggs, flour, and
cake /keɪk/ We made a cake for his birthday.
noncount] butter or oil
noun [count or a substance in foods such as bread and potatoes that gives your Marathon runners always eat a lot of
carbohydrate /ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪˌdreɪt/
noncount] body heat and energy carbohydrates before a race.
noun [count or There are many types of delicious cheese in
cheese /tʃiz/ a solid food made from milk
noncount] France.
chicken noun [noncount] /ˈtʃɪkən/ the meat of a chicken Have you tried the chicken in this restaurant?
coffee noun [noncount] /ˈkɑfi/ a hot brown drink made by pouring hot water over crushed beans I like to drink coffee after a meal.
tall plants with large yellow seeds on a cob (=thick piece of stem),
corn noun [noncount] /kɔrn/ Mexicans eat a lot of corn.
or the seeds when they are cooked and eaten
cream noun [noncount] /krim/ a thick yellow-white liquid that is taken from the top of milk Do you prefer milk or cream in your coffee?
dairy product noun [count] /ˈderi/ /ˈprɑdəkt/ dairy products include milk and foods such as butter and cheese My sister can’t eat dairy products.
noun [count or
dessert /dɪˈzɜrt/ sweet food that you eat after the main part of a meal Are you going to order dessert?
noncount]

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 Unit 9
Teacher’s
Main Vocabulary Level 1

Word / Phrase Part of speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence

noun [count or
dressing /ˈdresɪŋ/ a mixture of liquids that you pour over salad This salad is OK, but it needs some dressing.
noncount]
noun [count or a food substance like oil that is used by your body to create
fat /fæt/ Reduce the amount of fat in your diet.
noncount] energy
noun [count or
fish /fɪʃ/ an animal that lives in water and swims, or the meat of this animal My favorite fish is salmon.
noncount]
fried adjective /fraɪd/ cooked in hot oil Fried food is bad for you.
noun [count or a type of food that grows on trees or plants, for example apples
fruit /frut/ Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
noncount] and oranges
grilled adjective /ɡrɪld/ cooked over a fire on a frame of metal bars Grilled chicken is healthier than fried chicken.
noun [count or the liquid that comes out of fruit or vegetables, often used as a I like all fruit juice, but orange juice is my
juice /dʒus/
noncount] drink favorite.
meat noun [noncount] /mit/ the flesh of an animal or bird that is eaten as food My daughter doesn’t eat meat.
noun [count or
melon /ˈmelən/ a large round fruit with orange, green, or white flesh Do you want some melon for breakfast?
noncount]
a white liquid that women and female animals produce to feed
milk noun [noncount] /mɪlk/ their babies. People drink the milk of cows, goats, and sheep and I always put milk on my cereal.
use it in cooking.
a round vegetable with thin dry skin, many layers inside, and a
onion noun [count] /ˈʌnjən/ There were too many onions in the salad.
strong smell
orange noun [count] /ˈɔrəndʒ/ a round fruit that has a thick orange-colored skin I like to have orange juice for breakfast.
noun [count or an Italian food made in many different shapes from flour and
pasta /ˈpɑstə/ I ate some delicious pasta in Italy.
noncount] water, and sometimes eggs
a very small round green vegetable that grows in a long narrow
pea noun [count] /pi/ Do you want peas with your meal?
pod
noun [count or a food that consists of fruit or sometimes meat and vegetables
pie /paɪ/ I think I’m going to have apple pie for dessert.
noncount] cooked inside a case of pastry
noun [count or
potato /pəˈteɪtoʊ/ a hard round vegetable that grows under the ground Potatoes can be fried, baked, or roasted.
noncount]
potato chips noun [plural] /pəˈteɪtoʊ/ /tʃɪps/ very thin pieces of potato that are cooked in oil and eaten cold Shall we take some potato chips to the party?
a substance in foods such as meat, eggs, and milk that keeps you Vegetarians have to get their protein from dairy
protein noun [noncount] /ˈproʊtin/
healthy products and beans.
a food consisting of small white or brown grains that are eaten
rice noun [noncount] /raɪs/ I would like rice with my fish.
cooked

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 Unit 9
Teacher’s
Main Vocabulary Level 1

Word / Phrase Part of speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence

noun [count or a food containing a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce
salad /ˈsæləd/ Can I order a pizza and a green salad?
noncount] tomatoes, and cucumbers usually served with a salad dressing
salt noun [noncount] /sɔlt/ a white substance that is often added to food to improve its flavor You shouldn’t eat too much salt.
noun [count or cooked shrimps that are served cold with a light sauce, often
shrimp cocktail /ʃrɪmp/ /ˈkɑkˌteɪl/ Shrimp cocktail is my favorite appetizer.
noncount] before the main dish of a meal
noun [count or
soft drink /sɔft/ /drɪŋk/ a cold drink that does not contain any alcohol I’m driving so I will just have a soft drink.
noncount]
noun [count or a liquid food that is made by cooking meat, fish, or vegetables
soup /sup/ This tomato soup tastes great.
noncount] with water
sparkling adjective /ˈspɑrklɪŋ/ sparkling drinks are full of bubbles I’d like a glass of sparkling water, please.
still adjective /stɪl/ still drinks do not have any bubbles Would you like still or sparkling water?
strawberry noun [count] /ˈstrɔˌberi/ a small soft red fruit with a lot of very small seeds on its skin Strawberries and cream are very good together.
a sweet substance that is added to food or drinks to make them
sugar noun [noncount] /ˈʃʊɡər/ Do you take sugar in your coffee?
taste sweet
a round red fruit that you eat raw in salads or cooked as a I’d like a cheese and tomato sandwich for
tomato noun [count] /təˈmeɪtoʊ/
vegetable lunch.
a part of a plant used as food, for example a potato, bean, or
vegetable noun [count] /ˈvedʒ(ə)təb(ə)l/ We grow all our own vegetables.
cabbage
noun [count or a sauce for salads and cold vegetables, made from oil, vinegar,
vinaigrette /ˌvɪnəˈɡret/ There is too much vinaigrette on this salad.
noncount] and spices
noun [count or
yogurt /ˈjoʊɡərt/ a food made from milk that has become thick and slightly sour Is there any yogurt left?
noncount]

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