Unit 3 Let's Eat 3.1 Vocabulary: Word Page Part of S Pronunciation Translation

Word Page Part of s Pronunciation Translation
Unit 3 Let’s eat

3.1 Vocabulary
ailment 28 n ˈeɪlmənt
apricot 29 n ˈeɪprəkɒt
basil 29 n ˈbæzəl
beetroot 29 n ˈbiːtruːt
bend over backwards 28 v phr ˌbend ˌəʊvə ˈbækwədz
bland/tasteless 28 adj blændˈteɪstləs
buzzy 29 adj ˈbʌzi
capers 28, 29 n ˈkeɪpəz
chewy 28 adj ˈtʃuːi
chinking noise/clink 29, 39 n phr ˈtʃɪŋkɪŋ nɔɪzklɪŋk
clam 29 n klæm
clove of garlic 29 n ˌkləʊv əv ˈɡɑːlɪk
cod 29 n kɒd
coriander 28 n ˌkɒriˈændə
cringe (at sth) 29 v (phr) ˈkrɪndʒ ət ˌsʌmθɪŋ
crunch 29 n krʌntʃ
cutlery 29 n ˈkʌtləri
dietary requirements 28 n phr ˌdaɪətəri rɪˈkwaɪəmənts
drop of (lemon juice) 29 n phr ˌdrɒp əv (ˈlemən dʒuːs)
eat sth up 29 phr v ˌiːt ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp
fine dining 29 n phr ˌfaɪn ˈdaɪnɪŋ
freshness 29 n ˈfreʃnəs
full-on 29 adj ˌfʊl ˈɒn
fussy eater 28 n phr ˌfʌsi ˈiːtə
glutinous 28 adj ˈɡluːtənəs
good manners 29 n phr ˌɡʊd ˈmænəz
goose 29 n ɡuːs
have a fit 29 idiom ˌhæv ə ˈfɪt
hum 29 n hʌm
hushed 28, 29, adj hʌʃt
kidneys 28 n ˈkɪdniz
knob of (butter) 29 n (phr) ˌnɒb əv (ˈbʌtə)
leek 29 n liːk
legitimate 28 adj ləˈdʒɪtəmət
lick 28 v lɪk
liver 28 n ˈlɪvə
lobster 28 n ˈlɒbstə
lump of (cheese) 29 n ˌlʌmp əv (ˈtʃiːz)
nutmeg 28 n ˈnʌtmeɡ
okra 28 n ˈɒkrə
overbearing 29 adj ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ
overcooked 28 adj ˌəʊvəˈkʊkt
oyster 28 n ˈɔɪstə
paprika 29 n ˈpæprɪkə
parsley 29 n ˈpɑːsli
perfumed 28 adj ˈpɜːfjʊːmd
pinch of (salt) 29 n (phr) ˌpɪntʃ əv (ˈsɔːlt)
pop 29 v pɒp
saffron 29 n ˈsæfrən
salt pot 29 n phr ˈsɔːlt pɒt
sb’s pet hate 28 idiom ˌsʌmbɒdiz ˌpet ˈheɪt
shellfish 28 n ˈʃelˌfɪʃ
sip of (water) 29 n (phr) ˌsɪp əv (ˈwɔːtə)
sizzle 29 v ˈsɪzəl
slimy 28 adj ˈslaɪmi
smoked mackerel 28 n phr ˌsməʊkt ˈmækərəl
spoonful of (honey) 29 n (phr) ˌspuːnfʊl əv (ˈhʌni)
sprig of (parsley) 29 n (phr) ˌsprɪɡ əv (ˈpɑːsli)
starched tablecloth 29 n phr ˌstɑːtʃt ˈteɪbəlklɒθ
stick of (celery) 29 n (phr) ˌstɪk əv (ˈseləri)
take sth over 29 phr v ˌteɪk ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈəʊvə
tidiness/untidiness 28, 29 n ˈtaɪdinəsʌnˈtaɪdinəs
veal 29 n viːl
venison 29 n ˈvenəzən
yuck! 28 phr jʌk
Example
It might be a bit controversial but my pet hate is made-up customer ailments.

Peel, core and finely chop the apricots and mix well with the cheese mixture.
Stir in parsley and basil just before serving.
By now, his wife would have given up waiting and served the cold beetroot soup with sour cream and chives.
We bend over backwards for customers, it’s important, but when you get people who don’t eat shellfish, but eat lobsters and oysters – s
I think we need to add some spices to this curry. It's rather bland at the moment.
It’s a Michelin-starred restaurant but it’s also fun and buzzy.
A final garnish of capers adds a pleasant salty note.
Do not overcook meat or it will be chewy.
The idea of sitting in a country-house hotel, where all you hear is the clink of cutlery and chinking of glasses and everyone – including
Stir the clams into the sauce and heat for a further 1-2min until piping hot.
To give your soup an extra bite add one large clove of garlic.
He ordered his meal of cod and chips and no vinegar, then sat down to await its arrival.
Stir in reserved ground cumin and coriander, reserved orange zest, and salt and pepper.
I cringe at the constant hum of traffic.
The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel.
Over the past five years, the number of ridiculous dietary requirements you get is mad.
If you want your drink to be original add a few drops of lemon juice.
Eating out is surely about having fun and being able to talk to each other, rather than worrying about using the wrong knife and fork.
I hate hushed dining rooms. It’s that term ‘fine dining’.
I love the freshness of the early morning in the mountains.
Of course, there are still places doing the full-on starched tablecloth thing.
It’s hard to prepare anything for Karol because he is such a fussy eater.
Okra has a slimy texture – tasteless and glutinous.
Her children all had such good manners.
The Gascons favour the goose and its by-products.
There’s a salt pot in our kitchen and it’s been in its particular corner since 1981, and if it’s not there, I have a fit.
You know there’s a power cut when the humming of the fridge stops.
I can barely hear what the waiter says. He speaks in such hushed tones.
I don't like the texture and the taste of kidneys or liver – yuck!
Before putting your veggies into the oven, add a knob of butter.
Add leek shreds, parsley, spinach and remaining cider to pan, cover and cook for a further four minutes.
Another who said they’d eat nothing that flies! I read that one in ten special diets is a legitimate special diet.
A cat licked up the drops spilt on the floor.
Add the chicken gizzards and livers and saute for 5 minutes.
Melt a lump of butter in your frying-pan.
In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Overcooked chutney will not have a nice texture.
Add white pepper and paprika, Corn Flakes or bread crumbs, parsley and whole egg and egg whites.
Decorate it by placing a sprig of parsley.
Coriander is too perfumed.
To increase the boiling point of water add a pinch of salt.
The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.
Cardamoms are used to flavour rice and, after saffron, are the world's most expensive spice.
If you want to annoy me at work, move that salt pot.
She poured more wine and took a sip.
The bacon began to sizzle in the pan.
The taste of smoked mackerel – I can’t stand it.
To sweeten up your tea, dump in a large spoonful of honey.
Of course, there are still places doing the full-on starched tablecloth thing. But it shouldn’t be about the dining room’s own ego.
Bring a few sticks of celery for the soup please.
Sometimes it does take over my life – at least my wife says so.
My pet hate in the kitchen is untidiness.
Add a few veal shanks at a time and coat well with flour, shaking off any excess.
Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes, stirring frequently, to seal the meat.
The texture and the taste of kidneys or liver – yuck!
ut eat lobsters and oysters – surprise, surprise, the most expensive thing on the menu – it can be a bit tiresome.
ses and everyone – including the overbearing waiters – speaking in hushed tones, is my worst nightmare.
g the wrong knife and fork.
ning room’s own ego.

3.2 Reading
aesthetic pleasure 30 n phr iːsˌθetɪk ˈpleʒə
anticipation 31 n ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən
appreciation 31 n əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən
associations 30 n əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃənz
burning/key/sensitive q30, 31 n phr ˌbɜːnɪŋˌkiːˌsensətɪv ˈkwestʃənz
cognitive/emotional/lear30, 31 n phr ˌkɒɡnətɪvɪˌməʊʃənəlˌlɜːnɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlti
conductor 31 n kənˈdʌktə
conjure 31 v ˈkʌndʒə
consume 30 v kənˈsjuːm
contributor to sth 31 n kənˈtrɪbjətə tə ˌsʌmθɪŋ
cooped up 31 adj phr ˌkuːpt ˈʌp
delectable/processed/t 30, 31 adj dɪˌlektəbəlˌprəʊsestˌtuːθsəm fuːd
deliciousness 31 n diˈlɪʃəsnəs
desire 31 n dɪˈzaɪə
desperate/uncontrollabl30, 31 n phr ˌdespərətˌʌnkənˌtrəʊləbəl ˈkreɪvɪŋz
dietary/food choices 30 n phr ˈdaɪətəriˈfuːd ˌtʃɔɪsɪz
disheartened 30 adj dɪsˈhɑːtnd
distress 31 n dɪˈstres
element 30 n ˈeləmənt
elemental 31 adj ˌeləˈmentl
elusive/fuzzy/keen sens30 n phr ɪˌluːsɪvˌfʌziˌkiːn ˈsens əv ˌsʌmθɪŋ
emotion 31 n ɪˈməʊʃən
emotional response 30 n phr ɪˌməʊʃənəl rɪˈspɒns
emphasise 30 v ˈemfəsaɪz
essence 30 n ˈesəns
essential 30, 31 adj ɪˈsenʃəl
factor 30 n ˈfæktə
fatigue 31 n fəˈtiːɡ
fatigued 30 adj fəˈtiːɡd
feel low 31 v phr ˌfiːl ˈləʊ
fleeting/simple pleasur 30, 31 n phr ˌfliːtɪŋˌsɪmpəl ˈpleʒəz
flick through sth 31 v phr ˈflɪk θruː ˌsʌmθɪŋ
harvest 31 v ˈhɑːvəst
home-grown food 30 n phr ˌhəʊm ɡrəʊn ˈfuːd
impact 31 n ˈɪmpækt
influence 30 n ˈɪnfluəns
influential 30 adj ˌɪnfluˈenʃəl
interfere with sth 31 v phr ˌɪntəˈfɪə wɪð ˌsʌmθɪŋ
life-threatening 31 adj ˈlaɪf ˌθretənɪŋ
madeleine 30, 31 n mædˈleɪn
meaningfulness 31 n ˈmiːn ɪŋ fəlnəs
neuroscience 30, 31 n ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns
nutrition 30 n njuːˈtrɪʃən
nutritional 31 adj njuːˈtrɪʃənəl
obesity 31 n əʊˈbiːsəti
occupation 30 n ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən
occupational therapy 30, 31 n phr ˌɒkjəˌpeɪʃənəl ˈθerəpi
overconsumption 31 n ˌəʊvəkənˈsʌmpʃən
precious 31 adj ˈpreʃəs
produce 31 n ˈprɒdjuːs
psychological 30, 31 adj ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
psychology 30 n saɪˈkɒlədʒi
rage 30 n reɪdʒ
rare/special/Christmas t30, 31 n phr ˌreəˌspeʃəlˌkrɪsməs ˈtriːt
reward system 30, 31 n phr rɪˈwɔːd ˌsɪstəm
sedentary 31 adj ˈsedəntəri
sensation of pleasure 31 n phr senˌseɪʃən əv ˈpleʒə
sugar craving 30 n phr ˈʃʊɡə ˌkreɪvɪŋ
tea-soaked 31 adj ˈtiː səʊkt
trigger 31 v ˈtrɪɡə
unavoidable 31 adj ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl
uncontrollable drinking30, 31 n phr ˌʌnkənˌtrəʊləbəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋˈiːtɪŋ ˌbɪnd
universal 31 adj ˌjuːnəˈvɜːsəl
universe 30 n ˈjuːnəvɜːs
wellbeing 30 n ˌwelˈbiːɪŋ
zone out 31 phr v ˌzəʊn ˈaʊt
Example
The museum offers unique aesthetic pleasure and memories you will keep forever.
Food excites the reward system in the brain, stimulating desire and anticipation, and when we eat something we enjoy, it releases hormones
But the single most influential sense in flavour appreciation is the sense of smell.
It would be a good idea to invite local sport associations to provide training after school.
This is the burning question occupying the minds of food scientists today: there will be nine billion people walking the earth by 2050 and, i
This new therapy can be wonderful and effective for a wide variety of emotional or cognitive problems.
First and foremost, flavour is a powerful conductor of memories and emotions.
Strawberries may evoke a very special summer, a birthday cake may conjure a childlike wonder.
Psychologist Andrew Smith of Cardiff University suspects that our attitudes and beliefs about these foods cause us to feel low after consum
Alongside pleasure, another contributor to happiness and wellbeing is a sense of meaningfulness and this is where cooking, as opposed to ea
What with the established positive health effects of being active rather than sedentary, being outside and working with nature rather than co
Of course, it does help if these foods are toothsome, delectable or in other words delicious.
However, such pleasures are fleeting, and overconsumption of tasty but unhealthy foods may interfere with your reward system, encouragin
I think it’s fascinating to study the psychological factors behind our dietary choices.
If young children don’t see quick results they grow disheartened.
The results associated chocolate with greater depression, and those who ate chocolate and crisps reported greater cognitive difficulties and f
One element of pleasure is said to be taste.
It’s elemental, caring for yourself and others.
This is why eating forms the basis of much scientific experimentation into the mechanics behind that elusive, warm, fuzzy sense of wellbein
First and foremost, flavour is a powerful conductor of memories and emotions.
The film evokes a strong emotional reponse and requires in-dept discussion.
You want to emphasise that you’ve just been accepted into a university.
Sharing is the essence of friendship.
Good nutrition is essential to good health – we are what we eat!
I think it’s fascinating to study the psychological factors behind our dietary choices.
The results associated chocolate with greater depression, and those who ate chocolate and crisps reported greater cognitive difficulties and f
Usually, by the time they have lost enough weight, they are totally fatigued!
Psychologist Andrew Smith of Cardiff University suspects that our attitudes and beliefs about these foods cause us to feel low after consum
Whether you’re browsing online, flicking through a magazine, zoning out in front of the TV or chatting away to friends, someone will almo
These days people are mad about home-grown food and grow their own tomatoes or carrots even on a balcony.
When choosing ingredients, combining flavours and creating a dish, you are imagining the health-giving or pleasurable impact it will have o
As a scientist, his influence was immense.
Memories can have a hugely influential effect on our emotional and physical wellbeing.
These are all burning questions for those of us fortunate enough to be able to choose what we eat, and while diet-related issues such as obes
In Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, for example, the narrator depicts the ‘powerful joy’ that a tea-soaked madeleine awakes in him wh
Alongside pleasure, another contributor to happiness and wellbeing is a sense of meaningfulness and this is where cooking, as opposed to ea
‘Tasty food is one of the most universal routes to pleasure,’ reads an academic paper by the Oxford psychiatrist Morten Kringelbach on our
Combine the power of cooking to make us happy with the tendency for home-cooked food to be healthier, and you have a nutritional and ps
These are all burning questions for those of us fortunate enough to be able to choose what we eat, and while diet-related issues such as obes
I like to keep busy; having no occupation makes me anxious.
Cooking is in fact an established occupational therapy for depression.
According to Mark Salter, a consultant psychiatrist in Hackney, London, ‘The preparing, sharing and consuming of food is so precious,’ he
The canteen should offer more fresh produce, including salads, fruit and vegetables, and freshly made sandwiches.
I got involved through one of my psychology lecturers.
That means they’re less likely to be the instigators of road rage, push people out of the way in the street or fight for that last seat on the train
We hope the trend continues, until such aural excursions become a regular happening rather than a rare treat.
Her sugar craving resulted in stomach problems.
In Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, for example, the narrator depicts the ‘powerful joy’ that a tea-soaked madeleine awakes in him wh
A particular smell can trigger both a memory of the time we first experienced it and a repetition of the feelings we had then.
It seems that food is an unavoidable topic of conversation these days.
My room, my books, my music – that’s my universe!
Whether you’re browsing online, flicking through a magazine, zoning out in front of the TV or chatting away to friends, someone will almo
ng we enjoy, it releases hormones which produce the sensation of pleasure.
walking the earth by 2050 and, if our current food production systems don’t change, how are we going to feed them?
cause us to feel low after consuming them.

s where cooking, as opposed to eating food,comes in.
working with nature rather than cooped up inside all day, together with the satisfaction of growing food and the deliciousness offreshly harvested produce,
working with nature rather than cooped up inside all day, together with the satisfaction of growing food and the deliciousness of freshly harvested produce,
h your reward system, encouraging uncontrollable cravings and binges.
greater cognitive difficulties and fatigue, whereas the fruit group had lower anxiety, depression and distress.
ve, warm, fuzzy sense of wellbeing.
greater cognitive difficulties and fatigue, whereas the fruit group had lower anxiety, depression and distress.
cause us to feel low after consuming them.

way to friends, someone will almost certainly be discussing food in one form or another.
r pleasurable impact it will have on those who will consume it.

le diet-related issues such as obesity are undoubtedly serious and potentially lifethreatening, the effects of eating are not only physical.
aked madeleine awakes in him when he is ‘dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow’.
s where cooking, as opposed to eating food, comes in.
atrist Morten Kringelbach on our understanding, so far, of the neuroscience of happiness.
and you have a nutritional and psychological jackpot.

le diet-related issues such as obesity are undoubtedly serious and potentially lifethreatening, the effects of eating are not only physical.

uming of food is so precious,’ he says, ‘because it lies slapat the heart of what it means to be human – to love, to relate, to plan, to feed, to enjoy and to sh
fight for that last seat on the train.

aked madeleine awakes in him when he is ‘dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow’.
ings we had then.

way to friends, someone will almost certainly be discussing food in one form or another.
ness offreshly harvested produce, the happy-making potential of eating is enormous.
ness of freshly harvested produce, he happy-making potential of eating is enormous.
ness of freshly harvested produce, the happy-making potential of eating is enormous.
only physical.
only physical.
o plan, to feed, to enjoy and to share.
ness of freshly harvested produce, the happy-making potential of eating is enormous.

3.3 Grammar
cut back on sth 32 phr v ˌkʌt ˈbæk ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ
dine out 32 phr v ˌdaɪn ˈaʊt
end up (doing sth) 32 phr v ˌend ʌp (ˈduːɪŋ ˌsʌmθɪŋ)
fill sb up 32 phr v ˌfɪl ˌsʌmbɒdi ˈʌp
give sth up 32 phr v ˌɡɪv ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp
pick at sth 32 phr v ˈpɪk ət ˌsʌmθɪŋ
plan ahead 32 v phr ˌplæn əˈhed
snack on sth 32 phr v ˈsnæk ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ
stock up on sth 32 phr v ˌstɒk ˈʌp ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ
wolf sth down 32 phr v ˌwʊlf ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈdaʊn
Example
Recently I’ve been trying to cut back on snacks, things like chocolate and crisps, but I’m finding it really difficult to give them up.
We’re forever running out of the basics – you know, stuff like rice or pasta – so we always end up having to dine out.
A few biscuits used to be enough for me but they don’t fill up anymore.
Some students give up physical activity at school and focus only on academic studies.
Do you tend to pick at your food or wolf it down?
If we’re going to have a party, we really need to plan ahead.
I’ve tried leaving fruit and other healthy food on the kitchen table so that I can snack on that instead. But it just doesn’t fill me up!
We’re really hopeless at stocking up on food at home.
Our cat used to have a really healthy appetite – as soon as we put her food in her bowl, she’d wolf it down – but recently she just picks at it.
difficult to give them up.
t just doesn’t fill me up!
– but recently she just picks at it.

3.4 Language in Focus
ackee 33 n ˈæki
baby octopus 33 n phr ˌbeɪbi ˈɒktəpəs
beetle 33 n ˈbiːtl
carry on 33 phr v ˌkæri ˈɒn
cashew 33 n ˈkæʃuː
cassava 33 n kəˈsɑːvə
chop sth off 33 phr v ˌtʃɒp ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɒf
cut sth off 33 phr v ˌkʌt ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɒf
dish sth out 33 phr v ˌdɪʃ ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt
drink sth up 33 phr v ˌdrɪŋk ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp
gobble sth up 33 phr v ˌɡɒbəl ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp
grasshopper 33 n ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒpə
hand sth out 33 phr v ˌhænd ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt
pour sth out 33 phr v ˌpɔː ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt
slice sth off 33 phr v ˌslaɪs ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɒf
struggle on 33 phr v ˌstrʌɡəl ˈɒn
tidy up 33 phr v ˌtaɪdi ˈʌp
wash up 33 phr v ˌwɒʃ ˈʌp
Example
For example, Jamaica’s national fruit, the ackee, has to be fully ripe before you eat it and its black seeds are toxic and bad for the blood, so
And one of the creepiest dangerous foods is sannakji from Korea, in case you’re wondering – this is raw baby octopus.
You can gobble up insects like fried beetles in Thailand.
Even so, people carry on going; I regularly go there with my friends.
For example, you might not think twice about reaching for a few nuts when someone hands out a bowl of cashews.
Likewise, in Brazil, many people like cassava, also known as tapioca, but when you eat this root vegetable make sure to peel and cook it tho
The thing is alive even when you chop off its tentacles.
I didn’t need all the string so I only cut off the part I needed.
To celebrate, they dished out cake to all the guests.
Drink up your coffee! We have to get back to work.
You can gobble up insects like fried beetles in Thailand.
For example, you can try snake in China or you can gobble up insects like fried beetles in Thailand or grasshoppers in Mexico.
When I poured out the juice, I realised there wasn’t enough for everybody.
If you slice off the crust, the baby will be able to eat the bread.
He struggled on despite his condition.
It’s time we tidied up the office.
In my family, one person cooks dinner and the other washes up.
re toxic and bad for the blood, so are perhaps best avoided altogether.
make sure to peel and cook it thoroughly – raw it is poisonous!
shoppers in Mexico.
Word Page Part of Pronunciation Translation
speech
3.5 Listening
buckwheat 34 n ˈbʌkwiːt
crepe 34 n kreɪp
crispy 34 adj ˈkrɪspi
cuisine 34 n kwɪˈziːn
disillusioned with sth 34 v phr adj phr
fibre 34 n ˈfaɪbə
French fries/chips 34 n phr ˌfrentʃ ˈfraɪztʃɪps
freshness 34 n ˈfreʃnəs
garnish 34 v ˈɡɑːnɪʃ
greasy 34 adj ˈɡriːsi
inferior 34 adj ɪnˈfɪəriə
off 34 adj ɒf
oyster 34 n ˈɔɪstə
sardine 34 n ˌsɑːˈdiːn
savoury 34 adj ˈseɪvəri
soggy 34 adj ˈsɒɡi
squid 34 n skwɪd
stodgy 34 adj ˈstɒdʒi
stringy 34 adj ˈstrɪŋi
wrap 34 v ræp
Example
For wholefood enthusiasts, I would recommend buckwheat pasta rather than wholemeal, which I think is rather dull in flavour and texture.
There’s this really nice stall where we go to get crepes but it’s so popular you usually have to line up right round the corner.
I like French fries when they are nice and crispy but not when they are greasy.
It made me realise how difficult it is to recreate the true flavours of our cuisine abroad.
Because of this he often failed to bring about cures and eventually became disillusioned with hypnosis as a form of therapy.
Hair is a marvellous natural fibre – you could almost compare it to pure silk thread.
I love the freshness of the early morning in the mountains.
Garnish each dish with a slice of lemon.
A country’s food is inferior when eaten abroad.
In fact, many of the foods we regard as fresh, home-grown or natural have been treated with artificial substances to make sure they are not a
We bend over backwards for customers, it’s important, but when you get people who don’t eat shellfish, but eat lobsters and oysters – surpr
Tuna, salmon, and sardines are the most frequently purchased kinds of canned fish.
Anyway, trouble is I’m on this diet now so I’m cutting back on sugar and I wanted a savoury one with just low-fat cheese and fresh spinach
Trouble is some places are good, the fish is tasty and the chips are crispy, but in other places everything is really greasy and soggy.
The shrimp and squid in particular make for interesting textural contrasts.
I think they must have used old oil or something, because everything was really stodgy and tasted horrible.
Plus the meat seemed to be old – it was all stringy and tasted weird.
The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper.
ather dull in flavour and texture.
round the corner.
a form of therapy.
tances to make sure they are not actually off before we get to buy them.
low-fat cheese and fresh spinach …

really greasy and soggy.
3.6 Speaking
gather 35 v ˈɡæðə
roast beef/pork 35 n phr ˌrəʊst ˈbiːfˈpɔːk
Example
And I gather you also play rugby.
We hardly ever sit down together to a roast beef dinner, and certainly not as good as this.
3.7 Writing
adopt a policy 36 v phr əˌdɒpt ə ˈpɒləsi
associations 37 n əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃənz
discourage sb from doin36 v phr dɪsˌkʌrɪdʒ ˌsʌmbɒdi frəm ˈduːɪŋ ˌs
health promotion 36 n phr ˈhelθ prəˌməʊʃən
implement 36 v ˈɪmpləment
nutrition 36 n njuːˈtrɪʃən
produce 36 n ˈprɒdjuːs
promote healthy eating 36 v phr prəˌməʊt ˌhelθi ˈiːtɪŋ ˌhæbɪts
proposal 36, 37 n prəˈpəʊzəl
unwelcoming 36 adj ʌnˈwelkəmɪŋ
wellbeing 37 n ˌwelˈbiːɪŋ
Example
I propose that the school should adopt policies that regulate which foods can be served at school.
It would be a good idea to invite local sport associations to provide training after school.
The place itself is dark and unwelcoming and has long queues with the result that many students are discouraged from eating there.
Do you think health promotion is important in schools?
I urge the Head Teacher to take immediate steps to implement them.
The canteen should offer more fresh produce, including salads, fruit and vegetables, and freshly made sandwiches.
You have read a post on Facebook about the importance of promoting healthy eating habits in schools.
As a member of the Students’ Council, you write a proposal for the Head Teacher explaining why you think the school needs to pay more a
The place itself is dark and unwelcoming and has long queues with the result that many students are discouraged from eating there. Instead
uraged from eating there.
nk the school needs to pay more attention to this issue, outlining the main problem areas and making proposals for improvement.
uraged from eating there. Instead
Focus Review 3
burning/key/sensitive q39 n phr ˌbɜːnɪŋˌkiːˌsensətɪv ˈkwestʃənz
chinking noise/clink 39 n phr ˈtʃɪŋkɪŋ nɔɪzklɪŋk
chop sth off 38 phr v ˌtʃɒp ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɒf
clove of garlic 38 n ˌkləʊv əv ˈɡɑːlɪk
cooped up 39 adj phr ˌkuːpt ˈʌp
crispy 38 adj ˈkrɪspi
crunch 39 n krʌntʃ
cut back on sth 38 phr v ˌkʌt ˈbæk ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ
dine out 38 phr v ˌdaɪn ˈaʊt
drink sth up 38 phr v ˌdrɪŋk ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp
drop of (lemon juice) 38 n phr ˌdrɒp əv (ˈlemən dʒuːs)
elusive/fuzzy/keen sens39 n phr ɪˌluːsɪvˌfʌziˌkiːn ˈsens əv ˌsʌmθɪŋ
fill sb up 38 phr v ˌfɪl ˌsʌmbɒdi ˈʌp
fine dining 39 n phr ˌfaɪn ˈdaɪnɪŋ
fleeting/simple pleasur 39 n phr ˌfliːtɪŋˌsɪmpəl ˈpleʒəz
French fries/chips 38 n phr ˌfrentʃ ˈfraɪztʃɪps
fussy eater 39 n phr ˌfʌsi ˈiːtə
greasy 38 adj ˈɡriːsi
hand sth out 38 phr v ˌhænd ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt
have a fit 39 idiom ˌhæv ə ˈfɪt
home-grown food 39 n phr ˌhəʊm ɡrəʊn ˈfuːd
hum 38 n hʌm
hushed 38 adj hʌʃt
impact 39 n ˈɪmpækt
knob of (butter) 38 n (phr) ˌnɒb əv (ˈbʌtə)
lump of (cheese) 38 n ˌlʌmp əv (ˈtʃiːz)
off 39 adj ɒf
parsley 38 n ˈpɑːsli
pick at sth 38 phr v ˈpɪk ət ˌsʌmθɪŋ
pinch of (salt) 38 n (phr) ˌpɪntʃ əv (ˈsɔːlt)
plan ahead 38 v phr ˌplæn əˈhed
pop 39 v pɒp
pour sth out 38 phr v ˌpɔː ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt
proposal 39 n prəˈpəʊzəl
savoury 39 adj ˈseɪvəri
sb’s pet hate 38 idiom ˌsʌmbɒdiz ˌpet ˈheɪt
sip of (water) 38 n (phr) ˌsɪp əv (ˈwɔːtə)
sizzle 39 v ˈsɪzəl
slimy 39 adj ˈslaɪmi
snack on sth 38 phr v ˈsnæk ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ
soggy 39 adj ˈsɒɡi
spoonful of (honey) 38 n (phr) ˌspuːnfʊl əv (ˈhʌni)
sprig of (parsley) 38 n (phr) ˌsprɪɡ əv (ˈpɑːsli)
starched tablecloth 39 n phr ˌstɑːtʃt ˈteɪbəlklɒθ
stick of (celery) 38 n (phr) ˌstɪk əv (ˈseləri)
stock up on sth 38 phr v ˌstɒk ˈʌp ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ
stodgy 38 adj ˈstɒdʒi
stringy 38 adj ˈstrɪŋi
sugar craving 38 n phr ˈʃʊɡə ˌkreɪvɪŋ
tidy up 38 phr v ˌtaɪdi ˈʌp
trigger 39 v ˈtrɪɡə
universal 39 adj ˌjuːnəˈvɜːsəl
wolf sth down 38 phr v ˌwʊlf ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈdaʊn
Example
This is the burning question occupying the minds of food scientists today: there will be nine billion people walking the earth by 2050 and, i
The idea of sitting in a country-house hotel, where all you hear is the clink of cutlery and chinking of glasses and everyone – including the o
The thing is alive even when you chop off its tentacles.
To give your soup an extra bite add one large clove of garlic.
The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel.
Recently I’ve been trying to cut back on snacks, things like chocolate and crisps, but I’m finding it really difficult to give them up.
Drink up your coffee! We have to get back to work.
If you want your drink to be original add a few drops of lemon juice.
This is why eating forms the basis of much scientific experimentation into the mechanics behind that elusive, warm, fuzzy sense of wellbein
A few biscuits used to be enough for me but they don’t fill up anymore.
I hate hushed dining rooms. It’s that term ‘fine dining’.
It’s hard to prepare anything for Karol because he is such a fussy eater.
There’s a salt pot in our kitchen and it’s been in its particular corner since 1981, and if it’s not there, I have a fit.
These days people are mad about home-grown food and grow their own tomatoes or carrots even on a balcony.
You know there’s a power cut when the humming of the fridge stops.
I can barely hear what the waiter says. He speaks in such hushed tones.
When choosing ingredients, combining flavours and creating a dish, you are imagining the health-giving or pleasurable impact it will have o
Before putting your veggies into the oven, add a knob of butter.
Melt a lump of butter in your frying-pan.
In fact, many of the foods we regard as fresh, home-grown or natural have been treated with artificial substances to make sure they are not a
Do you tend to pick at your food or wolf it down?
To increase the boiling point of water add a pinch of salt.
If we’re going to have a party, we really need to plan ahead.
The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.
When I poured out the juice, I realised there wasn’t enough for everybody.
As a member of the Students’ Council, you write a proposal for the Head Teacher explaining why you think the school needs to pay more a
Anyway, trouble is I’m on this diet now so I’m cutting back on sugar and I wanted a savoury one with just low-fat cheese and fresh spinach
She poured more wine and took a sip.
The bacon began to sizzle in the pan.
I’ve tried leaving fruit and other healthy food on the kitchen table so that I can snack on that instead. But it just doesn’t fill me up!
Trouble is some places are good, the fish is tasty and the chips are crispy, but in other places everything is really greasy and soggy.
To sweeten up your tea, dump in a large spoonful of honey.
Of course, there are still places doing the full-on starched tablecloth thing. But it shouldn’t be about the dining room’s own ego.
Bring a few sticks of celery for the soup please.
We’re really hopeless at stocking up on food at home.
I think they must have used old oil or something, because everything was really stodgy and tasted horrible.
Plus the meat seemed to be old – it was all stringy and tasted weird.
Her sugar craving resulted in stomach problems.
It’s time we tidied up the office.
A particular smell can trigger both a memory of the time we first experienced it and a repetition of the feelings we had then.
Our cat used to have a really healthy appetite – as soon as we put her food in her bowl, she’d wolf it down – but recently she just picks at it.
walking the earth by 2050 and, if our current food production systems don’t change, how are we going to feed them?
working with nature rather than cooped up inside all day, together with the satisfaction of growing food and the deliciousness offreshly harvested produce,
difficult to give them up.
ve, warm, fuzzy sense of wellbeing.
r pleasurable impact it will have on those who will consume it.

tances to make sure they are not actually off before we get to buy them.
nk the school needs to pay more attention to this issue, outlining the main problem areas and making proposals for improvement.
low-fat cheese and fresh spinach …
t just doesn’t fill me up!

really greasy and soggy.
ning room’s own ego.

ings we had then.
– but recently she just picks at it.
ness offreshly harvested produce, the happy-making potential of eating is enormous.

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Unit 3 Let’s eat

It might be a bit controversial but my pet hate is made-up customer ailments.

g the wrong knife and fork.

ning room’s own ego.

cause us to feel low after consuming them.

ve, warm, fuzzy sense of wellbeing.

cause us to feel low after consuming them.

r pleasurable impact it will have on those who will consume it.

h your reward system, encouraging uncontrollable cravings and binges.

and you have a nutritional and psychological jackpot.

h your reward system, encouraging uncontrollable cravings and binges.

and you have a nutritional and psychological jackpot.

fight for that last seat on the train.

h your reward system, encouraging uncontrollable cravings and binges.

h your reward system, encouraging uncontrollable cravings and binges.

ness of freshly harvested produce, he happy-making potential of eating is enormous.

ness of freshly harvested produce, the happy-making potential of eating is enormous.

ness of freshly harvested produce, the happy-making potential of eating is enormous.

t just doesn’t fill me up!

– but recently she just picks at it.

make sure to peel and cook it thoroughly – raw it is poisonous!

round the corner.

low-fat cheese and fresh spinach …

and you have a nutritional and psychological jackpot.

difficult to give them up.

ve, warm, fuzzy sense of wellbeing.

h your reward system, encouraging uncontrollable cravings and binges.

r pleasurable impact it will have on those who will consume it.

and you have a nutritional and psychological jackpot.

t just doesn’t fill me up!

ning room’s own ego.

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