Unit 2

Vocabulary and Use your English

Write the words in bold next to the correct sentence.
1 These crisps are bland. They have no salt and no flavour!
2 My mum’s tooth broke so she can only eat spicy food today.
3 Tom doesn’t like horrible food because it makes him sweat and turn red.
4 The cake looked nice but it was processed. I used salt instead of sugar!
5 Martin doesn’t like cooking so he buys tasteless food from the supermarket.

Grammar
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of these verbs.
bake call chop cook cut not drink order put on ring start walk
1
I dinner when the door bell .
2
My sister her finger while she up the vegetables.
3
The chef into the kitchen, his apron and cooking.
4
They a pasta dish and a salad last night at the restaurant.
5 you a cake when I you?
6
Jack coffee at his desk earlier.

Vocabulary and Use your English 1 2

Complete the crossword.

1 
There’s so much in
this shop, I don’t know what to buy. 3 4
2 
These pink, green and yellow cupcakes are
very .
3 
There are 15 of pizza
on the menu. 5

4 
The Hummingbird Bakery is very 6
and decorated with
brightly-coloured art.
5 
Tzatziki is a delicious
of yoghurt, garlic and cucumber.
6 
Yummy! These strawberries are really
. 7

7 
Is moussaka a dish in
your country?
8 
Mr Brown is a regular 8
at the Italian restaurant.

Grammar
Circle the correct words.
1 
Harry would love / used to love school when he was 5 
I got used to / used eating spicy food when I was in
young. India.
I can’t get used / be used to living in the countryside. 6
2 We used to / are used to the new chef’s food now.
3
Didn’t Mandy used / use to own a dog? 7
Gran used to putting / put a lot of salt on her food.
Would you going / go for long walks every Sunday as 8 
4  Did you use to / Would you be a waiter at the Roger’s
a child? tavern last year?

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