3° ESO – Unit 4.2 - Active life - Lesson 6.

CHI English Department

Collocations with food, dish and meal:

Some noun and adjective collocations with food, dish and meal:

1. a food source/ supply/ shortage

2. organic/ convenience food
3. a(n) elaborate/ simple meal or dish
4. a balanced/ filling/ light/ heavy meal



Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of a
collocation. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.

1. At weekends, Santos likes to spend hours in the kitchen carefully

cooking _______________
elaborate dishes containing many ingredients.
food shortages
2. Growing populations may lead to _______________ in some
countries.

3. I wouldn't call yoghurt and a banana a _______________

filling meal -
it's more like a snack.

4. If we continue to overfish, we won't be able to rely on the

oceans as a _______________
food source in the future.

5. Many people lead such busy lives that they tend to buy
_______________
convenience food from supermarkets.

6. My mum always tries to provide _______________

balanced meals with fresh
vegetables, pasta or potatoes and some meat or fish to save time.

food supply
7. The hotel's _______________ is delivered directly from local
markets every morning.

organic food
8. There's little evidence that _______________ is healthier
than other types of food.