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‘1 VOCABULARY food and cooking 1a Look at some quotes about food from Pinterest. Complete the quotes with a word or phrase from the list. cake cookie fruitsalad onions pasta pear tomato Life is a combination ofmagic and{__] ~ Federico Fellini ie Mm one pvy, IM GOING SS TO MAKE hey Miles Kington b Which quote do you like best? Compare with a partner. © @p.152 Vocabulary Bank Food and cooking d_ Look at some common adjectives to describe food. What kind of food do we often use them with? canned ikiend) fresh fre) frazen Mrouz hot / spicy ’spaisi/ low-fat /low fart! raw / @ @1.5 Listen to six conversations. Write the food phrase you hear for each adjective in d [5] 1 raw salmon Knowledge is knowing ey SSS Secon en potas ABALANGED DIET ISA EACH HAND. ‘atte 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds 2 Look at the eight sound pictures. What are the words and sounds? POe#s a ew b 1.6 Match a phrase to each sound. Then listen and check. Pese salad Go good cook atilled squid hot sausages (Ga large carton of mik (7) four forks (steamed green beans CJtuna with zucchini 3 LISTENING & SPEAKING a Read the Your food profile questionnaire. What do you think the bold words and phrases mean? Your food profile 1 What's your favorite...? a snack b pizza topping sandwich filling 2 Doyoueverhave...? a ready-made food take-out food ¢ very hot/ spicy food Give examples. 3 Are you allergic or intolerant to any food? How long have you had the problem? 4 What food do you usually eat...? a to cheer yourself up when you're feeling sad 'b when you're tired and don't want to cook 5 When you're away from home, is there any food or drink that you really miss? 6 Is there any food or drink that you couldn't live without? How often do you eat / drink it? © (Jsareh Cemitio 17 Listen to six people each answering one question from Your food profile. Match each speaker to the question he or she is answering. tan (austin (sean Listen again and write their answers. ‘Compare with a partner 5. Naomi ‘Ask and answer the questions with a partner. What do you have in common? READING Talk to a partner. What time do you usually...? getup have breakfast exercise have a coffee have lunch have dinner 0 to bed Read the article once. Do you or your partner do any of the things in a at the times the article recommends? Read the article again. Answer the questions with a partner.[) 1 Why isitimportant to have breakfast every day when you'e a teenager? 2 What effect does caffeine have on us if we drink it between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m? 3. What's the difference between having steak and French fries for lunch and having itfor dinner? 4 Why should an early evening meal be delicous"? 5 What's the best physical activity to do 2) earyin the morning, b)in the afternoon? 6 Why does the body produce melatonin? Search the text and find six parts of the body. Which do we a) have one of, b) two of, c) more than two of? 1h 4 mi 2 stl 5 lf 3 by ‘Answer the questions with a partner. 1 Do you believe all the information in this article? Why (not)? Give examples from your own experience. 2 Would you consider changing any of your habits based on this information? Eat and drink - but at the right time! In our super-busy 21st-century lives, most of us try to do as much ‘as we can in 24 hours. However, we usually do things whenever itsuits us. and experts say that this is disrupting our body's natural cycle, making us feel tired at times when we should feel ‘awake, and vice versa. Science shows that by doing things at the right time, we can be happier and healthier. Have breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Ina recent study, researchers found having breakfast at this time is .g00d for our blood sugar levels, so the food you eat now will give you the energy you need. I's also important not to skip breakfast. Another research team, from Sweden, suggested that people who ate a regular breakfast as teenagers were 32% less likely fo be at risk of heart disease as adults, . y Don't drink coffee in the moming. Have one at 3:00 p.m. ‘Most coffee drinkers make a cup as soon os they wake up, However, researchers have suggested that early moming is the worst fime fo drink coffee because it stops the body from producing the stress hormone cortisol, which we need at this time fo help us to wake up. The best time to drink coffee - or caffeine in general -is between 2.00 pm. and 5:00 pm. when it can ‘make us more mentally alert, according fo a study conducted by the University of Sheffield a few years ago. Have lunch between 12:00 and 2:00 This is when our body digests food ‘best because this is when the stomach produces the most acid. Soit’s the Ideal fime fo have your main meal of the day. An experiment by nutritionists at the University of Surtey found that blood glucose levels after an evening meal were ‘much higher than when people had the same meal earlier in the day, and high levels of glucose can cause diabetes, Have dinner at 7:00 p.m. Have your evening meal eary It should be delicious - our sense of smell and taste are at their best at this fime - but light ‘More good times for your body + Ideally, you should get up when the sun rises. When we see daylight. we stop producing the sleep hormone melatonin and slart getting ready for the day ahead, + Do yoga or go for a walk before breakfast + Do important tasks at 17:00 a.m, when your brain is working the best, + Weightifting sessions are best done at midday - that’s when your muscles are the strongest. + The best time fo run oF ride a bike is 5:00 pm. when your lung capacity - important for endurance sports -is at its greatest * Go fo bed between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 pm. This is when your body temperature starts to go down and the brain begins producing melatonin. ‘Adapted from The Times LISTENING Read the text about Marianna. Then look at the five photos and extracts from an interview with her. With a partner, say how you think she finishes each sentence. Listen to Part 1 of an interview with Marianna and check your answers toa. Listen again. With a partner, say anything else you can remember about each photo. Now listen to Part 2 and answer the questions. 1 What three things did Marianna do before becoming a chef i n? What was her first connection with the restaurant Moro? Why did she go back to it later? What happened seven years later? How is her restaurant, Morito, different from Moro? 5 How often does she go back to Crete? What happens when she has lunch with her old friends there? What about you? Answer the questions with a partner. 1 What was your favorite food when you wore a child? 2 What kinds of things did your mother or father cook? Do you stil eat them? Do you have a favorite restaurant? What do you like most about it- the food, the atmosphere, the service, or the price? GRAMMAR simple present and continuous, action and nonaction verbs Look at three sentences from the interview. Circle)the correct verb form. 1 You v janything except lemon and olive oll when fish and seafood is really fresh, This week, for example, ntakos,” a Cretan salad 3 to Crete maybe four or five times a year. Listen and check. With a partner, say why you think she uses each form. @ p.132 Grammar Bank 1A is the head chef at Morito, a very popular restaurant in London. She was born on the island of Crete, in Greece. Her father was a Cretan fisherman and her mother was Scottish, Together they ran a seafood restaurant, which is where Marianna spent most of her childhood. We ate fish every day, which 2 We boiled it and ate it with 6 wrote down recipes which I wanted to cook forthe family in ” & Occasionally, my mum used to buy meand my brother souvlaki for lunch, a sort of DB American and British English mom = American English mum = British English d_ Make questions to ask your partner with the simple present or continuous. Ask for more informatior (Ona typical day * What / usually have for breakfast? * /drink soda, e.g,, Coke? How many glasses / drink aday? * Where / usually have lunch? * What / usually have for lunch during the week? * Fever cook? What / make? © prefer eating at home or eating out? Right now / Nowadays *# /take vitamins or food supplements right now? * /try to cut down on anything right now? * /need to buy any food today? * / want anything to eat right now? *# the diet in your country / get better or worse? 7 SPEAKING a Read statements 1-6 and decide if you agree or disagree. Think of reasons and examples. 3. Everybody should learn to cook at school. Do you agree? 1 Good service is more important than geod food 2 The best chefs are usually men 4 Cheap restaurants always serve bad food. 5 Waiters should earn a good salary and tips should be banned. 6 Italian food is the best in the world. b_ Inpairs or groups, discuss each statement for at least two minutes. Say if you agree with the statements or not, and why. Use the language from the Agreeing and disagreeing box. PD Agreeing and disagreeing pi |erocre | i Idisagree | With you. 1 ine [poem | think it depends. (Ceinewior ian) Food and cooking VOCABULARY BANK 1 FOOD 2 COOKING a Match the words and a Match the words and photos. photos. Fish and seafood Fitna [salmon renee Meat (Joeet i chicken "yikon duck lamb 1 pox Fruits and ves avocado lava TA baked /h oiled ‘il Tl fried ‘fraud beet ih grilled ll eabbage riebicts roasted ‘rout chartes steamed sti ucumber : aoeiant Pots b_ @1.3 Listen and check. (Brite aubergine) grapes jaresp green beans /rin bin: [Dilemon tem: ACTIVATION Talk to a partner. How do you prefer these things to be cooked? mane ache edi Fah panacea peech Fees mii 3 PHRASAL VERBS ea 1 a Complete the phrasal verbs with reat a word from the list. down on out (x2) 1 Leat(_Ja lot because | don’t really have time to cook Luckily, there ae lots of good restaurants close to where lve. 2 I'm trying to eut(__) Jecffes aight now. tm only Raving one cup at breakfast. 3 The doctor told me that | should b @1.2 Listen and check. ACTIVATION Talk to a partner. ‘Are there any things in the list that you...? 2 love b hate € have never eaten Are there any other kinds completely eut(____Jall of fish, meat, fruits, or cheese and dairy products from my vegetables that are very diet ‘common in your country? x 7 b @1.4 Listen and check. Ops 1A GRAMMAR BANK simple present and continuous, action and nonaction verbs simple present: | live, he works, etc. 1 in New York, She works in don't eat meat. Jack doesn't Where do you live? Does the su 2. She usually has cereal for breakfast Frm never late for work. ‘We only eat out about once a month. oun sarket open on Sundays? 1 We use the simple present for things that are always true, or happen regularly. + Remember the speling rules for third person singular, elves, studies, watches. ‘+ Remember the word order for questions: (question word), auxiliary, subject, base form of verb ‘Do you know David? What time does the movie star? 2 We often use the simple present with adverbs of frequency, 6. usualy, ever, r expressions of frequency, © evry doy, once a + Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb, and after be. + Expressions of frequency usually go at the end of the sentence or verb phrase. present continuous: be + verb + -ing A Is your sister still going out with Adam? O12 B No, they broke up. She isn't going out with anyone now. ‘The phone's ringing. Can you answer it? House prices are going up very fast right now. ‘+ We use the present continuous (NOT the simple present) for actions in pprogress at the time of speaking, e.g, things that are happening now or around now. These are usually temporary, not habitual, actions. ‘+ Remember the spelling rules, e.g, living, studying, getting. “+ We also use the present continuous for future arrangements (see 1B), > / 'm not believing that you cooked self, 1 1. Come on, let's order. The waiter comes) (coming 2 Kate (doesn’t wani/(an't 2 She isn’t hungry. 3 The head chef is sick, so he|ioesnt wor/(=N7) 3 working} 4 4 The check Geems/(S seemingwvery high to me. 5 We've had an argument, so we (don't speal)/(aren"?) 5 Gpeaking}to each other right now. 6 nksy(s thinking)my diet is awful 7 owe needy/(Are we nesdina}to go shopping today? 8 Can I call you back?(/ have\/(’m havingjluneh right now. 8 9 | didn’t use to like oily fish, but now 0v0¥/(Vm lovingith 10 Your cake is wonderful I(.asie3/(stastingke one my 9 mother used to make. 10 action and nonaction verbs ‘A What are you looking for? B My carkeys. A Ilhelp you in a minute, B But need them now! ‘A What are you cooking? It smells delicious. B I'm making pasta, A Great! love pasta O13 * Verbs that describe actions, ¢.g., cook, make, can be used in the simple present or continuous. I'm making lunch. | usually make lunch on the weekend. + Verbs that describe states or feelings (NOT actions), e.g, be, need, love, are nonaction verbs. They are not usualy used in the present continuous, even if we mean “now.” ‘+ Common nonaction verbs are agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose, want. + Verbs of the senses are usually also nonaction, ‘e.g, look, smell, taste, and sound. D Verbs that can be both action and nonaction ‘A ew verbs have an action and a nonaction meaning, eg, have and think ‘cant tak now. ™m having lunch. = action (have lunch) have a cat now. = nonaction (possession) What are you thinking about? = action (think about something) | think this musi’s great. = nonaction (opinion) b_ Complete with the simple present or present continuous forms of the verbs in parenthe: We con't go to Chinese restaurants very often. (not go) oh cholesterol, so I never ried food. have, eat) i (Dany vitamins right now? (al Don't eat the spinach if youl] (not like) your boyfriend{_ how to cook fish? (know) We [take-out pizza once a week. (order) what(_____J your mother et} delicious! (make, smell You look sad, What[__] you] about? think) 1 the diet in my country) worse. (think, get) How often{____Jyou[____] seafood? (eat) \(Jusually red meat. (not cook) Ors Eating in...and out — “*mermsiumrasstacent ‘| VOCABULARY food and ¢ Label the pictures. cooking Circléithe word that is different. Explain why. ken) eee pear The others areal 4 Green beans) abbage) (ack) The others are al}. Tha othe al —) 6 Gucchin) (rab) (man The others are all} b_ Match the words from the list to definitions 1-8. avocado eggplant lobster mango melon red pepper squid tuna 1 a large sea fish that we eat na 2 a vegetable with dark purple skin 3 a tropical fruit with hard, dark green skin soft, light green flesh, and a large seed inside C7) 4.8 sea animal witha soft body, eight arms, 5 (Jehicken 6 (__]peas and two tentacles CJ d_ Complete the sentences with a word from the list. 5. ared vegetable that is empty inside 6 a tropical fruit, which has a yellow and, red skin and is yellow inside canned fresh frozen lowfat raw spicy We don't need canned tomatoes, we need fresh ones. Are there any] peas in the freezer? Co) I don't ike[______]fish, so I never eat sushi 7 a sea creature with a hard shell and Hannal’s on a diet, s0 she bought some(____]yogurt to eight legs have for dessert Cc We buy[__—] bread from the bakers every morning 8 large urd fruit with 0 thick yellow or 6 Mexican food canbe very} green skin and alt of seeds CO) @ Match the phrasal verbs in bold in questions 1-3 to definitions a-c. 1 Are there any food or drinks you'd like to eut down ‘on? Which one(s)? 2 Have you ever tried to eut out any food or drinks completely? Which one(s)? (_} 3. Where do you usually go when you want to eat out? What do you usually have? [_] 2 to stop eating something completely b tohave lunch or dinner in a restaurant € toeat less of something Answer the questions ine. VOCABULARY from listening Complete the sentences. 1 miss kinking good green tea when I go 2 My favorite pizza {Jare sausage and peppers. ale eea met} 4 We sometimes eat} ] a 5 tim] to peaches, I never eat them. 6 Do you everget(__}_ ood from the Chinese restaurant on the comer? 7 don't ike tuna as a sandwich (____} 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds Write the words in the chart. beef carton chicken chocolate cookie crab fork jar mango lobster peach pork squid sugar tuna zucchini & | a 3 4 cat car clock horse bull boot 1.1 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words. Write the words. 3a > 6 srw = 8 melon | 9 legplen’ = (._) 1.2 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat the words. 3 GRAMMAR simple present and continuous, action and nonaction verbs a Complete the sentences with the simple present ‘oF continuous form of the verbs in parentheses. 1 sometimes fool tired after lunch. feel) 2 We[_____Jusvally(_____Jlate on the weekend. (not get up) 3 [you ]the TV or can turn it off? (watch) 4 My boss(_]to work every morning (walk) 5 Can you call back later ~I can'thear you. We [Ja panty, and the musics wry Toad The 6 Ther's aman nour neighbor yard, What hel Po 7 How often(__]your teacher} you homework? (aie) 8 1] chocolate this month need to eat down on bweat Things rt ood) 9 My mother| loften| yoga. (not do) 10 My friend has stopped eating snacks. He Caan ero be heather) b Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases. ‘Check (W) the correct sentences. 1 THI your jacket. Is it new? v Complete the sentences using the correct form of a verb from the list. believe notbelong drive play not recognize not sleep sound not use 1 Lean't talk now, Lin driving call you when I get to the office 2 I think your boyfriend is telling the truth - | him. 3 Can you tum off your computer if you i This bag _]tome. Is ityours? Sarah isn'thome-Shel_______]tennis Im tired because |[_] wel right now. \[_____Jthat woman. Bo you know who she is? 8 That music] awful, Would you mind turning it down? Write questions. 1 what / you / do right now Whatare you doing right 2 2 where / you / usually do your homework Co 3. why / you study English Co 4 you/ think English is easy a 2 5 you / enjoy the classes right now 2. Sefmiethingis sHRelliig good. What are you making? ® C___ thing smells good. 6 what / you / usually do after the class 3. That cake islooking delicious. Did you make it?) a 4 BRERA what to cook for dinner: 0 a 5 MYSURHIAKING the fh ie cooked now? oO a 6 Can cal you back? BWR lunch vghinom Write an email to your teacher. Use the questions ind to help you. 7 THISSBUpIRESES very spicy. What's in it? Oo 8 [im|lVIRg al Kinds of vegetables. There aren't ary ldort ot oO Hope you're well. Best wishes, |

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