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Food 10.1 A question of taste describing food 1 Complete the crossword from the clues below. B/O|r|Lle|D 8 - 1 We have this asa light meal _. It’s m_ with rice andithas fish init, Photo F E 2 Weas opie buts ot sweet a t ies made with eggs nd small peces ofbacon, You can e ithotorcold. Photo 4. Ithas cooked mest or vegetables and sp ite ‘quite hor ’softens with rice. Photo [| r | 4 Wsak, i dessert, It's made with some LJ LI special cakes, but thas ab Taste because it h alleen it. Photo Across > e108 ss aterhested to 100-6 3. Complete the menu with the words in the box. 4 food that you eat quickly between main meals dessert ted herbe honey lamb savoe spicy thick 5 nothavinga strongtaste 6 adish made by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid foralongtime Rosie’s Kitchen ¢ Down's oy =O 1. simple, not complicated Srorter cooked in an oven on a dry heat 2 “°C Potato soup with fresh * herbs 3 causinga burning feeling in your mouth figs free here 4 6 tastes asifit contains alot of sugar — oC havinga sharp taste like alemon Main course 2 Complete the descriptions and match sentences 1-4 10, @ Boiled ham with cheese®_and carrots photos ad. “ fish with chips and peas Roast S_ with roast potatoes and mixed vegetables °E Apple pie with? double cream Greek yoghurt with “| Or Oxford 3000™ number of syllables in words: 4. Complete the table with the words in the box. chocolate different favourite interesting raspberry restaurant several strawberry temperature vegetable Two-syllable ‘Three syllable words words ecolate b 102}) Listen and check. © t04})Listen again. Pause the CD and repeat after each word. GMI uses of the ing form 5 ‘Match the two halves of the sentences. We're really looking forwardto _b_ Isyour boyfriend interested in They ended the meal by _ really don't mind Do you enjoy _ ‘The children haven'tfinished learning how to cook? giving our first dinner party. doing the washing up. eating their soup. © orderingsome coffee. fF goingto concerts? © STUDY TIP Make a not of any ineguar “ing forms in your notebook, e.g write - writing, stop ~ stopping. This will make it easier for you to remember the correct spelling. 6 Complete the sentences with the -ing form ofthe verbs in brackets, Then “write Vif the ing form is after a verb, Pafter a preposition and $ ifit is used asa subject. 1 Thate_buying food at the weekend. The supermarket is always full (buy) Vv arge meal can make you feel sleepy. (have) —_ ‘This dessert is delicious! I could go on itforever. (eat) ‘We get most of our vegetables by ‘our own food. (grow) don't fet like tonight. Le’s go out for dinner. (cook) ‘eight glasses of water a day is good for your health, (drink) — always buy birthday cakes because I'm not very good at them, (make) —_ 8 {food in the microwave is quicker than putting it in the oven. (eat) — 9. Kate is worried about her husbane!s family fora meal. invite) _ Complete the article with the -ing form of the verbs in the box. eat finish get go know prepare serve tell try The very best food What do you think about *_geig_to Michelin-starred restaurants? Itisonly the very best restaurants that have a Michelin star, but you can find them ail over the world. Itis true that they are more expensive than usual and the bill oten comes to hundreds of pounds, but foodies love? at these restaurants. the dishes is often a ‘wonderful experience because the chefs have spent hours ¢ each one of them. There are usually alot of chefs in the kitchen, and each one is responsible for one ofthe dishes on the menu. 5 ‘a Michelin star is a great honour fora restaurant, because it means that the head chefis one of the best in the profession. Michelin inspectors visit restaurants, without ¢ anybody that they are coming, so that the chefs cannot make any special preparations. But usually. the chef hasan idea that an inspector isin the area because a chef tomanaberredaurntcashimortes Aner ag i their meal, the inspector pays the iso bill and leaves, like all the other customers. Itis, only later that the chef finds out his or her opinion of the restaurant. that perhaps they are cooking for a Michelin inspector ean make chefs very nervous. They usually prefer * normal customers, who do not have to make such an important decision about the food, Lean ... Very well Quite well__More practice describe a national dish. 0 0 oO use the -ing form. 0 oO oO or 10.2 Canned dreams SEY food containers 3 Complete the article with the words in exercise 1 Space food elolc|al@io|x|t K|r olpislaloic|kieltia Eating in space fs much more difficult than itis clclalritio|n|sjols ‘on Earth because food does not stay in one place. Astronauts can only have 1.7 kilograms of food RE RE TE ae per person per day, so the size and weight ofthe ojcitirit i |niyinir Container isimportant, You won't find a jar offam ora glass? of water on the pialcixle t|Fle|s|x International Space Station because glass Is too heavy. You won't see a3 ‘of apples either, aa I {i || | because fresh fruit doesn last very long. clalslalt niRis|tiP In the past, all ofthe food n space had the same texture as toothpaste, and astronauts had a 4____of ood at each meal. Now things have ‘changed and most ofthe containers are made of plastic. However, some foods the same asitis at 2a Complete the shopping list fora summer party. ap i home, and perhaps once a week, tis possible to Kim's party havea® oftunaora® of ham forlunch. 1 tine (INT) ofchicken soup Drinking i also more difficult in space. Most ce aus drinks come in plastic cups, and astronauts have sic2_ (STACKED) of susages todd cold or hot water tothe cup. You won't find ‘ a7 oflemonadeora®—_ofjuice fwo8_(OLSBETT) of ketchup agains ippnce foot (UBSET of tomato parte threes__ GAR) of obives: soot (E809 af rtmacbervie fur?_____(aRcoONTI ofomame sixteen’ __ (LNA) of drinks t02{)Listen and check. © 102i) Listen and repeat the phrases in exercise2a. 68| Orr Oxford 3000™ GENIE the passive 4 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences, 1 2 Most people in China ris drunk tea, “The chet didn’tcook/ weren't cooked the potatoes enough. “The pizzas delivered / were delivered to ourhouse We ate/ were edn sushl for lunch yesterday Cans don't make /aren'tmade of plastic. Hamburgers didi inven / weren't invented in theUSA You don'use/are'tused pasta to make pall, Coffee produces /s produced in Brazil. Use the words to write present or past passive sentences, 6 101 Goa) 103 104 105 ‘Complete the article with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Pizza: the world’s favourite dish Millions of pizzas * are eaten. (eat) every day, but have you ever wondered where the pizza came from? In the 16th century, a kind of flat bread called ‘pizza 2___ Gell) on the streets of Naples. The bread was very plain and it (not buy) by ‘many people, only the poor. Ingredients # {not add) to this pizza until the middle of the 19th century, when the pizza became mote popular. A 1 egas/ pack /in boxes ofsixor twelve ee few years later, one of the city's pizza makers tried Eggs are packed in boces of six or twelve, out anew idea on the king's wife, Margherita of 2 rice / not grow in.cold places Savoy. He made a pizza with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and herbs ontop, and the queen loved 3. thisbread / bake /yesterday it The man’s name was Raffaele Esposito and his experiment Became known asthe Pizza Margherita 4 meals /not eat /in front of the TV when Iwas young ely hi eae pp i Nagi tly rules telling chefs how to make traditional pizzas 5. milk/ notsell /in cartons in the past and machines & (not use). Pizza makers have to use a special oven, too. 6 toast / make /with bread Pizzas? (take) to other countries a the end ofthe 15th century by lalian immigrants looking for work. Some immigrants made pizzas 7 those apple trees / plant / last year 8 ig p fhonetenglecteaed plant lasts at home to sell on the streets, while others opened Pizzerias. Today, the pizza ® (not only 4 olives / not usually serve /for dessert Serve) fo customers in restaurants; people can call a festaurant to order a pizza to eat at home. Lean Very well Quite well More practice talkabout food oO oO ° use the passive. ° oO o o 70 10.3 Vocabulary development (ETT words with more than one meaning 1. Read the text and choose the correct meaning (a orb) for the words in italics. Do you know what a freegan is? I's person who has founda completely new* way of feeding their family. Freegans are against the high figures of wasted food in our society and so they are trying to do something about it. A freegan's4 dieris made up of things that other people throw away. They find most oftheir food in the bins outside large supermarkets. Freegans often go there to wait for the products that are left at the end of the day. They can often find vegetables with a few marks or fruit that isa ® funny shape. Supermarkets do not? charge freegans for the food they take, soll of their meals are completely ree. And most ofthe products ate safe because they aren't usually * past their sell-by date. 1 a distance (® method 2a theshapeothuman bodies b numbers 3a foodthey normally eat —_b food they eattoget thinner 4a remaining stillthere —__-b_ opposite ol 5 a spotsthat spoil something b scores fa test or essay 6 @ makingyou laugh strange 7 a askthemtopayaprice —b_ putelectricity intoa battery 8 a laterthan b thetime before now 2 Complete the sentences with five of he words in exercise 1 Use the same word for each pair of sentences, 1 A Doyoueata healthy 2 B The doctorhas told meto go ona 2 A Throw that orange away. It looks a bit B The waiter was really He made us laugh, 3 A Inthe s this café used to be very popular. B Do you ever eat yoghurts that are their sell-by date? 4A The eggs are atthe back of the shop on the B It’s nearly closing time, so there isn't any bread 5. A There'sastrange eatit, B What on that apple. Don't ‘would you give the meal -a seven? Or Oxford 3000™ Were mn Complete the missing vowels in the food words. howitiseaten "baked, boiled, ?fr__d, raw Ingredients herbs, #h_n_y, lamb, ¢sp cs tasteandtexture —5b_tr, how/spicy, ¢m_ld, plain, 75x _ty, sour, ®sw__t, thick type of dish dessert, 9s__ce, snack, 1st_w Match the two halves ofthe sentences. 6 Ithasasour £ tomatoes and other vegetables, @ 7 Wsoftenserved taste, Ittastes with small pieces of tomato and onion. Complete the phrases with the words in the box. ‘bette box can carton jar packet tin tube 1 bottle oflemonade, vinegar, water a? ‘of tomato paste, toothpaste as of cereal, chocolates, eggs at ‘of baby food, jam, olives as of energy drink, fruit juice, lemonade as of carrots, tomatoes, tuna a of juice, milk, soup at of crisps, frozen peas, rice Complete the words. 1 charg aska price / put electricity into a battery 2 ‘obvious / something that you can see through ad food you normally eat / food you eat to get thinner at anumber / the shape ofthe human body 5 making you laugh / strange 61 opposite of right / eemaining, still there 7m ‘a spot that spoils the look of something / score ina test or essay ap later than / the time before now to1_102 40a) Goa) 105 10.4 Speaking and writing SETS problems ina restaurant 1 2a ‘Choose the correct phrase, a, bore. What do you say. 1 theresa problem with your order? a Ido apologize. © There seomsto bea mistake. © Don‘t worry bout 2 you wantthe waiter to give you something? a Would you mind bringing me another one? b snot your aul. You've charged us fortwo, but we've only had one. 1 youwantto make an apology? a Tmafraid i's wrong. Could you possibly changeit ¢Ymterrbly sory. Decide ifthe conversations belong to Conversation 1 or Conversation 2. Write J 2 Customer (C) Excuse me? I'm afraid Iean't eat this steak. I's raw. _2_€ Excuse me? Could you possibly bring me the bill? Waiter (W) Yes, of course... Here tis. W Really? I'll ake it back t the kitchen for you. C No, like to order something else, please. © Oh. There seems to be a mistake. __ W Isthere? w c Ofcourse. What would you like? Yes. You've charged me for the steak, but didn’t ati Tm not sure. Would you mind bringing me the menu again? __ W You're absolutely right. 1do apologize. W Ofcourse not. I'm terribly sorry about your steak, © Don't worry aboutit. Erm, I'll have a salad, please. © Don’tworry. I's not your fault. | ° 10339 Listen and check. a restaurant review ‘Tick (¥) the sentences where the apostrophe is used correctly and put across (X)ifitis wrong, Correct the incorrect sentences. 1 Wsagreat restaurant. z 2. Ithasnt been open for long. x Te hasnt been open for lng. ‘The owners’ wile greeted us atthe door, ‘The waiter’s were al very friendly. ‘The other diners’ meals looked delicious. My friend’s and Iwill definitely go back. They haven't changed the menu, = Hes forgotten the drinks Complete the review with the words in the box. atmosphere food leeation service value for money Bra reas I took my boyfriend to Lateral for his birthday yesterday, and we weren't disappointed. The 4 luation_ of the restaurant is not ideal as it's in a very narrow street where it's difficult to park. But the place was busy and it had a very lively 2 , 80 we didn't mind, The was excellent and the waiters and waitresses were all very helpful. But the best thing about the restaurant was the # My prawns were delicious, and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. My boyfriend’s fish was delicious too. Thad a nice surprise when | asked for the bill as the price was very reasonable. We both thought the meal was fantastic § we've already told all our friends about Lateral because wwe had such a good time, Lean very well Quite well_ More practice ‘understand words with more than one meaning, O ° 0 ‘explain and deal wit problems. ° 0 6 ‘write a review of a restaurant o O o a 72 10.5 Reading for pleasure WEN 1 Look at the photo ofa cacao pod. Match words 1-4 to definitions a-d, 1 pod @ thesoft inside part ofa pod 2 shell b thefruitofthe cacao tree 3 pulp © theseeds ofthe cacao tree 4 beans 4d thehard outside part ofa pod Read an extract froma factfile Complete the summary. Cacao" pade_begin to grow when a tree is about a years old. When the pods change % people take them down and cut them open, First they put the cacao beans in large “ covered with 8 leaves for up to ‘week. Then they dry the beans on large In the sun fortwo or three weeks. After that, the farmers sell the beans to” who sell them onto® tobe made into chocolate bars. ‘Think about the process of making chocolate. Did you know before how chocolate was made? Do you like chocolate? Why/Why not? If'so, which type of chocolate is your favourite? From cacao pod to chocolate bar first pods after about three years. eis very fre oer mese cher ees because is lowered then or pode grow Some centre of the tree, The large cacao pods are wonderful to see. At first, they are 2 beausal igh gree, But afer six months, when they are ready coloarfl, They can be bright ed ne ceangy lak pargloe sen aan ‘The people onthe plantation take down the pods with very long sticks. Then they cut them open with big knives, Inside the find herween 20 and 40 cacao beans in the soft wy pap The bd avy and andl hey noc smell ortase like chocolat The worker tes usally pu dh and andthe pun large wth sors ana Sees cube Ty lave: these in he or sun forfour o seven days and some ofthe chemicals in the bean bein to change The beans are now very diferent, Tey ae no longer white or purple - they are dark brown. And very, important they smell of wonderful chocolate! ‘Next, the plantation workers put the beans onto large ible Tht the beams the tun foe eno wemy dap and move them from time to time. On larger plantations they dy them in special buildings, But che best chocolate comes fom beans which stayin the sn fora long time. “The farmers then put the beans into bags of about 64 kilograms each and sell them to brokers — business people seh bay al ell aca Bend ee ne Tne Ingest sel them to the chocolate factories. Bu the chocolate Tacocs once erty coe peat bean ‘ithe country oceven dro diferent rotate different. Inthe factories people mix together diferent types of bean to get chocolate with just the right taste. 8 from ‘Text exact Fam Or Bookvors Faces Chocate 401102 103 104 105 Review: Units 9 and 10 41 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 PaclladSriade/ makes is making with rice. 2 Thechilren have /having/ wil havea snack tert they get hungry. 3. We avold buy /buying /willbuy white bread bec itsunhealthy. 4. Wellhave dinner as soon ast‘ be/’s/was ready. 5 itdoesn' rain don't rain/ won't rain, wellbave a barbecue this weekend. 6. Tmgoing to give up eat/eating/ wil eat biscuits 1) Before start /starting wil sartcooking today’s lunch, Il get changed. 8 Potatoes are taking / ook /were taken to Europe in the slsteenth century. 4 Complete the text with the missing words. Goulash is one ofthe national dishes of Hungary, but itisalso popular in Central and Souttern Europe and Scandinavia. I's 8" Saveury_dlsh, which is a main meal. Goulash isa kind of st which is made with meat, such as beef or and vegetables. It tastes quite #5. because it nas paprika in it Diferent varieties of goulash can be made by adcing a 5c ‘of sour cream ora §t of beans. In some countries, part of a? b of tomato sauceorat (of tomato paste may also be Used to make the goulash thicker. 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. diet funny in left mark of on to 2 Complete the text with the correct form ofthe verbs 1 Idon't want that apple ~ithasa_n#sark_on it. in brackets. 5B 1_Grawing (grow) your own food does not have to be difficult, say the people of Todmorden. Ifyou visit this a town in the north of England, you? (not see) any people in the shops. This is because most of the 4 residents prefer 8 (eat) the food they grow. Todmorden is part ofthe ‘Incredible Edible’ projec, which 2 “ (start) by two women who live in the own, 6 The group believes that if they 5 (not prepare) 7 for the future, there won't be enough food for everybody, Fruit and vegetables & (plant everywhere, a there are even some lettuces outside the police station, But people grow things without 7 (expect) anybody to pay for them. When food § (begin) to disappear from the shops in the future, the people of Todmorden know they will be safe Can you think ‘can have dinner tonight? think Ineed to go ona {eel uncomfortable. ‘We might have lunch in the garden, but it depends the weather. don't believe taking tablets to lose weight, ‘Throw that milk away ifit tastes Can you get some eggs you happen remember? can't make you a sandwich because there isn't any bread nice restaurant where we because my clothes 6 Putthe words in the correct order to make sentences. 1 Seer 3 Ciethe word thats ifferent 1 dap GS) kiss nod a 2 bolled — baked depressed fred 3 diseases herbs llnesses viruses 4 4 cycling fitness forehead weightlifting 5 active bitter sour sweet 5 6 tug greet touch tongue 7 box dessert jar packet e 8 elbow shoulder stress thumb you / bed / should /1/ in / think/ stay think you should stay in bed, ‘me / lean / possibly / you / plate / give / Could / a heavy / mustn't/ anything / You / life a/seems / the / There /in / be / ill / to / mi ake a/ Have / throat / anything / you / for / got / sore ‘on / try / You /some / could / it / cream / putting 73

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