Ways of eating

1. Put each of these verbs into its correct place .

chew lick polish off swallow gnaw

consume peck at gorge digest bolt

1.They hardly eat anything.They just ...at their food.

peck at
2.”Make sure you ...meat carefully before you...it.”
chew swallow
3.We ...more fruit and meat than 10 years ago.
consume
4.He’s greedy. I’ve seen him...four hamburgers and a pile
of chips at a sitting. polish off
chew lick polish off swallow gnaw
consume peck at gorge digest bolt

5.As children we used to.....ourselves on ice-cream, chips and

chocolate, and then feel very sick. gorge

6.The starving prisoners were so desperate they would.....any

meat bones they could find. gnaw

7.It’s no good for your body to.....your food so quickly. Eat

slowly so that you can.....it properly. bolt / digest

8.He was so hungry that when he’d finished his food he

began to ..... his plate! lick
chew lick polish off swallow gnaw
consume peck at gorge digest bolt

2.Answer these questions using words from the list at the

top.

How do people eat ice-cream cones?

How do hungry people eat?
How do very greedy people eat?
How do people eat if they are not very hungry?
How do dogs eat bones?
What’s a good, healthy way to eat meat?
What’s an unhealthy way to eat and why?
 Checking:

1.lick
2.polish off
3.gorge on
4.peck at
5.gnaw
6.chew carefully before swallowing
7.bolt / do not digest
3. What animals do these meats come from?

• 1. pork • 5. veal
• 2. beef • 6. mutton
• 3. bacon • 7. ham
• 4. venison • 8. loin

• pork = pig • veal = calf

• beef = cow • mutton = sheep
• bacon = pig • ham = pig
• venison = deer • loin = cow
 Food preparation:

4. Match each verb on the left with the food item on

the right .
• 1.to pluck • a. cheese
• 2.to crack • b. an orange
• 3.to grate • c.a chicken
• 4.to knead • d.a nut
• 5.to peel • e.a rabbit
• 6.to skin • f.a joint of meat
• 7.to slice • g.dough
• 8.to carve • h.a loaf
 5. Match as in exercise 4:

• 1. to mince • a cream
• 2. to shell • b. meat
• 3. to toss • c. a hard-boiled egg
• 4. to whip • d. eggs
• 5. to stuff • e. potatoes
• 6. to mash • f. a cake
• 7. to beat • g. a chicken
• 8. to ice • h. a pancake
 6. Explain the difference between the words or
phrases in each of the following pair:

• 1.starving and parched • 1.very hungry / very

• 2.a snack and a square dry, thirsty
meal • 2.quick/light
• 3.stale and mouldy meal/proper meal
• 4.peckish and • 3.bread after a few
ravenous days/bread after a few
more days
• 4.rather hungry /
extremely hungry
 6. Explain the difference between the words or
phrases in each of the following pair:

• 5.badly cooked / not • 5.uneatable and

suitable for humans to inedible
eat • 6.a beer-bottle and a
• 6.empty / full bottle of beer
• 7.before main course / • 7.a starter and a
after main course dessert
• 8.a meal / a snack • 8.a restaurant and a
café
 Memory game

chew lick polish off

swallow gnaw peck at
gorge bolt pluck crack
grate knead peel
skin carve mince
shell toss whip stuff
mash ice