10 words
- ingredientnoun/in-GREE-dee-unt/
one of the foods used to make a dish
Rice is the main ingredient in this dish.
Collocation: fresh ingredients · Similar: component, item
- recipenoun/RES-uh-pee/
instructions that tell you how to cook a dish
My mother taught me her recipe for lentil soup.
Collocation: follow a recipe · Similar: method, instructions
- spicyadjective/SPY-see/
having a strong, hot taste from chillies or pepper
This curry is too spicy for my young son.
Collocation: spicy food · Similar: hot, fiery
- homemadeadjective/hohm-MAYD/
cooked at home, not bought from a shop
I prefer homemade bread to bread from the supermarket.
Collocation: homemade food · Similar: home-cooked
- boilverb/BOYL/
to heat water or food until it bubbles
First, boil the potatoes for twenty minutes.
Collocation: boil an egg · Similar: cook, heat
- takeawaynoun/TAYK-uh-way/
a hot meal you buy from a restaurant and eat at home
We are too tired to cook, so let's order a takeaway tonight.
Collocation: order a takeaway · Similar: delivery, fast food
- vegetariannoun/vej-uh-TAIR-ee-un/
a person who does not eat meat or fish
My friend is a vegetarian, so she never eats chicken.
Collocation: a strict vegetarian · Similar: veggie
- deliciousadjective/dih-LISH-us/
having a very pleasant taste
The biryani was so delicious that everyone asked for more.
Collocation: absolutely delicious · Similar: tasty, lovely
- portionnoun/POR-shun/
the amount of food served to one person
The restaurant serves a very large portion of rice.
Collocation: a small portion · Similar: serving, helping
- leftoversnoun/LEFT-oh-vuhz/
food that is not eaten and is kept for later
We often eat the leftovers from dinner for lunch the next day.
Collocation: eat the leftovers · Similar: remains, extra food
Grammar check
Choose the right option, then open the answer.
1. Could I have ___ water, please?
a · some · many · an
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some: Water is uncountable, so use 'some', not 'a' or 'many'.
2. There ___ much sugar in this tea.
isn't · aren't · don't · hasn't
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isn't: 'Sugar' is uncountable, so use 'there isn't' with 'much'.
3. How ___ eggs do we need for the cake?
much · lot · many · any
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many: Use 'how many' with countable nouns like eggs.
4. You look hungry. I ___ make you a sandwich.
will · am going · going · would to
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will: Use 'will' for a decision you make at the moment of speaking.
5. Street food in my city is ___ than restaurant food.
more cheap · cheap · cheaper · cheapest
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cheaper: Short adjectives add -er to compare two things: cheap becomes cheaper.
Use the words: speaking questions
- What kind of food do you enjoy most?
- Do you like cooking? Why or why not?
- Do you prefer eating at home or in restaurants?
Answer them out loud with Dodo in the app for a band and better versions of your answers.