Put each of the following words into its correct place in the passage below.

Food

Food is one of our most important ….. needs. It gives us..... to work and …... It makes us grow. And keeps our bodies strong and...... Without food, we...... All living things – plants..... and man – need food to live and …... But only ….. make their own food. They also provide food for animals and …...

Customs influence the ways ….. eat. Most Americans and ….. eat from indivi­dual ….., using ….., forks and …... Arabs use only their..... hands to spoon foods from a central …... Chinese and Japanese use ….. to pick up food from a small bowl held close to the …...

Group the words below under the following headings.

Cereals

Dairy products

Fish

Fruit

Herbs

Meat

Vegetables

12. Read and translate the following information.

Ways of cooking food

boil: in water (e.g. carrots);

fry: in oil or butter above the heat (e.g. sausages);

grill: under the heat (e.g. toast or meat);

roast: in the oven using oil (e.g. meat);

bake: in the oven without oil (e.g. cake);

Food which is not cooked is raw.

Cooking steak

If you have steak you can eat it rare (= cooked very quickly and still red); medium-rare (cooked a bit longer and just red in the middle); medium (cooked a bit more and just pink); or well-done (cooked even longer and not pink at all).