Describing food

tasty: has lots of taste: a positive word; ≠ tasteless: a negative word;

bland: without a strong taste; neutral in flavour, e.g. boiled rice;

sweet: lots of sugar; ≠ bitter;

salty: lots of salt;

hot/spicy: lots of spice, e.g. curry;

fresh: recently produced, e.g. fresh bread; recently picked, e.g. fresh fruit;

tender: easy to cut; a positive word used to describe meat; ≠ tough;

fatty: meat with lot of fat; ≠ lean;

fattening: food which makes you put on weight/get fat, e.g. cream, biscuits, etc.

Eating in restaurants

In Britain you often have three courses: a starter (e.g. soup), a main course (e.g. steak or chicken), and a dessert (e.g. strawberries or ice cream). You may also have an aperitif (= a drink before the meal, e.g. gin or tonic), and coffee after the meal. When you pay the bill (= the money for the meal; Am En = check), you sometimes also leave a tip (= money) for the waiter if service is not included in the price. (10% is a normal tip). If it is a popular restaurant, you may also need to book (= reserve) a table in advance (= before you go).

Answer the questions.

1) Do you normally need to book a restaurant in advance?

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2) Is it common to give the waiter a tip? If so, how much?

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3) Do you normally eat three courses in a restaurant? If not, how many courses do you normally have?

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4) Generally, do you add more salt (sugar, pepper, etc.) when you eat in restaurants?

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5) Do you like steak? If so, how do you like it cooked?

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6) Would you say that food in your country is very spicy?

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7) Would you say that food in your country is generally quite fattening?

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Choose a possible adjective to describe each of these foods.

Lemon __________

Chicken __________

Honey __________

Bacon __________

Ice cream __________

Fillet steak __________

Chilies __________

Avocado __________

Match the method of cooking with its definition.

Put the following names of food and drink under the right headings on the menu.

MENU:

APPETIZERS

SOUPS

3. MAIN DISHES a) meats b) poultry c) fish

SIDE DISHES

BEVERAGES

SWEETS

CHEESE