Unit 2. Vocabulary exercises.

C) Remember the groups of vegetables that grow underground, on the ground;

Sort out the dishes you remember under the headings starters, main courses, desserts etc.

Ex 3. Find an odd word.

Perch, pike, trout, caviar, sirloin, crucian, lobster, prawns

Apricot, pear, plum, grapes, pineapple, cherry, tangerine, watermelon

Milk, cheese, omelette, cocoa, butter, flour, whipped cream

Turkey, beef, broiler, goose, duck

Juice, lemonade, jelly, shandy, soda water

Pastry, biscuits, pudding, cake, baking

Buckwheat, flour, rice, semolina, oats, millet

Hard boiled eggs, fried eggs, fresh eggs, pouched eggs, omelet

Combine, add, mix, rinse, blend

Pan, kettle, tea-pot, pot, grater, casserole, saucepan

Walnut, almond, dough nut, cashew nut

Dill, garlic, marrow, celery, parsley, onion.

Ex5. Work in groups of 4. Make up a list of things to eat that begin with each letter of the alphabet.

Example: 1^st student: apples

2^nd student: bread

3d student: cheese etc. Use the words of the active vocabulary.

Ex 6. Choose the best alternative.

1.I love Thai food – but sometimes it’s too … for me.

hot pepper sharp warm

2.Japanese sushi (raw fish) is one of my favourite …

bowls courses plates sauces

3.That was absolutely delicious. Can you give me the …?

formula instructions prescriptions receipt recipe

4.How would you like your steak cooked? Well done, medium or….

bloody blue rare raw red

5.A lot of food you buy nowadays contains all sorts of artificial …

additions additives extras spices supplements

6.Waiter, could I see the …, please?

card of wines list of wines wine card wine list wine menu

7.The reason why he always eats so much is simply that he’s very

eager greedy hungry starving

8.She liked the dessert so much that she asked for a second ….

dish go helping plate serving try

9.If you are on a diet, there are some foods you have to …

avoid deny escape lack stop

10.You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it has gone

away back down off out

11 Would you prefer sparkling mineral water or …

still fizzy dull gassy flat

12.Every person can recognize only tastes: sweet, salty, sour and …

savoury sugary rich oily bitter

13. The special bread used for a hot dog is ___

a. sausage b. bun c. dachshund

Ex 8. Read the sentences, translate them. Remember the idiomatic expressions and make up your situations with them.

After meat mustard

Apple of discord

The apple of one’s eyes

Bite off more than one can chew

Bread and butter

It’s not my cup of tea

As easy as pie.

Ex.9 Complete the sentences with the proper verbs given below:

to stir, to enjoy, to boil, to add, to leave, to pour, to put, to warm, to fill.

How to make a cup of tea

1… the water. 2. …the teapot. 3. … the tea in the teapot. 4. … the pot with boiling water. 5. … the tea. 6. … the tea for five minutes. 7. … the tea into the cup. 8. … milk and sugar. 9. … your cup of tea.

Ex. 10 Use suitable prepositions in the sentences below:

to / at / down / of / for / out / in / up

1)I asked … the menu. 2)I like to eat …. 3)He took … order. 4)I prefer a simple cafe … a big restaurant. 5)I like to go… self-service places. 6)Let's invite the Smiths … dinner. 7)I looked … the menu. 8)I'm very fond … Chinese food. 9)Could you help me set … the plates? 10)Put the used cutlery … the sink. 11)I'll wash them … later.

Ex. 11 Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passages below.

A) Bill, take away, fast food, cookery books, ingredients, waiter, eat out, snack, dish, tip, menu, recipe.

I'm a terrible cook. I've tried hard but it's no use. I've got lots of …, I choose a … I want to cook, I read the …, I prepare all the necessary … and follow the instructions. But the result is terrible, an I just have a sandwich or some other quick …. So I often … I don't like grand restaurants. It's not the expense, it's just that I don't feel at ease in them. First the … gives me a … which I can't understand because it's complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the … I never know how much to leave as a … I prefer … places, like hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightway. And I like … places, where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.

B) Cutlery, vegetarian, diet, crockery, entertaining, sink, starter, side dish, napkin, main course, washing up, dessert.

Maureen often gives dinner parties at home. She loves … She lays the table: puts the … in the right places, sets out the plates and puts a clean white … at each place. For the meal itself, she usually gives her guests some kind of … first, for example soup or melon. Next comes the …, which is usually meat unless her guests are … or if they're on a special … with a … of salad. For … it's usually fruit or ice-cream, and then coffee. When everyone has gone home, she must think about doing the …, as in the kitchen the … is full of dirty ….

Ex.12 You are going out for a meal. Put the following events into the correct order:

look at the menu give the waiter a tip

have dessert have the starter

pay the bill go to the restaurant

book a table have the main course

decide to go out for a meal sit down

order the meal leave the restaurant

ask for the bill

Ex.15 Choose the best alternative

a) Waiter, could you bring me my account/bill/addition please?

b) It's a very popular restaurant - we should apply for/book/keep a table.

c) If you're hungry, why not ask for a large dish/plate/portion?

d) Please help/serve/wait yourself to salads from the salad bar.

e) Waiter, can I see the catalogue/directory/menu, please?

f) This fish is not what I called/commanded/ordered.

g) This dish/plate/serving is a speciality of our restaurant.

h) Have you tried the crude/raw/undercooked fish at the new Japanese

restaurant? It's great!

i)Paul never eats meat, he's a vegetable/vegetarian/vegetation.

j) Have you decided what to have for your main course/food/helping?

Ex.16 Complete each sentence a) to j) with one of the endings 1) to 10)

a) Dinner's nearly ready. Can you lay.......

b) There's some meat in the fridge. Just warm.......

c) Keep an eye on the milk or it might boil.......

d) Jack likes his steak rare but I prefer mine well.......

e) When we finish lunch, I'll do the washing.......

f) I always cut roast beef with an electric carving.......

g) Mary bought a lovely set of cups and.......

h) They serve a very cheap three course.......

i)I really enjoyed that freshly ground.....

j) If you have finished eating I'll clear..

1) … up if you dry and put the dishes away.

2) … it up in the microwave oven for a few minutes.

3) … coffee you made for me this morning.

4) … meal at the pub opposite the supermarket.

5) … knife as it makes really thin slices.

6) … the small table in the dining room?

7) … saucers in the sales last week.

8) … done, but not burnt if you see what I mean.

9) … away the plates and bring the next course.

10)… over and make a mess on the cooker.

Ex.17 Choose the best alternative

Pea Soup

This is just right for a cold winter's day, and is both (1)..... and cheap. If you use dried chick-peas, (2)..... them for at least twelve hours in cold water. Drain them and put them in a large (3)..... with plenty of water. Bring them to the boil, and then let them simmer gently (4)..... the chickpeas are soft. I find it easier to use (5)..... chickpeas, which are already cooked. This (6)..... time, and also guarantees that the chickpeas will be soft, since it can take hours of boilingbeforethey (7)...... Two small 450 gram cans are usually (8)...... Strain the chickpeas, but keep some of the liquid for the soup. (9).,... about three tablespoons of olive oil in a clean saucepan, and gently heat a chopped (10)....., two or three cloves of garlic and some (11)..... carrot. (12).....half the chick peas and turn them in the oil over a low heat. Meanwhile blend the remaining chickpeas in a food (13)..... until they make a smooth cream. Add about half a litre of water to the vegetables and bring to the boil. Mix in the creamed chickpeas and cook slowly. Add salt and (14)..... and a pinch of mixed herbs. You can also add a stock cube or other vegetables. Some (15)..... add lemon juice at the end. Serve hot with plenty of bread.

1) tasty/worth/cold

2) soak/burn/worth/cold

3) kettle/mug/sink/saucer

4) when/until/if/enough

5) the /to/canned/crude

6) makes/takes/saves/gives

7) soften/harden/widen

8) much/enough/mine/few

9) Grate/Beat/Pour/Shred

10) Onion up/one/water

11) Beaten/poached/sliced

12) One/Then/Add/Serve

13) Just/not/dish/mixer

14) paper/puppy/pepper/poppy

15) cooks/cooker/chiefs/chefs

E x.18 Complete each sentence with a suitable word

a)I am trying to cut down … fatty food.

b) Don't worry! The smell of garlic wears................... after a while.

c) Let's look................... the market before we buy any vegetables.

d) I can't understand this recipe. Can you work................... what it means?

e) I’m afraid I don't feel up................... eating another cream cake.

f) I visited a farm once, and it put me................... eating meat for a week.

g) l haven't got................... to cleaning the fish yet,

h) Why don't we warm................... last night's leftovers for lunch?

i) Keith usually makes.................. his recipes as he goes along.

j) The waiter seemed a bit put.................. when we didn't leave a tip.

Ex.19 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete sentences

a) Do you prefer instant or ………coffee?

A) poached B) ground c) mashed D) powdered

b) I bought this bread four days ago and now it's.........

A) stale B)off c)bad D) rotten

c) Don't forget to buy a packet of........peas.

A) chilled B) frozen c) frosted D) chilly

d) Can you give me the........ for this pie? It's delicious.

A) prescription B) instructions c) ingredients D) recipe

е) There was a wonderful smell of........ bread in the kitchen.

A) cooking B) roasting c) baking D) grilling

f) Don't buy those fish, they aren't very.........

A)fresh B)new C) recent D) young

g) I'd like to eat more of this cake, but it's very.........

A) fat B) fatty C) fattened D) fattening

h) Waiter, I can't eat this meat. It's under..........

A) done B) developed c) nourished D) weight

i) Is the hamburger for you to eat here, or to...?

A) take away B) go out C) carry on D) sit down

j) That was fantastic. Could I have the second … please?

A)plate B)course C) helping D) service

Ex. 20 Complete each sentence with a word formed from cook. Use each word once only.

a) We bought David a....................... book when he left home.

b) Do you like my new electric.......................?

c) The meals were large but not very well........................

d) I don't mind shopping, but I can't stand........................

e) You can boil these shellfish, or you can eat them.......................

Ex.21Complete each sentence with a word from the list. Use the words once only.

add beat cool grate heat melt peel pour slice sprinkle

a)...................... the potatoes and...................... them thinly.

b)...................... the eggs in a bowl, and then...................... them to the mixture.

c)...................... the butter in a saucepan and...................... gently for two minutes. d)...................... the mixture into a bowl and leave to.......................

e)...................... some cheese, and...................... over the potatoes.

Ex.23. Complete the following dialogues using the words below them.

1.

- (1)… to order now?

- Yes, I think so. (2)… to start with, Helen?

- What's the (3)…?

- Vegetable, Madame.

- O.K. Vegetable soup for me, please.

- And (4)…, please.

- And for the main course, madam?

- (5)… roast chicken with mashed potato and peas, please.

- And I'll have spaghetti bolognese.

for me, too; What would you like; I'd like; Are you ready; soup of the day.

2.

- (1)… but I'm afraid we haven't got any left, sir.

- Oh, dear. (2)…. Then I'll have the rump steak.

- (3)…, sir?

- Medium, please.

- And which vegetables would you like with that, sir?

- French fries and peas, please.

- Would you like (4)…?

- A glass of red wine, please.

- And a bottle of mineral water for me, please.

- (5)….

What a pity; something to drink; Thank you very much; How would you like it? I'm very sorry.

3.

- May I take your (1)…, sir?

- I haven't seen (2)… yet. May I have one, please?

- I'm sorry. Here is one, sir.

- There are so many (3)… that it's hard to decide. Well, I'll have (4)…. I'm pretty hungry.

- Yes, sir. The regular dinner includes (5)…, soup, salad, (6)…, tea or coffee.

- I'll try beefsteak with fried potatoes. And I think tomato salad (7)….

- Very good, sir. Anything for (8)…?

- No, thanks. Just (9)….

dessert, different dishes, black coffee, appetizer, the menu: order, choice of desserts, the regular dinner, will do nice.

4.

- May I take your order, sir?

- I'll just take (1)…, please.

- We (2)… of lettuce and tomato or cucumber and beet.

- (3)… lettuce, please.

- Do you want any (4)…?

- Apple pie and custard (5)…. Could I have some coffee, please?

- Yes, sir. Black or white?

- White, please. And as I'm (6)…, could you have (7)… ready?

- Yes, sir.

the bill, would be nice, have a choice, sweet, in a hurry, I'd like, a small salad.

Ex 24 Read the following proverbs. Match them with their Russian equivalents. Make short stories to illustrate some of them.

1. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 2. First come, first served. 3. It's no use crying over spilt milk. 4. Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. 5. Hunger breaks stone walls. 6. Tastes differ. 7. As sure as eggs is eggs. 8. No song, no supper.

1. Обед узнают по кушанью, а ум – по слушанью. 2. На вкус и цвет товарищей нет. 3. Ешь в волю, а пей в меру. 4. Как дважды два – четыре. 5. Под лежачий камень вода не течет. 6. Поздно пришел, кости нашел. 7. Нужда всему научит. 8. Слезами горю не поможешь. 9. Поздний гость гложет и кость. 10. Голод не тетка.