Food, food and more food.

1. Warm Up:

What did cook recently?

2. Discuss:

What is…

 the food that you love

 the food that you hate
 the food that you eat for special occasions
 the food that is a specialty of your country or region

Describe how you make one of the food you just talked about.
Use 3 verbs describing how you prepare them. (if you don’t know ask your teacher or
look in a dictionary)
3. Describing how to make sushi

3.1 Listen and complete.

spread boil slice mince cook roll

1. To .……………… rice,

2. B………………… some water and put the rice in the pan.

3 Then ………………. the fish.

5. Take the rice and …………………..…. it on the nori sheet.

Add the raw fish on the nori sheet.

6 ………………………… the sushi

7 and …..……………. the sushi.

Repeat the verbs used to make sushi.

To _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ water to _ _ _ __ fish To _ _ _ _ _ _ rice

to __ __ __ __ sushi To _ _ _ _ _ sushi

4 Preparing vegetables:

In English there are many verbs describing how to prepare vegetables for seasoning* as
onions, garlic or parsley.
*Give taste to a dish with condiments (salt, black pepper etc)

Here are a few words to describe preparation methods to cut vegetables.

4.1 Classify the words underlined in the columns:

Chopped garlic / sliced red onion / Cut some bread / Mince fresh basil / diced tomatoes

ADJECTIVES VERBS
1) 1)
2) 2)
3)
4.2 Match the phrases with the pictures

Chopped garlic / sliced red onion / Minced fresh basil / diced tomatoes

Ingredients

a. Three ………………….……. b. Two ………………….., with juice

c. ½ (Half) a ……..………………………… d. …………………… fresh basil

e. 2 cups spinach
f. 1 package linguine pasta
g. 1 tablespoon olive oil
h. salt and pepper to taste

Complete the directions

1. Boil some water over high heat.

2. Once the water is boiling, add the linguine (pasta or noodles), and return to a

boil.

3. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the ……….…… garlic,

…………….... onion, and cook for about 3 minutes.

4. Add the …………………….. tomatoes, ………………. Basil. Bring to a simmer*. Cook 1

minute.

5. Add the spinach. Cook and stir** 5 minutes; add salt and pepper.
* small boil - **mix
5 Describe this dish:

What can you make, with water, salt, spaghetti, tomato sauce, fresh basil, parmesan
cheese and ground beef?

5.1 Match the verbs with the pictures:

Chopped basil / Grated cheese / Cooked ground beef / Pour tomato sauce /

1. 2. 3. 4.

5.2 Explain what to cook with the ingredients above: