Quiet please: January 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013

Mr Duncan is talking about food

Click here to watch Mr Duncan talking about food.

Dialogue - Talking about Fast Food

Photo: centralcoast247.com.au

Clare talks about why the USA is a Fast Food Nation and why people enjoy eating fast food. Click here and switch on the speakers.

The words below are some of the most important used when talking about food.
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Condition
fresh
off
past its sell-by date
raw
ripe
rotten
tough
undercooked
unripe
overcooked

Verbs
bake
boil
cook
fry
grill
heat
microwave
poach
roast
steam
stew

Quantities
bar
liter
loaf
lump
piece
pint
portion
slice
spoonful

Taste
bitter
bland
creamy
crisp
crunchy
hot
mild
salty
savory
sickly
sour
spicy
stodgy
sweet
tasteless

Types
barbecue
buffet
four-course meal
picnic
snack

Eating and Drinking
bite
chew
swallow
sip

Preparing Drinks
add
fill
mix
pour
shake
stir

Other Words
crumbs
fast food
(non)-fattening
helping
pastry
slimming
sticky

Matching exercise: Food

Matching Exercise 1 : Click on the correct picture.
Matching Exercise 2: Click here.

Let's revise Vegetable. Click here.
Let's revise Meat and Fish. Click here.
Let's revise Fruit. Click here.

What's the English word for...? Click here.

Jamie Oliver and Martha Payne - School dinners

A British schoolgirl has become an internet sensation after posting pictures of her inadequate (mangelhaft) school dinners, in a blog that has drawn comparisons (ist verglichen worden) with Jamie Oliver after his fight for healthy meals.

Click here to look at Martha Payne's story.

This is Jamie Oliver's Feed-me-better-blog.