Preparing Food

Verbs: Preparing food

 Complete the definitions.
1 _______________ : clean with water
2 _______________ : cook in hot water
3 _______________ : cook in hot oil
4 _______________ : take the skin off
5 _______________ : cut into small pieces
6 _______________ : add salt, pepper, herbs, etc.
7 _______________ : cut into large, thin pieces
8 _______________ : cook in an oven

Correct the verbs.

1   Before you eat an apple, boil it in clean water.
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2   Grill the dish with salt and pepper.  
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3   Slice the onions in olive oil until they are soft.

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4   Grate the pasta in water for eight minutes.
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5   To make a cake, first bake the sugar and butter in a large bowl. _____________

 Complete the sentences. Use appropriate verbs.
1 _ _o_ an onion into small pieces and then _r_ it in sunflower oil.
2 With a knife, _e_ _ some potatoes and then _l_ _ _ them thinly.
3 _o_ _ the sauce over the pasta.
4 _ _x the oil, lemon juice and pepper to make a salad dressing.
5 _ _k_ the bread in the oven for 45 minutes.
6 _ _i_ the eggs in hot water for five minutes.
7 _r_ _ _ some mozzarella cheese and put it on top of your pizza.
8 _ _a_ _ _ the soup with salt and pepper.
9 _ _i_ _ the dish until it is brown on the top.
10 _u_ the dish into the hottest part of the oven.
11You should _ _s_ the lettuce in cold water before you use it.
12 If you like, you can _d_ some extra cheese to the recipe.

Correct the mistakes. 

1   How many fruit do you eat?

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2   There aren’t some olives on the pizza.

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3   How many cheese is there in the fridge?

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4   There isn’t any peas on my plate.

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5   Is there some brown bread in the shop?

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How many / How much …?

Write questions. Use How many or How much.
1 bread / there / be / ?
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2 pieces of toast / you / want / ?
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3 litres of milk / we / should / buy?
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4 olive oil / we / need?
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5 butter / there / be / in the recipe?
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6 apples / you / can / eat / ?
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7 orange juice / we / have got / ?
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8 people / come / to dinner / tonight / ?
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Match answers a–h with questions 1–8 in the previous exercise.
a) Not much. Maybe half a litre. ___
b) Three please – with butter and jam. I’m really hungry! ___
c) Only a little. It’s for the salad dressing. ___
d) Three – Jim, Tom and Daisy. ___
e) We don’t need any. We’ve got two litres. ___
f) There’s lots – brown and white. ___
g) Not many. I don’t like fruit. ___