Lesson 4
Mealtimes Early Morning (am) - Breakfast Mid Morning (11.00 am) - Brunch - a mixture of breakfast and lunch (US) / Elevenses - a light snack (UK) Noon (12.00 ish) - Lunch Evening (pm) - Dinner / Tea / High Tea (very old fashioned) Night (pm) - Supper
Things you do eat / like.
Things you don't eat / like.
I like fruit. I don't like fruit. I love spinach. I hate spinach. I'm a vegetarian, I only eat fruit and vegetables. I'm a vegetarian, I don't eat meat or fish. I have allergies, but I can eat fruit. I have allergies, so I can't eat anything containing nuts. I eat fish on Friday, for religious reasons. I don't eat pork, for religious reasons.
It's 7am and John is still in bed. John's mother must leave for work. |
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Mrs S: |
Get up John or you'll be late for school! |
John: |
I'm getting up mum. |
Mrs S: |
Well come down stairs and have your breakfast. |
John: |
Can I have cereal and toast? |
Mrs S: |
Yes if you hurry, I have to leave for work. |
John: |
Morning mum. |
Mrs S: |
Fetch a chair and sit at the table, there's a bowl of cereal, a plate of toast and a cup of tea. You'll have to get your own cutlery. I've got to go now, I'll see you tonight, bye. |
John: |
Bye mum. |
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It's 5pm and John's mother has just come home from work. |
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John: |
What's for dinner tonight mum? |
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Mrs S: |
What do you fancy? |
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John: |
Fish and chips would be nice. |
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Mrs S: |
What did you have for lunch at school? |
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John: |
Pizza and chips. |
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Mrs S: |
Well how about a nice healthy salad then? |
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John: |
Oh. Well ok, can I help? |
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Mrs S: |
Yes you can set the table. Set it for 3, your father should be home any minute. |
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John: |
Should I put spoons and bowls out? |
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Mrs S: |
No we won't have a starter, just put out plates and knives and forks, we'll have fruit for pudding. We'll need cups and saucers too, your father will want a cup of tea when he comes in. |
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John: |
I want to invite Mark for tea on Saturday. Can he come. |
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Mrs S: |
Yes of course, as long as it's ok with his mother. |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Young |
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Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
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Ram |
Sheep |
Lamb |
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Boar |
Sow |
Piglet |
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Cockerel |
Hen |
Chicken |
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Commonly Eaten Types of Fish |
Salmon |
Cod |
Plaice |
Haddock |
Trout |
Types of Steak |
Fillet |
Rump |
Sirloin |
T-Bone |
Stewing |
Things to do with eggs |
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egg |
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boiled egg |
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scrambled egg |
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fried egg |
Meat and Fish
Name of Animal |
Name as Food |
Joint(s) |
Steak(s) |
Chop(s) |
Sausage(s) |
Burger(s) |
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Cow(s) |
Beef |
Joint of beef |
Beef steak |
X |
Beef sausage |
Beefburger |
Sheep |
Lamb |
Joint of lamb |
X |
Lamb chop |
X |
Lamb burger |
Pig(s) |
Pork |
Joint of pork |
Pork steak |
Pork chop |
Pork sausage |
Hamburger |
Hen(s) |
Chicken |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Chicken burger |
Fish |
Fish |
X |
Fish steak |
X |
X |
Fish burger |
Other Food
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white bread |
brown bread |
bread roll(s) |
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spaghetti (A type of pasta.) |
pasta |
rice |
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egg(s) (Eggs come from chickens.) |
pizza(s) |
pie(s) |
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cake(s) |
cheese (Cheese comes from cows.) |
doughnut(s) |
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marmite |
sugar |
custard |
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margarine |
biscuit(s) |
jam |
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butter (Butter comes from cows.) |
pepper |
salt |
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honey (Honey comes from bees.) |
flour (Flour comes from wheat.) |
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Vegetables
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potato (potatoes) |
cucumber(s) |
pepper(s) |
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onion(s) |
olive(s) |
mushroom(s) |
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lettuce |
cauliflower(s) |
garlic |
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courgette(s) |
sweetcorn |
carrot(s) |
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cabbage(s) |
broccoli |
pea(s) |
Fruit Vocabulary
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Apple(s) |
Banana(s) |
Blackberry (Blackberries) |
Cherry (Cherries) |
Grape(s) |
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Kiwi(s) |
Lemon(s) |
Lime(s) |
Melon(s) |
Orange(s) |
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(Peach(es) |
Pear(s) |
Plum(s) |
Pineapple(s) |
Strawberry (Strawberries |
Verbs
The Verb (infinitive form) |
The Meaning |
An example ( Simple Past Tense) |
Regular /Irregular |
To binge |
To eat more than is good for you. (Often associated with eating disorders.) |
(Rarely used in conversation) |
Regular |
To bite |
To tear, cut or grip food with the teeth. |
He bit into the apple. |
Irregular |
To breakfast |
To eat breakfast. |
(Rarely used in conversation.) |
Regular |
To chew |
To work food between the jaws and teeth (see also masticate) |
He chewed his food well. |
Regular |
To consume |
See to eat. |
(Rarely used in conversation.) |
Regular |
To digest |
What happens to food after it is swallowed. (Not something you do consciously.) |
(Rarely used in conversation.) |
Regular |
To dine |
To eat dinner. Especially related to eating out. |
They dined at their friend's house. |
Regular |
To eat |
The complete action of putting food in the mouth and then biting, chewing and swallowing it. |
She ate her dinner. |
Irregular |
To feast |
To eat a lot or to enjoy eating something. (Often something out of the ordinary.) |
They feasted on caviar and salmon. |
Regular |
To gobble |
To eat or swallow food too quickly and in large amounts. |
The little boy gobbled his sandwich. |
Regular |
To guzzle |
To eat food greedily. |
He guzzled his lunch. |
Regular |
To ingest |
To take food into the body. |
(Rarely used in conversation.) |
Regular |
To lick |
To pass the tongue over food in order to taste or consume it. |
She licked the ice cream. |
Regular |
To lunch |
To eat lunch. |
(Rarely used in conversation.) |
Regular |
To munch |
To chew food steadily, especially with a crunchy noise, such as when eating an apple. |
He munched the apple. |
Regular |
To nibble |
To take small repeated bites of food. |
The rabbit nibbled on the carrot. |
Regular |
To snack |
To eat a light meal, or eat between main meals. |
She snacked on biscuits and sweets all day. |
Regular |
To swallow |
The act of passing food from the mouth to the stomach. |
She swallowed a fish bone. |
Regular |
To taste |
To take a small amount of food in the mouth and test it. |
He tasted the soup before he added more salt. |
Regular |
To wolf |
To eat food quickly. (Often followed by down.) |
He wolfed down his breakfast. |
Regular |