Food

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This post is about food and recipes.

How much do you know about British food?
Do you prefer sweet or savoury?
Look at the food displayed in this photo. What can you buy in this shop?

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 Now look at this photo. What kind of drinks can you order?

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Look at the menu below:
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a) Have you ever tried any of these dishes?
b) Can you identify the main courses and the desserts?


Brushing up your food vocabulary

Do you need to brush up your food vocabulary? How about going to a supermarket and doing some online shopping? It's the best way to learn about food items and produce.

You are going to visit Tesco, a big supermarket chain in the UK.

Click here to browse what they have available in terms of fruti and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, dairy products.

Fancy a croissant? Well, visit the bakery and make a list of items for your shopping trolley.

Perhaps you need some olive oil or ketchup. In that case, visit the food cupboard and check what they have available.

Complete this worksheet

You can download this vocabulary worksheet. Tick the items you already know and add 2-3 more items to each category.

Have fun!

Next chapter, recipes........


 British recipes



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What's your favourite cake? My favourite cake is..... you can guess by looking at the photo above.


Are you any good at baking cakes? Would you like to try and bake a chocolate cake following a traditional English recipe? Then, follow this BBC link.

This is another British favourite dessert. Do you know what this is?

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If you would like to find out, click here.

For more British recipes, either savoury or sweet, follow this link.


Is it time to give up meat?

This is the title of an article for discussion in class. Before reading, answer these questions:
  • Are you a vegetarian? Do you know any vegetarian people? 
  • What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of more people becoming vegeratian? think about health, animal welfare and the environment.
I would like to hear from readers' views on this matter. Please leave your comments. If you find a video or an article on this subject, please share the link. Thank you.


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