Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School   

Form 1 English Language   

Unit 5 Yum – Pre-writing samples
   
Name: ___________________(___)  Class: ________   Date:________________   

Exercise 1 — Food tastes and textures

Complete the sentences with the adjectives for food tastes and textures that you have learnt in this unit.

1 I only ate a salad for dinner. It was so ____________ that I still feel hungry.

2 Sorry it’s taking me so long to eat this — the meat is very ____________!

3 The meat should be cooked until it is ____________ so that you can cut and eat it

easily.

4 Josh loves the crunchy sound of eating a fresh, ____________ apple.

5 You need to whisk lots of bubbles into the cream to make it ____________.

6 This soup is very ____________. I think you need to add more flavour.

7 The pastry is a bit soft and soggy. You should cook for longer till it’s

____________.

8 This curry is too ____________. It’s burning my tongue!

Exercise 2 — Ways of preparing and cooking food

A Complete the recipe with the words for ways of preparing and cooking food in the word box. Use

capital letters where necessary.

crack drizzle fold grate grill mix pour separate slice sprinkle whisk

1 (a) ____________ one egg so the shell is broken, then break it open and add the egg

to a mixing bowl. Get another egg and (b) ____________ the egg yolk from the egg

white. Add the yolk to the bowl. Then (c) ____________ the egg quickly using a fork

till it is all mixed together. Add milk to the mixing bowl and (d) ____________ the

ingredients together using a spoon.

2 (e) ____________ the mixture into a shallow dish. (f) ____________ a thick piece

of bread from a loaf and put it in the dish to soak up the mixture on both sides.

3 Fry the bread on both sides till golden.

4 (g) ____________ a small amount of runny honey on top and serve the toast. Or (h)

____________ some cheese into small pieces and (i) ____________ them on the

cooked toast. Then (j) ____________ the toast till the cheese is melted. (k)

____________ it in half so you have a soft, sticky and cheesy centre, then serve.
Exercise 3 — Ways of preparing and cooking food

Complete the recipe with the words for ways of preparing and cooking food in the word box. Use

capital letters where necessary.

blend brush dice drop heat peel refrigerate roll squeeze stir warm up

1 Turn on the oven and (a) _____________ it to 180 degrees.

2 (b) _____________ the carrots to remove all the skins. Then (c) _____________

them into small cubes using a knife. Put some oil in a pan, add the carrots and cook

for ten minutes.

3 Put two cloves of garlic and some vegetable stock in a food processor. (d)

_____________ in two tablespoons of cream and (e) _____________ the juice out of

half a lemon to add. Then turn on the food processor to (f) _____________ all the

ingredients together.

4 Get a ball of pastry and (g) _____________ it till it’s flat and thin. Put the pastry in

the pie tin, saving some for the top. (h) _____________ the liquid mix into the

carrots, then add that to the pie tin. Put the rest of the pastry on top of the pie. Then (i)

_____________ it with some melted butter and put it in the oven for forty minutes.

5 Enjoy the pie hot from the oven. If there is any left over, you can (j)

_____________ it in the fridge for up to three days. Just (k) _____________ the pie

in a microwave before eating.

Exercise 4- Taking about amounts
Complete the following conversation. Choose the best word(s) to complete each blank and
circle the correct letter.

Mum: Grandma just called and she’s coming over for lunch soon. What should
we make?
Sarah: Well, I think we have (1) __________ tins of tuna in the cupboard ... Yes!
There are two of them.
Mum: That’s perfect. We can make (2) __________ tuna salad sandwiches!
Grandma likes those! I bought a (3) __________ of bread yesterday. How
many slices have we left?
Sarah: Don’t worry! We still have (4) __________ bread.
Mum: Great! Are there any tomatoes in the fridge? We’ll want some for our
sandwiches.
Sarah: Yes, there are.
Mum: Good! I think there’s also a (5) __________ of eggs in the fridge.
Sarah: Yes … but there aren’t (6) __________ eggs left.
Mum: That’s OK. We only need two eggs for our sandwiches. Are there any
onions in the cupboard?
Sarah: Well, I see a (7) __________ of potatoes but we don’t have (8) __________
onions left.
Mum: That’s OK. We don’t need them.
Sarah: What about salad dressing?
Mum: Oh, right. I think we have a (9) __________ of it in the fridge.
Sarah: Yes. There’s some left.
Mum: Good. We just need a few (10) __________ of it. OK! Time to make the
sandwiches! Grandma will be arriving soon.
[someone knocking on the door]
Sarah: Oh! Grandma is already here!
1 A a few 5 A cube 9 A litre
B a little B jug B sack
C plenty C carton C bottle

2 A few 6 A much 10 A jars

B some B many B bowls
C much C few C tablespoons

3 A loaf 7 A bag
B carton B scoop
C slice C can

4 A any 8 A no
B many B any
C lots of C some

Marks /10
Exercise 5- Imperatives
Complete the following steps of making lemon chicken using the correct form of the verbs in
the word box. You can use some of the verbs more than once. You may also need to use the
negative form of some of the verbs. Use capital letters where necessary.

add cut fry heat mix place start

First, (1) _______________ four spring onions and a piece of ginger into small pieces.
(2)
_______________ them in a bowl and (3) _______________ them well with four
tablespoons of lemon juice and one tablespoon of sugar. (4) _______________ any soy
sauce at this stage.

Next, (5) _______________ 400 grams of chicken into strips. If you want smaller
pieces, (6) _______________ them into cubes. (7) _______________ the chicken to the
bowl. Then (8) _______________ the bowl in the fridge for thirty minutes.

After that, (9) _______________ a stick of celery and 100 grams of mushrooms into
small pieces. (10) _______________ some oil in a frying pan. (11) _______________
frying the celery or mushrooms until the oil is hot. When the oil is hot, (12)
_______________ the celery and mushrooms until they are tender.

Lastly, (13) _______________ the chicken mixture to the pan and (14) _______________
everything together until the chicken is cooked through. Then (15) _______________
one teaspoon of soy sauce. If you don’t want the dish to be too sweet, (16)
_______________ another teaspoon of soy sauce.