UNIT 3: FOOD FOR THOUGHT– PART 1
VOCABULARY
dish /dɪʃ/ noun: _____________________________________________________________________
I ate a dish in Russia that reminded me of my grandmother’s soup.
organize /ˈɔː(r)ɡənaɪz/ verb: ___________________________________________________________
Jayne organizes her clothes by colour and season.
sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/ noun: ___________________________________________________________
Number the pages in sequence.
surprising /sə(r)ˈpraɪzɪŋ/ adjective: ______________________________________________________
It’s surprising how many people applied for the job.
rather than /ˈrɑːðə(r) ðən/ phrase: ______________________________________________________
He’d do anything rather than upset someone.
pastry /ˈpeɪstri/ noun: ________________________________________________________________
Apple pie is a popular pastry in the US.
invent /ɪnˈvent/ verb: ________________________________________________________________
The person who invented mobile phones must have been very clever.
tikka masala /ˈtiːkə məˈsɑːlə/ noun: _____________________________________________________
Meghan makes a spicy tikka masala.
spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ adjective: ______________________________________________________________
This curry is tasty but also very spicy.
attack /əˈtæk/ verb: __________________________________________________________________
The soldiers were ready to attack.
attack /əˈtæk/ noun: _________________________________________________________________
Ian attacked the maths problem with confidence.
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ verb: _____________________________________________________________
Imagine being able to travel to every country in the world.
traditional /trəˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl/ adjective: _____________________________________________________
Kimchi is a traditional side dish in Korean food.
buttery /ˈbʌtəri/ adjective: ____________________________________________________________
The toast was hot and buttery
celebrate /ˈseləˌbreɪt/ verb: ___________________________________________________________
We went to a restaurant to celebrate Janka’s birthday.
miss /mɪs/ verb: _____________________________________________________________________
Saul will miss his family when he moves to Vietnam.
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ noun: _________________________________________________________
The main ingredient in chocolate is cacao.
spice /spaɪs/ noun: __________________________________________________________________
Sally uses mixed spices when she cooks.
creamy /ˈkriːmi/ adjective: ____________________________________________________________
Mix the eggs and butter until the mixture is creamy
disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ noun: ___________________________________________________________
The dinner was a disaster because Verushka burnt all the food.
chat away /tʃæt əˈweɪ/ phrasal verb: ____________________________________________________
Paloma and her friends can chat away for hours on the phone.
cause /kɔːz/ verb: ___________________________________________________________________
Be careful when using oil near a flame as it can cause a fire.
GRAMMAR – Past continuous tense
Form:  Affirmative (+)        ______________________________
       Negative (-)           ______________________________
       Interrogative (?)      ______________________________
  Usage: _________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________
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  Adverb of time: __________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________
  Example:       She was watching TV while her mother was cooking in the kitchen
  EXERCISES:
  I. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list: dish, organize, surprising, rather than,
  pastry, spicy, ingredient, creamy, disaster, cause.
      1. A key ______________________________ in cake is flour.
      2. I like to ______________________________ my books by genre.
      3. It’s ______________________________ how quickly the weather changed today.
      4. Would you like a sweet ______________________________ for dessert?
      5. The soup is very ______________________________, so be careful if you don’t like hot food.
      6. We went to the new restaurant and tried a delicious ______________________________ from Italy.
      7. I will clean the kitchen ______________________________ leave it dirty.
      8. The storm last night was a real ______________________________. It caused so much damage.
      9. Be careful! If you touch that hot stove, it could ______________________________ a fire.
      10. After mixing the ingredients, the sauce became very ______________________________.
  II. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
  1. The food was so __________ that my mouth was burning.
         a) creamy               b) spicy                      c) buttery
  2. They will __________ their wedding anniversary this weekend.
         a) imagine              b) celebrate           c) organize
  3. The main __________ in this recipe is tomatoes.
         a) ingredient           b) dish                c) sequence
  4. The toast was warm and __________.
         a) spicy                        b) buttery            c) surprising
  5. A kimono is a __________ Japanese garment.
         a) spicy                        b) traditional        c) creamy
  III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
  1. Be careful! This oil can ______________________________ a fire if you’re not paying attention.
  2. She likes to ______________________________ her books by author and genre.
  3. We went to a restaurant to ______________________________ our friend’s birthday.
  4. The person who ______________________________ the telephone changed the world.
  5. The food was so hot, it felt like an attack on my mouth! I didn’t expect it to be so
  ______________________________.
  IV. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences and questions.
  1. She didn't check her phone while she was eating / ate breakfast
2. Was she working as a chef when you both met / were meeting?
3. They were running when they were seeing / saw her in the street.
4. While Christine was working / worked there, the food was always brilliant.
5. When I was dropping / dropped my plate, everyone in the café turned around.
6. Pau didn't try / wasn't trying the local food while he was living in the UK.
V. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1. While we was waiting for our food, the concert started                  -> ____________________
2. Casey was walk home when he got the news.                               -> ____________________
3. She weren't living in Eritrea when she had the baby                     -> ____________________
4. My sister was cutting her finger while she was chopping vegetables.     -> ____________________
5. He was eating lunch when she was getting home                           -> ____________________
6. While my sisters looked for dried fish, they saw the spicy tofu.               -> ____________________
7. I was making spicy soup and I was used too much chilli                  -> ____________________
VI. Complete the text with the past simple or continuous form of the verbs.
#food nightmares
I 1 ______________________________ (have) a total disaster while I 2______________________________ (cook) a special
meal for my sister's birthday last weekend. My plan was to make her favourite pasta dish. I
3
  ______________________________ (prepare) everything carefully and 4 ______________________________ (start)
cooking. But while I 5 ______________________________ (make) the sauce, someone 6
______________________________ (call) me. I 7 ______________________________ (not pay) attention to the sauce
while I was on the phone and the tomatoes 8______________________________ (get) burned. The result was
horrible and we 9______________________________ (decide) to go out for dinner.
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