1. FOOD

2. Commonly Eaten Types of Fish Salmon Cod Plaice Haddock Trout

3. Things to do with eggs boiled egg scrambled egg fried egg

4. How would you like your steak? Rare= Cooked quickly and red inside. Medium-rare = Cooked longer but still red in the middle. Medium= Cooked more and pink. Well-done= Cooked longer and not pick.

5. Ways of cooking food  Boil: in water.  Fry: in oil or butter above the heat.  Grill: under the heat.  Roast: in the oven using oil.  Bake: in the oven without oil.

6. Describing food & dring Salty: lots of salt. Hot/ spicy: Lots of spices. Sweet: lots of sugar Bitter: Eg. Very strong coffee. Sour: Eg. Lemons. Fresh: Recently produced (bread) or picked (fruit). Fattening: food which makes you put on weight. Chilled: very cold. Still: describes water without gas. Sparkling/ Fizzy: water with gas.

7. Menu  Starters  Main Courses  Desserts

8. Naturally Speaking Uncountable Nouns A lot of food is made up of uncountable nouns, to make them countable you need to put them in another form. For example: "A...... of......".="A piece of fruit."

9. Here is a list of some of the uncountable nouns in this quarter's vocabulary and some ways to make them countable.

10. Asparagus: A bunch of asparagus. Beef: A slice of beef. Bread: A slice of bread. Broccoli: A piece of broccoli. Fruit: A piece of fruit. Honey: A pot of honey. Jam: A jar of jam. Rice: A grain of rice. Salt: A pinch of salt. Sugar: A spoonful of sugar.

11. IDIOMS APPLE "... apple of..... eye.“ "She was the apple of his eye." Someone that one likes a lot. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away.“ Eating fruit is good/healthy for you.

12. "Bring home the bacon.“ "He felt it was his responsibility to bring home the bacon." To earn a living for the family.

13. "Bread and butter.“ "He was talking about bread and butter issues.“ Basic needs of life. To be a butterfingers. He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers! Somebody who often drops things

14. Cake "A piece of cake.“ "She knew she had passed the English exam, it was a piece of cake." To find something easy to do. "To sell like hot cakes.“ "The new Lady Gaga‘s album sold like hot cakes.“ To sell quickly or rapidly.

15. Egg "A bad egg.“ "He never phoned his mother. He was a bad egg." A bad person, to be avoided.

16. Fish “Like a fish out of water.” When she started talking about her personal problems, he looked like a fish out of water. To be uncomfortable in a particular situation

17. Potato "A couch potato.“ "She should get out more, she's turning into a real couch potato." Someone who just sits on the couch watching TV. "A hot potato.“ "The issue of immigration was a hot potato." A question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle

18. "Cup of tea.“ "I really enjoyed the film, it was just my cup of tea." Something one enjoys or does well.

19. Verbs  To bake: To cook by dry heat in an oven or similar. Eg. He baked the pie.  To boil: To cook something in very hot water. Eg. She boiled the rice.  To chop: To cut something into pieces. Eg. She chopped an onion.  To cook: To prepare food for eating by the use of heat. Eg. He cooked her dinner.  To cut: To divide food with a sharp instrument. Eg. He cut into the roast.  To dice: To cut something into cubes. Eg. He diced the potato.

20. Verbs  To feed: To provide food for eating. Eg.She fed the cat.  To fry: To cook food in fat/oil over a direct heat. Eg. He fried the bacon.  To peel: To remove the skin/rind/outer covering of fruit/vegetables etc. Eg. She peeled the grapes for the fruit salad.  To skin: To remove the outer covering from fruit/meat/fish etc. Eg.She skinned the fish.  To slice: To divide or cut something into slivers. Eg.He sliced the apple.