1 Grado Estudios Ingleses.

2011-2012
Lengua Inglesa II

UNIT 2. EAT TO LIVE

VOCABULARY AND VOCABULARY STRUCTURES:
FOOD

Noun + Noun
Beef stew Estofado de ternera
Bubble gum broccoli Brcoli con sabor a chicle
Cheese sandwich Sandwich de queso
You can have an orange juice with a cheese sandwich for your breakfast.
Chocolate-tasting carrot Zanahoria con sabor a chocolate
Flavoured vegetables like chocolate-tasting carrots went on sale yersterday.
Egg-shaped Con forma de huevo
My friend has a funny egg-shaped head.
Fish fingers Palitos de pescado
Some cooks usually add buttom mushrooms to tomato paste and then eat them with
fish fingers.
Half an hour Media hora
I cannot wait someone more than half an hour.
Impromptu discussion Discusin improvisada
The decision was taken after an impromptu discussion.
Junk food Comida basura
For me junk food and fast food mean the same thing.
Once / Twice a week Una / dos veces a la semana
I play tennis once a week.
Orange juice Zumo de naranja
Pear tree Peral
We used to have many pear trees.
Pizza sweetcorn Maz tierno con sabor a pizza
Portion of fruits / vegetables Piezas de fruta / verdura
Children and adults should eat 5 portions of fruits and vegetables a day.
Prawn cocktail cauliflower Coliflor con sabor a cctel de gambas
Restaurant specialist Especialista en restaurantes
Restaurant specialists usually control the order of each restaurant.
Rice dish Plato (comida) de arroz
Paella is one delicious type of rice dish.
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Shop window Escaparate

All petrol stations have their shop windows prepared to sell things in the evenings.
Toffee apple sweetcorn Maz tierno con sabor a manzana de caramelo
Specialists in food invented toffee apple sweetcorn because they wanted children to eat
vegetables.
Tomato paste Concentrado / extacto de tomate

Adjective + Noun
Amazing positive results Resultados positivos asombrosos
Healthy diet causes amazing positive results in our body.
Natural / Artificial chemicals Aditivos naturales / artificiales
It is well-known that some firms make use of artificial chemicals in their products.
Cooking magazine Revista de cocina
English breakfast Desayuno ingls
Fast food Comida rpida
Flat bread Pan de pita
Flat bread is one type of bread I like very much.
Flavoured frozen vegetables Verduras congeladas condimentadas / sazonadas
Most people would rather have natural vegetables than flavoured frozen ones.
Fried egg Huevo frito
Grated cheese Queso rallado
Grilled meat Carne a la parrilla
You can add some grated cheese to your grilled meat.
Healthy diet Dieta saludable
A healthy diet consists in eating vegetarian food and non-fat bread.
Heavy meat dish Plato de carne abundante / pesado
It is not healthy to eat heavy meat dish for supper.
Hot chocolate Chocolate caliente
It is good to take some hot chocolate when you are very cold.
Increasing public awareness creciente conciencia pblica
Lets revise the increasing public awareness of the problem of children not wanting to
eat their greens.
Japanese menu Men japons
It is difficult to find English breakfasts in Japanese menus.
Last year Ao pasado
I was in London last year.
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Long time Largo tiempo

We did not see him for a long time.
Low heat Fuego lento
You can cook on a low heat when you are not in a hurry.
Miniature fruits Frutas en miniatura
Safeway recently introduced a childrens range of miniature fruits with softer skin.
Mashed potatoes Pur de patatas
You can eat delicious beef stew with mashed potatoes, it is very tasty.
Natural additive Aditivo natural
Non-fat bread Pan que no engorda / sin grasas
Nutritional value Valor nutritivo
The company affirmed that it had not altered the vegetables nutritional value.
Pay day Da de paga
People used to be happy before and after a pay day.
Raw fish Pescado crudo
Eating raw fish is bad for your health.
Real-looking fake food Comida de plstico que parece real
I hate fast food because it is real-looking fake food.
Serious health implications Consecuencias graves para la salud
Not eating enough can bring you serious health implications.
Traditional food Comida tradicional
You can find many recipes of traditional food in a cooking magazine.
Typical national dish Plato tpico nacional
Paella is a typical national dish from Spain.
Unhealhy eating habit Hbito de comida no saludable
Having fried eggs for breakfast is an unhealthy eating habit among British people.
Vegetarian food Comida vegetariana
Wacky vegetables Verduras extravagantes / estrafalarias
Miniature greens strike me as wacky vegetables.

Verb + Adverb
(to) appeal directly Atraer directamente
The advertisements appeal directly to the consumer.
(to) find useful Encontrar til
I found it useful to study at home and not in the library.
(to) introduce recently Introducir recientemente
The famous brand of shampoo was introduced in the supermarkets recently.
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Adverb + Adjective
Extensively market-tested Ampliamente probado a nivel comercial
These products have been extensively market-tested on children aged 7 to 10.
Fairly healthy Bastante saludable
Doing exercise twice a week is fairly healthy.
Freshly grated Recin rallado
This cheese is freshly grated and ready to be added.
Physically ill Fsicamente enfermo
Changing your diet can make you be physically ill.
Potentially serious Potencialmente grave
Eating fast food can have potentially serious implications in the future.

Phrasal verbs
To be off Acabarse, agotarse / ponerse malo (un alimento)
The soup that I ate yesterday is off today.
To carry out Llevar a cabo
Finally, Tom decided to carry out his plan and told her everything.
To chop up Cortar
You need to chop up your bread before eating it.
To give up Abandonar, renunciar
I think none of us is able to give up eating fast food.
To go on Continuar
After a long pause she went on telling me the story.
To leave over Sobrar
When we went to a Chinese restaurant there was so much food that some dishes were
leaving over.
To talk about Hablar sobre
She is talking about what happened in the lecture yesterday.

Other vocabulary
Fake - falso
Heat fuego, calor
Flat - plano
(to) fry - frer
Unhealthy no saludable
Flavoured sazonado, condimentado
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Grated - rallado
(to) grill - asar
(to) add - aadir
Non-fat que no engorda, sin grasas
Wacky estrafalario, absurdo, extravagante
Prawn - gamba
Toffee - caramelo
Beef ternera (carne de vaca)
Stew guiso, estofado
Mash - pur
Junk - basura
Amazing asombroso
Sweetcorn maz tierno