Vocabulary Worksheet 5 F ood and drink , cooking verbs

TARGET
KET
for schools
I really like cooking
1 Match the words in bold to the definitions.

0 I love to cook. Its my favourite hobby! B A to heat a liquid so that it bubbles

1 Slice some cheese as thinly as possible.
2 Boil the pasta in salted water.
3 Cut the apple into cubes.
4 Roast the chicken for two hours at
180 degrees Celsius.
5 If youre not careful the cake will burn!
6 Grill the cheese until it begins to melt.
7 You should fry the onion gently until
its soft.
8 Mix everything together in a large bowl.
B to prepare food and heat it, ready to eat
C to cook in hot oil, usually in a pan
D to cook food for too long, so that it becomes
black
E to cut food into flat pieces
F to cook in an oven
G to combine ingredients
H to cook something by putting it under a
strong heat
I to use a knife to divide food into smaller pieces

2 Complete the instructions for making an English Breakfast. Use six of the verbs from Activity 1.

How to make the perfect

English Breakfast
0 Cook the beans in a 3 Dont the toast!
saucepan.

1 the mushrooms 4 the eggs in

and tomatoes. butter or oil.

2 the bacon, 5 some water and

mushrooms and tomatoes. make some tea.

3 Write cooking instructions for a meal you like. Use the ideas below to help you.

What are the ingredients? How do you cook the food?

(carrots, cheese, eggs, milk, What must you do before you begin (boil, roast, grill, fry, etc.)
onions, oil, pasta, rice, etc.) to cook? (wash, cut, mix, etc.)

4 Work in pairs. Read your instructions to your partner. Can he / she guess what your meal is?

PHOTOCOPIABLE Target KET Richmond Publishing, 2010