Vocabulary
Do you prefer sweet or s___y foods?
savoury
Do you read the ______ (NUTRITION) information on food packaging?
nutritional
I went for a meal last week in that new Indian. I don’t go out so often nowadays 1_____ of my tight budge
because
Tom loves cooking. Unfortunately, he doesn’t like tidying ____ the kitchen afterwards.
up
Try and eat your food more slowly. It’s neither healthy nor elegant to eat it rapidly in huge bites like that. GOBBLE
Try and eat your food more slowly. It’s neither healthy nor elegant __________ like that.
to gobble it up
The dessert was a disaster. Instead of being light with a thin, crispy crust, it came out so____y and damp
soggy
To me, good food is an ______ (ESSENCE) component of a happy life!
essential
t but I thought I deserved a rare 2_____ after doing so well in my end-of-year tests
treat
Somebody handed ____ a bag of biscuits and the atmosphere improved a great deal.
out
We can’t afford to go out to a restaurant this month. Let’s postpone it for a while. PUT
We can’t afford to go out to a restaurant this month. Let’s ______ for a while
put it off
We were served o___rs and champagne. To be honest, I would have preferred fish and chips.
oysters
The food was simple, but really ______ (TOOTH).
toothsome
And, because I’d 3_____ feeling really hungry and super keen on my first meal out for ages, you can imagine how excited I was.
been
I was really tired of all the cooking and baking, but I struggled ____ to have everything ready for the party.
on
Sugar is really bad for you. I’ve decided to stop eating it altogether. UP
Sugar is really bad for you. I’ve decided to _______ altogether
give it up
I don’t often eat meat, but v___n is something special.
venison
That man is an _____ (INFLUENCE) food critic – he writes about restaurants for The New York Times.
influential
Not only could I hardly hear myself think due to the constant clinking 4_______ knives and sizzling frying pans from the open kitchen but when the food came, it was barely edible.
of
The waiter came ___ to us to ask if we needed anything else.
up
We’d already ordered our food, but the waiter continued to talk, describing the various dishes to us. CARRIED
We’d already ordered our food, but the waiter _______ , describing the various dishes to us.
carried on talking
The c____y sound and lovely smell of fresh toast at breakfast help me feel good about the new day.
crunchy
The patient told the doctor about her frequent episodes of _______(CONTROL) binge eating.
uncontrolled
I’m no expert on Indian cuisine but I’m pretty sure that you should only put a 5_____ of nutmeg into a curry sauce, not a whole spoonful!
bit/pinch
Before I start slicing a pineapple, I break ____ the leaves.
off
Doing lots of exercise and following a diet including diverse ingredients seem to be producing results. OFF
Doing lots of exercise and following a diet including diverse ingredients seem ________ .
to be paying off