Food and drink
Food is the topic where countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers and polite requests all come together. These lessons cover ingredients, cooking verbs, restaurant language, and describing taste and preference.
Vocabulary
6Food and Meals
Learn 20 easy A1 English words for food and meals - bread, rice, chicken, spicy, delicious - with examples, a short story and a quiz.
A1 Food and drinkFruit and Vegetables
Learn 20 easy A1 English words for fruit and vegetables - apple, grapes, watermelon, onion, cucumber - with examples, a story and a quiz.
A1 Food and drinkDrinks and Eating Out
Learn 20 easy A1 English words for drinks and eating out - menu, waiter, order, bill, juice - with examples, a story and a quiz.
A2 Food and drinkCooking and Recipes
Learn 20 A2 English words for cooking and recipes - ingredient, chop, stir, roast, leftovers - plus the recipe vs receipt trap, a story and a quiz.
A2 Food and drinkEating Out and Restaurants
Learn 20 A2 English words for eating out - starter, main course, reservation, allergic, service charge - with a story and a quiz.
B1 Food and drinkFood, Diet and Eating Habits
Learn 20 B1 English words for food and diet - bland, filling, ripe, go off, cut down on, leftovers - with a story and a quiz.
Reading
6I Love Food
Read about Robert and the food his family eats. A simple A1 text about meals and food, with key words and questions.
A1 Food and drinkReading a Café Menu
Read a simple café menu and find prices and opening times. An A1 real-world reading text with key words and questions.
A2 Food and drinkLearning to Cook
Read how someone learned to cook step by step. An A2 reading story with key words and comprehension questions.
A2 Food and drinkReading a Recipe
Read a simple recipe and follow the steps. An A2 real-world reading text with key words and comprehension questions.
B1 Food and drinkA Food Blog Recipe
Read a food blog recipe post and follow the method. A B1 real-world reading text with key words and comprehension questions.
A1 Food and drinkReading a Food Label
Read a food label and find the weight, price and dates. An A1 real-world reading text with key words and questions.
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