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Exercises

43 I To learn long lists of words, it is sometimes helpful to divide them up into groups. Try
dividing these vegetable names into groups, in any way you like, e.g. 'vegetables which grow
underground' (potatoes, carrots etc.). If possible, compare your answers with someone else's.
There are some words not given opposite.
aubergine leek cucumber spinach carrot potato cauliflower
greenlred pepper courgette sweetcorn lettuce onion rice pea
cabbage garlic radish bean shallot turnip asparagus
beetroot celery

43 a2 Use the taste and flavour words opposite to describe the following.
1 Indian curry 5 a cup of tea with five spoonfuls of sugar
2 pizza 6 strong black coffee with no sugar
3 sea water 7 factory-made white bread
4 an unripe apple

Sort these dishes out under the headings starters, main courses or desserts.
chicken casserole coffee gateau fresh fruit salad sorbet Irish stew
pat6 and toast prawn cocktail rump steak chocolate fudge cake
grilled trout shrimps in garlic
What might you say to the person/people with you in a restaurant if ...

1 your chips had too much oillfat on them?
2 your dish had obviously been cooked too muchltoo long?
3 your piece of meat was absolutely perfectly cooked?
4 your dish seemed to have no flavour at all?

How do you like the following foods prepared? Use words from D opposite and look up
others if necessary. What do you like to put on the foods from the list in the box?
a leg of chicken eggs potatoes cheese sausages
a fillet of cod prawns mushrooms

salt pepper vinegar mustard brownsauce ketchup
salad-dressing oil mayonnaise lemon juice

1 Which are fish and which are usually called seafood?
prawns sardines squid oysters mackerel mussels hake crab
plaice trout lobster cod sole whiting
2 What do we call the meat of these animals?
calf deer sheep (two names) pig (three names)
3 Which of these fruit grow in your country/region? Are there others not listed here?
peach plum grapefruit grape nectarine star-fruit blackcurrant
raspberry melon lime kiwi-fruit mango

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