Eating Habits

 

Videos about food and drink

Countable and uncountable nouns:


UNIT 6

 

WORD

PRONUNCIATION

PART OF SPEECH

EXAMPLE SENTENCE

advice

/ədˈvaɪs/

noun

Ask your father for advice about your problem. He can help you.

apple

/ˈæp(ə)l/

noun

Do you like red or green apples? Both!

bag

/bæɡ/

noun

The shopping bags are heavy because they’re full of food

balanced

/ˈbælənst/

adjective

You need to have a balanced diet – make sure you eat the correct amounts from each food group.

bean

/biːn/

noun

Beans are a good source of protein. I like kidney and soya beans.

biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/

noun

Would you like a chocolate biscuit with your tea?

bottle

/ˈbɒt(ə)l/

noun

There’s an bottle of water in the fridge.

box

/bɒks/

noun

Open the box! I want to see what’s inside.

broccoli

/ˈbrɒkəli/

noun

Many children don’t like Broccoli, but this green vegetable is good for our bones and eyes.

burger

/ˈbɜː(r)ɡə(r)/

noun

Do you want cheese and tomato with your burger? Yes, please and ketchup.

butter

/ˈbʌtə(r)/

noun

Do you like butter on your toast? Yes, and jam!

cabbage

/ˈkæbɪdʒ/

noun

I like eating red cabbage in salads.

can

/kæn/

noun

She bought four cans of fizzy drink.

carrot

/ˈkærət/

noun

The farmer pulled the orange carrots out of the ground.

carton

/ˈkɑː(r)t(ə)n/

noun

Is any milk left in the carton?

challenge

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

verb

I challenged Tim’s idea that fizzy drinks are good for you. He thinks they are fine but I think they are full of sugar, which is bad for us.

chicken

/ˈtʃɪkɪn/

noun

They only eat white meat so we ate roast chicken for dinner.

container

/kənˈteɪnə(r)/

noun

We keep sugar in a container in the top cupboard.

cream

/kriːm/

noun

Would you like cream or ice cream with your apple pie?

crisps

/krɪsps/

noun

Do you like salt and vinegar crisps?

cucumber

/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə(r)/

noun

I like thin slices of cucumber in my salad.

cup

/kʌp/

noun

Henry put the coffee into a cup and drank it.

curry

/ˈkʌri/

noun

Are you making Indian or Thai curry? I can smell the spices.

dairy

/ˈdeəri/

noun

Yoghurt and butter are dairy products – they are made from milk.

dessert

/dɪˈzɜː(r)t/

noun

Beth chose fruit for dessert but I was too full after my main meal.

developing country

/dɪˈveləpɪŋ kʌntri/

phrase

Developing countries don’t have much money or many ways to make money.

diary

/ˈdaɪəri/

noun

Malakai writes about his life every day in his diary.

diet

/ˈdaɪət/

noun

Birds have a diet of nuts and berries.

egg

/eɡ/

noun

We had fried eggs for breakfast.

empathise

/ˈempəθaɪz/

verb

Josh empathises with Sarah because he can imagine how she feels.

empathy

/ˈempəθi/

noun

Empathy is important because we need to show people that we understand how they feel.

fat

/fæt/

noun

Some fats, like avocado, are better for you than others.

fish

/fɪʃ/

noun

Marsha hates eating most fish, but she will eat salmon and tuna.

flavour

/ˈfleɪvə(r)/

noun

This curry has no flavour – add some garlic and ginger to make it taste delicious.

garlic

/ˈɡɑː(r)lɪk/

noun

There is a lot of garlic in this pasta sauce. It smells very strong.

glass

/ɡlɑːs/

noun

She drank a glass of milk and went to bed.

grape

/ɡreɪp/

noun

We picked a huge bunch of green grapes from the vine.

honey

/ˈhʌni/

noun

Honey is a heathy alternative to sugar.

ideal

/aɪˈdɪəl/

adjective

That holiday to Hawaii is ideal – it’s perfect!

invitation

/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

I got an invitation asking me to go to Marlin’s birthday party.

jam

/dʒæm/

noun

I love strawberry jam on my sandwiches.

jar

/dʒɑː(r)/

noun

Please pass me the jar of peanut butter.

lemonade

/ˌleməˈneɪd/

noun

I’m so thirsty – is there any lemonade in the fridge?

lentil

/ˈlentɪl/

noun

Shane adds lentils to his soup because the seeds contain protein.

lettuce

/ˈletɪs/

noun

The first thing I use to make a salad is fresh green lettuce.

melon

/ˈmelən/

noun

My favourite type of melon is the watermelon.

milkshake

/ˈmɪlkˌʃeɪk/

noun

How do I make a chocolate milkshake? Easy! Mix milk, ice cream and chocolate together.

mushroom

/ˈmʌʃruːm/

noun

Be careful when you pick mushrooms – you can’t eat some types of them.

neighbourhood

/ˈneɪbə(r)ˌhʊd/

noun

The new girl and I live in the same neighbourhood. She lives next door!

nut

/nʌt/

noun

I love eating nuts– almonds, cashews and peanuts are my favourite.

onion

/ˈʌnjən/

noun

Chopping onions always makes me cry.

orange juice

/ˈɒrɪndʒ dʒuːs/

noun

Are you thirsty? Let’s make fresh orange juice. We can squeeze all the juice out of the oranges and drink it.

packet

/ˈpækɪt/

noun

There are a lot of biscuits in the packet.

pancake

/ˈpænˌkeɪk/

noun

Pancakes are simple to make. You only need three ingredients: flour, eggs and milk.

pasta

/ˈpæstə/

noun

My favourite pasta is spaghetti.

pear

/peə(r)/

noun

Let’s put the apples and pears in the fruit bowl.

pepper

/ˈpepə(r)/

noun

Orange, red and yellow peppers are great in a salad – they’re sweet.

picnic

/ˈpɪknɪk/

noun

Our family is having a picnic at the beach. We have sandwiches, lemonade and cake.

pizza

/ˈpiːtsə/

noun

Will has cheese and peperoni on his pizza. Ask him for a slice.

regularly

/ˈreɡjʊlə(r)li/

adverb

Shawn eats rice regularly – nearly every day.

rice

/raɪs/

noun

Let’s make paella. Can you cook the rice?

salad

/ˈsæləd/

noun

We make our salad with lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

salt

/sɔːlt/

noun

Add salt to the sauce to improve the flavour.

sausage

/ˈsɒsɪdʒ/

noun

Chorizo and Salami are types of sausage.

soft/fizzy drink

/sɒft drɪŋk / /ˈfɪzi drɪŋk/

noun

Soft drinks are nice but don’t have too many because of all the sugar.

soup

/suːp/

noun

To make vegetable soup, boil the vegetables in water for 30 minutes.

spinach

/ˈspɪnɪdʒ/

noun

You can have spinach in a salad, but I like it on my pizza.

strawberry

/ˈstrɔːb(ə)ri/

noun

At Wimbledon, people eat strawberries and cream and watch tennis.

sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə(r)/

noun

Do you want sugar in your coffee?

sweet

/swiːt/

noun

Did you eat that whole bag of sweets?

takeaway

/ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/

noun

I don’t feel like cooking. Let’s get a takeaway from the restaurant to eat at home.

taste

/teɪst/

noun

I love the taste of chocolate ice cream – the flavour is great.

tea

/tiː/

noun

A hot cup of tea is a great drink when you are thirsty.

third

/θɜː(r)d/

noun

Eli ate about a third of the cake.

thirsty

/ˈθɜː(r)sti/

adjective

I’m really thirsty – I need water!

tin

/tɪn/

noun

Rupert bought three tins of soup and one tin of beans.

toast

/təʊst/

noun

How many slices of toast do you want for breakfast? Two please – with butter and jam.

tomato

/təˈmɑːtəʊ/

noun

Have you got any small tomatoes for my salad?

variety

/vəˈraɪəti/

noun

The variety of vegetables at the market was wonderful – there were so many to choose from.

water

/ˈwɔːtə(r)/

noun

Water is a great drink if you are thirsty and it’s healthy too.

yoghurt

/ˈjɒɡə(r)t/

noun

Yoghurt is made from milk and sometimes fruit. My favourite is strawberry yoghurt.


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