The document discusses food vocabulary related to tastes, flavors, cooking methods, eating out, and eating at home. It provides words to describe flavors like spicy, mild, bland, salty, sugary, sour, bitter, tasty, and moreish. Cooking methods covered include overcooked, undercooked, ripe, seasonal, and gone off. Eating out vocabulary includes booking tables, set menus, specials, and catering for dietary groups. Eating at home terms include seconds, helping yourself, pudding/dessert, and refilling drinks.

1. Unit 21 Food

2. A. Talking about flavours and
tastes

3. hot, sp_____ (e.g. curry) ≠ m_____

4. hot, spicy (e.g. curry) ≠ mild

5. bl_____ (= very little flavour; rather
negative)

6. bland (= very little flavour; rather negative)

7. s_____ (= a lot of salt)

8. salty (= a lot of salt)

9. su_____ (= a lot of sugar)
si_____ (= too much sugar)

10. sugary (= a lot of sugar)
sickly (= too much sugar)

11. sa_____ (= pleasant, slightly salty or with
herbs)

12. savoury (= pleasant, slightly salty or with
herbs)

13. s_____ (= sharp, often unpleasantl taste,
like a lemon, and not sweet)

14. sour (= sharp, often unpleasantl taste, like a
lemon, and not sweet)

15. b_____ (= with an unpleasantly sharp taste)

16. bitter (= with an unpleasantly sharp taste)

17. ta_____ (= has a good taste, flavour)
≠
ta_____ (= no flavour at all)

18. tasty (= has a good taste, flavour)
≠
tasteless (= no flavour at all)

19. m_____ (= having a pleasant taste, so you
want to eat more)

20. moreish (= having a pleasant taste, so you
want to eat more)

21. I love sp_____ food, especially curries – the
h_____ the better! My sister prefers m_____
curries.

22. I love spicy food, especially curries – the
hotter the better! My sister prefers mild
curries.

23. Those cakes are too su_____ for me. They
have a si_____ taste.

24. Those cakes are too sugary for me. They
have a sickly taste.

25. They had some delicious sa_____ snacks at
the party. They were very mor_____.

26. They had some delicious savoury snacks at
the party. They were very moreish.

27. The breakfast buffet was very poor quality :
the coffee tasted bi_____ and the fruit juice
was sou_____.

28. The breakfast buffet was very poor quality :
the coffee tasted bitter and the fruit juice
was sour.

29. The food on the plane was bl_____ and
tas_____ - it was like eating cardboard)

30. The food on the plane was bland and
tasteless - it was like eating cardboard)

31. • B. Appearance, presentation
and quality of food

32. • This meat is overc_____/overd_____;
underc_____/underd_____.

33. • This meat is overcooked/overdone;
undercooked/underdone.

34. I’m afraid this mango is a but unr_____. (=
not ready to eat; opp = r_____)
They’re not really in sea_____ at the
moment. (= being produced and ready and
available).

35. I’m afraid this mango is a but unripe. (= not
ready to eat; opp = ripe)
They’re not really in season at the moment.
(= being produced and ready and available).

36. This butter has g_____ o_____. I think we
should throw it out. (= not good to eat
because it is too old)

37. This butter has gone off. I think we should
throw it out. (= not good to eat because it is
too old)

38. I don’t feel like anything h_____. I just want
something l_____; a salad would be fine.
British cooking can be very sto_____. (=
heavy, hard to digest)

39. I don’t feel like anything heavy. I just want
something light; a salad would be fine.
British cooking can be very stodgy. (=
heavy, hard to digest)

40. I don’t feel like anything heavy. I just want
something light; a salad would be fine.
British cooking can be very stodgy. (=
heavy, hard to digest)

41. Julia will only buy ____ fruit and vegetables.
(= grown without artificial chemicals)

42. Julia will only buy organic fruit and
vegetables. (= grown without artificial
chemicals)

43. We should try to have a bal_____ d_____,
without too much or too little of any
particular thing. A diet of j_____ food can
cause long-term health problems. (= food
that is unhealthy but easy and quick to eat).
Pr_____ food in general is not good for you.
(= that has been treated with chemicals to
preserve it or give it extra colour or taste)

44. We should try to have a balanced diet,
without too much or too little of any
particular thing. A diet of junk food can
cause long-term health problems. (= food
that is unhealthy but easy and quick to eat).
Processed food in general is not good for
you. (= that has been treated with chemicals
to preserve it or give it extra colour or taste)

45. • C. Eating out

46. At most restaurants, you usually have to
b_____ a table/make a r_____ beforehand.
If something happens, or you are ill, you
may need to c_____ the b_____/r_____.

47. At most restaurants, you usually have to
book a table/make a reservation
beforehand. If something happens, or you
are ill, you may need to cancel the
booking/reservation.

48. In the UK a meal in a restaurant is typically
three cou_____ : a st_____ (= light
snack/appetiser), a m_____ c_____, then a
de_____. You can often order si_____
di_____ (= a smaller dish alongside the
main course e.g. an extra vegetable)

49. In the UK a meal in a restaurant is typically
three courses : a starter (= light
snack/appetiser), a main course, then a
dessert. You can often order side dishes (=
a smaller dish alongside the main course
e.g. an extra vegetable)

50. Some restaurants may have a s_____
m_____ (= a selection of dishes at a fixed
price) or you can order inividual dishes
(called ordering à-la-carte). Restaurants
often have sp_____ (= dishes only available
on that day) advertised on a board.

51. Some restaurants may have a set menu (=
a selection of dishes at a fixed price) or you
can order inividual dishes (called ordering àla-carte). Restaurants often have specials (=
dishes only available on that day) advertised
on a board.

52. They often cater for vegetarians, nonm_____-eaters (= people who don’t eat
meat but who are not vegetarians) and
ve_____ (= people wo don’t eat or use anu
animal products, such as meat, fish, eggs,
cheese or leather)

53. They often cater for vegetarians, non-meateaters (= people who don’t eat meat but
who are not vegetarians) and vegans (=
people wo don’t eat or use anu animal
products, such as meat, fish, eggs, cheese
or leather)

54. • D. Eating at home

55. Host : Right, there’s more soup. Who wants
s_____s? (= a second serving of something)
Guest : Oy, yes, please. It was absolutely
del_____.
Host : There’s bread here. Just h_____
y_____ (= serve yourself).
Guest : Thanks

56. Host : Right, there’s more soup. Who wants
seconds? (= a second serving of something)
Guest : Oy, yes, please. It was absolutely
delicious.
Host : There’s bread here. Just help yourself
(= serve yourself).
Guest : Thanks

57. Host : Be sure to keep a bit of room for
some p_____ (= desserts are often called
p____ (uncountable), a sw_____
(countable) or aft_____ (plural) at home))
Can I re-f_____ your glass?
Guest : Ah, yes, thank you.
Host : S_____ wh_____.
Guest : Wh_____! That’s fine. Thanks.

58. Host : Be sure to keep a bit of room for
some pudding (= desserts are often called
pudding (uncountable), a sweet (countable)
or afters (plural) at home)) Can I re-fill your
glass?
Guest : Ah, yes, thank you.
Host : Say when.
Guest : When! That’s fine. Thanks.