Food & Cooking — Alex, mr. Teacher

Типовые выражения (меняйте время, подлежащее, подставляйте свои данные, а также заучивайте):

Пример работы с выражениями: She always chops onions before cooking dinner (оригинал)

She’s chopping the onions (Present Continuous)
I have chopped the onions (Present Perfect)
She never chops garlic (отрицание в Present Simple)
You should chop celery first (рекомендация)

She always chops onions before cooking dinner.	My brother ordered oysters at the seafood restaurant—so fancy!
My dad loves to roast chicken with garlic and potatoes.	They served salmon with a lemon-dill sauce at the wedding.
They usually eat out on Fridays—sushi or Italian.	He never eats pork, but he loves grilled lamb.
He accidentally swallowed a cherry pit last summer!	We pour sunflower oil into the pan before frying eggs.
We boil eggs for breakfast and pour them into cold water.	My friend is allergic to nuts, so she avoids cookies with almonds.
My grandma still bakes bread from scratch every Sunday.	The chef carefully chopped garlic and added it to the soup.
The kids hate chewing celery, but they love carrot sticks.	They usually have cottage cheese with honey and berries for dessert.
People in Thailand fry rice with pineapple and shrimp—it’s delicious!	She baked a watermelon salad? No—wait, that’s not a thing!
I always add a pinch of salt when cooking pasta.	My mum always serves cabbage soup when someone’s sick.
She mixed mushrooms, zucchini, and tomatoes for a quick stir-fry.	He swallowed his food too fast and got a stomachache.

Task: Complete the Sentences

Instructions: заполни пропуски верным глаголом из списка

Vocabulary List: chop, roast, eat out, swallow, boil, bake, chew, fry, add, mix, order, served, pork, pour, allergic, chopped, cottage cheese, baked, serves, swallowed

My dad loves to _____ chicken with garlic and potatoes for Sunday dinner.
I always ________a pinch of salt to the water when I’m cooking pasta.
She always __________ onions before she starts cooking.
The kids hate to __________ celery because it’s so stringy.
We __________ eggs for ten minutes to make them hard.
My grandma loves to __________ bread from scratch every week.
He accidentally __________ a cherry pit and got scared.
My friend is __________ to nuts, so she can’t eat anything with almonds.
Let’s __________ some oil into the pan before we add the eggs.
For a quick dinner, you can ____ mushrooms and zucchini together in a wok.

Типовые вопросы (меняйте время, подлежащее, вопросительные слова и тип вопроса, если это возможно):

Does your family usually eat out on weekends?	What were you cooking when the power went out?
What do people in your country add to borscht—sour cream or garlic?	Was she mixing the sauce while he was chopping carrots?
How often does she cook with eggplant or zucchini?	Were your friends eating out when you called them last night?
Do you chew your food slowly or quickly?	What were the kids doing while you were boiling potatoes?
What do kids usually eat for lunch at school?	Was your brother pouring vinegar into the salad when you walked in?
Are you cooking anything special this week?	Are you going to cook a roast turkey for the holiday?
Is your flatmate baking cookies right now? I smell something sweet!	Is she going to bake a strawberry-raspberry pie this weekend?
What are they serving at the café today?	What are they going to serve at the dinner party—beef or salmon?
Are your parents trying to eat more vegetables like lettuce and cucumber?	Are your parents going to try that new vegetarian recipe with lentils and celery?
Is he still ordering takeout every night?	Is he going to order oysters again? He loved them last time!
Did you fry the chicken or roast it yesterday?	Will you add sugar to your tea, or do you prefer it plain?
What did they order at the seafood restaurant—shrimp or mussels?	Do you think they’ll serve watermelon at the summer picnic?
Did your grandma bake bread when you were a child?	Will your friend cook with cranberries this winter?
How did she chop the onions—by hand or in a food processor?	Who will chop the peppers if I’m busy frying the sausages?
Did anyone swallow a grape seed by accident?	Will people still eat beef in 30 years, or will everyone switch to plant-based food?

Task: Finish the dialogue

Инструкция: дополни диалоги, выбрав логичный и грамматически правильный ответ на вопрос.

Диалог 1
A: Is your flatmate baking cookies right now? I smell something sweet!
B: …
a) Yes, she bakes them every day.
b) No, she doesn’t like cookies.
c) Yes, she is! She’s trying a new recipe.
d) Yes, she baked them yesterday.

Диалог 2
A: What were you cooking when the power went out?
B: …
a) I am going to cook pasta.
b) I will cook soup.
c) I was frying chicken. It was very annoying!
d) I cooked dinner an hour ago.

Диалог 3
A: Are your parents going to try that new vegetarian recipe?
B: …
a) Yes, they try it every week.
b) Yes, they were trying it when I called.
c) Yes, they are going to try it tonight.
d) Yes, they tried it yesterday.

Task: «Ситуативная практика»

Инструкция: Ответь на следующие вопросы полными предложениями о себе или своей жизни. Постарайся использовать ту же грамматическую структуру, что и в вопросе.

Do you chew your food slowly or quickly?
Пример ответа: «I usually chew my food quite quickly, but I’m trying to be slower.»
What were you doing when your friend called you last night?
Пример ответа: «I was watching a movie when my friend called.»
Are you going to cook anything special this weekend?
Пример ответа: …
Did your family eat out last weekend?
Пример ответа: …
Will you cook dinner tonight?
Пример ответа: …

Task: «Спроси сам»

Инструкция: Изучи ответы ниже и составь к ним правильные вопросы. Используй подсказки в скобках.

Ответ: No, I’m not. I’m ordering pizza.
Вопрос (задать вопрос к подлежащему «you»): …?
Ответ: Yes, she did. She baked it every Sunday.
Вопрос (задать вопрос к подлежащему «your grandma»): …?
Ответ: They are going to serve salmon.
Вопрос (задать вопрос к дополнению «salmon»): …?
Ответ: I was boiling potatoes.
Вопрос (задать вопрос к дополнению «potatoes»): …?
Ответ: No, he won’t. He’s allergic to them.
Вопрос (задать общий вопрос): …?

Опишите что происходит на фото (назовите продукты, элементы интерьера и что делает девушка):

Вопросы для обсуждения:

— What’s your favourite home-cooked dish, and who usually cooks it in your family?
— Do you prefer eating out or cooking at home? Why?
— Is there a vegetable or ingredient (like cabbage, eggplant, or garlic) that you used to hate but now enjoy?
— How important are traditional recipes in your culture? Do you still follow them, or do you experiment?
— If you could only eat one fruit for the rest of your life—apple, banana, watermelon, or pineapple—which would you choose and why?

Video

Reading

More Than Just Food: The Language of Cooking

Cooking is more than chopping onions or boiling potatoes—it’s a language of care, memory, and connection. Every verb tells a story: we chop with focus, fry with excitement, roast with patience, and bake with hope (especially when cookies are involved!).

In many homes, the kitchen is where traditions live. A grandmother’s borscht with sour cream, a father’s grilled salmon with lemon, or a child’s first attempt at scrambled eggs—these moments are stitched together by simple actions: pour, mix, add, serve.

But food also reflects change. Today, people order meals online, eat out more often, or try plant-based versions of beef and sausages. Yet, the joy of cooking together remains timeless. There’s something deeply human about chopping vegetables side by side, swallowing laughter (and maybe a bit of garlic) while sharing stories.

And let’s not forget the drama of the kitchen! Ever burned rice while texting? Swallowed a cherry pit by accident? Or cried while chopping onions—only to laugh about it later?

From crisp lettuce in a summer salad to steaming cabbage soup in winter, from honey-drizzled cottage cheese to spicy shrimp stir-fry, food speaks in flavours, textures, and verbs. It’s not just about what we eat—but how we prepare, share, and remember it.

So next time you pour oil into a pan or bake a pie, remember: you’re not just making dinner. You’re speaking a universal language—one recipe at a time.