Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Food

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2 A   3 B   4 B   5 B   6 A

B

Fridge A: Takeout food/Chinese takeout, broccoli, peppers, apple, garlic, vegetables, fruit

Fridge B: Fish, (roasted) chicken, pasta (salad), cheese, water

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I travel around the world, and I usually stay with friends, not in hotels. I always take pictures of my friends and last year I started taking pictures of their fridges, too. It’s amazing what a fridge can tell you about a person. Look at this picture. You can see right away he’s a single person – probably lives alone. There isn’t much food in this fridge and maybe he doesn’t like cooking. There’s some take-out food here, Chinese take-out. There’s not a lot of food, but he’s got some broccoli, some peppers and an apple up here. Oh, and some garlic. I know he’s a big meat eater; let’s see, does he have any meat? OK, in this picture doesn’t have any meat, but I know he likes meat. Look at all these vegetables and fruit – I mean, he tries to be healthy. And I know him well. His name’s Vinnie, and he lives in New York City. He’s single, a businessman, a quiet, serious guy. He buys fruit and vegetables, but he doesn’t often cook; he often has take-out food or goes out to restaurants.

Look at this one. All this food – they have some ­fish here, some chicken – a roasted chicken, ready to eat – and there’s a big pasta salad and some really nice cheese. They have all this water because they do a lot of exercise and they like having water with them when they go running or play tennis. You can see they try to be very healthy – just look at all that fresh food. But the main thing is, all this food is ready to cook. That tells me that these people are friendly; they like having friends for dinner. And it’s true, Mike and Liz are really friendly and I love staying with them because they’re funny and intelligent and there are always lots of people around in their apartment. I stay with them every time I go to Lisbon.

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a), d), g) and j)

B

1 I have   2 we have, bottle, water   3 I’d, soup

4 same, me

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WT = Waiter   M = Man   W = Woman

WT:   Good evening. A table for two?

M:   Yes, please.

WT:   By the window?

M:   That’s ­fine.

WT:   Can I take your coats?

M/W:   Thank you.

WT:   Would you like something to drink?

W:   Uh… yes, please. Could I have an orange juice, please?

M:   And I’d like a soda, please, and uh, can we have a bottle of mineral water, please?

WT:   Certainly. The menu.

M:   Thank you.

WT:   Tonight’s special is Chicken á la Chef de Saint Germaine de Paris Rive Gauche.

W:   What’s that?

WT:   It’s grilled chicken with potatoes and green beans.

W:   Is it French?

WT:   Not really.

W:   But it has a French name.

WT:   Well, that’s true. It’s very good.

WT:   Are you ready to order?

M:   Yes, I’d like some soup and the special.

W:   The same for me, please.

WT:   Thank you.

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B

B

1   Good afternoon. What can I get you?

2   Small, medium or large?

3   Is that eat here or takeout?

4   Anything else?

5   Thanks. Have a nice day!

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A

A:   Good afternoon, what can I get you?

B:   Uh… the Jackpot Special, please.

A:   Is that eat here or take-out?

B:   Take-out.

A:   Large fries with that?

B:   No, medium.

A:   Something to drink?

B:   A soda.

A:   Small, medium or large?

B:   Small.

A:   Anything else?

B:   No, thanks.

A:   That’ll be nine ninety-­five.

B:   OK.

She talks about all the items.

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One of my favorite dishes is American pancakes. I like them because they’re easy to make and not too sweet. Americans often eat pancakes for breakfast, but I like eating them at any time, hot or cold.

So, you need some flour, some sugar and a bit of salt, some baking powder, a cup of milk, an egg and a little oil. Mix together the milk, egg and oil in a big bowl. Then add the flour, sugar and salt. Stir everything together.

After that, you put a little oil in a frying pan and heat it, but not too hot. Put some of the pancake mix into the pan. After about one minute, turn the pancake over and then wait about two minutes. Take it out and make some more.

Pancakes are really good with butter and honey or with lemon and sugar, but some people like them plain, with nothing on them.

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The answer is b).

B

2 How much   3 How many   4 How many

5 How much   6 How much

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2 three glasses   3 seven   4 two   5 one small bowl   6 one can

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I = Interviewer   M = Mike

I:   Welcome to Twenty-four Seven, the program about people and lifestyle. Today we’re talking to Dr. Mike McKay, who wrote the bestseller The Junk Food Lover’s Diet. So Dr. McKay, is it true that on your diet I can eat anything I want?

M:   Yes, that’s right.

I:   I can eat junk food – hamburgers, pizza, chocolate?

M:   It’s all fine. You can eat anything you want, and you’ll lose weight.

I:   Well, can you explain that?

M:   It’s very simple. You can eat anything, but you can’t eat a lot. So go ahead, get a hamburger every week – but don’t eat the whole thing! Eat half of it.

I:   Oh, I see. So with chocolate, for example, how much is enough? I love chocolate milk!

M:   Well, one glass of chocolate milk a day is a lot. On the Junk Food Lover’s Diet, you can drink three glasses a week – no more.

I:   This sounds great! How about pizza? How much pizza is OK on the Junk Food Lover’s Diet?

M:   For lunch, you can have one piece of pizza.

I:   Every day?

M:   Every day.

I:   I usually eat four or five!

M:   Well, you can’t eat that much. One piece a day – seven a week – is enough! On the Junk Food Lover’s Diet, you can eat anything, but not a lot of one thing.

I:   Is it OK to have pizza for dinner?

M:   Well, pizza is very rich, so have pizza at lunchtime and eat light foods for dinner.

I:   OK, how about cookies?

M:   Well, one package of cookies every day – you can’t eat that, of course! But you can have two packages in a week.

I:   So Monday and Wednesday are cookie days!

M:   Oh, OK!

I:   How much ice cream can I eat?

M:   One small bowl.

I:   One bowl a day? That’s not bad!

M:   One a week! You can have one small bowl of ice cream a week – no more!

I:   And a diet soda?

M:   Or a regular soda.

I:   Really? Soda with sugar?

M:   Yup, but …

I:   … only one can a week!

Customer 1: onion, tomato, salad

Customer 2: chicken sandwich, fries, onion, corn on the cob

Customer 3: hamburger, lettuce, onion, salad

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1   I’d like a hamburger with onion and tomato and some salad, please.

2   Could I have a chicken sandwich with corn on the cob? And some onions on the sandwich, please. And some fries.

3   Can I have a hamburger with lettuce and onion? And a salad too, please.