Exercise 1
A. Listen and answer the questions.
1 Does Milly want to cook?
2 Who doesn’t want to do anything at the weekend – Tom or Milly?
3 Where do they buy food at the weekend – at the supermarket or farmers’ market?
4 Who says they can pay – Tom or Milly?
B. Listen again. Tick (✓) the food on the shopping list that Tom and Milly need.
Meat:
chicken
steak
fish
Vegetables:
carrots
an onion
potatoes
tomatoes
mushrooms
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 No, she doesn’t. 2 Milly
3 at the farmers’ market 4 Tom
B
✓ chicken ✓ an onion ✓ mushrooms
Audioscript
TOM We’ve got almost nothing to eat for dinner.
MILLY OK. We can order some food then.
T Not again.
M Well, it’s the weekend – I don’t really want to cook.
T All right, fine. I can cook.
M OK. If you want to.
T But you can come to the shops with me.
M Like I said – it’s the weekend. I don’t cook and I don’t go to the supermarket.
T We can go to the farmers’ market then. It’s open today.
M OK, fine. What do we need?
T Well, we’ve got some potatoes, so we can have roast potatoes maybe. But we haven’t got any meat.
M Do you want to make that chicken and mushroom dish – you know, the one you like to make?
T Yeah – good idea. Have we got any mushrooms?
M No, I don’t think so.
T OK, we can get some. And I need an onion and a chicken, of course.
M So, let’s put that on the shopping list – a chicken, some mushrooms and an onion. Is that all?
T Yeah, I think so.
M Oh and Tom … I haven’t got any money at the moment, so … .
T All right, Milly. I can pay.
Exercise 2
A. Listen and complete the conversation.
SARAH Hello, I’d like 1_______ lemon and 2_______ onion, please.
STALLHOLDER Just one?
SARAH Yes, and I’d like 3_______ potatoes too.
STALLHOLDER Is this bag OK?
SARAH Yes, fi ne. Have you got 4_______ tomatoes?
STALLHOLDER How about these?
SARAH They’re a bit big.
STALLHOLDER I’m sorry but I haven’t got 5_______ small tomatoes.
SARAH OK, the big ones are fi ne. Also I’d like 6_______ cheese.
STALLHOLDER I’m sorry, I don’t sell cheese. Try that guy over there.
Answer & Audioscript
1 a 2 an 3 some 4 any 5 any 6 some
Exercise 3
A. Listen to Olivia and Harry talk about Heston Blumenthal recipes. Tick (✓) which two recipes they choose.
Ultimate mashed potato
Three times cooked chips
Cheese-on-toast ice cream
Coffee and chocolate sauce
B. Listen again. Underline the correct food words in the instructions for Olivia and Harry.
1 Olivia needs potatoes / chips and cream / butter.
2 She needs to boil / roast the ingredients.
3 Harry needs honey / sugar, coffee beans / black coffee, and milk chocolate / dark chocolate.
4 He needs to grill / boil the ingredients.
Answer & Audioscript
A
✓ Ultimate mashed potato
✓ Coffee and chocolate sauce
B
1 potatoes, butter
2 boil
3 sugar, coffee beans, dark chocolate
4 boil
Audioscript
OLIVIA I want to try this recipe.
HARRY Which one?
O Ultimate mashed potato.
H Mashed potato? That’s a bit boring.
O But it says ‘ultimate’ – you know, the best.
H What’s so special about it?
O Well, it says to use 300 grams of butter.
H 300 grams? That’s a lot of butter.
O I know – that’s why I want to try it. And then you boil the potatoes once, let them get cold and then boil them again.
H Twice?
O Yeah. I don’t know why. But I’m going to make it today. Anyway, you look at Heston’s book. Which recipe do you want to try?
H Something sweet. Let’s see … oh yes, this one, coffee and chocolate sauce. Sounds really good! I can put it on ice cream.
O What’s in it?
H Well, some coffee beans, of course.
O How many do you need?
H It says you need 40.
O Woah! That’s a lot! And how much chocolate?
H Only a little – 60 grams. But I need dark chocolate, not milk chocolate.
O How many grams of butter?
H None – no butter at all, just water and sugar. It looks really easy to make. I just boil everything together.
O Once or twice?
H Only once with this recipe! Now, no more talking. I’m hungry! Let’s get cooking.
Exercise 4
A. Listen and complete the sentences.
1 That’s _________ of butter.
2 How _________ chocolate? Only _________ – 60 grams.
3 How _________ grams of butter?
B. Listen and complete the conversation. Then put the conversation in order.
…… B A 1_________ – about five or six pieces.
…… A Really? That’s 2_________ a lot.
…… B About four or five.
…… A And what about drinks? How 3_________ cups of coffee do you have a day?
..1.. A How 4_________ fruit do you eat a day?
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 a lot 2 much; a little 3 many
B
1 lot 2 quite 3 many 4 much
Audioscript
A
1 That’s a lot of butter.
2 How much chocolate? Only a little – 60 grams.
3 How many grams of butter?
B
A How much fruit do you eat a day?
B A lot – about five or six pieces.
A And what about drinks? How many cups of coffee do you have a day?
B About four or five.
A Really? That’s quite a lot.
Exercise 5
A. Listen to Part 1. Why is the restaurant empty? Choose an answer.
1 The restaurant isn’t open.
2 People think the waiter isn’t very nice.
3 It’s very early.
B. Listen to Part 1 again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 They have a reservation for four people.
2 They want a table by the door.
3 Annie finds it difficult to choose a table.
Answer & Audioscript
A
3 It’s very early.
B
1 F (They don’t have a reservation.)
2 F (They want a table by the window.)
3 T
Audioscript
DAN Is this it?
ANNIE This is it.
LEO Great.
A It’s empty.
MARTINA Maybe it isn’t open.
WAITER Good evening, good evening.
A Hello. Are you open?
W Yes, of course. Do you have a reservation?
A No, we don’t. Do we need a reservation?
W Erm, not really. It’s very early …
A OK, then, we’d like a table for four.
W Certainly.
A Can we have a table by the window?
W Yes. These two over here are both free.
D What do you think? The one on the left?
M Fine.
L Sure.
A What about the one on the right?
D If you prefer …
A Maybe not. The one on the left is fine …
W Of course. This way, please.
C. Listen to Part 2.
1 What do they choose for their main course?
Martina ……………….
Annie ……………….
Dan ……………….
Leo ……………….
2 Who can’t decide what they want to have?
Answer & Audioscript
1 Martina − lamb with roast potatoes;
Annie − lamb with roast potatoes;
Dan − lamb with roast potatoes;
Leo − Thai chicken curry
2 Annie can’t decide what she wants to have.
Audioscript
WAITER Are you ready to order?
DAN Yes?
MARTINA I’m ready.
LEO Fine.
ANNIE I think so …
W What would you like for your starter?
M I’d like the mushroom soup, please.
W And for your main course?
M I’ll have the lamb with roast potatoes.
W And for you, madam? What would you like to eat?
A Oh dear. It’s hard to decide. OK, for a starter I’ll have the fish. No, wait! I’ll have chicken salad and then … yes … I’d like the spaghetti for my main course.
W Very good. And for your starter, sir?
D I’ll have chicken salad.
W Chicken salad.
D Then lamb with roast potatoes.
A Oh, lamb – that sounds nice. Can I change my order?
W Of course.
A I’ll have the same – lamb for my main.
W Certainly. And finally?
L I’d like the chicken curry.
W Would you like rice with that?
L Yes, please. And for my starter I’d like the fish.
A Fish. My first idea. Sorry, sorry … I’ll have the same as Leo.
W So, that’s the fish?
A Yes.
L Are you sure about that, Annie?
A What? I think so. Yes.
W And what would you like to drink?
A To drink? Umm …
W Would you like a moment to think about that?
Exercise 6
A. Four people talk about cooking. Listen and underline the correct answers.
|
Name |
Talks about |
||
|
Jake |
himself / his wife |
a good / bad cook |
picture a / b / c / d |
|
Rosie |
herself / her husband |
a good / bad cook |
picture a / b / c / d |
|
Johanna |
herself / her father |
a good / bad cook |
picture a / b / c / d |
|
Toby |
himself / his mother |
a good / bad cook |
picture a / b / c / d |
B. Listen again. Answer the questions.
1 Who always wants to eat more?
2 Who can only make one thing?
3 Who doesn’t understand how you can make a really good dish from only a few things?
4 Who enjoys their own food?
Answer & Audioscript
A
|
Name |
Talks about |
|||
|
Jake |
himself |
a bad cook |
picture b |
|
|
Rosie |
her husband |
a good cook |
picture c |
|
|
Johanna |
herself |
a good cook |
picture d |
|
|
Toby |
his mother |
a good cook |
picture a |
|
B
1 Toby 2 Jake 3 Rosie 4 Johanna
Audioscript
JAKE I’m really bad at cooking. I eat a lot of fast food and ready meals. I’m OK at making pasta – usually spaghetti with sauce. The one sauce I make is tomato and mushroom. It’s not very good, but I like it! So I eat a lot of pasta because it’s easy to make.
ROSIE My husband’s a great cook and he does all the cooking at home. He can look in our fridge and find some vegetables and cheese and then make a dish from it that’s wonderful to eat, like vegetable moussaka. I don’t know how he does it. But I’m lucky to have a husband like that!
JOHANNA My friends say I’m a good cook. I’m not sure, but I enjoy cooking and if you enjoy something, you’re often good at it. I think it’s fun to try new dishes and I certainly like eating the things I make! Tonight I want to try a new fish dish. First, you grill the fish, then you make a lemon sauce. I think it’ll go well with a bean salad I often make.
TOBY My mother is a fantastic cook. But isn’t everyone’s mother a fantastic cook?! I eat everything she makes and I always want more. I really, really like the cakes and cookies she makes. My favourite is her pear cake – I love eating it warm with chocolate sauce.
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