FOOD & COOKING VOCABULARY 3 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

This third food and cooking exercise covers more advanced vocabulary including food descriptions, dietary preferences, and culinary culture. Start with exercise 1 if you are new to this topic. This is exercise 3 of 3.

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1. The soup is too because you've put too much salt in it.✓

2. The coffee is too because you've put too much sugar in it.✓

3. The stew is too because you've put too many hot peppers in it.✓

4. The stew is too because you didn't add enough water to it.✓

5. The ice cream has because you left it outside the freezer.✓

6. This dish is too . You should add some spices to it.✓

7. This recipe is too . Don't you have any simpler recipes?✓

8. This bread is not fresh. It's .✓

9. These vegetables are not cooked. They are .✓

10. This fruit is dirty. It hasn't been .✓

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Food & Cooking Conversation Questions 1. Are you a meat eater, vegetarian, or vegan? Has your diet changed over the years?
2. How important is food in your culture? Describe a typical family meal.
3. Do you think people should eat less meat for environmental reasons? Why or why not?
4. What do you think of food delivery apps and services? Do you use them?
5. Have you ever tried to cook a dish from a completely different cuisine? How did it go?
6. What do you think the future of food will look like in 50 years?

More English vocabulary exercises Food & cooking 1
Food & cooking 2
Food & cooking 3
Restaurant vocabulary 1
Restaurant vocabulary 2

Did you know? Food is one of the richest areas of English vocabulary for regional variation. British English uses aubergine, American English says eggplant; British courgette is American zucchini; British coriander is American cilantro.

The terms vegan and veganism were coined in 1944 by Donald Watson, who founded the Vegan Society in the UK. The word was created by taking the first and last letters of vegetarian. Since then the movement has grown enormously — the number of vegans in the UK quadrupled between 2014 and 2019.