6B Conversation Lesson - Eating and Cooking Habits

Question 1

PRONUNCIATION FOCUS:

noun [ C or U ]

a thick, flat piece of meat or fish, especially meat from a cow

Answer 1

steak /steɪk/

• Shall we have steak for dinner?
• Mushroom steaks make a fitting part of a winter vegetarian feast /fiːst/ (застолье, празденство)

Question 2

n [ U ]
cold cooked or preserved meat

мясные закуски, мясная нарезка

Answer 2

charcuterie UK=US /ʃɑː(r)ˈkuː.tər.i/

• You might serve a plate of charcuterie to start.
• Charcuterie and Dijon mustard are inseparable.
• For the picnic, she brought cheese, charcuterie, and blueberry tart.

Question 3

noun [ C or U ]

a very light, sweet food made by mixing sugar with egg white and baking it

Answer 3

meringue /məˈræŋ/ UK=US

pl. meringues /məˈræŋz/

• I guess I have never tried a lemon meringue pie /ˈlemən məˈræŋ paɪ/

Question 4

noun [ C or U ]

протеин

Answer 4

protein /ˈprəʊtiːn/

Vegans get all the protein they need from nuts, seeds, beans and cereals.
Meat and fish are a vital source of protein.

Question 5

растительный
овощной
овощ

Answer 5

vegetable /ˈvedʒtəbl/ - the second letter ‘e’ is silent.

fruit and vegetables

Question 6

noun [ C ]

a person who does not eat meat for health or religious reasons or because they want to avoid being cruel to animals

вегетарианец

Answer 6

vegetarian /ˌvedʒəˈteəriən/

• Of the four million people who have become vegetarians in this country, nearly two thirds are women.

Answer 7

lasagne /ləˈzænjə/ - the letter ‘g’ is silent.

Answer 8

baked salmon /beɪkt ˈsæmən/

Answer 9

meat and two veg /ˈmiːt æn tuː ˈveʤ/

Answer 10

meat and cheese platters /miːt æn ʧiːz ˈplætəz/

Answer 11

fish and chips /fɪʃ ənd ʧɪps/

Question 12

Two absolutely different meanings:

1) [uncountable, countable] a brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cooking
соус, подлива

2) [uncountable] (North American English, informal) something, especially money, that is obtained when you do not expect it

Answer 12

gravy /ˈɡreɪvi/

1) I love that gravy you have made.

2) Anything on top of eight percent profit is just gravy for the industry.

Question 13

noun

a long low jug used for serving and pouring gravy at a meal
соусница

Answer 13

gravy boat /ˈɡreɪvi bəʊt/

Question 14

ризотто

Answer 14

risotto
UK /rɪˈzɒt.əʊ/ US /rɪˈzɑː.t̬oʊ/
plural risottos

Question 15

a dish, consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid in a container that has a lid (= cover)

рагу, жаркое

Answer 15

stew UK /stjuː/ US /stuː/

She prepared a hearty stew for dinner.

Question 16

adj

This word has at least 3 meanings

1) сытный, плотный (завтрак, еда)

2) сердечный, добродушный, радушный (улыбка, прием)

3) showing that you feel strongly about something - глубокое, искреннее (согласие, смех, улыбка, поздравления)

Answer 16

hearty

1) large; making you feel full

We ate a hearty breakfast before we set off on our hike. - Перед тем как отправиться в поход, мы плотно позавтракали.

a hearty vegetable soup - сытный овощной суп

Just a hearty Tuscan white bean soup and crusty peasant bread. - Просто сытный суп из тосканской белой фасоли и хрустящий крестьянский хлеб.

2) a hearty welcome

The Colonel /ˈkɜːnl/ /ˈkɜːrnl/
gave me a hearty handshake.

3) He nodded his head in hearty agreement - Он кивнул головой в знак искреннего согласия.

a hearty dislike of something - глубокая неприязнь к чему-либо

Question 17

n [U]

​a hot dish of cauliflower cooked and served in a cheese sauce

цветная капуста в сыре

Answer 17

cauliflower cheese /ˈkɒliflaʊə tʃiːz/

North American English: cauliflower with cheese

Question 18

рисовый пуддинг

Answer 18

rice pudding /raɪs ˈpʊdɪŋ/

Question 19

йоркширский пудинг

Answer 19

Yorkshire pudding /ˈjɔːkʃə ˈpʊdɪŋ/ - the letters ‘ire’ are the schwa sound /ə/.

Question 20

n (U)
начинка
набивка
фаршировка

Answer 20

stuffing /ˈstʌfɪŋ/

Question 21

n (British English)
​a small sweet that tastes of fruit

фруктовые жевательные конфеты

Answer 21

wine gums /ˈwaɪn ɡʌmz/

Traditional English winegums are a soft, gummy candy that are similar to, but chewier than, jujubes /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/. Each piece is imprinted with the name of a type of alcohol such as Port, Rum, Gin, Cider /ˈsaɪdə(r)/, and Cognac UK /ˈkɒnjæk/ US /ˈkəʊnjæk/

Question 22

черная смородина

Answer 22

blackcurrant /ˈblækkʌrənt/

Question 23

малина

Answer 23

raspberry /ˈrɑːzbəri/

Question 24

synonym of “a big part”

Answer 24

a massive part /ˈmæsɪv/ - very large

and food was a massive part of my childhood.

-I ate a massive breakfast, so I’m not hungry yet.

Question 25

-a hot meal served in the late afternoon or early evening - synonym of dinner

Answer 25

cooked tea /ˈkʊkttiː/

So, I always remember coming home from school to a warm, cooked tea, as we call it. Lots of people call it dinner. For us, it was tea, wasn’t it?

Question 26

n
-a substance in foods like bread and potatoes that gives the body energy and heat

Answer 26

carbohydrate /ˌkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/

• Potatoes were a big part of our diet growing up. That was our main carbohydrate.

-Sugar is high in carbohydrates.

Question 27

n
-a potato cooked in its skin in the oven

Answer 27

baked potato /ˈbeɪkt pəˈteɪtəʊ/

-Baked potatoes with cheesy beans are delicious.

Question 28

adv
-in a way that happens repeatedly

постоянно
непрерывно
беспристанно
все время

Answer 28

continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/

-Our kitchen is quite cold without it, so it’s on continually.

-My parents are continually asking me when I’m going to get a real job.

Question 29

n
-a feeling of pleasure mixed with sadness when thinking about the past

Answer 29

nostalgia /nɒˈstældʒə/

• I love the nostalgia of cooking with the same oven that I grew up with,

-I feel a nostalgia for my childhood.

Question 30

n (C)
a piece of land, normally separated from the surrounding area, in which fruit trees are grown
сад, фруктовый сад

Answer 30

orchard /ˈɔːʧəd/

• He has a big orchard and picks his own apples.

Elena grows apples and pears in her orchard.

Question 31

n
-a style of eating in expensive restaurants where food is served in a formal way

Answer 31

fine dining /ˈfaɪnˈdaɪnɪŋ/

-My wife treated me to a fine dining experience on my birthday.

Question 32

n
-the quality of being new and interesting

Answer 32

novelty /ˈnɒvlti/

-At first, riding my bike to work was a novelty.

Question 33

phr v
-to gradually disappear

перестанет действовать, действие закончится
проходит
исчезает
стирается
затухает

Answer 33

to wear off /weərˈɒf/

It has to be a treat. Otherwise, the novelty wears off.

-The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off.

!!! Eventually, the newness of … wears off.

The numbness /ˈnʌmnəs/ wears off in a few hours. The symptoms wear off.

The oxytocin /ˌɒk.sɪˈtəʊ.sɪn/ wears off.

When the hangover wears off…

Question 34

n (C)
a special and enjoyable occasion or experience, often a reward or celebration

праздник, празденство

Answer 34

a treat /triːt/

It has to be a treat. Otherwise, the novelty wears off.

Question 35

n
-a glass structure usually used for growing vegetables

Answer 35

greenhouse /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/

-We grow tomatoes in our greenhouse.

Question 36

adj
-(about food) firm and hard in a pleasant way

Answer 36

crispy /krɪspi/

-I love fish and chips with a crispy batter (в хрустящем кляре).

Question 37

-to have a liking for something

Answer 37

to be partial to /ˈpɑːʃəltuː/

-My aunt is partial to Greek wine.

Question 38

phr
-difficult to forget about or change
сложно отпустить

Answer 38

hard to let go

-I always had beans on toast for dinner on Saturdays, and it’s hard to let go of that tradition.

Question 39

n
-a day when people can visit an organisation to see the work being done there

Answer 39

open day /ˈəʊpən deɪ/

-I was at an open day at my brother’s school

-The school is having an open day on Wednesday.

Question 40

n
-a meal where people serve themselves from a wide variety of dishes

Answer 40

buffet /ˈbʊfeɪ/

• it was a help yourself table, like a buffet table.

-There’s going to be a buffet at the party.

Question 41

n
-the sound of food being crushed between teeth

Answer 41

crunch /krʌntʃ/

-I just couldn’t believe this sweet flavour with the crunch that I’d never experienced in my life before.

-Those biscuits had a delicious crunch.

Question 42

-a flat sea creature in a shell

Answer 42

oyster /ˈɔɪstə/

-He’s never tried oysters because he doesn’t eat raw fish

Question 43

v
to burn the surface of something very quickly
поджарить, обжарить
обжигать

Answer 43

to sear UK /sɪər/ US /sɪr/

Sear the meat before you put it in the oven.

Question 44

v
to cook meat or vegetables slowly in a covered dish with some liquid. You often sear meat and then do this.
Тушить

Answer 44

to braise /breɪz/
After being seared, the meat should be braised for a couple of hours.

Question 45

v
This method of cooking is used to cook delicate foods like eggs or fish in water, less hot than
boiling or simmering.
варить, сварить
пашот

Answer 45

to poach

When poaching, the liquid should be hot but not bubbling.

Simmering is done at hotter temperatures than poaching.

Question 46

v
to cook food, especially vegetables, very quickly in boiling water.

Answer 46

to blanch UK /blɑːntʃ/ US /blæntʃ/

Blanch the broccoli and then set it aside.