UNIT 7: RECIPES AND EATING
HABITS
Lesson 1: Getting started

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school

UNIT 7 - RECIPES AND EATING HABITS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

I – New word:
- chop
(v): chặt
- prawn
(s) : con tôm
- celery
: cần tây
- spring onions
: hành lá
- boil
(v): luộc
- peel
- drain
- teaspoon

(v): gọt (vỏ)
(v) : để ráo (nước)
: muỗng , thìa

UNIT 7 - RECIPES AND EATING HABITS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
a. Can you find a word that means:
1. a light dish served as the first part of a meal
2. have lots of uses
3. pour the water away
4. take off the outer layer of food
5. cut food into pieces with a knife
6. mix

starter
versatile
drain
peel
chop
combine

UNIT 7 - RECIPES AND EATING HABITS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
 b. Find all the words related to the topic of food in the conversation. Put
them in the word webs.

Ingredients

salt

pepper

prawns

lemon
juice

spring celery
onions

Preparing and
cooking

wash

boil

combine chop peel

drain

c. Answer the questions.
1. Who knows the recipe for this salad?

 Nick's mum

2. Why does Nick's mum like this salad?

 Because it's simple and delicious.

3. When are salads popular in England?

 In the summertime.

4. What does Mi like about salads?

 They are versatile, and you can use lots of different ingredients in a salad.

5. What does each person do to prepare the salad?
 Nick's mum boils and drains the prawns. Nick washes the celery, peels the prawns,
and mixes the ingredients. Mi washes the spring onions, chops the celery and spring
onions, and mixes the ingredients
6. How do we know that Nick wants to eat the salad?

 Because he is finding it difficult to wait for one hour.

2. Write the name of each dish in the box under each picture. 

1. Cobb salad

5.

lasagne 

2.

sushi      

3.

steak pie        
4.

6. mango sticky rice 7. beef noodle soup 8.

fajitas

curry

3. a. In pairs, discuss which country from the box is associated with each dish
in 2.
Vietnam    Thailand     Japan     The USA 
Mexico      The UK      Italy       India 

Cobb salad – The
USA

steak pie – The

sushi Japan
fajitas -

b. Fill each blank with the name of a dish in 2. 
Lasagne
steak pie
curry
Cobb salad
fajitas
noodle soup
Sushi
mango sticky rice
1.  Lasagne
          is a traditional dish made from layers of pasta, meat sauce and
tomato sauce. It's popular all over the world.
2. If you like spicy food, you should try                .
 curry It is a dish of meat or
vegetables, cooked in a spicy sauce, often served with rice.
3. A_____
steak pie is a traditional meat pie served in Britain. Beef steak and gravy
are enclosed in a pastry shell and baked in the oven.
4.  
          is a dish of meat and vegetables cut into strips. It is cooked and
Fajitas
wrapped inside a flatbread.
5. If you want to eat something healthy, try________
sushi . It is a dish of smal cakes
of cold cooked rice, fawwcd wih vinegar and served with raw fish, avocabc.
etc. 

UNIT 7 - RECIPES AND EATING HABITS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
4. Food quiz 
1. beef      
1. ONE kind of meat 
2. TWO foods which you have to to peel  2. prawn, potato   
3. THREE foods which are made from milk  3. cheese, butter, ice cream
4. FOUR fruits which are red. 
4. strawberry, lychee,
5. FIVE vegetables which are green 
 5. broccoli, spinach, lettuce