1 Find 12 verbs about cooking in the word snake.
barbecuecooroastaboofetilbfreezegofryediburnigrgillovestirinsteamdrinboilastasteefbake
Answer
roast bite freeze fry burn grill
stir steam boil taste bake
2 Match the words in Exercise 1 to the descriptions.
1 cook food outside on a metal frame: ……barbecue……
2 make something last a long time by storing it at a very low temperature: ……………………
3 put food or drink in your mouth to find out what it’s like: ……………………
4 cook something in very hot water: ……………………
5 be on fire, or cook something too much so that it is black: ……………………
6 mix a liquid by moving it with something like a spoon: ……………………
Answer
2 freeze 3 taste 4 boil 5 burn 6 stir
3 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.
1 My dad loves to ……barbecue…… burgers in the garden.
2 …………………… the onions in a little oil.
3 Put the meat in the oven and …………………… it for an hour.
4 …………………… the cheese under the heat until it turns brown.
5 I prefer to …………………… my own bread, because it tastes better than bread from the shop.
6 It’s healthier to …………………… vegetables, rather than boil them or cook them in oil.
7 I can’t …………………… anything at the moment, because I have a bad tooth.
Answer
2 Fry 3 roast 4 Grill 5 bake
6 steam 7 bite
4 Find the verb in each sentence and decide if it is transitive (T) or intransitive (I).
1 Roast the potatoes for about 30 minutes. …T…
2 Stir the soup every two or three minutes. ……
3 I fried some eggs for breakfast. ……
4 Water boils at 100°C. ……
5 This fish tastes a bit strange. ……
6 I’m baking a cake in the oven. ……
7 Be careful, the food is burning. ……
Answer
2 Stir – T
3 fried – T
4 boils – I
5 tastes – I
6 baking – T
7 burning – I
5 Choose the correct options.
A: What was that photo you 1………………… last night?
B: Well, in 2…………………, that was my dinner! It 3………………… really nice! Shall I tell you how to make it?
A: Yes! In 4…………………!
B: Well, 5…………………, you need to make the curry. You 6………………… some garlic, chilli, fish sauce and lemongrass in some oil. Watch it, so that it doesn’t 7………………… . Then, add the meat. You have to cut it into pieces in 8………………… . Then, just add water and let it 9………………… . 10…………………, you 11………………… in some coconut milk.
A: Sounds good. In 12…………………, I’m coming to your house for dinner!
1 A posted B tagged C commented
2 A general B fact C future
3 A tasted B baked C burned
4 A advance B fact C detail
5 A later B first C then
6 A fry B boil C grill
7 A grill B burn C boil
8 A advance B the end C detail
9 A steam B boil C burn
10 A Finally B Suddenly C First
11 A fry B bite C stir
12 A detail B future C the end
Answer
2 B 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 B
8 A 9 B 10 A 11 C 12 B
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