A closer look 1 Unit 7: Recipes and eating habits

A Closer Look 1 Unit 7: Recipes and Eating Habits

Unit 7 in A Closer Look 1 focuses on recipes and eating habits. This unit will help you practice and review the rising and falling intonation at the end of each sentence, as well as provide vocabulary related to the topic. Let's go through some exercises from the textbook:

Vocabulary

1. Write a food preparation verb from the box under each picture:

A. chop        B. slice       C. grate         D. marinate

E. whisk         F. dip         G. sprinkle         H. spread

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:

- Don't chop the cucumber into chunks. Slice it thinly.

- My mother usually grates some cheese and sprinkles it over the pasta.

- Marinate the chicken in white wine for one hour before roasting.

- To make this cake successfully, you should whisk the eggs lightly.

- Dip the prawns into the batter.

- Can you spread the butter on this slice of bread for me?

Listening and Pronunciation

3. Match each cooking verb with its definition:

- Stir-fry: cook thin strips of vegetables or meat quickly in very hot oil.

- Deep-fry: fry food in oil that covers it completely.

- Roast: cook meat or vegetables without liquid in an oven or over a fire.

- Grill: cook food under or over very strong heat.

- Bake: cook cakes or bread in an oven.

- Steam: place food over boiling water so that it cooks in the steam.

- Stew: cook something slowly in liquid in a closed dish.

- Simmer: cook something by keeping it almost at boiling point.

4. Discussing ingredients and recipes:

- Tomato sauce, onion, cheese, apple, bacon, pizza base are used to make pizza.

- Instructions for making pizza: chop the onion, bacon, and an apple, grate the cheese, spread the tomato sauce on the pizza base, sprinkle the cheese, spread the chopped ingredients, and bake the pizza in the oven.

Role-play and Intonation

5. Practise mini-dialogues with suitable statement questions:

- A: Let's have pasta tonight. B: I don't like pasta. A: You don't like pasta?/Don't like pasta? B: No. It makes me fat.

- A: What should I do next? B: Add some salt to the salad. A: Add some salt? I thought you didn't like salty food. B: But it's so tasteless.

6. Work on correct intonation in conversations:

- Listen to the conversations and mark the rising or falling intonation at the end of each line. Practice with a partner to perfect your intonation skills.

Overall, A Closer Look 1 Unit 7 provides valuable practice in vocabulary, pronunciation, and role-playing related to recipes and eating habits. Enjoy learning and improving your English skills!