Outcomes Pre-Intermediate Vocabulary Builder Unit 4: EAT

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards from the Unit 4 'EAT' vocabulary builder notes, covering food-related terms, descriptions, and restaurant interactions.

choice

If there is a choice, you can choose between different things.

complain

If you complain about something, you say that there is something wrong and that you are not satisfied with it.

cookery

The activity of preparing and cooking food.

delicious

Food that tastes or smells very nice.

disgusting

Something that is horrible and makes you feel sick.

grilled

Food that has been cooked under very strong heat.

option

An option is something that you can choose.

portion

An amount of food that is served to one person at a meal.

programme

An individual broadcast on radio or television.

properly

If you do something properly, you do it well or in the correct way.

recipe

A set of instructions for making a particular dish.

rude

If someone is rude, they speak or behave in a way that is not polite and which might upset people.

seat

A chair, or a place to sit.

terrace

An area just outside a building or room where you can sit.

bean

The seeds of some plants that are eaten as food. Some beans are dried so that they will keep for a long time.

bill

A list which shows you how much you have to pay for something that you have received.

bitter

Something that has a strong taste that is the opposite of sweet.

book

If you book something, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time in the future.

cloth

A small piece of material that you use for cleaning things.

contain

To have something inside.

dessert

A dish of sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal.

get past

If you want to go from one side of something to the other and there is not very much space for you to go through.

herb

A plant with leaves that are used to add flavour to food.

jug

A container for holding and pouring liquids.

leg

An animal’s leg that is eaten as food.

mild

Food that does not have a strong taste.

offer

If you ask someone if they would like something and tell them they can have it if they want it.

order

When you tell the waiter in a restaurant what you want to eat and drink.

raw

Food that has not been cooked.

ready

If you are prepared and able to do something immediately.

reasonable

If you think the price of something is not too expensive and is good value for money.

request

If you ask someone in a polite way if they will do something.

roast

To cook food in an oven, usually adding some fat to it.

salty

Food that has a strong taste of salt.

seafood

Fish and other animals from the sea that you can eat.

seed

A small part of a plant that grows into a new plant when it is in the ground.

shell

The hard part on the outside of some sea animals.

skin

The part on the outside of a fruit or vegetable.

soft

Something that is not hard and changes shape easily when you press it.

spicy

Food that has a strong flavour because it is cooked with special seeds or powders called spices.

stone

The very hard part in the middle of a fruit that you don’t eat.

suggestion

If you describe a plan or possibility for someone to consider.

sweet

Food that tastes as if there is a lot of sugar in it.

tap

An object that controls the flow of water, for example into a sink or bath.

thick

Something that is not thin.

tip

An extra amount of money that you give when you pay for a meal in a restaurant or for a service that you have had.

blood

The red liquid that carries oxygen around your body and is pumped by your heart.

concerned

If something is important to you and you think about it seriously or worry about it.

consist

If something is made of different things.

experiment

If you try new and different things.

grab

To take something such as food or a drink from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry.

habit

The things that someone does regularly as part of their daily life.

health

The condition of your body.

include

If one thing is a part of another thing.

lifestyle

The way someone lives, the things they do for work and pleasure, and the way they spend their money.

link

A strong connection between two things.

mixture

A lot of different things all together.

open

If you are very willing to consider or try something new.

proper

Something that is correct and is exactly how it is meant to be.

secret

Something that not very many people know about because people do not talk about it.

serve

To give food to someone on a plate ready for them to eat, or for a waiter to bring it to you in a restaurant.

snack

A small amount of food that people eat that is not part of their regular meals.

space

The area up in the sky and beyond, where the moon and stars are.

stall

A table outside, for example in a market or on the street, where people sell things.

stomach

The part of your body where food goes when you eat it.

traditional

Beliefs or activities that have existed for a long time and have not changed or become more modern.

typical

Something that is usual and has the same features as other things of the same kind.

ban

If someone in authority does not allow something.

remove

If you take something away from where it is.

spread

If something moves or grows and affects a larger area.