Topic 12: Food, Cooking and Household Tasks

Vocabulary terms and definitions focusing on food, cooking, and household tasks.

To bake

To cook food using dry heat in an oven.

"My sister loves to ______ cakes and cookies for our family."

To prepare a meal

To make food ready to eat.

"I usually ______ for my family when my parents are busy."

Instant coffee

Coffee that dissolves quickly in hot water without needing to be brewed.

"When I'm in a hurry, I make ______ instead of using a coffee machine."

Ginger tea

A drink made by steeping ginger in hot water, sometimes with lemon or honey.

"When I have a sore throat, I like drinking ______ with honey and lemon."

A broom

A tool with a long handle and stiff bristles, used for sweeping floors.

"I used a ______ to clean the kitchen floor after dinner."

To sweep the floor

To clean a floor by moving dirt and dust with a broom.

"It's your turn to ______ because there are crumbs all over the kitchen."

A drawer

A sliding compartment in a desk, cupboard or other piece of furniture.

"I keep my pens and notebooks in the top ______ of my desk."

A wardrobe

A tall piece of furniture used for storing clothes.

"I hung my jacket in the ______ before sitting down."

Furniture

Large movable objects in a home, such as tables, chairs and beds.

"We bought new ______ for our living room, including a sofa and two armchairs."

Hay

Dried grass used as food for animals such as horses and cows.

"The farmer stored the ______ in the barn to feed the horses during winter."

To eat quite a lot

To eat a relatively large amount of food.

"I tend to ______ when I'm really hungry after school."

To throw something away

To put something in the rubbish because you no longer need it.

"Don't ______ those glass jars; we can use them to store spices."