Unit 2 – Lifestyle

Word

Example

apple

I eat an apple every day.

aubergine

Cover the aubergines with the sauce and cook for 10 minutes.

avocado

She made a delicious salad with avocado.

beans

My mother cooks rice and chicken with green beans.

bill

He asked the waiter for the bill.

bread

Would you like some bread with your soup?

broccoli

Broccoli is Sam's favourite vegetable.

butter

Lee spread butter on his toast.

cereal

He ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast.

check emails

Please check your emails in the morning.

check messages

I always check my phone messages when I wake up.

cheese

They sell many different cheeses at the farmer's market.

chicken

We had roast chicken for dinner

chilli

This is a spicy dish made with beans, meat, and chillies.

courgette

We had carrots and courgettes as side vegetables.

cucumber

He made a tomato and cucumber salad.

dessert

We had chocolate ice cream for dessert.

dinner for two

He asked for the vegetarian dinner for two.

egg

Blackbirds lay their eggs in March.

fish

The lake was full of small fish.

get up early

I get up early on weekdays.

get up late

I get up late at the weekend.

go shopping

She goes shopping after work.

go to a meeting

This morning I went to a meeting with everyone in the office.

go to a party

He went to a party last night.

grapes

I've brought you a bunch of grapes.

herbs

Add chopped herbs to the sauce.

lamb

Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans

lemon

I like tea with a slice of lemon.

lemonade

He bought bottle of lemonade for the children.

lettuce

I like a salad made with crisp lettuce.

main course

I had fish for the main course.

meet someone for coffee

Sue met Jay for coffee in Ginos.

meet someone for lunch

He met his sister for lunch.

melon

Cut the melon into pieces.

mushroom

He cooked the mushrooms with butter and garlic.

noodles

Serve the meat with rice or noodles.

oil

First fry the chicken in a little peanut oil.

olive

Add black olives and tomatoes and cook the sauce for 4 to 5 minutes.

onion

We had home-made onion soup.

orange

Oranges have a lot of Vitamin C.

orange juice

He asked for a glass of orange juice.

pasta

Stir the butter into the cooked pasta.

pear

She has a pear tree in her garden.

pepper

Cut the yellow peppers into pieces and take out all the seeds.

potato

Fry the potatoes for about 20 minutes.

prawn

I had vegetables, prawns and rice for lunch.

rice

Would you like a bowl of rice with your meal?

salmon

I had salmon for my main course.

service charge

There was a 15% service charge.

side dish

Serve the fish with a side dish of carrots or courgettes.

sparkling water

Please could I have a glass of sparkling water?

spend time online

He spends hours online everyday for his work.

spend time with your family

I like to spend time with my family at the weekends.

starter

We had soup as a starter.

strawberry

In summer we have strawberries with cream and sugar.

sugar

Do you take sugar in your coffee?

tomato

Today we have tomato soup.

waiter

The waiter brought us the menu.

yoghurt

I bought a pot of strawberry yoghurt.