V11
Cooking
Kitchen verbs · recipes · ingredients
to heat water until it bubbles
/bɔɪl/Boil the water, then add the pasta.
to cook food in hot oil in a pan
/fraɪ/I fry the eggs in a little oil.
to cook bread or cakes in an oven
/beɪk/We bake a chocolate cake for 40 minutes.
to cut into small pieces with a knife
/tʃɒp/Chop the onion into small pieces.
to move a spoon round and round in a liquid
/stɜːr/Stir the soup with a wooden spoon.
the instructions that tell you how to cook something
/ˈres.ɪ.pi/I followed my grandmother's recipe for apple pie.
one of the foods you need to make a dish
/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/Flour, eggs and milk are the ingredients for pancakes.
the hot box in a kitchen where you bake food
/ˈʌv.ən/Put the pizza in the oven for 15 minutes.
a round metal pot with a long handle, for frying
/pæn/Heat some oil in a frying pan.
to cut bread or meat into thin, flat pieces
/slaɪs/Can you slice the bread for the sandwiches?
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What can you cook? How do you make it?
2
Describe a recipe from your country, step by step.
3
Do you prefer fried, baked or boiled food?
4
What ingredients do you always have at home?
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