Food and drink · A1. Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: bread = food baked from flour and water; rice = small grains cooked and eaten as food; cheese = a solid food made from milk; chicken = meat from a chicken.
Practise Food and drink in short situations. Read the clue, choose or write a form, then check the reason. The level is an editorial guide. Explore 12 study cards and 24 contextual questions, including fresh review and transfer situations.
Food baked from flour and water.
We dipped warm bread into the vegetable soup.
We dipped warm bread into the vegetable soup.
These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.
Use “bread” for food baked from flour and water. Compare “rice” (small grains cooked and eaten as food); these are different meanings.
Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: bread = food baked from flour and water; rice = small grains cooked and eaten as food; cheese = a solid food made from milk; chicken = meat from a chicken.
The baker sells loaves of bread.
Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: water = the clear liquid people need to drink; milk = a white liquid produced by cows and other mammals; juice = liquid squeezed from fruit; tea = a drink made by adding hot water to leaves.
This clear drink comes from the tap: water.
Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: breakfast = the meal eaten in the morning; lunch = a meal eaten in the middle of the day; dinner = the main evening meal in this context; snack = a small amount of food eaten between meals. Here, dinner is the evening meal. In some places, people use dinner for the main meal at midday, too.
The first meal after waking up is breakfast.
The baker sells loaves of ___.
Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: bread = food baked from flour and water; rice = small grains cooked and eaten as food; cheese = a solid food made from milk; chicken = meat from a chicken.
The baker sells loaves of bread.Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: water = the clear liquid people need to drink; milk = a white liquid produced by cows and other mammals; juice = liquid squeezed from fruit; tea = a drink made by adding hot water to leaves.
This clear drink comes from the tap: water.Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: breakfast = the meal eaten in the morning; lunch = a meal eaten in the middle of the day; dinner = the main evening meal in this context; snack = a small amount of food eaten between meals. Here, dinner is the evening meal. In some places, people use dinner for the main meal at midday, too.
The first meal after waking up is breakfast.Keep the first try. Understand the change. Check it in a fresh situation.
No practice notes yet. Try a short warm-up.
food baked from flour and water
the clear liquid people need to drink
the meal eaten in the morning
small grains cooked and eaten as food
a white liquid produced by cows and other mammals
a meal eaten in the middle of the day
a solid food made from milk
meat from a chicken
liquid squeezed from fruit
the main meal of the day, usually in the evening but sometimes at midday
a drink made by adding hot water to leaves
a small amount of food eaten between meals
Opening an answer records help for that question.
The baker sells loaves of ___.
Look at “loaves”. Here we need “Food baked from flour and water”: “bread”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “The baker sells loaves of bread.”.
This clear drink comes from the tap: ___.
Look at “clear drink comes from the tap”. Here we need “The clear liquid people need to drink”: “water”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “This clear drink comes from the tap: water.”.
After sleeping all night, I eat my first main meal in the morning. This meal is ___.
Look at “main meal in the morning”. Here we need “The meal eaten in the morning”: “breakfast”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “After sleeping all night, I eat my first main meal in the morning. This meal is breakfast.” / “The first meal after waking up is breakfast.”.
We serve small cooked white grains with the curry: ___.
Look at “small cooked white grains”. Here we need “Small grains cooked and eaten as food”: “rice”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “We serve small cooked white grains with the curry: rice.”.
The white drink from cows is ___.
Look at “white drink from cows”. Here we need “A white liquid produced by cows and other mammals”: “milk”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “The white drink from cows is milk.”.
In this family, dinner means the evening meal. The main meal we eat around midday is ___.
Look at “main meal we eat around midday”. Here we need “A meal eaten in the middle of the day”: “lunch”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “In this family, dinner means the evening meal. The main meal we eat around midday is lunch.” / “The meal we eat around midday is lunch.”.
This solid dairy food is sliced for sandwiches: ___.
Look at “solid dairy food”. Here we need “A food made from milk, often firm and yellow or white”: “cheese”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “This solid dairy food is sliced for sandwiches: cheese.”.
The meat from a hen is ___.
Look at “meat from a hen”. Here we need “Meat from a chicken, eaten as food”: “chicken”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “The meat from a hen is chicken.”.
A drink made by squeezing oranges is orange ___.
Look at “squeezing oranges”. Here we need “The liquid from fruit or vegetables”: “juice”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “A drink made by squeezing oranges is orange juice.”.
In this family the main meal at seven in the evening is ___.
Look at “main meal at seven”. Here we need “The main meal of the day, usually in the evening but at midday in some regions”: “dinner”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “In this family the main meal at seven in the evening is dinner.”.
We make this hot drink by pouring water over dried leaves: ___.
Look at “dried leaves”. Here we need “A drink made by putting tea leaves in hot water”: “tea”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “We make this hot drink by pouring water over dried leaves: tea.”.
A small amount of food between meals is a ___.
Look at “between meals”. Here we need “A small amount of food eaten between meals”: “snack”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “A small amount of food between meals is a snack.”.
From a loaf, the baker cuts two slices of ___ for my sandwich.
Look at “From a loaf”. Here we need “Food baked from flour and water”: “bread”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “From a loaf, the baker cuts two slices of bread for my sandwich.”.
I fill a glass from the tap because I want some ___.
Look at “from the tap”. Here we need “The clear liquid people need to drink”: “water”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “I fill a glass from the tap because I want some water.”.
After sleeping all night, my first main meal in the morning is ___.
Look at “main meal in the morning”. Here we need “The meal eaten in the morning”: “breakfast”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “After sleeping all night, my first main meal in the morning is breakfast.” / “My first meal after getting up is breakfast.”.
These small white grains are cooked in water. They are ___.
Look at “small white grains”. Here we need “Small grains cooked and eaten as food”: “rice”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “These small white grains are cooked in water. They are rice.”.
The cow on this farm gives ___ that we drink.
Look at “cow on this farm”. Here we need “A white liquid produced by cows and other mammals”: “milk”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “The cow on this farm gives milk that we drink.”.
Here, “dinner” means only the evening meal. The main meal at midday is ___.
Look at “main meal at midday”. Here we need “A meal eaten in the middle of the day”: “lunch”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “Here, “dinner” means only the evening meal. The main meal at midday is lunch.”.
This food is made from milk. I grate some yellow ___ onto my pasta.
Look at “grate some yellow”. Here we need “A food made from milk, often firm and yellow or white”: “cheese”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “This food is made from milk. I grate some yellow cheese onto my pasta.”.
For dinner we cook meat from a bird: ___.
Look at “meat from a bird”. Here we need “Meat from a chicken, eaten as food”: “chicken”. Look at what the food is made from and its shape. Completed sentence: “For dinner we cook meat from a bird: chicken.”.
She squeezes oranges to make fresh ___.
Look at “squeezes oranges”. Here we need “The liquid from fruit or vegetables”: “juice”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “She squeezes oranges to make fresh juice.”.
Our evening meal is ___.
Look at “evening meal”. Here we need “The main meal of the day, usually in the evening but at midday in some regions”: “dinner”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “Our evening meal is dinner.”.
I put a ___ bag into a cup and add hot water.
Look at “bag into a cup”. Here we need “A drink made by putting tea leaves in hot water”: “tea”. Use the drink’s source: tap, animal, squeezed fruit or leaves in hot water. Completed sentence: “I put a tea bag into a cup and add hot water.”.
I am a little hungry between meals, so I have a small ___.
Look at “between meals”. Here we need “A small amount of food eaten between meals”: “snack”. Check the stated meal time and whether it is a main meal or food between meals. Dinner can be a midday meal in some places; use this family’s stated usage. Completed sentence: “I am a little hungry between meals, so I have a small snack.”.