Tasty; delicious; tasteless; insipid; bland; mild; plain; sweet; creamy; bitter; sour; salty; sugary; sickly; savoury; highly-seasoned; flavoured; nourishing; hot; spicy; salted; fresh; tender;

Describing food

Tasty; delicious; tasteless; insipid; bland; mild; plain; sweet; creamy; bitter; sour; salty; sugary; sickly; savoury; highly-seasoned; flavoured; nourishing; hot; spicy; salted; fresh; tender; tough; fatty; lean; fattening; crunchy; stale; greasy; stodgy; more-ish; mouth-watering; succulent; rare; medium-rare; well-done; done to a turn.

Part 1. Interview your partners and then report about the following things.

Use these phrases: I was wondering what food is to your taste? is to your liking?

What food do you prefer on weekdays? at weekends?

Plain Salty Bland Refreshing

Overcooked Undercooked Spicy Succulent

Overdone/ Underdone/ Crispy Crunchy

Lean Highly-seasoned Watery Fatty

Juicy Fattening Disgusting Weak

Insipid Rare Hot Digestible

Tasteless Medium-rare Savoury Dainty

Tart Well-done/cooked Zesty Nourishing

Sour Done to a turn Flavoured Tasty

Bitter More-ish Sweet Delicious

Tough Creamy Sugary Mouth-watering

Edible Rotten Lip-smacking Undersalted/

Stodgy Detestable Crusty Oversalted

Perishable Rough Scrumptious Rich

Lukewarm Tender Appetizing Thick

Stale Greasy Spiced

Part1. Fill in the table using the necessary words which describe taste.

1. crisps, nuts, bacon
2. pastries, cakes, chocolate, honey
3. curry, chilli, Tabasco, chilli peppers
4. dark chocolate, olives, black coffee
5. chips, fried bacon, fried chicken
6. bad milk, lemons, pickled onions
7. whipped cream, yoghurt, milk

Part 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

1. Indian food is often very hot and …………..

2. I’m sorry for being so noisy, but this apple is really …………..

3. Haven’t we got any fresh bread? This loaf is ………….

4. The meat was …………. because she forgot to take it out of the oven in time.

5. Fizzy drinks are very ……….. and can be bad for your teeth.

Part 3. Choose the right answer.

1. What are you cooking? It..... good.

a) feels b) flavours c) smells d) sniffs

2. The dish had a very interesting taste as it was..... with lemon.

a) flavoured b) pickled c) seasoned d) spiced

3. The apple was so..... that he put some sugar on it.

a) bad b) juicy c)ripe d)sour

4. It tasted so …… of mint that the other flavours were lost.

a) forcefully b) fully c) hardly d) strongly

5. The apples had become so..... that we had to throw them away.

a) overripe b) poisonous c) rotten d) green

6. That milk smells......

a) acid b) bitter c) sharp d) sour

7. The sauce would be more..... if you had put more garlic.

a) taste b) tasteful c) tasteless d) tasty

8. The delicious spread of sweets made the child's mouth..…...

a) cold b) dry c) water d) wet

9. Please, put some more water in my coffee because it is too ….….

a) black b) dense c) strong d) thick

10. If there is one thing I don't like, it is..... tea.

a) delicate b) light c) pale d) weak

11. I wouldn't eat those gooseberries if I were you, they don't look ……..

a) formed b) ready c) ripe d) underdone

12. There is nothing more …… on a warm day than a glass of ice-cold fruit juice.

a) freshing b) quenching c) refreshing d) relaxing

13. Mr Forgetful didn’t put the milk in the fridge so it ……...

a) went back b) went down c) went off d) went out

14. I don’t like my steak cooked too long. I like it …….

a) hard b) raw c) underdone d) well done

15.Mr Fatty wants to slim, so he should avoid eating..... foods such as bread or potatoes.

a) fatty b) greasy c) spicy d) starchy

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