📝 Daily Short Practice
🎯 Vocabulary Goal
Learn common collocations for simple cooking and preparing meals.
📚 Words & Phrases
| Word or phrase | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| make a sandwich | prepare bread with food inside | I make a sandwich for lunch. |
| cook dinner | prepare the evening meal | She cooks dinner at six. |
| boil water | heat water until it bubbles | Boil water for the tea. |
| cut vegetables | use a knife to make vegetables smaller | He cuts vegetables for the soup. |
| fry an egg | cook an egg in a pan | I fry an egg for breakfast. |
| set the table | put plates and cutlery on the table | Please set the table before dinner. |
🔍 See It in Context
Preparing Dinner
Emma is preparing dinner. She cuts vegetables for a salad and boils water for pasta. Her brother sets the table. Emma cooks dinner while he makes a sandwich for tomorrow’s lunch. The next morning, Emma fries an egg for breakfast.
💡 Notice the Pattern
Cooking collocations
These verbs often go with these food and meal words: make a sandwich, cook dinner, boil water, cut vegetables, fry an egg and set the table.
- Please boil some water.
- Can you set the table?
💬 Useful Examples
- I usually cook dinner at home.
- He is cutting vegetables.
- She made a sandwich for lunch.
- I fried an egg this morning.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. I ____ for lunch. (make a sandwich / cook dinner / boil water)
2. The word or phrase for “prepare the evening meal” is ____. (boil water / cut vegetables / cook dinner)
3. ____ for the tea. (fry an egg / boil water / cut vegetables)
4. The word or phrase for “use a knife to make vegetables smaller” is ____. (cut vegetables / fry an egg / set the table)
5. I ____ for breakfast. (set the table / make a sandwich / fry an egg)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. make a sandwich
2. cook dinner
3. boil water
4. cut vegetables
5. fry an egg
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Which word or phrase means “prepare bread with food inside”?
2. Which word or phrase means “prepare the evening meal”?
3. Which word or phrase means “heat water until it bubbles”?
4. Which word or phrase means “use a knife to make vegetables smaller”?
5. Which word or phrase means “cook an egg in a pan”?
📝 Use It Yourself
Write four sentences about how you prepare a simple meal.
Example:
I cut vegetables for a salad. I boil water for tea. I make a sandwich for lunch.
🎙️ Speaking Practice
Practice these sentences aloud.
Say:
I am making a sandwich.
Ask:
Can you boil some water?
Say:
She is cooking dinner.
Say:
Please set the table.
🔎 Answer Key
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. make a sandwich
2. cook dinner
3. boil water
4. cut vegetables
5. fry an egg
Exercise 2 – Matching
1. c – prepare bread with food inside
2. e – prepare the evening meal
3. a – heat water until it bubbles
4. d – use a knife to make vegetables smaller
5. b – cook an egg in a pan
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. make a sandwich
2. cook dinner
3. boil water
4. cut vegetables
5. fry an egg