Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Cooking & Eating

Lesson Notes July 30, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• The tickets for the final game were already all sold out, so I couldn’t get one.

• I watched the event until two o’clock in the morning.

• Two of my co-workers train in England regularly for their equestrian events.

• Did you manage to catch any of the Opening Ceremonies?

• My hometown festival includes horseback archery.

• There were very few spectators at the festival.

• Over 100 people collapsed at the festival due to heatstroke.

Pronunciation

• Equestrian ( ɪˈkwɛstrɪən ) e-QUES-tri-an

• Evaporated ( ɪˌvapəreɪtɪd ) e-va-PO-ra-ted

Appropriacy

• We only use AM and PM with time, don’t use with the word “o’clock”

• Audience: is used for people watching or listening to performances or presentations, such as in theatres, concerts, or lectures.

• Spectators: is used for people watching events, especially sports or public displays

• Condiments are things like salt, pepper, mustard, sauces that you add to food when you eat it

Cooking & Eating

Section 3

• Recipes typically list ingredients with a number (amount / quantity) followed by the measurement and then the food item

• Add miso to taste

• Cut the burdock into matchsticks.

• 1 tablespoon each of sugar, soy sauce, sweet sake

• (Put / Combine) all seasons into a plastic bag.

• Combine all ingredients. (NOT condiments)

• Parboil; partly cook (food) by boiling or microwave