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10. Flavours/Tastes
sweet/bitter; sour; hot(spicy)/mild; blend; salty; sugary, sickly;
savoury ( pleasant, slightly salty or with herbs); tasty/tasteless;
sticky; soggy; sharp; crunchy; stale, greasy, stodgy, more-ish.
one’s taste, tasty/tasteless
delicious, flavorful
overdone = cooked too much
underdone = not completely cooked (esp. of meat — still red)
done to a turn
to lack smth.
e.g. The soup lacks salt.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Translate the sentences. Be ready to translate them back
into English.
1. She usually cooks a hot meal in the evenings. 2. Breakfast is my
favourite meal. 3. Milk is the natural food for babies. 4. Too much
sweet food like cakes and pastry, may increase your weight. 5. What
are we having for the first course today? 6. For the second course we
had stewed mutton served with mashed potatoes. 7. If you see minced
meat at the butcher’s buy some. I’ll make rissoles for dinner. 8. I
never buy loose milk. I usually buy a bottle or a carton of milk and
some cottage cheese at the dairy which is not far from my home. 9.
The doctor prescribed him to go on a diet high in fruit and vegetables.
10. They say it is healthier to eat rye and stale bread than wheat and
fresh bread. 11. Would you like ice-cream or a piece of cake for
dessert? 12. Sunday brunch is my favourite meal. 13. Our family meets
at meals. 14. Would you like fruit or cheese after your main course?
15. This drink is made from 4 tropical fruits. 16. We had bacon and
eggs for breakfast. 17. Shall I peel an orange for you? 18. Don’t you
think the soup lacks salt? — Does it? I’ll put a grain/pinch of salt in
it. 19. The amount of food we have is insufficient for 10 people. 20.
May I trouble you for the salt? 21. The coffee is too strong — it
tastes bitter. 22. Buy two loaves of white bread and 2 buns at the
baker’s. 23. Is there any fish on the menu? 24. I only had time for a
quick snack. 25. She brought 2 mugs of steaming coffee. 26. Please, put
the kettle on. 27. How do you find the biscuits? They are home-

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