Name:.................................

6th Year 2024

A piece of cake!

Handout: Unit 3
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ACTIVITY 1: READING COMPREHENSION

EXERCISE 1: Look at the healthy eating plate. In pairs make a list of different types of food
you know in English for this category

EXERCISE 2: Read these words and phrases from Exercise 3. Write the word and phrase from
the text that mean the same in each gap.

1- famous………………………………………………………………………………….
2- getting things ready…………………………………………………………………….
3- instructions for the dishes……………………………………………………………...
4- family dinners…………………………………………………………………………..
5- filmed…………………………………………………………………………………..
6- cook for themselves……………………………………………………………………

EXERCISE 3:

A YOUNG STAR OF THE KITCHEN

Remember the anchovy and tomato pizza that you created?
For most of us, it takes a long time to learn how to make
something tasty, but not for Remmi Smith. Still a teenager,
she is already creating fantasy dishes. She is also becoming
well-known for her Italian salad dressing, which is delicious.
and with her knowledge of social media, she is making sure
that everybody knows she is her!
Remmi, who lives in the USA, is just 16. She's already starred
in two cookery shows and has published a book of healthy
recipes. From the age of four, Remmi helped in the kitchen
by preparing vegetables. By the age of seven, Remmi was a
real foodie who could cook complete meals for her family.
Remmi, who was born in China, began making videos for fun. Her mom took videos of her
while she was cooking and put them online. A local cable channel broadcast them. They then
asked Remmi to create another show for them.
That show focussed on Remmi´s main interest, which is getting teenagers to take healthy
eating seriously. She believes that when young people make their own food, they care more
about what they eat. Remmi works with a company in the USA, which shows her videos in
school cafeterias. About 3.5 million students watch her every day.
Remmi believes that young people can create a healthy meal for their family which isn't
expensive. Her delicious recipes include vegetable paella and strawberry kebabs.

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In fact, strawberries, which are Remmi’s favourite food, appear in other recipes, including
strawberry sandwiches!
Her latest idea is a healthy-snack service. For a monthly subscription you receive snacks, which
include food bars and popcorn, and fun cooking activities that help you develop a healthy
eating lifestyle.

EXERCISE 4: Read the text again. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1- Why is Remmi different from most of us?
a- She likes unusual pizza toppings. b- She is famous in Italy
c- She knows about social media. d- She has learned an important skill at a young age.

2- How did Remmi start cooking?

a- By getting things ready for cooking. b- By writing down instructions for dishes.
c- By making family dinners. d- By starring in shows about food.

3- What happened that introduced Remmi to a wider audience?

a- Her videos appeared on local TV. b- Her mom filmed Remmi and showed the videos to family members.
c- She was asked to appear on TV shows. d- She moved from China to America.

4- What did Remmi think about other Young people?

a- They aren't interested in healthy eating. b- They already love cooking and eating well.
c- They eat healthy when they cook for themselves. d- They eat in cafeterias too often.

5- What might Remmi write on her blog about the new service?
a- Snacks are not part of healthy eating so I show people how to stop eating so many of them and eat more fruit
instead.
b- People who eat too much popcorn can find out how to eat better from my cookery shows and my book.
c- I regularly put videos on line that show people how to make their own fruit bars and have fun at the same time.
d- Once a month, I send healthy eating ideas to people who pay for the service.

EXERCISE 5: Complete the sentences with the highlighted words or phrases from the
text.
1- I am a real………………. I love food and I´ll try anything!
2- This cake is absolutely………………. ! Could I have another slice?
3- I´m going to change my …………………….and start exercising regularly.
4- I pay a……………………. every month to get healthy snacks in tha post.
5- I got a recipe from a…………………book that I got from the library.
6- The…………………….. has some really good programmes on this week.

ACTIVITY 2: RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1: Read the sentences from the previous article and match each sentence
to a description. Then underline more examples of relative clauses.
1- Remember the anchovy and tomato pizza that you created?...................
2- Remmi, who lives in the USA, is just 16……………..

a- This relative clause identifies exactly which thing or person we are talking about.
b- This relative clause gives extra information about the thing or person we are talking
about.

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 A RELATIVE CLAUSE tells us more about something. It starts with which( for things), who ( for
people), that ( for things and people), whose ( for possessions), where ( for places) or when ( for
time).
A defining relative clause identifies which things or person we are talking
about. Without the relative clause, we don't know who we are referring to and the
sentence may not make complete sense:
The pizza that I made was delicious.

In a defining relative clause we don't use a comma and we can use that
instead of who or which. We can also omit the relative pronoun when the object is the
clause:
The pizza I made was delicious.

In a non defining relative clause, we already know which thing or person we

are talking about and the relative clause just gives extra information:
Pizza, which was originally from Italy, is one of my favourite dishes.

In a non defining relative clause, we use commas and we can't use that
instead of who or which. We can't omit the relative pronoun.

Read the sentences from the previous article and match each sentence to a description. Then
underline more examples of relative clauses.
1- Remember the anchovy and tomato pizza that you created?...................
2- Remmi, who lives in the USA, is just 16……………..

a- This relative clause identifies exactly which thing or person we are talking about.
b- This relative clause gives extra information about the thing or person we are talking
about.

EXERCISE 2:
1- Choose the correct relative clause.
1- a) My dad, who does most of the cooking, makes great curries.
b) My dad who does most of the cooking makes great curries.
2- a) The French dish that I absolutely love is Cremme Brûlle.
b) The French dish, that I absolutely love, is Cremme Brûlle.
3- a) I have been finding out about Remmi Smith, who is a young Chinese- American
chef.
b) I have been finding out about Remmi Smith who is a young Chinese- American
chef.

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4- a) This is the restaurant where we ate last week.
b) This is the restaurant, where we ate, last week.
EXERCISE 3: Write the word from the box and complete the sentences. There’ll be
more than one correct answer.

that when where which who whose

1- The meal………… you made for us last night was fantastic.

2- Do you remember the time…………. you put sugar in the soup instead of salt.
3- Remmi Smith, .............. show is called “Cook Time with Remmi”, loves cooking.
4- This is the restaurant………… we celebrated my mom's birthday.
5- Anchovies, .............I love, go very well on pizza.
6- Are there any celebrity chefs ……………. you admire?

EXERCISE 3: Rewrite the sentences using a relative clause.

1- Jamie Oliver was born in Essex. Essex is a county in England.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….2- He first worked in the
kitchen of a restaurant. His parents owned the restaurant.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3- His many cookery shows have appeared on TV around the world. They include
“Jamie's School Dinners” and “ Jamie at Home”.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4- “Jamie's School Dinners” tried to improve the quality of food. The food is served in
schools.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5- It was hard to get pupils to eat well. The pupils didn't like eating vegetables.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
6- In the end, he was successful and the government agreed to spend more on school
meals. The government pays for school meals.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

ACTIVITY 3: VOCABULARY

EXERCISE 1: Write the word from the box describing the flavour of the food
mentioned.

cake -chillies -coffee -crisp -curry - dark chocolate -lemon - lime -milk chocolate - oranges- popcorn - strawberries

1- bitter:..............................................................................................................................
2- juicy:...............................................................................................................................
3- salty:...............................................................................................................................
4- sour:...............................................................................................................................
5- spicy:..............................................................................................................................
6- sweet:.............................................................................................................................

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EXERCISE 2: COOKING VERBS: Match the verbs to the pictures.

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EXERCISE 3: PHRASAL VERBS

Match the halves to make sentences.

1- Next you need to chop the tomatoes….. …a- up sweets and crisps for a while.
2- Wait for the soup to cool… …b- up all the vegetables, or there is no desert.
3- Recently, I’ve cut… …c- down or you’ll burn your mouth.
4- Make sure you eat… …d- up the leftovers from last night’s dinner.
5- I think you should probably give… …e- up into small pieces.
6- Fruit juice starts to go… …f- down on the small amount of sugar i eat.
7- If it was up to him, he would live… …g- on takeaways and junk food.
8- There was no time to cook, so I’ll warm… …h-off after being open in the fridge for a few
days.

EXERCISE 4: ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, VERBS

Work out the anagrams and write the forms of the verbs given.

1- fry: A ( gfnyir).......................pan 2- mix: A cake (remtuix)..........................

A (iedfr).........................egg A (gimnix)....................bowl
( idxme) ………………flowers
3- spice: A (ysicp)................curry 4- cream: A (ceyarm)..................sauce
( aedmcre)...................corn
5- blend: a food ( erbndel).............. 6- boil: ( ibilgno)....................hot
(dobeil) ……………potatoes
7- satisfy: feel (sfiiesatd)...................... 8- taste: A (aytst)..............dish
A ( tinyissifag)....................meal …………(ssatelests) vegetables

EXERCISE 5: Write the form of the word in capitals letters

You might think the national dish of Great Britain is fish and chips, the famous
combination of battered fish and……………..(FRY) potatoes. Some people, though, say
that chicken tikka masala is the true national dish! It is a combination of Indian food
and British preferences. It is a popular, ……………….( SPICE) dish consisting of pieces of
chicken that are served in a ………………….(CREAM) tomato sauce.
It contains a…………...(MIX) spices such as ginger, coriander and cumin, which are
cooked and then mixed with tomatoes, yoghurt and cream, often in
a………………(BLEND). The chicken is grilled and added to the sauce. The dish is usually
served with…………….(boil) rice.
Nobody knows who first created this……………..( SATISFY) curry, but some people think
it first appeared in Scotland, in the 1970s. Others say it has its origins in the………….(
TASTE) Indian dish, butter chicken.

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ACTIVITY 5: DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES

● We use a with singular countable nouns (when we are not being specific or
when we mention something for the first time): Do we have a good cookery
book?
● Before a vowel sound, we use an: Do we have an Indian cookery book?
● When we want to be specific, we use the with singular countable nouns( Where
is the cookery book I gave you?), with plural countable nouns ( Where are the
cookery books i gave you?) and with uncountable nouns ( Did you follow the
advice in the cookery book?)
● Also, we use the when there is only one of something: The Earth, the Queen of
England, etc.
● We can also use the with singular uncountable nouns when talking generally.
The information in the recipe was wrong.
● When we are talking generally, we use no article with plural countable nouns (
I love peaches) or with uncountable nouns ( Rice is an important part of many
people’s diet.)

EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct article. If no article is necessary, choose the dash (-)

There is ….an/ the …unusual fruit from

…the/ - …East Asia called…a/ the… durian
fruit. It has such….a/ the… bad smell that it is
banned from…-/ the… public transport in
many places.
Some people say it smells like…the/ -...
rotten onions, but…a/ the…is completely
different. When they try it, …the/-...people
often say it tastes of… the/-... custard
with…an/ -...almonds.

EXERCISE 2: Write an article in each gap or write a dash if it is not necessary.

1- Apples, onions and tomatoes taste all………….same! It is ………the smell that makes
them different. Try biting into ……….apple,...........onion and a potato while holding
your nose. You won’t be able to tell….difference.
2- Sweets are often covered in …….same material that people use to wax their cars!
Carnauba wax comes from………leaves of ……carnauba palm tree from………..Brazil. you
can find it in ……..floor polish and in…..chewy, fruit-flavoured sweets.
3- A lot of……….fruit juice,........yoghurt and……ice cream has ………red food colouring
added to give it…………bright red colour. One common red food colouring is carmine,
which is made from……..bodies of insects from………South America.

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ACTIVITY 6: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONS

EXERCISE 1: You will listen to someone talking about food world records. Complete
the gap with one or two words or a number or a date or a time. ( OPT_B1_2.11)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1svUlfs0jx2M9fc6_C2jJSzc-dHPS3KoC/view

Food World Records

1-The largest cheese burger weighed 913.54 Kg and contained over 18
Kg of………………………….
2- The burger took four hours to cook and the bun took
………………………………………….
3- The record for burger eating was 12 burgers in
…………………………………….
4- Making the burger…………………………….easier to eat.
5- Before grilling, ……………………………...is 110g. training for a competition
involves eating and………………………………

EXERCISE 2: Listen to two people talk about a new burger restaurant and choose the
correct answer.

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_restaurant.htm

About you: What is your favourite burger restaurant? Why? What is your favourite
burger? What ingredients does it have?

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EXERCISE 3: Listen and solve the exercises

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/passive-voice-or-
active-voice/cottage-pie-listening/87926

: NOW WRITE THE RECIPE OF YOUR FAVOURITE DISH.

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ACTIVITY 7: SPEAKING

A) Look at the photo and describe it:

Useful Expressions: The photo shows…./ It looks like…/ I think (they are in..)/ The
photo was ( probably/possibly) taken in (a…) / The people seem to be(+ing)/ they are
probably ( V+ing)

Tips for describing situations and actions:

● Be careful with tenses! use the Simple Present to describe the general situation
and the people and places you can see in the photo, eg. The restaurant has lots
of tables.
● Use the Present continuous to say what is happening in the photo, eg. They are
eating in a restaurant. Everyone is laughing and talking.
● Try to use one or two adverbs to describe how people are doing things, eg. The
waiter is serving the food carefully.

B) Bring a photo and describe it to your classmates.

Consider: Who/ What is it of? Where was it taken? What is happening in the
photo?

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ACTIVITY 8: LANGUAGE IN USE

EXERCISE 1: Read the sentences and choose the meaning of the word or phrase
underlined.
1- I have tried a wide variety of amazing food while we were on holiday. ……
2- My brother fell ill after eating some fish that wasn´t fresh…..
3- I'm really looking forward to trying the food when we are in Brazil……
4- How can I make a meal when we have no food in the house?........
5- Isn’t the Chinese restaurant in the opposite direction? ……
6- What do you think Greek food and Turkish food have in common?.....

a) the other way b) become sick c) share

d) a lot of different types e) cook f) excited to think about it

EXERCISE 2:
a) Read the following text quickly and answer the questions
1- Why did Europeans not eat potatoes before 1492?
2- What food and animals went from the New World to the Old World?
3- What food and animals went from the Old World to the New World?
4- Apart from food and animals, what else did Europeans bring to the New World?

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

Italian food is famous and………the world enjoys pasta with tomato sauce. Many
people who visit the UK ………forward to trying fish and chips. And Belgium makes
great chocolate. But what do potatoes, tomatoes and chocolate …..in common?
None of them existed in Europe before Christopher Columbus went to the Americas.

In 1492, Chistopher Coloumbus arrived in the Americas. Over the years, a…….variety
of food and animals were exchanged between the New World ( the Americas) and
the Old World( Europe, Africa and Asia). Europeans learned to……meals with corn,
beans, turkey and chilli peppers. In return, they sent coffee, onions, bananas and
other fruit in the…………direction. They also introduced horses, cattle and sheep to
the Americas.

Unfortunately, Europeans also brought diseases with them to the Americas, and
many Americans fell ill. After the Columbian Exchange, the world would never be the
same again.

b) Now choose the correct word to fill in each gap

1- A a whole B complete C total
2- A come B look C run
3- A have B get C take
4- A big B high C wide
5- A build B make C join
6- A opposite B behind C backwards

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 c) Find out what type of food, plants or animals you have in your country that is
the result of the Columbian Exchange. Tell your class what you learnt.

ACTIVITY 9: WRITING AN EMAIL

EXERCISE 1: In pairs, answer these questions:

1- Describe the photos. What occasion do you think it might be?

2- What was the last family party you went to?
1- Describe the photos. What occasion do you think it might be?
2- What was the last family party you went to?

Tips for making suggestions:

● When you write an email, sometimes, you need to make suggestions to the
person you are writing to if they asked you for ideas or advice.
● Use words or phrases such as Maybe/ Perhaps you should/ could…, How/ What
about -ing?, If I were you, I’d….., One thing you could do is…, Don’t forget to…

EXERCISE 2: Read Grace’s email and Nick’s notes decide if the statements are TRUE
or FALSE

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In his reply, Nick should…
1- say the dinner sounds like fun……….
2- say what of course Grace should make………..
3- tell Grace how to cook a dish…………
4- describe something he once cooked……………

EXERCISE 3: Read Nick’s reply. Find for places where he nad write the phrases he
uses

1-

.........................................................................................................................................

2-.........................................................................................................................................

3-.........................................................................................................................................

4-.........................................................................................................................................

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More tips to write an email:

● If you have to make a suggestion in your email, make notes about the things
you are going to suggest before you start writing.
● Then think of reasons for each suggestion. For example, if you are going to
suggest someone makes a dish from your country, the reason might be because
it is spicy/ unusual/ traditional, etc.

EXERCISE 4: Look at this writing task and complete the sentences with your own
ideas.

Write an email to Freya using your notes

1- Freya should make something simple/ more adventurous because…………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- People would prefer something sweet because……………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3- I suggest freya makes………………………………………………………………….,
because…………………………………………and…………………………………….

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EXERCISE 5: Make a paragraph plan

EXERCISE 6: Write your mail to Freya. Use your notes and an appropriate style. Write
about 100 words.

ACTIVITY 10 : PASSIVE VOICE

EXERCISE 1: WRITE THE PASSIVE VOICE IN THE CORRECT VERB TENSE

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EXERCISE 2: Listen and solve the exercises

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/passive-voice-or-
active-voice/cottage-pie-listening/87926

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EXERCISE 4: WRITE THE RECIPE OF YOUR FAVOURITE DISH.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Optimise B 1
https://www.liveworksheets.com
https://7esl.com/passive-voice/https://ar.pinterest.com
https://www.izito.com.ar/

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https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_restaurant.htm
https://www.shutterstock.com/es/search/durian+flavor

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