Topic: Food, recipes, cooking, instructions, cooking methods
Recipe yemek tarifi
Snapshot
Dish = food
Stew güveç, yahni
Shellfish kabuklu deniz ürünleri
clay pot kil çömlek
Lamb = meat of sheep kuzu eti
Beef = mean of cow dana eti
Pork = meat of pig domuz eti
Conversation
appetizer iştah açıcı, meze
starters başlangıçlar (çorba + meze)
snail salyangoz
adventurous (adj) maceracı
adventure (n) macera
yuk = disgusting iğrenç
juicy steak sulu biftek
French fries = fries patates kızartması
Pronunciation
Spare (n) yedek
Skim = reading fast to understand the gist of the text hızlıca üzerinden geçip ana konuyu anlamaya çalışmak
Grammar – Present Perfect
Definite time belirli zaman
Clear Past Tense Indicators
I went to school yesterday.
They were on holiday 2 weeks ago.
We went to a park last weekend.
I lost my passport last summer.
Present Perfect Subject + have/has + V3 (Past Participle)
Question have/has + Subject + V3 (Past Participle)
When do we use Present Perfect:
- When we did something in the past and it continued until the present
Example: I haven’t finished my homework yet.
Example: We haven’t heard from them since Monday.
- When we did something and the effect can be seen now
Example: I have lost my passport. (I still can’t find my passport)
- There is no clear time when it happened
Example: Have you ever eaten sushi?
Example: I have been to Japan several times.
He has been to Spain. He went there sometime we don’t know but he is back now.
He has gone to Spain. He went and he is still there.
He went to Spain (Past Simple) He went there and we don’t know about him now.
In fact = actually aslında
I like = I would like I’d like
Server What would you like, sir? = What do you like = What do you want
Listening
Check = bill hesap
Example: Check please hesap lütfen
| Fork çatal | Spoon kaşık | Knife bıçak |
It’s my treat = I will pay ben ısmarlıyorum
Speaking
Sugar cane şeker kamışı
Flavor = taste tat
Word Power – Cooking methods
Bake for anything with dough cake, bread, biscuit, pizza…
Dough flour + water hamur
Flour un
Boil = cooking with hot water kaynamak, kaynatmak, haşlamak
Fry = cooking with oil kızartmak
oil yağ
grill ızgara yapmak
roast = cooking in oven (i.e: chicken, meat, fish)
oven fırın
steam buhar, buharda pişirmek
Perspective
recipe = how to cook something yemek tarifi
macaroni = a dry pasta
elbow dirsek
Tablespoon = soup spoon çorba kaşığı
Shredded cheese rendelenmiş peynir
Pot tencere
Melt eritmek
Heat (n) sıcaklık, ateş (medium heat orta ateş)
Stir = using a spoon to mix karıştırmak
Season with salt tuzla tatlandırın
Add ilave etmek, eklemek
Linking words for process (Sequence adverbs)
First – second – third
Then = Next = After that
Finally = In the end
Chop doğramak
Parsley maydanoz
Couscous kuskus
Drain kurutmak, süzmek
Toss = throw = add atmak, eklemek
Pour dökmek (sıvı şeyler için – for liquids)
Let it sit = wait
Ingredient içerik, malzeme
Mash ezmek
Mash potatoes patates püresi
cover with cheese peynirle kaplayın
cilantro kişniş
scoop out kaşıkla, kepçeyle çıkarmak
flesh et, beden
squeeze sıkmak
combine = unite birleştirmek
Reading
Society toplum
Processing işlem görmek, yölendirmek
Recognize = know = understand tanımak, farkına varmak
Appear ortaya çıkmak, görünmek
Since = from a time until now o zamandan beri
NOTE: After “since,” you MUST use the Present Perfect Tense.
Adapt (v) uymak, adapte olmak
Dish = food yemek
Surprisingly (adv) şaşırtıcı bir şekilde
Seaweed yosun
Listening Answer Key
Grammar: Unit 7 – Present perfect 1, Unit 8 – Present perfect 2, Unit 10 – Present perfect continuous, Unit 113 – Sequencing words
Vocabulary: Unit 24 – Food, Unit 25 – Cooking
Writing Topics:
- Some people believe traditional food is healthier than fast food. Do you agree or disagree?
- Should schools teach cooking as a compulsory subject?
Speaking Prompts:
- Describe a food you recently tried for the first time.
- What’s your favorite meal to prepare or eat?
- Have your eating habits changed over time?

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