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We've created this page about food to help you practice your English. There are quizzes to test your grammar and vocabulary, a discussion forum where you can share your ideas, games and activities, and links to other web sites about food. Go ahead, dig in!

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Do you like to cook?  Do you like to try new kinds of food?  For recipes, cooking tips, or suggestions for dinner, join in PartyLand's discussion forum on  International Cooking & Cuisine If you're not sure what to say, try answering one of these questions:

  • What's your favorite meal?  
  • Are there any foods that you like now that you didn't like when you were a child? 
  • What's your idea of a pefect romantic dinner? 

Click here to see what other ESL students and teachers are saying.

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Interactive Web Activity: the Menu at Hamburger Mary's--Take a look at a menu from a real American diner as you practice vocabulary, reading, and writing.

Interactive Web Activity: the Slanted Door--This activity will give you the chance to read a review of a San Francisco restaurant.

Interactive Web Activity: Arrabiata Sauce Learn how to make pasta arrabiata AND practice your reading, writing and vocabulary skills!

Food Quantifiers: Crossword--Do you say a carton of milk or a box of milk?  See how well you do with this interactive crossword puzzle.

At a Restaurant: Scrambled Sentences--Try this scrambled sentence game.

 

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Quizzes   

Practice your vocabulary, grammar, and TOEFL skills by taking an interactive quiz!

Making Dinner: Prepositions of Location
(very easy, multiple choice)
Picture Vocabulary: In the Kitchen
(easy, multiple choice)
What Kind of Food Is It?
(medium, multiple choice)
Cooking Pasta
(difficult, cloze)
Safeway: Supermarket Vocabulary   
(easy, cloze)
Tense Review: At a Restaurant
(medium, fill-in)
 

Search Cool Stuff for books, videos, and CDs about food.

 

 

 

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'Want to learn more about food and cooking?  Check out these cool sites. Some are for English speakers, while others help you practice your English through interactive quizzes and games.

Recipes and General Resources | Sites for ESL/EFL Learners

Recipes and General Resources

Epicurious: Food, Drink, Cooking, and Recipes--This extensive web site includes daily recipes, weekly reviews, a cooking dictionary, cooking tips, and more.

Food Channel--This cool site includes a weekly poll, articles on food-related topics, a dining guide, and more.

Cooking Light--recipes, daily tips, a bulletin board, and contests.

The Searchable On-line Archive of Recipes--Over 50,000 recipes.

 

Sites for ESL/EFL Learners

A Young Woman's Diet--Listen to a woman talk about what food she likes, then take a quiz.  Part of Gary Buck's  English Listening Lounge.

Hangman - Food and Drink--a game for ESL/EFL learners, part of the web site "Interesting Things for ESL Students."

Overview of American Foods and Food Terminology--From the Department of Translation Studies at   University of Tampere, this page provides some general information on American eating habits and foods.  An interesting introduction, but don't think it's all that simple!

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