2026.02.03_Food & Everyday Life

Food & Everyday Life

Review from January 

I want to ______________ my English this year.

I ______________  my fear of speaking up.

I feel __________ at the beginning of the year.

I __________ a lot as a person last year.

I don’t _________ trying something new.

I wouldn’t want too much  _________. I prefer to be spontaneous.

I’d buy something fun and  _________.

Grammar: Countable and Uncountable Nouns (Food)

Some foods can be counted (one, two, three)-> Countable Nouns
Some foods cannot be counted and are talked about in general. -> Uncountable Nouns

Countable Food (a / an, numbers, many)

  • I eat an apple every day.

  • I buy two bananas.

  • I don’t eat many snacks.

Uncountable Food (some, a lot of, much, a little)

  • I drink coffee every morning.

  • I eat a lot of rice.

  • I don’t eat much sugar.

Practice with Countable and Uncountable Food:

I eat a lot of __________.

I don’t eat much __________.

I usually buy __________.

I rarely eat __________.

I never eat __________.

Food Vocabulary

Word

Meaning

Slovak

Example Sentence

ingredients

foods used to make a dish

ingrediencie

I check the ingredients before I buy food.

portion

amount of food eaten at one time

porcia

I usually eat small portions.

leftovers

food saved after a meal

zvyšky jedla

I often eat leftovers the next day.

snack

small food between meals

desiata / snack

I eat a snack in the afternoon.

recipe

instructions for cooking a dish

recept

I follow a recipe when I cook something new.

Food Conversation Questions

Q: What do you usually eat on a normal workday?

Example answer: I usually eat something quick like pasta or rice.

Q: Are you a breakfast person, or do you usually skip it?

Example answer: I usually skip breakfast during the week.

Q: How often do you cook at home?

Example answer: I cook at home about three times a week.

Q: When you’re tired or busy, what kind of food do you choose?

Example answer: I choose simple food like sandwiches.

Q: Do you enjoy grocery shopping?

Example answer: I don’t really enjoy it, I try to be fast.

Q: Do you plan your meals or decide at the last minute?

Example answer: I usually decide at the last minute.

Q: Do you like any weird food combinations?

Example answer: Yes, I like fries with peanut butter.

Q: Is there a food most people hate that you like?

Example answer: I like olives, even though many people don’t.

Q: When you eat out, do you order the same thing or try something new?

Example answer: I usually order the same thing.

Q: Is there a food habit you’re a little embarrassed about?

Example answer: I eat snacks late at night.

 

 

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