Vocabulary and grammar: Traditional food

VOn the dinner table

1Put the dinner table objects next to the clues. Use the words in the box. 

MOVE
• bowl
• cup
• fork
• glass
• knife
• mug
• plate

• 1You use a 

• spoon
 to eat ice cream.

• 2You put cold drinks in a  .

• 3You put hot drinks in these things. A   is small and a   is big.

• 4You put your meal on a  .

• 5You put puddings like yoghurt and ice cream in a  .

• 6You use these to eat. The   goes in your mouth. The   cuts your food.

VFood quantities

2Choose the correct phrases. Rewrite the phrases that are incorrect. Replace the words in bold. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 

• 1a loaf of bread

  ✔✘

  2a bottle of water

  ✔✘ 

  3a carton of pasta

  ✔✘ 

  4a jar of cake

  ✔✘ 

  5a can of crisps

  ✔✘ 

  6a tin of tomatoes

  ✔✘ 

  7a slice of coffee

  ✔✘ 

  8a packet of orange juice

  ✔✘ 

  9a kilo of onions

  ✔✘ 

  10a litre of milk

  ✔✘ 

 

a little / a few

3Choose the correct words. 

• 1I usually have a littlefew chips with my fish.

• 2Can you add a littlefew milk to my coffee, please?

• 3Dad always has a littlefew sugar in his coffee.

• 4It's OK to have a littlefew sweets.

• 5Do you want a littlefew olive oil on your salad?

• 6A littlefew people in my class like custard.

• 7A littlefew chocolate on ice cream is delicious.

• 8I've got a littlefew packets of crisps for the party.

a little / a few

4Rewrite the sentences so they have a similar meaning. Use the words a little or a few. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1I haven't got much money today.

  I / have got / money / today

• 2There aren't many tomatoes.

  there are / tomatoes

• 3There isn't much milk in the fridge.

  there's / milk / in the fridge

• 4I haven't got a lot of oranges.

  I / have got / oranges

• 5There isn't a lot of bread.

  there's / bread

• 6I haven't got much pasta.

  I / have got / pasta

• 
  

a little / a few

5Complete the text messages with the words in the box. 

MOVE
• carton
• forks
• glasses
• litre
• little
• loaf
• packets
• knife

AHi! Have you got any food for the picnic?

BI've got a ¹

few

 sandwiches and three ²  of crisps.

AOK. I've got a ³  of bread and a ⁴  cheese. Any drinks?

BI've got a big ⁵  of orange juice and a ⁶  of water.

AWe need a ⁷  to cut the cheese.

BOK. I've got one. Do we need any ⁸ ?

ANo. We can eat with our fingers.

BI've got some ⁹  for the drinks.

AGreat. See you soon.

6  Imagine you are planning a party with your friend. Write the text messages you send to each other. Include food quantities and a few / a little.   Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).  Save the file to your computer.  Upload your file.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.