Video UK: Food in Britain exercises
What do you think of as typical British food? Roast beef? Fish and chips? Tea and cakes? Or
maybe there's more to British food than that? Check out this video to find out about what people in
the UK are eating these days.
Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video about Food in Britain and do the exercises to check
your understanding. If you need help, you can read the transcript at any time.
1. Preparation: picture matching
Draw a line to match the pictures with the words below.
lamb chops
cheese
full English breakfast
curry
potatoes
tomatoes
chips
peas
2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill countries and nationalities
In this exercise you can see the nationalities. Write the countries in the gaps.
1.
British _______________
2.
Moroccan _______________
3.
Indian _______________
4.
Chinese _______________
5.
Greek _______________
6.
Italian _______________
7.
Spanish _______________
8.
Thai _______________
3. Check your vocabulary: matching food
Match the two parts of the food descriptions from the video. Write a h next to the number 1 8.
1..
Italian
a.
curry
2..
Thai green
b.
breakfast
3..
Cottage pie and
c.
cheese
4..
Full English
d.
potatoes
5..
Tomato
e.
salad
6..
Lamb chops and new
f.
mix
7..
Moroccan spice
g.
chips
8..
Fish and
h.
peas
What do you think about British food?
What food in the video have you tried?
What would you like to try?
In your country, do people like eating food from other countries?
Vocabulary Box
Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.