Twelve pairs of words with opposite

IX. Tastes. Sort the words below into meanings.

Example:hot — cold

 

bland;		frozen;		salty;
cooked;		overdone;		sour;
dry;		rare;		fresh;
fresh;		raw;		sparkling;
spicy;		stale;		still;
sweet;		sweet;		tasteless;
tasty;		ten­der;		sweet;
tough;		underdone;		well-done

Complete the sentences using one word from each pair.

Sometimes you may have to change the form of a word,

e.g. cold; can you heat up my meet –it’s gone cold.

 

1. With the fish we ordered a ___________ white wine.

2. Take away this bread: it's _______________.

3. I don't like lemons, they're too _____________ for me.

4. Could I have my steak very ________________ I don't like it cooked for more than a couple minutes.

5. We never use any ___________ ingredients in this restaurant — everything is bought from the market on the day it is served.

6. Champagne is a ___________________ white wine produced in France.

7. This chicken is __________________: there's still blood in it.

8. Sushi is a Japanese dish of ________________ fish.

9. ________ foods like peanuts and crisps make you thirsty.

10. This is very good - it's so ________________.

11. Can you take away this steak? It's so _________________ I can hardly cut it.

12. I love _______________ foods like chilli con carne and curries.

 

Vocabulary focus

4. Match the words and phrases on the left with the correct equivalent on the right:

order	создавать
create	главное блюдо
appetizer	вечер
several	избегать
entree	кухня
capability	заказ
night	оборудование
equipment	способность
kitchen	несколько
avoid	закуска