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Look back at the menu descriptions. Write the cooking/food preparation 
method(s) for each food.
1. soup _____________________________________________
2. peppers _____________________________________________
3. carrots _____________________________________________
4. mushrooms _____________________________________________
5. shrimp _____________________________________________
6. cheese _____________________________________________
7. chicken _____________________________________________

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C.
Use the new words
Complete the sentences with an appropriate cooking word.
1. He poured a half cup of oil in the pan and then _________________ the 
potatoes.
2. She cleaned the barbecue grate and ________________________ the 
sausages.
3. He ________________________ the butter in the microwave and then 
poured it over the popcorn.
4. She put a little bit of butter in the pan and quickly ____________________ 
the garlic.
5. He put a long fork in the tomato and held it over the ire. He ___________ - 
___________________ it until it was black.
V. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR: PASSIVE VERBS AND -
ed 
ADJECTIVES
A.
Read about -ed adjectives
Many verbs that can have a passive meaning are also used as adjectives.
The chicken was roasted for two hours. (passive verb)
We ate roasted chicken. (adjective)
The fish was fried in a large pan. (passive verb)
They served fried fish. (adjective)
Notice, however, that some of the -ed verbs used in the menu cannot be placed 
in front of the noun as an adjective:
fresh spinach and mushrooms folded in with diced tomatoes
then topped with melted Swiss cheese
served with lettuce, tomato
 We can also say: The mushrooms were folded in carefully by the cook; The soup 
was topped with melted Swiss cheese; or The burger is served with lettuce and 
tomato. These words cannot be used as adjectives before the nouns.
B.
Identify the correct form
Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Some of them are 
adjectives and some of them are verbs.
serve
fried 
sauté 
roasting
sautéed frying 
serving roasted
1. Turn on the fan. He’s ______________ ish again.
2. We usually _______________ our hamburgers with french fries.
3. I like to _______________ my vegetables in a little bit of butter.

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4. They just took that _________________ chicken out of the oil.
5. I smell meat ______________________ in the oven.
6. Are they _____________________ ish soup today? They don’t have it
every day.
7. She took a ____________________ chicken and vegetables out of the oven.
8. Have you tried the _________________ spinach? I just used a tiny bit of 
olive oil.
VI. READ IT AGAIN
Read the menu items again. Answer the questions.
1. How many of the dishes include cheese? 
2. Is the seafood dish under Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner? 
TRENDS IN SUPERMARKET FOODS
I. PRE-READING
A.
Background information
This passage is from the cookbook Vegetables Every Day by Jack Bishop. In this 
section of the introduction, he talks about how cooking and eating have 
changed in the United States in recent years.
B.
Words to know before you read
Match the words to their definitions.
____ 1. produce aisle 
a. one piece of asparagus
____ 2. transform 
b. the ability to get
____ 3. immigrant 
c. the fruit and vegetable section of a 
market
____ 4. access 
d. a person who comes from foreign 
country
____ 5. cuisine 
e. change
____ 6. spear 
f. a style of cooking
C.
Reading strategy