Food and Drinks (A1 Vocabulary)

These foods make you strong. Chicken, fish, and eggs.

Food for energy

• chicken /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ — roast chicken
• fish /fɪʃ/ — fresh fish
• eggs /ɛɡz/ — two eggs
• Try it: Choose the word: (eggs / coffee / water) Answer: eggs — These are eggs.

Everyday food

People eat these often. Bread, white rice, yellow cheese, and hot soup.

• bread /brɛd/ — fresh bread
• rice /raɪs/ — white rice
• cheese /tʃiːz/ — yellow cheese
• soup /suːp/ — hot soup
• Try it: Choose the word: (bread / juice / tea) Answer: bread — This is bread.

Drinks

These are things you drink. Cold water, a glass of milk, hot coffee, green tea, and apple juice.

• water /ˈwɔː.tɚ/ — cold water
• milk /mɪlk/ — a glass of milk
• coffee /ˈkɔː.fi/ — hot coffee
• tea /tiː/ — green tea
• juice /dʒuːs/ — apple juice
• Try it: Choose the word: (water / rice / cheese) Answer: water — This is water.

Sweet food

People often eat these after a meal. A slice of cake, cold ice cream, and small cookies.

• cake — a chocolate cake
• ice cream — cold ice cream
• cookies — two cookies
• Try it: After dinner, Mei eats a piece of chocolate ___. (cake / soup / cheese) Answer: cake — Cake is a sweet food people eat after a meal.