English Vocabulary for Cooking (Listening A2 Level): Learn Salad Preparation Verbs

Vocabulary 1: Cooking Verbs
A. Wash: to clean food with water (French: laver)
B. Chop: to cut food into small pieces (French: hacher)
C. Slice: to cut food into thin pieces (French: couper en tranches)
D. Peel: to remove the outer skin of food (French: éplucher)
E. Grate: to rub food into very small pieces (French: râper)
F. Mix: to combine ingredients together (French: mélanger)
G. Toss: to gently mix food with a sauce or dressing (French: mélanger délicatement avec une sauce ou une vinaigrette)
H. Drizzle: to pour a small amount of liquid over food (French: verser un filet de liquide sur un aliment)
I. Serve: to give prepared food to someone to eat) (French: servir)

Vocabulary 2:
J. Lettuce: laitue
K. Cucumbers: concombres
L. Bowl: saladier
M. Dressing: vinaigrette
N. Olive oil: huile d’olive
O. Flavor: saveur, goût
P. Slice of lemon: tranche de citron
Q. On the side: to put something on a separate dish (à côté)

TRANSCRIPT

One day, I decided to make a fresh salad. First, I washed the lettuce carefully before I chopped it into small pieces. Then, I sliced the tomatoes very thinly and peeled the carrots before I grated them. I also chopped the cucumbers into small pieces. Next, I mixed all the ingredients in a large bowl. After that, I tossed the salad gently with some dressing. I drizzled olive oil over the top for extra flavor. Finally, I served the salad cold with a slice of lemon on the side. It was delicious!

Salads?! I hate salads. Give me pizza! (99 words)

Discussion:
1. Do you like salads? Why or why not? Aimez-vous les salades ? Pourquoi ou pourquoi pas ?

2. What is your favorite salad? What are the ingredients? How do you make it? Quelle est votre salade préférée ? Quels sont les ingrédients ? Comment la préparez-vous ?

3. What ingredients do you not like to put in a salad? Quels ingrédients n’aimez-vous pas mettre dans une salade ?

4. Is there a special salad in your country? How is it different from other salads? Existe-t-il une salade spéciale dans votre pays ? En quoi est-elle différente des autres salades ?


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