food & cooking
B2 Upper-Intermediate

Food & Cooking β€” B2 English Lesson

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cuisine
cuisine /kwiz-EEN/
noun
a style of cooking from a particular country or region
"I love trying different cuisines when I travel."
nutritious
nutritious /noo-TRIH-shuss/
adjective
good for your health; full of healthy nutrients
"Lentils are cheap and very nutritious."
feast
feast /FEEST/
noun
a large special meal for many people
"They prepared a huge feast for the wedding guests."
savor
savor /SAY-vur/
verb
to enjoy the taste of food slowly and completely
"He closed his eyes to savor the rich chocolate cake."
garnish
garnish /GAR-nish/
noun
a small decoration added to a dish
"She added fresh parsley as a garnish."
crave
crave /KRAYV/
verb
to strongly want a particular food
"I often crave salty snacks late at night."
nibble
nibble /NIH-bul/
verb
to eat with small, gentle bites
"The kids nibbled on crackers during the movie."
devour
devour /dih-VOW-ur/
verb
to eat quickly and completely
"After the long hike, we devoured the whole pizza."
homemade
homemade /HOHM-mayd/
adjective
made at home, not bought in a shop
"Nothing beats my grandmother's homemade bread."
aroma
aroma /uh-ROH-muh/
noun
a strong pleasant smell, usually from food
"The aroma of fresh coffee filled the kitchen."
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πŸ“Grammar: 5A: Past tenses - simple, continuous, perfect

**Past simple** (worked, went, devoured) is for finished actions in the past. We use it when we say, ask, or know when the action happened. We also use **past simple** for repeated past actions, like the big family **feast** you enjoyed every winter. **Past continuous** (was/were + verb-ing) shows an action in progress at a specific past time. It often pairs with a short **past simple** action that interrupts it. We also use **past continuous** with while for two actions happening together. Never use it with non-action verbs like want, need, or know. **Past perfect** (had + past participle

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