Food and Drinks: Useful Patterns

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FOOD AND DRINKS

USEFUL PATTERNS
Pattern Example
1 Enjoy doing sth I enjoy eating home-made meals.
Be a big fan of sth I’m a big fan of smoothies.
Be crazy about sth I’m crazy about milk tea.
2 Prefer sth/doing sth to sth/doing sth I prefer meat to vegetables.
My mom prefers cooking at home to eating out.
3 Prefer to do sth rather than (do) sth I prefer to buy take-aways rather than cook my own lunch.
My sister prefers to eat alone rather than eat with other
people.
4 Make sb/sth/myself + adj. Fast food makes me fat.
5 Make sb/sth + do sth Eating alone makes me feel lonely.
6 Help sb/sth (to) do sth Drinking milk helps me to become taller.
7 Spend sth on sth/doing sth I usually spend 2 million VND per month on milk tea.
8 Spend sth doing sth I usually spend 2 million VND per month on buying milk tea.
9 Spend time in doing sth Every day, I usually spend 1 hour in preparing lunch.
10 Bring/give sb sth Milk tea brings me happiness.
Having a good breakfast gives me a lot of energy.
11 Provide sb with sth Lemonade provides me with plenty of vitamin C.
Provide sth for sb Red bull provides energy for me every morning.
12 Be low in sth Vegetables are low in calories.
Be high/rich in sth Seafood is usually rich in calcium.
Fried foods are high in fat.
13 Sth/ To do sth/ Doing sth is the + adj. Eating is the fastest way for me to reduce stress.
+ way (for sb) to do sth Drinking fruit juice is the best way for girls to lose weight.
Examiner: What kind of food is popular in your country?
Mohammed: These days a lot of young people actually (1) _______________ Western food
like pizza and fried chicken. Our national food is often (2) _______________,
especially for children and foreigners, and also it (3) _______________. I think
that it's (4) _______________ though!
Examiner: What do you think of Western food?
Mohammed: Well, I suppose Western food is (5) _______________ and (6)
_______________ too, so everyone can eat it without too much trouble. I think
that a lot of people like food to be (7) _______________ because they're so busy
nowadays.
Examiner: Is there any kind of food you don't like?
Mohammed: Yes, I'm (8) _______________ sushi at all. It's (9) _______________ eating
something that hasn't been cooked. I know it's very (10) _______________ and
(11) _______________ but I just (12) _______________ and I (13)
_______________ the texture - it's (14) _______________ for me.

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