Test 3

cupboard	shelf	kettle
cooker	oven	freezer
grill	fridge	toaster
plate	bowl	knife
fork	spoon	pot
pan	dishwasher	washing machine
sink	dishes	/

1. The correct collocation:

1. Switch on / switch the kettle, and I’ll make some tea.

2. Like most people I carry / hold my fork in my left hand.

3. Have you got a wooden spoon? I need to stir / turn the soup in the pot.

4. We filled / loaded the cupboard with pasta and tinned food.

5. Could you help me to put up / put in some shelves in the kitchen?

6. Close / Cover the pot with a lid and leave it for 20 minutes.

7. The dinner / lunch plate was so hot I couldn’t pick it up.

8. You can’t use the sink. It’s blocked / broken.

9. There’s a heap / pile of dirty dishes in the sink and it’s not my turn to wash them!

2. Key word quiz

1. This knife is blunt. Have you got a sharp one?

2. The cupboards are empty. We’ll need to do some shopping.

3. Put the chicken in the oven and roast it for about two hours.

4. I accidentally dropped a flower pot on the floor.

5. Could you clear the dirty dishes from the table and load the dishwasher, please?

6. Has the kettle boiled yet? I’m dying for a cup of coffee.

7. Could you empty the washing machine and put the clothes in the tumble dryer?

8. I put a little oil in a large frying pan and then added the onions.

9. The kitchen sink was filled with soapy water.

10. Put the leftover salad in the fridge. We can have it for lunch tomorrow.

11. I hate washing dishes, but I don’t mind drying them.

12. Put the soup pot on the cooker on a low heat.

3. Prepositions

1. Could you turn the oven up / to 180 celsius degrees.

2. I cooked the fish slowly on / under the grill.

3. Fill the pot with water and put it in / on the cooker to boil.

4. Could you clear the dirty dishes from / out of the table, please?

5. I must remember to take the meat into / out of the freezer for tonight’s dinner.

6. Can you get me that pot down from / on the top shelf? I can’t reach it.

7. Put a couple of slices of bread in / on the toaster for me.

8. I poured the dirty water down / in the sink.

9. I sliced the vegetables by / with a sharp knife.

10. Heat the soup up in / on a pot and serve immediately.