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Loan words

Vocabulary Activity

Click on the arrows and choose the corresponding definitions for the words on the left. Here are some pictures to help you.

Mozzarella
Pretzel
Nachos
Paella
Risotto
Pâté
Fondue
Crêpe

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Listening Comprehension activity

Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with some of the loan words seen in the chart.


  1. I’ve got about 15 minutes for lunch today, so I’ll just stop at a café for a quick .
  2. Mary really loves making because she loves baking French pastries.
  3. We were invited to Steven's retirement party. We expected a sit down meal, but there were only .
  4. used to be extremely popular in New York in the past, but nowadays people seem to prefer more formal restaurants.
  5. We went to in Munich last year, it was wonderful. There were people everywhere.
  6. Yan's cousin invited us to eat and we had a great time!  I had never tried it before and loved it, I even learned how to eat with chopsticks, it was easier than I thought.
  7. There's a new vegan restaurant in town. Their typical meat dishes have , we could try having dinner there.  What do you say?

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Vocabulary Activity

Here you can listen to some English borrowed food words.


What language are these words from? Put the words in the correct column.

noodle     spinach     sangria     pretzel     mayonnaise     kebab     avocado              zucchini           hummus             couscous        tiramisu               omelette

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