knife, fork, spoon

knife/fork/spoon

• hold your knife/fork/spoon
• pick up/put down your …

spoon

• a soup spoon: 汤匙
• a teaspoon: 茶匙
• a serving spoon: 上菜的汤匙
• a wooden spoon
• stir (the soup) with a spoon

knife

• a sharp/blunt knife
• cut/slice(meat)with a knife

fork

• pick(food)up with your fork
• beat(eggs)with a fork

common usage

• peeling a potato
• picking up peas
• beating eggs with a fork
• slicing bread
• serving yourself
• using a knife and fork
• stirring the soup

1.Verb collocations

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the above verbs:

1. Peter! …… your knife and fork down, and wait until everybody has been served.
2. I …… up my spoon and tried the soup, but I wasn’t hungry.
3. My brother is right-handed, but he …… his fork in his right hand, and his knife in his left!

2.Adjective and noun collocations

Complete the sentences with the above adjectives and nouns:

1. I can’t peel the potatoes with this knife. It’s far too …… .
2. Jane! Use the …… spoon to lift the vegetables onto your plate, not your fingers!
3. You’ll need a …… knife to cut your steak. It’s very tough.
4. Have you got a …… ? I take sugar in my coffee.

3.Common expressions

Match the halves:

1. Stir the soup occasionally
2. Can you cut the melon in half
3. I tried to pick the peas up with my fork
4. Beat the eggs and flour with a fork

• a.but they kept falling off.
• b.until the mixture is smooth.
• c.with the kitchen knife, please?
• d.with the wooden spoon.

Note these expressions:

• Be careful you don’t cut yourself with that knife!
• I can’t believe that some ten-year-old kids don’t know how to use a knife and fork!