This lesson covers essential kitchen vocabulary used in everyday and workplace contexts. You'll learn common items, appliances, and utensils found in office kitchens, meeting catering, and business events. Focus on meaning, correct articles, and typical collocations.
- Recognize common kitchen items (appliances, utensils, cookware).
- Practice using articles and plurals correctly (a/an/the, singular vs plural).
- Apply vocabulary in professional contexts: office kitchen, catering, company events.
Useful for TOEIC listening and reading passages about offices, catering services, and hospitality.
Remember these points when using kitchen vocabulary:
- Countable vs uncountable: 'a mug' (countable) vs 'water' (uncountable).
- Articles: use 'the' for a specific item (the kettle), 'a/an' for any one item (a spatula).
- Prepositions: common collocations are 'in the microwave', 'on the counter', 'into the dishwasher'.
- Compound nouns: use both words for clarity (cutting board, coffee maker).
Practice these tips in short sentences to make them natural.
Avoid these universal errors when using kitchen vocabulary:
- Using the wrong article: saying 'a water' instead of 'water' or 'a bottle of water'.
- Confusing countable and uncountable nouns (e.g., 'equipment' is uncountable).
- Incorrect plural forms: watch irregular plurals or compound nouns (cutting boards, not cutting boardes).
- Wrong prepositions: 'in the sink' vs 'on the sink'—choose the correct one for context.
- Mixing up utensils and appliances (calling a microwave a 'tool' instead of an 'appliance').
Check the noun type (countable/uncountable) and common collocations when in doubt.