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Take away vs home cooking | Everyday English Academy
Ready for a cozy English podcast about food choices we all make? Sarah and Mike sit down to compare take away meals with home cooking, sharing honest stories about lazy weeknights, favorite comfort dishes, and that friendly delivery driver who already knows your name. This slow, easy conversation helps you talk about eating habits, weekly meals, and simple cooking in real life.
Do you order in more than you cook at home? Follow along and you will pick up how to talk about a craving, describe your go-to comfort food, use 'from scratch' and 'simmer' when you cook, admit when it is time to splurge on a fancy burger, and drop natural phrases like 'in my defense' and 'no judgment' into a friendly chat.
This episode is perfect for B1 English learners who want to speak more naturally about food, cooking, and everyday eating habits with friends.
💡 Tip: Cook one simple meal this week and name every ingredient out loud in English.
⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:32 Talk About Home Cooking vs Takeout in English 3:42 Everyday Words for Ordering Food 8:58 Talking About Cooking at Home 13:44 Kitchen Verbs and Conditional Rules 18:22 Speaking Practice 21:39 Vocabulary Review and Next Episode
📚 Vocabulary in this episode • order in: get food delivered to your home • dine in: eat inside a restaurant • convenient: easy and saves you time • craving: a strong wish for a specific food • splurge: spend extra money on a treat • go-to: your usual favorite choice • comfort food: food that makes you feel happy inside • ingredients: the foods you use to make a dish • portion: the amount of food for one person • leftovers: food saved from an earlier meal • from scratch: made from basic raw foods, not a packet • simmer: cook slowly with small bubbles • season: add salt, pepper or spices to food
🎯 In this episode, you can practise: • Take Away Vs Home Cooking • Talking About Food Delivery • Describing Comfort Food • Cooking From Scratch Vocabulary • Ordering In At Home • Everyday Food Conversations • Go-To Meals In English • English listening practice • English speaking practice • Daily English conversation
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