Here are all the useful expressions, showing you how to make an omelette.
1. to cook = to prepare and heat food
2. an omelette = a dish made from beaten eggs
4. ingredients = the individual items of food needed for the recipe
5. kitchen implements = tools that are used in the kitchen to cook and prepare food
6. a knife = an implement for cutting (a good knife is very sharp so it cuts very easily, a bad one is blunt and is not good for cutting)
7. a fork = a piece of cutlery with 3 or 4 prongs
8. beat the egg = mix the egg vigorously
9. a cheese grater = a kitchen implement used to cut food into small pieces
10. a bowl = a round, deep dish
11. to peel = to remove the skin
12. I’ll cut the end off (phrasal verb: to cut off) = I will remove the end using a knife
13. stab = puncture with the point of a sharp object, often a knife (this is usually a violent act)
14. cut it into slices = slice it (note: to slice means ‘to cut into thin pieces’, the way we cut bread.)
15. to chop = to cut into small pieces
16. to break the egg = to crack the shell of the egg
17. to fry = to cook in a pan using hot oil
18. a frying pan = a pan for cooking with hot oil
19. to pour = to move liquid from one container to another
20. healthy = good for the body
21. to burn = to overcook so that it becomes black or brown
22. to grate = to rub against the sharp edges of a grater (in order to break something into smaller pieces)
23. the wrapper = the packaging / the paper or plastic around a product
24. It’ll be alright (informal) = It will not be a problem
25. put the cheese in (phrasal verb: to put something in) = add the cheese
26. to fold the omelette over (phrasal verb: to fold something over) = to bend and double the omelette
27. fold the omelette in half = bend and double the omelette into two equal parts
28. Take it out of the pan (phrasal verb: to take something out) = remove it from the pan (more formal)
29. put it on (phrasal verb: to put something on) = place it on top off