Are you a chef, culinary student, or food enthusiast who wants to improve your English skills in the kitchen? Our English for Cooking course is designed for people working in food service, hospitality, or studying culinary arts who need practical English to communicate confidently in English-speaking kitchens and restaurants.
Whether you’re working in a professional kitchen, training to become a chef, or simply love cooking and want to follow English recipes, this online English course will help you develop the vocabulary, expressions, and confidence needed to succeed in the culinary world.
Essential kitchen and cooking vocabulary
How to follow and give instructions for recipes in English
Describing cooking methods, tools, ingredients, and flavours
Communicating with kitchen staff and front-of-house team
Understanding menus, allergies, and dietary requirements
Describing food presentation and plating
Talking about international cuisines and food preparation
Using polite, professional language in restaurants and hospitality
Our online English training is flexible, engaging, and led by qualified teachers who understand both language teaching and culinary settings. Join small group classes or take private lessons to improve your English for the kitchen.
Chefs, cooks, and kitchen staff working internationally
Culinary arts students preparing for a global career
Hospitality workers in restaurants, hotels, or catering
Food lovers who want to read, watch, and discuss recipes in English
Non-native English speakers in the food industry
Professional and practical English courses for cooking
Qualified English teachers experienced in hospitality-related English
Role-play activities and real-world kitchen scenarios
Flexible schedules and affordable pricing
Certificate of completion for career development or job applications
Upgrade your skills in the kitchen – learn English for Cooking now!
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Course information:
English for Cooking is a course for culinary professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking and writing. English for Cooking addresses topics including the parts of a kitchen, spices, cooking methods, nutrition and career options.
Reading context
Vocabulary
Function
1 The Kitchen
Checklist
Appliance, cook, countertop, dishwasher, freezer, kitchen, oven, refngerator. sink, stove
2 People in the Kitchen
Restaurant website
baker, broiler cook, chef de cuisine, chef, cook’s helper, dishwasher, first cook, fry cook, pastry chef, sous-chef. vegetable cook
Correcting an error
3 People in a Restaurant
Job listings on a webpage
bartender, bus. busser. cashier, food runner, front-of- Asking about house. host, manager, seat, server, waitstaff length of time
4 Tools 1
Memo
bench knife, boning knife, butcher knife, cleaver, fork. Asking for advice French knife, knife, panng knife, steel, utensil
5 Tools 2
Webpage on kitchen tools
colander, cutting board, tongs, grater, ladle, measuring cup. measuring spoon, scoop, spatula, spoon, whisk
6 Tools 3
Poster
bake pan. double boiler, frying pan. pan. pot, sauce Giving a warning pan. sheet pan, skillet, stock pot. strainer
7 Appliances
blender, deep fryer, food processor, heat lamp, ice maker, microwave, mixer, pressure cooker, scale, toaster
Asking for attention
8 Basic Actions 1
Employee handbook
blend, chop, dice, drain, grate, irregular, mince, pour, sift, toss
Describing order of events
9 Basic Actions 2
Recipe
aside, bake, beat, combine, cool, dissolve, drop, grease, heat, stir
Giving advice
Training guide
aftertaste, bitter, flavor, minty, salty, savory, sour, spicy, sweet, taste bud. taste
Describing degree
10 Flavors
Asking for an item
11 Measurements 1 Chart
Celsius. Fahrenheit, fluid ounce, gallon, gram, imperial, Expressing liter, metric, ounce, pound confusion
12 Measurements 2 Cookbook chapter
cup. dash. drop, equal, pinch, pint, smidgen, spoonful, Asking for a favor tablespoon, teaspoon
13 Food Safety
Food safety report
bacteria, contaminate, expiration date, food poisoning, inspection, label, pest, room temperature, soiled, thermometer
Describing consequences
14 Kitchen Safety
Poster
bum, disposal, dull, fire hazard, sharp, slippery, spill, store, strain, trained
Describing personal condition
15 Nutrition
You can purchase the book from Express Publishing: https://www.expresspublishing.co.uk/en/career-paths-cooking-students-book-with-digibooks-app
