Cheeses

In this video, a cheese expert tastes and describes a long series of cheeses: their appearance and rind, texture, smell, flavour, how they are made and what they pair with. It is a goldmine of descriptive vocabulary for anyone who has to present a cheese board to guests.

Watch the parts of the video you have chosen, using the texts for help. Then learn the vocabulary theme by theme, and finally listen to a model presentation before presenting a cheese yourself.

Step 1 – Watch

• The video

• The texts, with translations in tooltips

Step 2 – Vocabulary

• Vocabulary list (.docx)

• Interactive vocabulary activity
• Key words by theme: texture, flavour, smell, appearance, making, mouthfeel, added flavours and descriptive expressions (8 activities)

Step 3 – Present a cheese

• A model cheese presentation: listen and fill in the gaps

• The video comes from the YouTube channel of Epicurious.