Meals (4.1)
Idioms, verbs, expressions
to go bananas: to become very angry or very excited
Shell go bananas when she finds out that you have lost her watch.
a breadwinner: a person who supports a family with the money she or he earns
After my father died. I became the family s only breadwinner
to butter sb up: to be very pleasant to sb (and often pay them compliments) because you want sth from them
Dont try to butter me up! I won t let you have my car
as different as chalk and cheese: very different from each other .
Although I her are /11 ins, they 're different as chalk and cheese.
to grill sb: to ask sb a lot of questions (often in an aggressive way) to make them confess to sth
The police grilled him for 4 hours but he told them nothing.
It's like an oven in here: this room is very hot
How can you study in this room? It s like an oven in here!
peanuts: (said of a sum of money) very small
I like my job but it pays peanuts!
a piece of cake: very easy to do
Don I worry about the exam. I II be a piece of cake
to take sth with a pinch of salt: not to belie\e that sth is completely accurate or true
He may say he's a top golfer, but you have to take everything he says with it pinch of salt
1. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word related to cooking and food.
1. It is difficult to make ends meet when you are sole
for a large family.
2. They said I was the best boss they ever had, but I think they were just trying to
.. me up.
3. The police
the suspects for over six hours.
4. My exam was a piece of
.. It couldn't have been easier.
5. You pay her 25 pounds a week! That's
for a woman of her experience.
6. "Turn on the air conditioning," she said. "It's like a(n)
. in here."
7. The boss went
when I told him that Jamieson PLC had pulled
out of the merger deal.
8. My sister and I may look alike, but in character we're as different as
.. .
9. She exaggerates everything, so take anything she says with a pinch
of
.
Courses and dishes - a typical menu
3. Sort these dishes out under the headings staffers, main courses or desserts.
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chicken casserole coffee gateau fresh fruit salad sorbet Irish stew |
pate and toast prawn cocktail rump steak chocolate fudge cake grilled trout |
shrimps in garlic |
4. What might you say to the person/people with you in a restaurant if...
1. your chips had too much oil/fat on them?
2. your dish had obviously been cooked too much/too long?
3. your piece of meat was absolutely perfectly cooked?
4. your dish seemed to have no flavour at all?
5. Which are fish and which are usually called seafood!
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crab prawns |
sardines squid |
oysters mackerel |
mussels hake |
plaice trout |
lobster cod |
sole whiting |
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calf deer |
sheep (two names) pig (three names) |
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peach plum grapefruit |
raspberry melon lime |
grape nectarine star-fruit |
blackcurrant kiwi-fruit mango |
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sweet tender |
fatty spicy |
sparkling tough |
mild bitter/sour |
still lean |
1. Oh, well done, please. I can't eat it if it's rare.
2. Would you like still or sparkling, sir?
3. There's no white left I'm afraid, you'll have to have brown.
4. Yes, they do either a continental or a full English.
5. Yes, there's still some in the pot. Would you like milk and
Word formation
In Use of English Part 5, there is a short text with ten gaps in it, as in activity 4 below. At the end of each line is a word in capitals (the 'base word'), from which you have to form a new word to fill in the gap. This could mean forming a noun or adjective from a verb, an adverb from a noun or adjective, a verb from an adjective or some similar change.Study 1-8 and decide which of them you think you should do:
| a first | b second | ρ next to last | d last |
2. Decide what kind of word is missing. Is it a verb, noun, adjective or adverb?
3. Note down all the other possible forms of the word that you can think of.
4. If you really aren't sure, make a guess from among the words you noted down.
5. Read the text through quickly to get the general idea.
6. Decide whether the context requires a negative form (e.g. un- or -less) of the word.
7. Make any necessary spelling changes if you add an ending (e.g. lie - lying).
8. When you have looked at the text once, write in any words that you know.
1 Look at some of the words we can form from a base word, e.g. succeed. For each line write in the part of speech, as in the example.
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succeed (verb) success ( ..) |
successful unsuccessful (
..) successfully unsuccessfully ( .) |
8. Eating to the music
Fast music can make you fat, (0) researchers (noun) have discovered. The quicker the beat, the more you eat, (1) .. (adverb) if the dining room is painted in bright colours. Any tune with a (2) .. (adjective) beat, from polka to pop, is all that is needed. Diners chew in time with the music, eating five forkfuls a minute. They (3) .. (adverb) feel the need for a second (4) . (noun) because, by the time the plate is empty, their stomachs have not had time to register that they are full. Without any (5) (adjective) accompaniment, however, the average diner swallows four (6) . (noun) of food a minute. The rate is cut to just three if a slow melody is playing in the (7) (noun). Special occasions are another (8) .. (adjective) time. Chatter with family or friends means people stay at the table longer and pay less (9) .. (noun) to the natural body (10) .. (noun) that the stomach is full.
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0. research 1. special 2. life 3. frequency 4. help |
5. music 6. mouth 7. back 8. danger 9. attend |
10. warn |
| A germ-free lifestyle and the Western diet share the (0) responsibility for a 300% increase in child asthma cases during the past 30 years, say (1) . medicine specialists. Infections in early (2) .. may build immunity to asthma, whereas a diet rich in fats could increase the (3) . of the antibody that causes allergy. Low levels of fruit and vegetable (4) .. mean that people absorb too little vitamin Ρ and E, weakening their (5) . irritants that they breathe in. Research shows that the risk of hay fever in children drops (6) .. with increasing family size. (7) .. the higher rate of infections among children in larger families acts as a (8) . against asthma and hay fever because it encourages the (9) .. of anti-infection cells and slows production of the asthma inflammation cell. (10) about the causes of asthma, however, seem likely to continue for many years. |
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10. Read the text below and choose the answer ΐ, Β, Ρ or D which best fits the space.
There is an example (0) at the beginning.
Going Bananas over Bananas
Bananas have become Britain's 0) most popular fruit. It is hardly surprising since this bright yellow tropical fruit has so much to 1) . It tastes sweet and delicious, it is 2) .. with vitamins and minerals and is very 3) .. to digest. Bananas also contain a mixture of three different sugars combined 4) fibre, which gives your system an instant burst 5) ....... energy. They are enjoyed by many world class athletes, who use them to 6) .. their energy levels up during competitions. 7) fact, they are often taken onto Centre Court for a mid-game snack by leading tennis stars or eaten at half-time 8) . famous footballers. Even golfers carry them around to eat during their game. Bananas 9) make a great breakfast or snack for students as they are 10) .. in potassium, vital for improving concentration. What's more, it's not only humans who 11) enjoy the benefits. Horse trainers use bananas to boost the 12) . of their four-legged athletes. As you can see, bananas 13) .. for everyone. We can all increase our daily vitality with the help of this unique fruit. Simply slicing a banana on 14) .. of our breakfast cereal, eating one with our lunch or just snacking on one 15) . the day can help us keep our energy levels high.
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0 A much 1 A give 2 A packed 3 A simple 4 A to 5 A of 6 A match 7 A To 8 A with 9 A also 10 A wealthy 11 A might 12 A effect 13 A do 14 A top |
Β most Β take Β complete Β easy Β of Β in Β take Β On Β by Β however Β full Β can Β competition Β make Β over |
Ρ many Ρ offer Ρ full Ρ comfortable Ρ with Ρ with Ρ catch Ρ For Ρ for Ρ besides Ρ healthy Ρ must Ρ performance Ρ help Ρ cover |
D best D bring D top D gentle D by D out D keep D In D as D though D rich D would D challenge D are D through |