CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 23
Food: a recipe for disaster
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Describing food products
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good for you
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substance added to food to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it
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foods that have not had any of their natural features taken away or any
artificial substances added
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produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not
kept in cages or stalls
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not containing a protein which is contained in wheat and some other grains
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chemicals used to stop food from decaying
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condition that makes a person become ill or develop skin or breathing problems
because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances. The
related adjective is allergic (to).
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person who does not eat or use any animal products, such as meat, fish, eggs
or cheese
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which have not been treated with chemicals that preserve them or give them
extra taste or colour
10 taking care of animals
11 system of producing a large quantity of eggs or meat
cheaply by keeping a lot of birds in rows of small cages
12 foods that are almost ready to eat or are quick to
prepare
13 labels that indicate how the food influences your health
14 labels with colours like traffic lights that give
information on nutrition
15 a way of buying and selling products that makes certain
that the original producer receives a fair price
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B
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Food
metaphors
Inviting
Sophie and her ex-husband to the same party was a recipe for disaster.
[situation sure to lead to] When asked why he didn’t turn up to the exam, he cooked
up a story about his kitchen being flooded. [made up, invented]
The
film has all the ingredients of a box office hit. [all the necessary
characteristics]
I’m
not going to call him. I’m going to let him stew for another few days
at least. [worry or suffer, especially about something you think is that
person’s fault; you can also say stew in your own juice]
It’s
kind of you to invite me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea. [not
the type of thing that I like]
The
police grilled the suspect for hours, but eventually let him go. [asked
a lot of questions]
I’m
sure this is going to be another of his half-baked schemes that will
never come to anything. [unrealistic or not thought through properly]
Let’s
hire a karaoke machine – that’ll spice up the office party. [make more
lively]
Rick
has started hanging around with some unsavoury characters. [unpleasant,
morally offensive]
They
started their business with high hopes but things soon turned sour. [went
wrong]
Let’s
go for a coffee and you can tell me all the juicy gossip. [exciting
and interesting]
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EXERCISES
23.1
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Read
the comments and then answer the questions.
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23.2
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Complete
the sentences. The first letter of the missing word is given.
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23.3
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Rewrite
these sentences using the metaphors from B opposite. You are given a clue in
brackets.
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ANSWER KEY
23.1
1 Rowan
2 Thomas
3 Atsuko
4 Hannah
5 Beth
6 Carlos
23.2
1 nutrition (or you could use the
adjective nutritional)
2 traffic-light
3 wholesome
4 unprocessed
5 gluten-free
6 battery farming
7 vegan
8 wholefoods
23.3
1 My mother grilled me about
where I had been last night.
2 I feel I need something more exciting to spice up my life. 3 What’s been happening recently? You must fill me in on all the juicy gossip. 4 Don’t tell her that her phone has been found. Let her stew (in her own juice) – perhaps she’ll be more careful with it in future. 5 He wanted me to go to the match with him, but rugby just isn’t my cup of tea. 6 They lived together happily for many years, but things turned sour when his mother came to live with them. 7 Patience combined with interest in your pupils is a recipe for success for a teacher. 8 Jake’s ideas are always half-baked. 9 There were some unsavoury characters at that party. 10 He has cooked up a crazy scheme for making money on the internet. It has all the ingredients of a complete disaster. |
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