Unit 4

Multiple Select

A good part of the __________ grown here is used in the

school’s daily __________.

• FOOD

• DISH

• MEAL

Multiple Select

The ________cooked here includes a range of ___________,

from pasta to stuffed vine leaves and delicious Italian

omelettes filled with herbs and vegetables.

• FOOD

• DISH

• MEAL

Multiple Choice

Today’s midday ________ consists of homemade pesto

and tomato sandwiches.

• FOOD

• DISH

• MEAL

Draw

Each of these sentences contains a word which is often used wrongly by candidates. Cross out the wrong word and write the correct word.

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1	Food - Dish - Meal	n	/fuːd/ - /dɪʃ/ - /miːl/
2	stuffed vine leaf	n	/stʌft/ /vaɪn/ /liːf/
3	omelettes	n	/ˈɑːmlət/
4	herb	n	/hɜːb/	/ɜːrb/
5	consists of	v	/kənˈsɪst/
6	pesto	n	/ˈpestəʊ/
7	elaborate	adj	/ɪˈlæbərət/		very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized
8	ingredients	n	/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
9	contain	n	/kənˈteɪn/
10	Growing population	n	/ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
11	lead to	n	/liːd/

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12	yoghurt	n	/ˈjəʊɡərt/
13	overfish	v			deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing
14	rely on	v	rely on/upon somebody/something		~ depend on / trust
15	tend to	v	/tend/
16	provide	v	/prəˈvaɪd/
17	evidence	n	/ˈevɪdəns/
18	vegetable bed	n			an area in which plants (as tomatoes or pansies) are grown usually from seed until ready for transplanting to other locations.
19	School Lunch Initiative	n
20	recipe	n	/ˈresəpi/
21	dictate	n	/ˈdɪkteɪt/	dictate something (to somebody)	to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way

Collocations
1. a FOOD source/supply/shortage
2. organic/convenience FOOD
3. a(n) elaborate/simple MEAL or DISH
4. a balanced/filling/light/heavy MEAL

Multiple Choice

At weekends, Santos likes to spend hours in the kitchen

carefully cooking __________ containing many ingredients.

• food shortages

• heavy/filling meal

• food source

• elaborate dishes

Multiple Choice

Growing populations may lead to ________in some countries.

• food shortages

• heavy/filling meal

• food source

• elaborate dishes

Multiple Choice

I wouldn’t call yoghurt and a banana a __________

– it’s more like a snack.

• food shortages

• heavy/filling meal

• food source

• elaborate dishes

Multiple Choice

If we continue to overfish, we won’t be able to rely on

the oceans as a _______________in the future.

• food shortages

• heavy/filling meal

• food source

• elaborate dishes

Multiple Choice

Many people lead such busy lives that they tend to buy ___________

from supermarkets to save time.

• convenience food

• balanced meals

• food supply

• organic food

Multiple Choice

My mum always tries to provide _______with

fresh vegetables, pasta or potatoes and some meat or fish.

• convenience food

• balanced meals

• food supply

• organic food

Multiple Choice

The hotel’s _________ is delivered directly from

local markets every morning.

• convenience food

• balanced meals

• food supply

• organic food

Multiple Choice

There’s little evidence that _______ is healthier

than other types of food.

• convenience food

• balanced meals

• food supply

• organic food

Draw

Choose from the sentences A–G the one which fits

each gap (1–6). When you place a sentence, check what

the words and phrases which you underlined refer to.