Food and eating_High level

Shall we grab a bite to eat? ~ Yeah, I'm starving - I could eat a horse!

Q: what does "grab a bite (to eat)" mean?

• eat a large meal

• skip a meal

• order takeout

• go eat something (usually a small meal)

Shall we grab a bite to eat? ~ Yeah, I'm starving - I could eat a horse!

Q: what does "eat a horse" mean?

• the speaker is feeling sick

• the speaker is trying to impress someone

• the speaker is going to a restaurant

• the speaker is very hungry

Would you like some more lasagne? ~ No, thanks. It was delicious but I'm full up.

Q: what does "be full (up)" mean?

• be unable to eat due to illness

• have a strong desire for dessert

• have eaten enough food and not want more

• feel tired after a long day

10 just picks at her food. ~ Yeah, she eats like a bird. She's on some strange diet.

Q: what does "pick at something" mean?

• eat small amounts of food without enthusiasm

• avoid eating altogether

• eat only dessert items

• eat a large meal enthusiastically

10 just picks at her food. ~ Yeah, she eats like a bird. She's on some strange diet.

Q: what does "eat like a bird" mean?

• eat very little or have a small appetite

• eat quickly and without savoring

• eat only fruits and vegetables

• eat only meat and fish

Gosh, that fish soup smells fabulous. ~ Yeah, it's making my mouth water.

Q: what does "make your mouth water" mean?

• food looks or smells so good you want to eat it

  immediately

• you have a strong dislike for fish

• you are indifferent about food

• you feel nauseous from a bad smell

Aren't there any leftovers? ~ No, the boys polished them off.

Q: what does "leftovers" mean?

• a type of dessert

• food that is freshly cooked

• the ingredients used to prepare a meal

• food remaining after a meal

Aren't there any leftovers? ~ No, the boys polished them off.

Q: what does "polish something off" mean?

• waste food

• savor something slowly

• share food with others

• finish something, especially food, very quickly

How was dinner? ~ I left it in the oven and it was burnt to a crisp, unfortunately.

Q: what does "burn something to a crisp (cinder)" mean?

• prepare food with spices

• cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it burns

• serve food cold

• cook food with your family