ni2 5-6/3/14

Homework: Grammar, p. 59 (A + B + C + D) and grammar reference (tend to), p. 147

Accurate     /ækjərət/   adjective

Correct or exact

Accurate information/measurements  

She was able to give police a fairly accurate description of the man.

The opposite is   inaccurate

accurately   adverb

veggie /ˈvedʒi/ noun [ C ] UK informal

a vegetarian

veggie adjective

you're /jɔː r /

short for you are

You're my best friend.

Famine /ˈfæmɪn/ noun [ C , U ]

When people living in a particular area do not have enough food for a long time causing suffering and death.

Obese /əʊˈbiːs/ adjective

[ HEALTH ] extremely fat

Obese people are more likely to suffer heart attacks.

Obesity noun [ U ]

When someone is obese

Obesity is rising steadily in Europe and North America.

Anorexia /ˌæn ə rˈeksiə/ (also anorexia nervosa /ænərˌeksiə nɜːˈvəʊsə/) noun [ U ]

[HEALTH] a mental illness in which someone refuses to eat and becomes very thin.

Bulimia /bʊˈlɪmiə/ noun [ U ]

[HEALTH] a mental illness in which someone eats too much and then forces themselves to vomit

bulimic noun [ C ] adjective

Pulses /pʌlsɪz/ noun [ plural ]

[ FOOD ] UK seeds such as beans or peas which are cooked and eaten as food

leg‧ume [countable] technical

A plant such as a bean plant that has seeds in a pod (=a long thin case)

—leguminous adjective

Soda /ˈsəʊdə/ noun

1 WATER [ FOOD ] [ U ] ( also ˈ soda ˌ water ) water with bubbles in it that you mix with other drinks

2 SWEET DRINK [ FOOD ] [ C , U ] US ( also ˈ soda ˌ pop ) a sweet drink with bubbles

a can of soda

Sparkling water

Tap water (=water that comes out of a tap)

Drinking water

Spring/mineral/bottled water (=water to drink that you buy in bottles)

Feature 2 /ˈfiːtʃə r / verb [ T ]

To include someone or something as an important part

A new movie featuring Bruce Willis

The CD will feature music from all over the world.

Feature in sth phrasal verb

To be an important part of something 

put sb off (sth) phrasal verb to make someone not like someone or something, or not want to do something

Jan was talking about her operation and it put me off my food.

Offputting

Get hold of sth/sb to obtain something, or to manage to speak to someone

I got hold of a copy at the local library.

I rang three times, but couldn't get hold of her.

chopsticks /ˈtʃɒpstɪks/ noun [ plural ]

[ FOOD ] thin sticks used for eating food in East Asia

mould UK (moldn, at mould n US mold) /məʊld/ nounmould n SUBSTANCE mould1 UK (moldn, at mould n US mold) /məʊld/ noun1 SUBSTANCE [BIOLOGY] [U] a green or black substance that grows in wet places or on old food.

ready-made /ˌrediˈmeɪd/ adjective

made and ready to use

ready-made meals

Tend /tend/ verbI

Tend to

Act on impulse.

Things tend to get lost when you move house.

I tend to keep medicines under lock and key because of the kids.

People tend to make assumptions about you when you have a disability.

Older people tend to be very conservative.

tend to do sth to often do a particular thing or be likely to do a particular thing

I tend to wear dark colours.

July and August tend to be our busiest months.

No wonder

Used to say that you are not surprised about something.

No wonder she failed the test if she didn't do any work. (=I’m not surprised that she failed her exams because she didn’t do any work.)

No wonder you've got a headache, the amount you drank last night.

With food like that, (it’s) no wonder there are so many foreign restaurants here.

Be on / take / use drugs • drug abuse / addiction • a drug addict / dealer / user

skinny /ˈskɪni/ adjective

Someone who is skinny is too thin.

I weigh 86 kg and I’m 1 m 82 tall.