A race of cooks

Question 1

prowl

/praʊl/

Answer 1

to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting:

• There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighborhood
• At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for insects
• Unable to sleep, he prowled the hotel corridors
• The lions of the savannah prowl aroung the lake to find the chance of take a prey

verb [ I or T ]

merodear

Question 2

torch

/tɔːrtʃ/

Answer 2

to burn a building or other large thing, intentionally and usually illegally:

• The smashed a side door to get in and then torched the warehouse when they had taken what they wanted
• the owner of the factory seemed to have torched his own building to get the payout from the insurance

verb [ T ]

prender fuego

Question 3

wheat

/wiːt/

Answer 3

a plant whose yellowish-brown grain is used for making flour, or the grain it itself:

• Wheat fields
• Wheat is a staple crop for millions of people across the world
• The wheat is one of the main foods in the United States

noun [ U ]

trigo

Question 4

lift

/lɪft/

Answer 4

to move something from a lower to a higher position:

• Could you help me lift this table, please?
• He lifted his eyes from the paper and glared
• I bought a stair step to lift my clothes in the highest part of my closet

verb

elevar, levantar

Question 5

raw

Answer 5

(of food) not cooked:

• raw fish
• I would prefer not to leave this job to John while he’s still a raw recruit/beginner
• The news reflect the raw reality of our country