Chapter 4 Flashcards
rush (v)
hurry
e.g. Italian don’t want to rush through meals.
join (v)
take part in/ participate in
e.g. The group Slow Food is growing. More people join it every day.
boring (adj)
less interesting
e.g. If food becomes the same everywhere, it will be less interesting. It will be boring.
variety (n)
many different types
e.g. The group Slow Food wants variety in food.
weigh (v)
grow big and get heavy
e.g. The pirarucu can grow very big and get very heavy. It can weigh over 500 pounds.
disappear (v)
go away completely
e.g. Some kinds of plants and animals will disappear completely.
local (adj)
near the places where native people live
e.g. Slow Food works with local groups of people near the places where rare plants and animals live.
produce (v)
grow/ make something
e.g. People used to grow their own food. Now big companies produce most of our food.
reach (v)
get to
e.g. Food may travel many miles to reach your dinner table.
culture (n)
the ideas, beliefs, art, and behavior of a specific society or group of people
e.g. Studying English in the U.S. will help students to immerse in American culture.
terrible (adj)
very, very bad
e.g. The food at the buffet tonight is terrible. I didn’t eat a lot.
attack (v)
a violent act to try to hurt someone or something.
e.g. Tommy attacked his classmates yesterday because his girlfriend was humiliated.
enemy (n)
someone you are fighting in a war; the opposite of friend
e.g. Samsung is Apple’s enemy in cellphone market. They have competed with each other for many years.
member (n)
people who belong to a group, club, or organization
e.g. Kevin is a member of his school’s basketball team.
danger (n)
the chance that someone or something will be hurt
e.g. Driving a car when being drunk can put people in danger. They can lose control of the steering wheel and cause accidents.
