L&S Unit 2

Question 1

balanced (adj)

Answer 1

arranged to include things or people of different kinds in the right amounts

Question 2

calorie (n)

Answer 2

a unit for measuring the amount of energy that food will produce

Question 3

cold drink

Answer 3

a drink that is served cold

Question 4

complex (adj)

Answer 4

consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand

Question 5

concentrate (v)

Answer 5

to think very carefully about something that you are doing

Question 6

consume (v)

Answer 6

to eat or drink something

Question 7

diet (n)

Answer 7

the kind of food that a person or animal eats each day

Question 8

disgusting (adj)

Answer 8

extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick

Question 9

distinguish (v)

Answer 9

to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people

Question 10

estimate (v)

Answer 10

to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly

Question 11

fast food

Answer 11

food, such as hamburgers, which is prepared quickly and that you can take away with you

Question 12

flavor (n)

Answer 12

the particular taste of a food or drink

Question 13

fresh fruit

Answer 13

fruit that has recently been picked or is not frozen or preserved

Question 14

light meal

Answer 14

food that is light either does not have a strong taste or does not make you feel full very quickly

Question 15

mix (v)

Answer 15

if you mix two or more substances or if they mix, they combine to become a single substance, and they cannot be easily separated:

Question 16

mood (n)

Answer 16

the way you feel at a particular time

Question 17

occasionally (adv)

Answer 17

sometimes, but not regularly and not often

Question 18

perhaps (adv)

Answer 18

used to say that something may be true, but you are not sure (= maybe)

Question 19

really (adv)

Answer 19

very

Question 20

shouldn’t

Answer 20

the short of ‘should not’

Question 21

spicy (adj)

Answer 21

food that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and gives you a pleasant burning feeling in your mouth

Question 22

swallow (v)

Answer 22

to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach

Question 23

texture (n)

Answer 23

the way that a particular type of food feels in your mouth

Question 24

trend (n)

Answer 24

a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing

Question 25

wise (adj)

Answer 25

wise decisions and actions are sensible and based on good judgment