What Is Organic Food?

Question 1

having been changed slightly, usually to improve something or make it more acceptable
E.g.: Organic means that there aren’t any genetically m_______ ingredients.
The proposals were unpopular and were only accepted in a m_______ form.

Answer 1

modified (adj)
/ˈmɒdɪfaɪd/
modified form/version

Question 2

any wild plant that grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely
E.g.: Organic means that no chemicals were used to kill bugs and w____s.

Answer 2

weed (n)
/wiːd/

Question 3

S_______ products are made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product
E.g.: The prices of s_______ and natural rubber have gone up dramatically in the last few years.

Answer 3

synthetic (adj)
/sɪnˈθet.ɪk
= man-made= artificial

Question 4

Organic means nothing was fertilized with s_______ s_______.

Answer 4

sewage sludge (n.phrs)
/ˈsuː.ɪdʒ slʌdʒ/

Question 5

to make something completely clean and free from bacteria
to perform a medical operation on someone to make them unable to have children
E.g.: Organic means that nothing was exposed to radiation, which some manufacturers used to s_______ food.
After having five children, she decided to be s_______.

Answer 5

sterilise (v)
/ˈster.ɪ.laɪz/

Question 6

doing something correctly or well
E.g: If you can pronounce all the ingredients on packages you’re holding, then you’re o_ t__ r____ t___

Answer 6

on the right track (idiom)

Question 7

-conscious
suffix
E.g.:
fashion-conscious teenagers
the health-conscious consumer
self-conscious

Answer 7

used after nouns and adverbs to mean “knowing about and worried about a particular thing”, or “thinking that something is important”

Question 8

to finish something in an enjoyable or successful way
E.g.: She topped her performance off with a dazzling encore.

Answer 8

top something off (phrasal verb)