The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists – step 1a – vocabulary quiz
1. [Match]
See if you can match the words with their definitions before or after doing the listening exercise!
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. – phrasal verb – to make the edges of sth smooth; to complete sth in a suitable or satisfying way (correct)
- 2. a passing phase, a whim, an idiosyncrasy, a craze, an arbitrary like or dislike (correct)
- 3. having many arbitrary likes and dislikes about (usually about food) (correct)
- 4. to treat eg a truth or statement in such a way that it ‘means’ more or something other than it actually does (correct)
- 5. control or influence cleverly, or unscrupulously (correct)
- 6. promote a particular way of dealing with or thinking about something or someone (correct)
- 7. consume inexcessive amounts of alcohol (correct)
- 8. choose the option of (correct)
- 9. – informal – cause people to become bored, disenchanted, or repelled by sth (correct)
- 10. adjectives to indicate clearly defined opposing opinions, findings or principles in a situation, field, or debate (correct)
- 11. a situation which is not clear or where the rules are not known (correct)
- 12. This sounds a good idea, but there are problems associated with it (correct)
2. [Match]
….and just a few more….
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. phrase suggesting an (excessive or perhaps unreasonable) expectation of being able to choose only the best from among a number of alternatives, or only what suits the individual (correct)
- 2. – verb – to select the very best from the people or things available (correct)
- 3. a technique currently popular in medical research, whereby all data from all available studies of something are combined, at times regardless of the quality of the data (correct)
- 4. – informal – stomach or abdomen (correct)
- 5. the unexplained death of a baby in its sleep (correct)