Unit 8: Goodbye to the Sit-Down Meal
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rheindelmellinger on January 23, 2012
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Level 8 ESL Speaking
Kent State University
Northstar Listening and Speaking 4
Instructor: Rosemarie Heindel-Mellinger
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Level 8 Speaking M1 Spring 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 intimate | -(adjective) having a close and friendly relationship -In the past, preparing and eating food were _______ family activities. |
| workforce | -(noun)the force of workers available -First, around the world, a large share of the existing creative ________ is ageing and set to retire. |
| exploding | -(adjective) increasing suddenly and with uncontrolled rapidity -Israel Military Industries is studying a rocket that would ignite just before the bomb hit, digging it deeper than ever before ________. |
| bread and butter | (noun ) -a basic means of support; source of livelihood; sustenance . - The automobile industry is the ———————— of many Detroiters. |
| tough | -(adjective) difficult to do or deal with. -It's a _______ problem to me, i'll try my best to do it. |
| witness | -(verb)to see (something) happen. -I _______ed an accident just now. |
| there's trouble brewing | (verb) problems are developing example:_____in my office. |
| take it with a grain of salt | (verb) be skeptical about what you hear example:You should__________. |
| food for thought | (verb)somthing to think about. -For example:This show really gave me some_____ |
| hard to swallow | can't accept or difficult to eat food －The last fact was a little ____________ |
| shift | -to move or to cause (something or someone) to move to a different place, position, etc. to change or to cause (something) to change to a different opinion, belief, etc. [no obj] to go or to cause (something) to go from one person or thing to another [+ obj] -I wanted to ______ the discussion back to the main point. |
| salt of the earth | -the most worthy of people; a very good or worthy person. They are no longer considered as the ______ |
| leave a bad taste in one's mouth | -for something to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone -for somthing to give a negative feeling to someone It was a very nice hotel, but something about it __________________ |
| be (something) city | -It means there is a lot of something. -I could say that level 3 class ____ a "Saudi_______!" because it has so many Saudis in the class. - a main characteristic of a city Paris ____ a food _____ because it has so much good food in it. |
| Bring home the bacon | (verb) to make the money, to support your family. - Women nowadays not only take care of the house but also bring home the bacon. |
| shovel(food)in | -(verb)eat a large amount of food quickly -Doing the proteins shake and then you ______ ice cream___ there. |
| sit-down | - a kind of homemade meal that you have with your family around a table -refuse to leave until they are given what they demand -After the charge against the__________protest at students, there were complaints that officers had been heavy handed. - People around the world are replacing _______ meals with fast food. |
| ask over | (verb) invite to one's home. - I ______ her_______ so we could talk about what was on her mind. - Have you_____ somebody ______ to your house? |
| put something on the back burner | (adj) put something off until later; or deal with later - I have to____ my plan for buying new furniture __ ____ _____ _________, because of my lack of money. |
| put bread on the table | (adj) earn money - Parents should be able to ____ ______ __ ____ ______ for the family they organized. |
| dough | (noun) money (noun)a mixture of flour, water, and other ingredients that is baked to make bread, cookies, etc - I use a ____ to make bread. - I need some _____ in order to buy a new car. |
| delicacy | (noun)- A food that people like to eat because it is special or rare. - The quality of being delicate: such as a : the quality of being easily broken or damaged - The quality of requiring special care or skill |
| get cooking | -start working. -We're got a lot of work to do outside today. Let's get cooking before it gets dark. |
| be a hit | - (adj) popular. - IKEA will ------- in the U.S. |
| overrun | to enter and be present in (a place) in large numbers ▪ The city was being __________ by enemy troops. ▪ Rats ________ the ship. |
| phenomenon | something (such as an interesting fact or event) that can be observed and studied and that typically is unusual or difficult to understand or explain fully - The _______ of love is beautiful and difficult to understand. |
| core | (noun) it means center . the heart is in ------------ of the body. |
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