BBC Unit5

Question 1

gravy

Answer 1

a thick meat sauce served with meat and vegetables

Question 2

broccoli

Answer 2

a vegetable with a green stem and a green or purple head

Question 3

stuffing balls

Answer 3

balls of stuffing: food that is cut into small pieces and put inside meat or vegetables

Question 4

every single day

Answer 4

a stronger way of saying ‘every day’

Question 5

overweight

Answer 5

fat; heavier than you should be

Question 6

fatty

Answer 6

containing a lot of fat

Question 7

expires

Answer 7

officially finishes, usually after a particular date

Question 8

mustn’t grumble

Answer 8

can’t complain; not bad (said after someone asks how you are)

Question 9

family reunion

Answer 9

when family members and relatives get together to celebrate a special date or occasion

Question 10

A&E
Accident & Emergency

Answer 10

(A&E) is a department in hospitals for patients without appointments, who need urgent help

Question 11

to bang

Answer 11

to hit

Question 12

to feel dizzy

Answer 12

to feel like your head is spinning and that you might fall

Question 13

vegan

Answer 13

someone who doesn’t eat meat or animal products; also an adjective describing this kind of diet

Question 14

poultry

Answer 14

chicken and other birds which people eat

Question 15

imagine

Answer 15

think about something which isn’t real

Question 16

extensively

Answer 16

widely

Question 17

veganism

Answer 17

the state of being vegan

Question 18

minimising

Answer 18

making as small as possible

Question 19

ecological footprint

Answer 19

the amount you affect the environment

Question 20

animal rights

Answer 20

the idea that animals have rights

Question 21

to inform

Answer 21

to tell

Question 22

preaching

Answer 22

speaking about your beliefs forcefully in the hope others will agree with you

Question 23

actions speak louder than words

Answer 23

a phrase that means what you do is more important than what you say, and has more influence over people

Question 24

Sick and tired

Answer 24

is a phrase which means annoyed and bored. Phrases like this with two nouns joined by and are very common and useful in English. They’re called binomials.

Question 25

aches and pains

Answer 25

general body pains that aren’t serious

Question 26

cheap and cheerful

Answer 26

simple, basic and often inexpensive

Question 27

short and sweet

Answer 27

quick and simple

Question 28

black and blue

Answer 28

sore and bruised

Question 29

quick and dirty

Answer 29

short, simple and basic