Finish the sentences
1. When he goes on vacation he takes along everything but the k_______ s____.
2. I'm disappointed that I didn't get the job but that's the way the c_______ c_______s.
3. I'm not going to put my h____ on the c_____g block (= risk my job or position)!
4. The republic is a huge m______ pot of different nationalities.
5. I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday – I've got a m______ like a s_____!
6. I'm applying for several jobs because I don't really want to put all my e_____ in one b______.
7. My brother wants to help, but I need to solve this problem myself; sometimes too many c_____ spoil the s____.
8. He's put his singing career on the b____ b______ to pursue his dream of being a full-time dad.
Words we use to describe the taste, aroma, sensation, texture, appearance - and even sounds - of food and drink:
Choose which foods and drink you could use these adjectives with...
tangy orange juice / milkshake
delicate tea / coffee
moist soup / cake
crumbly pasta / biscuit
doughy bread / banana / rice / pizza
frothy salad / milkshake / beer / curry
gooey dessert / lunch / syrup / wasabi
piping hot soup / soft drink / dumplings / ice cream
juicy lemon / crackers / apple / tomato juice
crunchy doughnut / peanut butter / pancakes
refreshing beer / onions / cheese / coconut water
crispy apple juice / apple / potatoes
greasy burger / ice cream / fries
spicy ramen / sausage / yogurt
brown bread / rice / salad
dark wine / beer
Watch:
Adam Ruins Wine
Adam Ruins Wine
True or false?
1. Wine experts can't even tell the difference between some red and white wines if they can't see them.
2. The study of wine experts was carried out in an academically rigorous way.
3. Wine is purely psychology - there's nothing actually physically pleasant about the way any wine tastes.
Which stress pattern is more likely?
WINE list / wine LIST
HOW am i supPOSED to CHOOSE? / how AM i SUPposed TO choose
DEfer / deFER
FIT to drink / FIT to DRINK
a BOTtle of KETCHup / a BOTle of ketchUP
SUPerNATural POWers / superNATural powers
PREGnant / pregNANT
i BEG to DIFfer / I beg to difFER
Listen and check
Continue listening and just NOTICE how these phrases are stressed:
INcredibly REfined / inCREDibly reFINED
UNsuSPECTing / unSUSpecting
CHEAP TAble wine / cheap table WINE
i SHALL be REturning / i shall be reTURNing
pretty much WHAT you'd exPECT / PRETy MUCH what YOU'D expect
ALL wine is TERrible / all WINE is TERrible
TOTally subJECTive / totALly SUBjective
peaNUTbutter and SARDines / PEAnutbutter and sarDINES
it DOESn't MATter / IT doesn't MATter
OBjective TRUTH / obJECTive TRUTH
acCESSible / ACcesible
TASTy FERmented GRAPES / TASTy ferMENTed GRAPES
Some people find this activity very helpful in attuning their ear and for reinforcing their active vocabulary. Listen over again and try to hear these stress patterns:
WINE list
HOW am i supPOSED to CHOOSE?
ARE you SURE?
deFER
SO-called
FIT to DRINK
CHEAP SWILL
a BOTtle of KETCHup
SUPerNATural POWers of WINE disCERNment
NINEteen THIRTy-FOUR
PREGnantCAN"T tell the DIFference EITHer
i BEG to DIFfer
inCREDibly reFINED
OTHerwise
UNsuSPECTing
JUICy and roBUST
vaNILla and OAK
the SAME WINE
NONE of the parTIcipants could TELL
exPENSive GRAND CRU
CHEAP TAble wine
i shall be reTURNing
pretty much WHAT you'd exPECT
Even NOticed
YOU'VE conVINCED me
ALL wine is TERrible
TOTally subJECTive
PEAnutbutter and sarDINES
it DOESn't MATter
obJECTive TRUTH
HIGH CLASS ITem
acCESSible
TASTy ferMENTed GRAPES
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