ENGLISH FORM 2

DAY: WEDNESDAY DATE: 30/3/2022 WEEK: 2

THEME: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: FOOD WASTE
SKILL: READING

NAME: CLASS:

Read the text below.

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Answer the following questions.

VOCABULARY

1. The title of the reading is Waste. The noun has two meanings:
a. Loss, wrong use, or lack of full use
b. Used, damaged, or unwanted matter
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Which meaning goes with the title of the reading?

ANSWER: __b)___

2. Look up the meaning of these phrases in online dictionary. Write the answers.
a. To be frugal – sparing or economical as regards money or food.
b. To splash out – to spend money freely
c. To spend frivolously – To spend lavishly or extravagantly, ''especially'' money.
d. To be stale –(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.
e. To be discarded – get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable
f. To spill the beans – reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly
g. To be wasteful – given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure
h. To buy compulsively – chronic, repetitive purchasing that becomes a primary response to
negative events and feelings.
i. To waft (a smell) – (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently
through the air.
j. To be up to something – To be currently doing or involved in something.
k. To usher somebody into a room – to quickly help someone to get from one place to
another