Complete the sentences using the appropriate words from the vocabulary list above

Complete the sentences choosing the appropriate idiom.

Transcribe the following words.

Collocations with Food and Cars

Parts of a car

air conditioning

bonnet

boot

bumper

engine

gear stick

handbrake

headlights

leather seat

number plate

satellite navigation system seat belt sound system

steering wheel

wheel sunroof (n)

windscreen

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to live a low-calorie diet

to eat three quarters plant food and one quarter animal food

to eat seven servings of fruit and vegetables every day

to stop eating when you are 80% full

to lead a healthy lifestyle

to go for a brisk walk

to have an extended family

to be environmentally friendly

to fall off

to break down

to be in a hurry

to keep fit

to have a network of friends

to watch the spectacular sunsets

be like chalk and cheese

to be a piece of cake

not be smb’s cup of tea

be packed in like sardines

be full of beans

to give sb. a lift

to run out of smth.)

rush hour

to overtake

Exercises:

Tangerine, glamorous, steering wheel, satellite navigation system, mayonnaise

gear stick, currant, environmentally friendly, sour cream, lettuce, courgette, aubergine,

salmon, veal

2. Which is the odd one out in each group, and why?

1 pork – veal – salmon – beef Salmon is a fish, the others are meat.

2 lettuce – leek – tomato – cucumber

3 peach – onion – mushroom – courgette

4 chicken – lamb – beef – crab

5 grape – cherry – aubergine – melon

3. What do we call:

1 the meat from a cow?

2 the meat from a calf?

3 the meat from a pig?

4 the main vegetable in a green salad?

5 the dressing we often put on salad? Oil and …

1: The driving test was easy. It was __________!

a crunchy biscuit

a piece of cake

a slice of gateux

a piece of toast

2 He didn't seem nervous about meeting the Queen, in fact he was __________.

as warm as a cauliflower

as cold as a carrot

as cool as a cucumber

as hot as a tomato

3 I think you'll really like the film, it's just your __________

mug of coffee

glass of milk

cup of tea

mug of hot chocolate

4 Paul is always energetic. They say he is________

full of beans

full of mushrooms

full of grapes

full of cherries

1 A ..... ….. system shows you the way in which you should travel.

2 The ..... is the wheel that you hold and turn to control the direction of the car.

3 You should only ..... other drivers when the road ahead is clear.

4 The car is really ….., with plenty of room to stretch your legs.

5 A ….. is part of the roof of a car that you can open.

6 A ….. is the thick rubber cover around the wheel of a car.

7 The ….. is the large glass window at the front of a vehicle.

8 A ….. ….. is the long, thin thing that moves across a windscreen and removes rain.

9 If you are stuck in a ….. ….., you can’t drive because there is too much traffic.

10 The ….. ….. is the sign on the front and back of a vehicle with letters and numbers on it.

11 You pull a ….. with your hand to keep a car still after it has stopped.

12 A car that is….. ….. is designed not to harm the environment.

13 I’d love to wear ….. evening clothes and go to a restaurant in a Chevrolet!

14 If your car ….. ….., it stops working and you can’t use it.

15 A ….. is a piece of metal or rubber at the front and back of a car that protects it

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