Welcome to another blog post inspired by BBC’s 6 Minute English program. In this post, we’ll discuss the topic covered in the programme – saving money on food, and we’ll learn some new English vocabulary along the way.
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Today’s movie
6 Minute English: Saving Money on Food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l66TJNGKQFQ
Listening Quiz
Let’s start with a quiz based on the program. See if you can answer these questions:
Q1: What is the most expensive restaurant in the world thought to be?
Q2: What is the purpose of the ‘Bags of Taste’ project?
Q3: What does the adverb ‘ultimately’ mean?
Q4: What does it mean if something is a ‘pain’ to do?
Q5: What does it mean to be ‘heavy-handed’ with an ingredient?
Vocabulary
Now let’s look at some of the key vocabulary from the programme:
Ultimately
Finally, after a series of events or actions
Alicia says that ultimately, she’s been able to come up with a solution to help people save money on healthy food.
Alicia says that ultimately, she’s been able to come up with a solution to help people save money on healthy food.
Tackle
To try to deal with a problem
Alicia wants to tackle the things that stop people eating healthy food on a budget.
Alicia wants to tackle the things that stop people eating healthy food on a budget.
Classic
Well known and of good quality
The recipe for chana masala is described as ‘a classic’.
The recipe for chana masala is described as ‘a classic’.
Pain
Something that is difficult or annoying to do
Cutting onions is described as ‘a pain to chop’.
Cutting onions is described as ‘a pain to chop’.
Heavy-handed
Using too much of something
One of the participants was a bit heavy-handed with the chilli when she made the chana masala.
One of the participants was a bit heavy-handed with the chilli when she made the chana masala.
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