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42 Spotlight 13/2019 LANGUAGE
- Food fears
Cory and Natasha use several words to describe badly
cooked food. Rearrange the letters below to form the
words correctly.
A. aegrsy
B. alsty
C. ryd
D. utgoh
E. war
F. doboly
- Costume complaints
Match the words and phrases from the dialogue (A–E) to
their definitions (1–5):
A. baggy 1. scratchy, rough on the skin
B. too tight 2. too small, not wide enough
C. cheap and nasty 3. not perfect, a bit broken
D. itchy 4. too loose
E. faulty 5. generally of poor quality
Answers
- Costume
complaints
A–4; B–2; C–5; D–1; E–3
- Food fearsA. greasyB. saltyC. dryD. toughE. rawF. bloody
baggy [(bÄgi]
, sackartig, schlabbrig
blazing [(bleIzIN]
, flammend, lodernd
collar [(kQlE]
, Kragen
greasy [(gri:si]
, fettig
itchy [(ItSi]
, kratzig
moan [mEUn]
, jammern, klagen
nasty [(nA:sti]
, scheußlich, unange-
nehm
quid [kwId] UK ifml.
, Pfund (Sterling)
spot of glue
[)spQt Ev (glu:] UK ifml.
, ein Tupfen Klebstoff
tunic [(tju:nIk]
, Tu n i k a , U m h a n g
It’s the day of the party. Cor y and Natasha are prepar-
ing the food.
Natasha: We have a lot of meat here. What about the
vegetarians?
Cory: I don’t think they had vegetarians in Westeros.
Natasha: Do you think the spare ribs are going to be too
greasy for people to eat with their hands?
Cory: No. We’ll put paper ser viettes out anyway.
Natasha: And is the barbecue sauce too salty?
Cory: Well, if it makes people thirsty, we have
plenty of beer.
Natasha: I hope the meat isn’t going to be dry
or tough, but we have to make sure it’s
cooked through. We don’t want to give
people pork that’s still raw or bloody inside.
Cory: I don’t think they worried so much about
food hygiene in Game of Thrones.
Natasha: No. Do you remember when
Daenerys ate that raw
horse’s heart with her
hands? She didn’t even
use a serviette!
Natasha has ordered costumes for the party online.
She and Cory are trying them on. Read their conver-
sation.
Natasha: Does your costume fit?
Cory: The tunic is a bit baggy.
Natasha: Oh, that’s OK — better too loose than too tight.
Cory: The fur collar on the cape is very cheap and
nasty. It’s itchy on my neck.
Natasha: What do you expect for 20 quid? Real wolf fur?
Cory: The belt is faulty, too. Look! It doesn’t fasten
properly.
Natasha: It just needs a spot of glue.
Cory: Basically, it’s cheap and nasty, but I guess it’ll
do.
Natasha: Oh, come on! Stop moaning! I think you look
amazing. Very Jon Snow. Just don’t stand in
front of any blazing fires, or your fake fur will
probably melt.
You can use these
words if you want
to complain in a
restaurant.
You can use these
words if you want to
complain about clothes
you’ve bought.