Question

vocabulary review cont.
b. odd one out
which word or expression does not belong?

1. a) waste

b) disregard
c) throw out
d) discard

1. a) size

b) portion
c) amount
d) compost

1. a) inadequate

b) insufficient
c) poor
d) developed

1. a) too soon

b) early
c) morning
d) premature

1. a) foot the bill

b) pay
c) cover
d) discard

1. a) use by

b) expire
c) best before
d) pass
discussion

1. do you think food waste will still be

a major problem 20 years from now?

1. what can the average person in a

wealthy country do to reduce food waste?

1. what can be done with food that

is not fit for human consumption?
critical thinking
in pairs or small groups
rich countries have twice as much food than necessary on their grocery
store shelves, in their shops and restaurants, and in their cupboards,
fridges, and spare freezers. this doesn’t include the corn and wheat used
to feed livestock so that people can enjoy a wide variety of meat and dairy
products. do you agree with the pope that food waste in rich nations is a
form of stealing from the poor?

Explanation:

The problem is about vocabulary (Odd One Out) and discussions/critical thinking related to food waste. The subfield under Arts (Linguistics) is appropriate as it deals with vocabulary analysis. For the Odd One Out questions (e.g., question 1: "waste", "disregard", "throw out", "discard" – "disregard" is about ignoring, others about disposal; question 2: "size", "portion", "amount" are about quantity, "compost" is a process; question 3: "inadequate", "insufficient", "poor" mean lacking, "developed" is opposite; question 4: "too soon", "early", "premature" mean before time, "morning" is a time; question 5: "foot the bill", "pay", "cover" mean pay, "discard" is dispose; question 6: "use by", "best before" are labels, "expire", "pass" are actions related to expiration). The discussions and critical thinking are about food waste issues, but the core vocabulary task is linguistic.

Answer:

For the "Odd One Out" vocabulary questions:

1. b) disregard
2. d) compost
3. d) developed
4. c) morning
5. d) discard
6. d) pass (or b) expire, depending on analysis: "use by" and "best before" are labels, "expire" and "pass" relate to expiration, but "pass" is more general; alternatively, "use by" and "best before" are nouns (phrases), "expire" and "pass" are verbs – so "expire" or "pass" could be odd, but likely d) pass as "use by" and "best before" are food labels, "expire" is related, "pass" is less so. However, standard answers for such exercises:
7. b) disregard (others about getting rid of, this is about ignoring)
8. d) compost (others about quantity)
9. d) developed (others about being insufficient)
10. c) morning (others about being early)
11. d) discard (others about paying)
12. d) pass (others about food expiration labels or related actions, "pass" is more general)