IELTS PRACTICE TASK
1 texture what has been lost in terms of taste
and texture
2 shelf life growers are not paid for flavour,
they're paid for yield and extended shelf life
3 consumer put together an integrated system
that starts with the consumer and what they
want.
4 heritage what are sometimes called heritage
tomatoes, which date back to the period before
mass commercialisation
5 smell Most important are ‘volatiles’, many
of which also contribute strongly to the
enticing smell of freshly-picked tomatoes.
6 geranial whilst others such as geranial,
which had been regarded as marginal
contributors, were actually key.
7 hybrid ‘People love the taste of this hybrid
and it is easier to grow,’ Klee says.
8 genetically modified/GM he does not see a
role for GM technology in breeding better
tomatoes
VOCABULARY 6 (pages 140–141)
2
1 c According to Ahima, there’s no single number
to represent healthy weight.
2 d Since the early twentieth century, studies
have linked obesity and health.
3 e Further studies show that a low BMI can be
dangerous.
4 b This raises the question of why BMI is widely
used.
5 f Other methods have their drawbacks as well.
6 a All this explains why BMI continues to be the
standard.
4
1 had an idea, notice 2 look like
3 proposed 4 holes 5 named/called
6 different
The words in sentences 1–6 are more academic
and likely to be written than the words in the box.
7
1 not 2 not 3 too much 4 again
5 you can 6 full of
8
1 workings 2 performance
3 development 4 disturbance
5 surroundings 6 avoidance
7 establishment 8 assessment
9 findings
9
1 d 2 h 3 a 4 g 5 e 6 b 7 c 8 f
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