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Melted chocolate – now that’s a mouth-watering sight.
This chocolatier in the English county of Lincolnshire has been working hard to create big eggs in the run-up to Easter. But not this one – that one!
Over 100kg of chocolate was used to create the two-metre-tall egg.
But Jan Hensen knows it is too much even for his chocoholic clients. He says he’ll sell it in pieces to raise money for charity.
Vocabulary
melted
something solid turned into liquid
mouth-watering
so delicious that it makes you salivate
in the run-up to
in the period leading to a particular event
chocoholic
someone addicted to chocolate
charity
a system of giving help, such as money, to people who don’t have enough for basic life
To do
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports. Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
melted / mouth-watering / in the run-up to / chocoholic / charity
1. Despite its reputation for being a sedate pastime for older people, students have described short-mat bowls as being “really good fun”.
“__________ exams it is a great way to de-stress,” said Mr Priday.
2. The opening night performance of an ice skating show in Birmingham has been cancelled because the ice __________, promoters have said.
3. Five years ago, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates launched the campaign The Giving Pledge.
It aims to convince billionaires to give at least half of their fortunes to __________. Mr Zuckerberg and over 100 others have so far signed up to the “moral commitment”.
4. A trolley selling sandwiches stood where once the onboard chef in pristine whites could be found creating __________ dishes like flambéed Bourbon shrimp or zesty brochette of Dijon lamb.
5. It might sound like a __________’s dream – enough cocoa to make five billion bars of the nation’s favourite treat.
Answers
1. Despite its reputation for being a sedate pastime for older people, students have described short-mat bowls as being “really good fun”.
“In the run-up to exams it is a great way to de-stress,” said Mr Priday.
2. The opening night performance of an ice skating show in Birmingham has been cancelled because the ice melted, promoters have said.
3. Five years ago, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates launched the campaign The Giving Pledge.
It aims to convince billionaires to give at least half of their fortunes to charity. Mr Zuckerberg and over 100 others have so far signed up to the “moral commitment”.
4. A trolley selling sandwiches stood where once the onboard chef in pristine whites could be found creating mouth-watering dishes like flambéed Bourbon shrimp or zesty brochette of Dijon lamb.
5. It might sound like a chocoholic‘s dream – enough cocoa to make five billion bars of the nation’s favourite treat.