Taste and smell

Exercise 45.3

Read the sentences and answer the questions about them.

1. 
   Evan has developed a taste for visiting old churches.
   How frequently do you think Evan visits old churches?
   Answer

   probably a lot, or at least as much as he can

2. 
   Skylar always leaves a whiff of perfume behind her.
   Does Skylar leave a strong smell or a light one?
   Answer

   a light smell

   Is it a pleasant or an unpleasant smell?
   Answer

   a pleasant smell

3. 
   As I entered the train carriage I couldn’t help noticing the body odour.
   Does the speaker notice the smell of sweat or the smell of cosmetics?
   Answer

   the smell of sweat

4. 
   Jim asked his girlfriend to have a taste of the sauce he was preparing.
   Does the girlfriend probably take a lot or a little of the sauce?
   Answer

   Just a little – probably to check that it is all right and doesn’t, for example, need more salt.

5. 
   Some fish were rotting in a bucket and were giving off an overpowering stink.
   Did the speaker like the smell?
   Answer

   No, not at all.

   If the speaker had said revolting stench instead of overpowering stink, would this have made the smell seem better or worse?
   Answer

   It would have seemed even worse.

6. 
   If you just read the introduction to the article, you can get the flavour of it.
   How could you say get the flavour in a different way?
   Answer

   get the general idea

7. 
   The argument has left an unpleasant taste in my mouth.
   Is the speaker upset by something he has eaten or something that has happened?
   Answer

   something that has happened

8. 
   Eleanor and I get on so well together because we share the same taste in lots of things.
   Do Eleanor and the speaker only like the same kinds of food or other things too?
   Answer

   They both like a variety of things (e.g. books, films, music, clothes, holidays), not just food.