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C1 Unit 4
Same or Different
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where Ed and Jane live now is a f......... c......... .......... the tiny houses they lived in when they’d just got married. | far cry from (very different from something) |
| There’s a w........... ..... d........... between knowing how to do something and actually being able to do it. | world of difference |
| The newspaper is continuing to protect the a............... of the source of the story. | anonymity |
| When Sara was at college she held very a...........-.............views but she never acted on them. | anti-establishment |
| I got the wrong jeans – b............ instead of skinny! | bootcut (bootcut jeans and trousers become slightly wider at the end of each leg) |
| London businessmen used to wear b.......... ......... but now they’re a fashion statement. | bowler hats (a hard round black hat that businessmen sometimes wear) |
| This essay of Gary’s is a c............ c............ of the one he submitted six months ago! | carbon copy (someone or something that is very similar to another person or thing) |
| After a long illness it took Tina a long time to c....... ...... w...... what she’d missed at school. | catch up with |
| Andy caused an u......... when he suggested extra lessons on a Saturday. | uproar (a lot of noise or angry protest about something) |
| Anything that ch................ ..... n.......... can be hard for people to accept. | challenges the norm |
| There were plans to revamp the science block at school but it all c.......... ........ n.............. and we’re still using outdated equipment. | came to nothing |
| The proposed redevelopment of the High Street c......... ....... a......... a lot of opposition. | came up against |
| Some software isn’t c............ with this computer. | compatible |
| The group c............. both professional and amateur enthusiasts. | comprises |
| His injuries are c........... w.... having fallen over. | consistent with (if sth. is consistent with another one, it matches it) |
| I have a strong c.............. that this is not the last we shall hear about this story. | conviction (a very strong belief or opinion) |
| He stayed at the concert in spite of the heavy rain. He’s a real d........... | diehard (someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas) (fanático o intransigente) |
| The waiter at the five-star restaurant gave my jeans a look of complete ............ | disdain (a complete lack of respect because you think they are not important or good enough) (desdén) |
| My mother has an e.............. shirt that my grandmother made for her twenty years ago! | embroidered (bordado) |
| The qualifications she has are the e............... to a second-class degree in the UK. | equivalent |
| The fashion house prides itself on its e............. and that’s why their clothes are so expensive. | exclusivity |
| You have to f........ u... ..... the fact that getting your dream job is not going to be easy! | face up to (enfrentar) |
| F............ jeans are all the rage now – but for how long? | Faded (losing colour or brightness) |
| Katy joined the team two months ago and she’s f......... ..... really well. | fitted in (fit in=encajar) |
| Did your grandfather ever wear f......... jeans in the sixties? | flared (wide at the bottom) (botas anchas) |
| Dawson has been on the political f.......... for a long time but his supporters are definitely growing now. | fringe (not completely belonging to or accepted by a group of people who share the same job, activities, etc.) |
| The thief had g....... a..... ......... countless burglaries before he got caught inside a house on Fenchurch Road last week. | got away with (get away with=salirse con la suya) |
| We g...... c......... ..... ...... the storm as we travelled back from Scotland last night. | got caught up in (become involved in something that one had not planned on becoming involved in) |
| |I can’t g...... ... h......... ......... how much it’s going to cost to stay in New York for a week. | get my head round (figure out/entender) |
| I’m supposed to be going to London with Fran on Saturday but I want to g........ ......... .... ..... if possible. | get out of it (to avoid doing something you have promised to do or are supposed to do) |
| Did you g........ ........... to phoning Jan about the project yesterday? I know you’ve been busy. | get round (to do something that you have been intending to do for some time) |
| Jason was worried about the speech he had to make at his sister’s wedding but he g...... it s......... ........ | got ..... spot on (to do something absolutely correct) |
| Rita g...... really w......... ..... about the exams last week and she didn’t get much sleep at all. | got ....wound up (to be anxious, worried, or excited) |
| You’re saying that this action is important but I’d g...... f....... than that and say that it’s essential. | go further (ir más lejos/una opinión más fuerte) |
| Harry is g......... ..... for a dance competition next month and I think he’ll do well. | going in (to do an examination or take part in a competition) |
| Please stop g....... ... ....... your holiday, you’re making me very jealous. | going on about (to keep talking about something, in a boring or annoying way) |
| My dad has been g........ ...... ...... me to take driving lessons for ages and I’ve finally decided to start. | going on at (to keep complaining to someone or asking someone to do something, especially when this annoys them) |
| Some towns are organised on a g......... system which I think makes them quite boring places to travel round. | grid (cuadriculado) |
| The other finalist was ill and he h......... victory to Andy on a p.......... | handed ..........plate (to hand sth on a plate=entregar algo en "bandeja de plata") |
| The singer h.... ...... interesting t..... .......life which we can see quite clearly in his recent autobiography. | has an..... take on (to have a take on sth. =to have an interesting approach) |
| This painting is i............. to one I saw in France last year. | identical |
| The copy is perfect – completely in.................. from the original. | indistinguishable |
| Jenna is expressing her i............... in her redesign of the flat. | individuality |
| The i............ of the situation is that the policy was to improve people’s lives, not destroy them. | irony |
| The film was excellent and certainly l......... ........ ........ all my expectations. | lived up to (fulfill) |
| I’m not really a fan of the music you find in the m................ | mainstream |
| Many hippies were non-c............. not only in the way they dressed but in their beliefs as well. | conformist |
| People think that the n.......... is to get a job, get married and buy a house, but that’s not necessarily true. | norm |
| Jon and I get on very well because we’re on the s.......... w............ in terms of our tastes in music and art. | same wavelength (on the same/a different wavelength =igual o diferente opinión) |
| Children are often heavily influenced by the opinions of their p........ | peers (the same age as you, or have the same type of job, social class, etc.) |
| Part of their school uniform was a grey p.......... skirt. | pleated (falda/vestido tableado) |
| I cannot bear p.................... in people, trying to make themselves seem more important than they are. | pretentiousness |
| The play is p............. to be at least four hundred years old. | purported (purpot=to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true) |
| Tim and I are on a q............ to find the best burger restaurant in the area. | quest (a long search for something that is difficult to find) |
| I think it’s important to r........ ..... ....... a place before you go there on holiday. | read up on (to read a lot about something because you will need to know about it) (informarse) |
| Most teenagers go through a r............. stage at some point and I definitely was no exception. | rebellious |
| R............. jeans have gone out of fashion and now just look old! | Ripped (rasgado) |
| You can’t go to work in that sc.......... jacket! | scruffy (dirty and untidy) |
| The coat is clean but it looks a bit sh......... because it’s quite old. | shabby (shabby clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition bc. of long use) |
| The restaurant has rules about people wearing s.......... shorts and tops in the summer. | skimpy (a skimpy dress, skirt, etc. is very short) |
| Frank is the s.......... i........ of his grandfather with the same shape face and hair colour. | spitting image (idéntico) |
| No one really knows his s.......... on increasing taxation. | stance (an opinion that is stated publicly) |
| Billy s............ ......... from everyone else in his class because of his height and his red hair. | stands out (sobresalir) |
| It’s right for people to s.......... ....... ....... what they believe in, don’t you agree? | stand up for (to support or defend a person or idea) |
| My sister’s ill and she has to s........ a........ ......... people until she’s better in case she passes it on. | stay away from |
| The family wants the secret about how they made their money to s........ b............. forever. | stay buried (stay secret forever) |
| That’s a very s................ hat – where did you get it? | stylish (attractive in a fashionable way) |
| Every era has its s............. but some continue for longer than others. | subculture (a particular group of people within a society and their behaviour, beliefs and activities) |
| The 1960s are s............... with British style. | synonymous |
| The m........... b.................. if you try to calculate the distances between stars and planets. | mind boggles (if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it) |
| The singer performed at the gig without his bowler hat, which has been his t............. for years. | trademark (a particular way of behaving, dressing, etc. by which someone or something can be easily recognized) |
| You’ll need to u.... ........ g.......... if you want to beat Rhona in the final. | up your game (to make an effort to improve the way you do something) |
| The development of steam engines u............ ........ a new era of economic growth. | ushered in (to cause something new to start, or to be at the start of something new) |
| The popularity of this type of furniture is w........... | waning (to become gradually less strong or less important) |
| The problems we faced during the project work were w.............. avoidable if we’d just planned better. | wholly (completely) |
| The people are brave, resilient, humorous and friendly in the face of great change and a............. | adversity |
| You can show your a................ of our efforts by coming on time to the meetings. | appreciation (gratitud) |
| Whenever I get into a new TV series I b...........-....... it. | binge-watch (to watch multiple episodes of a series in a very short time) |
| There are many people b............ on the main street in Amsterdam. | busking (to play music in a public place in order to earn money) |
| The baby’s cheeks were pink and c............. | chubby (slightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive) |
| There’s some c............... between the musical genres. | crossover (the fact of liking, using or supporting different types of things or groups) |
| "Many young people e........... a popular subculture and follow its fashion." | embrace |
| She’s sophisticated, but also practical and d......-........-.......... | down-to-earth (practical and direct in a sensible, honest way) |
| She needed no e................ to continue. | encouragement |
| There’s a lot of cash f.............. ......... in the economy at the moment. | floating around (to be present in a place) |
| Jack’s behaviour is so i....-......-f............. that even when his ideas are reasonable, people don’t pay attention to them. | in-your-face (intended to be noticed and to shock or upset people) |
| She listened intently to the music, l........... .......... in its beauty. | losing herself (to pay so much attention to something that you do not notice anything else) |
| They’ve got enough toys to keep them out of m............ for a while. | mischief (bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm) |
| They were debating over whether nature or n.......... causes a person to be how they are. | nurture (the education and care that you are given as a child) (crianza) |
| Stop o............. over your hair! It’s fine. | obsessing |
| I usually go for films that are a reflection of reality, rather than movies about these o................ superheroes and their adventures. | out-there (so unusual that it might seem silly or extreme) |
| J.K. Rowling published her new book under a p..... n........... | pen name (a name used by a writer instead of their real name) (pseudónimo) |
| She q............. the newspaper article to support her argument. | quoted (to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written) |
| She was still r............ about the unfairness of it all hours later. | ranting (to talk or complain in a loud, excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about something) |
| John doesn’t have to agree with me but he has to ............. the fact that I can have a different opinion. | recognise (accept or admit) |
| Brian’s r............. of mainstream fashion often makes him the centre of attention but he doesn’t seem to be aware of it. | rejection |
| Some people believe that tattoos are unattractive or even s.............. | sinister (making you feel that something evil, dangerous or illegal is happening or will happen) (siniestro) |
| Despite being slim overall, she had pretty s............. legs. | stocky (a stocky person is short and heavy and looks strong) |
| It’s good to see that Rosie grew up to be such a s............-m........ young woman. | strong-minded (not easily influenced by other people to change what you believe or want) |
| That’s u............. nonsense! I don’t want to hear another word on this subject. | utter (that sth. is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong) |
| Our patients’ w........-b......... is our primary concern. | well-being (bienestar) |
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shirley jaldin
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