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C1 Unit 6
Image and Reality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| It must be an ........-.......... financing arrangement with proper accounts. | above-board (honest and legal) |
| He failed his exam, but all .......... to his teacher who tried to help him. | credit |
| You need to take some responsibility and not a............ b........... to other people. | assign blame |
| The museum has a............ reproductions of colonial houses, not copies. | authentic |
| The bank was in trouble and had to be b......... ........ by the government. | bailed out (help out of trouble, especially financially) |
| We couldn’t afford the train as we were d......... ..... our last 100 euros. | down to |
| We didn’t have all the information because he was very e........... with the truth. | economical (economical with the truth=not tell the truth) |
| If the project is going wrong, it’s better to be u............ ....... it. | upfront about (be honest about) |
| My sister b.......... my parents’ trust by not telling the truth. | betrayed (traicionar) |
| He b............ his way into the job. He said he had experience of managing people. | bluffed (pretend in order to get sth.) |
| He said he had experience of managing people but it was a b.......... – it just wasn’t the case. | bluff (make s.o. believe you know sth. when you don't) |
| We had to have a c.......... discussion about whether we could continue to employ him. | candid (honest) |
| It can be challenging to live independently if you have c......... p......... | cerebral palsy (parálisis cerebral) |
| The antiques dealer c........... the elderly couple out of their property. | cheated |
| Stories were c.............. in the press about the company’s mismanagement. | circulating |
| There is c............. e............ to support climate change. | compelling evidence (strong proof) |
| I think authors are entitled to be c.......... ........ the t......... in some non-fiction. | creative with ....truth (bending the facts so that they are suitable for someone) |
| It’s a law that advertising must not deliberately d........... customers. | deceive (engañar) |
| The team are under the d........... that they will finish the project in time. | delusion (a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in) |
| The guru was surrounded by a group of d............ who supported his every word. | disciples |
| The thief d............ herself with a wig and glasses. | disguised |
| I had a d....... about climbing a mountain last night. | dream |
| Some people are sometimes e.......... by employers and expected to work extra hours. | exploited |
| The company had f........ the results of the test so they were fined. | faked (falsificar) |
| It’s a complete f............ that having money will make you feel happier. | fallacy |
| In news reports it can be hard to tell the difference between truth and f.............. | falsehood |
| My brother’s plans are pure f............ and will never amount to anything. | fantasy |
| I told a f....... when I said I enjoyed the wedding. | fib (small lie) |
| I think the ghost you saw was just a f........... ........ your imagination. | figment of ("a figment of ...imagination"- phrase) |
| He f......... her signature on the bank card. | forged (illigal copy) |
| You need to get everyone into the f......... when taking a photo. | frame (marco) |
| He said he was a doctor but he turned out to be a f.......... | fraud |
| Newspapers f............ by uploading people’s videos without permission. | freeboot (to steal online media and upload them on your website) |
| His presentation g................. a large audience. | garnered (to take or collect something, especially information or support) |
| My dad gave me a right e........ b......... about my poor marks. | ear bashing (get/give an ear bashing=to be criticised in an angry way for a long time for something wrong) |
| Actors often use somebody’s walk to get i... c......... | into character |
| The lead actor gave a c............ p............ as an old man. | convincing performance |
| He g......... me the i........... that he was happy with the way things were going. | gave .......impression |
| My aunt w........ to g...... l........... to make sure everyone felt welcome. | went ......great lengths (go to great lengths=make great efforts) |
| I wasn’t sure if the lightning was real or if it was a h............... . | hallucination |
| The website was a h........ to get people’s identity details. | hoax (a false warning about something dangerous) |
| We are all feeling very h....... about the outcome. | hopeful |
| His music is a h............ of jazz and blues. | hybrid |
| Interior designers use mirrors to give the i........... of space. | illusion |
| Vani is the i.............. of her mother. | image |
| The author’s stories really fired my i.............. | imagination |
| After joining the company, she immediately i.................... herself in her work. | immersed |
| She was arrested for i.................. a police officer. | impersonating (to pretend to be someone else in order to deceive people) |
| Despite our best efforts, it’s w........ n........ that we’ve only sold 45 units. | worth noting |
| It’s not where we want to be but it’s a good j..........-....... p.......... | jumping-off point |
| I find playing music helps keep the c.......... j............ flowing. | creative juices |
| I lived with her for years so I kn....... her th.......... ....... ............... | know ... through and through (Know s.o. very well) |
| I couldn’t m......... ......... what had really happened. | make out (to be able to see or hear something) |
| If you can’t remember the details, just m....... something ......... | make ....... up |
| The building was constructed as a m.........-........... castle for children. | make-believe |
| The twins have the same m............. as each other. | mannerisms |
| We had to make m............. sales calls as part of our training. | mock (not real) |
| The minotaur was a m.............. creature who was half bull and half man. | mythical |
| He had a terrible o........... when he lost all his money while travelling. | ordeal (a terrible or painful experience for a period of time) |
| She agreed to p........ her p........ in the organisation of the event. | play ..... part (to be involved in) |
| I‘m afraid doing mundane tasks is p...... ....... p......... of working in an office. | part and parcel |
| My boss has a very jolly public p............. but she’s different in private. | persona (the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation, which gives people a particular idea about your character) |
| I think they ph................ their pictures too much in adverts nowadays; they're not real. | photoshop |
| You cannot p.......... claim victory when votes are still being counted. | plausibly (reasonable/probable) |
| My sister enjoys p........ p.......... on her friends but they’re not always funny. | playing pranks (to do something to someone as a joke or trick) |
| The interview in the paper p........... him in a very negative way. | portrayed (to describe or represent something or someone) |
| My uncle is a bit of a p.............. so we all think he’s a laugh. | prankster (someone who plays tricks on people) |
| They looked like they were enjoying the party but it turned out they were just p............ | pretending |
| This building is a p.......... e........... of early 1930s architecture. | prime example (typical example) |
| Having to look after her father p.... .... s........ ... their relationship. | put a strain on (to burden or overload s.o.) |
| The footballer was in pain after the fall but he p...... .... ..... b....... f........ | put on a brave front (to pretend to be happy when really very upset) |
| I don’t think that’s true; you’re p........... me .....! | putting ....on ("you're joking") |
| Her situation made me p..... my own troubles ......... p......... . | put....into perspective (to see something from the distance so that you are not personally involved) |
| You need to achieve a balance between idealism and r.......... | realism |
| My dream became a r......... when I landed the job. | reality |
| My mother offered to help but with great r............ | reluctance |
| The actor gave a r.......... performance in the film. | riveting (extremely interesting can't stop watching) |
| When his mother left he had to take on the r......... of parent. | role (take on the role of/play the role) |
| The company sc............. loads of people out of their savings. | scammed (to deceive someone in order to get money from them) |
| The man was a sc.............. who committed insurance fraud. | scammer |
| They s............. ....... really late but they did apologise. | showed up |
| It was very dangerous because he drove with a sp........... windscreen. | splintered (astillado) |
| We’ve been able to st.......... .............. a good network of contacts. | stitch together |
| The pilot managed to land the st.......... plane safely. | stricken (very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness, etc.) |
| Working late nights can really t....... its t..... on your health. | take......toll (to have a very bad effect on sth/s.o. over a long period of time) |
| I was so nervous I couldn’t t....... ..... everything he was saying to me. | take in (to understand and remember new information) |
| The assistant agreed to t......... ...... extra responsibilities when her boss was ill. | take on (to agree to do some work or to be responsible for something) |
| I t............. him for the expert he said he was. | took (to take s.o. for s.o. else= to see someone as something else) |
| We can only invest if there are t........... benefits for the company. | tangible |
| He t.......... us a real w......... about the size of the fish he caught. | told .... whopper (tell a big lie) |
| Anna said she was stuck in traffic but I know she was t........ p.......! | telling porkies (to lie) |
| Every so often the f.......... s.......... and you can see how unhappy she is. | façade slips (the truth reveals itself) |
| He tried to project some s............... of confidence even though the thought of the interview terrified him. | semblance (semblante/imagen) |
| I wasn’t convinced by his argument so I decided to t.......... ...... my opinion. | throw in (to say it suddenly without thinking carefully) |
| The trip was strange and, in the end, a very un........... experience. | unsettling |
| This type of activity is w......... ....... his brain. | wired into (if an ability, approach or an activity is wired into the brain, it is a basic one and cannot be changed) |
| The psychologist used w......... a................ to try to understand his patient. | word association |
| Our research has y.......... some really interesting results. | yielded (to produce a result/answer) |
| Tim Burton is said to disapprove of the a............. of the actors starring in his films. | antics |
| The founder of the company came up with its logo during a b............ session with his friends. | brainstorming |
| Method acting approach is about actors totally immersing themselves in the character so that they can act c............. | coherently |
| I’m sure we’ll c............ this problem after the next cup of coffee. | crack (find the answer to a problem or understand sth. difficult to understand) |
| Acting as a c......... can be taught, but without talent one will never succeed. | craft (the skills needed for a particular profession) |
| Coco Chanel started the c........ for little black dresses, which lasts till this day. | craze (sth. that becomes very popular for a short time) |
| His magic tricks d........ the laws of physics. | defy (desafia) |
| I d.......... any form of cruelty toward animals. | detest |
| His e............. preparation for the role resulted in his winning an Oscar. | extensive |
| Sometimes acting requires some hard l.........., but the results are breathtaking. | labour |
| He o............. to being treated like a child. | objected (to oppose or disapprove of something) |
| The document clearly o............. the plan for the following months. | outlined |
| I planned to switch them when we got here – just s....... .... h............, you know. | sleight of hand (the use of quick and skilful movements with your hands when doing a magic trick, so that people cannot understand how you did the trick) |
| There is no need for v............. of her commitment, her actions speak for themselves. | validation |
| What’s the harm in a little w.......... ....... if it will make her feel better? | white lie |
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shirley jaldin
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