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C1 Unit 7
Be seen, be heard
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| It’s not easy to a................ everyone’s ideas. (to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want) | accommodate |
| He came out with the a.....-........ phrase ‘we’re not reinventing the wheel!’ | age-old |
| He’s been at the company for years but he’s still a....... .... .........! | alive and kicking |
| You really need all the facts and figures at your f.............., ready and available. | fingertips |
| It’s an a..............! Everyone was furious about it! | atrocity |
| He’s an a.......... reader of science fiction novels. | avid |
| She wasn’t happy about the decision and had a b.......... .......... it later. | beef about (to complain) |
| No one is going to the meeting. We are all going to b............ it. | boycott |
| Rather than starting all over again, we’ll b.......... ....... what we have already done. | build on |
| That was such an exciting end to that film ... a real c........-...........! | cliff-hanger |
| Free meals in the staff canteen d......... b.......... to when the company first started up. | date back |
| I’m not sure if that decision is right or not; it’s d........... | debateable |
| She looked d.............. calm but underneath she was really anxious. | deceptively |
| He just tells people what to do the whole time with a very d.......... tone. | didactic |
| In my business, there is a lot of e................ on politeness. | emphasis |
| I felt as if he was trying to e.............. me into saying what I didn’t mean. | ensnare |
| They try to e........... us into working overtime by offering a free lunch and dinner. | entice |
| Don’t give in to him; you must f........ your c.......... | fight ......... corner |
| They should behave, for w....... of a b........ w........., decently. | want......better word |
| As an alternative to f..........., the agent may order the sale of the property. (the act of taking possession of a mortgaged property due to failure to pay the loan) | foreclosure |
| It’s better to g... things o... ..... ch........ in the meeting. (desahogarse) (to tell about something that has been worrying or annoying for a long time, in order to feel better afterwards) | get ..... off your chest |
| I’ve got to g......... ... p............. on our new product. | give a presentation |
| People g.......... the benefits of working from home; in fact it’s sometimes worse. | glorify |
| If you promise something, it’s important not to g... b....... ....... your w......... | go back on ..... word (detractarse) |
| That was a really h..........-........... speech; it made everyone think. (criticising in a strong and effective way) | hard-hitting |
| I’m not surprised she’s a successful author as she’s always h....... .... w....... ....... w.......... (to be especially good at writing) | had a way with words |
| My brother always has to h....... ... ......... w.......... in arguments. | have the last word (tener la [ultima palabra) |
| Don’t h........ b........, say what you really feel. | hold back (refrain from) |
| I... .... w......., what he said was outrageous. | In a word |
| I... ..... f......... p......... we should make sure everyone understands the basic rules. | In the first place |
| People admire him as an author but I find his writing in.............. | inaccessible |
| People tend to lose their in.............. when they are on holiday. (a feeling of shyness or embarrassment ) | inhibitions |
| His in................ with the company is purely financial. | involvement |
| He l................. his tie and relaxed at the end of the meeting. | loosened |
| You can m.......... m.......... from buying old properties, renovating them and then selling them again. | make money |
| Let’s m......... those old papers in the library f..... i......... | mine .......... for ideas |
| The speech was so m.............; he went on and on about the same things! | monotonous |
| She made some really good changes, n........... putting showers in the staff bathrooms. | notably |
| It was a p.......... presentation; quick and full of ideas. | pacey |
| The p............ benefits of the product were not as good as the actual ones. | perceived |
| She has bad p............; probably because she spends so much time bent over her laptop. | posture |
| The p.................. of the new product was really interesting. | presentation |
| We felt a lot of p................ to make good sales. | pressure |
| I p............. that I found it hard to understand everything she was saying. (to say that you do, are, etc. something, especially when it is not really true) | profess |
| We can’t ignore the rising p.............. of pressure groups. | prominence |
| We all need to p.............. the product to get better sales. | promote |
| Let’s just p....... our i........ ..... ......... and see what people think. | put .....ideas out there |
| It’s hard for me to p...... ...... w.......... what I mean. I can’t explain it. | put into words |
| It helps to p........ it d....... .... p.........; it makes things clearer. | put ...down on paper |
| I p....... his tiredness d........ ..... the fact that he is working too late every evening. | put ..... down to (blame) |
| It was the usual r........... – he moaned for about 5 minutes that he couldn’t find anywhere to park. | refrain |
| Let’s s......... ... s........... ..... that particular fact and think about just that. | shine a spotlight on |
| When the manager mentioned a possible pay rise, it made us all s..... ..... ..... t....... ..........! | sit up and take notice (pay attention) |
| She looked exhausted. The eyes were heavy and her shoulders were s............ (falling or leaning against something because you are not strong enough to stand) | slumped |
| I really must s......... ........ against gender inequality because things have to change. (to publicly speak in protest about something) | speak out |
| The chairperson gave an opening s.......... at the conference. | speech |
| We had s.......... meetings all about the new organization. | successive |
| I couldn’t follow what he was saying so I just s......... ...... | switched off |
| That was insulting! I can’t t........ that l.......... d...........! | take ..... lying down |
| Let’s t........ .......... some of her ideas; they were all really good. | tap into (to benefit from) |
| Well that s......... .... ........! Now we know how you really feel! | says it all |
| John will definitely help us; t.... ... ..... g.......... | that is a given (that is certain) |
| Well, t..... .... ..... .......... for the day. I’m going home. (used when you finish something) | that’s me done |
| He made such a big mistake … t....... .... him .... ........, he’s so careless. | that is ..... all over |
| Let’s t......... through the work we did yesterday and make sure we’ve covered everything. (to search through a lot of documents, lists, etc. in order to find out information) | trawl |
| The company was in t........... once the president resigned. No one knew what what was happening. | turmoil (a state of confusion or anxiety) |
| She un........... took three days off work without telling anyone why. | unashamedly |
| He seems to un......... everything I do and makes me look foolish. (to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective) | undermine |
| She un............. told us we all had to work on Saturday. She didn’t seem to care! (not changing or becoming weaker, even in a very difficult or dangerous situation) | unflinchingly |
| They managed to build the brand through w......... ... m............. (when people hear about something from their friends, and others) | word of mouth |
| I don’t know what to say ... w...... f...... me! | words fail |
| I love this author, she writes so well; she’s a real w............. (someone clever at using language) | wordsmith |
| Barry was a.......... ..... what Tom said happened during the afternoon break. | appalled at (espantado/indignado) |
| Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a b............ of gruesome township violence. | backdrop (the conditions in which something happens) |
| Understanding a poem can often demand attention and c........... that art forms such as films, novels and music do not. | commitment |
| One particularly c.............. area in the field of health and safety is the evaluation of human life itself. | contentious |
| The girl’s disappearance has g............ residents to begin a neighborhood watch program. (to shock or surprise someone so that they do something to solve a problem, improve a situation, etc.) | galvanized |
| This movie is much better than others of the horror g......... | genre |
| Being with l........-......... people makes my job much more enjoyable. | like-minded (del mismo pensar) |
| The proposed arrangements however are rather o........... | obscure |
| "It sounds perfectly reasonable, but you will perceive that here is the n...... of the problem." (the nub of a problem=the main point of a problem) | nub |
| "She became t.........-......... when she looked at the handsome man sitting beside her." (unable to talk in a relaxed way because of nervousness or embarrassment) | tongue-tied |
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