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B2P Unit 2
Perceptions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Some hobbies can be really expensive, and scuba diving is .... ............ c......... ..... p.............. Basic equipment can cost thousands of pounds. | a good case in point (un buen ejemplo de ello) |
| The teacher shook his head in a.................. when we were talking in class. | annoyance |
| The head teacher’s given his a..................... for the new drama club! | approval |
| This type of music has a strong b............. to it. | beat (golpe/ritmo) |
| Well done winning the science prize! It’s all down to your b..........., of course. | brilliance |
| B.................. speaking, there are four main things you need to know about tennis. | Broadly |
| I got loads of b.............. about the new school uniform policy. | bumf (borring written information) |
| The c........... t......... at the festival only sold burgers and cola. | catering tent |
| Computer science isn’t that difficult once you understand a few basic c............. | concepts |
| There was a huge c............. backstage, waiting for an autograph. | crowd |
| The noise from the machines was d................ I could hardly hear myself think! | deafening |
| Our new teacher may seem unfriendly, but looks can be d................ | deceptive |
| The guy in the movie just kept making d.................. of undying love. It was so yuk! | declarations |
| So, the actress gave an official d........... of having problems, but I don’t believe it. | denial |
| There was a delay in the d................... of our train to London. | departure |
| The talk by the police gave me a different p................. on the local problems. | perspective |
| The d................... of your email password can cause huge problems. | disclosure |
| There was rubbish from the fast food restaurant everywhere. It was d................... | disgusting |
| I went to study in the library. There were too many d.................. at home. | distractions |
| Well, e............. she’s just not checking her texts ...... she’s ignoring you on purpose. | either.... or |
| From her face, it was e............. that my mum was really pleased with the gift. | evident |
| As I failed to answer my ten-year-old cousin’s homework, I felt a need to f...........! | facepalm |
| The hotel had excellent leisure f................. | facilities |
| The final score in our match gives a false i............. of how our team played. | impression |
| Our school play is going to be f.................. by a local business. | financed |
| I believe we should g... a........... with the proposal. | go ahead |
| The h................. act of the festival was The Little River Band. They were absolutely amazing! | headline |
| I g............. there’s not a lot of difference between the two books. | guess |
| I s................. the man could be checking his posts. | suppose |
| I prefer this book because it has i.............. as well as words. | illustrations |
| Arriving late to class on the first day doesn’t give a new teacher a good i............. | impression |
| We worked in c........ c.............. with the people who use the sports centre. | close consultation |
| This study on wild dogs gives real i......... into the behaviour of pet dogs. | insight |
| I think that collecting data on students is an i............ of privacy. | intrusion |
| The new swimming pool will benefit everyone in the l........ c................. | local community |
| The gorgeous beach is the main a............... in our town. | attraction |
| The m............. of the students agree with the proposal. | majority |
| The local music festival got good m........... c..........., especially on the local news. | media coverage |
| There are some m.........-w............. smells coming from the school canteen! | mouth-watering (que hacen agua la boca) |
| Teenagers’ p.............. of the world are very different from an adult view. | perceptions |
| We need to consider the possible i........... of our decisions. | impact |
| There are several p.............. c.............. to think about before holding any event. | practical considerations |
| My dad is putting p........... on me to study law. | pressure |
| You’re p.......... just being over-cautious. | probably |
| The local radio station has agreed to p.......... our e........ | publicise... event |
| The main r................ of this report is that we go ahead with the proposal. | recommendation |
| My brother’s really down. He got another r........... from a university he applied for. | refusal |
| I was in the library alone, but I had the s............. that someone was watching me. | sensation |
| It was s............ that my mum was driving past at that moment. | serendipity (discovery by accident) |
| When she played her first song, she invited me to s.......... a........ with her, but I didn’t know the words – which was really embarrassing! | sing along |
| You have to resist the t.............. to cheat and look the answers up on the internet. | temptation |
| For this experiment, you need a t............. container so you can see the colour. | transparent |
| I stared in u........ d........... when that last goal went in the net. | utter disbelief |
| I think the internet gives you v........... i.............. into how a lot of people think. | valuable insight |
| We’d like to thank Mr Brown, without w.......... support this evening wouldn’t possible. | whose |
| The majority of a............. now agree that the differences between languages are relatively minor. | academics (estudiosos, expertos en la materia) |
| His face has a......... a lot over the last few years. | altered (change) |
| The scent of slightly b......... woodland in springtime is my favourite. | boggy (wet and muddy) |
| The idea that the language you speak limits the way you think has f.......... .... .... f........... in the academic community over the years. | fallen out of favour (no liked by people in authority anymore) |
| Her book is interesting to f........ t.............., and some may find the ideas convincing. | flick through (hojear) |
| His new book is full of fascinating n........... ...... i................ | nuggets of information (valuable information) |
| I sometimes think I should ignore the p........... m............. of my life and take time to just let my mind wander. | pressing matters (asuntos urgentes) |
| For years scientists p.......... t............. on observing the world without any emotion. | prided themselves (orgulloso de uno mismo) |
| The author p.......... f............ a convincing case that language has some influence on thought. | puts forward (poner a consideración) |
| My music teacher’s technique is s........ .... n.......... | second to none (the best) |
| The dog ate one of my shoes while I was out one day. It had holes in it by the time the finished, and it was covered in s............. | slobber (baba, babear) |
| What the author s.............. throughout his book is that language does impact our thoughts. | stresses (enfatizar) |
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shirley jaldin
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