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B2P Unit 3
Influence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| I don’t know why my mum won’t let me go out tonight. I’m sure there’s a h............ ............... | hidden agenda |
| being a p......... f............ means you always have to worry what you look like. | public figure |
| We’re going camping and have lots of fun a............. planned. | activities |
| My parents a............ me to go out at the weekends but not on a school night. | allow |
| I’m not interested in video games. They just don’t a.............. to me. | appeal (attract) |
| My mum doesn’t a........... of my desire to be a tattoo artist. | approve |
| I love every a........... of my dance classes, even when the teacher shouts. | aspect |
| What are your hopes and a................. for the future? | aspirations |
| Why do so many people love that awful singer? I just don’t see the a.............. | attraction |
| The band played in front of an a............. of around 100,000 people. | audience |
| The writer of this article is definitely ............ | biased (parcializado) |
| I think it’s good to study different things and b.............. your m......... | broaden .... mind |
| I’d love to be a professional footballer one day but I know there’s no ............ it’ll happen. | chance |
| My sister’s just qualified as an accountant and has her own c........... now. | clients |
| Record players are c............. to be fashionable again these days. | considered |
| People have c.............. more m........... to our charity than we predicted this year. | contributed ....... money |
| It’s the job of academics to c............ a........... each other’s research. | critically analyse |
| When he walked out onto the festival stage, the c.......... went mad! | crowd |
| Supermarkets arrange goods carefully to persuade c............ to buy more. | customers |
| I can’t find the information on Wikipedia so I’m going to have to d....... a little deeper for it. | dig |
| The prime minister has d........... details of his new education plan. | disclosed |
| Today’s e............ is all about the influence of social media on our teens. | editorial |
| Money’s an important e......... in a career but it’s not the most important. | element |
| Don’t forget my barbecue next Saturday. It’ll be the best e........ of the year! | event |
| There’s an e.............. interview with the best-selling author of the year on our website | exclusive |
| A renowned journalist has e....... .... ....... within the government. | exposed a lie |
| I know you’re trying to trick me but I’m not going to f......... for it again. | fall (fall for a trick) |
| I need a more up-to-date phone with better f........... on it. | features |
| Most of my birthday gifts were in the f....... of money. | form |
| Be careful what you put online. It might g.... ........... and then everyone will see it. | go viral |
| I’ve got a lot of a............ ...... Matt and the way he deals with his disability. | admiration for |
| My dad’s a h......... .......... lawyer in the area. | high profile |
| I hate reading about politics. I prefer h........ ........... stories. | human interest |
| People in the p.......... e......... must get fed up of being asked for a selfie. | public eye |
| As a leading business woman, my mum’s pretty i................ in our town. | influential |
| I read this biography about a writer and it i.......... me to start writing myself. | inspired |
| It’s i............ that my dad tells me to help my mum with the housework when he’s sitting doing nothing! | ironic |
| The increase of fake news online is a l............. concern. | legitimate |
| Having a passion gives more m............... to life. | meaning |
| The m............ I use to cook are a little unusual but the results are good. | methods |
| Try to be o............. in your essay and present both sides of the argument. | objective |
| The potential benefits of our plan definitely o............ the risks. | outweigh (pesan mas que) |
| I don’t always believe everything the papers say. I sometimes think it’s political p............... | propaganda |
| If you have a website, it’s a good idea to p............. it on social media. | publicise (publicitar) |
| I get paid to deliver newspapers at the pretty low r....... of £5.50 an hour. | rate |
| I was convinced I’d got a D on my maths paper but my teacher r............ me I hadn’t. | reassured |
| My brother is r............. as a genius by his music teacher. | regarded (seen as/considered) |
| One of my classmates has got such little r......... ....... authority, he never does as he’s told. | regard for (respect) |
| I was surprised by Anita’s recent r.............. that she’s quitting school. | revelation |
| My big brother was probably my r........... m............ growing up. | role model |
| Stop being so s........-........... and think of others. | self-centred (egocéntrico) |
| I ignore s............. news headlines that are designed to suck you in. | sensational |
| Mr Jones thinks I hate his class but it’s just that I find it hard. Maybe it’s time to s....... ..... r............ ............. | set the record straight |
| I thought the decision was terrible but knowing the reason ......... it .... ..... .......... ............. | showed ... in a better light. |
| Sara said something strange but I didn’t attach much s............ to it. | significance (importancia) |
| I always listen to music when I’m revising. Things seem to s.......... ..... ....... .......... better. | stick in my mind |
| Marking is s.................. One teacher gave me an A, another gave me a C for the same essay! | subjective |
| My teachers always tell me that I need to t.......... their advice .... b.......... and study more before my final exams. | take ... ... on board (listen/accept advice) |
| The t............... of the city has been huge over the last decade. | transformation |
| I always do my homework so my French teacher t...... .... b......... e......... when I forgot to do it last week. | turned a blind eye |
| What’s the best w......... to make chips? | way |
| I know we don’t all agree but if we don’t speak w....... ......... v........., no-one will listen to us. | with one voice |
| Susan has always had a pretty simple-minded approach to c............ a.............. | current affairs |
| Rumours that he has been sacked are d......... ..... r.............. | doing the rounds |
| Water is said to d........... in different directions on each side of the equator, but this is just a myth. | drain (escurrir) |
| The author tried to portray the main character as a h............. figure, but I really couldn’t see past his stubbornness and hubris. | heroic |
| Research i................ that young people do support others. | indicates |
| The Great Wall of China is one of the m........-.......... objects visible from space. | man-made |
| The media’s unfair p............. of teenagers is having a negative effect on their lives, according to research. | portrayal |
| It is claimed that raw milk is unhealthy and so people shoud only drink p.............. milk. | pasteurised |
| Many teenagers believe that social media is an effective way to support social issues and p......... ....... change. | push for |
| Tracy’s latest short film is a biting s........... of the television industry. | satire |
| More and more teenagers are v......... their v............ on social networking websites nowadays. | voicing ... views |
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