READING, workbook p. 62


EXTRACT 1


TASK Find the words in the text defined by the following:


1. ____________ =  a situation that causes problems for you, or that annoys you very much:

I hate to cause you any ____________ – are you sure it’s OK?

2. _____________ = a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation

She was well aware of the potential ___________ of running a business.

avoid a__________ : Her advice helped me avoid some of the common____________.


3. ________________ = to help someone or something to be very successful or to cause them to fail
completely

They have the ability to ________________a new star.

4. ____________ = generally considered to be honest and reliable

5. ____________ = a state when you are calm and have no worries

6. __________ = to use something that you have gradually gained or saved

As an actor, you often __________  your own life experiences.

Your body ________ its reserves of fat during the times when you are fasting.

7. _____________ = an upright frame that a person or horse must jump over during a race; one of
several problems you must solve before you can do something successfully

8. _____________ = to experience or deal with something, especially a problem; to meet someone or
see something for the first time

9. _______________ = to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose

10. ______________ = relating to people’s homes and family life; relating to the country being
talked about and not other countries.

11. _____________ = a) to last for a particular period of time, especially a long period

His career __________ half a century.

b) to cover or cross an area completely:

Our business _________ the globe.

2a. if a bridge _______ an area of water, it crosses it

Little grey bridges _________ the canals.




EXTRACT 2


TASK Find the words in the text defined by the following:


Par 1

1. ________________ = evidence that something exists or is true; legal: a will; Bible: Old and New
______________

2. ____________ = not connected to or influenced by one particular person or group

Judges need to be _________.

3. __________ = to calculate future amount, to plan

4. ___________ = a sign that something will happen, is true, or exists; sign

5. _____________ = the large amount of time and effort that someone spends on something;

The project has been a success, thanks to the ___________ of all of our staff.

a statement at the beginning of something such as a book or song that tells people it has been
written for a person you love or admire


Par 2

1. ____________ = the person, thing, time etc in question is the one you are talking about at the
present time


Par 3

1. ____________ = the satisfactory state that someone or something should be in, that involves such
things as being happy, healthy, and safe, and having enough money

2. _______________ = to include a lot of people or things; to include or surround an area
completely

3. _____________________ = situations where you can pay less tax than usual


Par 4

1. ___________________________ = to pretend a problem doesn´t exist

2. ______________________ = to stop being concerned about a problem

3. ________________ = special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same
kind of work. This word usually shows that you dislike this type of language

4. _________________ = an official rule that controls the way things are done; control of an
activity, process, or industry by official rules