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jeanlouis Ven 19 Juin - 18:26Folder 1 The Power of Advertising
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Advertise According to To Consume A Vagrant Retail To Cruise
A Joint To Match Unmanly To Whisper To Wink
You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a ____________(INFORMAL) Example: They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint. Also means shared by or belonging to two or more people. Examples: She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a _____________ account. Jackie and Ben came to a ________________decision as to where they would live.
If you ________________ something, you eat or drink it. (FORMAL) Example : Martha would ________________ nearly a pound of cheese per day. If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it. (FORMAL Example .the fire which _________________ed the dwelling. If a feeling or idea ______________s you, it affects you very strongly indeed. Example: The memories consumed him.
A ______________ is someone who moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live. Example:
He lived on the street as a _____________. = tramp
______________ is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale. Examples: _____________ stores usually count on the Christmas season to make up to half of their annual profits. ______________ sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
If you describe a boy's or man's behaviour as _____________, you are critical of the fact that they are behaving in a way that you think is inappropriate for a man.Example: Your partner can feel the loss as acutely as you, but may feel that it is ________________ to cry.
= effeminate
A ________________ is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places. Example: He and his wife were planning to go on a world _______________ If you _____________ a sea, river, or canal, you travel around it or along it on a cruise. Example: She wants to ________________ the canals of France in a barge.
During their summer holidays they _________________ed further afield to Normandy and Brittany.
If something of a particular colour or design _________________es another thing, they have the same colour or design, or have a pleasing appearance when they are used together. Examples: The shoes are beautiful they do match your dress.' You don't have to ______________your lipstick exactly to your outfit.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Advertise According to To Consume A Vagrant Retail To Cruise
A Joint To Match Unmanly To Whisper To Wink
When you __________________ you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you. Examples: `Keep your voice down,' I _______________red. He _______________red the message to David.
Also a noun. Example: Men were talking in _______________s in every office.
When you _______________at someone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret. Example: Brian __________ed at his bride-to-be. Also a noun. Example: I gave her a ____________.If a lamp _________s, it shines or reflects light in short flashes. Example: From the hotel window, they could see lights ______________ing on the bay. = twinkle
If you say that you did not sleep a ___________ or did not get a __________ of sleep, you mean that you tried to go to sleep but could not. (INFORMAL) Example: I didn't get a __________________of sleep on the aeroplane.
If you _______________something such as a product, an event, or a job, you tell people about it in newspapers, on television, or on posters in order to encourage them to buy the product, go to the event, or apply for the job. Example: Religious groups are currently not allowed to ________________ on television. If you ________________ for someone to do something for you, for example to work for you or share your accommodation, you announce it in a newspaper, on television, or on a notice board. Example : We ________________ed for staff in a local newspaper.
If someone says that something is true _____________ __________ a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information. Examples: Philip stayed at the hotel, ______________ _____________Mr Hemming.
He and his father, _____________ ___________ local gossip, haven't been in touch for years. If something is done _______________ ___________ a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done. Example: They both played the game _________________ ____________the rules. If something varies _______________ ___________ a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor. Example: Prices vary _______________ _____________ the quantity ordered.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Advertise According to To Consume A Vagrant Retail To Cruise
A Joint To Match Unmanly To Whisper To Wink
You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a ____________(INFORMAL) Example: They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint. Also means shared by or belonging to two or more people. Examples: She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a _____________ account. Jackie and Ben came to a ________________decision as to where they would live.
If you ________________ something, you eat or drink it. (FORMAL) Example : Martha would ________________ nearly a pound of cheese per day. If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it. (FORMAL Example .the fire which _________________ed the dwelling. If a feeling or idea ______________s you, it affects you very strongly indeed. Example: The memories consumed him.
A ______________ is someone who moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live. Example:
He lived on the street as a _____________. = tramp
______________ is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale. Examples: _____________ stores usually count on the Christmas season to make up to half of their annual profits. ______________ sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
If you describe a boy's or man's behaviour as _____________, you are critical of the fact that they are behaving in a way that you think is inappropriate for a man.Example: Your partner can feel the loss as acutely as you, but may feel that it is ________________ to cry.
= effeminate
A ________________ is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places. Example: He and his wife were planning to go on a world _______________ If you _____________ a sea, river, or canal, you travel around it or along it on a cruise. Example: She wants to ________________ the canals of France in a barge.
During their summer holidays they _________________ed further afield to Normandy and Brittany.
If something of a particular colour or design _________________es another thing, they have the same colour or design, or have a pleasing appearance when they are used together. Examples: The shoes are beautiful they do match your dress.' You don't have to ______________your lipstick exactly to your outfit.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Advertise According to To Consume A Vagrant Retail To Cruise
A Joint To Match Unmanly To Whisper To Wink
When you __________________ you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you. Examples: `Keep your voice down,' I _______________red. He _______________red the message to David.
Also a noun. Example: Men were talking in _______________s in every office.
When you _______________at someone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret. Example: Brian __________ed at his bride-to-be. Also a noun. Example: I gave her a ____________.If a lamp _________s, it shines or reflects light in short flashes. Example: From the hotel window, they could see lights ______________ing on the bay. = twinkle
If you say that you did not sleep a ___________ or did not get a __________ of sleep, you mean that you tried to go to sleep but could not. (INFORMAL) Example: I didn't get a __________________of sleep on the aeroplane.
If you _______________something such as a product, an event, or a job, you tell people about it in newspapers, on television, or on posters in order to encourage them to buy the product, go to the event, or apply for the job. Example: Religious groups are currently not allowed to ________________ on television. If you ________________ for someone to do something for you, for example to work for you or share your accommodation, you announce it in a newspaper, on television, or on a notice board. Example : We ________________ed for staff in a local newspaper.
If someone says that something is true _____________ __________ a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information. Examples: Philip stayed at the hotel, ______________ _____________Mr Hemming.
He and his father, _____________ ___________ local gossip, haven't been in touch for years. If something is done _______________ ___________ a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done. Example: They both played the game _________________ ____________the rules. If something varies _______________ ___________ a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor. Example: Prices vary _______________ _____________ the quantity ordered.