Quiz 1 C1

Quiz 1 C1

​Units 1, 2, 3, 4

By María Sanchez

Baggy Costume Dress code

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Scruffy Uniform

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To fit in with the crowd

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To stand out from the crowd​

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​Trend follower Trendsetter

​Clothes and fashion

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​Unit 1: Trends

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​Metaphors

​In the long run Tailor-made

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Seamless On a tight budget

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Throw money down the drain

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To snap something up​

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Multiple Choice

Which of these words is being used metaphorically?

• Scruffy

  "I can´t believe he hasn´t showered yet, and he's still wearing that same old hoodie. He looks so scruffy."

• Uniform

  "You must wear your uniform or else you will be made redundant (fired)."

• Seamless

  "The transition from the first song to the second one is completely seamless! I can`t tell when one finishes and the other one starts."

Fill in the Blank

You won't be able to see the effects of meditation in your brain right away, but rather ____ _____ ______ _____. Trust the process!

Draw

Let's see if you're an artist 😂 Can you give Josh some baggy clothes?

Fill in the Blank

Wow Angela!!! That dress fits you like a glove, it looks ___________

Open Ended

Can you describe a situation where you threw money down the drain?

Fill in the Blank

Oh my! Andy is such a ________, last week he wore sunglasses to work and now everybody's doing it!

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Appalling Groundbreaking

Awesome Iconic

Hilarious

Underrated/Overrated​

Tedious Thought-provoking

Sensational Unconventional​

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Describing art

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​Unit 2: Creativity

​Ideas and inspiration

Draw ideas from something

Get a fresh perspective on something

Run with an idea Hit a wall

Work from a blank canvas

Get into the right state of mind​

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Open Ended

Can you find a synonym for "awesome"? There are plenty of them, so write as many as you can think of!

Fill in the Blank

I'm not feeling the most inspired to paint at the moment. I think I'm going to visit El Prado and _______ _______ from whatever I see there.

Open Ended

What about synonyms for "appalling"? Remember, they don't need to be exactly the same!

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not a synonym of "tedious"?

• Dull

• Endless

• Lively

• Exhausting

Fill in the Blank

Everything was going well until last week. I don't know what happened but I seem to have ________ ___ ______. I can´t make any progress.

Poll

Give your opinion! As you see it, which of these artists is more iconic?

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Banksy

• Hieronymus Bosch

• Rembrandt

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Carbon-neutral Cut down

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Depletion Offset Plant​

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Renewable​

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Sustainability

​Unit 3: Progress

Verb noun collocations​

Do more harm than good

Do your best

Seize the initiative

Seize the opportunity

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Take the time Take shape​

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Multiple Select

Which of these are related to "depletion"?

• Exhaustion

• Deficiency

• Plantation

• Consumption

Multiple Select

Which one(s) is/are correct?

• It is well known that we need trees to be cut down in order to have paper

• I have to cut down my hair before it becomes impossible to detangle.

• My doctor has just told me that I need to cut down my sugar intake for health reasons

Fill in the Blank

The risk of failure in mining enterprises is _________ by the chances of more than ordinary profits

Multiple Choice

What does "take shape" mean?

• To become physically fit

• To develop into something that can be recognised

• To make the effort to do something

Multiple Choice

What does "take the time" mean?

• To become physically fit

• To develop into something that can be recognised

• To make the effort to do something

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Bright Highly gifted

Shoot down

Cool down Stay cool

Be in the dark about something

Shed light on something​

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Conceptual metaphors​

​Unit 4: Intelligence

Science and thinking​

Conduct an experiment

Do research Speculate Demonstrate Out of curiosity

Overthink Wishful thinking

Absent-minded Eureka moment​

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Fill in the Blank

She's so smart some will say she's even ____________.

Multiple Choice

I don't know if it's because he's kind of close minded, but he's always _______ my ideas for the project. Even if they're just slightly different from his!

• Taking into account

• Overthinking

• Shooting down

• Speculating

Open Ended

A "eureka moment" occurs when you find the answer to a problem. When was the last time you had an eureka moment? Tell me about it. (Remember, you can always sacrifice some truth to get your point across 😉)

Poll

Give your opinion! When do you think it's harder to stay cool/keep calm?

• When having an argument

• When feeling lost in class

• When facing an economic problem

Multiple Choice

Anne is very easily distracted, she usually forgets her keys at home and, on top of that, she's usually "miles away". What word better describes her?

• Close-minded

• Open-minded

• Absent-minded

Open Ended

His entire discourse on relatedness, trustworthiness, and commitment proved nothing more than wishful thinking.

Based on that sentence, how would you describe Jack's discourse? Is it accurately related to reality?