56. Soft skills or hard skills

Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences.

1. Raising a _______ comes with a lot of challenges such as overcoming the fear of putting too much pressure on a child.

• polyglot

• resolution

1. These lessons are an excellent way for amateur designers to _____ their technical skills.

• adept

• hone

1. If you are travelling abroad, one way to ______ is to mimic the habits and behaviours of locals.

• comprehend

• blend in

1. She said the best ______ parent gift she'd got was a lovely baby carrier.

• soon-to-be

• external

1. A ______ collection of English dictionaries from all around the world was stacked up in Ms William's office.

• high and mighty

• fine

1. The teacher coached the discussion _____ and joined in during its final stage.

• from the sidelines

• hands-on

1. According to the author, augmented reality is guaranteed to be ______ in education.

• timespan

• the next big thing

1. Although I'm learning the ______ , I believe the quality of your relationship with your teenage child depends on how strict you are with them.

• social cost

• hard way

Choose the correct category for each of these skills.

marketing

• hard skills

• soft skills

creative thinking

• hard skills

• soft skills