c1 vocab

When your friend gives a rather blunt opinion of your new haircut, you are most likely to be ___ .

• upset

• confused

• overjoyed

• satisfied

If someone drops a subtle hint that it will be their birthday the next day, they might ___ .

• announce it loudly

• sing ‘Happy Birthday to Me’

• draw a small candle on the day on their calendar

• text about it to others

If the teacher gave a vague answer to a student’s question, the class would probably feel ___ .

• confused

• satisfied

• exhausted

• bored

When a person mumbles, it can be a sign of ___ .

• a lack of confidence

• honesty

• determination

• jealousy

If someone gives you directions which are ambiguous, they are ___ .

• clear and precise

• disorganised

• open to interpretation in different ways

• very short

If you are in a restaurant and you are vocal about the poor quality of the food, you ___ .

• make a complaint to the waiter

• yell at other customers

• put up with it but don’t go back

• throw the food on the floor

If an artist conveys their ideas through their art, they ___ .

• communicate clearly

• ignore their audience

• draw what they see

• hide their point of view

If someone implied that you were not very intelligent, they ___ .

• spread a rumour about you

• sang a song about it

• told you directly

• made an indirect comment which seemed to be

  aimed at you

A:   It wasn’t the content of what he said to me, it was the cold way he said it.

B:  So his ___ wasn’t supportive?

• means of communication

• tone of voice

• at the top of his voice

• face to face communication

A:  I’m tired of having these disagreements by text – we’re getting nowhere.

B:  Yes, ___ is always the best way to resolve your differences.

• means of communication

• breakdown of communication

• face to face communication

• regular communication