06.03 Memory

Question 1

a vehicle for moving a baby around that consists of a small bed supported by a frame on four wheels

Answer 1

pram

• I saw her pushing a pram down the street.

Question 2

a small bed for a baby or young child with high bars around the sides so that the child cannot fall out

Answer 2

a cot

• The baby was sleeping peacefully in the cot.

Question 3

a person whose job is to take care of a particular family’s children

Answer 3

nanny

*They hired a nanny to look after their kids while they were at work.

Question 4

to take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them

Answer 4

kidnap
kidnapper

• The wife of a businessman was kidnapped from her home in London last night.

Question 5

to keep them as a prisoner, usually as leverage to demand something in return. This can be used literally (in cases of crime or war) or figuratively (when someone is controlled or pressured in a situation).

Answer 5

hold (smbd) hostage

• The criminals held the businessman hostage until a ransom was paid.

Question 6

The phrase means that someone or something has been captured or taken, and the captors are demanding payment (or something valuable) in exchange for their release.

Answer 6

for ranson

• The criminals kidnapped the millionaire’s son for ransom.

Question 7

something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.
praise/ object/ position

Answer 7

reward

• I have rewarding job (emotional)
• My job helpingblind people is rewarding
• reward with watch

Question 8

to give money or a prize following an official decision

Answer 8

award

• Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay competition.

Question 9

decorate (cake/ memory)
to make something more beautiful by adding something to it:

Answer 9

to embellish

• be embellished with:
• The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.

Question 10

a short part of a film, story, or play that goes back to events in the past

a sudden, clear memory of a past event or time, usually one that was bad

Answer 10

a flash of
Flashback

• soldiers Flashback
• drug dillers Flashback
• flashback TO: The novel began with a flashback to the hero’s experiences in the war.
• have a flashback OF: I kept having flashbacks of her lying there bleeding.

Question 11

short flashback
a small and often interesting piece of news, information, or conversation:

Answer 11

snippet /ˈsnɪp.ɪt/

• I heard an interesting snippet on the radio this morning.
• I love listening to snippetS OF conversation in restaurants.

Answer 12

I slightly remember
I partly remember

Question 13

a period of time working as an apprentice (someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person’s skills)

Answer 13

apprenticeship /əˈprentɪʃɪp/

-serve/complete an apprenticeship
* He is now serving an apprenticeship as a joiner.
-get an apprenticeship
* My father believed that if I got an apprenticeship to a proper trade I’d be financially secure for life.
* an engineering/construction/plumber’s apprenticeship

Question 14

1. the relationship between members of the same family
2. a feeling of being close or similar to other people or things

Answer 14

kinship

• Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship.
• He felt a real sense of kinship with his fellow soldiers.

Question 15

not easy to find or get:

Answer 15

scarce

• (x) is/are scarce
• Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
• scarce resources

Answer 16

fiefdom
fief

Answer 17

Embarrass

Answer 18

To my complete amazement/ surprise/ astonishment

Answer 19

a very vivid imagination+ (possible with memory)

Answer 20

your terrible loss

Answer 21

a serious relationship

Answer 22

a strong possibility

Answer 23

no immediate danger

Answer 24

He is covered in (with) blood

Answer 25

streaked by (with) tears

Answer 26

aloof

Answer 27

it was a huge disappointment

Answer 28

contrary to popular belief