CAE week 4

Question 1

proportion

Answer 1

refers to a percentage

Question 2

amount

Answer 2

uncountable nouns

Question 3

number

Answer 3

countable nouns

Question 4

figure

Answer 4

representation of a number with no meaning attached

Question 5

demands (v)

Answer 5

requires physical skills

Question 6

determine

Answer 6

find out

Question 7

to settle an argument

Answer 7

both parties agree

Question 8

concentration

Answer 8

how much of sth in a specific space

Question 9

an instance of sth

Answer 9

single event

Question 10

burden (n)

Answer 10

a heavy load that you carry

Question 11

foolhardy

Answer 11

stupid and reckless

Question 12

to veer

Answer 12

to change direction suddenly

Question 13

to keep up with the …

Answer 13

times

to be able to use current technology

Question 14

let’s call it a day

Answer 14

stop working for now

Question 15

sth. takes a toll on sth. else

Answer 15

negative effect

Question 16

strain

Answer 16

belastung

Question 17

allowance

Answer 17

sackgeld

Question 18

grant (n)

Answer 18

a sum of money given by the government for a particular purpose

Question 19

the …. visit to sb

Answer 19

odd

rare

Question 20

the fifties were before my ….

Answer 20

time

Question 21

It’s as old as the …

Answer 21

hills

Question 22

breaking into

Answer 22

change one’s pace to a faster one

Question 23

train on sb

Answer 23

point or aim sth

camera/gun

Question 24

horror

Answer 24

much to our horror

Question 25

approve

Answer 25

she doesn’t approve of the fact that….

Question 26

quantity

Answer 26

large number
refers to commercial goods
inanimate

Question 27

to beat oneself up (about sth)

Answer 27

critize oneself excessively

Question 28

to fall short of sth

Answer 28

fail to reach a target

Question 29

sth pays dividends

Answer 29

has positive benefits

Question 30

to have/stand no chance …. doing sth

Answer 30

of

Question 31

consequence

Answer 31

sth. is of no consequence (to sb)

sth. isn’t of any consequence (to sb)

Question 32

exposure (n)

Answer 32

publicity or attention

Question 33

envisage (v)

Answer 33

imagine or visualise

Question 34

granted

Answer 34

be given or rewarded with

Question 35

venture (n)

Answer 35

a project or entreprise

Question 36

to lose

Answer 36

credibility

Question 37

to be bemused …

Answer 37

by sth

verwirrt

Question 38

turnover

Answer 38

• amount of money generated by the end of the year

- change of staff member

Question 39

equity

Answer 39

ownership

Question 40

anticipate

Answer 40

• regard as probable expect or predict (erwarten,annehmen)
• guess or be aware of what will happen

anticipation

Question 41

senility

Answer 41

weaknesses or diseases of old age

Question 42

poignant

Answer 42

creates this feeling ->sad

Question 43

indiscriminately

Answer 43

in an unplanned way

Question 44

aversion

Answer 44

unwillingness

to have an aversion to sth

aversive behaviour

Question 45

doomed

Answer 45

bound to fail

Question 46

dth. is bound to happen

Answer 46

100% likely to happen

BUT we don’t know when

Question 47

hapharzardly

Answer 47

in a random way

Question 48

pick up

Answer 48

assimilate
familiarise oneself with
take onboard