Culture

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A melting pot

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a mix of cultures and races in a country or organization

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Integral

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important

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Quintessential

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the perfect example
e.g. A quintessential part of being British is our love of dogs!

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stick rigidly to

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stick firmly to

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to fall

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take place in

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to feature

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represent

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feast

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big meal to celebrate sth

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superstitious

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have illogical beliefs about hidden forces of nature

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centenary

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100th anniversary

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flamboyant

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extremely colourful and exaggerated

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raucous

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loud and unpleasant

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sombre

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serious, sad and without humour or entertainment

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trace back to pagan times

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its origin may be found in the times when people believed that nature had special powers

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to commemorate

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respect and remember officially

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uphold the annual tradition

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keep up

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the age-old tradition

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very old

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culture diffusion

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the spreading of culture from one region of the world to another

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cumulative cultural adaptation

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mutual cultural adaptation

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cultural nepotism

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traditional values and customs which emphasize family ties and loyalty

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Melting pot

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requires that immigrants assimilate in order to become one common culture - “American”

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salad bowl

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calls for us to celebrate our diversity along with our oneness

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to be spread out all over the world

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to be in different parts of the world

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sth is few and far between

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very rare

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to assimilate into

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адаптуватися до

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seamless transition

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плавний перехід

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to pose any challenges

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створювати виклики

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to rise to sth

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to react to a difficult situation by working hard to succeed

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Daunting challenge

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making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something

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go through a rough patch

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to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life

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take a heavy toll on sb

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it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
e.g. Winter takes its toll on your health.

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Get counseling

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talking therapy that involves a trained therapist listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues

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a sticky patch

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to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life

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a pocket in society

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a group, area, or mass of something that is separate and different from what surrounds it

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to tackle inequalities

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fairly liberal society

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live and let live

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said to mean that people should accept the way other people live and behave, especially if they do things in a different way

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meddler

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a person who tries to change or have an influence on things that are not their responsibility

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busybody

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a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them

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meddle in your affairs

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пхають носа не в свої справи

Question 40

social mobility

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change in a person’s socio-economic situation, either in relation to their parents (inter-generational mobility) or throughout their lifetime (intra-generational mobility)

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get on the property ladder

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a series of stages in owning property in which you buy a small house or apartment first, and then buy a bigger or more expensive one when you have enough money

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provoke public outcries

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a strong expression of public anger and disapproval

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slacker

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a person who does not work hard enough

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get handouts

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something such as food, clothing, or money that is given free to someone who has a great need for it

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country coffer

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державні кошти

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Unorthodox

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different from what is usual or accepted

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self-effacing

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= modest
e.g. He was a shy, self-effacing man

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mixed bag

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a collection of things or people of very different types
e.g. Club-goers are a mixed bag these days, and so are the places they go clubbing to.

Question 49

cling to something | cling on to something

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to stick onto or hold sb/sth tightly, or to refuse to stop holding them

e.g. We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.

Question 50

bygone (only before nouns)

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happening or existing a long time ago
e.g. bygone era

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let bygones be bygones

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used to tell sb that they should forget about unpleasant things that happened in the past, and especially to forgive and forget sth bad that someone has done to them

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alienate sb from sth/sb

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to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group

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splinter group

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a small group of people that has separated from a larger
e.g. The extreme left wing of the party broke away into a splinter group

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splinter

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осколок

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interloping

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involved in a place or situation where one is not wanted or is considered not to belong

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testimony

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a clear proof of sth

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facet

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aspect

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kilt

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Scottish skirt

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caber tossing

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метання колоди (традиційний шотландський вид спорту)

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Obsolete

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Old-fashioned

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interconnectedness of society

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discern from the masses

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виділятися з суспільства

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idiosyncrasies

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a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has

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nuclear family

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a family consisting of two parents and their children, but not including extended family