EN 1

Question 1

brand new

Answer 1

completely new, not yet used: a brand new car

Question 2

to build sth from scratch

Answer 2

to start sth without using anything that existed or was prepared before: He built the business up from scratch.

Question 3

to keep up with

Answer 3

to increase at the same speed and by the same amount as sth else: Food production is not keeping up with growing demand.

Question 4

to use sth as a template

Answer 4

to use sth as a model in order to build sth similar: The first smart city was used as a template for building others on different areas.

Question 5

scale (of change)

Answer 5

the size, level or amount of sth: In recent years, the scale of change in climate patterns has been worrying.

Question 6

to backfire

Answer 6

to have the opposite effect to the one intended: The company’s new policy backfired when a number of employees threatened to quit.

Question 7

to be heavily regulated

Answer 7

to have strict rules controlling an activity or process: The construction industry is heavily regulated in order to ensure safety.

Question 8

to be left out

Answer 8

to not be included in sth: Despite playing well all season, Gribbs was left out of the team for the final.

Question 9

to draw up

Answer 9

to prepare a written document, such as a list or contract: The government has drawn up a list of all its spending plans for the next year.

Question 10

to drive prices sky-high

Answer 10

to force prices to go to extremely high levels: The recent housing shortage has driven house prices sky-high.

Question 11

to head upwards

Answer 11

to increase to a higher level: The rate of inflation is heading ever upwards.

Question 12

to fit in

Answer 12

to be accepted by the other people in the group: Being so much younger than the others, Kate found it hard to fit in with her sister’s friends.

Question 13

to flatter

Answer 13

to praise sb in order to please them or get sth from them, even though you do not mean it: Scott would always flatter Maria by praising her cooking.

Question 14

to pamper yourself

Answer 14

to give yourself the things that you want and make yourself warm and comfortable: Pamper yourself with a stay in one of our luxury hotels.

Question 15

to set out to do sth

Answer 15

to start doing sth or making plans to do sth in order to achieve a particular result: They set out to become the number one team in the league.

Question 16

to set sth up

Answer 16

to make the arrangements that are necessary for sth to happen: There was a lot of work involved in setting up the discussion group.

Question 17

to turn people off

Answer 17

to make sth/sb unattractive to people: Women who smoke really turn me off.