Global 2

Question 0

The chirping of the birds

Answer 0

El piar de los pajaros

Question 1

People probably won’t retire suddenly like they do at the moment
I probably won’ t finish my book
We probably won’t travel abroad this summer

Answer 1

Future medical advances will undoubtedly be limited
I will probably fail this exam
She will probably be the top of the class

Question 2

Rumbling(stomach, thunder, traffic)

Answer 2

I couldn’t sleep at night because of the traffic rumbling past

Question 3

Going off

Answer 3

I couldn’t sleep because of car alarms going off

Question 4

Car drivers honk their horns

Answer 4

Tocar la bocina(honk )

Horn(bocina) con honk es suficiente para expresar que se toca la bocina

Question 5

Bang

Answer 5

Golpear, hit, knock
The neighbours bang on the walls to complaint about the noise
The walls are so thin that I can hear’the clatter of pans as my neighbours are doing their washing up, and the creak of the floorboard

Question 6

Dazzling, cegador, that blinds

Answer 6

She blinked as she stepped into the dazzling midday sun

Question 7

A soft glow of a single lamp(que irradia)
The harsh (molesta, penetrante) overhead light in the bathroom
It was difficult to see in the dim evening light(tenue, debil)tonto,lerdo

Answer 7

the photo was taken in the warm light of the late afternoon sun
The cold blue lights of the hospital
The faint light of dawn

Question 8

Consumers can receive their electricity from renewable energy
People are more concerned about the carbon emissions from traditionalower stations,

Answer 8

Harness /’ha:nis
Emplear harness the power of the sun
The costs i nvolved were prohibitively expensive(making something unaffordable)

Question 9

Devoid (falto de, desprovisto de…)

Answer 9

The white room was devoid of any colour of decoration

Question 10

Stumble (tropezar, dar un traspie)

Answer 10

We stumbled about in the dark

Question 11

Later we tried to piece together what had happened

Answer 11

She fumbled in her handback trying to locate her phone(buscar algo a tientas dentro de algo, palpando)

Question 12

I’m petrified of heighs
I’ve got a phobia about spiders
I’d rather travel by train if I can because I get a bit nervous about flying

Answer 12

After the attack, I was scared stiff of going out on my town

I hate having injections because I’ve got a bit of fear of needles

Question 13

Stand out

Answer 13

Destacar, sobresalir(color,etc)

Question 14

Depict, pintar, representar

Answer 14

Portray, hacer un portrait