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Grammar 1. test 3.B Flashcards

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1
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to give something to somebody or make it available for them to use

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to provide

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2
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a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course

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lecture

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3
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a website or web page where users can put comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users’ comments

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forum

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in a way that involves people who are close together and looking at each other

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(face-to-face discussion)

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feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest in somebody/something

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enthusiastic

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6
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using digital technology

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digitally

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a person who combines text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or books.

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graphic designer

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the way in which the parts of something such as the page of a book, a website, a garden or a building are arranged

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layout

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9
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a method of sending or receiving data, especially video, over a computer network

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streaming

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10
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a strong plastic that can bend easily, used for covering walls, floors and furniture, and for making book covers and, especially in the past, records

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vinyl

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to have a period of rapid growth; to become bigger, more successful, etc.

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booming

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12
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the quality of being useful, easy or suitable for somebody

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convenience

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a picture printed on cardboard (= very thick, stiff card) or wood, that has been cut up into a lot of small pieces of different shapes that you have to fit together again

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jigsaw puzzle

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14
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grouping all responses to a specific comment together underneath it

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comment thread

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15
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enlarge image a computer system that uses information obtained from satellites to guide the driver of a vehicle

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satnav

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16
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Any hybrid of a human and some other creature.

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half human

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17
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exactly like a real person or thing

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lifelike

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18
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a data collection technique in which live actors’ detailed movements and facial expressions are tracked, recorded and rendered to create animations, as for computer-generated characters in a motion picture.

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Performance capture

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19
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to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language

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translating

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20
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It is a “live” performance placing at least some performers in the same shared physical space with an audience.

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digital stage set

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21
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“ujeto s kamero”

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captured by cameras

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22
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dead or appearing to be dead

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lifeless

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23
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not interesting or exciting

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dull

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24
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very large or important

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major (films)

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25
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a person who supervises a person or an activity.

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(facial) supervisor

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26
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not very obvious or easy to notice

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subtle

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27
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one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face

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facial expression

28
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to make a physical or electronic connection between one object, machine, place, etc. and another

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linked

29
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the computer on which the wide-area progressive system is operating and which links and collects data from the site controllers

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central computer

30
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fitting very closely to the body

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skin-tight

31
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a subject that is attached to skin to identify body landmarks and the 3D motion of body segments

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reflective markers

32
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a new or different version of an old film or song

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remake

33
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a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity

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session

34
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the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; a model of this structure

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skeleton

35
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a person considered separately rather than as part of a group

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individual

36
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the process of making films, videos and computer games in which drawings, models or images of people and animals seem to move

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animation

37
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a person whose job is to check that people do not park their cars in the wrong place or for longer than is allowed, and to place tickets on vehicles that are parked illegally to make the owners pay a fine

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traffic warden

38
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a company or business that sells and rents out buildings and land for clients

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estate agency

39
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pain in your teeth or in one tooth

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toothache

40
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continuous pain in the head

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headache

41
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the title of a news article printed in large letters, especially at the top of the front page of a newspaper or the home page of a news website

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headline

42
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to make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult

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headway

43
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a piece of stone placed at one end of a grave

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headstone

44
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either of a pair of thin sticks that are used for eating, especially in East Asian countries

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chopsticks

45
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a plastic tool with a handle used to hit insects

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fly swatter

46
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a type of very thin string that is used for cleaning between the teeth

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dental floss

47
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a glove made of thick material, used for holding hot dishes from an oven

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oven glove

48
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the accessory you plug into your phone or laptop when the battery power is low

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phone charger

49
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a tool for pulling corks from bottles.

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corkscrew

50
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a clear or coloured liquid that you paint on the nails on your fingers or toes to make them look attractive

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nail varnish/polish

51
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a small metal tool with a rough surface for shaping the nails on your fingers and toes

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nail file

52
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a tool with a narrow blade that has a special shape at the end, used for turning screws

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screwdriver

53
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A kitchen implement used for grating food products

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(cheese) grater

54
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a piece of a soft natural or artificial substance full of small holes, which can suck up liquid and is used for washing

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washing up sponge

55
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soap in the form of a powder that is used to wash clothes, towels, sheets, etc.

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washing powder

56
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a small flat container made of metal or plastic. You hold it flat on the floor and put dirt and dust into it using a? (two words)

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dustpan and brush

57
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a loop of rubber for holding things together

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rubber band

58
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a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point when fastened

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safety pin

59
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a piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding several sheets of paper together

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paper clip

60
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a length of tape or thin flexible metal, marked at graded intervals for measuring

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tape measure

61
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a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing,
a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing

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needle and thread

62
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a device used to convert electricity into light, consisting of a source of illumination

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light bulb

63
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a small instrument like a pair of pincers for plucking out hairs and picking up small objects

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tweezers

64
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a device that is used in the kitchen to open cans of food

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can opener

65
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a handheld metal trimmer for shortening the fingernails and toenails

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nail clippers

66
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a perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food after washing or cooking

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colander

67
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a detachable lock hanging by a pivoted hook on the object fastened

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padlock

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