GSL- Red words - T-U

Question 1

the coccyx or part of an animal or bird that helps balance.

Answer 1

tail

Question 2

to attempt to get something or solve a problem

Answer 2

to tackle

I tackled the difficult questions in Reading C.

Question 3

to lightly touch something

Answer 3

to tap something

Tap this button on the screen.
I got tapped on the shoulder
I tapped the drum

Question 4

verb for regularly caring for something

Answer 4

to tend to something

The lady is tending to her garden.

Contrast: have a tendency to do something

(I tend to sleep badly when I am stressed)

Question 5

The subject matter or topic

Answer 5

the theme

The theme of the text is climate change.
There are many themed restaurants these days in Japan.

Question 6

Opposite of thin

What is the soup like in this picture?

Answer 6

thick

This is a thick soup with lots of vegetables.

Question 7

position word - moving in the middle of something towards the end

Someone is walking — the tunnel

Answer 7

through

He is walking through the tunnel.

Sounds like ‘threw’ or ‘drew’ or ‘blew’

Question 8

What is the climber doing with the rope?

Answer 8

tie

She is tying a knot.

Question 9

Q: What has t—d this person?
A: Studying all day has t— him.

Answer 9

to tire someone - to make someone tired.

Looking at a screen all day tires my eyes.

Question 10

The opposite of soft or smooth.
A personality that is very strong.
A job that is difficult.

Answer 10

tough

Being a firefighter is a tough job.
This meat is tough.
My boss is tough.

Question 11

Footprints are a kind of t… that someone was there.

Evidence of something

Answer 11

a trace

A CTG trace shows fetal heartbeat, so it can help with safe delivery.

There was a trace of sadness in her voice.

Borom, chronimum, and cobalt are trace elements.

Question 12

a kind of movement meaning either

1. to drag along the ground
   Her skirt was too long and… along the ground.
2. to follow some animal by looking at footprints.
3. when police follow the path of a suspect by looking for clues, eg. credit card payments, phone use.

Answer 12

to trail someone/something

Question 13

a change from thing A into thing B

Answer 13

a transition

Puberty is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood.

Transitions in life include: parenthood, marriage, bereavement, and illness.

Question 14

unit of the army

Answer 14

troop

Question 15

a piece of music has this

Answer 15

a tune

‘I cannot get that tune from the advertisement out of my head!’

Question 16

a more dramatic way to say ‘this is the final point’.

Answer 16

ultimately

Patient autonomy means that treatment is ultimately the patient’s own choice.

Question 17

To be on the receiving end of an operation or process

Answer 17

to undergo something

The patient underwent surgery.

undergo/underwent/underwent

Question 18

one complete piece of something

Answer 18

a unit

eg. an apartment, a bottle of milk, a family unit

Question 19

coming together for a common cause

Answer 19

to unite

(U-NITE)

Politicians from different parties united against the war.

Question 20

A is different to B

Answer 20

unlike

Although they are twins, they are unlike in personality.

She was unlike other mathematicians on her university course because she was also interested in literature.

Question 21

If something has a low probability or likelihood, then it is….

Answer 21

unlikely to happen

People thought that a war was unlikely.

Question 22

a position word for ‘on top’ or ‘at that time’

Answer 22

upon

‘Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess…’.

Question 23

to push someone to do something

Answer 23

to urge someone to do something

The protestors are urging the government to take climate action.