MI6 Recruitment Video

Question 1

Intelligence Officer

Answer 1

noun

Spy

_{James Bond is a famous MI6 Intelligence Officer.}

_{I don’t think my wife could become an intelligence officer.}

Question 2

Keep your cool

Answer 2

idiom

Stay calm

_{It’s important to keep your cool during stressful meetings.}

_{It’s difficult to keep my cool when I’m tired.}

Question 3

Shark tank

Answer 3

noun

A situation where there are many scary people

_{Kabukicho is a real shark tank on weekends.}

_{I felt like I was in a shark tank during that job interview.}

Question 4

Pick up on something

Answer 4

verbal phrase

To understand something that is not communicated directly

_{I could pick up that she was feeling uncomfortable.}

_{He didn’t pick up on his boss’ feelings.}

Question 5

Cue

Answer 5

noun

Signal / sign

_{I will give you a cue when to start.}

_{He will give me a cue when to finish the meeting.}

Question 6

Explore

Answer 6

verb

Travel into a new place to learn about it

_{I want to explore more of Northern Italy.}

_{She is trying to explore the finance world.}

Question 7

Familiar

Answer 7

adjective

Well-known

_{I’m not very familiar with Russian culture.}

_{I think he is familiar with this procedure.}

Question 8

Secretly

Answer 8

adverb

Something done in private / not seen by others

_{He was trying to eat the ice-cream secretly by himself.}

_{She was secretly married two men at the same time.}

Question 9

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