Set 1

Question 1

foreign

Answer 1

from a country that is not your own

Question 2

foreigner

Answer 2

a person from a country that is not your own

Question 3

gist

Answer 3

the general meaning but not all the details

Question 4

text

Answer 4

the written part of a book, newspaper, etc

Question 5

recognize sb/sth

Answer 5

know who sb is or what sth is because you’ve seen or heard them before (recognition)

Question 6

go through sth

Answer 6

read sth carefully from beginning to end

Question 7

identify sth

Answer 7

recognize sth and decide what it is

Question 8

guess sth

Answer 8

give an answer to sth without being sure of the facts

Question 9

context

Answer 9

the words before and after the new word or phrase that help you understand the meaning

Question 10

keep a record of sth

Answer 10

write sth down to help you remember it

Question 11

make a note to sth

Answer 11

write sth down quickly to help you remember it

Question 12

construction

Answer 12

the way words are used together in a sentence

Question 13

translation

Answer 13

a text that has been changed from one language into another

Question 14

conversation

Answer 14

a talk between two or more people

Question 15

have a chat with sb

Answer 15

friendly formal conversation

Question 16

discussion about sth

Answer 16

talk about something seriously

Question 17

argument

Answer 17

a discussion in which people disagree

Question 18

repeat sth

Answer 18

say sth again

Question 19

explain sth

Answer 19

make sth clear or easy to understand

Question 20

pronounce sth

Answer 20

make the sound of a word or letter

Question 21

opportunity

Answer 21

a time when it is possible to do sth that you want to do

Question 22

experiment with sth

Answer 22

try to see what result it had

Question 23

make mistakes

Answer 23

do not make mistakes

Question 24

revise sth

Answer 24

study sth again

Question 25

method

Answer 25

a way of doing sth

Question 26

work

Answer 26

get or have the result you want

Question 27

enthusiastic

Answer 27

very interested in sth or excited by it

Question 28

motivated

Answer 28

when you really want to do sth

Question 29

after a while

Answer 29

after a period of time

Question 30

improve

Answer 30

become better

get better, make progress, improvement

Question 31

express sth

Answer 31

say or show what you think or feel

Question 32

effectively

Answer 32

in a way that gives you the result you want

Question 33

obvious

Answer 33

easily seen and understood, clear

Question 34

encouraging

Answer 34

sth gives you hope and makes you want to continue

Question 35

accurately

Answer 35

with no mistakes

Question 36

be aware of sth

Answer 36

you know about it

Question 37

frustrating

Answer 37

making you annoyed because you cannot do sth you want to do

Question 38

goal

Answer 38

a thing you want to be able to do in the future, aim

Question 39

everyday

Answer 39

normal or usual

Question 40

expand

Answer 40

become bigger or make sth bigger

Question 41

a wide range

Answer 41

a large number of different things

Question 42

complex

Answer 42

not simple, often difficult to understand

Question 43

fluent

Answer 43

able to speak in a foreign language easily and well

Question 44

in detail

Answer 44

fully and including a lot of information

Question 45

appropriate

Answer 45

right or suitable in a particular situation

Question 46

relevant to sth

Answer 46

useful for and connected to sth

Question 47

specialized

Answer 47

having or needing a lot of special knowledge

Question 48

contain/include

Answer 48

being part of sth (different meaning)