Storytelling

Question 1

Nobody knows how the rumour started.

Answer 1

rumour UK ( rumor USA.)

an unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be true or invented

Question 2

The little boy is very spoiled.

Answer 2

Spoiled - A spoiled child is allowed to do or have anything that they want.

Question 3

The man was a total spoilsport.

Answer 3

spoilsport : a person who stops other people from enjoying themselves

desmancha-prazeres

Question 4

It’s doubtful that he’ll pass the job interview. He doesn’t have much experience.

Answer 4

It’s doubtful that - If a situation is doubtful, it is unlikely to happen or to be successful

Question 5

It’s probable that we’ll have a vaccine for the coronavirus in a year’s time.

Answer 5

It’s probable that - a large possibility

aka

It’s likely that

Question 6

Sometimes I am angry when I am hungry,

Answer 6

angry - /ang·gree/

hungry - /huhng·gree​/

Question 7

World War II

Answer 7

World War II

were+old war two

Question 8

The story was about two brothers on opposite sides of the war.

Answer 8

The story was about two brothers on opposite sides of the war.

Question 9

Some people believe that he was a hero because he gave money to the poor. Heros don’t murder innocent people.

Answer 9

Murder - matar

Innocent - /in.o.sent/

Question 10

Your cellphone can be cloned.

Answer 10

Cloned = /Kl-oh-nd/

Question 11

It’s risky.

Answer 11

It’s risky = the risk is high

Question 12

It’s difficult to trust the information that is available to us.

Answer 12

Available to us: we have access

Question 13

He is always trying to fool the people around him.

Answer 13

To fool: trick or deceive (someone)

Question 14

It’s very easy to rob this type of currency.

Answer 14

currency = is a medium of exchange for goods and services. In short, it’s money.

Question 15

I watched a TV show that said that the majority of hackers are autistic.

Answer 15

autistic = affected by or relating to the condition of autism, in which people typically show repeated behaviour and narrow interests, with limited development of social and communication skills:

Question 16

Scientists in Florida will release 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild.

Answer 16

release /ri-lees/ : to give freedom or free movement to someone or something

modified /mod-ee-fide/ : changed slightly, usually to improve something or make it more acceptable

Question 17

They carry a protein that will kill off any female offspring before they reach biting age.

Answer 17

Kill off someone/something: to destroy or remove someone or something completely.

Offspring: You can refer to a person’s children or to an animal’s young as their offspring.

Biting age: The age that the mosquito starts to bite

Question 18

In the beginning, nobody understood me.

Answer 18

understood - uhn·dr·stud

Question 19

In Colombia using your credit card can be risky. Colombian fraudsters are experts at card cloning.

Answer 19

Risky - high risk

Fraudsters - people who commit fraud

Cloning - making identical copies

Question 20

I remember my first big bike. I couldn’t sit on the bike. It was too big for me. My parents knew I would grow, and wanted the bike to last.

Answer 20

To last = to continue being good or suitable

Another example:
When I was a child, my mother would buy clothes that were too big for me because **I would grow into them.

To grow into:**

(BEGIN TO FIT)

to become tall enough or big enough to wear or use something.

Question 22

My first job was as a welder.

Answer 22

Meu primeiro trabalho foi como soldador.

Question 23

I was childlike/innocent.

Answer 23

estava muito infantil

Question 24

I love Germany. Berlin is my favourite city.

Answer 24

Germany = country

German = language/nationality

Question 25

I never went to the zoo.

Answer 25

zoo - /Zu/

Question 26

If I could invest in something to improve the health service, I would invest in the ambulance service.

Answer 26

The ambulance service -

Alternative: Paramedic services.

Question 27

In Brazil, a lot of money goes to the health service. However, it should be better distributed by giving more to the ambulance service and less to the emergency room.

Answer 27

distributed -duh·stri·byoo·tuhd

Question 28

Politicians think that they can rob and get away with it.

Answer 28

Get away with it: to escape blame or punishment when you do something wrong

Question 29

The police officers who attacked the civilians need to be put behind bars.

Answer 29

Behind bars = in prison.

Question 30

When people drink too much, things can get out of control.

Answer 30

When things get out of control, they are difficult to manage, wild or reckless.