Uber Releases Mobile Video Game to Recruit Drivers

Question 1

verb : to try to persuade someone to work for a company or to join an organization

çalışmaya/katılmaya ikna etmek; yazmak, kaydetmek, almak, katmak

For years, Uber has used rallies, ad campaigns and word of mouth to ——- tens of thousands of drivers to work for the company.

——–ment noun [U] ​ the job or activity of recruiting people

yeniden üye alma/kaydetme; askere alma/kaydetme

graduate ——-ment

Answer 1

• recruit

Question 2

adverb : ​MORE THAN AVERAGE ​ B1 more than average, but less than very

oldukça; normalden biraz fazla çoktan az

a —– big family

The app is —— simple; players are asked to cart passengers from one destination to the next on a real map of San Francisco, while earning in-game cash and unlocking additional features.

FAIR ​ B2 done in a fair way

adilce, hakkaniyetle, adil

treating people ——

Answer 2

• fairly

Question 3

verb : to persuade someone to go somewhere or do something by offering them something exciting

ikna etmek, cezbetmek, çekmek

It seems that he was ——d into a trap.

They had been —–d to the big city by the promise of high wages.

If successful, the app could —– people who had not previously thought of driving for Uber.

Answer 3

• lure

Question 4

verb : BE REAL ​: to be real or present

var olmak, mevcut/gerçek olmak, bulunmak

Poverty still —–s in this country.

It could also serve as a way to educate Uber’s —-ing driver base, many of whom have never been professional drivers

LIVE ​ to live in difficult conditions

zor şartlarda yaşamını sürdürmek

You can’t —– without water for more than a week.

Answer 4

• exist

Question 5

noun :something that encourages you to act in a particular way

teşvik, özendirme

[+ to do sth] People had little —— to save.

The government should provide ——-s for young people to stay in school.

Mr. Truong’s background in educational games has informed the design and feel of the game, with goals and ——-s to keep people playing and learning as they go.

Answer 5

• incentive

Question 6

verb : —- down/into/onto, etc ​ to fall or sit somewhere suddenly in a heavy or relaxed way

pat diye/lök gibi düşmek/oturmak

He —-ped down on the sofa.

HANG :​ to hang loosely

gevşek şekilde asmak, sallandırmak

Her hair kept —–ping in her eyes.

NOT SUCCESSFUL informal ​ If a film, product, plan, etc —-s, it is not successful.

(film, ürün, plan vb.) başarısızlığa uğramak, düşmek, fiyaskoyla sonuçlanmak

If it’s a —–, it’s no big deal for Uber; the game was developed as a side project by Mr. Truong and his team, who primarily work on rider and driver projects related to the so-called core experience of using the Uber platform.

Answer 6

• flop