Unit 1 Aiming high - Unit 1 Aiming High

Question 1

achieve success

Answer 1

to accomplish something that you planned to do or attempted to do

Question 2

be an overnight success

Answer 2

to become successful in a very short time

Question 3

costly failure

Answer 3

a lack of success in doing something that costs a lot of money or causes problems

Question 4

daunting challenge

Answer 4

a task thatmakesyouworriedbecause youthinkthat it will be verydifficultordangerousto do

Question 5

dismal failure

Answer 5

a very bad performance in a task

Question 6

end in failure

Answer 6

to come to the end of a project or goal having achieved no success

Question 7

enjoy success

Answer 7

to have achieved something as abenefitoradvantage

Question 8

face the formidable challenge of

Answer 8

to have a problem that is veryimpressiveinsize,power orskilland thereforedeservingrespectand oftendifficulttodealwith

Question 9

fair chance

Answer 9

a reasonable possibility of success

Question 10

fulfil an ambition

Answer 10

toachievesomething that youwantedto do, or to get something that youhopedfor

Question 11

fully qualified

Answer 11

able to do something because you have the knowledge, skill or experience that is needed

Question 12

great success

Answer 12

the accomplishment of something to a very good degree

Question 13

have a burning ambition to

Answer 13

to feel strongly that you want to achieve something

Question 14

huge success

Answer 14

the accomplishment of something to a large or grand degree

Question 15

improve motivation

Answer 15

to increase a feeling of enthusiasm or interest in something

Question 16

increase student motivation

Answer 16

to improve students’ feeling of enthusiasm or interest in something

Question 17

jump at the chance

Answer 17

to take anopportunitythat isofferedto you in a veryenthusiasticway

Question 18

lack motivation

Answer 18

to have no feeling of enthusiasm or interest in something

Question 19

leave nothing to chance

Answer 19

to make sure that nothing will go wrong with a plan

Question 20

lifelong ambition

Answer 20

something that you very muchwantto do that has continued throughout your life.

Question 21

main ambition

Answer 21

the most important task that you want to achieve

Question 22

major challenge

Answer 22

an important, serious,large orgreat task that needs a lot of skill, energy and determination to deal with or achieve

Question 23

meet with complete failure

Answer 23

to lack any success in completing a task

Question 24

new challenge

Answer 24

something you have never done before and willenjoydoing that will need a lot of skill, energy and determination to achieve

Question 25

poor motivation

Answer 25

not having enough of the feeling of enthusiasm or interest that makes you determined to do something

Question 26

primary motivation

Answer 26

the main or most important feeling of enthusiasm or interest that makes you determined to do something

Question 27

realise an ambition

Answer 27

toachievesomething that you haveplannedorhopedfor

Question 28

resounding success

Answer 28

the accomplishment of something to an unmistakable or tremendous degree

Question 29

result in failure

Answer 29

to come to the end of a project or goal having achieved no success

Question 30

rise to the challenge

Answer 30

todealsuccessfullywith aproblemorsituationthat isespeciallydifficult

Question 31

second chance

Answer 31

another opportunity to try a task again

Question 32

secret ambition

Answer 32

something that you very muchwantto do but that you don’t tell anyone about

Question 33

slight chance

Answer 33

a small chance of achieving something

Question 34

stand a chance

Answer 34

to belikelytoachievesomething

Question 35

strong motivation

Answer 35

the powerful feeling of enthusiasm or interest that makes you determined to do something

Question 36

take up a challenge

Answer 36

toacceptanofferor achallenge(anoffertofightorcompete)that someone has made to you

Question 37

total failure

Answer 37

someone or something that has notachievedsuccess