UNIT 2

Question 1

to renew

Question 2

the truce collapsed

Question 3

aid trucks

Question 4

to be in peril

Answer 4

to be in danger

Question 5

the warmest summer on record

Question 6

to pledge

Question 7

summit

Answer 7

1. a very important meeting
2. top of the mountain

Question 8

diplomatic row

Question 9

uncharted territory

Answer 9

unexplored

Question 10

outstrips

Answer 10

exceeds

Question 11

planned obsolescence

Question 12

commodities

Answer 12

resources

Question 13

to prepell

Answer 13

to drive innovation

Question 14

from the outset

Answer 14

from the beginning

Question 15

incondescent

Question 16

waste stream

Question 17

modular

Question 18

a circuit board

Question 19

to salvage

Question 20

prices of comodities are volatile

Question 21

obsolete

Question 22

salvage

Answer 22

save goods from a situation in which they have to already been damaged or partially destroyed

Question 23

feed back into

Answer 23

supply or put something back into a process or situation where it was used before

Question 24

commodity

Answer 24

a product that can be sold to make a profit , especially one in its basic form before it has been used or or changed in an industrial process

Question 25

throw-away culture

Question 26

to step up

Answer 26

to make something more effective, or to increase the size or speed of something

Question 27

not fit for purpose

Question 28

combat for sth (ex. pollution,poverty)
fight (ex. someone)

Question 29

ubiquitous

Answer 29

found or existing everywhere

Question 30

durable

Answer 30

able to last and be used for a long time without becoming damaged

Question 31

impediment (an obstacle but with ex. hearing)

Answer 31

a problem that makes speaking, hearing, or moving difficult

Question 32

ingrained

Answer 32

deeply rooted

Question 33

estimated

Answer 33

of a value or number) roughly calculated; approximate

Question 34

dispose of

Answer 34

getr rid of

Question 35

to give someone/something your undivided attention

Answer 35

to listen closely

Question 36

a hook

Answer 36

it gets people’s interest and attnetion

Question 37

get (hold fo) the wrong end of a stick

Answer 37

to completely missunderstand a situation

Question 38

to chuck something out

Answer 38

to throw it away

Question 39

to dumb something down

Answer 39

to explain something in too simple terms

Question 40

to be on the same page

Answer 40

to agree with each other

Question 41

(to explain something in) layman’s terms

Answer 41

to use very simple language

Question 42

forward-thinking

Answer 42

planning for and thinking about the future in a positive way, especially by being willing to use modern methods or ideas

Question 43

precious metals

Answer 43

gold, silver, and platinum
(metale szlachetne)

Question 44

to put out something

Question 45

to stay on topic

Question 46

evocative

Answer 46

to leave a lasting impresssion

Question 47

to expose wrongdoings