Unit 2

Question 1

What is the definition of an agenda?

Answer 1

An agenda is a secret plan or reason for doing something.

Question 2

Define the term approachable.

Answer 2

If someone is approachable, they are friendly and always willing to talk to other people.

Question 3

What is arrogance?

Answer 3

Arrogance is proud and unpleasant behaviour in which someone thinks they are a lot more important than other people.

Question 4

What does awareness mean?

Answer 4

Awareness is knowing or understanding something.

Question 5

What does it mean to back down?

Answer 5

To back down means to stop insisting on something, especially because other people have been opposed to them.

Question 6

What is a barrier?

Answer 6

A barrier is a physical object that blocks a road or path.

Question 7

What are two collocations with the word ‘barrier’?

Answer 7

• put up a barrier
• break down a barrier

Question 8

What does it mean to be bothered about something?

Answer 8

If you are bothered about something, you do not like it and worry about it a lot.

Question 9

What does bounce back mean?

Answer 9

To bounce back means to become happy, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.

Question 10

What does the adjective ‘bubbly’ mean?

Answer 10

Cheerful and always chatting, laughing

‘Bubbly’ describes a lively and sociable personality.

Question 11

What does it mean to ‘confide’ in someone?

Answer 11

To tell them something personal about yourself that you do not want others to know

This implies a level of trust in the person you confide in.

Question 12

Define ‘conscientious’.

Answer 12

Taking care to do things correctly and carefully

Conscientious individuals pay attention to detail and responsibility.

Question 13

What is a ‘cynic’?

Answer 13

Someone who doesn’t believe that people are sincere or have good intentions

Cynics often view the world with skepticism.

Question 14

What does it mean to ‘drag down’?

Answer 14

To put you in the same bad situation that they are in

This phrase often refers to negative influences from others.

Question 15

Define ‘eccentric’.

Answer 15

A bit strange or not usual, but in a fun way

Eccentric behavior is often seen as quirky or unconventional.

Question 16

What characterizes a ‘fake’ object?

Answer 16

A copy of a real object

‘Fake’ can also refer to people pretending to be better than they are.

Question 17

What does it mean to be ‘full of yourself’?

Answer 17

Thinking you’re very special or more important than others

This phrase often describes arrogance or self-importance.

Question 18

What does it mean to ‘get ahead’?

Answer 18

To be very successful in what you are trying to achieve in life

This often involves personal or professional advancement.

Question 19

What does it mean to go ‘over someone’s head’?

Answer 19

To do something without discussing it with them, especially when they have authority over you

This phrase can lead to misunderstandings or conflicts in professional settings.

Question 20

What is the definition of ‘guard’?

Answer 20

Someone or something that protects a place, person, or thing, or a position of defence.

Question 21

What does ‘insight’ mean?

Answer 21

A clear understanding of something or a situation.

Question 22

Define ‘mandatory’.

Answer 22

Something that’s required or obligatory.

Question 23

What does it mean to ‘muse’?

Answer 23

To think deeply about something.

Question 24

What does it mean to ‘narrow down’?

Answer 24

To reduce a range of things to a smaller number.

Question 25

What is ‘perseverance’?

Answer 25

The determination to finish something until you have finished.

Question 26

What characterizes a ‘rough’ period?

Answer 26

A time when life has become very difficult for someone.

Question 27

What is a ‘scan’ in a medical context?

Answer 27

A picture of the inside of something, often used in medicine.

Question 28

What does it mean to ‘step in’?

Answer 28

To get involved in a situation to help.

Question 29

What does it mean to ‘talk through’ something?

Answer 29

To discuss a problem or situation.

Question 30

What does it mean to ‘keep an eye on’ someone?

Answer 30

To make sure you know what is happening & that you can provide help when it is needed

Question 31

What does it mean to be ‘on first name terms’ with someone?

Answer 31

You are friendly enough with someone to call them by their first name

Question 32

Define ‘in the public eye’.

Answer 32

Someone who is famous and is often seen on television or in the newspapers and on the internet

Question 33

What does ‘frail’ mean?

Answer 33

Someone who is thin and not very strong

Question 34

What is ‘friction’ in a social context?

Answer 34

When there’s disagreement or tension between people

Question 35

What does it mean to ‘instil’ a feeling in someone?

Answer 35

To teach them or encourage them to have that feeling or behave in that way

Question 36

What is a ‘mixed message’?

Answer 36

When you receive unclear or contradicting signals from someone

Question 37

Define ‘outburst’.

Answer 37

A sudden strong expression of an emotion

Question 38

see eye to eye

Answer 38

agree with someone