(Unit 3 lesson 3) Motivation through sport

Question 1

drop out of [verb]

Answer 1

to discontinue, not to finish

e.g. He dropped out of school

Question 2

truancy [noun]

Answer 2

staying away from school without good reason

e.g. The school is doing everything it can to tackle truancy

Question 3

peers [noun]

Answer 3

people of the same age as one another

e.g. His peers laughed at him for no reason

Question 4

acquire [verb]

Answer 4

to buy or obtain for yourself or to learn or develop

e.g. I managed to acquire all the books I needed.
I’ve never acquired a taste for computer games

Question 5

cope [verb]

Answer 5

deal effectively with something difficult

e.g. his ability to cope with stress
It all got too much for me and I couldn’t cope.

Question 6

differ [verb]

Answer 6

be unlike or dissimilar

e.g. the second set of results differed from the first
Tastes differ
Our opinions differ

Question 7

emphasis [noun]

Answer 7

special importance, value, or prominence given to something

e.g. they placed great emphasis on his school results

Question 8

suitable [adj.]

Answer 8

right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation

e.g. these toys are not suitable for children under five

Question 9

encourage [verb / adj.]

Answer 9

give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)

e.g. we were encouraged by the success of this company [as verb]
the results are very encouraging [as adj.]

Question 10

approximate [adj.]

Answer 10

close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact

e.g. the calculations are very approximate.