Practical Language Vocabulary Handout for Unit 10

   Mr. Westbrook

   

   Section 1

   

   Put the following words into the correct sentences... and in the correct form in the case of
   verbs. J

   

   elude    twist     fulfill     dog-eat-dog     dusk     tempt   crawl    lung      gasp    
   altitude

   

   1.    Living in the Bronx, Brno is a/an                           world. People will steal the
   shirt off of your back.

   2.    One way to escape prison is to try to                               under the fence.

   3.    Sheila was            by the offer of a chocolate milkshake, but declined because she
   wanted to stick to her diet.

   4.    Systic fibrosis is a             disease.

   5.    The single woman finally felt                      when she gave birth to her baby.

   6.                     is the most romantic time when you are laying on a beach.

   7.    Penguins live at a/an                      of -25 to 4m.

   8.    The Catastrophic Rally has a special                     . All of the drivers are blind.

   9.    Proper personal hygiene                           most of Greece until the end of the
   90's.

   10.  Every time I exit a šalina in July, I have to             , because of having to hold my
   breath for such a long time.

   

   Section 2

   

   Match the following "firsts" with the examples on the right.

   

   1. first class                                                     she told me herself

   2. first lady                                                      Tagalog to a Filipino

   3. from first to last                                           a private jet

   4. first aid                                                        a couple of bandages and
   some peroxide

   5. at first                                                         Genesis...  Revelations

   6. first hand                                                     Gottwaldová

   7. first night                                                     introductions

   8. first language                                               when the critics go

   9. first light                                                      6am

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   Section 3

   

   Match the following words with their definitions.

   

   ascend             pros and cons              encounter         gasp     burst   
   mingle              scarce

               shift                  limelight                       boost               take
   part in       old silk route

   against the clock                      revive               entrant            
   elusive              rat race

               Social Darwinism         dawn               opening night

   

   1.                     advantages and disadvantages

   2.                     to take in air all at once

   3.                     to lightly mix

   4.                     to change

   5.                     to support

   6.                     Europe to Asia overland

   7.                     participate against yourself with no competitors

   8.                     a contestant

   9.                     people competing with other in all aspects of life

   10.                   that rich and successful people are better people and the poor are
   lesser beings

   11.                   when the stars come

   12                    to go up

   13.                   to meet something, discover, run into

   14.                   to suddenly release all of the gas or liquid from its container

   15.                   spotlight

   16.                   to participate

   17.                   to bring something back that was gone

   18.                   unable to be caught or done

   19.                   when I seriously need to still be in bed

   20.                   not readily available