CAE PT2

R+UoE Part 1

- think of something = ___ to mind; doubt or challenge an idea = ____ into question

- someone who seems serious and strict = ____(-looking)

- phrasal vbs comparison: take over / take after / take against / take to

- (idiom) to blend in; become part of its surroundings = _____ into the _______

To make the gap fill easier:

doubtlessly, call, background, peter out, immersive, stern, countless, intrinsic, than, over, skirt, after, contentious, relinquish easily, against, stagnates, impassable, merge, detracts from, convey, sought (after), as, enrich, appetising, is, hitherto, rote, substantiate, case in, layman // layperson, to

Part 3

- such devices ___ tablets or mobile phones

- many, a plethora of = _____

- WF: if you make sth richer in (vitamins), you _______ it

- WF: without a doubt = ______

- if you find sth tasty, mouth-watering or tempting, you can describe it as ________

Part 5

- if sth reduces the strength, value, or importance of (something), then it _____ ____ it

- nowhere ___ the difference more apparent ____ here (INVERSION pattern)

- remembering sth by heart = ___ memorization

- experience that is absorbing and fully engaging = _______ (museum/experience/game)

- to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people = to ______

Part 7

- to gradually stop or disappear (a sound, flowing water, enthusiasm) = to _____ out

- up until now = _____

- the past of seek is _____ (after)

- voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give sth up with ease = to ________ so _____

- WF: if you cannot pass a valley/river/mountain range, then it's _________

- what item of clothing is used as a verb in the G paragraph?

Part 6

- if sth stops moving or developing, becoming dull or tedious, it ______

- if the appeal of sth is ____, it's natural and essential to it

- if an idea/concept is difficult to _________, it means one cannot provide evidence to support or prove the truth of it

- if an issue is ______, it is controversial and sparks debate or dispute

- an expression we use to give an example or illustrate a point = ____ __ point

- a regular person, not an expert = ______

listening key

Part 1: catch; taken; off; argued, in

Part 2: to

Part 3:two, up, into, on, into

Part 4: under, are, none, way, to, falling

Listening- Part 1

- there was no doubting its status

- ____ a glimpse of

- I was ___ aback by the sheer scale of

- I dropped ___ the car at a garage

- I ____ my case

- they took it completely ____ their stride

- mind you, it's hardly a one-off

Part 2

- we've yet ___ uncover

- it allows us to pinpoint the exact time

- it was deliberately dismantled

- traces of dwellings, writing implements and remarkably intact cooking utensils

Part 4

- scorching summer days; sweltering, oppressive conditions in the city streets vs breezy avenues and shady trees

- it saddens me that lush, green spaces are ____ threat

- their importance needs to be recognised if parks __ to have a future

- the ornaments are second to ___

- the inevitable upheaval of concerts, however unintentional

- residential areas are encroaching on green spaces

- nature finds a ___ to reclaim derelict, run-down urban areas

- trees are highly susceptible ___ disease

- we need to hire people who are knowledgeable enough to reverse the decline

- parks are _____ prey to destruction by its users

Part 3

- no ___ days are the same

- make sure each script is ___ to the mark

- we need to liaise with writers and talk them ___ accepting our ideas

- it quickly dawned ____ me that

- we need to entice viewers ____ watching the next episode

- their goals should be hard to attain

Wsh Key:

Part 1

- call sth to mind // call sth into question

- stern

- took over; take after; take against sth (find it offensive or unappealing); take to (like a duck to water)

- merge into the background

Part 3

- such devices AS these

- countless // innumerable

- enrich

- doubtless(ly)

- appetising

Part 5

- detracts from

- nowhere IS it more apparent THAN here

- rote

- immersive

- convey

Part 6

- stagnates

- intrinsic

- substantiate

- contentious

- case in

- layman // layperson

Part 7

- to peter out

- hitherto

- sought (after)

- relinquish easily

- impassable

- skirt

Game to practise the target vocab in context

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