Reading SB p16 – find words/phrases in the text that match the definitions below:
A. 1 dispirited, despondent, dejected =
2 things that limit and restrict =
3 a main part of something =
4 boring, dull =
5 lack of energy or interest in something; unwillingness to do sth. =
B. 6 to enjoy something slowly and to the fullest =
7 to look at or study sth carefully =
8 not aware of sth, especially what is happening around you =
C. 9 wonderful, extremely beautiful or enjoyable =
10 an argument, a fight =
D. 11 not yet accomplished =
12 unfriendly, unpleasant =
Answer key:
1. downcast
2. constraints
3. a staple of
4. dreary
5. lethargy
6. to savour
7. to pore over
8. oblivious
9. sublime
10. a row
11. as-yet-unrealised
12. uncongenial
