Vocabulary Words - Alta Linguistic

„She really lacked guile. She didn't have two faces for the world”
„He became very isolated from everything.”
„You felt at ease with him when you saw him.”
„He may be able to shed some light on the possibility of an affair.”
„I was quite stunned.”
„What I got from her was a thrill.”
„Diane was a flirt, but her heart belonged to Michael.”
„You will not be following in Diane's footsteps.”
„You can't keep the mask of comedy at bay.”
„Everyone's point of view, no matter how contradictory, is being
considered.”
„It has given me a new lease on life.”
Vocabulary Words
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Guile- oszustwo, podstęp, przebiegłość
Isolated- odizolowany
To be at ease- zrelaksowany, odprężony, spokojny
To shed light- rzucać światło (ułatwiać zrozumienie)
Affair- romans
To be stunned- zaszokowany, ogłuszony, odurzony
Thrill- dreszcz emocji, dreszczyk emocji
Flirt- flirciarz, flirciarka
Heart belonged to someone- serce należało
Follow in someone's footsteps- iść w czyjeś ślady
Keep something at bay- trzymać coś na dystans
Contradictory- sprzeczny
Point of view- punkt widzenia
A new lease on life- nowe, lepsze życie
Exercises
Fill in the blank with the new vocabulary words
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My point of view was …..................... of what my brother said. One
of us must be lying.
My dad was a teacher and now I am too. I guess you could say
I'm.......................................
My mom didn't keep any secrets. She had no................
That roller coaster ride was such a ….........................!!!!
My mom is completely in love with my dad.
Her........................................................ to him.
My grandpa doesn't like company anymore. He likes to
stay................... from the world.
He's hitting on every girl in the room. He's such a...............
He looks very relaxed and satisfied. He must be............................
with the decision he made.
After surviving the terrible accident, she has a …............................
Reported Speech and Past Perfect
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Report what the people said
Scott: „I will go to America tomorrow morning.”
Scott said that________________________________________.
Spiros: „My father flew to Cyprus last year.”
Spiros said that_______________________________________.
Hassan: „I spent all my money on Thursday.”
Hassan remarked that__________________________________.
Fill in the blanks using the Past Perfect tense
ex. Before she did her homework, she had attended the lecture at
Alta Linguistic. (TO ATTEND)
After she.....................her popcorn, she drove away to the movies.
(TO PACK)
By the time the film began, all the audience members....................
(TO ARRIVE)
He.......................... in Detroit before he went to Poland. (TO LIVE)