Vocabulary 1
making you feel less worried
reassuring/ comforting
making you feel calm
soothing/ relaxing
I enjoyed the meal. (Did)
What I did was enjoy the meal.
I did enjoy the meal.
1. A: The new marketing manager seems pretty good, don't you think?
B: Yes, his energy and drive struck me.
Yes, what ________________________.
Yes, what struck me is/was his energy and drive.
I have a tail and a head, but no body. Who am I?
Coin
attracting you by offering you something pleasant
enticing/ tempting
extremely attractive and impossible not to like or want
irresistible/ compelling
What worries me is not knowing the dangers. (It)
It's not knowing the dangers that worries me.
2. A: How's work?
B: Work's fine. But I'm not so keen on commuting.
Work's fine. But it ________________________.
Work's fine. But it is the commuting (that) I'm not so keen on.
No one has walked this way. What is it?
The Milky Way.
making people feel excitement or other strong emotions
stirring/ rousing
not pleasant
off-putting/ distracting
I want to know where he got all his information from. (Thing)
The thing I want to know is where he got all his information from.
3. A: There just seem to be more and more talented shows on TV these days.
B: Yeah. I can't understand why they are so popular.
Yeah. The thing _____________________________.
Yeah. The thing I can't understand is why they are so popular.
Good job!
making you angry
infuriating/ maddening
make you more active
energizing/ stimulating
I don’t understand how on earth this was allowed to happen. (What)
What I don’t understand is how on earth this was allowed to happen.
4. A: What a great place, hey?
B: Yes, I really like that you can get everywhere on foot.
Yes, what ________________.
Yes, what I really like is that you can get everywhere on foot.
What kind of room has no door or windows?
making you feel anxious and worried
unsettling/disconcerting
Characterise the following:
- anthem;
- noises by neighbours;
-silence, pauses.
- rousing/ stirring;
-maddening/ infuriating;
-disconcerting/ unsettling
It wasn’t what he said, but the timing of it that surprised me.
What surprised me wasn't what he said, but the timing of it.
5. A: Well, what did you think?
B: What really impressed me was the enthusiasm for the project.
Their _____________________.
Their enthusiasm for the project is what really impressed me.
I've married many people, but I've always been single.Who am I?