Career Skills
The Use of Adjectives
Movies
Busy Traffic
Extreme weather
100
Replace the word with its synonym:
An efficient leader is good at directing a team.
managing
100
Name a compound adjective matching the description:
a beautiful or handsome person
good-looking
100
There are 2 main __________ in the movie: 2 sisters trying to find their path in the world.
characters
100
The place where 2 or more roads intersect.
junction
100
Replace a part of the sentence with an expression:
Higher mean temperatures all over the world are the sign of climate change.
global warming
200
What skill describes the ability to cope with problems?
problem solving / solving problems
200
When you know what will happen next, the game or the movie is _________.
predictable
200
Movies that are not shot but drawn.
animated films
200
On the motorway you can drive faster than in the city: the _________ is 90km/h or more.
speed limit
200
A natural disaster in which water covers areas inhabited by people.
flood
300
If employees are efficient in stressful conditions, they can work well u_ _ _ _ p_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
under pressure
300
Name a compound adjective matching the description:
a very relaxed person
easy-going
300
Replace the word with its synonym:
The storyline of the movie is very unusual and difficult to follow because of its non-linear structure.
plot
300
If you go to work by car, you will definitely get stuck in a ________ during the rush hour.
traffic jam
300
In many African countries people suffer from w______ s______ .
water shortages
400
Replace the word with its synonym:
A leader should be good at making people to do things.
persuading
400
Name at least 2 adjectives to describe a game that people enjoy.
amusing, entertaining, enjoyable
400
My favourite s____ in this movie is the last one: the main action has finished and we enjoy the atmosphere.
scene
400
Replace the expression with its synonym:
You can’t get ahead of other cars here: the road is too narrow.
overtake
400
A long period when there is little or no rain.
drought
500
What skill does a person need to meet all deadlines?
managing (tight) schedules
500
Match the adjectives with their extreme synonyms.
1. annoying A. exhausted
2. scary B. essential
3. interesting C. enormous
4. tired D. astonishing
5. surprising E. terrifying
6. big F. fascinating
7. important G. infuriating
1. annoying – G. infuriating
2. scary – E. terrifying
3. interesting – F. fascinating
4. tired – A. exhausted
5. surprising – D. astonishing
6. big – C. enormous
7. important - B. essential
500
The ______ includes 2 main actors and plenty of supporting ones.
cast
500
Replace the expression with its synonym:
A driver uses a circular device to control the car.
steering wheel
500
What consequence of extreme weather is described
After the disaster many people lost their home and had to live in shelters.
destroyed housing