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4 SELF-TEST SHEET 2 Write the translations, fold them over, and test yourself

Topic Phonetics Translation Topic Phonetics Translation


idyllic /ɪˈdɪlɪk/
Protest words
impressionable /ɪmˈpreʃənəbl/
abolish (slavery) /əˈbɒlɪʃ/

/ˈbɪgətri/ listless /ˈlɪstləs/


bigotry

/kæpˈtɪvəti/ mature /məˈtjʊə(r)/


captivity

civil rights /ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts/ mollycoddle (sb) /ˈmɒlikɒdl/

/kəmˈpəʊz/ nostalgic /nɒˈstældʒɪk/


compose

/kənˈdem/ opt /ɒpt/


condemn

disgusted /dɪsˈgʌstɪd/ overbearing father /ˌəʊvəbeərɪŋ


ˈfɑːðə(r)/
economic /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/
pale in /ˌpeɪl ɪn
environmental /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/ comparison kəmˈpærɪsn/

equality /ɪˈkwɒləti/ protracted /prəˌtræktɪd


relationship rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
performers /pəˈfɔːməz/
responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/
political /pəˈlɪtɪkl/
revealed (sb’s) /rɪˌviːld …
racially motivated /ˌreɪʃəli potential pəˈtenʃl/
murder ˌməʊtɪveɪtɪd
ˈmɜːdə(r)/ self-centred /ˌself ˈsentəd/

significance /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns/ sheer frustration /ˌʃɪə frʌˈstreɪʃn/

stand up to (sb) /ˌstænd ˈʌp tə/ sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/

stable /ˈsteɪbl/
Life stages
stormy row /ˌstɔːmi ˈraʊ/
challenge attitudes /ˌtʃælɪndʒ ˈætɪtjuːdz/
tender age /ˌtendə(r) ˈeɪdʒ/
child prodigy /ˌtʃaɪld ˈprɒdədʒi/
uplifting /ʌpˈlɪftɪŋ/
childhood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

come to terms /ˌkʌm tu ˈtɜːms


with (sth) wɪð/

competitive /kəmˌpetətɪv
environment ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

concession /kənˈseʃn/

confrontational /ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃnl/

distinction /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/

do your own thing /ˌduː jɔː(r) əʊn ˈθɪŋ/

early retirement /ˌɜːli rɪˈtaɪəmənt/

emotionally stable /ɪˌməʊʃnli ˈsteɪbl/

give (sb) /gɪv … ˌevriθɪŋ juː


everything ˈhæv/
you have

idle /ˈaɪdl/

Solutions 2nd edition Advanced © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE



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4 SELF-TEST SHEET 2 Write the translations, fold them over, and test yourself

Topic Phonetics Translation


Science and medicine
administer /ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)/

burden /bɜːdn/

carry out an /kæri ˌaʊt ən


operation ɒpəˈreɪʃn/

condition /kənˈdɪʃn/

consternation /ˌkɒnstəˈneɪʃn/

defect /ˈdiːfekt/

diagnose /ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊz/

entail a high /ɪnteɪl ə ˌhaɪ dɪˌgriː


degree of risk əv ˈrɪsk/

envisage /ɪnˈvɪsɪdʒ/

eradicate /ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/

ever-growing /ˌevə ˈgrəʊɪŋ/

gene therapy /ˈdʒiːn θerəpi/

(sth) gradually /ˌgrædʒuəli ˈdɔːn


dawn on (sb) ɒn/

integral /ˈɪntɪgrəl/

lose /ˌluːz ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/


consciousness

overhaul /ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/

patrol /pəˈtrəʊl/

recovery period /rɪˈkʌvəri pɪəriəd/

reliant /rɪˈlaɪənt/

spinal column /ˈspaɪnl kɒlʌm/

suffer /ˌsʌfə(r) ɪˌreprəbl


irreparable brain ˈbreɪn dæmɪdʒ/
damage

toxin /ˈtɒksɪn/

trigger (verb) /ˈtrɪgə(r)/

undergo /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/

Solutions 2nd edition Advanced © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE


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