Open World WB p 13. Vocabulary

Do Ex 1

wreck: (N) a car, plane, etc. that has been very badly damaged in an accident.

E.g.
Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.
She was pulled from the burning wreck by firefighters.

 

wreck something (V)  to cause something to fail completely. Ruin. Sp arruinar, estropear.

E.g.
The weather wrecked all our plans.
A serious injury nearly wrecked his career.

 

diversion:

1. the act of changing the direction that somebody/something is following, or what something is used for.

E.g.
a river diversion project
We made a short diversion to go and look at the castle.

2. something that takes your attention away from somebody/something while something else is happening. Sp. distracción

E.g.
For the government, the war was a welcome diversion from the country's economic problems.
A smoke bomb created a diversion while the robbery took place.
The fire was started to create a diversion, allowing some prisoners to escape.

The course was a welcome diversion from work. Sp. El curso me vino muy bien para olvidarme un poco del trabajo

across the board      ​involving everyone or everything in a company, an industry, etc.   Sp.  en general, en todos los niveles.     

E.g.

The industry needs more investment across the board.         

an across-the-board wage increase

 

Do Ex 2

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