Open World SB p 15. Listening and Vocabulary

Listening

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take something at face value
​to believe that something is what it appears to be, without questioning it. If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue.

Sp. aceptar algo sin desconfiar ni buscar intenciones ocultas

E.g.
Taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging.
You shouldn't take anything she says at face value. 

You’ll just have to take what he says at face value. Sp. Vas a tener que confiar en sus palabras. 

it pays: used to say that doing something is worth the effort or expense. E.g. It pays to study your notes after every class. It pays to advertise. It pays a person to start planning for retirement when young.

 

Vocabulary

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restless: 

unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change.

E.g.
The audience was becoming restless.
After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless.
The children always get restless on long trips.

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conscientious: /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/ 

taking care to do things carefully and correctly.

E.g.

a conscientious student/teacher/worker
He was thorough and conscientious, rather than brilliant.
She was a popular and conscientious teacher.

eccentric:  /ɪkˈsentrɪk/ 

considered by other people to be strange or unusual. Sp. excéntrico

E.g.
eccentric behaviour/clothes
an eccentric aunt

imaginative:  /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/ having or showing new and exciting ideas.

E.g.

You’ll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention.

thoughtful:

1. always thinking of the things you can do to make people happy or comfortable. OPP thoughtless  Paul is very thoughtful.it is thoughtful of somebody to do something  It was really thoughtful of you to remember my birthday.

2. quiet, because you are thinking. E.g. He looked thoughtful. They sat in thoughtful silence.

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in the face of    

1. despite.        

E.g. 

"reform had been introduced in the face of considerable opposition" 

She left home in the face of strong opposition from her parents. 

2. Also, in the face of something can mean being threatened with something. When confronted with.     

E.g. "her resolution in the face of the enemy"

E.g. In the face of several lawsuits, the company took the product off the market

tall story:

a story that is difficult to believe because what it describes seems exaggerated and not likely to be true.

E.g.
No one would believe such a tall story.
Sounds like another one of his tall stories to me.

embellish

to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true. E.g. His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.

colourful: 

interesting or exciting; full of variety, sometimes in a way that shocks people.

E.g.
a colourful history/past/career
one of the book’s most colourful characters

 

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