Global Mindset and Modern Technology Collocations and Vocabulary

Flashcards based on language pattern practices covering collocations and commonly confused words from Unit 5 and Unit 6.

Take a look

To examine or inspect something, such as instructions, to ensure understanding.

Give a presentation

To formally speak to an audience about a specific topic, such as an invention.

Catch your breath

To rest for a moment after physical exertion before continuing an activity.

Keep a promise

To fulfill a commitment one has made to someone else.

Follow the path

To pursue a specific course of action or career, such as studying to become a doctor.

Get the chance

To have the opportunity to do something, such as promoting human rights.

Make a fuss

To show excessive excitement, concern, or attention toward someone or something.

Pay a compliment

To express praise or admiration to someone for their hard work or achievement.

Save face

To avoid humiliation or maintain one's dignity and reputation.

Committing treason

The crime of betraying one's country, which can result in life imprisonment.

Excess

An amount of something, like salt or spices, that is more than what is necessary or desirable.

Distract

To draw someone's attention away from what they are doing, such as children performing on stage.

Put forth

To propose or present questions or ideas for consideration.

Imminent

An event that is about to happen, often used in the context of danger or flooding.

Current affairs

Events of political or social importance that are happening in the world at the present time.

An allusion

An indirect or passing reference to a known work, such as a classic Shakespearean drama.

Formally

In a manner that follows official rules or conventions, such as dressing in suits and elegant gowns for a royal banquet.

Liability

A person or thing that causes a disadvantage or embarrassment to a team or group.

Moral

The practical lesson or message contained in a story, such as 'The Tortoise and the Hare'.

Stationary

Not moving or intended to be moved, such as a lorry that has stopped.

Deepest sympathy

An expression of intense pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Drastic changes

Extreme or radical modifications, often mentioned in the context of weight loss.

Make a difference

To have a significant effect or impact on a situation or program.

Break the news

To be the first to inform someone about important or surprising information.

Catch the eye

To be attractive or noticeable to someone passing by.

Bear in mind

To remember or keep a specific piece of information in one's thoughts.

Emigrate

To leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

Further

To a greater extent or degree, often used regarding the depth of an investigation.

Lay

To put or place something down in a specific position, such as tools on a counter.

Effect

A change that is a result or consequence of an action or cause, like the damage from a storm.