Question

Match the verbs in italics in sentences 1-8
with the correct definitions (a-h).
1 She treats everyone as equals. She doesn't talk
down to anyone.
2 I really can't hear what you're saying. Could you
speak up, please?
3 It's boring when people talk shop when you go
out in the evenings.
4 I'm always shouting and I've already lost my voice
twice this year!
5 You should speak your mind and tell people what
you really think.
6 People often speak quickly and it's hard to catch
what they're saying
7 I'm upset because my colleagues talk about me
behind my back
8 Often people hesitate and say a lot of other
things before they get to the point of what
they're saying
-) to understand (what someone says)
b) to talk about work
c) to speak more loudly
d) to say exactly what you think
e) to become unable to speak
f) to come to the important part of what you're
saying
g) to say negative things about someone when
they're not there
h) to talk to someone in a way that shows they think
you are less important or less intelligent than
them

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1.h

2.c

3.b

4.e

5.d

6.a

7.g

8.f

Explicație:

1.h

2.c

3.b

4.e

5.d

6.a

7.g

8.f