Objective Proficiency Unit 3 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The quality of being boring for a long time: t _ _ _ _ _

tedium

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An improvement or a change to a higher level or value (especially in economics): u _ _ _ _ _

upturn

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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Use the idiom "clutch / grasp at straws" correctly in a sentence.

*open answer* (clutch / grasp at straws = willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success)

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My partner has stayed with me through t _ _ _ _ and t _ _ _ : (under all circumstances, no matter how difficult)

thick and thin

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heart

Other team wins 25 points!

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rocket

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gift

Win 10 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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Use the word "foremost" to make the following sentence mean the same as the one above: "________________ we need to save the environment".

First and foremost, we need to save the environment.

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Use the phrase "make the most of (something)" correctly in a sentence.

*open answer* (make the most of something = To take full advantage of something because it may not last long)

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banana

Go to last place!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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To start to have a bad effect on something: start / begin to _ _ _ _

start / begin to bite (eg: Sales will slow as interest rates begin to bite).

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Another way of saying "very often" : t___ ___ a____

time and again

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Reasons given to cause a wrong act or bad performance to be judged less seriously: e__________ c____________

extenuating circumstances (eg: She was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison).

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If a situation is "touch and go" it mean that....

it is uncertain

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A strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant: r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

revulsion

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If someone is described as "the life and soul of the party", what does this mean?

someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions

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A small amount of an emotion or quality: An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of

element

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