Share C1-C2 attitudes
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Spot on means…
100% accurate
A sweeping statement is …
A generalising assumption like ‘all teens are depressed’
A trite phrase is …
overused and doesn’t seem true, like ‘sorry I’m late, the traffic is horrible’
Vacuous means
Blank, empty, lacking thought or intelligence
Over-simplistic means…
Not recognising the seriousness of a situation
A fair share of sth means…
A lot / enough to feel or understand sth
To strike a chord means …
To resonate
To go along with a person means
To agree, to support
To give sth a good go / to have a go
To be cut out for sth
To be made for sth, to fit
Fly in the face of … means
To completely oppose
To make strides in sth means
To make significant progress
To change tack to do sth means
To alter one’s approach
To throw in the towel on sth means…
To quit defeated
To knock one’s confidence
To degrade sb
To get hung up about sth
To worry too much about sth
