(B2) Common Mistakes and False Friends GV028 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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(v.) to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury

heal

(v.) to make someone with an illness healthy again

cure

(Use the last two words [cure / heal] to fill the blanks) At one time doctors couldn't ____ people of TB. TB = abbreviation for tuberculosis /tuːˌbɝː.kjəˈloʊ.sɪs/

cure

(Use the last two words [cure / heal] to fill the blanks) The plaster cast helps to ____ the broken bone.

heal

(Use the last two words [cure / heal] to fill the blanks) She tried to ____ the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.

cure

(Translate) She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.

Она пыталась вылечить боль в моем колене, надавливая на сустав вручную.

(Use the last two words [cure / heal] to fill the blanks) Brain injuries take a long time to ____.

heal

(adj.) strong, healthy, and good at sports

athletic

(n.) the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing

athletics

We love to watch the Olympics - especially the ____.

athletics

She looks very ____.

athletic

He had the lithe /laɪð/, ____ body of a ballet /bælˈeɪ/ dancer.

athletic

She is a fine runner and a well-known figure in Scottish amateur ____.

athletics

(n.) the result of a particular influence

effect

(v.) to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something

affect

The divorce ____ every aspect of her life.

affected / affects