General English - C1 - UNIT 7 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

A visitor must see the ______ Palace of Versailles.

opulent

You can see the impressive, ________ cliffs of Moher as you approach Ireland from the Atlantic.

soaring

The native, ________ people in parts of New Zealand have significant land rights.

indigenous

I love the _______, peaceful countryside in Tuscany, Italy.

tranquil

The 1790s were a _______ time for France, all the chaos and beheadings...

turbulent

From the top of Burj Khalifa you can see ________ views of Dubai.

panoramic

Sometimes, when having an argument, the most intelligent action is to _______

meet people halfway

I'm tired of that friend of yours - he never seems to like anything. Every time he's come he _______ continuously.

bears a grudge

Some people ________, but giving in isn’t a weakness – it shows you can understand someone else’s perspective.

never compromise

I’ve been married twice, but my new relationship seems quite ______ - this might be the one.

stable

Me and my flatmate got on great, but things got a bit _______ between us when his girlfriend kept complaining about the state of the flat.

rocky

Me and Jonno? Ah, we _________ - shared the same interests in sport, music, all kinds of stuff.

clicked straightaway

Being in the same office as my wife can occasionally ________ our relationship, but things run pretty smoothly if we stick to ‘no work chat’ at home.

put a strain on

When John first joined here I didn’t ______ to him at all. He seemed very arrogant, actually.

take

A film like Thelma and Loise is hard to define – is it a __________ predominantly about two women’s growing friendship, or a _____________ that explores notions of changing identity in America?

chick flick / road movie

Disney films seem to be successful due to their ______________, but they occasionally suffer from _______________, as you will always expect a happy ending.

universal appeal / formulaic plotline

If a studio wants a big financial return, it tends to cast an _____________ in one of the main roles. However, this is no guarantee of a box office hit, so having a strong ______________ can help bring critical acclaim.

A-lister / supporting cast

Django Unchained, with its depiction of gunfighters, was Tarantino’s updated version of the ____________. It subverted the genre by using techniques like ____________ to establish the characters and their context.

spaghetti western / flashback

That _________ was her first project. It had very little funding and distribution, but she chose it because the ___________ was such a strong character.

indie film / female protagonist

I watched an amazing ________ last night. It seemed like a straight forward bank robbery, but there was a _________ which turned everything on its head.

heist movie / plot twist