Criticism. How to give it, how to take it.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

1. In English, someone is in “the ________________ “when they are under

pressure or all the attention is on them.

2. The farmer harvested a _________________ 200 pounds of potatoes from

his entire field. (tan solo)

3. Sophie says she is forced to constantly ________________ two-year-old

Callum for making any sounds - at an age when children are notoriously
defiant and unruly. (regañar)

4. The thermometer __________________ the temperature of the engine.

(medir)

5. Make sure you enter the ________________'s email address correctly, if

you want your message to arrive. (destinatario)

6. Does anyone know the _________________ of the negotiations?

(resultado)

7. An influential Republican senator said on Friday he expected President-elect

Donald Trump to respect and ___________________ the nuclear accord
with Iran. (mantener)

8. She was _________________ for her volunteer work. (felicitar, elogiar)

9. Give that job to the _______________ and show her how to do it; she needs
the experience. (becario)

10. He _______________ his prospects of finding a job by getting a college

degree. (mejorar)

11. Her son took up smoking, but she __________________________ by

making him smoke an entire pack. (cortar de raíz)
12. He is so easily upset; he _______________________ over every little
thing. (pierde los papeles)

13. To be part of a successful team, you need to ________________________.

(hacer lo que te corresponde, poner de tu parte)

14. I was _________________________ between two sumo wrestlers on that

flight! (estar atrapado entre)

15. To '______________________' is to lower someone's high opinion of

themselves.

16. I'm concerned for your __________________ and don't like to see you
unhappy. (bienestar)

17. I've been trying to _____________________ the new guy in our choir.
(hacerse amigo de)

18. Joe won the card game _________________________ because he cheated.

(injustamente)

19. The physician did an in-depth ___________________ of Amy's illness

before prescribing her medication. (valoración)

20. The scientists promised that they would _____________________ a

considerable change in the pollution levels in this city. (ocasionar, provocar)