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Repetition of lexical material

critical thinking skills share a viewpoint

the ability to analyse to have the same opinions


or evaluate information without letting feelings about something
or
opinions influence you

There is a small percentage of people in the Oksana doesn’t agree on everything, but she shares a
world with critical thinking skills. viewpoint on what’s best for the Ukrainian schools.
eye-opener facet

something that surprises you and one part of a subject, situation, etc.
teaches you new facts about life, people, etc. that has many parts

Living in Danemark I was a real eye-opener. Her personality has many different facets.
hold your own die out

to be as successful or capable to become more and more rare


as others in a certain situation and then disappear completely

Roman can hold his own in any dispute. Tasmanian tigers died out about 100 years ago.
update your status digital technology

to bring people up to date what you are doing, equipment that uses a computer
usually on a social network

I usually update my Facebook status every day to Digital technology enables immense amounts of
make it more interesting for my friends to follow information to be compressed on small storage
my life. devices that can be easily preserved and
transported.
exert control cultivate

to use your power to control someone or to try to develop or improve something


something

Only one professor at the university was unable to Kateryna is cultivating her digital drawing skills
exert control over the group when we wrote on a tablet.
module control.
work–life balance lose your temper

the amount of time you spend doing your job to suddenly become very angry
compared with the amount of time you spend away
from work

Everyone in the world is trying to achieve in their I can lose my temper very quickly when the
life a work–life balance. neighbors are doing repairs in their apartment all
day.
peer group commute

a group of people of about the same age, social to travel regularly between work and home
position, etc.

She was the first of her peer group to give a birth. She commutes to Lutsk every day.
digital footprint internship

a record of your online activity a period of (often unpaid) work experience

As it turned out, the more I stay at home on Vika did an internship with a bank in Rivne.
vacation, the higher my digital footprint.
sick leave social media profile

a period of time when you are absent the information that you
from work because of illness give about yourself on social media sites

Due to her weak immunity, she often goes to sick I need to update my social media pro le to tell
leave. friends about my new social status.
treat with healthy respect troubleshooting

to be very careful about how you use something discovering why something does not work
because it could cause problems for you effectively and making suggestions about how to
improve it

Ivan should treat this alcohol with healthy respect. In case of any malfunctions of this phone, you can
refer to the operating instructions of the device,
where at the end in the section "troubleshooting"
you will find all the answers to all questions.
work station at first light

a desk and the area around it where you work in an as soon as the sun starts to rise
office

Our work stations are equipped with everything we We’ll leave at first light.
need.
be in two minds about something emergency services

to be unable to decide about something the organisations that deal with accidents and
urgent problems such as fire, illness, or crime

I'm in two minds about him: he seems well- Public emergencies services are provided by the
qualified, but he doesn't have much experience. local governments in every city
firefighter have flashbacks

someone whose job is to stop fires burning to have vivid memories of an experience, usually
an unpleasant one

It took the firefighters I have flashbacks whenever I go to a spin class.


several hours to extinguish the flames.
keep your ears pricked keep your fingers crossed

to listen carefully for something to hope that things will happen in the way that you
want them to

The children pricked up their ears when they heard When my sister goes to take exams, she always
the word “candy”. keeps her fingers crossed.
put your foot on the accelerator workout

to press down on the pedal that makes a car go a series of exercises to make your body strong and
more quickly healthy

This company needs someone who can After my workout, I have a sauna.


put their foot on the accelerator
with our excellent new products.
complimentary conspiracy

praising or expressing admiration for someone a secret plan made by a group of people to do
something bad or illegal

Our guests said some very complimentary things The three men are accused of conspiracy.
about the meal I'd cooked.
innate overstated

An innate quality or ability is one that you were expressed in a way that is too strong
born with and not one you have learned.

Anna's most impressive quality was her The impact of the new legislation has


innate goodness. been greatly overstated.
unsettling addiction

making you feel worried or uncomfortable the state of being unable to stop doing, having or
using something

One of the documentary's many He successfully battled his addiction to alcohol.


unsettling images is of a child playing with her
father's gun.
grab someone’s attention value for money

to do something that immediately makes someone If something is value for money, you feel satisfied
look or listen with what you get for itsprice.

The bright colors on the poster are there Value for money development should be
to grab your attention.  economic: inputs have been procured at the least
cost for the relevant level of quality.
relief empathise

a feeling of happiness that something to be able to understand how someone else feels
unpleasant has not happened or has ended

After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief. It's very easy to empathize with the characters in


her books.
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