NGSL Red Words B, C, D

Question 1

The UK — a lot of tea.

(use), Noun of consumption

Answer 1

to consume something

Question 2

to see something separately from others

to give an award

Answer 2

distinguish

People with colour blindness cannot distinguish red from green

This distinguished writer has received many awards for their compositions -

Question 3

Adjective for convention, also means ‘normal’ and sometimes ‘boring’

Answer 3

Many teenagers feel their parents have very conventional tastes in music.

Question 4

To find signs of something

Answer 4

to detect

A good nurse can detect the feeling of their patient from body language and voice tone.

Question 5

related to business

Answer 5

corporate

I used to work in the corporate world, and now I work for the NHS.

Question 6

a team, often in an emergency situation

ambulance –
rescue —

Answer 6

a crew

Question 7

to say words from an author

Answer 7

to cite someone

I cited Shakespeare in my essay.

Question 8

to fall or let something fall
to lose something
to reveal something that was secret
to release

Answer 8

to drop

I dropped my keys when I was drunk

I dropped some points on Listening A

I dropped that I was leaving the company

The podcast dropped on April 1st

Question 9

coverings for a window or in hospitals are

Answer 9

curtains

‘Please draw the curtains around the patient’s bed to give him privacy’

Question 10

to throw a net

to place an actor in a role

Answer 10

to cast

The fishermen cast their nets to catch the salmon.

Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC drama.

Question 11

a standard

‘Resources of language and grammar is a — for speaking assessment’.

Answer 11

a criterion

plural criteria

Question 12

to take part in a competition

Answer 12

to compete

Question 13

a standard

Answer 13

a criterion

The marking criterion for OET speaking can be seen on their website.

Question 14

stopping something by issuing an order that it is illegal

President Trump imposed a — on travellers from several Muslim majority countries.

Answer 14

ban

Question 15

a kind of black fuel made of carbon and mined

Answer 15

coal

Question 16

fighting

Answer 16

conflict

Question 17

essential

Building your vocabulary is a — part of mastering a language.

Answer 17

crucial

Question 18

Another word for ‘now’ and the strong movement of water or opinions is

Answer 18

current

The current in the Bristol channel is strong

I like reading current affairs.

Question 19

An old swear word, meaning ‘make someone go to hell’.

Answer 19

Damn!

short for Damnation!

Question 20

subjective thinking, letting your personal opinions come in when you should be objective

Answer 20

bias

In OET, you must write objectively and without bias
There is a lot of bias in the media.

Question 21

1. to move slowly along a surface
2. when a man dresses as a woman or for entertainment
3. boring!

Answer 21

DRAG
#
Rupaul has a drag show

Studying can be a real drag.

The patient dragged their feet along the ground.

Question 22

to be in line with other things
to be the same as another thing
to do the same thing regularly

Answer 22

(be) consistent

Question 23

working together is also

Answer 23

cooperation

Question 24

someone who gives their opinion on books, movies, and music is a

Answer 24

critic

Question 25

a disagreement is also

Answer 25

a dispute

Question 26

to combine two animals or plants to make a new one

Answer 26

Breed like rabbits!

The breeder crossed a greyhound and a poodle to create a strange new breed.

Question 27

the normal thing to do

Answer 27

the convention

In Japan, shaking hands is not the convention

Question 28

something wrong

Answer 28

a complaint

Question 29

The patient —ed of a persistent headache.

Answer 29

complained

Question 30

the money of a country is called

Answer 30

currency

The currency of Poland is the Zloty

Question 31

There was a — shape on the X-ray.

Something clear

Answer 31

distinct

Question 32

The student had a lot of —- and never gave up.

noun of ‘be determined’

Answer 32

determination