Speaking classes

Question 1

the silent treatment

Answer 1

*they give you the silent treatment.

Question 2

*she assured me that everything will be alright!
*self-assured (adj)
*assuring behavior

Answer 2

assured (adjective)
/əˈʃʊrd/
1- (also self-assured) confident in yourself and your abilities
*He spoke in a calm, assured voice.

2- certain to happen
= guarantee
*Success seemed assured.

3- assured of something (of a person) certain to get something
*You are assured of a warm welcome at this hotel.

Question 3

*fundamental values
*I demand respect for my honest, hard work
*put Peyman at ease
*I don’t seek others’ gratitude/appreciation

Question 4

*disrespect
*I take your silence as a sign of disrespect.

Answer 4

disrespect (noun)
/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/
[uncountable, countable]

• disrespect (for/to somebody/something) a lack of respect for someone or something
  *disrespect for the law/the dead
  —
  disrespectful (adjective) disrespectful (to somebody/something)
  /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfl/
  = at rude
  —
  disrespectfully (adverb)
  /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəli/

Question 5

*psyche (روان)
*Psyche and Eros
*maybe it’s time I befriend my psyche

Question 6

*align
* you and Peyman’s values should be aligned.

Answer 6

align with (phrasal verb)
align yourself with somebody/something
-to publicly (در نظر عموم، اشکارا) support an organization, a set of opinions, or a person that you agree with
*Newspapers traditionally align themselves with one political party or the other.

Question 7

-push me to the edge
* When I’ve done a lot of things to no avail(فایده، استفاده، کمک، ارزش), it pushes me to the edge.

Question 8

*unless I’m completely disappointed
*unless I’m mistaken, you have a much better understanding of English.
*unless you change your behavior, I’m going to implode(از داخل ترکیدن، از داخل منفجر شدن)/explode(منفجر شدن).

Question 9

*guilt
*I’m relieved.

Question 10

-virtue
*virtuous (adj) vice (noun) vicious (adj)
*inherent vice / *vicious attack

Answer 10

virtue (noun) : (ویژگی مثبت، عادت خوب,فضیلت، مزیت، تقوا، پرهیزکاری، پاکدامنی، عفت، خاصیت)
vice (noun) : (ویژگی منفی، عادت بد,گناه، فساد، فسق و فجور، عادت یا خوی همیشگی، عیب، نقص، بدی، خبث)

Question 11

*critical (بحرانی، وخیم؛ انتقادی)
*critical thinking
*respect is critical to any relationship

Question 12

*you can’t let your wife bear the brunt of it all
(to bear the brunt of or take the brunt)

Answer 12

• phrase. To bear the brunt or take the brunt of something unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of it.
• Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
  *A child’s head tends to take the brunt of any fall.

Question 13

*there are several ways in which I can …
*off the top of my head

Question 14

*well-being
*it’s a must! (این یک امر ضروری است)
*it’s one of the most important things people should pay attention to it
(?)

Question 15

*social species
*harmless

Question 16

*I’m not the kind of person who …
*I glean happiness from a multiplicity of resources, the closest of which I consider to be my family and friends.
*byproduct (noun) (فرآورده های فرعی، فرآورده های جنبی)

Answer 16

glean (verb)
/ɡlin/
glean something (from somebody/something)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glean
he / she / it gleans
past simple gleaned
-ing form gleaning

-to obtain information, knowledge, etc., sometimes with difficulty and often from various different places
*These figures were gleaned from a number of studies.

Question 17

*volleyball beach(wrong) (?) beach volleyball

Question 18

*Although some people are vehemently(تند، شدید، با حرارت زیاد، غضبناک) against money spent on leisure and entertainment, it’s an important part of civil life

Question 19

*my phone was dead
*inner navigation
*ask people for directions

Question 20

*from the company I had joined ( WITHOUT to) (?)
*adjoined (adj)

Question 21

*it was a great change of opinion
*change of pace (phrase)
*traveling to Georgia was a great change of pace for me.

Answer 21

-temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity:
*Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.

Question 22

*it was a personal turning point
* I was afraid of being shortchanged and hustled

Question 23

*happy for someone
*happy about something

Question 24

stubborn (کله شق, سمج، خودسر، سرسخت، لجوج، خیره سر)/obstinate (کله شق,لجوج، سرسخت، خود رای، خیره سر)
*stubborn as a mule (قاطر)

Question 25

justification (توجیه)/rationalization (عقلانی کردن، توجیه عقلی) justify (verb) /rationalize (verb)

Question 26

* not from a traditional authority figure, that’s for sure! * they seek validation (اعتبار، تایید)/ they search for validation -- validate (verb): (معتبر ساختن، تایید اعتبار، قانونی کردن، قانونی شناختن، نافذ شمردن، تنفیذ کردن) *it depends on the cultural context/political climate * everybody discusses politics as if they were experts

Question 27

* all of a sudden (یکدفعه) = out of the blue (غیرمنتظره)

Question 28

* basically forced me to participate * it’s not at all connected to my field * tried a lot = tried my best * I’m in charge of marketing now! * nothing profound (عمیق، ژرف), really! Mostly superficial talk about parties and surface-level topics * shortcuts (راه میان بر، طریقه اقتصادی، میان برکردن) to financial success * social cues (نشانه)/ bodily gestures/ one-word answers/ constantly(پیوسته، مداوم) looking at their phones

Question 29

* text (WITHOUT to) each other / send a text to each other * converse (WITHOUT to)(?) converse with * I can enumerate (بشماراوردن، محسوب داشتن، برشمردن، یکایک شمردن)

Question 30

* it’s a sign of growth and maturity * the prerequisite (/priːˈrekwəzət /پیش نیاز) to any apology is openness and vulnerability * That hatred(/ˈheɪtrəd/ نفرت) can stem from their more toxic traits * it’s interesting to think about situations where an instant (فوری)/immediate apology is needed. * misunderstanding about his behavior and the intention (قصد، نیت) behind it * we had an argument/ a quarrel(/ˈkwɒrəl/ مرافعه، دعوا کردن)/ a brawl(/brɔːl /دادوبیداد، سروصداکردن نزاع وجدال کردن)/ a fight

Question 31

formidable (adjective) /ˈfɔrmədəbl/ --- formidably (adverb) /ˈfɔrmədəbli/

Answer 31

- if people, things, or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult *In debate he was a formidable opponent. (ترسناک، سخت، دشوار، نیرومند، قوی، سهمگین) --- *He now has the chance to prove himself in a formidably difficult role.

Question 32

Severe (شدید، طاقت فرسا)/crushing headache

Question 33

applaud (verb) /əˈplɔd/ Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they applaud he / she / it applauds past simple applauded -ing form applauding --- applause (noun) /əˈplɔz/ [uncountable]

Answer 33

1- [intransitive, transitive] to show your approval of someone or something by clapping (= hitting your hands together) *He started to applaud and the others joined in. 2- [transitive] (formal) to express praise for someone or something because you approve of them or it * We applaud her decision. --- -the noise made by a group of people clapping (= hitting their hands together) and sometimes shouting to show their approval or enjoyment *Give her a big round of applause! *The audience broke into thunderous applause.

Question 34

Any companies(WRONG) ---- any company

Question 35

An internationally illegal enterprise

Answer 35

enterprise (noun) /ˈɛntərˌpraɪz/ 1-[countable] a company or business *an enterprise with a turnover of $26 billion 2- [countable] a large project, especially one that is difficult = venture (ریسک,جرات، جسارت) *his latest business enterprise 3- [uncountable] the development of businesses by the people of a country rather than by the government *grants to encourage enterprise in the region 4- [uncountable] (approving) the ability to think of new projects and make them successful = initiative *a job in which enterprise is rewarded

Question 36

*I’m on my way *Say you(WRONG)--- tell you sth *Compulsory/obligatory projects *It’s where I shine ≠ falter (گیرکردن، لکنت زبان پیدا کردن) *Marriage today isn’t based on obligations, but rather on mutual (متقابل، دو جانبه) respect and each individual organizing themselves.

Question 37

*We stayed up all night/ for hours *My laptop shutted down ( WRONG)--- My laptop shut down *70 % / the bulk / * the bulk of the project was over … *the project was done for the most part when out of the blue the computer broke down. *Indispensable(واجب، حتمی)/inseparable (جدا نشدنی) part of our lives. *Innumerable (بی شمار، غیرقابل شمارش) tasks for which we use computers. *In my opinion, it’s a necessity

Question 38

*Search engines *Supplementary(موضع تکمیلی، اضافی) value of computers for education

Question 39

*stay away from vague

Answer 39

(مبهم,غیر معلوم، سر بسته و ابهام دار)

Question 40

*It’s an unfortunate ever-present possibility of our era(دوران، عصر)/ epoch (اغاز فصل جدید، دوره)/ times

Answer 40

ever-present (adjective) : -used to describe something that is always there: *[ before noun ] the ever-present danger of a terrorist attack *At that time, corruption(فساد، انحراف) was ever present throughout the region. *The lure (وسوسه کردن) of screens is ever present.

Question 41

*Addiction of any kind is detrimental (زیان اور، مضر), if you ask me *I’m agree (WRONG/WRONG/WRONG) --- *I agree *It’s a bit of both, I guess! … *They constantly(پیوسته، مداوم,دائما) create problems solvable only by themselves. *We’ve got to be smart with how we utilize (استفاده کردن) computers.

Question 42

*Six months after my arrival in Tehran, … *Living independently/autonomously(بصورت خودگردان)/on my own/alone *Self-governing (adj) *I got/was hooked on some prescribed pills. *my doctor hooked me on some pills. *I wasn’t mentally prepared to take them. *Opened up my eyes to fresh possibilities. *It can be time-saving, to say the least. (Buying a car will save me a lot of trouble) *I think of it mostly as a positive trend; and I say mostly because… *Paranoid about the harmful side effects… hypochondriac(مالیخولیایی، سودایی، ادم افسرده) *They hold firm convictions(اعتقاد راسخ، باور قوی,محکوم یا مجرم شناخته شدن، محکومیت، عقیده محکم) against pharmaceuticals (دارویی) / chemical substances (ماده)

Answer 42

prescribe (verb) /prɪˈskraɪb/ Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they prescribe he / she / it prescribes past simple prescribed -ing form prescribing (دارو تجویز کردن، نسخه نوشتن)

Question 43

*Conspiracy (دسیسه، توطئه, نقشه خیانت آمیز) theories. *I wouldn’t go so far as to say harmful, but … *People should BE aware *Without a (WRONG- doctor prediction) medical prescription(?)

Answer 43

*من آنقدر جلو نمی روم که بگویم مضر است، اما…