Vocabulary Extra

Advanced Unit 9, p90: Saying what things and people represent

Review
1 Match sentence beginnings 16 with endings af.
1 That headline a embodies old-fashioned thinking.
2 Risk-taking and high bonuses b stand for love, though thats a bit of a clich.
3 His latest songs c represents the four elements: earth, wind, fire and water.
4 Hearts always d convey a message of hope for the world.
5 Our logo e encapsulated the story perfectly in just five short words.
6 Unfortunately, my boss f epitomise whats wrong with the industry today.

2 Put the words of the sentences in the correct order.

1 The/confidence/of/president/impression/an/conveys/.
2 In/represents/this/death/painting,/idea/skull/the/the/of/.
3 The/elegance/two/epitomise/and/cousins/style/.
4 The/has/of/morality/artist/essence/Victorian/encapsulated/the/.
5 The/stands/circular/eternity/ring/for/wedding/.
6 This/Bachs/of/style/piece/epitomises/music/later/.
7 She/of/humanitarianism/the/active/idea/embodies/.
8 The/feeling/a/and/suspense/picture/of/excitement/conveys/.

Extension
3 Rewrite the underlined part of each sentence with the closest expression in meaning.
Use the correct form.
be an attack onB2 serve asC1 personifyC2 typify
symboliseC2 hint at revealC2 is a reflection ofC1

1 It is a classic example of the kind of poems he writes.

2 The activities theyre involved in show the kind of people they are.
3 The image of a serpent swallowing its own tail represents eternity.
4 This documentary is useful as a reminder of what life was like in the early 1900s.
5 Their behaviour reflects the neglect they experienced as children.
6 Clearly, the article was a strong criticism of the education system.
7 In my opinion, that criminal is the living representation of evil!
8 Her article suggests a conspiracy surrounding the presidents death.

4 Read the paragraph. Then complete it with expressions from the box above. Use the correct form.

Kenji Aonos most recent cartoon 1 strong the banking system, where the fat cats 2
the rich bankers and the mice represent the ordinary people. The subject clearly 3 the cartoonists political
sympathies but it 4 also his wider concerns about the financial situation of the last several years.
Basically, the cartoon 5 a warning of what will happen if present conditions continue, and 6 seems to
a widening gap between the rich and the poor. The cartoon 7 the kind of work Aono excels at.
As for the cartoonist himself, he absolutely 8 frustrated concern.

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