Level 2 Group 1 Class Notes 6th October 2015 & Group 2 7th October

B2 difficult to use, do, or deal with:It’s an awkward corner, so take it slowly.Some of the questions were rather awkward.It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually.[+ to infinitive] My car’s quite awkward to drive.He’s an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).

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B2 causing problems, worry, or embarrassment:an awkward position/situationThere followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.

UK US /ɪmˈpres/

B2 to cause someone to admire or respect you:I remember when I was a child being very impressed with how many toys she had.Your mother was clearly not impressed by our behaviour in the restaurant.

UK /ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/ US /-t̬ɪd/

B2 extremely interested:We watched fascinated as he cleaned and repaired the watch.I was fascinated to hear about his travels in Japan.They were absolutely fascinated by the game.

C2 (US also or old use die) a small cube (= object with six equalsquare sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance:We need two dice to play the game.You roll/throw the dice and whoever gets the highest score goes first.

C2 [T] to cut food into small squares:Peel and dice the potatoes.diced carrots

dice with death› to do something extremely dangerous and silly:You’re dicing with death driving at that speed on icy roads.

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