Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy 2. backdrop n a. the scenery behind something that you are looking at b, the conditions or situation in which something happens Examples: a The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden a All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural irish life WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study n. a. the scenery behind something that you are looking at b. the conditions or situation in which something happens Examples: The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden. All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life. 2. backdrop
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy Synonyms 3. confidential covert a. spoken or written in secret and intended to undercover be kept secret be veiled/ shrouded/ cloaked Examples: In secrecy a The information we received is of a highly hush-hush confidential nature and relates to nationa security a We hold confidential records on each employee WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study 3. confidential a. spoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret Examples: The information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security. We hold confidential records on each employee. covert undercover be veiled/ shrouded/cloaked in secrecy hush-hush Synonyms
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy 4. conscience(1) n.a. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong Word formation Examples: Conscientious(a) a He was a man of strong social conscience, who actively campaigned against poverty in all its forms a Well, at least i can face them all with a clear conscience(=when you know that you have done nothing wrong) WBTLE To be continued on the next page BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study n. a. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong Examples: He was a man of strong social conscience, who actively campaigned against poverty in all its forms. Well, at least I can face them all with a clear conscience (=when you know that you have done nothing wrong). Word formation Conscientious (a.) 4. conscience (1) To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy conscience(2) Synonyms n.b. a guilty feeling that you have about guilt something bad you have done remorse Examples shame a Ian felt a pang of conscience at having misjudged her a They have no conscience at all about cheating. (=not feel guilty about cheating) WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study Examples: Ian felt a pang of conscience at having misjudged her. They have no conscience at all about cheating. (=not feel guilty about cheating) n. b. a guilty feeling that you have about something bad you have done Synonyms guilt remorse shame conscience (2)
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy 5. constrain v.a. to stop someone from doing what they want to do b. to limit something Examples: a Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients a He felt constrained to accept the invitation Womens employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study v. a. to stop someone from doing what they want to do b. to limit something Examples: Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients. He felt constrained to accept the invitation. Women’s employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments. 5. constrain