EMPHASIS & MISUNDERSTANDING (CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS)

EMPHASIS & MISUNDERSTANDING

A.       (Emphasis) Match the sentences on the left with an appropriate sentence on the right.

1	The minister’s emphasis on the word ‘peace’ was noticeable.	A	The government will have to sit up and take note of what these important people have to say.
2	Our guide accentuated the importance of remaining calm id there was trouble.	B	She emphasised the fact that panicking would only make matters worse.
3	Our teacher explained that it was crucially important to pace ourselves while revising for the exam.	C	The leader gave prominence to the need to create better job opportunities.
4	At the People’s Party conference, the accent was on youth unemployment.	D	We consider progress in this field to be extremely important.
5	Prominent trade unionists have called for a boycott of imported goods.	E	He put great stress on the maxim that ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’.
6	It is of crucial importance that we make more use of technology if we are to make progress.	F	He stressed again and again the importance of an established détente.

                                            

B.        (Emphasis) Now complete these sentences with an expression in bold from the above exercise. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.

1	Some medical treatments do very little to help patient. In fact, in some cases, they only _______ the pain.
2	The revolution began when a _______ member of the ruling party was assassinated.
3	At the meeting of the Students’ Council, the _______ was on better standards of accommodation.
4	She _______ the need to be fully prepared for all eventualities while travelling.
5	The Minister of Transport _______ on the need for an integrated transport policy.
6	It is _______ that we try to improve relations between our countries.
7	She banged the table for _______ as she spoke.

C.       (Misunderstanding) Complete sentences 1-8 with an appropriate word or expression from the box. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.

mix up	obscure	impression	distorted
misapprehension	mistaken	confusion	assumed	confused

1	She was _______ by the journalist’s questions.
2	There were scenes of _______ at the airport when the snowstorm stopped all the flights.
3	We nearly didn’t catch our flight because of a _______ over the tickets.
4	There are several _______ points in his letters. It’s not very clear.
5	He _______ the meaning of my speech, creating the false impression that I was a racist.
6	He was under the _______ that socialism and communism were the same things.
7	The jury _______, wrongly, that he was innocent.
8	They were _______ in the belief that the refugees were in the country for economic rather than political reasons.
9	The press were under the _______ that the Prime Minister was about to resign.

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