CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 78
Agreement, disagreement and compromise
A
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Agreement:
sharing views
verb +
preposition
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meaning
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Her complaints tally with
the comments we have received from other people.
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match or agree with
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His opinion concurs with
the general opinion of the experts on this matter.
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share/agree with an idea/opinion
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The President found herself
in full accord with the opposition.
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be in complete agreement with
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Your views coincide with
mine on the question of crime and punishment.
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.be the same as
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His behaviour doesn’t conform
to the school’s expectations.
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fit in with
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My parents approve of my
choice of profession and support me fully.
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think something is right or good
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The noun from approve is approval;
an action can meet with someone’s approval. [be liked by that person]
Note the expression to agree to
differ, which is used when people continue to hold different opinions but
see no point in continuing to argue about them: We couldn’t reach a consensus
at the meeting, so we just agreed to differ.
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B
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Political and social disagreement
noun
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meaning
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There is dissent in the
party on the issue.
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opposition to the accepted way of thinking
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The general discord between
the committee members had a negative impact on the club.
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lack of agreement or harmony (suggests arguments and
rows)
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The growing rift in the
Democratic Party over defence policy is now public.
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disagreement (with different groups/factions forming)
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A major split in the Labour
Party resulted in several ministers taking the decision to form a new party
of their own.
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when a larger group breaks up into two or more smaller
groups because they disagree about something
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There is (a) major division
in the Socialist Party over economic policy.
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similar to split but more abstract and formal (can be countable
or uncountable)
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Government plans to build a
new airport in this area are bound to cause controversy.
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a lot of disagreement about a subject, usually
because it affects a lot of people
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C
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Compromise
The
two sides have reached a compromise over the plan to build the new
road across a nature reserve.
The
Minister was not prepared to compromise on the issue of raising
university fees.
The
government made several concessions to the protesters. [accepted
some of the demands of]
The
management and the union reached a settlement and the strike
ended. [reached a decision/agreement]
In
this particular case, we should exercise some discretion and not
say anything that would cause more conflict. [be sensitive, use our
judgement]
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EXERCISES
78.1
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Add
the prepositions which normally accompany the verbs to the table. Then use
these expressions to fill the gaps in the sentences below. Use each item once
only.
verb
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preposition
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verb
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preposition
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approve
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concur
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conform
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compromise
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tally
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(be
in) accord
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coincide
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1
The list of principles _____________ to the normal idea of what a set of
rules should be trying to achieve.
2
My views _____________ completely with yours. We think on exactly the same
lines.
3
This plan is in _____________ with the proposal made by the committee in
2011.
4
Her latest statement simply does not _____________ with her earlier ones.
She is contradicting herself.
5
I _____________ of all the changes suggested, and hope they can be made to
work.
6
For once all the committee members _____________ with one another.
7
Even though I disagree, I’m willing to _____________ on your proposal to
increase our expenditure.
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78.2
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Match
these newspaper headlines with the most suitable extract below.
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78.3
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Rewrite
the sentences using a noun from the same root as the underlined word. Make any
other changes necessary.
1
The President conceded
that the opposition party should be allowed a place on the committee.
2
I think you should always be as discreet
as possible when it is a question of people’s private lives.
3
The landowners settled
their dispute with the authorities over the proposed factory site.
4
The negotiating team were able to compromise
and put an end to the labour dispute.
5
The decision to close the railway line has proved very controversial.
6
There are a number of dissenting
views among the Board members.
7
The forthcoming leadership election has divided the Green Party.
8
Javier’s parents approved
of his decision.
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ANSWER KEY
78.1
1
conforms
2 tally / coincide
3 accord
4 tally / concur
5 approve
6 concur / concurred
7 compromise
78.2
1
c 2 e 3 a 4 d 5 b
78.3
Suggested
answers:
1 The President made a/the concession that the opposition party
should be allowed a place on the
committee.
2 I think you should always exercise/use as much discretion as
possible when it is a question of
people’s private lives.
3 The landowners reached a settlement in their dispute with the authorities
over the proposed
factory site.
4 The negotiating team were able to reach a compromise and put an end
to the labour dispute.
5 The decision to close the railway line has caused a lot of controversy.
6 There is some dissent among the Board members.
7 The forthcoming leadership election has caused division(s) in/within
the Green Party.
8 Javier’s decision met with his parents’ approval.
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