CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 63
Sounds: listen up!
A
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Adjectives indicating lack of sound
and their collocations
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B
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Verbs
for describing specific noises
The
door slammed in the strong wind.
[closed with a loud bang]
My
bike wheel is squeaking. I need to
get some oil. [high, irritating noise]
We
could hear our neighbours’ favourite rock music pounding through the walls. [dull, beating sound]
The
old wooden door creaked as I
opened it. [noise of friction of wood and/or metal]
The
sausages sizzled in the frying pan
and smelt delicious. [sound made by frying]
A
shot rang out and the bird fell
from the sky. [typically used for the sound of a gunshot]
From
our cottage, we could hear the waves crashing
on the beach below. [loud, heavy noise, typically used for waves]
He
always hoots/toots his horn to let
us know he’s arrived. [sound made by a car horn]
I
could hear police car sirens wailing
all last night. [making a rising and falling sound]
She
hammered at the door but nobody
answered. [knocked very loudly and repeatedly]
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C
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Some adjectives for noise and silence
There was an eerie silence in the old church. [rather scary]
The noise of the aircraft engines was
deafening. [extremely and
painfully loud]
He has one of those grating voices that gets on my
nerves. [unpleasant, irritating]
She let out a piercing scream and fled as fast as she could. [high noise that
hurts the ears]
Zara has a very high-pitched voice; it can be a bit irritating at times. [higher
than most voices, like a whistle]
The recording was very faint, almost inaudible. [impossible to hear]
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D
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Some
fixed expressions connected with noise and silence
Everyone
was so shocked and silent, you could have heard a pin drop. [there was
total silence]
Hey,
you kids! Be quiet! I can’t hear myself think! [said when people are
making too much noise]
I
need peace and quiet after a busy day at work. [calm and quiet period,
after a noisy time]
You’re
as quiet as a mouse! I didn’t hear you come in at all. [very quiet
indeed]
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EXERCISES
63.1
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Fill
the gaps with appropriate forms, adjectives or adverbs, of the words silent,
quiet, noiseless
or soundless. Only silent may be used more
than once.
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63.2
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Write
a sentence which could come immediately before the following sentences, using verbs from the box and the word(s) in brackets, as
shown.
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63.3
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Which
adjective can describe the following? The first letter is given.
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63.4
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Complete
these expressions.
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ANSWER KEY
63.1
Suggested answers:
1 noiseless 2 quiet 3 silent 4 soundlessly (we might normally expect some sound from its wings) 5 silent
63.2
Possible answers:
2 Suddenly, a shot rang out. Somebody was firing at the birds on the lake. 3 The door creaked. It was very old, made of oak and difficult to open. 4 The music was pounding through the walls. It was as if the musicians were playing in our bedroom. 5 The chicken sizzled in the frying pan. The sound and the smell made me even more hungry. 6 The rusty door hinges are squeaking. I think they need some oil. 7 She tooted her horn. I looked out of the window and saw her car parked outside. 8 I could hear the waves crashing. It was wonderful to be so near the sea. 9 We heard police sirens wailing. There must have been an accident, or perhaps a robbery.
63.3
1 deafening
2 eerie 3 piercing 4 grating 5 high-pitched 6 inaudible
63.4
1 It was so quiet you could have heard
a pin drop.
2 I’ve had some noisy, hectic days with all those kids, now I’m looking forward to some peace and quiet. 3 Turn that music down! I can’t hear myself think! 4 I don’t even notice that Will is in the flat sometimes. He’s as quiet as a mouse. |
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