09 · Unbelievable

Match adjectives to meanings:

1. You can't explain or believe it:
baffling / mind-boggling / mystifying

2. You can't look away:
mesmerising / riveting

3. You can't move; very exciting:
breathtaking / electrifying / heart-stopping

1. Whenever I see illusions like this, it's completely mind-boggling.
2. The effect was completely mesmerising.
3. At that age, the appearance of the building was completely breathtaking.

Complete with: aback, against, beats, belief, blew, bowled, heads, something, pulled, taken

A: It had everyone scratching their heads.

B: It beats me how it didn't fall. It seemed to go against all the rules of gravity!

C: It bowled me over – I was completely taken in by the clever illusions.

D: Seeing yourself a completely different shape was something else, mind-boggling.

E: We had no idea how he pulled it off!

F: It completely defied belief. I was really taken aback.

G: It completely blew me away!

1. deceptively (DECEIVE) – الكلمة: deceptively
2. believable (BELIEVE) – believable
3. assumption (ASSUME) – assumption
4. inexplicable (EXPLAIN) – inexplicable
5. deception (DECEIVE) – deception
6. imaginative (IMAGINE) – imaginative
7. convincing (CONVINCE) – convincing
8. illusory (ILLUSION) – illusory
9. realities (REALITY) – realities

1. 'll hear – highly likely in reviews
2. will mean – the term means different things
3. 'll see – you have seen recent reports
4. probably be seeing – something we'll see more of

1. If he will work so hard, he's bound to be exhausted.
2. I would hope for Darcy to get into drama school this autumn.
3. They 'll be at the restaurant now.
4. Lauren won't have fresh flowers backstage.
5. She 'll walk up and down the corridor repeating her lines before the play.
6. That would be my signature on the programme.
7. He 'll be waiting in the wings just about to go on stage at this moment.
8. I would call my grandmother every night at 9 to wish her good night.

• will → would when talking about the past (typical past behaviour)
• Use would to soften/distance: "That would be my responsibility"
• Many uses of will refer to someone else's behaviour (annoying/surprising)

He will take on these difficult roles. → He would take on those difficult roles. (past)

hyperphantasia – extreme mental imagery (can vividly visualise anything)

aphantasia – inability to visualise images mentally

1. I'm pretty sure / certain that it must affect all sorts of aspects of their lives.
2. I would imagine that if he's always had this problem, he must have had to live with it.
3. That's exactly what artists have, wouldn't you say?
4. It seems that a picture just pops into their brain.
5. I doubt that would work.

Fill with: broken, graphic, light, deep, recurring, vivid

1. I often get a broken night's sleep.
2. I used to get very vivid dreams when I was a child.
3. A friend always gives a graphic description of his dreams.
4. It's hard to wake me up when I'm in deep sleep.
5. I'm quite a light sleeper.
6. My recurring dreams are definitely anxiety-based.

disregard, have, lay, make, open, ridicule

1. The company needs to lay to rest the rumours.
2. People need to have an open mind.
3. The police are planning to open an investigation.
4. No one can disregard the possibility.
5. It's rude to ridicule someone's ideas.
6. The newspapers made detailed mention of the claims.

1. raised questions about authenticity
2. raising awareness of world health issues
3. raised doubts about readiness
4. raised a few eyebrows (unexpected choice)
5. raised hopes that medications will improve
6. raise his voice to be heard

1. Doesn't agree about reliability → D (JameelaB2B)
2. Didn't learn anything new → C (Samia2532) or B
3. Doesn't expect partner to see an illusion → A (Issa008)
4. Made a point of seeing illusions → B (Kamal_79)
5. Gave reason for popularity → C (Samia2532)

Adjectives: Disbelief & Surprise

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