Vocab practice B1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

What does the following word mean?
'to withdraw'
Example sentence: 'I will have to withdraw from the team as I am injured'.

1. herziening
2. verdwijnen
3. terugtrekken
4. weggaan

What does the following mean:
'to regain'

1. herstart
2. herwonnen
3. herenigd
4. hersteld

What does the following mean:
extensive

1. uitstrekken
2. verlengd
3. uitgebreid
4. uitbouwen

Mobile phones - open cloze assignment

go to Teams > Engels > bestanden > opdrachten > Mobile Phones 

Although living in another country can be an ___________________ adventure

1. excited
2. exciting
3. pleasure
4. thrilled

It sometimes
proves ___________________ a difficult
experience.

1. of being
2. have been
3. to be
4. be

Many things are new and different –
not only the language and culture but also___________________ things like where to buy
stamps or when banks are open.

1. everyday
2. daily
3. average
4. regular

For a person who is used _______ in control of their world

1. been
2. to being
3. to be
4. being

These new experiences can make
them feel helpless, ______________ and frustrated.

1. confusing
2. confused
3. confusion
4. confuse

Many of those who start a life somewhere else often go through certain ________________

1. steps
2. times
3. eras
4. stages

before they feel at home in their new ___________________.

1. surroundings
2. settings
3. atmospheres
4. situations

The first few weeks after arrival in another country is full of positive feelings and excitement. Then _____________ sets in and can make you feel angry and impatient.

1. life
2. certainty
3. reality
4. truth

Some people __________________ their new home for such feelings.

1. cause
2. blame
3. accuse
4. hold

Eventually, however, most newcomers settle _________ and begin to adapt.

1. in
2. off
3. of
4. back

However, when a person returns to their own culture, they may ________________ the same things in reverse.

1. bear
2. happen
3. suffer
4. experience

It takes them _____________ time to get back to their former life in their home country.

1. any
2. some
3. every
4. all