On Screen C1 p 6

Do Ex 1

the spitting image of (phr) = sb's lookalike 

e.g. William is the spitting image of Paul, his twin brother; they look totally alike! 

 

prejudice /ˈpredʒədɪs/ [countable, uncountable] an unfair dislike of sb/sth
 

e.g. 

Rob used to show prejudice towards certain beliefs until he realised his dislikes were irrational.

Women still face prejudice in the workplace.

There was often prejudice against people with disabilities.

It takes a long time to overcome these kinds of prejudices.

 

gregarious: /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs/ sociable
e.g. Anna is very gregarious and loves spending time socialising with her friends.

 

Do Ex 2

Vocabulary in the text:

identical twins

non-identical twins 

Identical twins will share the same genetic information so the same genetic markers can be identified. Whereas non-identical twins can be very different; much the same as any other siblings with the same parents. They share around half the same genetic information and traits with each other.

 

character trait:

a characteristic of sb's personality
e.g. His kindness and warm personality are Ben's best character traits. 

diametrically opposed: completely opposite
e.g. Rick and Terry will never agree; their opinions are diametrically opposed.

the flipside of:  the opposite of
e.g. Andrew and his twin brother are the flipside of identical; they look totally different.

the spitting image of: sb's lookalike
e.g. William is the spitting image of Paul, his twin brother; they look totally alike!

wrinkly: /ˈrɪŋkli/ with lines on the skin
e.g. Ellen's grandmother is a kind lady with white hair and a sweet wrinkly face.

gene pool: the characteristic genes of a specific species, tribe, etc
e.g. A gene pool contains all of the genetic information and characteristics of a group of people.

mark sb out: to make sb look clearly different from others.
e.g. Terry's glasses marked him out from all the other teens in his class.

pick on sb

to treat somebody unfairly, by blaming, criticizing or punishing them.

E.g.

She was picked on by the other girls because of her size.

get pulled into fights

E.g. Instead of getting pulled into fights, focus on your schoolwork.

 

wind-up /ˈwaɪnd ʌp/

something that somebody says or does in order to be deliberately annoying, especially as a joke.

E.g.

Is this a wind-up?

 

straightforward:  honest
e.g. Mark is a very straightforward and outspoken person who is always honest with people. 

outspoken: openly expressing your feelings
e.g. Karen is a very outspoken woman; she never worries about keeping her opinions to herself.

preconception: the idea you have before learning the facts
e.g. The girls in Mary's school had a preconception about her personality before they'd even tried to get to know her.

not in the least ​not at all. 

E.g.

Really, I'm not in the least tired.
‘Do you mind if I put the television on?’ ‘No, not in the least.’