Hello and welcome to Miscellaneous Mondays where I talk about anything English from last Friday’s podcast.

My name is Vanessa Rocket and this is English with Languissimo®.

The Voice of Power

-          Scott Ritter got his passport back at the airport. False - Got it confiscated.

-          “He was scheduled to speak” is a synonym of “he was not expected to speak”. False

-          “To force someone to do something” is to let them do what they want, however they want. False – make them do something that they don’t want to do.

-          “As” is the synonym of “while” in that context. True

-          “No further information” is a synonym of “no more information”. True

-          “To be escorted” means to leave by yourself. False – to go with someone to make sure they get to where they need to be.

-          “Insane” is a synonym of “crazy”. True

-          “Remotely” comes from the adjective “remote”. True

-          “To disagree” is the opposite of “to be agree”. False – to agree

-          “Involvement” is the noun of “to involve”. True

The Voice of Cut

-          The European Central Bank has been lowering rates since 2019. False - First time since 2019

-          “25 basis points” = 0.025. False – 0.25.

-          “To curb” means to be out of control. False – To keep under control

-          “Kept rising” means “continued rising”. True

-          “To pay the price” means “to pay some money”. False – to suffer the consequences of someone’s actions

-          “To go south” means “to go well”. False – To go badly

-          “Unscathed” means “damaged”. False - undamaged

-          “To remember” is a synonym of “to recall”. True

-          “The worst” is the comparative of “bad”. False – superlative of “bad”

-          “Forewarned is forearmed” means that you can prepare if you know about a possible danger in advance. True

Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and happy Monday! Big hugs 😊