Cover of the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9C - Facts and figures for the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. -
  2. Now read the Tips for how to win and complete them with A-G.
  3. Look at these words from the article to do with quizzes. What do they mean? How do you pronounce them?

Answer

b)

  1. D
  2. A
  3. C
  4. F
  5. G
  6. E
  7. B

c)

  • a team /tiːm/ = a group of people who play a game together against another group
  • a quizmaster /ˈkwɪzmɑːstə/ = a person who asks questions in a game, especially on TV
  • an expert /ˈekspɜːt/ = a person who knows a lot about something
  • to cheat /tʃiːt/ = to do something dishonest in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition, an exam, etc.
  • to memorize /ˈmeməraɪz/ = to learn something so that you can remember it exactly
  • to be a bad loser /bi ə bæd ˈluːzə/ = to behave badly when you lose a game
  • to win /wɪn/ = to be the best or first in a game