Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.4 - Chess master for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Work in groups. Check you understand the words / phrases in bold.

Answer

  • innate talent → a special ability that you were born with
  • put their success down to → attribute their success to
  • lifelong passion → something you have been dedicated to all your life
  • academically / artistically / physically gifted → particularly good at academic studies / art / physical activities
  • inherit → derive genetically from your parents / ancestors
  • traits → distinguishing qualities or characteristics
  • shape → help determine