Objective Proficiency p 39. Vocabulary

Ex 3

• Track somebody/something| track where, how, etc…: to follow the movements of somebody/something, especially by using special electronic equipment. E.g. We continued tracking the plane on our radar.
• Drift: to move along smoothly and slowly in water or air. E.g. Clouds drifted across the sky. The empty boat drifted out to sea.

Suggested answers
The review is not very successful. There is only a minimal lead-in. The film is not named. The third paragraph is all plot, most of which should have been omitted. There is insufficient description of the special effects in the fourth paragraph. The evaluation is barely attempted. To improve the review, the balance of the content needs to be addressed: there should be less plot, more reference to the special effects used, and some expansion of the general evaluation at the end.

Ex 4

• Blockbuster: something very successful, especially a very successful book or film/movie. E.g. a Hollywood blockbuster.
• Sub-plot: a series of events in a play, novel, etc. that is separate from but linked to the main story. Argumento secundario. E.g. An interesting subplot.
• Portray: to act a particular role in a film/movie or play. Play. E.g. Her father will be portrayed by Sean Connery.
• Head: to move in a particular direction. E.g. The boat was heading out to sea.
• In the eye of the storm: in the middle of a difficult situation. E.g. He decided to go through the eye of the storm.
• Kick in: Start. to begin to take effect. Sp. Notarse, empezar a hacer efecto. E.g. Reforms will kick in later this year. 
• Imaging: [ɪmɪdʒɪŋ] the process of capturing, storing and showing an image on a computer screen. E.g. imaging software. Digital imaging.
• Star: if a film/movie, play, etc. stars somebody, that person has one of the main parts. E.g. A movie starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit.
• Cut to: cut (from something) to something (in films/movies, radio or television): to move quickly from one scene to another. E.g. The scene cuts from the bedroom to the street. Then the film cuts to the girlfriend.
• Prerequisite: [ˌpriːˈrekwəzɪt] something that must exist or happen before something else can happen or be done. E.g. A degree is an essential prerequisite for employment at this level. 

Ex 5 

• Blend into something: to look so similar to the background that it is difficult for you to see it separately. E.g. He blended into the crowd.
• Seamlessly: /ˈsiːmləsli/ with no spaces or pauses between one part and the next. E.g Used wisely, special effects blend into a film seamlessly as demonstrated in Ang Lee's Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
• Crouch: /kraʊtʃ/ to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you. Sp. Agacharse, ponerse en cuclillas. E.g. He crouched down beside her. Doyle crouched behind a hedge.

• Heighten: /ˈhaɪtn/ become stronger or increase. Intensify. E.g. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.

Ex 6 

• In your own right: because of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with somebody else. E.g. She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right.
• Footage: /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/ part of a film showing a particular event. E.g. Old film footage of the moon landing. People see live footage of the war at home on their televisions.
• Live up to: to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to. E.g. He failed to live up to his parents' expectations. The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name.
• Extravaganza: /ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/ a large, expensive and impressive entertainment. Gran espectáculo. E.g. A musical extravaganza. A five-day extravaganza of art, music and dance.
• At/from the outset (of something): at/from the beginning of something. E.g. I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.
• Line up: to stand in a line or row; to form a queue/line. E.g. Line up, children! Cars lined up waiting to board the ship.
• Get off to a slow start: slow beginning. 
• Get off to a flying start/ get off to a flyer: to make a very good start; to begin something well. E.g. She's got off to a flying start in her new career.
• Get off to a good start: begin with success. E.g. In Math, it's important to get off to a good start. I tried to get off to a good start with my new job.
• Take sth in: to absorb something into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing. E.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills /ɡɪlz/ (branquias).
• Sustenance: /ˈsʌstənəns/ the food and drink that people, animals and plants need to live and stay healthy. Sustento. E.g. There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup. 
• Streak: /striːk/ to move very fast in a particular direction. E.g. She streaked home in under 54 seconds.
• Home: a place on a sports field that a player must try to get to in order to score a point in some sports. Meta.
• Judiciously: /dʒuˈdɪʃəsli/ carefully and sensibly; showing good judgement. E.g. A judiciously worded letter.
• Fuel: /ˈfjuːəl/ to increase something; to make something stronger. E.g. To fuel speculation/rumours/fears. Higher salaries helped to fuel inflation.
• Exude: /ɪɡˈzjuːd/ if you exude a particular feeling or quality, or it exudes from you, people can easily see that you have it. Emanar, irradiar. E.g. She exuded confidence.
• Stillness: /ˈstɪlnəs/ the quality of being quiet and not moving. Quietud, calma, tranquilidad. E.g. The sound of footsteps on the path broke the stillness.
• Labour the point: to continue to repeat or explain something that has already been said and understood. Insistir, machacar. E.g. I understand what you're saying—there's no need to labour the point.
• Overwhelming: very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react. E.g. The evidence against him was overwhelming. The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan. An overwhelming sense of loss. She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth. You may find it somewhat overwhelming at first. There was overwhelming support for our policies.