Answer these questions.
- What does a hairdresser use thinning-out scissors for?
- If there is dense fog, then it gets even denser, what verb could you use to describe the change?
- What happens if you leave some coffee in the bottom of your cup for about a week?
- What does ‘Do not drink undiluted’ mean on the instructions on a bottle of juice? What must you do before drinking it?
- What might you sift when you are cooking?
- If someone is impervious to insults, is it easy to upset them by calling them stupid?
- If something is ‘unwieldy’, is it likely to be large or small?
- If someone says a book is ‘impenetrable’, what do they mean?
- What do you think it means to say that someone’s philosophy is ‘rather lightweight’?
- Which verb can be used to describe a situation where heavy traffic is becoming less heavy?
Possible Answer
- To thin out the customer's hair.
- thicken, e.g. The fog has thickened.
- It will probably congeal and be difficult to wash out.
- It means you must add water. You have to dilute it / water it down before using it.
- You might sift flour (in a sieve) when you are cooking, so there are no lumps.
- No, because insults do not worry them.
- It is likely to be large and difficult to handle.
- The story or argument is so dense, you cannot begin to understand it.
- It lacks complexity and seriousness.
- thin out, e.g. The traffic is thinning out.
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