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Palabras para el tono y la actitud

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Nombra los sentimientos que hay detrás de una voz o de un texto con adjetivos como wry, sardonic, deferential, ambivalent, scathing y wistful.

Nombra el tono

Elige la palabra que mejor completa cada frase o que mejor explica el significado.

"Oh, marvellous, another delay," said Ines, with a hard little smile. Her comment was ___.
- a) effusive
- b) deferential
- c) sardonic
- d) ambivalent
He gave a ___ smile, as if the mix-up amused him rather than annoyed him.
- a) wry
- b) scathing
- c) guarded
- d) impassioned
The junior clerk was almost ___ towards the director, standing until she told him to sit.
- a) effusive
- b) dismissive
- c) detached
- d) deferential
I feel ___ about the job offer: the salary is excellent, but I would have to leave my team.
- a) wistful
- b) ambivalent
- c) condescending
- d) dismissive
An "impassioned" speech is one that is ...
- a) spoken with strong feeling
- b) spoken in a flat voice
- c) spoken with gentle humour
- d) spoken to avoid the point
If a manager's response to a worry is "dismissive", she ...
- a) agrees at once
- b) asks for more detail
- c) treats the concern as unimportant
- d) apologises first
An "effusive" welcome is one that is ...
- a) cold and brief
- b) enthusiastic and gushing
- c) formal and respectful
- d) cautious and vague
A "guarded" answer is one that is ...
- a) generous with details
- b) angry and loud
- c) humorous and relaxed
- d) careful not to reveal much

Completa las frases

Completa cada frase con una palabra de esta lista. Usa cada palabra una sola vez: scathing, detached, condescending, wistful, impassioned, dismissive, effusive, guarded.

The judge was ___ about the lawyer's argument, calling it "lazy, careless and misleading".
After the concert, the audience was ___ in its praise, calling it the finest performance in years.
Her ___ plea for more funding moved even the sceptics in the room.
A good referee remains ___, showing no sign of favouring either side.
Do not be so ___ about my idea; at least listen to the whole proposal before you reject it.
The old sailor's ___ voice as he described the harbour of his youth made the young listeners go quiet.
Pat explained the basic function in such a ___ way, as if I could not possibly have used a computer before.
The witness was ___ throughout, answering each question in as few words as possible and volunteering nothing.

Respuestas

Nombra el tono

c) sardonicEl humor amargo y burlón que significa lo contrario de lo que dicen las palabras es sardonic.
a) wryUna diversión leve y seca es wry. Scathing sería amargamente crítico e impassioned estaría lleno de sentimiento fuerte.
d) deferentialMostrar respeto cediendo ante la autoridad de otra persona es deferential.
b) ambivalentLos sentimientos contradictorios son ambivalent.
a) spoken with strong feelingImpassioned describe palabras expresadas con un sentimiento fuerte y sincero.
c) treats the concern as unimportantDismissive significa tratar algo como si no mereciera una reflexión seria.
b) enthusiastic and gushingEffusive significa expresar un entusiasmo grande, a veces excesivo.
d) careful not to reveal muchGuarded significa cauteloso y cuidadoso con lo que se revela.

Completa las frases

scathing / withering / damning / scornful / criticalLa crítica dura y amarga es scathing.
effusive / lavish / fulsome / unstinting / generous / warmUn elogio entusiasta y desbordante es effusive.
impassioned / passionate / heartfelt / emotional / eloquentUna súplica hecha con sentimiento fuerte es impassioned.
detached / neutral / impartial / objective / unbiasedSin implicación emocional y objetivo es detached.
dismissive / negativeRechazar algo sin pensarlo seriamente es dismissive.
wistful / nostalgic / melancholyUn anhelo suave y algo triste por el pasado es wistful.
condescending / patronising / patronizingComportarse como si el oyente fuera inferior es condescending.
guarded / cautious / reticent / evasive / carefulTener cuidado de no revelar nada es guarded.