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B2

Meaning in context Exercises

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Meaning in context · B2. This card teaches “issue” in the sense a matter needing discussion or attention. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable. This card teaches “charge” in the sense ask someone to pay an amount. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

Practise 6 meanings and useful combinations in 12 original tasks. Level labels are editorial guidance, not certification.

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issue

a matter needing discussion or attention
In a sentence

We need to discuss the issue of parking near the school.

We need to discuss the issue of parking near the school.

Useful combinations
discuss an issueaddress a serious issue

Word forms & family

issues

Similar meanings & paraphrases

matter

These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.

This card teaches “issue” in the sense a matter needing discussion or attention. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

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issue / charge

This card teaches “issue” in the sense a matter needing discussion or attention. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable. This card teaches “charge” in the sense ask someone to pay an amount. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

We need to discuss the issue of parking near the school.

address / approach

Address a problem means deal with it, not necessarily solve it completely. This differs from a postal address and from addressing an audience. This card teaches “approach” in the sense a way of dealing with something. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

The new policy addresses the causes of long waiting times.

raise / claim

This card teaches “raise” in the sense bring up a subject for discussion. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable. This card teaches “claim” in the sense state that something is true, without necessarily proving it. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

I will raise the question of costs at the meeting.

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Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

Parking is a matter that the committee must discuss. It is an important ___.

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This card teaches “raise” in the sense bring up a subject for discussion. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable. This card teaches “claim” in the sense state that something is true, without necessarily proving it. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

I will raise the question of costs at the meeting.
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This card teaches “issue” in the sense a matter needing discussion or attention. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable. This card teaches “charge” in the sense ask someone to pay an amount. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

We need to discuss the issue of parking near the school.
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address / approach

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Address a problem means deal with it, not necessarily solve it completely. This differs from a postal address and from addressing an audience. This card teaches “approach” in the sense a way of dealing with something. Use the sentence to identify the sense; the same spelling may have other meanings. Related expressions are not automatically interchangeable.

The new policy addresses the causes of long waiting times.
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Meaning in context

B2
issue

issue

a matter needing discussion or attention

address

address

deal with a problem or question

raise

raise

bring up a subject for discussion

charge

charge

ask someone to pay an amount

approach

approach

a way of dealing with something

claim

claim

state that something is true, without necessarily proving it

Questions & answers

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D01 · Warm-up

Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

Parking is a matter that the committee must discuss. It is an important ___.

  1. change
  2. purpose
  3. issue
  4. effect
Answer & explanation
issue

Here “issue” means a matter needing discussion or attention. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “discuss an issue”.

R01 · Meaning & use review

The committee discussed the issue of rising bus fares.

Which meaning of “issue” is used in this sentence?

  1. flow out of somewhere
  2. officially give or distribute something
  3. a matter needing discussion or attention
  4. one edition of a magazine
Answer & explanation
a matter needing discussion or attention

Here “issue” means a matter needing discussion or attention. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “discuss an issue”.

D02 · Warm-up

Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

We need to deal with this problem, even if we cannot solve it immediately. We must ___ it.

  1. miss
  2. book
  3. address
  4. charge
Answer & explanation
address

Here “address” means deal with a problem or question. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “address a problem”. Address a problem means deal with it, not necessarily solve it completely. This differs from a postal address and from addressing an audience.

R02 · Meaning & use review

The new plan aims to address the problem of long waiting times.

Which meaning of “address” is used in this sentence?

  1. deal with a problem or question
  2. a postal location
  3. a formal speech
  4. speak formally to an audience
Answer & explanation
deal with a problem or question

Here “address” means deal with a problem or question. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “address a problem”. Address a problem means deal with it, not necessarily solve it completely. This differs from a postal address and from addressing an audience.

P01 · Build the skill

Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

I want to bring this topic into the discussion. I will ___ the issue at tomorrow’s meeting.

  1. raise
  2. miss
  3. charge
  4. book
Answer & explanation
raise

Here “raise” means bring up a subject for discussion. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “raise an issue”.

R03 · Meaning & use review

May I raise another question before we end the meeting?

Which meaning of “raise” is used in this sentence?

  1. bring up a subject for discussion
  2. increase an amount
  3. lift something physically
  4. bring up a child
Answer & explanation
bring up a subject for discussion

Here “raise” means bring up a subject for discussion. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “raise an issue”.

P02 · Build the skill

Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

The hotel asks guests to pay ten euros for parking. It will ___ ten euros.

  1. address
  2. charge
  3. distinguish
  4. infer
Answer & explanation
charge

Here “charge” means ask someone to pay an amount. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “charge someone for something”.

R04 · Meaning & use review

The repair shop will charge forty pounds to replace the screen.

Which meaning of “charge” is used in this sentence?

  1. rush forward forcefully
  2. formally accuse someone of a crime
  3. put electrical energy into a battery
  4. ask someone to pay an amount
Answer & explanation
ask someone to pay an amount

Here “charge” means ask someone to pay an amount. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “charge someone for something”.

P03 · Build the skill

Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

Their method of solving the problem is practical. They use a practical ___.

  1. change
  2. approach
  3. reason
  4. effect
Answer & explanation
approach

Here “approach” means a way of dealing with something. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “an approach to a problem”.

R05 · Meaning & use review

We need a different approach to teaching reading in this class.

Which meaning of “approach” is used in this sentence?

  1. the arrival of a future time
  2. a road leading to a place
  3. move nearer to something
  4. a way of dealing with something
Answer & explanation
a way of dealing with something

Here “approach” means a way of dealing with something. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “an approach to a problem”.

P04 · Build the skill

Choose the expression or form that matches the stated situation.

The speaker states this as true, but we have not yet seen proof. He may ___ that it works.

  1. book
  2. charge
  3. claim
  4. leave
Answer & explanation
claim

Here “claim” means state that something is true, without necessarily proving it. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “claim that something is true”.

R06 · Meaning & use review

The company claims that its new battery lasts twice as long, but no test results are available yet.

Which meaning of “claim” is used in this sentence?

  1. ask for something as a right
  2. state that something is true, without necessarily proving it
  3. a request for compensation
  4. prove a statement conclusively
Answer & explanation
state that something is true, without necessarily proving it

Here “claim” means state that something is true, without necessarily proving it. The situation is about this sense, and the useful combination is “claim that something is true”.

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