Exercise 1 Use some of the words from the glossary to complete the sentences.
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Their plans to set up their own business are just pie-in-the-sky.
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The newspapers are always full of doom and gloom (= bad news and unhappiness) these days.
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The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
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There are heavy odds against people succeeding in such a bad economic climate.
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Lack of communication causes serious problems and the situation in their company is discomfort.
Exercise 2 Match the words with their definitions:
a. PIE-IN-THE-SKY | 4. something that you hope will happen but which is very unlikely to happen
b. UBIQUITOUS | 7. seeming to be in all places
c. A CASE IN POINT | 1. to suddenly start to be successful or popular
d. to TAKE OFF | 1. to suddenly start to be successful or popular
e. DISCOMFORT | 5. destruction or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided
f. FORESIGHT | 2. the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge
g. ODDS | 3. the probability that a particular thing will or will not happen
