DIFFICULT WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS IN THE LISTENING

1. All the rage: fashionable; very popular.

2. Boost: increase something quickly; energize.

3. Caffeine dependence: addicted to the substance caffeine in coffee, energy drinks, etc.

4. Concoctions: a new and unusual mixture of things, especially in a drink or food.

5. Craze: fade; fashion; something that is very popular with a lot of people.

6. Flushing: going red in the face because of the blood rushing to the cheeks.

7. Ingredient: something that is combined with other things in a food, etc.

8. Lacing: adding something extra to normal food or drink (often secretly) - such as alcohol, drugs, or poison.

9. Lay to rest: prove something to be incorrect or wrong.

10. Plastered: found everywhere, especially advertising.

11. Reservoirs: extra or reserve quantities of something.

12. Scare stories: stories that are meant to make people afraid.

13. Skyrocketed: increased extremely quickly - often associated with prices or the popularity of something.

14. Ubiquitous: found everywhere; very common.

15. Underlying assumption: basic belief that affects other ideas or views.

16. Upwardly mobile: progressing successfully through society.

17. White spirits: alcoholic drinks that are clear, such as vodka or gin.

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The listening questions and definitions of difficult words can be downloaded from:
http://www.myenglishexam.com/ListenPD...
The talk you will listen to is similar to what you will hear in the IELTS Listening Exam. Someone talking about the consumption of energy drinks amongst young people and their health effects. Answer the questions on the screen while you listen. In the second half of the video the recording will be played again, but with the words of the talk and the answers appearing as you listen.