Show progress meaning in English

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Definition

to show progress: to progress, to demonstrate signs of development, growth or advancement idiom

Exercise 1

Select the TRUE statements from the list below according to the report.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Rupert can't find a knowledgeable rugby fan.

One of the people interviewed by Rupert prefers football, and thinks that rugby is for the rich.

The Italian rugby team is getting better, according to Rupert.

The French are worse than dogs at rugby, according to Rupert.

Select the TRUE statements from the list below according to the report.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Rupert can't find a knowledgeable rugby fan.

This is a correct choice. Rupert's mission is to find a rugby fan who knows a lot about rugby for his interview. Neither the American tourist nor the British football fan he finds want to talk about rugby. A good indication of Rupert's bad luck is his line: "Oh deary me, it doesn't seem to be my lucky day, does it?"

One of the people interviewed by Rupert prefers football, and thinks that rugby is for the rich.

This is a correct choice. The British person (who has a "cockney" accent!) says "Rugby's for posh people, innit? I ain't speaking if it ain't about football. That's the people's game in England." The adjective "posh" describes someone or something of high class, elite standing or great wealth. The term is often used pejoratively to express that someone or something is snobby or pretentious. The football fan will only talk about football, which he calls "the people's game" of England, or the game for the masses.

The Italian rugby team is getting better, according to Rupert.

This is a correct choice. Rupert remarks that the Italians have "been showing great progress these past few seasons." This indicates that they have been getting better and better in recent years. "To show progress" means "to improve" or "to get better".

The French are worse than dogs at rugby, according to Rupert.

This is an incorrect choice. Rupert describes the French as "underdogs" in the past. This term means that they were not favored or not expected to win the tournament. The term does not mean that one is worse than a dog!

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