Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 11 - Listening for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Listen again. Why exactly do they find these rules annoying? Which rules (if any) do they agree with?

Answer

  • Children should be able to play in public places to stop them getting into trouble.
  • Speed cameras and speeding fines on motorways are just a way for the government to make money.
  • There are too many terms and conditions to read and no one can understand them.
  • Mobile phones are part of everyone's life now and they are a means of getting information quickly from the internet.
  • The speaker doesn't like looking young for her age.
  • They don't agree with any of the rules.