The solution for exercise 3 and 4 in chapter 02 - Listening and vocabulary of Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave
Question
3
Look at the three people in the photos. Can you guess which things in exercise 1 make them feel good and bad?
Listen and check your answers.
4
Listen again. Which things in the box below does each person mention? Are they good or bad things?
Work in pairs and summarise the good and bad things about each person's life, giving as much detail as you can.
Answer
Rick
Good things: spending time with his children and watching them grow up, being a non-conformist
Bad things: lack of sleep, no time to relax, criticism from wife / family
Frankie
Good things: an active social life, good friends, intellectual stimulation of philosophy
Bad things: loneliness (studying on her own), exam nerves / stress, wanting to meet more people, lack of confidence
Nancy
Good things: being an employer and not an employee, financial security, having an important role
Bad things: firing people, paying taxes, anti-social behaviour on the streets