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The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 03 - Speaking for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to three short conversations. There is an unexpected problem in each. Answer the questions.
  2. Listen again and complete the extracts below.

Answer

a)

  • Conversation 1: takes place on a train. The train passenger doesn't have a ticket and the ticket inspector wants to fine him, even though the passenger is willing to buy a ticket.
  • Conversation 2: takes place in a museum. The women didn't realise that the man showing them round the museum wanted to be paid for his services.
  • Conversation 3: takes place in a restaurant. Ms Pole had booked a table in a restaurant, but she arrives late and the restaurant have given her table away.

b)

  1. understand that
  2. make; suggestion; don’t
  3. ridiculous
  4. misunderstanding; realise
  5. that's fair
  6. don't understand
  7. mean
  8. my fault
  9. can see; need; speak