Answer — Exercise 4
07 - Vocabulary and listening·Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Work in pairs. Make a list of positive or negative issues each speaker mentions. Listen again and check.
Answer
- Positive: inviting just close family and a few old friends, saving money, nice party later; Negative: very expensive, too many guests, stressful, too impersonal, too much fuss
- Positive: big family gathering, special food, football matches and parade on TV, not commercial, very few presents or cards; Negative: too much food, lazy day
- Positive: build up of excitement through the day, great atmosphere, good facilities; Negative: some festivals are friendlier than others, long queues for the toilets, expensive food and drink, easy to spend too much, never enough water