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

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 09 - 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. Try to complete the sentences below from the conversations. Then listen again and check.
  2. Match the sentences in exercise 3a to the categories below. Then listen and check.
  3. Practise saying the sentences. Do any phrases sound particularly formal or informal?

Answer

a)

Conversation 1

  1. suggestions
  2. ever thought about
  3. look into it
  4. perhaps you're right
  5. could; suppose
  6. not go
  7. should do
  8. don't you

Conversation 2

  1. some advice
  2. any advice; what I should
  3. definitely
  4. the most important thing
  5. it's essential
  6. taking a course
  7. I would suggest
  8. I hadn't thought
  9. 'd just write
  10. I really appreciate

b)

asking for advice and suggestions

  • conversation 1 → 1
  • conversation 2 → 1, 2

giving advice and suggestions

  • conversation 1 → 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
  • conversation 2 → 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,9

responding to advice and suggestions

  • conversation 1 → 4
  • conversation 2 → 8, 10

c)

  • Informal → 1 and 4 in Conversation 1
  • Formal → 2 and 10 in Conversation 2