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The key answer of exercise Practice 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Language focus 2 for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read quotes 1-10 below, which were reported by the media. Who said each one: a film star, the manager of a sports team, or a politician?
  2. Choose the best verb to report each quote. Then report the main message of each quote.

Answer

a)

  • Film star: 3, 5, 6, 9
  • Manager of a sports team: 1, 7, 10
  • Politician: 2, 4, 8

b)

  1. He / She suggested they wrote something positive about his / her team.
  2. He / She accused the minister of having lied in the past and having carried on lying.
  3. He / She recommended going to see his / her new film.
  4. He / She apologised for making mistakes but said he / she still expected voters' support.
  5. He / She confessed to hitting the photographer at the Oscar ceremony, while acknowledging the photographer was only doing his job.
  6. He / She blamed the director for the poor quality of the film.
  7. He / She denied having any intention of leaving the club.
  8. He / She offered to look into the problem.
  9. He / She warned them he / she would sue them if they wrote a negative review.
  10. He / She agreed they should have won that game.

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