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The key answer of exercise Practice 3

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

Work in pairs. Read an interview with a politician and report the information which is underlined.

Answer

  1. The interviewer asked the minister if he / she had accepted money from a property developer.
  2. The minister refused to answer that question.
  3. The journalist offered him / her the chance to give a simple yes or no answer.
  4. The minister admitted accepting some money, ...
  5. He / She explained it was a business deal ...
  6. ... and denied having done anything illegal.
  7. He / She refused to say how much he / she had accepted, ....
  8. ... claiming that it was confidential
  9. He / She accused the journalist of being unprofessional.