Answer — Exercise 1
10B - No direction home·English File Advanced - Student's Book
Question
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- Listen again and answer the questions.
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- Listen to some extracts from the interview and complete the idioms and phrasal verbs. With a partner, say what you think they mean.
Answer
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- The swimming, barbecues in the mountains, fishing for octopus
- They rented a cheap house in the mountains, and did lots of walking and cycling.
- He considered it an honour to be involved in local politics and be part of the decision-making process.
- People can see they're working, and they employ local people.
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- next; nothing (next to nothing = almost nothing)
- stumbled on (= to discover sth unexpectedly)
- having; ball (have a ball = enjoy yourself a lot)
- had; hankering (have a hankering = have a strong desire)
- consumer detox (= a removal of the desire to buy things)
- ruled; out (rule sth out = to decide that sth is not possible)
- bigger hurdle (= a bigger problem that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth)
- turn; back (turn your back on sth = to reject sth that you have previously been connected with)