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Answer for exercise 2

The solution for exercise 2 in chapter 2C - Slow down! of English File Elementary - Student's Book by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert

Question

  1. Lisa and John are on holiday in Scotland with their baby, Alfie. Listen and look at the pictures. How does each person feel?
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  3. Listen to the end of the story. Is it a happy ending?

Answer

a)

  • Picture 1 → Lisa’s angry / stressed.
  • Picture 2 → John’s thirsty, Alfie’s hungry.
  • Picture 3 → Lisa’s cold and frightened, John’s hot.
  • Picture 4 → Lisa and Alfie are tired.

c)

Yes. A police officer stops John because he is driving too fast, but the police officer isn’t angry with them because of Alfie, and they go to their hotel.

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