Cover of the textbook English File Upper-Intermediate - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1A - Questions and answers for the textbook English File Upper-Intermediate - Workbook with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the list.
  2. Read the article quickly. Match the bold words in the highlighted phrases to definitions 1-8.

Answer

a)

  1. geek
  2. light-hearted response
  3. good-natured rivalry
  4. job seekers
  5. gut feeling
  6. the point of 
  7. work-life balance
  8. foolproof

b)

  1. invaluable
  2. thorough
  3. potential
  4. stand out
  5. slouch
  6. steer clear
  7. genuine
  8. fiddle