Cover of the textbook Focus 4 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.7 - Writing for the textbook Focus 4 - Student's Book with authors Kay Sue, Jones Vaughan, Brayshaw Daniel and Beata Trapnell from Pearson Education

Question

Read the LANGUAGE FOCUS. Then join each pair of sentences in two different ways. Begin with the words in brackets.

Answer

  1. Some people claim we should always tell the truth, while others feel there are times when it is acceptable to lie. While some people feel ...
  2. Whereas some lies are told for the benefit of the liar, others are told to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings. / Some lies are told for the benefit of the liar, whereas / while others are told to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings.
  3. While pretending to like a gift may be acceptable, lying about your qualifications is clearly wrong. / Pretending to like a gift may be acceptable, whereas / while lying about your qualifications is clearly wrong.
  4. A white lie can sometimes protect someone’s self-esteem, while / whereas the truth may hurt them. / Whereas a white lie can sometimes protect someone’s self-esteem, the truth may hurt them.