Cover of the textbook Identity B1+

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Trending Topics 1 for the textbook Identity B1+ with authors Elizabeth Sharman from Oxford University Press

Question

Read the Vocabulary strategy. Then find the highlighted words in the text. Use a dictionary to write a definition for each word or phrase.

Answer

  1. switch: (verb) to change from one thing to another; (noun) a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit
  2. native speaker: (noun) a person who has spoken a particular language since they were a baby, rather than having learned it as a foreign language
  3. declared: (verb) publicly announce something to be the case
  4. revive: (verb) to bring back to life or consciousness; to restore or reestablish
  5. get rid of: (phrasal verb) to remove or eliminate something unwanted or undesirable