Cover of the textbook Navigate Pre-Intermediate B1 - Coursebook

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5.4 - Speaking and writing for the textbook Navigate Pre-Intermediate B1 - Coursebook with authors Caroline Krantz and Julie Norton from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Work with a partner and look at the photos. Do you know the names of these objects?
  2. When you want to talk about an object, but you don't know its name in English, what can you do?

Answer

a)

  1. light bulb
  2. mosquito repellent plug
  3. matches
  4. candles
  5. headphones
  6. voice recorder

b)

  • Use a dictionary or translation app on your phone.
  • Ask someone who knows the language well for the name of the thing.
  • Describe the thing carefully, including saying what it is for. Draw a picture of it or mime it.

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