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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6 - Power for the textbook New Total English Advanced - Students' Book with authors JJ Wilson with Antonia Clare from Pearson Education

Question

Work in pairs. Check you understand the underlined phrases below. Discuss the questions.

Answer

  1. have power over → be in a position of control over someone / something
  2. in positions of power → jobs with powerful responsibilities, e.g. politicians, heads of multinational companies, etc.
  3. economic power → power which countries have because of their economic situation
  4. special powers → powers that are not within their 'normal' powers
  5. comes to power → start being in a position of power (usually after an election)
  6. holds the power → be in a powerful position