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The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10.3 - Saying goodbye for the textbook New Total English Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Rachael Roberts, Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Explain your article to your partner. Use your answers to exercise 2a to help you. Then quickly read your partner's article.

Answer

  1. Student A's text is about saying goodbye to your staff. Student B's text is about saying goodbye to a partner.
  2. Companies used text messages, emails, post-it notes and Facebook. One company disabled an employee's security card. One actor sent his pregnant girlfriend a fax; another split up with his partner on live TV; someone else emailed his wedding guests and a king executed two of his wives.
  3. There's no nice way to fire someone, but managers should show respect for the employee. In relationships, some people have always been insensitive when it's time to say goodbye.
  4. (student's own answers)
  5. Both texts suggest you should show respect to others.