Cover of the textbook New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.3 - On the move for the textbook New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Araminta Crace and Richard Acklam from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Look at the language in the Active grammar box and underline one example of each phrase in the article on page 29.
  2. Complete the Active grammar box with the headings (1-3).

Answer

a)

  1. the numbers are much bigger; people take work much more seriously here; I've got a far nicer life than before; the weather is sunnier and a lot warmer
  2. By far the most popular reason for emigrating is ...; Places with a more laid-back lifestyle were easily the most popular
  3. opportunities were not nearly as good
  4. they think life is going to be a little better; the cost of living is a bit lower than in Britain; salaries are slightly higher
  5. living overseas is not quite as attractive as it first seems
  6. they think it will be nearly as good as this all the time
  7. getting work abroad can be just as difficult as it is at home

b)

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 1