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

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Communication 3 for the textbook New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Araminta Crace and Richard Acklam from Pearson Education

Question

Listen to Karl telling a short anecdote about 'My school days' and answer the questions.

Answer

  1. No, he has good memories of school but his life has been much more interesting and rewarding since he left school.
  2. Learning a language - it opens opportunities for work and travel.
  3. He has a career in marketing; he finds it interesting and enjoyable (but he is not passionate about it and regrets that he did not pursue his passion for drama while he was at school).
  4. If you have a passion for something, you should follow it in order to lead a more fulfilling and happier life.