Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2a - Reading for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Match the words / phrases in bold in the text to their synonyms.

Answer

  • Para A: in charge of = responsible for; scheduled = arranged; superstitious = believing in good / bad luck; despite = although
  • Para B: catastrophe = disaster; carrying out = doing; explode = blow up; depended = relied
  • Para C: conserve = save; built = made; reduced = lowered
  • Para D: obstacle = difficulty; go down in history = be remembered in the future; considers = regards; deal with = manage