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

The key answer of exercise 5

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

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

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