Answer — Exercise 8
10 - Bedside manner·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book
Question
With your partner, discuss what you think the nouns in bold mean and who or what the words in italics refer to.
Answer
- a cover-up is an attempt to stop people from discovering the truth about something, especially a crime or serious mistake; it could refer to a terrible crime, financial scandal, or accident in a nuclear power station, etc.
- a write-off is a vehicle so badly damaged it can’t be repaired; it is a car / vehicle of some kind
- a break-in is an act of entering a building illegally – using force – in order to steal things; they refers to the burglars
- a bypass is a road that goes around a town or city so traffic doesn’t have to go through the centre; They = local council / government
- a turnover is the value of goods / services a company sells at a particular time; They = a big company
- a walkout is a form of protest when workers leave a building and stop working; They refers to teachers, factory workers, nurses, doctors – workers of some kind
- a falling-out is an occasion when you have a big disagreement with someone and stop talking afterwards; We = me and a friend / colleague / family member
- a mix-up is a mistake or problem that happens because of confusion or a misunderstanding; They refers to doctors or hospital staff it refers to a test result