The key answer of exercise 6

The following are the rhetorical questions and opinions:

Conversation 1

• Well, what did you expect? It’s one rule for us and another for them, isn’t it? = I didn’t expect him to be found guilty.

Conversation 2

• Look at it from their point of view. Why would they? = They have no good reasons to cut jobs.

Conversation 3

• What’s it got to do with us? And what’s it got to do with playing tennis? = Having an affair has nothing to do with us or playing tennis.

Conversation 4

• Can you imagine the pressure politicians are under when there’s so much news coverage? = I think politicians are under huge pressure which is why I have sympathy if they make a slip.
• What are other countries going to think? = I think they will think badly of us.

Conversation 5

• ... why on earth aren’t they being prosecuted? = I think they should be prosecuted.