Answer — Exercise 7
13 - In the headlines·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book
Question
Work in groups. Which of these common opinions could you imagine saying yourself? In what situation?
Answer
- When a wealthy / powerful person is not punished or is punished lightly for a crime.
- When talking about a particularly horrible crime.
- When talking about politicians and corruption.
- When a young person has insulted an old person or done something crass like taking a selfie at a war memorial.
- When talking about the chances of a sports team in a competition.
- When powerful countries threaten to invade another or impose sanctions.
- When there has been another example of something bad and nothing has been done.
- When someone behaves a certain way and subsequently receives particular treatment as a result of the way they have behaved (for example, if you are violent, people are likely to be violent to you in return).