Cover of the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 13 - On the hour, every hour for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Work in groups. Discuss if each statement is definitely true, definitely false or still unclear - and why. Then listen again and read audio script 46 on page 210 to check your ideas.

Answer

  1. True → ... I’ve never denied being a long-term opponent, but I lost that argument.
  2. Still unclear → she refused to comment further on the health reasons for her departure.
  3. Still unclear → There are conflicting reports about the deaths.
  4. Still unclear → the President claims the silent majority should speak up
  5. True → ... as you said, it wouldn’t be a great surprise if there were further hikes later on in the year.
  6. Still unclear → not mentioned how he got the injury
  7. False → The team have struggled and must win if they are to go through to the finals next year.
  8. True → ... promised to donate the money to charity. / They would also like to make clear that all the proceeds from this decision will be given to good causes, because this case was never about personal gain, only about personal truth.
  9. Still unclear → not mentioned
  10. False → he works for the Army (work in a bomb disposal unit, worked in several war zones, his handler, Corporal Hassan Cleaver)