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The key answer of exercise 10

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

Question

With your partner, write four short dialogues based around other sayings from Exercise 7.

Answer

One possible example for each of the remaining sayings:

  • A: I can’t believe you carried on running with that blister on your foot.
  • B: Hey well, you know what they say – when the going gets tough.


  • A: Even Dad was up dancing by the end and he hates dancing.
  • B: Well, if you can’t beat them.


  • A: Are you really going to get up at five to go down to the market?
  • B: Hey, the early bird catches the worm.


  • A: Can’t be a genuine Rolex.
  • B: Almost certainly not but never look a gift horse – it seems to work OK.


  • A: I got quite a good redundancy payment in the end.
  • B: Oh well, every cloud.


  • A: I keep thinking maybe I’d be better off working for a bigger company.
  • B: Yeah maybe, but the grass is always greener, isn’t it? There’ll be frustration there too.