Answer — Exercise 7

1

1. life partners
2. bad – going through rough patch

2

1. neighbours
2. good – keeping an eye / caring

3

1. pupil – teacher (teenager / interest in science)
2. good – sparked my interest

4

1. colleagues–collaborated/projects
2. good – taught me a lot

5

1. colleagues–inmeetings
2. bad – not on speaking terms / awkward

6

1. doctor – patient (go and see him / professional not usually on first name terms)
2. good (first name terms)

7

1. colleagues–professional
2. bad – don’t see eye to eye / disagree (but good in that it stays professional)

8

1. parent – child (competing for my attention)
2. bad – get on each other’s nerves

9

1. doctor – patient (reassures them of the whole process)
2. good – puts them at their ease

10

1. parent – child, teacher – student, coach – athlete
2. depends on your point of view (bad – causes stress / good – stretches and improves)

11

1. neighbours – don’t know them (possibly colleagues)
2. not that good, but not bad (keep ourselves to ourselves)

12

1. colleagues / siblings / flatmates
2. bad – doesn’t pull her weight / friction