Cover of the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6 - A war of words for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Listen again. Which sentences are true?

Answer

1

  1. Dan Craddock has been found guilty of spying. NOT TRUE – he has been accused
  2. Mr Craddock was a manager for Pit-Pots. NOT TRUE – he was a manager for Jazz Drinks
  3. Jazz Drinks has a bigger market share now. TRUE – Pit-Pots was losing ground

2

  1. Jonas Bakeman is in danger of losing his job. TRUE – he’s fighting to save his career
  2. Bakeman spoke to the press and fully apologised. NOT TRUE – he expressed regret, which isn’t the same as fully apologising, and then went on to defend himself, saying he didn’t aggressively pursue the woman in question
  3. Ms Campbell claims she didn’t initiate the affair. NOT STATED – Ms Campbell has made evidence available to show Mr Bakeman pursued her and that the affair was not brief, but she doesn’t say that she didn’t initiate it (There WERE allegations, but we can’t 100% say that she made them.)

3

  1. A court decided people didn’t have to submit to body scans at airports. TRUE – court decision supported woman who refused to accept a scan
  2. One lobby group funded the woman’s defence. NOT TRUE – a number of civil liberties groups joined forces
  3. The government has accepted the ruling. NOT TRUE – it will not retreat and it plans to appeal

4

  1. Pig farming is an important industry in Paulston. TRUE – local produce for which it’s famous
  2. Both sides in the dispute inflicted some kind of damage. TRUE – protestors sprayed the statue ... then there were revenge attacks against the vandals
  3. The sides agreed a settlement between themselves. NOT TRUE – local council stepped in as peacemaker