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Answer — Exercise 2

6 - Time to upgrade·Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book

Question

Look at the chunks in bold in Exercise 1. Work in pairs and think if three ways each chunk could be changed.

Answer

  1. I really want to upgrade to the ePhone5.; I’d like to upgrade to business class.
  2. The pain only lasts a few minutes.; The battery lasts a few days.
  3. It takes great high quality videos.; It takes terrible low quality pictures.; It makes high quality recordings.
  4. You just swipe your finger across the screen to lock it.; You swipe your finger across the screen to move to the next picture.; You just tap the screen to unlock it.
  5. sign a five-year contract; negotiate a five-year contract; sign a temporary contract
  6. Can I plug my laptop in here?; Can I plug my hairdryer in here?; Shall I plug my phone in here?
  7. If you want to turn the voice recognition off, ...; If you want to turn the notifications off, ...; I need to turn the voice recognition on.
  8. It’s really easy to use.; The website’s really easy to navigate your way round.; It’s really difficult to navigate your way round.
  9. It can store up to 1,000 voicemails.; It can store up to 1,000 photos.; It can only store 50 voicemails.
  10. I’m with Vodafone (or other names of utility companies).; He’s with Orange.; I flew with Ryanair / Singapore airlines.

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