Cover of the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 12 - Phone for help! for the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

Answer

  1. They do something against the law (e.g. steal something, kill someone).
  2. They say please and thank you, hold doors open for other people. If they are impolite, they say rude words, ignore people, push in front of people.
  3. a bed (sleepless night), a chair (bad back), a situation (you feel embarrassed)
  4. love, friendship, listening to your partner, shared interests; not having these might make an unhappy marriage – also arguments, affairs
  5. Common surnames in the UK include Smith, Brown, Jones.
  6. I’m sorry but I’m busy right now. / I can’t talk right now, I’ll call you back later.