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

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5 - Take the stress out of life for the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Can you explain or translate each of the collocations in bold in Exercise 8?

Answer

  1. travel expenses = money that is paid back to you after a business trip, e.g. rail travel or petrol, hotel costs, meals, etc. 
  2. add some salt = put salt in food; In addition to = as well as
  3. (not have) much support for = not many other people think it is a good idea; rival supporters = groups of people who follow opposite teams
  4. turn the heating on = start heating the house, e.g. start the central heating; escape the summer heat = go to a different place (e.g. the coast or mountains) where it is less hot
  5. manage to do everything = be able to do everything, fit in all the jobs you have; style of management = way that you organise things and people
  6. to secure the airports = to make sure the airports are safe from terrorist attack; security was very tight = there were very strict security measures, e.g. a lot of police officers, thorough security checks