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The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1 - A question of taste for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Complete the sentences with these words.

Answer

  1. dull (Point out the phrase it does nothing for me = I get no feelings from it. Explain dull means basically the same as boring.)
  2. catchy (Explain that a catchy song is one that sticks in your mind – even if you don’t really like it. Ask the class to suggest any songs they think are catchy, and ask if this is in a good or a bad way!)
  3. hilarious (= very, very funny. Point out it’s an extreme adjective, so we say absolutely or really hilarious but NOT very hilarious. Ask for any films or anyone on TV they think is hilarious.)
  4. commercial (= made just to make money, not out of any artistic ambitions. It’s often negative.)
  5. weird (= very strange. Ask what else could be weird, e.g. people, things that happen, weather.)
  6. over-the-top (Ask what the problem is if a film is over-the-top, or OTT as we often say, e.g. there’s too much crazy and unbelievable action or the plot is just utterly ridiculous and unbelievable.)
  7. gripping (Ask how you feel when you watch a gripping film – you’re gripped, and on the edge of your seat the whole way through.)
  8. disturbing (A film or book you find disturbing might give you nightmares or make you feel anxious and uncomfortable. Ask what kind of things you might find disturbing, e.g. horror movies or documentaries about awful things.)
  9. uplifting (Point out that uplifting films lift your mood, they make you feel positive and happy. Ask what the opposite is – disturbing / upsetting / heavy / harrowing – all possible answers.)
  10. awful (= really, really bad. Again, point out it’s ungradable / extreme, so we say absolutely / really awful, NOT very. Ask what else could be described as awful, e.g. weather, places, experiences, people, results, etc.)

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