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Answer — Exercise 8

13 - Working it out·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

Question

Read these sentences. Underline a sentence - or part of a sentence - from each paragraph in the Wiki that has the same meaning.

Answer

  1. Resorting to personal abuse will then only make matters worse. 
  2. When you get in touch, don’t go over old ground again.  
  3. Remember that gestures and facial expressions can provide warning signs that you’re rubbing someone up the wrong way, ...
  4. Don’t get stuck defending an unreasonable position just for the sake of not losing face. 
  5. Setting children boundaries or standing up for yourself is sometimes necessary. 
  6. Don’t raise your voice.
  7. ... try to put off sensitive topics of conversation till later on in the day, when you will be naturally less tense. 
  8. When it comes down to it, differences in gender, generation, character or nationality may produce a different perspective to yours, and one that is equally valid. 

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