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The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 14 - Made of money for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Discuss what actually happened or what the situation is now in Exercise 8.

Answer

  1. The person needed the money so urgently they had to use an expensive loan company.
  2. The speaker has to do something unpleasant – perhaps sell a possession they like because they are short of money, or tell someone that they have lost their job, or give somebody other bad news.
  3. The speaker is in a new job they don’t like, or possibly unemployed, and they think they would be happier or better off in the old job. 
  4. The speaker regrets not being able to manage money better as they would be able to do more.
  5. The speaker is offering an excuse for not paying a debt. It could be a tenant talking to a landlord.
  6. The speaker is criticising a friend for not telling her something – perhaps the speaker was complaining about someone without realising that the person (or their husband / wife / best friend) was standing behind them.
  7. The speaker regrets not having the words in a difficult situation – perhaps she is speaking to someone who has lost their job, ended a relationship, etc. 
  8. The speaker regrets starting something difficult – perhaps a course of studies that is too hard. 

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