Answer — Exercise 9
14 - Made of money·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Discuss what actually happened or what the situation is now in Exercise 8.
Answer
- The person needed the money so urgently they had to use an expensive loan company.
- 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.
- 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.
- The speaker regrets not being able to manage money better as they would be able to do more.
- The speaker is offering an excuse for not paying a debt. It could be a tenant talking to a landlord.
- 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.
- 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.
- The speaker regrets starting something difficult – perhaps a course of studies that is too hard.