Answer — Exercise 9
3 - Full house·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
In what ways are Mr Trebus and / or the blogger.
Answer
- They’re both obsessive, though particularly Mr Trebus as his collecting seems very extreme.
- The writer is optimistic. The writer keeps things because he / she believes they might be worth something in the future.
- The writer is well-intentioned as he / she keeps gym membership leaflets and adverts for sponsoring a child with the intention of doing these things.
- The writer is pessimistic. They kept a guarantee for a chair in case it broke, though chairs hardly ever break.
- Mr Trebus could be seen as cautious. His obsessive collecting could be seen as a way of avoiding problems or danger in the future. The writer is cautious as he/she keeps things which they might need at some future point.
- The writer is mean. He / she keeps assorted nails, screws etc. to avoid buying new ones!