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The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7 - Animals making headlines for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Continue working with your partner from the other group. Decide in which article.

Answer

  1. c → the company involved ... has pulled out of the project. (If you pull out of a project, you refuse to continue with something you previously agreed to. You might pull out of a contract / pull out of a race / pull out of a competition at the last minute.) 
  2. d → the restaurant has been almost constantly fully booked (If something is booming, it’s successful / earning more money.) You could ask: What’s the opposite?
  3. b → the woman was shocked to discover. (Emphasise that this is a common chunk, e.g. I was shocked to discover someone had stolen and used my ID.) You could also ask: Why do we use past perfect here?
  4. c → ... the addresses of university staff were published online. You could ask: Are there any other ways privacy could be violated, or any other things that can be violated?
  5. a → the decision to reverse the ban .... sparked a heated debate. Ask: Are there are any other things that can be sparked?
  6. d → In Germany, maggots are more commonly associated with death and decay / Most are disgusted... but the response was overwhelmingly positive. You probably want to explain decay – if something decays it rots or falls apart. Your teeth decay when you don’t clean them. An area falls into decay when it’s not repaired or looked after. 
  7. b → His will is now being contested / RSPCA ... hopes the matter can be settled ‘without the need for legal proceedings’.
  8. a → breeders are finding it increasingly hard to make a profit / only survive thanks to subsidies. Check meaning of subsidy. Ask: What things get subsidies? What’s the difference between a subsidy and a tax break?