Answer — Exercise 6
9 - Starting out·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Find the adjectives and / or verbs that go with these nouns from the text.
Answer
- see the practical benefits
- (never) set foot (on the beach) = never go near the beach
- provide cheap labour
- have a laugh
- the novelty (soon) wore off = it was exciting at first, but, soon, it became boring and ordinary
- achieve a high rank
- carry trays
- put in a good word (for me) = say something positive to a person in a position of authority (e.g. I got the promotion because one of my colleagues put in a good word for me with the boss.)