Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1.2 - A life at a time for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to a radio programme about an unusual charity organisation and answer the questions.
  2. Listen again and complete the sentences.

Answer

a)

  1. People in need submit their situation and particular needs to 52 Lives, and 52 Lives chooses one situation to feature every week. People who want to help then offer whatever they can.
  2. a) Her room was redone and refurnished.; b) A rug, and possibly other help but it's not clear.; c) New, false teeth.

b)

  1. ... putting power in the hands of people in need (so they can communicate their specific need to people who want to help)
  2. ... she was ill (she has a serious genetic condition).
  3. ... the kindness that people are showing.
  4. ... a horrible domestic (violent) situation.
  5. ... he had heart surgery.