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Answer for exercise 2

The solution for exercise 2 in chapter 3.2 - Fired! of Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book by Frances Eales and Steve Oakes

Question

  1. Work in pairs. Look at the underlined words or phrases in the article on this page and one page 130 and match them with these definitions.
  2. Correct one error in each option. One item is correct.

Answer

a)

  1. to come clean (about)
  2. to make candid comments (about)
  3. to overstate
  4. to present an accurate picture (of)
  5. to catch someone red-handed
  6. to lose face
  7. to gloss over
  8. to show your true colours

b)

  1. a) overdo → overstate ; b) photo → picture ; c) lose your face → lose face
  2. a) candied → candid ; b) paint → gloss ; c) collars → colours
  3. a) clear → clean ; b) red-footed → red-handed ; c) → ✓
Exercise 3 →
More exercises in 3.2 - Fired!
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8