Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.1 - New in town for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

Rewrite the sentences using fronting to emphasise the underlined words.

Answer

In each case as or though can be used with no difference in meaning.

  1. New as / though I may be to a city, it doesn't take me long to master the transport system.
  2. Keen coffee-drinker as / though I am, I don't like this fashion for really milky coffee.
  3. Lonely as / though I sometimes feel in a new place, I generally make friends quickly.
  4. Real fashion victim as / though I am, I draw the line at shaving off all my hair.
  5. Difficult as / though it can be driving in a new town, I'd rather hire a car than walk.