The key answer of exercise 8

b)

• prohibitively expensive
• fundamentally different
• vitally important
• hopelessly inadequate
• bitterly disappointed
• infinitely preferable
• greatly admired
• predominantly female

d)

(Note: accept any other topics of conversation which seem reasonably possible)

1. Discussion by interviewers about a candidate after the interview: hopelessly inadequate
2. A conversation about two people who are about to meet to discuss something - where they have different opinions e.g. a union representative meeting someone from a company: fundamentally different
3. People deciding not to spend money on something, e.g. renting an expensive apartment or going on a luxury cruise holiday: prohibitively expensive
4. A TV or radio programme about a famous person, for example a great rock guitarist or a political leader: greatly admired
5. Someone listing a number of jobs, perhaps in a discussion on career choice or a radio programme about public sector jobs: predominantly female
6. A line from a song: vitally important
7. A sports commentator talking about a defeat. Or a political commentator talking about a defeat and how the person / people feel: bitterly disappointed
8. Any situation where there's a choice and one thing is outstanding. e.g. deciding who wins an architectural competition: infinitely preferable