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The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.3 - Them or us? for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to a man and a woman talking about the article. Who opinion is similar to Camila Soto's? Which person gives more convincing arguments, in your opinion? Give reasons for your answers.
  2. Work in pairs and look at the phrases below. Think of a word that could complete each one.
  3. Listen to the conversation again and complete the phrases with the words the speakers use.
  4. Underline the main stressed words in the expression in Exercise 2B. Work in pairs and say the expressions, using a high pitch on the main stressed words. Then listen and say each expression with the speaker.

Answer

a)

  • The woman's opinion is similar to Camila Soto's.
  • The woman thinks wolves have a bad name, exaggerated by the media, need to get the balance back, hates hunting; also thinks that wolves bring in tourism and overall everything's been blown out of proportion and there are other options.

b)

  1. view, opinion, idea, judgement
  2. kind, type, manner
  3. sense, regard, case
  4. will, can / could (possibly), is likely to
  5. truth, way things are, reality, (true) situation
  6. surface, face

c)

  1. take
  2. form
  3. respect
  4. would
  5. case
  6. face

d)

  • What's your take on this?
  • How do you see this?
  • I'm really against any form of ...
  • Why should it be any different with ... ?
  • In that respect I'm with you.
  • No one would disagree with that.
  • I'd be surprised if that's the case.
  • That doesn't surprise me in the least.
  • On the face of it, it seems ...
  • Well supposedly so, but look at the facts.

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