Answer — Exercise 2
8.3 - Them or us?·Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book
Question
- 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.
- Work in pairs and look at the phrases below. Think of a word that could complete each one.
- Listen to the conversation again and complete the phrases with the words the speakers use.
- 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)
- view, opinion, idea, judgement
- kind, type, manner
- sense, regard, case
- will, can / could (possibly), is likely to
- truth, way things are, reality, (true) situation
- surface, face
c)
- take
- form
- respect
- would
- case
- 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.