Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1.3 - Picture perfect for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. -
  2. Listen to people discussing the portraits and make notes. What do they say about each person's.
  3. In which portrait do they say the person.

Answer

b)

The girl in the blue apron (A)

  • character / appearance → looks nice, mid-thirties, friendly, something in her eyes, about to laugh, serene, you'd get on with her
  • job → in a bakery or a posh deli because of the white marks on her apron

The older lady (C)

  • character / appearance → looks dignified, intellectual, she's seen a lot, pretty, snazzy outfit, nice make-up
  • job → a lecturer in a university, something brainy, a model, something to do with fashion

The young guy (B)

  • character / appearance → looks happy, pretty cool, big smile, bright T-shirt, creative, looks like a laugh, cool hair
  • job → creative, something to do with computers, graphic design, something cool, designs bags, marketing, receptionist at a gym

c)

  1. C
  2. A
  3. B
  4. A
  5. B
  6. C

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