Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10.2 - Dreams come true? for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Read the extracts from the recording and discuss the questions.

Answer

  1. It was a second phase in his life. His first act was as a teacher.
  2. Frank probably thinks the comment is stupid. His tone of voice is ironic / sarcastic.
  3. His tone of voice is ironic because previously nobody wanted his opinions on anything.
  4. The book is about Ireland and the hardship of life there.