Answer — Exercise 2
2.3 - Who do you trust?·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book
Question
- Work in pairs. Underline two idioms in the article and check you understand them.
- Work in pairs. Underline the idioms in the sentences 1-4 and choose the best definition, a) or b).
- Which idioms in Exercise 2B can be used to introduce opinions or knowledge?
Answer
a)
Dr David Bailey says, 'I've got a real vested interest. To have a vested interest means you are not neutral because you have personal reasons for wanting things to be a particular way. Professor Justin Lewis says, We don't have an axe to grind', which means the opposite.
b)
- play devil's advocate b)
- speak my mind b)
- sitting on the fence a)
- beat about the bush b)
c)
All of these can be used to introduce opinions or knowledge.