Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5.1 - Family secrets for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Complete the sentences below with the words in the box.
  2. Match the expressions in bold above with meanings a)-e). Some expressions have the same meaning.

Answer

a)

  1. themselves
  2. doors
  3. let
  4. beans
  5. stay
  6. cat
  7. game

Expressions 1-5 are used in the recording.

b)

  1. spill the beans
  2. behind closed doors
  3. let it slip; let the cat out of the bag; give the game away
  4. to keep / stay schtum
  5. keep themselves to themselves