Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.3 - Love it or hate it for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the website extract and discuss the questions.
  2. What do you think the following words / phrases from the extract mean?
  3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of words / phrases in Exercise 1B.

Answer

a)

  1. It is a review website.
  2. You can read people's reviews of, for example, music albums and about their general opinion on things.

b)

  1. rave → (v) say wonderful things; about → (n) strong praise for something
  2. rant → (v) say terrible things; about → (n) strong criticism of something
  3. crave a fresh perspective → desire a different opinion or new way of looking at things
  4. speak their mind → say what they think
  5. let your feelings fly → allow your emotions to show
  6. (give somebody) a piece of your mind → tell someone what you think of them or their behaviour, often angrily

c)

  1. crave a fresh perspective
  2. rant
  3. a piece of your mind
  4. speak his mind
  5. let your feelings fly
  6. rave