Cover of the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10.1 - Life's a lottery for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. -
  2. Look at the photos below and read the newspaper extract. What's surprising about the story?
  3. -
  4. Listen to a radio interview and check your ideas. Tick the couple's plans.

Answer

b)

It is surprising because the man had very bad luck (a tree fell on his car), but he also had very good luck the found a lottery ticket). Also, the people don't want to change their lives very much.

d)

  • give money to someone
  • have a party
  • move home
  • have a holiday
  • learn to fly
  • buy a new car