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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.2 - What really happened? for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the article again and answer the questions.
  2. How are these words and phrases related to the stories?

Answer

a)

  1. Elis Presley
  2. President Kennedy
  3. Lee Harvey Oswald
  4. Lee Harvey Oswald, President Kennedy
  5. the CIA, the FBI, Fidel Castro
  6. the astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong

b)

  • shadows → in the photos of the Moon landing there were strange shadows.
  • fans → fans of Elvis still believe that he didn't die.
  • stars → there are no stars visible in the photos of the Moon landing.
  • painkillers → Elvis had taken painkillers for a toothache. It's possible he took too many and this is why he died.
  • photographs → people have doubts about the photographs of the Moon landing.
  • a studio → conspiracy theorists believe the photos of the Moon landing were taken in a studio, not on the Moon.
  • hospital → Elvis was taken to a special room in the hospital, but he was already dead when he got there.
  • the FBI → the FBI are suspects in the conspiracy theory and may have been involved with the assassination of President Kennedy.
  • a man with a gun → President Kennedy was shot by a man with a gun.
  • a flag → the flag in the photos looks as if it is waving, but there is no wind on the Moon.

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