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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.2 - In our time for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to three people speaking about different decades. Which decades did they grow up in? Generally, do they feel positive or negative about that decade?
  2. Listen again and answer the questions.

Answer

a)

  1. 90s → positive
  2. 70s → positive
  3. 80s → not very positive at the time, but positive now

b)

  1. film and music
  2. fireworks, parties
  3. London, England
  4. John Lennon
  5. fashion and music
  6. girls cutting their hair short