Cover of the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.1 for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Workbook with authors Antonia Clare, J. J. Wilson and Stephanie Dimond-Bayir from Pearson Education

Question

Put the pairs of words in the box into the correct places in sentences 1-10 below.

Answer

  1. Joachim gets on well with his mother but he's always arguing with his father.
  2. I am really interested in other people - actually my mum says I am too nosy about other people's lives.
  3. Whenever they're arguing, I prefer to mind my own business.
  4. Hayley has invited us over for dinner at her house.
  5. Those neighbours are a nuisance - they're always ...
  6. She got to know her neighbours immediately.
  7. Please don't disturb me.
  8. One thing that gets on my nerves is when ...
  9. Xun hasn't made friends with her neighbours yet ...
  10. I keep myself to myself.