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Answer — Exercise 1

1.2 - Try something new·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

Question

  1. -
  2. Match the comments below with photos A-D. What activities are the people talking about?
  3. Work in pairs and circle ten adjectives or verb phrases in the comments which describe feelings. How many have a positive meaning?
  4. Match the adjectives or verb phrases you circled to words with a similar meaning 1-10.
  5. Underline the stressed syllables in the adjectives and phrases from Exercise 1C. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.

Answer

b)

  1. B
  2. C
  3. A
  4. D

c)

  • Comment 1 → scared out of my wits; relieved
  • Comment 2 → made my stomach turn; awkward; impressed
  • Comment 3 → fascinated; over the moon
  • Comment 4 → shaking like a leaf; frustrated; wished the earth would swallow me up
  • Positive → relieved, impressed, fascinated, over the moon

d) - e)

  1. frustrated
  2. wished the earth would swallow me up
  3. over the moon
  4. made my stomach turn
  5. relieved
  6. fascinated
  7. shaking like a leaf
  8. scared out of my wits
  9. impressed
  10. awkward
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More exercises in 1.2 - Try something new

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Ex. 11