Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4.1 - Out of time for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

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  2. Read the article and circle the topics in Exercise 3A that it mentions. Were your predictions correct?
  3. Which of the following statements can be supported by the article?

Answer

b)

The article mentions shopping, the internet, housework and television.

c)

  1. Not supported. → The article doesn't say that people have less free time, only that they think they do.
  2. Supported. → 'go online in any location'
  3. Not supported. → The article says people spend more time watching TV than listening to music but doesn't mention any preference for these two activities.
  4. Supported. → 'Spending time on the internet ranked 4th in the 16-44 age range, but much lower among the 45-plus group.
  5. Not supported. → The article doesn't mention attitudes towards work.
  6. Not supported. → The article doesn't mention internet use in relation to enjoyment.