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The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.1 - It's a tough call for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Find verbs in the articles to complete the word webs.
  2. Each word web has two pairs of words with similar meanings. Draw a line to connect each pair.
  3. Match two collocations from Exercise 2B to each definition.

Answer

a)

  • put off a decision
  • go against your principles
  • assess a situation

b)

  • put off - postpone
  • reach - arrive
  • follow - stick to
  • go against - betray
  • evaluate - assess
  • explore - look into

c)

  1. arrive at / reach a decision
  2. postpone / put off a decision
  3. follow / stick to your principles
  4. go against / betray your principles
  5. explore / look into a situation
  6. evaluate / assess a situation