Answer — Exercise 2
8.1 - It's a tough call·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Find verbs in the articles to complete the word webs.
- Each word web has two pairs of words with similar meanings. Draw a line to connect each pair.
- 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)
- arrive at / reach a decision
- postpone / put off a decision
- follow / stick to your principles
- go against / betray your principles
- explore / look into a situation
- evaluate / assess a situation