Answer — Exercise 1
6.1·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook
Question
- Correct B's sentences by changing one word.
- Are the age-related phrases in B's responses positive (+), negative (-) or neutral (N)?
Answer
a)
- Act your age!
- I’m continually surprised by her maturity.
- Yes, he looks very young for his age.
- We’re visiting an elderly aunt of Simon's.
- Careful - that could be seen as age discrimination.
- Yes, she's definitely in her prime.
- I agree - they've certainly come of age now.
- Yeah, he's so immature.
b)
- positive (+) → 2, 3, 6, 7
- negative (-) → 1, 5, 8
- neutral (N) → 4