Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.1 for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook with authors Frances Eales, Steve Oakes and Louis Harrison from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to four speakers. Which question above does each person answer?
  2. Listen again and answer the questions.
  3. Match the phrases in bold with the meanings a)-e).

Answer

b)

  • Speaker 1 → 5
  • Speaker 2 → 7
  • Speaker 3 → 3
  • Speaker 4 → 1

c)

  1. any age
  2. having enough time to practise, motivation, trying out different instruments before choosing
  3. 50-69
  4. maturity and energy
  5. so you don’t create an unhealthy environment for the child
  6. too soon / young
  7. when the person has a particular vocation (for example, to be a doctor or an engineer)
  8. try out lots of things to see what you enjoy and develop general skills

d)

  1. c
  2. e
  3. b
  4. d
  5. a