Answer — Exercise 1
3A - A love-hate relationship·English File Advanced - Student's Book
Întrebare
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- Read two articles about the Hater app, and match a title to each (there is one title you don't need). Who likes Hater and who doesn’t?
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- Wit a partner, discuss the tone of the two articles. Answer the questions with G (Giiles) or V (Victoria). Give examples to explain your answers.
- Both writers use a very wide vocabulary. Look at the highlighted words in the first paragraph of Victoria's article and match them to these synonyms.
Răspuns
d)
- If you want to be a good lover, be a great hater
- Share the hate, ruin the date
- Giles Coren likes the idea of the app
- Victoria Coren Mitchell doesn’t
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- V: One of the key dangers of the internet is that it encourages us to give everything an immediate verdict...
- G: Just as / knew from the first kiss that this was a woman who had no time for sandals on men...
- V: Nevertheless, like most apps, it would pass the time happily enough at a bus stop.
- V: More openly expressed hatred in the world - just what we need!
- G: My wife and I have absolutely no interests in common. None.
- G: The idea that a romantic life together is about sharing your stupid hobbies is deluded and childish.
g)
- eager
- Boy
- aversions
- loathe
- bond
- singletons