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MEETING IN THE MIDDLE
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Vocabulary Closed compounds
1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box. There are three extra words.

backlash comeback counterpoint forefront
scapegoat stalemate watershed wavelength

1 The board was eager to pin the blame on someone, and so the CEO became a
convenient for the company’s failures.
2 The teambuilding event went off without a hitch because everyone was on the same
and worked well together.
3 The invention of the Gutenberg printing press is recognised as a
moment for rates of literacy, first throughout Europe and then the world.
An insensitive tweet by the band’s lead singer sparked an angry from
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loyal fans.
5 It had been a considerable undertaking, but after weeks of tough negotiations, the
company management and the trade union finally found a workable compromise to
break the

2 S P E A K Work in pairs. Discuss the meaning of the phrases in bold in Exercise 1.
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3 Complete sentences 1–5. Combine one word from box A with one from box B to make
closed compounds.

keep proof short turn will
A

comings over power read sakes
B
1 Our lives are full of clutter. Our houses are crammed with cherished
and mementos that it would be better to simply throw away.
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critical staff with more tangible benefits like pay rises or paid time off.
3 There is no personal or professional goal that can’t be reached through sheer
and self-discipline.
4 It’s better to look past the flaws and of our loved ones rather than dwell
on them. No one is perfect.
5 Carefully all professional correspondence before it goes out. Typos are
a sign of carelessness and they show a lack of respect for the reader.
4 S P E A K Work in pairs. Discuss the statements in Exercise 3, explaining why you agree
or disagree with them.

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