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6 1 representing Speaker 4
2 very modern, using the most recent ideas and I love lots of things about my country: the food, the sense
methods of humour, the newspapers, lots of things. Actually, I have
3 not able to do what they are supposed to do to admit it was the climate I couldn’t stand any longer.
4 show their dissatisfaction by leaving or I just found the short grey days and the continual rain
withdrawing their support totally depressing. Mind you, the heat’s sometimes a
problem here and then I dream of going home. But that’s
7 Explanations: In the view of members, there are only the odd day here and there. Mostly it’s fine.
two possible explanations, Firstly, we believe …,
Secondly, … Speaker 5
Suggestions: As to what action can be taken, our I guess you could call me a rolling stone, if people still use
main suggestions are …, reduced fees could that expression – I mean, I’ve been abroad for so long I
be …, There could also be …, We also believe don’t know all the latest slang. You see, unfortunately I’m
that … one of those typical expatriates who spends two years
working in this country and three years working in that.
I don’t think I could ever go back to my home country
14 Moving abroad because, quite honestly, I just wouldn’t fit in. I’d be
completely out of touch.
Speaker 6
Starting off As a professional ballet dancer there’s just no way I could
have stayed in my home town. Obviously, you have to be
2 1 C 2 F 3 B 4 G 5 D 6 A prepared to move abroad if you want to get to the top
and there’s no point in being in this business unless that’s
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your aim. I’ve been incredibly lucky, though, and I think
Speaker 1 everyone needs luck.
I’ve been here now for about fifteen years. It’s a good
life, though I work hard, but frankly I miss my country and
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the town where I grew up and dream of going back. I feel Grammar
special ties to the place and when I retire I hope to return Comment adverbials and intensifying
there to be among my friends and my family.
adverbs
Speaker 2
We were utterly fed up with the crime and feeling of 1 unfortunately, quite honestly
insecurity that surrounded us and it was precisely for
that reason that we moved away. What really worried 2 1 fortunately 2 undoubtedly 3 Generally
us was the effect it might have on the kids going to the speaking 4 To be honest 5 Apparently 6
local school. We felt it just wasn’t worth the risk. On the kindly 7 Obviously
other hand, it hasn’t been easy coping with the language 8 Personally
barrier, I have to admit. At least not for us parents. The
kids integrated straight away, of course. 3 a 1 utterly 2 absolutely 3 totally 4 completely
Speaker 3 5 incredibly
I haven’t changed countries, but I’ve moved from the b 1 absolutely, completely, totally 2 utterly
country to the city because it has better services and 3 completely, incredibly, utterly 4 totally
more opportunities. I was absolutely astonished to find 5 no other adverb
that many people looked down on me when I first arrived, c They make the adjective more emphatic.
which didn’t exactly make things easy. I suppose they
thought: here’s some country bumpkin come to the city to 4 1 utterly, absolutely 2 absolutely 3 incredibly,
make good, and I guess they were right because I have! perfectly 4 utterly, completely 5 extremely,
incredibly 6 perfectly, absolutely 7 totally,
utterly 8 incredibly 9 absolutely

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