Page 136 - English Vocabualry In Use 3 (Upper Intermediate)

Exercises

64.1 Rewrite these sentences using the most likely verb from A opposite (there is usually more than

one possibility).

1 Iknowthatyouweren’tsolelytoblame,butyoumusttakesomeresponsibility.
I accept that you weren't solely to blame but you must take some responsibility.
2 OK,OK,Iwaswrong,youwereright;heisaniceguy.
3 Thecompanyispreparedtoacceptthatyouhavesufferedsomedelay,butwedonotacceptliability.
4 Shedidn’tdenythatwehaddoneallwecould,butshewasstillnotcontent.

64.2 Complete the sentences with phrases from B opposite.

1 OK,you’vecleanedthekitchen; 2 Noneedtopanic. 3 She’sbossyandsly,but
that's all very well ,butwhat ,it ,
aboutthediningroom? doesn’tstarttillsix. sheisafriend.

5 Iknowyou’vebeenverybusy
4 saying preparing for the school concert.
you’llpaymebacksoon; ,butyoustill

wheniswhatIwanttoknow! mustn’tneglectyourhomework.

64.3 Use the word in brackets in an appropriate collocation to make comments on these statements.

1 Somepeoplebelieveinnuclearweapons,someinworlddisarmament.(divide)

There's a great divide between those who believe in nuclear weapons, and those who believe in world disarmament.
2 Shesaysonething.Shedoesquitetheopposite.(discrepancy)
3 Tobybelievesinsavingasmuchaspossible.Catalinapreferstospendallthemoneytheyearn.(poles)
4 Beingastudent’sonething;beingateacher’squiteanother.(world)
5 Peopleinthenorthofthecountryhaveatotallydifferentstandardoflivingfromthoseinthesouth.
(gap)

64.4 Write a sentence before each of these sentences.

1 I expected Lydia to be tall and dark. Thereversewastrue;shewasshort,withfairhair.
2 Ontheotherhand,itdoeshaveabiggarden,soIthinkwe
shouldrentit.
3 Onthecontrary,thenumberofcarsontheroadis
increasingyearly.
4 Incontrast,inBritainyoudriveonthelef.

5 Quitetheopposite;Ifeelquitefull.Ihadahugebreakfast.

64.5 Choose between on the other hand and on the contrary and explain what the speaker means.

1 I’mnotworried; on the contrary ,Ifeelquitecalm.It'snottruethatI'mworried.
2 It’sexpensive,but ,wedoneedit.
3 InsomewaysI’dliketochangemyjob,but ,I’dmissallmycolleagues.
4 Idon’tthinkhe’slazy; ,heputsinagreatdealofeffort.
5 Shedoesn’tspeakJapanesewell; ,sheonlyknowsacoupleofphrases.
6 Thishotellooksveryattractive; ,it’smoreexpensivethanthefirstonewe
lookedat.

English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate 135