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(e.g.crocodiles,snakes)
famed:well-known(famous)
longevity:livingalonglife
attain:reach
lifespan:timefrombirthtodeath
tended:caredfor
hibernate:gointoasleep-likestatethroughoutthewinter(assomeanimalsandinsectsdo)

4.2 Possible answers:

(Theseanswersallgivecorrectinformationinmoredetailthanyouneededtoprovideinyourown
answers.)

2 Avolemustbeakindofsmallanimal,somethinglikeamouseperhaps.
3 Achiselcouldbeakindoftoolthatcanbeusedforchippingawayatsomethingorforbreakingit.I
thinkit’sprobablysomethingthatcouldbeusedbysculptorsbutthatbiggeronesmightalsobeused
fordestroyingstructures.
4 Atureenmustbeakindofverylargebowl,abitlikeapot,usedforsoup.
5 Toclamberprobablymeanssomethinglikeclimbingwithdifficulty.
6 Rattymustbeabitlikebad-tempered.

4.3 Possible answers:

2 IfindCaitlinaverykindperson.

3 I’vebeenterriblybusywithworkeversinceIgotbackfromholiday.
4 Wewalkeddownastreetwithtreesalongbothsidesofittowardsthestation.
5 Thelittleboyswerefascinatedbythemachineusedformixingcement.
6 Moreandmoreshopsnowhavetheirownspecialcreditcardsthatcanonlybeusedinonespecific
chainofshopsandofferyouadiscountifyouuseoneofthem.

4.4 2 angerthatcan’tbecontrolled
3 drinksbeforedinner
4 areportthatcomesouteithertwiceeverymonthoreverytwomonths(bothmeaningsofbi-monthly
exist)

5 thepersonwhousedtobemyboss(andnolongeris)
6 feelingsthatarehostiletotourists
7 tobreakthetelephoneconnection(e.g.byunpluggingitfromthewallorbydoingsomethingatthe
telephoneexchangesothatcallscannolongerbemade,possiblybecauseabillhasnotbeenpaid)
8 lettersthathavenotbeendeliveredtothepeopletheywereaddressedto

Unit 5

5.1 -(i)an -ic -ish -i -ese (other)

Latvian Icelandic Irish Israeli Chinese Thai
Arabian* Arabic* Turkish Pakistani Vietnamese Swiss
Brazilian Danish Dutch
Korean Arab*

*Arabian is used to refer to the Arabian Peninsula and to Saudi Arabian(s). Arab can also be used as an adjective
in expressions such as the Arab world, Arab states, Arab countries.

5.2 2 d 3 e 4 f 5 a 6 b

5.3 2 BritonshavehighesttaxrateinEurope 4 PolicearrestDaneonsmugglingcharge
3 MaltesePrimeMinistervisitsWashington 5 IraqidelegationmeetsPakistaniPresident

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