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5.4 Possible answers:

2 PenélopeCruz 4 KylieMinogue 6 U2
3 NelsonMandela 5 LucianoPavarotti 7 BubbaWatson

Unit 6
6.1 2 late 4 daytime 6 frost 8 strong,high

3 thaw 5 Itmelts 7 misty 9 severe

6.2 2 flood(s) 3 heavy/torrentialrain 4 drought

6.3 Ithinkitwouldbeinterestingtoliveinatropicalclimate.However,Idon’tlikehumidweather.I

evendislikethemuggydayswhichwegetintheUK.Somepeopleloveboilinghotdays,andIdon’t
mindheatwavesoccasionally,butwhenit’sstifling,it’sjustimpossible.MaybeIshouldstayat
homeandforgetaboutmovingtoahotclimate!

6.4 Possible sentences:

2 It/Theweatherwasveryhumid.
3 Therewasagentlebreeze(blowing).
4 Theroadswereicy./Therewasiceontheroads.
5 Therewasaflood./Therewerefloodseverywhere.
6 It/Theweatherwasverymisty(orfoggy).
7 Wehadadrought(orheatwave)lastyear.
8 Itwasaverywindyday./Therewasagale.

9 Therewasheavy/torrentialrain./Therewasa(heavy)downpour.
10 Theskywasveryovercast.

Unit 7
7.1 2 figure 4 complexion 6 auburn 8 elegant/smart/stunning/well-dressed

3 feature 5 impression 7 wrinkles 9 stunning

7.2 Suggested answers:

2 thebaldone/straight-hairedone.
3 scruffyanduntidy-looking/messy-looking.
4 thatslim,dark-hairedwomanoverthere.
5 unattractive,infact.(Youcouldalsosayhe/shewas‘ratherplain’or‘ratherordinary’,ifyoufelttheywereneither
attractive nor unattractive. ‘Ugly’ is a very strong word, and could be offensive.)
6 inhertwentiesandquiteslim.

7.3 Suggested answers:

IanProwse:thin-faced,dark,curlyhair,fairskin
SandraKing:dark,wavyhair,stockybuild,round-faced
JasminKaur:thin-faced,long,darkhair
Jack‘Dagger’Flagstone:bald,withbeardandmoustache;muscularbuild

Unit 8
8.1 Opposites:

2 a 3 c 4 e 5 b 6 d

8.2 2 likes 3 likes 4 dislikes 5 dislikes 6 dislikes 7 dislikes 8 likes

Possible opposite impressions:

2 Molly’susuallybrusque/blunt. 6 IfindMarcusself-assured.
3 Graceisquiteunprincipled. 7 Don’tyouthinkJamesisenquiring?
4 Samcanbeassertive. 8 Freyaispeculiar.
5 Nico’squiteassertive.

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