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8.3 brusque-curt
crafty-cunning
direct-frank
down-to-earth-sensible
gifted-talented
honest-trustworthy
impolite-rude
miserly-tight-fisted

tense-woundup

8.4 2 pessimistic 4 inquisitive 6 argumentative 8 sociable

3 assertive 5 extravagant 7 sensitive

8.5 Possible questions:

2 blunt-Ifafriendasksyouifyoulikeherawfulnewdress,wouldyousay‘No’?
3 sensible-Ifyouwonalotofmoney,wouldyouputitinthebankratherthanspenditonaluxuryyou
havealwayswanted?
4 intelligent-CanyougivethenextletterinthissequenceS,M,T,W,T,F?(Ifyouarenotsureofthe
answer,thinkofthedaysoftheweek.)
5 even-tempered-Ifsomeonespillssouponsomenewclothesofyours,doyoujustsighandsay
‘That’slife’?
6 original-Doyouneverwearbluejeans?
7 obstinate-Doyoubecomeevenmoredeterminedtodosomethingifpeopletrytopersuadeyounot
todoit?
8 stressedout-Doyoufindithardtosleepatnightbecauseproblemsaregoingroundinyourhead?

Unit 9

9.1 2 …asnails 4 …intherightplace 6 …awkwardcustomer

3 …asgold 5 …pieceofwork

9.2 2 theteacher’spet 4 topoftheclass
3 abig-head 5 alazy-bones(oryoucouldsaythispersonisbone-idle)

9.3 2 …agoodheadforfigures. 6 …buryingyourheadinthesand.

3 …haveaheadforheights 7 …headandshouldersabove…
4 …hasherheadscrewedon. 8 …keepshishead.
5 …hashisheadintheclouds.

9.4 ayournerves(alwayswithpossessive,my,our,John’s,etc.)

btheneck(alwaysusedwiththe)

9.5 2 middle-of-the-road 3 overthetop 4 roundthebend

Unit 10

10.1 2 Mikewasmyroommateatuniversity/MikeandIwereroommates…
3 Wewereclassmatesin2006,weren’twe?
4 She’snotreallyafriend;she’sjustaworkmate.
5 Abbieisalwaysarguingwithherhousemates.

10.2 Possible answers:

1 (alsopossible)Jon/EricaisEricaʼs/Jonʼscolleague.
2 BenParkandJoeNasharepartners.Ben/JoeisJoe’s/Ben’spartner.
3 TaniaandGeorgieareroommates.Georgie/TaniaisTaniaʼs/Georgieʼsroommate.
4 NickandClairehavebeenseeingeachotherforayear.NickandClaireseeeachotherregularly.
NickandClairegottogetherayearago.

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