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Unit 41

41.1 2 silk 4 faulty 6 china
3 abizarredesign 5 agenuineMonet 7 rubber

41.2 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 B

41.3 2 pretty 3 half 4 nowhere 5 reasonably 6 unusually

41.4 2 It’seasytofollow.
3 Yes,itiseffective.
4 Theyaremorelikelytobetenseratherthanrelaxed.
5 You’dbepleasedbecausetheteacherissayingthatitisofagoodstandard.

Unit 42
42.1 2 e 3 b 4 h 5 a/g/i 6 a 7 a/g/i 8 f 9 d

2 Manypeoplebelieveinlifeafterdeath.
3 Iwasinfavouroftheproposedchanges.
4 Whatdoesshethinkofthenewteacher?
5 Thisisabsurd,inmyopinion/fromourpointofview/tomymind.
6 He’squitewrong,inmyopinion.
7 Well,that’sjustsilly,inmyopinion/fromourpointofview/tomymind.
8 Ihavemydoubtsabouthowhonestheis.
9 IsAlexlikelytobeopposedtotheplansforthenewairport?

42.2 Possible answers:

2 firm/strong 4 obsessive 6 odd/weird/eccentric
3 middle-of-the-road/moderate 5 conservative/traditional

42.3 2 I’vealwaysdoubtedthatghostsexist.

3 Ihavealwaysheld(theview)thatpeopleshouldrelyonthemselvesmore.
4 Claudiamaintainsthattheteacherhasbeenunfairtoher.
5 Iwasconvinced(that)Ihadbeeninthatroombefore.
6 Hefeelsweshouldhavetriedagain.

Unit 43

43.1 Who feels ... name Who feels ... name

1 fed up with something? Max 5 miserable? George

2 depressed? Carlos 6 thankful? Pilar
3 content? Katie 7 confused? Stefan

4 grateful? Sara 8 delighted? Agnes

43.2 2 Ialwaysgetnervousjustbeforeanexam.

3 Iwasfuriouswhentheyrefusedtogivememymoneyback.
4 Iwasthrilledtoseemyoldschoolfriendagainaftersolong.
5 ThenewsaboutRory’sillnessreallyupsetme.
6 Atfirst,Iwasenthusiasticaboutthecourse,butit’sjustnotverygood.

43.3 positive:contented,thrilled

negative:sickandtired,anxious,frustrated,confused

43.4 2 Iamquite/absolutelysickandtiredofherselfishbehaviour.I’vehadenough!(quitesoundsmore
formalwhenitmeansthesameasabsolutely)

3 It’sallsocomplicated.Ifeelabit/quiteconfused.Canyouhelpme?
4 IwasabsolutelythrilledwhenIheardthewonderfulnews!
5 Itmademefeelquite/abitfrustratedthatIstillcouldn’tplayanysongsaftersixweeksofguitarlessons.
6 Youalwaysseemsoabsolutelycontentedwithlife.Howluckyyouare!

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