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Unit 57

                    57.1       2 properties          4 estate               6 property
                               3 belongings          5 possessions

                    57.2       2 allocated         4 supplied          6 catered             8 inherited

                               3 left              5 presented         7 supported

                    57.3       Suggested answers:

                               2 Didheinheritthehouse?
                               3 Willyousponsormeinarun/raceforcharity?
                               4 Areyouatenant?
                               5 Wouldyouliketocontribute/donatetocancerresearch?
                               6 Doyousupply/provideuswithpensandthings?

                    57.4       2 landlords         4 owner/proprietor          6 property/properties             8 belongings

                               3 tenants           5 estate                    7 possessions


                               Unit 58

                    58.1       2 a      3 e       4 b      5 d

                    58.2       Possible answers:

                               2 aninsectcrawls;ababydoestoobeforeitcanwalk;thereisafastover-armswimmingstylecalled‘crawl’

                               3 anythingmovingextremelyfast,e.g.abirdoranimalcanshootby,aplanecanshootoverhead,afish
                                  canshootthroughthewater
                               4 abird’sorbutterfly’swings;apieceofwashingonthelineinthewind;aperson’seyelashes;acurtain
                                  inthewind
                               5 anythingmovingslowlyonwater,e.g.aboat,apieceofwood;apersoncandriftthroughlife(moving
                                  withoutanysenseofpurposeordirection);yourthoughtscandrifttosomethingorsomeone(it
                                  happensunintentionally);youcandriftofftosleep(gotosleepslowly)

                    58.3       2 pace       3 velocity       4 speed        5 rate


                    58.4       2 ataveryslowpace               4 swayedalittle
                               3 stirred                       5 atamuchfasterspeed

                    58.5       Possible answers:


                                               usage                                            grammar

                                quick          something that takes a short time,               adjective only; can be used with ‘to’, e.g. She
                                               e.g. quick snack; quick phone call               was quick to respond
                                rapid          more formal; used for things like ‘rapid         adjective only
                                               increase/decline’

                                swift          more restricted generally; used for things       adjective only; can be used with ‘to’, e.g. He
                                               like ‘swift-flowing stream’; swift response/     was swift to point out how wrong I was
                                               decision/reaction


                    58.6       Possible situations:

                               1 Ifyouareverylateforsomething.
                               2 Ifyouwanttobelateforsomething,e.g.somethingunpleasant.
                               3 Ifyouaren’tinahurry.Youcanalsosaythisaboutyourstudies,ifyouarenotgoingeitherparticularly
                                  fastorslowly.
                               4 Ifyouwerehidingfromsomeone,e.g.underabedorbehindadoor.
                               5 Ifyoureallydon’twanttomeetthemortalktothem,ordon’twantthemtoseeyou.
                               6 Ifit’slateandeveryoneelseisasleep.






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