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Unit 59
59.1 2 coarse 5 rough 8 shiny/polished/smooth
3 slippery 6 furry 9 silky/smooth
4 prickly 7 jagged 10 rough/coarse
59.2 2 Theclothwasroughtothetouch.
3 Wesatinashadypartofthegarden.
4 Suddenlytherewasadazzlinglight.
5 Thegroundwasverywetunderfoot.
6 Mysuitcaseisaslightasafeather.
59.3 2 a 3 d 4 f 5 b 6 c
59.4 Suggested answers:
2 changethecolourtoabrighter/morevividcolour
3 wearsunglasses/shadeyoureyes/wearacap
4 polishthem
5 takethingsoutorgetasmallerrucksack
Unit 60
60.1 2 fulfilled 4 attain/realise/fulfil 6 reach
3 reach/attain/achieve 5 realise/fulfil 7 come
60.2 verb noun adjective
realise realisation realisable
- difficulty difficult
target target targeted
fail failure failed, failing
trouble trouble troubling, troublesome, troubled
Comments:
difficult hasnoadverbinEnglish;wesay‘Wediditwith difficulty.’
targeted isusedinsentencessuchas‘Thegovernmenthasdecidedtogivetheextrafunds
totargetedgroupsinsociety’.[specificallychosen]
failed:Theyhavemadethreefailedattemptstosavethecompany.
unfailingly:‘failingly’doesn’texist,but‘unfailingly’does,e.g.Sheisunfailinglyhonest;youcan
trusthercompletely.
troubling:Wehaveseensomeverytroubling developmentsrecently.[worrying]
troublesome:Theyareatroublesome groupofstudents.[cause trouble]
troubled:I’vebeenfeelingrathertroubled latelyaboutmydaughter.[worried]
60.3 2 Shesucceededinrisingtothetopofherprofession.
3 Doyoueverhaveanytroubleusingthisphotocopier?Ialwaysseemto.
4 I’vemanagedtoworkquitehardthislastmonth.(accomplishusuallyhasadirectobject,e.g.‘I’ve
accomplishedalotthismonth.’)
5 I’mamazedthatyoucancopewithalltheworktheygiveyou.
6 Didyouhavemuchdifficultyfindingthebookinthelibrary?
7 Unfortunately,itseemsasifallJohnny’splanshavecometonothing.
8 I’mafraidIhaven’thadanysuccessincontactingLaratoday.
60.4 Possible answers:
2 Perhapssomeonewhoinvested£5,000andlostitall.
3 Itcouldbeaboutabusinesssomeonestarted,oraboutaproject,orsomethingthatfailed.
4 Itmightbesaidtosomeonewhoiscarryingalotofheavyshoppingbags.
5 Perhapsit’saboutthesuccessfulrealisationofsomeone’splan,e.g.forgettingpermissiontodo
somethingwhereitseemedmorelikelythattheresultwouldnotbesuccessful.
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