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73.5 Herearesome‘real’quotationsabouttheseabstractnouns:

1 Freedomisanindivisibleword.Ifwewanttoenjoyit,andtofightforit,wemustbepreparedto
extendittoeveryone.
2 Loveisauniversalmigraine.[migraine=badheadache]
3 Lifeisaforeignlanguage;allmenmispronounceit.
4 FourbethethingsI’dbebetterwithout:love,curiosity,frecklesanddoubt.
5 Wherethereisnoimagination,thereisnohorror.

Unit 74

74.1 2 anopen-necked,tight-fittingshirt 6 aneasy-going,warm-heartedperson
3 along-legged,brown-eyedgirl 7 acurly-haired,quick-wittedboy
4 brand-new,open-toedsandals 8 afar-fetchedstory
5 awell-dressed,suntannedboy

74.2 1 blue- 4 absent- 7 tight-
green-eyed broad-minded loose-fitting
brown- narrow- 8 left-
2 bullet- 5 hand- right-handed
water*-proof home-made
fire- man-
3 second- 6 sugar-
business-class duty-free

*usually written as waterproof, without a hyphen

74.3 1 Itwasanold,run-downhotelthatneededmodernising.Noneoftheroomswereair-conditioned
andtheso-calledrestaurantwasjustacoffeebar.Ourroomhadanold,worn-outcarpetthat
wasdirty.
2 It’saverybuilt-upcoast,withhotelsandvillaseverywhere.
3 Wemanagedtogetalast-minutebookingforaMediterraneancruise.
4 Off-peaktraintravelismuchcheaperthantravellingatbusytimes,butlong-distancetravelbytrain
cansometimesbemoreexpensivethanflying.

5 TherouteofthePresident’sdrivetoParliamentwastopsecretandhewasdriveninabullet-proof
limousine.
6 The workers went on all-out strike over a long-standing pay dispute and the airport was closed for
threedays.
7 Sheusedtobequitewell-offbutshelostalotofmoneyandnowshehasahard-uplookabouther.
Shegotapart-timejobtohelppaythebills.
8 Shehastohaveasugar-freedietbutit’sverytime-consumingtryingtomakesureeverythingshe
buyshasnosugarinit.

Unit 75

75.1 Herearesomewordswhichwouldfitappropriatelyintothebubblediagrams.

money health social issues
bank account blood donor race relations
credit card heart attack arms race
luxury goods contact lens welfare state

mail order birth control death penalty
pocket money blood pressure generation gap
income tax hay fever climate change
food poisoning
junk food
mineral water

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