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75.2 2 Analarminahousewhichgoesoffifburglarstrytogetintothehouse.
3 Beingpoisonedorbeingmadeillbyfoodthatyouhaveeaten.
4 Agapbetweendifferentgenerationsmakingitdifficultforparentsandchildrentounderstandeach
other’stastesandattitudes.
5 Changesintheclimateoftheworldleadingtophenomenalikethepolarcapsreducinginsize,
glaciersmeltingandsoon.
6 Scissorsthatareespeciallyforuseinakitchenpreparingfood,etc.
7 Goodsthatareluxuriesratherthannecessities,e.g.cosmeticscomparedwithbasicfoods.

8 Moneythatyoucarryinyourpocket,i.e.smallamountsofmoneythatcanbespentonwhatyou
wish. (It is usually used about money that parents give their children every week to spend on what the children
themselves decide.)
9 Thepartofthestatethatprovideswelfareforthemembersofsocietywhoneedit,e.g.moneyfor
thoseoutofworkorpensionersorsick.
10 Anelectronictelephoneansweringsystemusedparticularlybyorganisationsandmobilephoneusers.

75.3 2 climatechange 5 airtrafficcontrol 8 packageholiday 11 lightbulbs
3 hayfever 6 contactlens 9 voicemail 12 foodpoisoning
4 thearmsrace 7 thedeathpenalty 10 pedestriancrossing

75.4 Possible answers:

Herearesomepossibleanswersforthisquestion.Therearesomeotherpossibilitiesalso.Checkwitha
dictionaryorateacherifyouarenotsurewhetheryouranswersarecorrectornot.

2 soundbite 5 mothercountry 8 levelcrossing
3 bloodties 6 inheritancetax 9 fastfood
4 teapot 7 word-processing 10 ratrace

75.5 Possible sentences:

2 Leadingpoliticianswillalwaystrytoincludeoneofthesewhentheyaremakingaspeech.(sound

bite)
3 Theysaythesearethickerthanwater.(bloodties)
4 Weweregivenalargesilveroneasaweddingpresent.(teapot)
5 Joséhasn’tlivedinChilesincehewassixbuthestillconsidersithismothercountry.
6 Theyhadahugeamounttopayaftertheirfatherdied.(inheritancetax)
7 ThesoftwarepackagefordoingthisonmycomputermeansIcanbeveryefficient.
(word-processing)
8 We’vegotoneattheendofourvillageandyouoftenhavetostoptoletthetrainspass.
(levelcrossing)
9 Burgersandpizzasarepopulartypesofthis.(fastfood)
10 Hecouldn’tstanditanylongerandmovedtoaScottishislandtobeself-sufficient.
(theratrace)

Unit 76
76.1 Possible answers:

2 nervousbreakdown 6 salesoutlet
3 computerprintout 7 positivefeedback/outcome
4 annualturnover 8 citybypass
5 finaloutput/outcome

76.2 2 j 3 i 4 f 5 h 6 a 7 c 8 b 9 d 10 g

76.3 2 shake-up 4 crackdown 6 workout 8 Check-out

3 walkout 5 breakout 7 outbreak

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