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4 atashop:theshopisprobablyclosingdownandwantstosellallitsgoods
5 atasportseventorculturalplaceorevent:youmusthaveatickettocomein
6 atahotelorguesthouse:thehotel/guesthouseisfull,oratashop,restaurantorfactorymeaning‘no
jobsareavailable’
7 atariverorlake:youmustnotfishhere
8 atabicycleshop:youcanbuyorhire/rentabicyclehere
9 outsideahouseoratanestateagent’s:thereisaflatwhichyoucanrent
10 forexample,atanescalator:ifyouhaveadogwithyou,youmustcarryit

11 onatrainorbus:ifthereisanelderly,disabledorpregnantperson,pleasegivethemthisseat

99.4 Suggested answers:

2 Spanishspokenhere
3 Noadmissiontounaccompaniedminors
4 Noentrytounauthorisedpersonnel
5 Shoplifters/Thieveswillbeprosecuted
6 Pleaserefrainfromhandlingfood/goods

Unit 100
100.1 2 f 3 e 4 b 5 a 6 c

100.2 Suggested answers:

2 Stepsarebeingtakenwiththeaimofprovidingmoreworkforpeople.
3 Approvalhasbeengiventoaplantoplacerestrictionsonpeople’suseofwater.
4 Awomanresignedfromherjobafterundergoingsomekindofunpleasantexperiencethere.
5 Apublicopinionsurveyhaslookedintohowpeoplespendtheirmoney.
6 AnattempthasbeenmadetoremovethePrimeMinisterfromhis/herposition.
7 ThePrincesshaspromisedtogivesupporttoherfamilyortofamilyvalues,ingeneral.

100.3 2 makesaconnectionbetween 4 explodesin 6 leads/isamajorfigurein

3 reduces 5 promises

100.4 2 Ahammerisatoolwhichhitsnailsintowood.Theheadlineisaplayonthebusinessman’sname
andtheheadlineuseofhittomeanaffect.
3 Adramaticpauseisaphraseusedtorefertoapauseinspeechmadefordramaticeffect.Catshave
paws,ahomophoneofpause.

4 Hotairmeansalotoftalkwithlittlemeaning.Theprinceistalkingaboutclimatechange,i.e.global
warming.Heirisahomophoneofairandtheprinceinthestoryispresumablytheheirtothethrone.

Unit 101

101.1 2 British(-re,not-er) 4 American(-er,not-re) 6 American(notjewellery)
3 American(-z-not-s-) 5 British(-our,not-or)

101.2 2 elevator,lift 4 flashlight,torch 6 drapes,curtains 8 truck,lorry

3 undershirt,vest 5 diaper,nappy 7 Scotchtape,Sellotape

101.3 2 Passmethebiscuits. 7 Singleorreturn?
3 It’sinthewardrobe. 8 Let’staketheunderground.
4 Openthecurtains. 9 We’vebeenworkinginthegarden.

5 We’verunoutofpetrol. 10 Ihatewaitinginqueues/aqueue.
6 Ourbagsareintheboot.

101.4 2 (a)one (b)two 3 (a)abank (b)acafé 4 (a)under (b)over

101.5 2 eraser/rubber 4 elevator/lift 6 hood/bonnet

3 trash/garbage/rubbish 5 crosswalk/zebracrossing

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