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14.3 2 in the end I did it 8 managed to pass my exams

3 roughly/about my age 9 stayed out late
4 nearly thirty now 10 let me wear what I liked
5 strict 11 childhood
6 allowed to stay up and watch TV 12 retired
7 brought up in Scotland

14.4 Possible answers:

1 I was brought up in a town called Dartmouth.
2 It’s on the coast and I remember going to the beach a lot with my family and friends.
3 My mum was quite strict, but not my dad. They didn’t let me swim in certain places because they
thought it was dangerous.
4 Up to the age of 17, I had to be home on the last bus, which was about 11: 15. When I learnt to drive, I

stayed out later than that.

Unit 15

15.1 I went out with Gabriel. 3

We got married. 5
I got pregnant three months later. 8
We got engaged. 4
I got to know Gabriel. 2
Our son was born just after our first anniversary. 9
We went on our honeymoon. 7
I met Gabriel at a party. 1
We had a big reception. 6
15.2 2 date 4 pregnant 6 bride; (bride) groom

3 marriage 5 anniversary 7 give
15.3 1 couple

2 to know; wedding
3 ceremony; honeymoon
4 left; wrong; his own; divorced / a divorce
15.4 Possible answers:

1 I was 14 or 15 and I went to a party with a girl called Yvonne.

2 Yes, it was at university when I was about 20. Her name was Liz and we were together for almost three
years.
3 The last wedding I went to was my cousin’s, who got married to a man I had never met.
4 I went to a friend’s 30 birthday party.
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Unit 16

16.1 Possible answers:

have a late night / an early night / a sleep / a wash / a shower / a bath / a snack / a light lunch
do the washing / the ironing / the housework / the shopping
16.2 2 h 3 e 4 c 5 f 6 b 7 a 8 d

16.3 2 usually wakes me up 7 don’t bother with a full meal
3 have a snack in the afternoon 8 have cereal for breakfast
4 go out on Friday 9 housework; fortunately/luckily I have a husband
5 friends come round 10 I try to reply to them straight away
6 eat out at the weekend

16.4 2 instead 4 early 6 takeaway
3 stay in 5 come round 7 chat

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