Task 2 (pg70)

1 ashamed
2 exhausted
3 traumatized
4 ecstatic
5 overwhelmed
6 appalled
7 furious
8 hilarious
Task 3 (pg70)
1.d
2.a
3.b
4.c
5.g
6.h
7.e
8.f
Task 11A
1. No sooner had I told her than I realised I’d put my foot in it.
2. Not only was it expensive, it didn’t even work properly.
3. The kids were not only making a mess, but they were also disturbing the other passengers on the
plane
4. Not only were people cheering, but they were also actually jumping for joy.
5. No sooner was the plane in the air than the engine caught fire.
Task 12A
2.
- Not only did I get an interview, but they offered me the job!
- Yes, but no sooner had I got there than they told me they’d already found someone else.
3.
- Not only did he offer to help me, but he hired a van for me.
- Yes, but no sooner had he offered than he said he remembered he was busy that day.
4.
- Not only did I speak to them, but I wrote them a letter.
- I did, but no sooner had I finished talking to them than they walked away!
5.
- Well, not only did he get in his car, but he drove off really fast.
- No sooner had he got into his car than he drove off really fast.
Task 3
The writer makes points 3, 4, and 5.
Task 4A
1. 18th birthday
2. High school graduation
3. University graduation
4. Wedding
5. Have children
Task 8
1. would (never) do
2, wouldn’t (even) take
3. ’ll stay
4. will (never) miss
5. won’t (ever) complain
6. would relax
7. wouldn’t study
Task 10A
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. e
5. d
6. i
7. j
8. f
9. g
10. H
Task 2A
Lower: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
Higher: 1, 8, 9, 11, 12
Task 4
1. The fast pace of change makes businesses uncertain which trends will be important in the
future.
2. They look at wider shifts in mood and mindset in society to decide which trends will take
off.
3. fashion: help set trends for the next season marketing: choose the most popular platforms
to advertise on
4. Online dictionaries tend to crowdsource definitions and examples / accept ideas from the
public. Printed dictionaries use lexicographers to decide if the word is widely used and in
what contexts.
5. Trend is an example of something interesting lexicographers noticed; they noticed that
people are using it more and more as a verb.
Task 5
1. c
2. b
3. f
4. a
5. e
6. d
Task 6A
1. a good job
2. has been hell
3. Can’t blame ice
4. Not much sign
5. I won’t hold
6. Oh! Hold on
Task 7
1. b, i
2. j, g
3. d, a
4. e, c
5. h, f