p.

130 SB

2А
a. the Dutch
the injured
the blind
the French
the sick
the Swiss
the homeless
the unemployed

b. a big empty car park

an attractive young man
old dirty shoes
a stylish purple leather jacket
a tall thin woman
a long sandy beach
a lovely new wooden floor
a smart Italian suit
beautiful big dark eyes
an old friendly black dog

2B.
a
had been queuing
had stolen
had been raining
had had to
had changed
had been sunbathing,had not
put on
had been arguing/ had argued
had fallen

b
got
were checking
had won
had been looking forward
had forgotten
had arrived
ran
went
was filling in
was ready
hurried
caught

❌- She likes the theatre very much.

❌- Yesterday Dave was late for work.
2C.

❌- The ambulance arrived immediately.

❌- They usually go jogging after work.
✅. I was extremely tired last night.
❌- They won the match easily because
❌- I almost forgot your birthday.
they played brilliantly

❌- Luckily, we had taken an umbrella.

✅- She always eats healthily.
❌- Apparently, he’s been sacked.
b.
Last week the building was badly damaged in the fire./ The building was badly damaged in
the fire last week.
Obviously we need to do something quickly.
Ben is often at his friend’s house in the evening.
He always drives extremely fast.
She danced beautifully at the ballet last night.
Apparently, he broke his leg nearly when he was skiing.
My father usually sleeps in the afternoon a bit.

p.20 SB

b. English 3. Scottish 4
Irish 2. American 1

c. American: +optimist, hard-working

 - materialistic
He is quite typical but isn’t materialistic.

Irish: +good storytellers, sociable

- nostalgic
She’s quite typical but not melancholic.

English: + tolerant, opened to new ideas

- arrogant
He isn’t so typical but admits to having one
of the weaknesses.

Scottish: +inventive, sociable

-melancholic
She isn’t typical but is patriotic.

d.

1. a. We think that if we work hard,

we can achieve anything.
b. I think I have inherited the typical
optimism and drive.

2. a. Historically there has always

been a lot of emigration.
b. It’s probably because of our climate
and our history.

3. a. It’s difficult to generalize

about us as a people, especially
as our big cities now have such
a multi-ethnic population.
b. Just think of our inability, or
our unwillingness, to learn
foreign languages!
4. a. There’s also a negative attitude
towards our neighbour
b. I feel that we tend to focus too much
on the wrongs done to us in the
distant past