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Grammara 1. about

2. did

3. does

4. have

5. been

b 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b

Vocabularya. 1. wise the others describe negative characteristics

2. insincere the other describe positive characteristics

3. blister its a symptom but the others are illnesses

4. ER its part of a hospital but the others are people

b. 1. to 2. at 3. in 4. to 5. for

c. 1. forgetful 3. reliable 5. sensitive

2. ambitious 4. moody

d. 1. bleed 3. bandage 5. bossy

2. swollen 4. irritable 6. arrogant

Pronunciationa 1. headache (its /k/) 3.fly (its /u/) 5. earache (its /Ir/)

2. bossy (its /s/) 4. cough (its //)

b arrogant, immature, injection, allergic, specialist

Can you understand this text?a 1.c 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b

b. correspondence = the letters / emails you send and receive

genres = particular styles or types of something

family ties = strong connections between members of a family

random = chosen without deciding in advance, or without any regular pattern

on the spot = at that exact moment, immediately

Can you understand these people?

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b. 1. Because she was having a lot of problems with her fianc.

2. That the problems would be resolved.

3. No, it wasnt.

4. That the psychic wasnt very professional.

5. Because Alice believes that psychics can really see into the future.

6. She told Alice she would have a new job.

7. She didnt get depressed when she lost her job.8. Not to depend too much on psychics.

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Grammar1. a 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. c 10. b

Vocabularya. hooded the others describe the design of a material.

stylish the others are materials

station the others are about travel

backpack the others are clothes

match the others describe what people do with clothes

friendly the others are adverbs

b. 1. off 2. out 3. behind 4. up 5. in 6. like 7. at

c. 1. lately 3. even 5. luggage 7. changing clothes

2. fit 4. hard 6. especially

Pronunciationa 1. linen (its /I/) 3.werent (its /r/) 5. changed (its /d/)

2. nearly (its / Ir/) 4. took (its //)

b stylish, undressed, arrivals, passenger, actually

Can you understand this text?a 1.E 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C

b. bullets = small metal objects that are fired from a gun

allayed my fears = calmed me down, stopped me from being afraid

rotten = that has gone bad and cant be eaten

overhead compartment = small container above your head on a plane where you can leave your

clothes, small bags, etc.

flipped the plane over = turned the plane upside downfellow = used to describe someone who is the same as you in some way

Can you understand these people?a 1.b 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. b

b. 1. Cold, reserved, often depressed, and maybe suicidal.

2. Somewhat true, but not the suicide rate.

3. Because it hasnt fought in a war for 200 years and to show that the Swedes like to avoid

conflict..

4. They avoid conflict, they are very patriotic, and are passionate about protecting the

environment.5. They are very good in the house.