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UNIT 82 6 deeply disappointed 83.4
(gradable) Suggested corrections are in
82.1
Suggested corrections are given. 7 8 totally absurd (ungradable) italics.
Dear Alan,
(gradable)
pretty hard
1 a similar problem
I'm writing this
letter from my
2 / 9 (informal) (gradable) beautiful new flat in Stratford.
immensely popular
3 The man who was ill 10 completely terrified Although it's modern, it's in a
4 / (ungradable) very old building which was
5 living creatures 11 hugely successful (gradable) totally renovated last year, and
6 seems content. 12 absolutely essential the original wooden beams have
7 / (ungradable) been kept in the sitting room. It's
8 / quite small, and is a flat suitable
9 frightened crowd 83.2
for one person / a suitable flat for
10 sleeping children Suggested answers:
one person, but it's extremely
82.2 2 I'd be incredibly upset. comfortable for me. The sitting
1 b immediate 3 I'd be pretty angry. room leads on to a garden similar
4 I'd be rather embarrassed.
2 a entire/long; b long to yours / a similar garden to
5 I'd be extremely annoyed. yours which is full of wonderful
3 a insignificant; b mere/
insignificant 83.3 yellow and red flowers at the
moment. Stratford is a nice small
4 a terrible; b nuclear/terrible The most likely order is given,
5 a utter/understandable; without special focus. town and is very quiet in the
b understandable 1 small (= size) blue (= colour) winter. At the moment, though, in
82.3 Japanese (= origin) the middle of the tourist season,
the
traffic is absolutely terrible.
2 large (= size) old (= age)
1 such a responsible boy But despite this I think I'm going
furnished (= participle
2 the people involved adjective) to be very happy here, and I hope
3 All the companies concerned 3 beautiful (= opinion) wooden you'll get over to see me soon.
4 hundred people present
(= material) coffee (= purpose) AH the best, Mark
5 This involved process takes
4 powerful (= opinion / physical
6 The present situation cannot
quality) combined (=
7 were the children responsible
participle adjective) military UNIT 84
for
(= type)
82.4 5 fantastic (= opinion) new 84.1
Suggested answers: (= age) German (= origin) Most likely answers. Notice the
word order in these sentences.
2 It was the only suitable 6 wonderful (= opinion) soft
response, ('the only response (= physical quality) woollen 1 Thomas allegedly committed
suitable.' is also possible.) (= material) the robbery on the afternoon of
3 It was the hardest decision 7 small (= size) square (= shape) the 21st June.
imaginable. metal (= material) jewellery 2 Thomas's wife wholeheartedly
4 It was the most economical (= purpose) supported his claim that he was
method available. 8 popular (= opinion / physical innocent.
quality) outdoor (= type) 3 A police spokesman said, 'Peter
9 mud and straw (= both Thomas undoubtedly knows
UNIT 83 materials; ungradable) something about this robbery.'
10 famous (= quality) medical 4 Thomas reputedly hid the
83.1 (= type) money somewhere close to his
Suggested adverbs are given. 11 important, urgent or home.
1 really marvellous (ungradable) important and urgent (= both 5 His wife realised (only)
2 very simple (gradable) quality; gradable) belatedly that Thomas had
3 simply enormous (ungradable) 12 boring, depressing or boring been lying to her.
4 utterly devastated and depressing (= both 6 He repeatedly denied being
(ungradable) participle adjectives; gradable) involved in the crime.
5 extremely complicated 7 Thomas unexpectedly
(gradable) confessed to the crime over a
year later.
8 After the trial, Thomas's wife
said, 'Peter was deservedly
given a severe sentence.'
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