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6 + h The two airline companies 7 pointed/points to 8 flicked through the article
have agreed on a plan to co- 8 shout to 114.4
operate in scheduling trans- 113.4
Atlantic flights, ('agreed to' is 1 ...patients looked up to Dr
1 You smile to yourself (when Hickman ...
also possible, 'agreed on'
suggests that the companies you are pleased with yourself); 2 If I let you in on the secret,...
have reached a decision about you smile at someone else. 3 ...to come in for a lot of
2 He called at his mother's. (= criticism...
a plan which they themselves
He visited her); He called to his 4 —to put his bad mood down to
have put forward (and seems
mother. (= He said something tiredness ...
more likely here), while 'agreed
to her to attract her attention) 5 ...to out UP with the cold...
to' suggests that they have
3 You look to someone in the
allowed a plan, perhaps
imposed by some external hope that they will provide
authority, to go forward.) something you want. UNIT 115
4 When you protest to someone,
7 + g I don't often agree with my
you complain to them about 115.1
brother, but I think he's right
something you object to. When 3 There was nothing on her desk
this time.
you protest at something, you but a calculator.
8 + e We'd hoped to have a
object to it. We can use 'protest 4 There was a big orange sign on
holiday this year, but we against' or 'protest about' the window.
couldn't agree about/on instead of 'protest at'. 6 There was something odd
whether to go hill-walking or about his voice.
laze on a beach, ('agree about' 7 Is there any information on the
and 'agree on' have a similar label about the ingredients?
meaning here.) UNIT 114
8 There were no traffic lights on
114.1 this stretch of the road.
1 / (Sentences with 'There...' are
UNIT 113
2 / unlikely in 2, 5, 9 and 10 because
113.1 3 ...see through her story... the subjects have a definite or
1 about 4 / specific meaning, indicated by
2 for 5 ...tell the sisters apart 'Peter', 'my', 'the' and 'this'.)
3 about/for 6 ...ordering people about.
4 - 7 More likely is ...turned in an 115.2
5 for excellent essay... 1 is 2 is 3 is
6 of 114.2 4 are 5 is 6 are
7 about ('for' is also possible, but (In spoken English we might use
2 I'll find a pen so that I can get 'There is...' in sentences 4 and 6.)
less likely. 'Care for' means
/ the details /.
that he doesn't like his 115.3
appearance; 'care about' means 3 You can play with Lynn when 2 + c There was a narrow bridge
that he isn't concerned about you've drunk / your milk J'. that/which connected the two
his appearance.) 4 If you drink it / quickly , halves of the village.
8 - the medicine won't taste so 3 + a There are still people in the
bad.
113.2 5 He quickly sorted / his clothes world who/that have never
1 b pointed at/to / , and hung them back up in seen a television.
2 a shouting at; b shouting to the wardrobe. 4 + h There aren't many Beatles
('shouting at' is also possible if 6 When I've sorted / the songs (that/which) he can't
Sam is angry with 'me', but this problems that John left behind play on the piano.
seems less likely here) when he resigned , I can 5 + b There have been rumours
3 a throwing a rock at; start on my own work. (that) the finance minister is
b throwing pieces of bread to going to resign.
4 a Pointing at/to; b points to 114.3 6 + f There aren't many workers
2 called on the United Nations who/that would welcome an
113.3 3 shot two aircraft down / shot increase in income tax.
2 shouted at ('shouted to' is also down two aircraft 7 + d There are a lot of toys in
possible if, for example, the 4 resulted from John's mistakes the shop (that/which) I would
speaker is giving a warning 5 checked into a hotel like to get for the children.
rather than speaking in anger) 6 gathered up his papers / 8 + e There was a man at the
3 wonder at gathered his papers up barbecue who/ that was
4 care about 7 made up her mind / made her wearing only a pair of shorts.
5 throwing stones at mind up
6 wonder about
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