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Some possible answers:
air-conditioned carlroom off-peak travellviewing
bullet-proof carlvest part-time workljob
cut-price clotheslsale record-breaking performanceljump
drip-dry shirtlsheets remote-controlled TVltoy
duty-free perfumelcigarettes second-class ticketlcitizen
hand-made clotheslchocolates so-called expertlspecialist
interest-free creditlloan sugar-free dietkoca cola
last-minute preparationslarrival time-consuming worklpreparations
long-distance trainlrunner top-secret informationlfile
long-standing arrangementlrelationship world-famous film starlnovelist
1 up 2 on 3 back 4 off 5 of 6 out
Unit 13
Here are words which would fit appropriately into the networks suggested.
health social problems
luxury goods blood donor race relations
book token heart attack human rights
credit card contact lens arms race
burglar alarm birth control brain drain
Income tax blood pressure death penalty
mail order hay fever generation gap
pocket money food poisoning greenhouse effect
junk food welfxe state
air traffic control
Blood pressure and blood donor; air traffic control and birth control.
Here are some possible answers for this question. There are some other possibilities also. Check
with a dictionary or a teacher if you are not sure whether your answers are correct or not.
1 record token 5 teapot 9 level-crossing
2 junk mail 6 mother country 10 footlights
3 sound bite 7 inheritance tax 11 food-processor
4 blood ties 8 word-processing 12 rat-race
1 pedestrian crossing 4 the arms race 7 the death penalty
2 the greenhouse effect 5 air traffic control 8 package holiday
3 hay fever 6 contact lens 9 handcuffs
Suggested sentences:
1 'I always like getting one of these so that I can choose the music I like myself.' (a record token)
2 'I get an enormous amount through the post these days.' (junk mail)
3 'They say these are thicker than water.' (blood ties)
4 'I c~n't understand how people find sport in killing.' (blood sports)
5 'He couldn't stand it any longer and went to be self-sufficient on a Scottish island.' (the rat-race)
6 'They had a huge amount to pay after their father died.' (inheritance tax)
7 'It is so much more efficient than using a typewriter.' (word-processing)
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