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Possible answers:
1 There were awful blizzards, which caused the road to be blocked.
2 Owing to the fact that the performance was cancelled, everyone got a refund.
3 The service was terribly slow. Consequently, all the customers got angry.
4 We missed the last bus. As a result we had to walk home.

1 for 2 of 3 with; of 4 in 5 out of 6 with; to 7 given; to

Unit 23

Suggested answers:
1 I accept (or more formal: I acknowledge) that you weren't solely to blame, but you must take
some responsibility. (Accept and acknowledge are most suitable here since the speaker is
prepared to agree with one aspect but wants'to go on to make another point to support hidher
case.)
2 Okay, I admit I was wrong, you were right; he is a nice guy. (This seems to be a situation
where somebody is accusing someone or trying to get them to say they were wrong. Admit is
ideal in this case.)
3 The company acknowledges that you have suffered some delay, but we do not accept liability.
(Acknowledge is perhaps best here; it is often used in formal, legalistic situations like this
because it simply says 'We understand your message, but we do not necessarily accept any
blame/responsibility'; admit might suggest the company does accept legal responsibility; accept
is also possible though less formal.)
4 She accepted /conceded that we had done all we could, but she was still not content. (Concede
usually suggests an argument or debate where people might 'give' small points to one another
while still holding on to their basic position, and would seem to be a likely choice here;
concede here suggests she did not really want to say it.)

Possible answers:
2 The house itself is rather small.
3 Jim: Isn't the Plaza rather expensive?
4 In most of the rest of Europe, the traffic drives on the right. (Ireland also drives on the left.)
5 I'm not at all hungry, thanks.

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1 yawning 2 apart
3 world 4 divide
5 huge 6 gap
7 poles
Possible comments using the phrases:
1 There's a great divide between those who believe in the nuclear deterrent, and those who
believe in world disarmament.
2 There's a huge discrepancy between what she says and what she does.
3 Jim and Sandra are poles apart when it comes to believing in God.
4 There's a world of difference between being a student and being a teacher.

Suggested answers:
1 that's all well and good 3 for all that
2 After all 4 It's all very well

3 .S 1 on the contrary (it's not true that I'm worried)
2 on the other hand (it is true that it's expensive)

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