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Unit 27
1 shears 6 binoculars
2 (weighing) scales 7 pincerslpliers (pliers are usually best for
3 scissors electrical jobs, e.g. cutting wiresIcables)
4 braces 8 handcuffs
5 tweezers
knickers trousers tights shorts dungarees
1 pyjamas 3 acoustics 5 jodhpurs
2 proceeds 4 whereabouts 6 authorities; goods
1 trousers 2 billiards 3 scissors 4 dungarees
I decided that if I wanted to be a pop star I'd have to leave home and get lodgings in London. I
finally got a room, but it was on the outskirts of the city. The owner didn't live on the premises,
so I could make as much noise as I liked. The acoustics in the bathroom were fantastic, so I
practised there. I made so much noise I almost shook the foundations! I went to the headquarters
of the Musicians' Union, but a guy there said I just didn't have good enough looks to be famous.
Oh well, never mind!
Unit 28
1 Yes, most people have a cloth somewhere in the kitchen to wipe the work surfaces and in
case somebody spills something.
2 It is not likely that most people will have a wood. A wood is a rather big area of land covered
with trees (a small forest).
3 Most people do not keep iron (the material) in their homes, but they may have some things
made of iron, such as a frying pan. -
4 A lot of people have a fish (or several fish) swimming around in a tank in their living room.
5 Most people have pepper (together with salt) in their kitchen or dining room.
6 Most homes have glass somewhere, usually in the windows.
7 Most people have paper somewhere, for writing letters and notes, or for wrapping parcels.
8 You would have a tape if you have a tape recorder or a video recorder, and you'd probably
keep it near the machine.
9 Only people who consume alcohol would have drink in their house; they'd probably keep it
in a cocktail cabinet or a cupboard.
10 A rubber is quite common. It is used for rubbing out writing done in pencil, and would be
kept with pens and pencils.
Suggested answers:
1 Can I borrow an iron? 4 Can I borrow some paper?
2 Can I have some pepper? 5 Can I borrow a rubber?
3 Can I have a chocolate? 6 Can I have a glass?
Possible answers:
1 I rode over some glass. or There was glass in the road.
2 No, she's living in a home now.
3 Perhaps he should get a trade, become a carpenter or something.
4 Well, it had a lot of land with it.
5 It's a very famous work of art, a painting.
6 Well, look at the policy; that should tell you everything.
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