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2 1 Some sauce here means bottled sauce, such as tomato ketchup. A sauce means a specially
prepared sauce to go with a particular dish, e.g. a white sauce, a cheese sauce.
2 Planimeans very heavy equipment, e.g. heavy machinery for building. A plant means a
botanical plant for cultivation. A plant can also mean a factory or large installation, e.g. a
nuclear power plant - a place where electricity is generated.
3 Light (uncountable) usually means light to see by, e.g. electric light or a torch. Used countably
in the request 'Can I have / can you give me a light?' it usually refers to a match or lighter to
light a cigarette or pipe.

Unit 29

1 swarms 2 shoal 3 gang 4 pack 5 team
1 swimmers 2 a book 3 a hospital 4 cats 5 pigs

1 a clump of fir-trees 5 a row of houses
2 a range of mountains 6 a heap of bed-linen
3 a gang of schoolkids 7 a herd of elephants
4 a swarm of midges

1 There's a stack of tables in the next room.
2 There's a crowd of people waiting outside.
3 The staff are very well-paid.
4 A flock of sheep had escaped from a field.
5 She gave me a set of six sherry glasses.
6 She gave me a bunch of beautiful roses or a beautiful bunch of roses.

a whole host of a barrage of a string of a series of

Unit 30

1 a stroke of luck 5 a flash of lightning
2 a shower of rain 6 a blade of grass
3 an article of clothing 7 an item of news
4 a lump of coal 8 a rumble of thunder

1 My mother gave me a piece of advice which I have always remembered.
2 Suddenly a gust of wind almost blew him off his feet.
3 We had a spell of terribly windy weather last winter.
4 Would you like another slice of toast?
5 He never does a stroke of work in the house.
6 Let's go into the garden - I need a breath of fresh air.
7 I can give you an important bit of information about that.
8 We could see a cloud of smoke hovering over the city from a long way away.
9 There is an interesting new piece of equipment in that catalogue.
10 I need to get some pieces of furniture for my flat.

1 emergency 2 health 3 disrepair 4 uncertainty 5 poverty

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