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COON a letter that is not finished
a drink with no alcohol in it (for example, fruit juice, cola)
to read a book for a second time
1 to send a letter to a new address (to forward a letter)

25.4 Possible answers:
non: a non-stick pan pre: a pre-lunch drink
in: an incomplete answer _re: to repaint a room
im: an impolite question un: an unanswered question
25.5 Possible answer:
This paragraph is a rather silly story but it uses most of the words in the table.
He is a very unhappy ex-president. He never sees his ex-wife or his pre-school grandchildren. He
lives in a house which is a half-hour bus ride from the city centre in an unsafe area. It is very
crowded there and it is impossible for non-residents to park there. He is rewriting his
autobiography for the third time in a very informal style. I don’t know why he redoes it so often.
He is sure that the book will only sell if it is sold at half-price.
25.6 2 uncomfortable 4 informal 6 unhappy 8 incorrect
3 unsafe 5 non-smoking 7 impolite

Unit 26
26.1 2 happily 3 instructor 4 word processor 5 swimmer 6 useful

26.2 Possible answers:
You may be able to think of some other possible combinations.
WNHY fast worker/car/swimmer
beautiful picture/beach/book/weather/smile
HANA sandy beach
sunny weather/smile
hard worker
OMAN useful idea/book/car
endless beach/fun
useless idea/book (Note that you can also say I’m a useless swimmer. It is quite colloquial
and means I am no good at swimming.)
26.3 1 politics 2 sociology 3 economics 4 psychology

26.4 Check with a teacher if you are not sure if your answers are right or not.

26.5 2 a person who travels 7 the opposite of doing something well
3 the opposite of fast 8 a thing for opening tins
4 with lots of hope 9 the study of maths
5 weather when it is raining 10 a person who plays football
6 it doesn’t hurt

Unit 27
27.1 2 lose 4 cooker 6 quite 8 cook
3. felt 5 fell 7 loose

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