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59.3 Possible answers:
Serious Not serious
a computer crash a TV that doesn’t work
a broken washing machine dying plants
lost keys an untidy bedroom
a row with a friend a cut finger
being late for work a colleague in a bad mood
too much work a photocopier that is out-of-order
a coffee machine that isn’t working!

59.4 Possible answers:
too much work — get an assistant
a colleague in a bad mood — pay no attention
a crashed computer — get a technician
a photocopier that is out-of-order — repair the photocopier
a coffee machine that isn’t working — drink water

59.5 Possible answers:
My video recorder doesn’t work.
My brother lost his credit card.
My husband broke a glass.

Unit 60
2 car crash 5 earthquake 8 traffic jam
3 flood 6 forest fire 9 snowstorm
4 war 7 hurricane
60.2 Possible answers:
snowstorm — Alaska earthquake — Japan
forest fire — Australia flood — Bangladesh

60.3 Possible answers:
We have poor people in big cities, hungry people in big cities, homeless people in the capital,
unemployed people in the north, too many people in the capital, traffic jams in big cities, car
crashes on main roads, strikes in some factories. Fortunately, we don’t have any wars.
60.4 Possible answers:
hurricane, snowstorm, flood — problems because of the weather
earthquake, car crash — things get smashed
forest fire, pollution, traffic jam — they make the environment dirty
poor, unemployed, hungry and homeless people — too many people
strike, war — problems caused by government and politics
60.5 2 strike 4 car crash 6 homeless
3 War 5 earthquakes; snowstorms

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