Using Collocations for Natural English - Elizabeth Walter, Kate Woodford 2010

Key

Unit 1

1 sustain 2 serious 3 heavy 4 divert S major 6 pose 7 launch 8 brutal 9 heed 10 ignore

1 pose a threat 2 launch an attack 3 serious injuries 4 heed warnings S divert traffic 6 major threat 7 brutal attack 8 sustain injuries 9 heavy traffic 10 ignore warnings

1 brutal attack, sustained injuries, pose a threat

2 launched an attack, ignore these warnings

3 heed warnings, divert traffic, serious injuries

4 heavy traffic, major threat

1 brutal attack 2 injuries, sustained 3 pose, threat 4 launched, attack S ignore warnings 6 heed warnings 7 diverted traffic 8 serious injuries 9 heavy traffic 10 major threat

1 bad: nasty, negative 2 big: wide 3 get: earn 4 complete: full 5 take: seize 6 very: spotlessly, sick 7 new: fresh 8 very well: ideally, highly 9 improve: enhance

1F 2F 3T 4F ST 6T 7F 8T

Molly's Mechanics 1 nasty surprise 2 earned a reputation 3 worried sick 4 full explanation (Order: 3, 1,4,2)

John Oram: Life Coach 1 negative attitudes 2 seize the opportunities 3 enhance the quality of 4make a fresh start (Order: 3, 2, 1,4)

Celebration Dining Co. 1 are highly trained 2 ideally suited 3 spotlessly clean 4 wide range (Order: 2, 1,4, 3)

Unit2

1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 b

1 issued 2 attach 3 spread 4 enforced 5 clouded 6 expending

1 admitted, hospital 2 expended, energy 3 cloud, judgement 4attach, importance 5restore confidence 6assume control

1 admitted, hospital 2 restore confidence 3 attach, importance 4cloud, judgement 5assume control 6 issued, warning

1 raised the alarm 2 resort to violence 3 spreading rumours 4 denying responsibility 5 enforce discipline 6 expend a lot more energy

1 struck 2 broke out 3 buckled 4 pound

1 afresh 2 extensively 3 aloud 4 soundly 5openly 6 highly

1 a 2 e 3 d 4 f 5 c 6 b

Across 1 heart 4 breaks 5 start 6 buckle 8 highly

Down 2 earthquake 3 sleep 7 laugh

laughed aloud, talk openly, start afresh, slept soundly, speak highly, travelling extensively

Unit 3

1 heavy 2 regular 3 complete 4 lasting 5 torrential 6gentle 7 brisk 8 natural 9 close 10 favourable 11 enviable 12 budding

1 heavy snow 2 enviable position 3 close links 4 lasting damage 5 gentle persuasion 6budding romance 7 complete beginner 8 natural beauty 9 torrential rain

10 favourable impression 11 regular occurence 12 brisk walk

Skiing in the Alps: [...]There had been heavy snow [...] became a regular occurrence [...] most of us were complete beginners [...] happily there was no lasting damage [...]

Geography trip to the Lake District: [...] at the torrential rain outside [...] after some gentle persuasion [...] a brisk walk [...] an area of great natural beauty.

Exchange trip to France [...] has had close links [...] I immediately formed a favourable impression of my host family [...]/being in the enviable position [...] (in some cases) budding romances.

1 Yes, there was heavy snow. 2 No, most people were complete beginners. 3 No, they needed some gentle persuasion (from their teachers). 4 (They were impressed by) the natural beauty of the Lake District. 5 Yes, they have had close links for many years. 6 He was in the enviable position of speaking French well.

1 major breakthrough 2 detailed description 3 malicious gossip 4full extent 5 deliberate attempt 6 broad daylight 7 anecdotal evidence 8 conclusive proof 9 prior knowledge 10 strong possibility

1 the full extent of the damage. 2 have no conclusive proof (that he is guilty). 3 a strong possibility that Lee will go to prison. 4 set on fire in broad daylight. 5 is based on anecdotal evidence. 6malicious gossip (in the village). 7 a detailed description of the man. 8 a major breakthrough for the police. 9 a deliberate attempt to burn down the office.

10 prior knowledge of the premises.

1 major breakthrough 2 full extent 3 detailed description 4strong possibility 5 broad daylight 6malicious gossip 7 deliberate attempt 8 prior knowledge 9 anecdotal evidence 10 conclusive proof

Unit4

1 surprised 2baked 3 accustomed 4awake 5asleep 6 lit 7empty 8populated 9available 10 short

1 Yes, he has been pleasantly surprised by his accommodation. 2 He has freshly baked bread and croissants. 3 No, he has grown accustomed to the mountain roads. 4 No, he lies awake (because of the heat). 5 Because the restaurants are dimly lit. 6 He has problems falling asleep. 7No, many of them are standing empty. 8 Yes, it is very densely populated. 9 Yes, food is freely available. 10 No, you never run short of things to do there.

1 grew accustomed 2 standing empty 3 run short 4pleasantly surprised 5lying awake 6densely populated 7freshly baked 8dimly lit 9freely available 10 fell asleep

Hi Patsy!: lying awake, grown accustomed, freely available, running short

Hi Kitty: standing empty, densely populated, fall asleep, pleasantly surprised

1 hive of activity 2chorus of approval 3 bundle of nerves 4catalogue of errors 5 blaze of publicity 6torrent of abuse

1 sound 2 collected 3 tidy 4 tired 5twisted 6proper

1 h 2 e 3 a 4 f 5 g 6 d 7 c 8 b

1 prim and proper 2 catalogue of errors 3 hive of activity 4torrent of abuse 5safe and sound 6chorus of approval 7neat and tidy 8sick and tired 9 bundle of nerves

10 calm and collected

1 The morning before the wedding, the house was a hive of activity.

2 I'm always a bundle of nerves before speaking in public.

3 I'm absolutely sick and tired of cleaning up after everyone.

4 Everything in her office is always neat and tidy.

5 I'll be happier when I know everyone is back safe and sound.

6 He opened his mouth and out came a torrent of abuse.

Review Units 1-4

1 asleep 2 heavy 3 injuries 4 worried 5 start 6 laugh 7 raise 8 full 9 major 10 description

1 brutal 2sustained 3issued 4 pounding 5soundly 6favourable 7conclusive 8standing 9 brisk 10 calm

1 j 2 g 3 h 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 f 8 i 9 e 10 d

1 i 2 d 3 e 4 f 5 c 6 g 7 j 8 h 9 a 10 b

1 densely 2 broad 3 blaze 4 sick 5 budding 6bundle 7spotlessly 8chorus 9 deliberate 10 pleasantly

1 war broke out 2ignore warnings 3attaches, importance 4 restore confidence 5 earthquake struck 6seized the opportunity 7talk openly 8launch an attack 9start afresh 10 assumed control

Units

1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 a

1 promising start 2 remarkable achievement 3 bright future 4 able student 5 high opinion 6 glowing reference 7prime example 8a huge success 9solid performance

10 made a favourable impression

1 promising start, c 2 glowing reference, a 3 bright future, d 4able student, e 5solid performance, b 6 favourable impression, j 7high opinion, g 8 huge success, i 9 remarkable achievement, f 10 prime example, h

1 a very promising start for Arsenal. 2 a huge success. 3 an able student. 4 have a very bright future. 5 His last employers ... a glowing reference. 6 a favourable impression on me. 7 a solid performance this afternoon. 8a remarkable achievement. 9 high opinion of his boss. 10 prime example of a painting from this period.

1 f 2 g 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 h 7 e 8 d

1 shoddy 2 foul 3 glaring 4 poor 5 lame 6 painful 7 rough 8 horrific

1 horrific injuries 2 shoddy treatment 3poor quality 4 painful memories 5 rough time 6 glaring error 7 lame excuse 8 foul mood

1 She suffered horrific injuries in the accident. 2There were lots of glaring errors in the report. 3 The clothes were of poor quality. 4 Juan made a lame excuse for not helping out. 5 She's received shoddy treatment from the company she works for. 6 I have painful memories of/from my school days. 7 He's having a rough time at the moment. 8 She was in a foul mood this morning.

Unit6

1e 2a 3d 4c 5f 6b 7h 8g

1 d, b, c, a 2 c, d, b, a 3 b, c, a, d

1 dream 2 support 3 victory 4 interest 5 access 6 permission 7 success 8 benefits

1 h 2 g 3 d 4 a 5 e 6 f 7 c 8 b

1 success 2 access 3 permission 4 interest 5 victory 6 support 7 benefits 8 dream

1 scored, success 2 gain access 3 win, support 4 capture, interest 5 obtain permission 6 secure, victory 7 fulfil, dream 8 reaping, benefits

1 Somehow she had managed to gain access to highly confidential information. 2We all reap the benefits of new medical advances. 3 The film certainly captured my interest. 4 Later that year I fulfilled my dream of dancing for the Royal Ballet. 5 They succeeded in winning the support of 40 percent of the voters. 6 United secured the first victory of the season today. 7 Her first film was a box-office failure but she scored a success with her second film. 8 Eventually we obtained permission to see the records.

Unit7

1 key figure 2 top priority 3 pressing need 4 major problem 5 vital importance 6 serious consideration 7 prime example 8 burning issue 9 leading experts 10 chief reason

1 Because he is a key figure in the council's 'Green Team'. 2 The chief reason is that the system is too complicated. 3 Yes, (he says) there is a pressing need for a simpler system. 4 Customer surveys show that recycling has to be the top priority. 5 The major problem for her is remembering what goes in each box. 6 No, it's a prime example of a (well-intentioned) scheme that has been badly thought through. 7 She thinks the council should give serious consideration to a system where everything is collected together and then sorted out later. 8 No, he thinks it is of vital importance that we do everything we can to combat global warming. 9 He thinks it is the burning issue of our time. 10 Because leading experts are divided on whether it is worthwhile.

1 prime example 2 key figures 3 chief reason 4 vital importance 5 serious consideration 6 pressing need 7 major problem 8 leading expert 9 burning issue 10 top priority

key figure, chief reason, vital importance, top priority, burning issues, leading expert, serious consideration, prime example

1 g 2 d 3 c 4 f 5 b 6 h 7 a 8 e

1 momentous decision 2 decisive factor 3 central role 4 overriding concern 5 paramount importance 6 essential ingredients 7 prominent role 8 notable achievement

1 a central role in setting up the drama group. 2 an essential ingredient 3 a momentous decision for me. 4 the overriding concern for us. 5 The weather was a decisive factor 6 the location would be of paramount importance. 7 history of World War II was a notable achievement. 8 prominent role in national politics.

1 decisive factor 2paramount importance 3momentous decision 4essential ingredient 5 notable achievement 6overriding concern

Units

1 b 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 d 7 c 8 a

1 He struck up a conversation. 2 You can see new shops and cafes springing up. 3 Violence erupted. 4 They have brought in a law to make it illegal to use a mobile phone while driving. 5 She hoped to launch a career as an actress. 6The head teacher adopted a new approach to the problem. 7 It triggered protests. 8 They have embarked on a project to modernise the road network.

1 d, c, a, b 2 d, a, c, b 3 c. a, d, b 4 c, d. b. a

1 career 2 protests 3 companies 4 conversation 5 project 6violence 7 law 8approach

1 e 2 f 3 h 4 c 5 g 6 d 7 a 8 b

1 e 2 d 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 g 7 f 8 h

1 breaking 2 implementing 3 set 4 prompting 5 generate 6 set up 7 introduce 8 broke out

Across: 4 legislation 5 alarm 6 plan 8 generated

Down: 1 speculation 2dawn 3company 7war

Review Units 5-8

1 excuse 2 job 3 importance 4 conversation 5 future 6error 7 alarm 8 deal 9 need 10 career

1 remarkable 2 painful 3 acquired 4 gain 5 reap 6 leading 7 prominent 8 brought in 9 prompted 10 generate

1 e 2 f 3 h 4 b 5 j 6 i 7 d 8 g 9 c 10 a

1 h 2 a 3 f 4 e 5 i 6 d 7 c 8 j 9 g 10 b

1 broke 2 high 3 example 4 concern 5 decision 6 impression 7 out 8 injuries 9 treatment 10 time

1 glowing references 2 poor quality 3 achieve her ambition 4 obtain permission 5 key figure 6 vital importance 7 notable achievement 8 violence erupted 9 set up a company 10 able students

Unit 9

1 buoyant 2 low 3 mind 4 despair 5 morale 6 mood 7 feeling 8 keep

1 f 2 e 3 a 4 g 5 b 6 h 7 d 8 c

1 He was upset about his boss's criticism but later that evening, when he was out with his friends, his mood lifted. 2 Unexpectedly good exam results, combined with the gift of a new laptop from his dad, have put him in a buoyant mood. 3 When I was told that I might lose my sight, I shut myself away and sank into despair. 4I can't concentrate at work because I have so many problems weighing on my mind. 5 We knew we would be rescued eventually, so we all told jokes to keep our spirits up. 6 Her low spirits are due to the fact that she still hasn't been able to find a job. 7 After so much bad publicity for the company, managers need to come up with a plan to raise the morale of staff. 8 Can you imagine the sinking feeling I had when I realised I had lost my passport?

1 icy 2 lukewarm 3 heated 4 Aared 5 frosty 6 hot 7 blistering 8 boil 9 hotly 10 thawed

1F 2T 3F 4T ST 6F 7F 8F

1 lukewarm response 2 blistering attack 3 hot temper 4 anger boils up 5 hotly deny 6 icy stare 7 tempers Aare 8 frosty reception 9 relations thaw 10 heated debate

1 heated debate 2 hotly denied 3 lukewarm response 4 frosty reception 5 icy stare 6 tempers flared 7 relations, thawed 8 blistering attack 9 anger boiling up 10 hot temper

Unit 10

1 ask someone to promise something 2 bad luck 3 complain very forcefully 4 not do what was promised 5 say that you are not pleased 6 extremely anxious 7 very upset 8 a letter saying that something is correct 9 write someone a letter 10 promise forcefully that something is true

Formal: seek assurances, fail to deliver, register your dissatisfaction, deeply distressed, written confirmation

Informal: hard luck, kick up a fuss, worried sick, drop someone a line, swear blind

1 c, e, a, d, b 2 f, a, e, b, d, c

1 bug 2 disease 3 stomach 4 cough 5 symptoms 6 flu 7 headache 8 fever 9 antibiotics 10 treatment 11 specialist 12 hospital

1 pick up, contract, go down with 2 hacking, splitting, raging

1 No, she picked up the bug on holiday. 2 An upset stomach and a hacking cough. 3 She had a splitting headache. 4 Yes, s/he gives her a course of antibiotics. 5 It should respond to treatment. 6 S/He will refer her to a specialist.

Doctor's leaflet: 3 a, 5 i, 7 j, 8 I, 9 b, 12 g

Aunty Ida: 1 d, 2 h, 4 k, 6 e, 10 f, 11 c

1 ~~responded~~ respond 2 correct 3 ~~gone~~ went 4 ~~develop~~ developing 5 correct 6 ~~admitting~~ admitted

Unit 11

1 on, off to 2 up, into 3 about, out 4out of, into 5 in, up

1 I drew up a list of everyone I wanted to invite to the party. 2 Our boss expected us to carry out orders without asking any questions. 3 I ran up a lot of debts when I was starting my business. 4 I put on weight when I lived in Italy because the food was so good. 5 I wasn't very tired, but I eventually got off to sleep at around midnight. 6 When he saw his mother, he broke into a run. 7 In my job, I come into contact with people from all over the world. 8 Floor-length skirts have gone out of fashion. 9 A big hat would come in handy - it's very hot there. 10 Life is very hard for us, but we are optimistic that a new government will bring about change.

1 brought 2 got 3 gone 4 came 5 drawn 6 ran

1 get off to sleep 2 run up debts 3 come into contact 4 bring about change 5 break into a run 6 put on weight 7 go out of fashion 8 draw up a list 9 come in handy

1F 2T 3T 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F 9F 10T

1 g 2 f 3 c 4 e 5 b 6 h 7 a 8 d

1 bottling up her feelings. 2 holds out hope that he will be found. 3 pour his heart out. 4 burst out laughing. 5 pluck up the courage to ask him. 6 work up the enthusiasm. 7 go to pieces. 8 bursts into tears.

Across: 2 hope 6 courage 7 feelings 8 enthusiasm

Down: 1 pieces 3 laughing 4 heart 5 tears

1 poured her heart out (to me). 2 went to pieces. 3 couldn't pluck up the courage 4 burst into tears. 5 work up the enthusiasm. 6 hold out (much/any) hope that they will succeed. 7 burst out laughing. 8 bottle up your feelings

Unit 12

1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 a 7 c 8 b

1 g 2 b 3 h 4 f 5 a 6 e 7 c 8 d

having a catch-up, catch a film, grab a bite, driving me mad, didn't have the faintest idea, give you a hand, put my feet up, have any luck

1T 2F 3F 4F 5T 6F

1 We caught a film and then went for dinner. 2 It would be nice to have a catch-up with you sometime soon. 3 I grabbed a bite while I was in town so I'm not hungry now. 41 don't have the faintest idea what she means. 5 Could you give me a hand with these boxes? 6She used to talk non-stop and it drove me mad. 7Did you have any luck getting hold of his mobile number? 8Why don't you put your feet up for a while?

1 g 2 j 3 h 4 i 5 b 6 c 7 d 8 a 9 e 10 f

1 slips 2 vaguely 3 draw 4 mind 5 distinctly 6 dwell 7 earliest 8 vivid 9 filled with 10 bring back

1 dwell on the past 2 vivid memories 3 really brings back memories 4 completely slipped my mind 5 filled with nostalgia 6 distinctly remember 7 your earliest memory 8 your mind goes blank. 9 I vaguely remember 10 I drew a blank

Review Units 9-12

1 headache 2 back 3 mind 4 cough 5 picked 6 put 7 come 8 sick 9 enthusiasm 10 feet

1 low 2 bottle 3 drop 4 vivid 5 blistering 6 heated 7 thawed 8 develop 9 raging 10 blind

1 h 2 c 3 g 4 b 5 e 6 f 7 a 8 i 9 j 10 d

1 g 2 b 3 h 4 e 5 j 6 f 7 i 8 c 9 a 10 d

1 blank 2 idea 3 driving 4 up 5 burst 6 fuss 7 course 8 admitted 9 keep 10 hotly

1 anger boil up 2 vague memory 3 going down with the flu 4 drew a blank 5 referred, to a specialist 6 pluck up the courage 7 ran up debts 8 register, dissatisfaction

9 filled with nostalgia 10 frosty reception

Unit 13

1 receding hairline 2 heavily built 3 broad shoulders 4 flat stomach 5 bushy beard 6 bloodshot eyes 7 shoulder-length hair 8 bald patch 9 wiry frame 10 close-set eyes

1 No, he had shoulder-length hair. 2 Yes, he had a bald patch. 3 Yes, he had a receding hairline. 4 No, he had a bushy beard. 5 He had close-set eyes. 6 He had bloodshot eyes. 7 No, he had a wiry frame (like an athlete). 8 No, he had a flat stomach. 9 No, he was heavily built. 10 No, he had broad shoulders.

A 3 (Henk) B 1 (John) C 2 (Marco)

John: Accurate heavily built, broad shoulders Inaccurate: says neatly trimmed beard, but truth is bushy beard

Marco Accurate: wiry frame Inaccurate: says eyes are best feature, but truth is close-set eyes Missing: receding hairline

Henk Accurate: shoulder-length hair Inaccurate: says: flat stomach, but truth is: slight beer gut, says bright eyes, but truth is: bloodshot eyes Missing: bald patch

1 attractive 2 unattractive 3 unattractive 4 attractive

Positive: high cheekbones, full lips, flawless complexion, square jaw even features, glossy hair

Negative: double chin, puffy eyes, greasy hair, sallow complexion

1 high 2 puffy 3even 4 glossy 5full 6greasy 7 sallow 8square 9 double 10 flawless

1 g 2 h 3 i 4 d 5 e 6 a 7 j 8 f 9 b 10 c

Across: 4 complexion 5even 6 greasy 9 square

Down: 1 chin 2hair 3flawless 4cheekbones 6eyes 8full

Unit 14

1 friend/s 2 acquaintance 3 family 4 relative

1 distant relative 2 close-knit family 3 mutual friend 4 wide circle of friends 5 stable family 6 casual acquaintance 7 dysfunctional family 8 immediate family 9 blood relative

10 old acquaintance

1 close-knit 2 family 3 acquaintance 4 wide 5 friend 6 family 7 casual 8 family 9 relative 10 relative

1T 2F 3F 4F 5F 6T 7F 8F

1 j 2 g 3 f 4 a 5 b 6 e 7 i 8 h 9 c 10 d

1 romance has blossomed 2 holiday romance 3 messy divorce 4 love at first sight 5 whirlwind romance 6 madly in love 7 quickie divorce 8 fallen in love

1 love at first sight 2 messy divorce 3 romance blossomed 4 whirlwind romance

1 I knew it was just a holiday romance and it was unlikely to last. 2 They had one of those Hollywood-style quickie divorces. 3 I met Simon at college and fell in love. 4 Alastair is madly in love with a woman he met while he was trekking in New Zealand.

1 c 2 d 3 f 4 a 5 h 6 g 7 b 8 e

Unit 15

1 painfully 2 way 3 sense 4 likes 5 fiery 6 tendency 7 impression 8 company 9 bored 10 speak

1 Chris was a lovely companion on the trip - he's good company. 2 I've noticed that Sam has a tendency to exaggerate. 3 Carine speaks her mind and that doesn't always make her very popular. 4 1 think Melissa is fine living on her own - she likes her own company. 5 He's painfully shy - parties and other social situations are a nightmare for him. 6I don't know him very well but he gives the impression that he is rather arrogant. 7 My older brother has a fiery temper - he flies into a rage over very little sometimes. 8 Paul is quite quiet but he has a good sense of humour. 9 My younger son has a way with words and writes marvellous stories. 10 Tom is easily bored - he never does one activity for any length of time.

1 Yolanda always speaks her mind. 2 She likes her own company. 3 Diana has a way with words. 4 Michael has a good sense of humour. 5 My husband has a fiery temper. 6 Lola is painfully shy. 7 She is easily bored. 8 Yan is good company.

1 good company 2easily bored 3 fiery temper 4 has a tendency 5 speak her mind 6 gives the impression 7 sense of humour 8 way with words 9 painfully shy 10 likes his own company

1 supremely confident 2 shy and retiring 3 a strong personality 4 burning ambition 5 eye for detail 6 ruthless streak 7 risk taker 8 outgoing personality

1F 2T 3T 4F 5T 6F 7F 8F

1 strong personality 2 eye for detail 3 supremely confident 4 risk taker 5 ruthless streak

Unit 16

1 off-road parking 2 recycling facilities 3 within easily reach of 4 overflowing bins 5 dimly lit streets 6 tree-lined streets 7 green spaces 8 residential areas 9 local amenities 10 friendly neighbourhood

Tiane: 1 green spaces 2 within easy reach of the town centre 3 tree-lined streets 4 off-road parking 5 no dimly lit streets

Jonathan: 1 friendly neighbourhood 2 local amenities 3 residential area 4 no overfowing bins 5 recycling facilities

1 c 2 h 3 a 4 e 5 d 6 f 7 g 8 j 9 b 10 i

1 residential 2 lined 3 amenities 4 spaces 5 neighbourhood 6 reach 7 overflowing 8 facilities 9 off-road 10 dimly lit

1 winding 2 heart 3 way 4 cobbled 5 ancient 6 breathtaking 7 picturesque 8 rolling

1 picturesque village 2 in the heart of the countryside 3 winding lanes 4 cobbled street 5 rolling hills 6 breathtaking scenery 7 ancient woodland 8 way of life

1 She looked out of her hotel room onto rolling hills. 2 It took me a long time to get used to the way of life here. 3 This is a beautiful little village right in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside. 4 We walked along winding lanes till we reached the village. 5 This must be the most picturesque village I've ever seen. 6 I could hear the sound of the horses' hooves on the cobbled streets. 7 If you visit the area you will see some absolutely breathtaking scenery. 8 Forest fires have almost destroyed this area of ancient woodland.

1 picturesque 2 heart 3 hills 4 scenery 5 cobbled 6woodland 7 way 8 winding

picturesque village, rolling hills, winding country lanes, ancient woodland, breathtaking scenery, cobbled streets

Review Units 13-16

1 beard 2 woodland 3 patch 4 love 5 hair 6 streets 7 hairline 8 family 9 romance 10 friend

1 burning 2 eye 3 heavily 4 blood 5 full 6 close-set 7 messy 8 dysfunctional 9 double 10 overflowing

1 e 2 b 3 f 4 a 5 g 6 h 7 i 8 j 9 d 10 c

1 f 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 e 6 g 7 j 8 h 9 I 10 a

1 scenery 2 way 3 rolling 4 circle 5 heart 6 easy 7 streak 8 local 9 mind 10 area

1 easily bored 2 picturesque villages 3 recycling facilities 4 good company 5 winding lanes 6off-road parking 7 green spaces 8 outgoing personality 9 friendly neighbourhood 10 broad shoulders

Unit 17

1 c 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 a 10 b

1 went 2 long 3 annual 4 staff 5 gone under 6 career 7 business 8 stress 9 labour 10 business

1 g 2 a 3 j 4 h 5 i 6 b 7 c 8 d 9 e 10 f

1 from work-related stress recently. 2 long hours. 3 annual turnover. 4 The collection launched her career 5 His company went under last 6 set up your own business? 7 we're taking on more staff. 8 doing manual labour. 9 her business has suddenly taken off. 10 into business with my sister.

1 dead-end jobs 2 steady job 3 relevant experience 4 high- powered job 5 demanding work 6 job satisfaction 7 realised my ambitions 8 pursue a career 9 brilliant career 10 heavy workload

1 In his work, Charles realised his ambition. 2 The work gave Claudia (great) job satisfaction. 3 He has a steady job. 4 It's a dead-end job. 5 He has a high-powered job. 6 Daniel decided to pursue a career as a lawyer. 7 It's demanding work. 8 She has a heavy workload in her new job. 9 He has lots of relevant experience. 10 Maria had a brilliant career.

Across: 4 high-powered 9 realised 10 dead-end

Down: 1 brilliant 2 workload 3 job 5 demanding 6 relevant 7 steady 8 pursue

Unit 18

1 The baby .... 2 Feel better ... 3 It was lovely ... 4 Oh dear, ... 5 A walk ...

1 caught up on some sleep. 2 hit the shops. 3 taken up a couple of/some hobbies 4 stayed up late 5 having a lie-in 6 went for a stroll 7 caught up with some friends 8 had Lisa and Andrew over for dinner

1 had a lie-in 2 went for a stroll 3 hit the shops 4 had ... over for dinner 5 taken up ... hobbies 6 catch up with friends 7 stayed up late 8 catch up on some sleep

1 stayed 2 catch 3 hit 4 catch 5 had 6 go 7 have 8 take

1 adventure 2 people 3 limit 4 activities 5 idyllic 6 lifetime 7 soaking up 8 atmosphere 9 inspiration 10 book

1 engrossed in your book 2 like-minded people 3 an idyllic setting 4 a sense of adventure 5 soak up the sun 6 the holiday of a lifetime 7 push yourself to the limit 8 a relaxed atmosphere 9 find inspiration 10 an outdoor activity

1 for people with a sense of adventure. 2 will meet like-minded people. 3 push yourself to the limit. 4 a wide range of outdoor activities. 5 are in idyllic settings. 6 have the holiday of a lifetime. 7 soak up the sun. 8 will have a relaxed atmosphere. 9 find inspiration (for your paintings). 10 you're engrossed in a book.

1 idyllic setting 2 like-minded people 3 find inspiration 4 push yourself to the limit 5 sense of adventure 6 the holiday of a lifetime 7 outdoor activities 8 engrossed in my book 9 relaxed atmosphere 10 soaking up the sun

1 Where do you find inspiration for the extraordinary characters in your films? 2 There was a very relaxed atmosphere at the meeting which surprised me. 3 It's good to do a lot of outdoor activities with young children. 4 Even as a small child he had a sense of adventure and was always climbing or jumping off high places. 5 Maya was so engrossed in her book that she didn't notice them leave. 6 I sat in the garden soaking up the sun. 7 She had the holiday of a lifetime touring South-East Asia. 8 I couldn't imagine a more idyllic setting for a wedding. 9 I started a club for other likeminded people. 10 Athletics at this high level demands that you push yourself to the limit.

Unit 19

1 subject 2 conversation 3 chat 4 gossip

1 sensitive subject 2 piece of gossip 3 brief chat 4 strike up a conversation 5 cosy chat 6 juicy gossip 7 lull in the conversation 8 drop the subject 9 snatches of conversation 10 broach the subject

1 g 2 e 3 h 4 i 5 j 6 b 7 c 8 a 9 d 10 f

1 greetings 2 details 3 talk 4 apologised 5 discussion 6 dropping 7 paid 8 skills

1 exchanged greetings 2 lengthy discussion 3 conversational skills 4 made small talk 5 paying you a compliment 6 apologising profusely 7 go into details 8 dropping hints

1 T 2 F (a lengthy discussion) 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T

Across: 4talk 5exchanged 6apologised 8 lengthy

Down: 1 conversational 2 paid 3 went 7 drop

1 go into details 2 pays you a compliment 3 conversational skills 4 make small talk 5 dropped a hint 6 apologised profusely 7 lengthy discussion 8 exchange greetings

Unit 20

1 restaurant menu 2 restaurant menu 3 restaurant menu 4 supermarket leaflet/restaurant menu/advertisement 5 restaurant menu 6 supermarket leaflet/restaurant menu 7 supermarket leaflet/restaurant menu/advertisement 8 supermarket leaflet/ restaurant menu/advertisement 9 supermarket leaflet/restaurant menu 10 supermarket leaflet/restaurant menu

1 crunchy salad 2 rich sauce 3 delicate flavour 4 tender meat 5 locally sourced 6 lightly steamed 7 freshly prepared 8 lightly seasoned 9 seasonal fruit 10 light snack

1 light 2 freshly 3 sourced 4 lightly 5 rich 6 crunchy 7 steamed 8 tender 9 fruit 10 delicate

1 No, it also serves light snacks. 2 No, the meals are freshly prepared. 3 Most of it is locally sourced. 4 No, it was lightly seasoned. 5 Because they are lightly steamed. 6 No, he described it as 'tender meat'. 7 its delicate flavours 8 No, it serves seasonal fruit.

1 c 2 d 3 b 4 a 5 e 6 f 7 g 8 h 9 i 10 j

1 Lightly steamed vegetables are healthy and help you to lose weight. 2 You should have your main meal in the middle of the day and a light snack in the evening. 3 Freshly prepared food is generally healthier than pre-prepared food. 4 To preserve the delicate flavour of the herbs, cook for as little time as possible. 5 You should avoid rich sauces if you are trying to lose weight. 6 Using locally sourced food is better for the environment. 7 For really tender meat, cook for five hours at a low heat. 8 Lightly seasoned vegetables are healthier and tastier. 9 A crunchy salad is a healthy addition to any meal. 10 Try to buy seasonal fruits and vegetables rather than produce that is out of season.

1 greasy chips 2 lean meat 3 savoury snack 4 processed food 5 balanced diet 6 cook from scratch 7 leafy vegetables 8 health food shop 9 ready meal 10 fatty foods

1 scratch 2 processed 3 leafy 4 health 5 balanced 6 snacks 7 fatty 8 lean 9 ready 10 greasy

1 T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 F

Review Units 17-20

1 long 2 conversation 3 go 4 locally 5 flavours 6 diet 7 sleep 8 exchange 9 went 10 small

1 relevant 2 soak up 3 paid 4 engrossed 5 greasy 6 leafy 7 juicy 8 light 9 over 10 like-minded

1 h 2 j 3 a 4 g 5 d 6 b 7 f 8 c 9 i 10 e

1 i 2 a 3 b 4 g 5 j 6 d 7 h 8 c 9 e 10 f

1 lightly 2 heavy 3 tender 4 dropping 5 taken 6 had 7profusely 8 off 9 conversation 10 high

1 steady job 2 sensitive subject 3 ready meals 4 lightly seasoned 5 catch up with friends 6 fatty foods 7 job satisfaction 8 launched his/her career 9 crunchy salad 10 stayed up late

Unit 21

1 g 2 b 3 d 4 f 5 h 6 e 7 j 8 i 9 a 10 c

1 I was perfectly honest 2 seem to have missed the point 3 I strongly suspect 4 I have a sneaking suspicion 5 in a highly suspicious way 6 I had to hazard a guess 7 make accusations 8 it's a matter of opinion 9 I take his point 10 stark reality

d, b, f, c, a, e

Agree: Carla, Richard, Jill, Jacob, Otto, Andre, Isabel

Disagree: Bruno, Tom, Elizabeth, Gita, Hugo, Michael

1 d 2 g 3 a 4 c 5 h 6 e 7 j 8 i 9 f 10 b

1 exchange, views 2 remain sceptical 3 take issue 4 conflicting views 5 difference, opinion 6 gain acceptance 7 strong convictions 8 first impression 9 deeply sceptical 10 shake, belief

first impression, /exchange of views, take issue, gain acceptance, difference of opinion, strong convictions, conflicting views, shake Christina's belief, remain sceptical, deeply sceptical

1 F 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F

Unit 22

highly: unlikely, delighted, successful, popular, critical, effective

seriously: ill, injured

violently: sick, opposed

hugely: successful, important, popular

bitterly: cold, disappointed, opposed

blindingly: obvious

absolutely: delighted, obvious

1 His career as an art dealer has been hugely/highly successful. 2 They were violently/bitterly opposed to the new road. 3 Having a big house and a nice car is hugely important to her. 4 I was bitterly disappointed that I couldn'' get back from the US in time for her party. 5 He was absolutely/highly delighted with his exam results. 6 She is seriously ill. 7 His novels are hugely popular in his native country. 8 I think it's highly unlikely that she will win the competition. 9 Although she tried to hide it, it was blindingly/absolutely obvious that she was disappointed. 10 It's bitterly cold outside today.

absolutely/highly delighted, highly effective, bitterly disappointed, highly critical, absolutely/blindingly obvious, violently sick, hugely/highly popular, bitterly cold

1 blindingly/absolutely obvious 2 highly unlikely 3 bitterly cold 4 seriously injured 5 highly critical 6 violently sick 7 hugely important 8 bitterly disappointed 9 highly successful 10 violently/bitterly opposed 11 seriously ill 12 absolutely/highly delighted

1 widely 2 bitterly 3 dismally 4 thoroughly 5 categorically

1 d 2 c 3 e 4 a 5 b

1 varies widely 2 categorically denied 3 dramatic improvement 4 bitterly resents 5 breakneck speed 6 acute shortage 7 thoroughly enjoyed 8 sharp increase 9 failed dismally 10 roaring success

1 Apparently, there has been a sharp increase in the number of viewers tuning in to watch Michael Rook in the police drama serial Unmarked Cars recently. It seems that the roaring success of his latest movie has encouraged people to watch him on the small screen too. I watched the latest episode myself, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 2 I hate living in this street. The traffic is terrible, and lorries come round this corner at breakneck speed. It's a wonder nobody has been killed. I've written to the council many times, but my attempts to get them to introduce a speed limit have failed dismally. Despite all the evidence, they categorically deny that there is problem. 3 Strikes among drivers of large fuel lorries have led to an acute shortage of petrol in this country. Because of this, there has been a sharp increase in prices. Of course, many people really need to drive, especially if they live in rural areas, and they bitterly resent having to pay so much.

1 The car was coming towards us at breakneck speed. 2 There has been a dramatic improvement in the weather this week. 3 Her organic food company has been a roaring success. 4 We thoroughly enjoyed her party. 5 There is an acute shortage of food. 6 He bitterly resents having to stay at home while his brothergoes out.

Unit 23

1 seek 2 carry out 3 provide 4 pick 5 offer 6 additional 7 make 8 helpful 9 professional 10 informed

[...] you need to carry out some basic research first. [...] There are thousands of sites providing a wealth of information [...] you will find all sorts of helpful hints [...] buy them a coffee and pick their brains!They may be able to make interesting recommendations [...] it is best to seek advice [...] If you need any additional information, [...] travel agents can offer guidance [...] to make an informed decision

[...] it is always best to get professional advice

1 e 2 j 3 f 4 a 5 i 6 d 7 g 8 c 9 h 10 b

1 provide information 2 helpful hints 3 carrying out research 4 pick your brains 5 makes several recommendations 6 additional information

1 b 2 c 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 a

1 grappling 2 hit 3 toyed 4 had 5 springs 6 bearing 7 reached 8 crossed 9 entertain 10 racking

1 e 2 i 3 f 4 c 5 j 6 a 7 b 8 h 9 g 10 d

1 We've been grappling with the problem of how to accommodate 500 people in temporary shelters. 2 After much discussion, we reached a decision to sell the land. 3 Didn't it cross your mind that I would be worried about you? 4 When I saw him, the word that sprang to mind was 'eccentric'. 5 We wanted to raise some money, and Dad hit upon the idea of organising a quiz night. 6 We all racked our brains to think of the best places for them to visit. 7 I'm toying with the idea of re-training to become a physiotherapist. 8 I think they'd enjoy a walk, but you need to bear in mind that none of them is particularly fit. 9 Three weeks before the wedding he told his mother he was having second thoughts about getting married. 10 Since the age of ten, my daughter has refused to entertain the idea of eating meat.

Unit 24

1 happiness 2 guilt 3 admiration 4 fear 5 sadness

1 thrilled 2 dislike 3 happy 4 admiration 5 scared

1 I have profound admiration for people who work for charities. 2 I have a high regard for Woody Allen's films. 3 I think I would be blissfully happy living on a desert island. 4 If I had to give a speech at a wedding, I'd be scared stiff 5 If I'm expecting a call from someone I love, my heart leaps every time the phone rings. 6 If I found a wallet full of money lying in the street and kept it, it would weigh on my conscience. 7 If I knew my friend had been stealing, I'd tell the police, but I'd do it with a heavy heart. 8 If someone offered me a million pounds, I'd be thrilled to bits. 9 When you climb to the top, there's a zip wire to come down. But if your courage fails you, there's always a ladder. 10 I have an intense dislike of modern technology like mobile phones.

1 She was thrilled to bits. 2 It's weighing on my conscience. 3 I was scared stiff. 4 She did it with a heavy heart. 5 His courage failed him. 6 They were blissfully happy.

1 profound admiration, courage failed me 2 heart leaped, blissfully happy 3 high regard, heavy heart 4 thrilled to bits, weighed on my conscience 5 intense dislike, scared stiff

1 no 2 no 3 happy 4 no 5 disappointed 6 no 7 no 8 nasty

came as a shock, throws a tantrum, tempers to fray, contain your anger, bearing a grudge, hurling abuse, derive very much pleasure, hopes ... have been dashed

1 grudges 2 shock 3 tempers 4 abuse 5 tantrum 6 hopes 7 pleasure 8 anger

1 from 2 at 3 to 4 against

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1 weighing 2 made 3 suspicion 4 vary 5 breakneck 6 arrangements 7 heart 8 heart 9 shock 10 fray

1 highly 2 highly 3 strongly 4 seriously 5 bitterly 6 pick 7 gaining 8 categorically 9 violently 10 seriously

1 f 2 b 3 e 4 h 5 c 6 a 7 j 8 i 9 g 10 d

1 d 2 e 3 i 4 a 5 j 6 h 7 g 8 b 9 f 10 c

1 perfectly 2 remain 3 highly 4 blindingly 5 bitterly 6 dismally 7 hazard 8 stark 9 bear 10 bitterly

1 racking my brains 2 threw a tantrum 3 contain my anger 4 hurling abuse 5 make recommendations 6 high regard 7 courage failed me 8 scared stiff 9 dashed, hopes 10 toying with the idea