OUTCOMES - UPPER-INTEMEDIATE - UNIT 12

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa IX intitulat OUTCOMES UPPER-INTERMEDIATE, Editura Heinle Cengage Learning, Autori Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley, Editia 2011

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UNIT 12: HISTORY

Listening

Step 1

He’s from a first-generation immigrant family; they lived in total poverty; he dropped out of school when his father died and sold ice cream on the street; he moved on to selling textiles; he moved to the capital when he was 21; he started his own company selling outboard motors for boats; he can now afford to have his children educated in the States; he eats like a peasant.

Step 2

1. passed off
2. turns out
3. passed away
4. drop out
5. started off, moved on
6. get ahead, set off
7. start up, built (things) up
8. lit up
9. dwell on

OUTCOMES - UPPER-INTEMEDIATE - UNIT 11

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa IX intitulat OUTCOMES UPPER-INTERMEDIATE, Editura Heinle Cengage Learning, Autori Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley, Editia 2011

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UNIT 11: PLAY

Listening

Step 1

Conversation 1: a tennis game = double fault, rallies, deuce, fade; quite good = pretty tight

Conversation 2: a mountain walk = trudge, clouds broke, hypothermia, stunning; bad but good in the end

Conversation 3: a football match – draw, penalty, the crossbar, the return game; good = an amazing game, very open

OUTCOMES - UPPER-INTEMEDIATE - UNIT 10

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa IX intitulat OUTCOMES UPPER-INTERMEDIATE, Editura Heinle Cengage Learning, Autori Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley, Editia 2011

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UNIT 10: HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Listening

Step 1

Conversation 1

1. laser surgery
2. numbing the eyes and slicing a flap in front of each eye
3. return visits for after-care

Conversation 2

1. dental surgery
2. having a hole drilled at the back and a temporary filling
3. having the temporary felling replaced by a permanent one

OUTCOMES - UPPER-INTEMEDIATE - UNIT 9

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa IX intitulat OUTCOMES UPPER-INTERMEDIATE, Editura Heinle Cengage Learning, Autori Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley, Editia 2011

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UNIT 9: WORK

Vocabulary – Company jobs and tasks

Step 1

a rep = a representative – usually a sales rep; a CEO = a Chief Executive Officer; a PA = a Personal Assistant; on HR = in Human Resources; in R & D = in Research and Development; in admin = in administration

Step 2

1. input
2. troubleshoot
3. schedule
4. liaise
5. place
6. process
7. draw up
8. network
9. oversee
10. come up with