SOLUTIONS - UPPER-INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 1

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa X intitulat SOLUTIONS UPPER-INTERMEDIATE, 2nd edition, Oxford Exam Support, Editura Oxford University Press, Autori Tim Falla, Paul A. Davies, Editia 2011

SOLUTIONS UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 1: OUT OF THE ORDINARY

1A

Vocabulary Builder 1.1 –page 134

1. Positive: daring-adventurous; energetic-active; friendly-amiable; humorous-witty; intelligent-clever; logical-rational; loyal-faithful; relaxed-calm; unassuming-modest. Negative: conceited-vain; condescending – patronizing; irritable-grumpy; timid-shy
2. 1c  2b  3a  4d  5b  6a
3. 1 messy 2 excited 3exactly 4 dishonest 5 hate 6 optimism

Ex.3 page 5

1. immature
2. selfish
3. argumentative
4. stubborn
5. considerate

OUTCOMES - UPPER-INTEMEDIATE - UNIT 8

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 8: NATURE

Vocabulary – Describing scenery

Step 1

1. a mountain range
2. plains
3. a peak
4. a crater
5. the mouth of the river
6. a glacier
7. wetland
8. a stream
9. cliffs
10. a bay
11. a gorge
12. woodland

OUTCOMES - ADVANCED - UNIT 15

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa X intitulat OUTCOMES ADVANCED, Editura Heinle Cengage Learning, Autori Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley, Editia 2011

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UNIT 15: FASHION

Vocabulary – Style and design

Step 1

1. g – laces
2. c – blouse
3. a – shawl
4. b – sturdy
5. f – linen
6. e – baggy
7. h – flared
8. d - frilly

OUTCOMES - ADVANCED - UNIT 14

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa X intitulat OUTCOMES ADVANCED, Editura Heinle Cengage Learning, Autori Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley, Editia 2011

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UNIT 14: BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Vocabulary – How’s business?

Step 1

1. inundated/ flooded = same
2. relocating/ moving = same
3. rents/ overheads = different; rents = payments for properties; overheads = total costs
4. upturn/ decline = different; upturn = increase; decline = decrease
5. a solid client base/ loyal customers = same
6. lay off/ employ = almost opposite; employ = take on; lay off = make redundant
7. floating/ launching = same
8. pick up/ get better = same; end up going under/ have to make serious cutbacks – similar, end up going under = go out of business; have to make serious cutbacks = have to save money, almost go out of business
9. hanging in/ surviving = same, but surviving is more formal
10. diversify/ consolidate = different; diversify = broaden, add more variety to; consolidate = make stronger
11. take on staff/ make staff redundant = opposite (see 5)
12. downturn / drop = same
13. terminating/ pitching for = different; terminating = ending; pitching for = bidding for

OUTCOMES - ADVANCED - UNIT 13

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UNIT 13: NEWS AND THE MEDIA

Vocabulary – News headlines

Step 2

1. blast toll = number of dead from explosion
2. hails = praises
3. bars = bans, prohibits from entering; crackdown = stricter policy
4. cleared = freed from
5. seize = take; raid = sudden entry and search
6. brink = edge, very close to
7. leak = revelation; slash = cut a large number of
8. ups = increases; bid = attempt
9. clash = fight, disagree violently
10. rule out = dismiss the possibility of; halt = stop
11. pulls out of = withdraws from
12. blow = setback
13. vows = promises

OUTCOMES - ADVANCED - REVIEW 3

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03 REVIEW

QUIZ

1. People network to build up business contacts.
2. The opposite of upholding a decision is overturning a decision.
3. Jobs which might be emotionally draining often involve troubled people e.g. social worker.
4. People bluff when they have bad cards and they want to convince their opponents their cards are good (e.g. at poker)
5. A person, a car, a computer could be temperamental, I.e. mood-changing or unreliable.
6. It’s good if cancer goes into remission.
7. People flee an area because there is war, an earthquake or a flood.
8. You might need a skin graft when you have burns.
9. A drain/ sink could clog/ clog-up with mud, food or rubbish.
10. If a town or city is sacked it is attacked and valuable goods are destroyed/ stolen.
11. You could confess to a crime, an accident (when you broke something), a n affair, etc.
12. Hare Krishna is a chant. There are also football/ sport chants.
13. If a team is relegated, it goes down to the next division. The opposite is promoted.
14. You might glare at someone who has been rude.
15. Shops might get looted during a war or after a natural disaster.

OUTCOMES - ADVANCED - UNIT 12

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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 - ADVANCED - UNIT 11

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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 - ADVANCED - UNIT 10

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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 - ADVANCED - UNIT 9

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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