Speakout Advanced Units 1 - 5

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Unit 1.5
1.
1 clear 2 after 3 maiden 4 herself 5 household 6 nickname

2A.
1 a) is coming b) comes 2a) have had b) have been having
3a) was being b) was 4a) don't get b) isn't getting
5a) had worked b) had been working

3A.
1 I'm prone to leaving things until the last minute and then I always have to rush.
2 I don't tend to need as much sleep as I used to.
3 I keep forgetting people's birthdays.
4 My parents were always very strict, and they wouldn't let me out late at night.
5 I'm more inclined to phone people than to send them a text.
6 I'm always tidying my house. I can't stand it when it's in a mess.

4A.
1 mature 2 perceptive 3 obstinate 4 conscientious 5 open-minded 6 inquisitive

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

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Unit 2.5

1A.
1 I've only been working here for two weeks so I'm still learning the ropes.
2 You are so talented, you should believe in yourself.
3 Correct.
4 I decided to take advantage of the opportunity.
5 David didn't need to think because he trusted his instincts (no on needed after trust).
6 Correct
7 Correct
8 it's a difficult course and Frank's on a steep learning curve.

5A.
1 Quite frankly, 2 According to I'm concerned
3 To my knowledge. If you 4 can gather reality is
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Unit 3.5

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

2A. Sample sentences:

1 I drink cups of steaming hot Japanese green tea to keep me awake.
2 They bought the old farmhouse on top of the hill.
3 I bought a brand-new top-of-the-range laptop computer with all the latest graphic technology.
4 She went for a five -mile-long cross-country run in the rain.

3A.
1 gloomy, poky 2 roomy, airy 3 gaudy, chilly

4A.
1 from which 2 1n which I live alone
3 to which you can never answer 'yes'? 4 at which point

4C.
1 lead in a pencil 2 a chick in an egg 3 Are you asleep? 5 a hole

5.
1 to, (you) a bit of 2 The, of our/ my/ the, is to 3 The (main), of the, is to
4 What we, to do 5 we're going to, with 6 The/This, is, because
7 this, will, us (to) 8 In the, this would 9 The, include
10 So, what we're, to 11 Does, have any

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Unit 4.5

1A.
1 brought 2 release 3 alibi 4 appeal 5 fresh 6 convictions

2.
1 have you been feeling 2 have turned 3 I've broken
4 1t will have been 5 to have been ignoring

4A.
1 child labour 2 illegal immigration 3 religious freedom
4 human nights 5 economic development 6 intellectual property

5A.
1 If it was up to me I'd have taken the cruise.
2 I would sooner watch the fi lm than read the book.
3 I'd just as soon eat local food as dine in a fancy restaurant.
4 If I found myself in this situation, I'd go to the nearest house and beg for help.
5 Far better to do that than buy presents for everybody!
6 This would be by far the best option if you want to see places.
7 I'd have done the same without a shadow of a doubt.
8 No way would I do that unless I really had to.
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Unit 5.5

1A.
1 keeps 2 doors 3 spill 4 schtum 5 slip

2A.
1 have gone to bed 2 supposed to finish 3 didn't dare/ dared not
4 needn't have 5 are banned/aren't allowed 6 better not

3A.
1 conventional 2 debunked 3 verify 4 uncovered 5 intuitively 6 perception

4A.
1 is believed 2 disappeared 3 had been stolen
4 came 5 were being 6 was thrown
7 wasn 't recruited 8 helped 9 have been recognised

5A.
1 Is there any evidence to prove that?
2 What I'm basically saying is we can't afford to waste any more time.
3 If you think about it, we'd be stupid to let this opportunity escape us.
4 I don't see how you can argue that economics doesn't have an influence on the situation.
5 Can we be sure about that?