Hi there,

Here go the solutions for the exercises on pages 82-83, 88, and 155

Grammar (page 82)

a. 1. used to driving, 2. to have, 3. Sarah to talk, 4. Killing her husband, 5. apologized for being, 6. as a waiter.

b. 1. meeting, 2. cleaning, 3. to get, 4. to be

Vocabulary

a. conductor, violinist, drummer, editor, composer, journalist, soloist, reporter, presenter, commentator.

b. weather forecast, review, biased, catchy, tune, censored, pillow, snore, nap, imsomnia

Reading comprehension (page 83)

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

Reading comprehension (page 88)

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

Vocabulary (page 155)

1. Places of Worship: cathedral, chapel, mosque, synagogue, temple

Other buildings: town hall, concert hall, footbal stadium,  law courts, skyscraper

Landmarks and sights: bridge, harbour, hill, square, statue

Getting around: underground, cable car, cycle lane, pedestrian street, taxi rank

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

3. traffic jams, slums, vandalism, overcrowding, pollution, homeless people, beggars, poverty

4. 1c, 2f, 3g, 4a, 5d, 6b, 7e

And last but not least, here's some information about the Amish community. The name 'Amish' did not originate from 'American', as I wrongly ventured last Thursday (I'm sorry), but from the founder of the community, the Swiss Mennonite leader Jakob Ammann.

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