Unit3

Solutions to the exercises

51/1a Word power

1. equal - the same (You have equal rights./You have the same rights.)
2. suggestion - advice (You make a suggestion./You give advice.)
3. test - experiment (An experiment is some kind of a test, but not the other way round.)
4. brief- short
5. valuable - expensive (You ask an assistant if something is expensive, not if it is valuable. On the other hand, valuable things do not always need to be expensive!)
6. repair - mend
7. solution - answer

51/1b Word power

1. Hey, that colour really suits you.
2. I hope the movie has got captions/subtitles.
3. I talked to one of the passengers on the plane.
4. Some people find it difficult to form relationships.
5. You should speak politely to your teachers.
6. E-mail is a good way to communicate.
7. If you like, you can borrow my CD until tomorrow.

51/2 If

1. If the doors here were not wide enough, people in wheelchairs couldn't/wouldn't be able to get in.
2. I would feel very weak if I had to ask other people for help.
3. It would be easier to learn how to live together if disabled and able-bodied kids went to the same schools.
4. If there was more contact between disabled and able-bodied kids, they would find it east to understand each other.

51/4 An interesting experience

1. ago
2. to
3. some
4. that/which
5. for
6. had to
7. was
8. one
9. as
10. me
11. many
12. problems
13. able
14. that
15. really
16. to
17. be
18. too
19. who
20. should
21. they
22. that/because
23. didn't
24. if
25. would
26. when
27. as