Answer key people and relationships Vocabulary: Character and personality Exercise ambitious

Speaking for IELTS

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Units 1 -2
Exercise 20
Tweak, 2 strong [it comes at the end 
of the sentence), 3 strong (a contrast/ 
correction is being expressed), 
A 
weak
Exam technique: What it means to 'know' a 
word
Exercise 1
1 mate (informal) c, 2 beau (old fashioned) b,
3 bloke (informal) e, 
A 
folks (informal) a,
5 kinsfolk (old fashioned) d
Exercise 2
1 
folks: 
noun; 
form al: 
adjective
2 form ality (noun); formally (adverb). Also: inform al/ 
inform ality/inform ally
3 
Bloke 
is used in the UK.
A Slim 
is complimentary; 
skinny 
can be insulting.
5 
BOYfriend; aCQUAINtance
7 Other collocations with 
friend 
include: 
a long-lost 
friend, a m utual friend, an imaginary friend, be ju s t 
good friends 
[not have a romantic relationship)
Exercise 3
Suggested answers:
1 in-laws / i n b : z / Your in-laws are the parents and 
close relatives of your husband or wife
2 other h a lf/A d a h a :f/y o u r other half is your 
husband or wife
3 sibling / s ib lq / Your siblings are your brothers and 
sisters.
2 
A healthy body
Vocabulary: Sports and fitness
Exercise 3
Suggested answers could include 
three from the following:
Contact sports: 
boxing, judo, rugby, 
taekwondo, wrestling
W ater sports: 
diving, jet-skiing, kayaking, kite- 
surfing, rowing, sailing, scuba-diving, snorkelling, 
swimming, water polo, waterskiing, windsurfing