English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition



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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced by Michael McCarthy Felicity

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you

‘Promises and piecrusts are made to be broken, they say.’ (
Jonathan Swift
, Irish writer,
1667–1745)
What point is Jonathan Swift making, in your opinion, and how is his use of language 
effective?

‘To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and 
do that very thing.’ (
Mark Twain
, American novelist, 1835–1910)
Do you agree with him?

Look at what some people promise one another during a wedding service:
‘… to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in 
sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part.’ (
part of Church of 
England wedding vows
)
What wedding vows do people make in your country? Can you translate them?

In the UK and the US, witnesses in law courts swear that the evidence they give will be 
‘the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’.
What oath do witnesses have to swear in your country?
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Reminiscences and regrets
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Looking back: sharing memories
A: It’s great to see you again. Gosh, it’s ten years
since we were at school together! Any idea what 
the school is like these days?
B: No, I’ve been a bit 
out of touch
1
with things ever 
since I moved away from London.
A: I wonder 
what became of
2
that maths teacher. 
I think his name, 
if I recall
3
, was Mr Sanderson. 
When I 
think back
4
, I realise now how difficult 
things must have been for him, having to teach 
the likes of us! And do you ever

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