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English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate

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14.3
2 in the end I did it
3 roughly/about my age
4 nearly thirty now
5 strict
6 allowed to stay up and watch TV
7 brought up in Scotland
8 managed to pass my exams
9 stayed out late
10 let me wear what I liked
11 childhood
12 retired
14.4
Possible answers:
1 I was brought up in a town called Dartmouth.
2 It’s on the coast and I remember going to the beach a lot with my family and friends.
3 My mum was quite strict, but not my dad. They didn’t let me swim in certain places because they
thought it was dangerous.
4 Up to the age of 17, I had to be home on the last bus, which was about 11: 15. When I learnt to drive, I
stayed out later than that.
Unit 15
15.1
I went out with Gabriel.
3
We got married.
5
I got pregnant three months later.
8
We got engaged.
4
I got to know Gabriel.
2
Our son was born just after our first anniversary.
9
We went on our honeymoon.
7
I met Gabriel at a party.
1
We had a big reception.
6
15.2
2 date
3 marriage
4 pregnant
5 anniversary
6 bride; (bride) groom
7 give
15.3
1 couple
2 to know; wedding
3 ceremony; honeymoon
4 left; wrong; his own; divorced / a divorce
15.4
Possible answers:
1 I was 14 or 15 and I went to a party with a girl called Yvonne.
2 Yes, it was at university when I was about 20. Her name was Liz and we were together for almost three
years.
3 The last wedding I went to was my cousin’s, who got married to a man I had never met.
4 I went to a friend’s 30
th
birthday party.