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Name something which …
1
you think is inevitable.
2
there is a need for in your country.
3
was compulsory when you were at school.
4
you personally are in need of right now.
5
you own that you couldn’t do without.
English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate
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Sound and light
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A
General words to describe sound
I could hear the sound of voices/music coming from the next room. (
neutral
)
The noise of the traffic here is pretty bad. [
loud, unpleasant sounds
]
The children are making a terrible racket upstairs. Could you go and tell them to be quiet? [
very loud,
unbearable noise, often of human activity;
infml
]