New Total English/ Studentbook

 Exercise 2, on page 54
1. Gifted- d) extremely talented
2. In the making- a) for the future
3. Prodigy- f) genius
4. Adulation- e) admiration
5. Peers- g) contemporaries
6. Demanding- b) difficult
7. Freak- c) completely abnormal

 Exercise 1, on page 57
1. We are concerned about the breakdown of law and order in the country- c) a situation in
which people respect the law and crime is controlled by the police.
2. Here are a few facts and figures about the city- j) the basic details and numbers concerning a
situation or subject.
3. I learned most of what I know about computers through trial and error- a) testing different
methods in order to find which one is the most successful.
4. I’ sick of all their petty rules and regulations- e) official instructions saying how things should
be done/what is allowed.
5. Apart from the usual aches and pains she felt all right- k) slight feelings of pain that are not
considered serious.
6. These are tried and tested security procedures- d) a method which has been used
successfully many times.
7. Most teenagers would rather be out and about with their friends- i) in places where you can
meet people.
8. By and large, the new arrangements have worked well- b) used when making a general
statement.
9. Let’s settle this matter once and for all- h) deal with something completely and finally.
10. I hear from him every now and again- l) sometimes.
11. When the doorbell rang he was ready and waiting- f) prepared for what he was going to do.
12. I’m sick and tired of your excuses- g) angry or bored with something that has been
happening for a long time.

 Exercise 3, on page 57
1. The police have a tough job keeping law and order in the run-down parts of the city.
2. The documentary confused me with all those facts and figures.
3. We eventually found the answer by means of trial and error.
4. I hated being in the army because of all the rules and regulations.
5. I must be coming down with flu. I am all aches and pains.
6. If you like the cake, I’ll give you my tried and tested recipe.
7. He won’t be at home now. He’s always out and about.
8. By and large, it looks like it has been a good year for sales.
9. We really need to make a decision about this once and for all.
10. We only see each other every now and again.
11. Has Martina arrived yet? Yes, she’s ready and waiting.
12. I am sick and tired of always having to do his work for him.

 Exercise 5

1. Because Son could play chess before he was three years old.
2. it’s nothing special, it is natural for Son.
3. They receive lots of attention, not all of it positive. They are often "tounted by their
peers, hounded by expectations of greatness, treated as wondrous curiosities."
4. The “big question” is whether geniuses are born or made.
5. It is a combination of nature and nurture. (Prodigies are half-born, half-made.)

Review and practice, on page 60

 Exercise 1
1. There is a good chance the weather will improve in the coming months.
There is a distinct possibility that the weather will improve in the coming months.
The weather could well improve in the coming months.
2. There is a remote chance that they will succeed in contacting us.
They probably won’t succeed in contacting us.
There is a slim possibility that they will succeed in contacting us.
3. There is a every likelihood that we will move house in the spring.
There is a good chance that we will move house in the spring.
We’re bound to move house in the spring.
4. He doesn’t have a hope of being offered the job.
He doesn’t stand a chance of being offered the job.
There’s a distinct possibility he won’t be offered the job.
5. Presumably attendance will be high this year.
There is bound to be a high attendance this year.
There is a strong possibility that attendance will be high this year.
6. It is almost inconceivable that Thompson will score.
The odds are against Thompson scoring a goal.
Thompson could possibly score a goal.

 Exercise 2
1. Max retires soon, so we’ll be looking for a new manager.
2. Wait a moment. I’m just coming.
3. By this time next year, he’ll be at school.
4. Will you be seeing Jade this week?
5. Don’t worry if you haven’t finished. I’m going to work it later.
6. I’m sure he’ll make a great recovery, whatever the doctors say.

 Exercise 3
1. No sooner had left the airport than I realised I had picked up the wrong suitcase.
2. No way should you be made to pay the difference.
3. Not for one moment did they think it would be possible.
4. On no account should I be disturbed during the meeting.
5. It is not often that I am asked such a difficult question.

 Exercise 4
1. Longer
2. Only
3. Had
4. Not
5. Did
6. On
7. Account
8. Never
9. Been

 Exercise 5
1. I see her once in a blue moon.
2. I have to do a few bits and pieces.
3. I’m at a loose end.
4. What are you up to tomorrow?
5. I’ve more or less finished.
6. A few problems cropped up yesterday.
7. I still go to that restaurant from time to time.
8. I just want to put my feet up.
9. I am absolutely snowed under at the moment.
10. The dinner fell through.

 Exercise 6
1. Genetic
2. Pains
3. Tissue
4. Microchips
5. Scan
6. Once
7. Drugs
8. Viruses
9. Regulations
10. Cloning