Right

A. List as many words and expressions as you can think of that include the word ‘right’.

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B. Complete the sentences below with the following ‘right’ words/phrases in the correct form:

turn right right from the start right/wrong right in the middle
the right to right away the right… right side up
right-hand man/woman right-wing a right-angle be right back

1. I couldn’t do my job properly without my assistant Sophie - she’s my……………………….

2. I need you to start on this report……………………….. We have to send it to the London office by 9
o’clock tomorrow morning.
3. In spite of all the evidence, he insisted he was ………….. and the others were………….
4. I’ll meet you outside the theatre. You can’t miss it, it’s …………………………...of the town.
5. ‘You can’t go now, our visitors are due to arrive any minute!’
‘Don’t worry, I’ll…………………………….. I just need to make a quick phone call.’
6. When you get to the traffic lights, ……………………and you’ll see the station on your left.
7. My father-in-law and I try to avoid discussing politics. He’s very ……………………….and we just end up
arguing.
8. When Des met Alice he knew ……………………………………that she was the girl for him.
9. Make sure you carry that box………………………………. There’s a cake in it and I don’t want it to get
damaged.
10. She wanted to make ……………………..impression at the interview, so she wore her smartest suit.
11. The four corners of a square are all……………………….
12. As a citizen of a European Union member state, I have ………………………..live and work in other EU
countries.
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C. Discuss these questions with a partner:

1. Have you ever succeeded in persuading someone that you were right and they were wrong? How
did you do it?

2. What is the right way to behave at a funeral / a wedding / your boss’s house / when you meet
your new partner’s parents?

3. Who is your right-hand man/woman and why?

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Section B Solutions:

1. I couldn’t do my job properly without my assistant Sophie - she’s my right-hand woman.

2. I need you to start on this report right away. We have to send it to the London office by 9 o’clock
tomorrow morning.

3. In spite of all the evidence, he insisted he was right and the others were wrong.

4. I’ll meet you outside the theatre. You can’t miss it, it’s right in the middle of the town.

5. ‘You can’t go now, our visitors are due to arrive any minute!’

‘Don’t worry, I’ll be right back. I just need to make a quick phone call.’

6. When you get to the traffic lights, turn right and you’ll see the station on your left.

7. My father-in-law and I try to avoid discussing politics. He’s very right-wing and we just end up
arguing.

8. When Des met Alice he knew right from the start that she was the girl for him.

9. Make sure you carry that box right side up. There’s a cake in it and I don’t want it to get damaged.

10. She wanted to make the right impression at the interview, so she wore her smartest suit.

11. The four corners of a square are all right-angles.

12. As a citizen of a European Union member state, I have the right to live and work in other EU
countries.

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