Ex. 2 p. 188

Formal words: plausible, to inform, thine, to assist, to cooperate, to promote, to secure, to determine, to resolve, to endeavour, to proceed, to inquire, aforesaid, herewith, hereby, albeit; informal words: plank, fella, baccy, smeller, skunk, hoody, mollycoddle, do-less, gaffer, radge, drifter, teahead, poppycock, crap; neutral words: possible, to tell, to help, to work, to make, to wish, to try, to go, to ask.

Ex. 3 p. 188

a) broadband link is a term, it’s not a common literary word; b) foster-child is an odd one in the set of barbarisms and foreign words; c) male is not a poetic word; d) kin is not an archaic word; e) bucks doesn’t belong to terms and learned words.

Ex. 5 p. 189

Terms: venture capitalist, seed capital, to generate money, to assess risks, to raise money, equity, capital gains, blue chips, to float a loan, to bull the market, bear market. Professionalisms: business angel, a loan shark, dead parrot, to go in the red, godfather offer, rainmaker, yellow dog.

Ex. 9 p. 191

1. nervous; 2. don’t know, is going to, bit of a coward; 3. talkative; 4. was sold by auction; 5. in love with, fond of; 6. eccentric or crazy; 7. a lot of alcoholic drink; 8. traffic policeman; 9. boyfriend and girlfriend; 10. toilet; 11. relax / calm yourself; 12. He has got a lot of money; 13. –.

Ex. 10 p. 191

1. date or Fancy going out? instead of appointment;2. children or kids instead of offspring; 3. ’I never drink’ or ‘I never touch alcohol’ instead of alcoholic beverages;4. ok;5. advertisements instead of ads.

Ex. 12 p. 192

Archaisms: dame, rue, (to their greatest) height, wrought, wight, hallow, anon, natheless, eke, sooth, troth, rendition;

historisms: bill, gorget, yeoman, hauberk, goblet, mace, phaeton, schooner;

neologisms: cybersickness, keypad, animatronics, genetically modified, celebutante, mentee, shoulder-surfing, Yogalates, agroterrorism, crunk.

Ex. 13 p. 192

1) tri-band, PDA, therapize, hardscape; 2) zombie, blowback, Search me!, antifreeze, scarf; 3) sozzler, bread-basket, hairstylist or beautician, environmental hygienist.