ACTIVITY 157:
Complete the second sentence so that you "distance
yourself" from the information. Use the correct form of the words in
blue capitals. Then
check the correct answers.
1. An employee leaked the information to the press.
SAY an
employee leaked the information to the press.
2. Politicians have been falsifying their expenses.
APPEAR
Politicians
falsifying their
expenses.
3. The country's largest bank has gone bankrupt.
ANNOUNCE the country's largest bank has
gone bankrupt.
4. The pop star has had another breakdown.
THINK
The pop star
another
breakdown.
5. The accused was under the effect of drugs.
MAY
The accused
under the effect
of drugs.
6.
The winner had been chosen before voting commenced.
SEEM the winner had already been
chosen before voting commenced.
7. The burglars entered through an open window.
MIGHT
The burglars
through an open
window.
8. The economic situation will recover by next year.
HOPE the economic situation will
recover by next year.