UNIT 2. 2C, page 13
Exercise 1
1 1 dramatist
2 immigrant
3 experienced
4 hardship
5 overemphasis
6 status
7 prestigious
8 awards
9 guilty
10 undermining
11 sympathies
12 verdict
Exercise 2
That he was responsible not only for his family but also to wider society.
Exercise 3
1 set
2 tells
3 made
4 during / in
5 who
6 over
7 on
8 on
9 for
10 that
11 only / just
12 why
Exercise 4
1 Because the planes they were flying had faulty parts which caused them to crash.
2 He says he did it for his family and for Chris’s future.
3 Because although the pilots are prepared to give their lives in the service of their country, their deaths are a result of Joe’s lack of a sense of service to wider society.
4 They were horrified by it.
5 Both attack the ‘American Dream’ as a way of life with its overemphasis on making money.
Exercise 5
1 protagonist
2 exonerated
3 deceit
4 livelihood
5 integrity
6 reiterated