[Unit 5] Wordpower: side

Question 1

[reformulate with ‘side’]

They sat on the bench next to each other without talking.

Answer 1

They sat on the bench side by side without talking.

Question 2

[reformulate with ‘side’]
We think he was wrong. We’re all supporting you.

Answer 2

We think he was wrong. We’re all on your side.

Question 3

[reformulate with ‘side’]
Well, let’s see things positively —we’re both still alive.

Answer 3

Well, let’s look on the bright side —we’re both still alive.

Question 4

[reformulate with ‘side’]
I didn’t earn much as a taxi driver, but I made quite a bit of money doing other work.

Answer 4

I didn’t earn much as a taxi driver, but I made quite a bit of money on the side.

Question 5

[reformulate with ‘side’]
I was very embarrassed at the time, but now I can laugh about what happened.

Answer 5

I was very embarrassed at the time, but now I can see the funny side.

Question 6

[reformulate with ‘side’]
She took me away from the other people and said quietly, ‘I’ll phone you this evening.’

Answer 6

She took me to one side and said quietly, ‘I’ll phone you this evening.’

Question 7

[reformulate with ‘side’]
As the sea got rougher, the lamp in my cabin started swinging from from left to right.

Answer 7

As the sea got rougher, the lamp in my cabin started swinging from side to side.