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perma
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help with reading comprehension
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Hi! I �m using a B2 coursebook for which I haven �t got the teacher �s book yet, and there �s a question I �m not sure about. It �s an FCE style reading passage with multiple choice questions. The text is about interrail and the part that interests us is:
"The ticket quickly became very popular indeed, allowing young people to travel throughout Europe very cheaply"
And the question says: The interrail ticket... a) initially took some time to become popular b) was an instant hit with young people
The other 2 options are irrelevant, so I �m not writing them here. Which one would you choose and why? Both sound fine to me  Is "quickly" "some time" or "instant"??? How much time is "some time"???
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7 Oct 2012
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bibikos
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hello to you too!
I �d say that the correct option is (b) as "an instant hit" would be translated as "sth that immediately became a hit".
I hope that helped you
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7 Oct 2012
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serene
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Hi Katerina,
In my opinion when something takes (some) time, it certainly doesn �t happen quickly. Look at an example from Merriam-Webster Learner �s Dictionary: It may take some time for the medication to wear off. I think the meaning is that the effects of the medication won �t disappear quickly.
Therefore I would choose the second option.
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7 Oct 2012
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Lovely Lana
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I agree, option b) sounds correct. For a) to be correct, I would expect something like "students didn �t like it at first but with the time they got used to it", in other words, there should be some kind of reference to the fact that it wasn �t popular in the beginning.
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7 Oct 2012
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yanogator
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Perma, I agree with your hesitance to accept "instant" as the same as "quickly". "Instant" means essentially no time at all, while "quickly" takes a little time. However, "instant" is definitely closer to "quickly" than "some time" is. Bruce |
7 Oct 2012
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perma
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Thanks everyone 
I �d choose B without hesitation Bruce, but I �m almost certain that some of my students will go for A and they will no doubt ask me why it �s not correct 
All your answers helped me a lot, thanks again! |
7 Oct 2012
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efty charle
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B is the right answer!
Evidence: quickly became popular = instant hit |
8 Oct 2012
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