Brown in ‘bigot’ gaffe – answers

correct the sentences

1. Gordon Brown made upsetting comments during his interview with the woman voter. These were made in private (but his mic was still switched on!)
2. She asked him about tax issues. She asked about immigration and the economy.
3. Mr Brown seemed happy about his interview when he got into the car. He wasn’t happy about the interview as the comments testify.
4. He wasn’t sure that the press would use the footage. He was certain they would use it.
5. The woman used to be a Conservative voter. She used to be a Labour voter.
6. The woman thought Mr Brown was joking. She said ‘you’re joking!’ meaning ‘I don’t believe you.
7. She admitted that her comments might have appeared bigoted. She said they weren’t bigoted, she had asked bout the national debt.
8. Mr Brown saw little reason to apologise. He apologised on national radio.
9. There weren’t many reporters around during the interview. There was a melee (a crowd moving about) of press around him during the interview.
10. There have been many such ‘gaffs’ during the campaign. The campaign has been ‘relatively free of blunders’ so far which makes this all the more striking.
11. All parties have put forward their plans for spending cuts. They have been criticised for not doing this.
12. The current spending freeze is the harshest for 30 years. The ‘looming spending freeze’ – in the near future.