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ENGLISH FILE
3 Answer Key A Upper-intermediate
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 6 1 at the moment

2 nearly
GRAMMAR 3 in the end
1 1 were cooking 4 hardly
2 ’d been driving 5 late
3 ’d forgotten 6 especially
4 didn’t come 7 in fact
5 was snowing 8 Basically
6 ’d been looking
7 weren’t sitting
8 came PRONUNCIATION
7 1 board
2 1 ’d been writing 2 security
2 such a good 3 said
3 had been swimming 4 lay
4 ’d seen 5 aisle
5 such big
6 ’d been sleeping 8 1 ba|sic|ally
2 de|par|tures
3 1 We can hardly ever find time to play tennis together. 3 il|le|gal
2 Apparently the restaurant owner was seriously 4 a|ppa|rent|ly
wounded in the fight. 5 tur|bu|lence
3 I’m glad this film’s nearly finished because I’m
extremely bored with it. / I’m extremely glad this
film’s nearly finished because I’m bored with it. Reading and Writing
4 You’ll be sitting on the beach in half an hour. / In
half an hour you’ll be sitting on the beach. READING
5 I always speak more slowly when I’m with my 1 1 B
Russian friends. 2 E
6 Fortunately the taxi driver drove incredibly fast and 3 F
we arrived early. 4 A
5 C
VOCABULARY
4 1 security WRITING
2 haul Student’s own answers.
3 landed Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
4 boarding answer easy to understand. (4 marks)
5 control Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
6 reclaim to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
7 aisle meaning. (3 marks)
8 jetlag Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
5 1 in (3 marks)
2 off
3 in
4 up
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ENGLISH FILE
3 Answer Key A Upper-intermediate
Listening and Speaking

LISTENING
1 Speaker 1: D
Speaker 2: E
Speaker 3: F
Speaker 4: C
Speaker 5: B
2 1 learn to do some new activities

2 Ireland
3 ride a horse
4 the coast
5 abilities
SPEAKING
Interactive communication and oral production:
The student communicates effectively with his / her
partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
where necessary initiating conversation, and responding.
The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
task successfully. (10 marks)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 marks)

ENGLISH FILE
3 Answer Key B Upper-intermediate
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 6 1 boarding

2 reclaim
GRAMMAR 3 aisle
1 1 ’d seen 4 haul
2 such big 5 security
3 ’d been sleeping 6 lag
4 such a good 7 control
5 had been swimming 8 landed
6 ’d been writing
2 1 I always speak more slowly when I’m with my PRONUNCIATION

Russian friends. 7 1 il|le|gal
2 You’ll be sitting on the beach in half an hour. / In 2 a|ppa|rent|ly
half an hour you’ll be sitting on the beach. 3 tur|bu|lence
3 We can hardly ever find time to play tennis together. 4 ba|sic|ally
4 Fortunately the taxi driver drove incredibly fast and 5 de|par|tures
we arrived early.
5 Apparently the restaurant owner was seriously 8 1 lay
wounded in the fight. 2 aisle
6 I’m glad this film’s nearly finished because I’m 3 board
extremely bored with it. / I’m extremely glad this 4 security
film’s nearly finished because I’m bored with it. 5 said
3 1 was snowing
2 weren’t sitting Reading and Writing
3 ’d been looking
4 came READING
5 were cooking 1 1 B
6 ’d forgotten 2 E
7 ’d been driving 3 A
8 didn’t come 4 C
5 F
VOCABULARY
4 1 late WRITING
2 in the end Student’s own answers.
3 especially Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
4 at the moment answer easy to understand. (4 marks)
5 nearly Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
6 hardly to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
meaning. (3 marks)
5 1 in Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
2 off words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
3 up (3 marks)
4 off
5 off
6 in

ENGLISH FILE
3 Answer Key B Upper-intermediate
Listening and Speaking

LISTENING
1 Speaker 1: F
Speaker 2: E
Speaker 3: B
Speaker 4: A
Speaker 5: D
2 1 spending too much time in the sun

2 price
3 horse riding
4 in the mountains
5 had similar abilities
SPEAKING
Interactive communication and oral production:
The student communicates effectively with his / her
partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
where necessary initiating conversation, and responding.
The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
task successfully. (10 marks)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 marks)

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ENGLISH FILE

3 Answer Key A Upper-intermediate

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 6 1 at the moment

English File Upper-intermediate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014 1

Listening and Speaking

2 1 learn to do some new activities

English File Upper-intermediate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014 2

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation 6 1 boarding

2 1 I always speak more slowly when I’m with my PRONUNCIATION

English File Upper-intermediate Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014 3

Listening and Speaking

2 1 spending too much time in the sun

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