KEY ANSWERS C2

BLOQUE 1
MÓDULO 1: LEARNING THINGS

1. CONCESSION CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1

1. Even
2. Nevertheless
3. However
4. Much
5. Even so

2. PARTICIPLE CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1

1. Some wooden beams holding up the roof are dangerous.

2. Some teachers attending the meeting decided to go on strike.
3. Some people driving past waved to us.
4. A man operating the equipment was dresses in protective clothing.
5. A girl waiting for the bus is Jack’s daughter.
6. Some steps leading down to the river have been damaged.

EXERCISE 2

1. Destroyed in the storm.

2. Chosen to represent Britain.
3. Made to the players.
4. Stolen from the jeweler.
5. Written on the label.
 3. INFINITIVE CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1

1. Civil libertarians took to the streets and the courts to achieve their goal.

2. They fought for the rights of all Americans to vote.

3. Now each American has a responsibility to exercise that right to vote.

EXERCISE 2

1. F
2. A
3. C
4. G
5. E
6. D
7. J
8. H
9. I
10. B

READING

EXERCISE 1

1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F
8. T
9. F
10. T
11. T
EXERCISE 2

1. E
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. I
6. G
7. F
8. C
9. J
10. H

MÓDULO 2: FIVE WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET

1. INVERSION AFTER NEGATIVE ADVERBS

EXERCISE 1

1. D, F, I.
2. D, E, F, H.

EXERCISE 2

1. have
2. not
3. do
4. but
5. intent
6. no
7. moment
8. if
9. only
10. will
 2. CLEFT SENTENCES

EXERCISE 1

1. It was Peter who (example)

2. It was when the fire started

3. It is unemployment…

4. It is his attitude towards animals…

5. It was the band…

6. What I can’t accept …

7. Why we travelled by plane…

8. What my best friend is fond of…

9. What is the key to make a good speech…

10. Where I last was Martin ….

3. ELLIPSIS

EXERCISE 1

1. The economic downturn affected me more than it affected her.

2. I liked the theatre play more than she did/liked the theatre play.

3. The song which was sung by U2 became very popular.

4. I visited Notting Hill after I came back from Dublin.

5. They don’t review the exams, and her friend didn’t review them, either.

6. The police has found the car which was stolen yesterday.

7. By nine o’clock, he had finished his work and he had gone home.

8. Pete looked for a long time, but he never found the money.

9. At that time, I was working in a restaurant at night and I was going to school during
the day.
10. Before her accident, Martha had been swimming on Saturday mornings, and she
had been running in the park.

MÓDULO 3: UNDER PRESSURE

1. SUBJUNCTIVE AND CONDITIONALS

EXERCISE 1

1. remember
2. read
3. be repaired
4. focus
5. not enter
6. apologize
7. attend
8. be sitting
9. thinks
10. drive
11. be taken
12. reduce
13. be allowed
14. regulates
15. should not swim
16. monitor
17. put
18. be invited
19. comes
20. work

EXERCISE 2

1. were
2. were
3. knew
4. would not
5. pressed
6. had
7. could go
8. wouldn´t
9. should
10. didn´t bring
 2. I WISH / IF ONLY

EXERCISE 1

1. Could
2. I wish could do that
3. Hadn’t
4. I wish I were going to the beach with my friends!
5. If only he would be quiet!
6. Would be
7. If only this computer were working
8. I wish I could go to your party.
9. If only I’d had more money with me yesterday!
10. I wish you’d stop doing that!

3. UNLIKELY, UNREAL AND PAST CONDITIONS

EXERCISE 1

1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A

READING

EXERCISE

1. F
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. e
BLOQUE 2
MÓDULO 1: THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS

1. PRONOUNS: BOTH, EITHER AND NEITHER

EXERCISE 1

1. I don't like Italian nor Indian food so I don’t really want to go to either
restaurant.
2. I love both of my sisters equally!
3. Neither me nor my brother like mushrooms.
4. Please will either you or Steven buy some milk later?
5. Do either of you have a black dress I can borrow?
6. Neither of them wants to come with me so I suppose I will have to go by
myself.

EXERCISE 2

1. Either will do for me.

2. Both
3. Neither
4. either
5. both
6. either
7. either
8. both
9. neither

2. LINKING SENTENCES AND CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1

1. nevertheless
2. while
3. even though
4. even so
5. instead
6. whereas
7. as
8. meanwhile
9. while
 10. before
11. so
12. unless
13. at that time

3. OTHER ADVERBIAL LINKING EXPRESSIONS

EXERCISE 1

1. B
2. F
3. E
4. C
5. D
6. A

READING

EXERCISE

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True

MÓDULO 2: DECISIONS

1. ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME

EXERCISE 1

1. when
2. until
3. until
4. when
5. When
6. before
7. before
8. before
9. when
10. While
EXERCISE 2

1. Hardly had she left the room when the phone rang
2. No sooner had the meeting started than the police arrived
3. Scarcely had he entered the house when somebody knocked
4. Hardly had I started my work when the guests arrived
5. No sooner had the party begun when the lights went out

2. EMPHATIC FORMS IN SPEECH

EXERCISE 1

1. WHAT VENEZUELA’S ECONOMY DEPENDS MOSTLY ON IS ITS OIL REVENUES.

WHAT DEPENDS MOSTLY ON ITS OIL REVENUES IS VENEZUELA’S ECONOMY.
2. WHERE JOHN LIVES IS IN A POOR HOUSE.
WHO LIVES IN A POOR HOUSE IS JOHN.
3. WHEN THE THIRD MIDTERM WILL BE IS ON WEDNESDAY.
4. WHAT DRAWS EVERYBODY’S ATTENTION IS PAUL’S MANNERISMS.
WHAT PAUL’S MANNERISMS DRAW IS EVERYBODY’S ATTENTION.
6. I LOVE THE FACT THAT MY STUDENTS ARE HARDWORKING.

EXERCISE 2

1. HARDLY EVER DOES MARY GO TO THE CINEMA.

2. NOT UNTIL HIS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE LESSONS WILL THE TEACHER REST.
3. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME.
4. NO SOONER HAD THE TEACHER LEFT THAN THE STUDENTS BEGAN TO MAKE
NOISE.
5. ONLY AFTER THE FIREMEN ARRIVED WERE THE CHILDREN RESCUED.

3. HYPOTHESISING IN SPEECH

EXERCISE 1

1. I wish I hadn't eaten so much. I can hardly move!

2. I wish you were coming with me.
3. I wish the neighbours would stop arguing.
4. Do you ever wish you were more ambitious?
5. I sometimes wish I had a sister
6. I do wish you wouldn't do that!
 7. I think he wishes he hadn't come.
8. I wish I was slightly taller.
9. This club is very small. Suppose there were a fire.
10. I didn't know you lived so close. We could have shared a taxi.
11. We can't all leave at the same time. It wouldn't look good.
12. Are you sure you want the party outside? What if it rains?
13. We should take the underground in case there's a lot of traffic.

MÓDULO 3: WAYS OF TALKING

READING

EXERCISE 1

1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. FALSE
7. TRUE

BLOQUE 3
MÓDULO 1: THE WORLD OF FASHION

1. ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF ADVERBS

EXERCISE 1

1. Adverb clause showing time

2. Adverb clause showing contrast
3. Adverb clause showing condition
4. Adverb clause showing cause and effect
5. By the time I complete this course, I will have written over ten essays.
6. We will go to the beach when Sharon gets here.
 7. When the game was over, we went home.
8. People may drive less because the cost of gas has increased.
9. Before you do anything else, renew your passport.
10. When it is snowing, I like to go for a walk through the forest.

EXERCISE 2

1. Such
2. Absolutely
3. Simply
4. Extremely
5. Completely
6. Pretty
7. Totally
8. Totally
9. Really
10. Absolutely

2. GRADABLE / NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE 1

1. J
2. F
3. E
4. L
5. A
6. B
7. H
8. G
9. K
10. C
11. D
12. I

EXERCISE 2

1. Absolutely
2. Extremely
3. Very
 4. Totally
5. Totally
6. Absolutely
7. Extremely
8. Very
9. Absolutely
10. Extremely
11. Totally
12. Very

READING

EXERCISE 1

1. b
2. e
3. k
4. g
5. l
6. f
7. a
8. i
9. h
10. j
11. d
12. c

MÓDULO 2: ALL ABOUT BOOKS

1. EXCEPTIONS FOR CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

EXERCISE 1

1. If it is still raining, stay here for another while.

2. If it has stopped raining, we will go.
3. If it starts raining, we always close the windows.
4. If it should rain, please close the windows.
5. If it rains, the windows must be closed.

2. IF AND ALTERNATIVES, PRESENT AND FUTURE CONDITION

EXERCISE 1

1. IF
2. UNLESS OR IF NOT
3. ONLY IF
4. IF NOT
5. UNLESS

EXERCISE 2

1. Should you need some more money

2. Were I your teacher

3. Should my boss call

3. SUBJUNCTIVES AND THE "UNREAL" PAST

EXERCISE 1

1. was
2. were
3. was not
4. were
5. was not
MÓDULO 3: BULLYING

1. CONNECTORS IN A SENTENCE OR BETWEEN SENTENCES

EXERCISE 1

1. However
2. Similarly
3. Then
4. Therefore
5. Afterwards
6. Eventually
7. In contrast
8. After

2. DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS

EXERCISE 1

1. At
2. About
3. Of
4. For
5. About
6. Of
7. To
8. Of
9. For
10. With

3. COMMON COLLOCATIONS

EXERCISE 1

1. Make
2. Done
3. Made
4. Did
5. Made
6. Make
7. Made
8. Do
9. Does
10. make