STUDENT BOOK ANSWER KEY

CHAPTER 1 (pages 1–33) PRACTICE 2: Looking at Descriptive

Words (page 7)
PRACTICE 1: Interviewing a A Students should underline these adjectives in the
Classmate (page 3) Writing Models:
A Writing Model 1
Yes: 4*, 6*, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 8 That made me angry because I wasn’t very good
No: 5, 11 at it.
*Number 4 (family/marital status) is usually 10 I didn’t think I could ever learn to write
appropriate for classroom situations but might be beautifully, but Mrs. Robinson was patient with me
considered inappropriate in a work interview or and told me to keep trying.
social setting. 11 At the end of the year, I felt very grown up
because I could write in cursive script.
*Some people might feel uncomfortable about
giving out their exact address. It is fine to ask about Writing Model 2
someone’s neighborhood or city, however. 4 He’s very funny when he chases the Frisbee.
7 Second, Freddie is completely trustworthy.
B Answers will vary. Possible answers include:
9 Third, Freddie is caring and understands my
4. Are you married? / Do you have any
children? moods.
10 When I am tense, he tries to make me relax.
6. Where do you live? / What’s your address?
7. How long have you been in the United 11 When I am sad, he tries to comfort me.
States? B
8. How long have you studied / have you been
Adjectives Synonyms
studying English?
9. Why are you studying English? patient calm
10. What do you do? / What’s your job? /
grown up mature
Do you have a job?
12. Do you have any hobbies? Do you play funny amusing
any sports?
13. What do you like to do on the weekend / trustworthy dependable
weekends? caring kind
14. What are your plans for the future?
tense nervous
C Answers will vary.
sad unhappy
Looking at the Models (page 5)
C 2. calm 4. mature 6. amusing
Writing Model 1
3. nervous 5. dependable
1. The concluding sentence gives more
Not used: kind, unhappy
information. It tells why the teacher was
important.
2. The paragraph has 11 supporting sentences.
They tell a story.
Writing Model 2
1. The concluding sentence is longer and has
surprising information.
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2. There are 11 supporting sentences. They give

examples.

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PRACTICE 3: Editing Paragraph PRACTICE 5: Identifying Subjects,
Format (page 12) Verbs, and Objects (page 17)
The paragraph has these errors:
• The heading is written incorrectly.
S V
3. He works at a department store.
• The title is not centered.
• The first sentence is not indented. S V O V O
• The spacing is irregular. There should be a space 4. He likes his job but doesn’t like his boss.
after each line of text. S V V
• Only the first line should be indented. The 5. His job is easy and pays well.
remaining text should look like a solid block.
S V O
Sentences should not be written on separate lines. 6. This semester, he is taking extra classes.

Amy Wong S V O
7. He became a computer programmer at the age
English 10-A
Sept 5
of 16.
My Classmate S V V O
8. He speaks and understands English very well.
My classmate is a very nice person. Her name is
S V O
9. On weekends, he plays soccer with his friends.
Phuong Pham. She is from Vietnam. In Vietnam she
S V O
was a pharmacist. She is married. She lives with her 10. He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet.

husband, her children, and her parents-in-law in a house. PRACTICE 6: Editing Subject and Verb
Errors (page 17)
Phuong is taking two English courses, one health
has ’s / is
My friend Larryˇa bad habit. Heˇnever on time
science course, and one math course. She likes to
He arrives
to anything. Arrives ten minutes late everywhere.
listen to music and to read books. She doesn’t have a job
has / gives
right now, but she plans to get one when she finishes school.
Larry alwaysˇan excuse. “I missed the bus.” “My
He uses
I enjoyed meeting Phuong Pham. alarm clock didn’t ring.” “My watch stopped.” Uses

each excuse at least twice a week. I know them all.

Whenever Larry rushes in—ten minutes late, of

Try It Out! (page 13)
Answers will vary. course—and starts to say “Sorry I’m late, but I . . . ,”

PRACTICE 4: Recognizing Sentences I can finish the sentence for him. However, I recently
(page 15)
A 3. NS 7. S 11. NS discovered a new strategy. If the movie starts at 7:00,
4. S 8. S 12. S ’s / is
5. NS 9. NS I tell Larry it starts at 6:45. Then heˇearly! Larry’s
6. S 10. S is
bad habitˇnot a problem for me any longer.
is
B 3. My new classmateˇfrom Brazil.
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He / She is
5. Is very competitive.
She / He enjoys
9. Enjoys music, especially jazz.
are
11. The booksˇexpensive.

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PRACTICE 7: Editing Capitalization PRACTICE 8: Recognizing Patterns in
Errors (page 19) Simple Sentences (page 21)
M Z A
mark zuckerberg
S S V
3 He and my grandmother have four children and
One of the most famous young entrepreneurs in
S V
U S M Z H ten grandchildren. 4 My grandfather loves parties
the united states is mark zuckerberg. he is the creator
V
Z and invites our entire family to his house for a big
of a company called Facebook. zuckerberg was born
S V V
D F N Y H dinner on his birthday. 5 All 20 of us eat and tell
in 1984 and grew up in dobbs ferry, new york. his
S V
stories half the night. 6 My grandfather never gets
father was a dentist, and his mother was a doctor.
V
A tired and is always the last to go to bed. 7 On his last
Zuckerberg was always interested in computers. as a
S S V
H birthday, my brothers and I gave him a present.
young student, he attended public schools. however,
S V V
8 We put our money together and bought him a
after his second year of high school, he transferred
S V
H video game system. 9 Now he invites us to his house
to a private school. he was an excellent student in
L G every weekend to play video games with him.
physics, astronomy, math, latin, and ancient greek.
S V
S H U H 10 My grandfather never seems old to me.
In september 2002, he entered harvard university. he
F B 3. SS V 6. S VV 9. S V
created the computer software for facebook in 2004.
4. S VV 7. SS V 10. S V
H 5. S VV 8. S VV
he started the website when he was 19 and didn’t
F PRACTICE 9: Using Simple Sentence
know much about business. Today, facebook is one
Patterns (page 22)
of the most popular social networking websites A Answers will vary.
Z H B Answers will vary.
in the world, and zuckerberg is a billionaire. his

imagination and hard work helped to change how we PRACTICE 10: Using And and Or
(page 23)
communicate. 2. or 3. and 4. or 5. or 6. and
7. and, or, and 8. and

PRACTICE 11: Combining Sentences

with And and Or (page 24)
A 2. Marie got an A in Biology 101 and a B in
English 103.
3. You can fly or take a train from Paris to
Amsterdam. / You can fly from Paris to
Amsterdam or take a train.
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4. Marta is married and has two children.

5. She may major in math or business.
6. Should we go out or stay home tonight? /
Should we go out tonight or stay home?

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B Answers may vary. Possible answers include:
2. At every basketball game, I wear a bear
costume.
3. I have big brown ears and a black nose.
4. Over the costume, I always wear blue shorts and
a white shirt.
5. I look and act like a bear at the games.
6. During the games, the cheerleaders and I are
very enthusiastic.
7. We cheer for the UCLA team and jump up and
down.
8. I sometimes hug a player or joke with a referee.
9. I act funny and make people laugh.
10. I am the UCLA basketball team mascot.

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