North Star Focus on Listening and Speaking – High Intermediate

UNIT 1

BACKGROUND, page 3 3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY

1. F (Americans get most of their news from TV.) 1 page 13
2. F (Magazines and other sources are the least 1.b 4. d
common.) 2.a 5. c
3. F (TV is still used more frequently than the Internet.) 3.e
4. T biased; to make a connection; lethal; comes in second; to
5. F (Most Americans are very interested in news about take break
crime.) 6.h 9. f
6. T 7.j 10. g
7. F (More than 50 percent think it is good.) 8.i
8. F (Most think it is good.) tune in; pastime; updates; riveting, soothing
9. F (They trust newspaper reporters more than they trust
lawyers.). 2 page 15
10. F (They trust medical doctors more, but corporate Answers will vary.
executives less.)
A PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 6 1Page 17
1. b 4. b 7. a 10. b 1. The United States has become a nation of people
2. b 5. a 8. b 11. a addicted to the news.
3. b 6. a 9. a 12. b 2. Americans are offered news in many forms
13. b 3. Critics have been concerned about the amount of news
we watch.
A LISTENING ONE, page 8 4. Many viewers have tuned into the CornCam website.
Answers will vary. 5. Academics are worried about the amount of news we
consume.
LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 8
1. a 3. b 5. c 2 page 17
2. b 4. c 6. b 1. are 3. has 5. have 7. we're
2. are 4. are 6. is 8. we've
LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 9
1. c 3. a 5. b 7. b B GRAMMAR
2. a 4. b 6. b 8. a 1page18
1.In sentence a, the focus is your mind. In sentence b, the
REACTING TO THE LISTENING
focus is the website. In sentence c, the focus is children.
1 page 10
Excerpt One 2.Answers will vary.
1.c.
2.She points out that Spiegel is a medievalist whose 2. page 18
period of study ends around 1328.
2.were provided 9. have been counted
3. were flooded 10. is being planned
Excerpt Two
4. have been treated 11. will be followed
3. b
5. is being reported 12. was rescued
4. She says that it does seem that those involved in
6. is predicted 13. had been warned
spiritual practices are often the most resistant to the daily
7. be regarded 14. was interviewed
news barrage.
8. was released 15. be given
Excerpt Three
3 page 20
5. a
6. They said, "I would if I could," or "Psst, don't tell 1. was attracted 5. is being promoted
anyone." 2. to be filled 6. has been visited
3. is stimulated 7. were reminded
B LISTENING TWO 4. have been depressed 8. was delayed
1 page 11
UNIT 2
1.b 3. b 5. a 7. a
2.a 4. a 6. b 8. b
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 27
1. revelation 8. scars
2. landscape 9. crutches
3. soared 10. perseverance
4. crushed 11. overcome

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5. collapsed 12. compassion

6. mangled 13. proof C LINKING LISTENINGS ONE AND TWO, page 32
7. limitations 14. had in store for Suggested answers:

A LISTENING ONE, page 28 Richard Van Ornum Achilles Track Club

Suggested answer: Different climbers had
1. The station chose essays by people who overcame 1. He was hit by a truck different obstacles: There
obstacles to make their dreams come true. as a child and his leg were blind climbers, a
was badly hurt. He had deaf and asthmatic
2. Answers will vary. to learn to walk again. climber, a cancer
survivor/amputee.
LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 29
1.He dreamed he was flying, though never over the same 2. He wanted to walk They wanted to climb
landscape. again and generally Mount Kilimanjaro.
2. He was hit by a runaway truck. succeed in life. He had Their disabilities would
3. He realized that everyone is born with gifts, but we all pain from the crutches make the climb more
run into obstacles. he used. difficult.
4. He has learned that if we use our gifts, we can 3. His imagination and
overcome our obstacles. perseverence helped
him to achieve his
LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 29 They had a lot of
goals. He believed that
1. F (He dreamed he was flying.) perseverance. They
we all run into
2. F (He always dreamed about different landscapes.) inspired each other.
obstacles, but if we
3. F (He was four.) recognize our talents
4. F (He used crutches.) and make the best if
5. F (He was in Venice.) them, we can succeed.
6. F (He was overlooking San Marco square.)
7. T They felt that behind the
8. F (He dreamed he was flying across Italy toward the 4. He saw himself as
personal physical
sea.) proof that any obstacle
challenge, there was a
could be overcome.
greater message.
REACTING TO THE LISTENING
1 page 30
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
Excerpt One
1 page 33
1. up in the air, soar. These words mean fly, especially
1. challenging 12. judging
high up in the sky.
2. determined 13. limitations
2. crushed. In this sentence, crushed means defeated by
3. inspiration 14. courageous
someone or something.
4. landscape 15. empowerment
3. Answers will vary.
5. scattered 16. peak
6. swooping 17. proof
Excerpt Two
7. collapsed 18. tough
4. ... I couldn't fly. I could hardly walk . . .
8. recognize 19. had in store for
5. Answers will vary.
9. inspirational 20. altitude
10. recognition 21. soaring
Excerpt Three
11. perseverance
6. I knew . . . And I also knew . . . But I knew . . .
7. Answers will vary.
2 page35
Excerpt Four 1. a. F b. L 4. a. L b. F
8. a. on the rooftop c. to the left 2. a. L b. F 5. a. L b. F
b. up on a ledge d. below me 3. a. F b. L
9. Answers will vary.
A PRONUNCIATION
B LISTENING TWO 1 page 37
1. When Richard was little, he dreamed he was flying.
1 page 32
1. There were seven climbers.
2. He looked at his scar and imagined
2. Five were blind. One was deaf and asthmatic.
it was an eagle.
Another was a cancer survivor and an amputee.
3. They were the largest group of disabled athletes ever
3. When he visited Venice, he realized
to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
that he had great gifts.
4. They turned to each other for inspiration.

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A LISTENING ONE, page 50

4. He suddenly realized 1. b 3. Answers will vary.
that he could overcome his obstacles. 2. b 4. Answers will vary.
5. The essay he wrote about his experience
was chosen for broadcast. LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 50
1. Teenagers are "night owls" because they have a lot to
2 page 37 do. Also, melatonin keeps them awake.
 Richard's scar looked like an eagle that was 2. They get sleepy at school and are unable to stay fully
flying on his leg. awake throughout the school day.
 A runaway truck hit Richard Van Ornum and he 3. They can face danger if they are riding a bike, playing
couldn't walk after the accident. sports, using tools, or driving.
 Richard's leg was mangled when he was on a 4. They can get frustrated, irritable, and sad.
field trip in preschool.
 The Achilles Track Club is the organization that LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 51
decided to undertake this remarkable project. 1. b 4. b 7. c
 The athletes who participated in the climb talked 2. a 5. b 8. b
emotionally about their achievement. 3. a 6. b 9. c
 Many newspapers showed photos of the
REACTING TO THE LISTENING
athletes as they climbed the mountain.
1 page 52
B GRAMMAR Excerpt One
1 page 38 1.playful, amused
2. elongated word length, changes in tone
1. The underlined words are gerunds.
2. The underlined words are infinitives.
Excerpt Two
3. enthusiastic, respectful
4. exaggerated word stress

Excerpt Three
5. confused, unhappy
6. changes in intonation, elongated word length,
exaggerated word stress

Excerpt Four
7. shocked
8. exaggerated word stress

B LISTENING TWO, page 54

1. b 5. b
2. a 6. A
3. b 7. b
4. b

C LINKING LISTENINGS ONE AND TWO, page 55

Questions about the Listenings

What are some of the causes of sleep deprivations?
UNIT 3 Listening One: Teenagers have a biological need to go
to sleep late. Their school schedule starts early, so they
BACKGROUND are constantly tired.
1 page 47 Listening Two: Parents of young children can't get the
1. e 4. a sleep they need. The children sleep a little and wake up a
2. c 5. b lot. Parents don't make sleep a priority, and sleep loss
3. d accumulates.
What are some of the symptoms of not getting
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 48 enough sleep?
a.) 11 b) 12 c) 9 d) 13 Listening One: Teenagers feel miserable. They fall
e) 1 f) 4 g) 3 h) 2 asleep in school. When tired, teens are more easily
i) 5 j) 7 k) 8 l) 10 frustrated, more irritable, more prone to sadness. Their
m) 6 performance
on intellectual tasks drops.
Listening Two: People get tired and cranky.

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What are some of the dangers of sleep deprivation? d. 1 h. 12 I. 14

Listening One: Reaction time, alertness, and
concentration are all slowed down by insufficient sleep. A LISTENING ONE, page 73
The Federal Department of Transportation estimates 1. ... the beaches to be packed with tourists. . .
teenage drivers 2. ... eerily silent
cause more than half of all fall-asleep crashes. 3. ... are hard to find
Listening Two: Their job performance is affected. 4. ... the checkout counter
Parents make bad decisions. Parents are too tired to 5. ... getting ready for a hurricane
exercise. Parents feel they may not be safe drivers when
they are tired. LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 74
What recommendations did the doctors and 8 a resident who almost lost her house
researchers make about our sleep habits?
3 a resident who is not evacuating
Listening One: Teenagers, parents, and school
authorities need to know more about the science of sleep 6 a tourist who is scared
and how important it is to young people's health.
7 advice for tourists
Listening Two: We need to make sleep a priority.
4 how hurricane forecasts are made
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
5 supplies that people should buy
1 page 58
a. 1 e. 2 i. 8 m. 14 1 the mood in Homestead, Florida
b. 10 f. 7 j. 11 n. 15 2 the weather report
c. 3 g.5 k.13 o. 6
d. 4 h. 12 I. 9
LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 75
A PRONUNCIATION 1. c 4. c 7. c 10. b
1 page 58 2. a 5. b 8. a 11. a
1. I need to go to bed, but I'm feeling energetic. 3. c 6. a 9. b 12. c
2. Adolescents wake up late but children wake up early.
3. Lian is fast asleep, but her children are awake. REACTING TO THE LISTENING
4. My husband has insomnia, but I need to sleep. 1 page 76
5. I'm sleepy in the morning, but I'm wide awake at night.
Excerpt One
B GRAMMAR 1. overconfident
1 page 60 2. He laughs in a sarcastic way. He sounds dismissive.
1. The doctor suggests going to bed earlier and taking
naps.
2. The woman doesn't go to bed early or take naps. Excerpt Two
3. Answers will vary. 3. guarded
4. He sounds serious.
2 page 61
2. wouldn't get 11. fell
3. would you do 12. took Excerpt Three
4. slept 13. would be 5. fearful
5. showed up 14. didn't get 6. She laughs nervously.
6. worked 15. would be
7. would be 16. would happen
8. weren't allowed 17. didn’t sleep Excerpt Four
9. would be 18. would increase 7. confident
10. would happen 19. didn't institute 8. She laughs.

UNIT 4 B LISTENING TWO, page 77

1. The Hurricane Hunters fly into the eye of the storm to
BACKGROUND, page 70 gather information and relay it back to the mainland.
1. d 4. f 2. There are rough winds outside the hurricane, but once
2. e 5. c inside the eye, the weather is calm and peaceful.
3. b 6. a 3. By providing an eyewitness account and looking down
at the surface of the water, humans can tell certain things
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 72 about the speed and direction of the storm that computers
a. 7 e. 2 i. 13 m. 9 cannot.
b. 5 f. 3 j. 8 n. 10 4. They say the experience is intense and heartening
c. 4 g. 6 k. 15 o. 11 because it helps save people's lives.

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C LINKING LISTENINGS ONE AND TWO 7. whose 16. who 24. when
1 page 78 8 .who 17.who 25. which
Possible answers: 9. when 18. that 26. which
10. who
Local Authorities
Hurricane Hunters UNIT 5
(Mayor, Police, Firefighters)
How will you B SHARING INFORMATION
communicate with
1 page 92
the public about the
When will the hurricane 1. b 4. a
hurricane?
get here? 2. d 5. c
Do people know how to
How strong will it be? 3. e
Get supplies?
How long will it last?
Have you set up a place
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 94
for people to go if their
1. j 5. a 9. c
homes are damaged?
2. f 6. h 10. g
3. e 7. i
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY 4. d 8. b
1 page 79
1.a. exciting 5. a. heartening A LISTENING ONE, PAGE 95
b. excited b. heartened 1. The Great Life is the one spirit that fills all things-
2. a. amazed 6.. a. comforting humans, plants, rocks. The sum of all of that and more is
b. amazing b. comforted what we call the Great Life.
3. a. interesting 7. a. encouraging 2. Answers will vary.
b. interested b. encouraged
4. a. frightened 8. a. surprising LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 96
b. frightening b. surprised 1. First Law of Nature: You don't take anything without a
reason. Example: for food, for medicine, or for protection.

2. Second Law of Nature: Everything we do should serve

the Great Life. Example: It's better to use a manual
toothbrush rather than an electric one.

3. Third Law of Nature: Don't pollute where we live.

Example: Don't pour chemical wastes down the drain.

LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 96

1. b 6. b
2. b 7. a
3. c 8. c
4. c 9. a
5. a

B LISTENING TWO
1 page 98
1. disagree
2. agree
B GRAMMAR 3. disagree
1 page 83 4. agree
1. In sentence a, that refers to the noun information. 5. agree
In sentence b, which refers to the noun eye wall.
2. The information added to the sentences after the 2 page 98
underlined words describes the nouns. The information 1. disagree
acts as an adjective. 2. agree
3. disagree
2 page 85 4. agree
2. which 11. that 19. which 5. agree
3. where 12. where 20. which 6. agree
4. whose 13. that 21. that
5. that 14. whose 22. Whose 3 page 99
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lines drawn as if earth were an animal's carcass 2. All of the sentences focus on things that were not done.
cut into pieces, skinned, 3. The paragraph communicates the feeling that some
though always less eaten than thrown away. things should have been done differently, but weren't.
See this land instead with a wind-eagle's eyes,
linked with rivers and streams like sinews through 2 page107
leather, 1. couldn't have known
sewed strong to hold the people to the earth. 2. shouldn't have poured
3. shouldn't have built
Do not try to know the land by roads. 4. ought to have been
Let your feet instead caress the soil in the way of deer, 5. could have stayed
whose trails follow the ways of least resistance. 6. shouldn't have happened
When you feel this land
when you taste this land UNIT 6
when you hold this land as lungs hold breath
when your songs see this land, BACKGROUND, page 114
when your ears sing this land, Suggested answers:
You will be this land. a. 1, 5, 13
You will be this land. b. 4,8
c. 4,8
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
1 page 100 VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 117
a. 10 d. 9 g. 3 j. 6
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb b. 12 e. 5 h. 7 k. 4
c. 2 f. 8 i. 11 1. 1
1.benefit benefit beneficial beneficially
2.competition compete competitive competitively A LlSTENING ONE, page118
electrocute, electric, Possible answers:
3.electricity electrically
electrify electrical
4.industry, industrial, 1. She did something important with the money she
industrialize X
industrialization industrialized saved.
5.nature X natural naturally 2. Answers will vary.
6.pollution pollute polluted X
protected, LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 118
7.protection protect protectively
protective 1. T
8.recycling recycle recycled X 2. F (She saved $250,000.)
9.spirit X spiritual spiritually 3. T
10.waste waste wasteful wastefully 4. T
5. F (She did not regret giving her money away. She
2 page 101 wished she had more to give.)
1. a. benefit, b. beneficial, c. benefit 6. T
2. a. competitive, b. compete, c. competition
3. a. electricity, b. electrify, c. electrically, d. electrical LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 119
4. a. industrialization, b. industrial, c. industrialize 1. c 5. b 9. c
5. a. nature, b. natural, c. naturally 2. c 6. a 10. a
6. a. pollute, b. polluted, c. pollution 3. b 7. b
7. a. protect, b. protective, c. protection 4. c 8. b
8. a. recycling, b. recycle, c. recycled
9. a. spiritually, b. spiritual, c. spirits
10. a. wastefully, b. wasteful, c. waste
REACTING TO THE LISTENING
A PRONUNCIATION 1 page120
1 page 104 Possible answers:
1. three 6. ladder 11. bathe
Excerpt One
2. they 7. worthy 12. other
1. Reasons: help people who can't afford to go to college,
3. there 8. dough 13. breeze
help people do something she couldn't do
4. think 9. sued 14. Zen
5. so 10. day
Excerpt Two
2. Reasons: change society, help people do something
B GRAMMAR
she couldn't do
1 page 105
1. The paragraph is about actions in the past. Excerpt Three

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3. Reasons: show that giving is important

B LISTENING TWO
1 page 121

What Is the According to the

Announcement Asking Announcement, Why
People to Do? Should People Do It?
Not because we
Volunteer time and have to, but because
PSA 1
money we should, and
many Americans do
Volunteer our services
This will make us
PSA 2 such as driving for
feel something real
people who can’t

C LINKING LISTENINGS ONE AND TWO, page 122

Answers will vary.

3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
1 page 122
1. recipient 7. stunned
2. retired 8. touched
3. volunteer 9. fund
4. tucked away 10. regretted
5. nest egg 11. benefactor
6. donation

B GRAMMAR
1 page127
1, The underlined phrases are similar because they are
questions.
2. The underlined phrases are different because did you
is affirmative and isn't it is negative.

3 page 129
Step 1
2. After finishing high school (She didn't finish high
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3. She was careful about watching her nest egg as it 2. Reason: To improve the following: responding to
pressure, handling stress, and interacting with other
grew. (She was surprised to learn how much money she
people.
had saved.)
Excerpt Two
4. When her three children grew up and moved away
3. Skills needed: self-awareness, self-control
(She had no children.) 4. Reason: The child needs to deal with her frustration so
she can do better in school.
5. ... college professors (She decided to help promising
Excerpt Three
black students.) 5. Skills needed: self-awareness, self-control, self-
motivation, people skills
6. ... $100,000 (She donated most of her life sayings-
6. Reason: Managers need to respond well to whatever is
$250,000.) going on around them. They shouldn't get angry and
resentful when there is a problem.
7. ... didn't accept the money because she felt sorry for
Oseola (She accepted the money gratefully.) B LISTENING TWO
2 page 142
8. Oseola couldn't afford to stop working (Oseola no
High EQ answers:
longer washes clothes for a living. 1. b 3. c
2. a 4. c
UNIT 7 5. b

VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 137 3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY

1. b 5. a 9. a 1 page 144
2. a 6. b 10. c 1. a. enthusiastic (about) b. respond well
3. a 7. c 11. c 2. a. high-spirited b. deal with setbacks
4. c 8. A 12. a 3. a. make a fuss b. put aside our negative
feelings
A LISTENING ONE, page 139 4. a. put myself in my b. perceptive
1. b 2. Answers will vary. client's shoes
5. a. swallow your pride b. take life in stride
LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 139
Suggested answers:

What is the person's job?

Betty Cortina: Elementary school teacher
Jim McDonald: Management training executive

Can EQ be learned or taught?

Betty Cortina: Thinks EQ skills can be learned and
should be taught.
Jim McDonald: Thinks it is difficult for adults to learn EQ
skills, although it might be possible for children.

How can a high EQ help a person?

Betty Cortina: Thinks high EQ can help children
overcome their frustrations and get along with their peers.
Jim McDonald: Thinks high EQ helps people work with
others.

LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 140

1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14

REACTING TO THE LISTENING

1 page 141
Possible answers:

Excerpt One
1. Skills needed: self-awareness, self-control, people
skills

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REACTING TO THE LISTENING

1 page161
Excerpt One
1. b 2. a

Excerpt Two
3. b 4. b

Excerpt Three
5. b 6. b

Excerpt Four
7. a 8. b

B LISTENING TWO, page 162

1. a 3. b 5. a 7. a
2. a 4. b 6. b

C LINKING LISTENINGS ONE AND TWO, page 163

Conversation One
Speaker A: Claude Fishlere / analytical
B GRAMMAR Speaker B: Satellite Sister / light, informal
1 page 148
1. In sentence a, the speaker's exact words were, "Some Conversation 2
kids tend to be much more patient than others." In Speaker A: Satellite Sister / light, informal
sentence b, the speaker's exact words were, "We could Speaker B: Bakery, owner / informative, analytical
learn to improve our EQ."
2. In sentence a, the second verb is in the past tense Conversation 3
because the speaker is using indirect (reported) speech. Speaker A: Satellite Sister / light, informal
3. Sentence b uses the simple past tense and the modal Speaker B: Bakery owner / informative
could + base form of the verb.
Conversation 4
UNIT 8 Speaker A: Claude Fishlere / analytical
Speaker B: Bakery owner / informative, analytical
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION
1 page 157 3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
Answers will vary. 2 page 166
a. 7 d. 10 g. 5 i. 4
2 page1S9 b. 6 e. 3 h. 9 j. 1
1. c 4. k 7. b 10. h c. 2 f. 8
2. j 5. d 8. g 11. a
3. i 6. e 9. f A PRONUNCIATION
1 page168
A LISTENING ONE, page 159 1. lock 4. boot
1. Eating habits are changing. 2. wool 5. boost
2. Answers will vary, but students may mention busy 3. body 6. cook
lifestyles, easy availability of fast food and prepared food.

LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 160

1. take-out sandwiches
2. changes in the workforce; more women working; more
men with white-collar jobs than before; less time for
midday meal; eating less food for lunch
3. The bakery now offers take-out sandwiches.

LISTENING FOR DETAlLS, page 160

1. b 4. a 7. c 10. b
2. c 5. a 8. b
3. b 6. b 9. b

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A LISTENING ONE, page 184

Possible answers:

1. The International High School is successful because

students use both their native language and their new
language, English. Students feel confident in their native
language, so they are better able to learn in general,
including in their new language.
2. Students in other high school programs probably use
one language at a time.

LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 184

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 (Item 8 is inferred.)

LISTENING FOR DETALS, page 185

Suggested answers:

Jennifer Shenke: Teacher. She likes the fact that

students enjoy themselves, help each other, and learn at
the same time.
Priscilla Billarrel: Student. She feels that the students
understand, support, and correct each other without
making fun of each other's mistakes.
Aaron Listhaus: Teacher. He thinks it is important that
B GRAMMAR school is a "safe" place where students feel welcomed
1 page170 and valued for who they are.
1. Answers will vary. Evelyna Namovich: Student. She was not punished for
2. In sentence a, it refers to lunch. In sentence d, them speaking Polish and she was encouraged to bone up on
refers to children. Polish while she was learning English.
Kathy Rucker: Teacher. She feels that speaking another
2 page 172 language has a practical economic value because there's
1. call you up 9. thinking it over so much rapid travel and international business.
2. caught on 10. hand it in
3. check it out 11. work it out REACTING TO THE LISTENING
4. ask you over 12. call me back 1 page 185
5. turn him down 13. turned it on Excerpt One
6. put him off 14. try it out 1. b 2. and; laughter
7. call it off 15. run into them
8. letting you down Excerpt Two
3. c 4. home; problem
3 page 174
2. f 6. b 10. n 14. i Excerpt Three
3. a 7. g 11. 0 15. h 5. a 6. travel; business
4. d 8. 1 12. j 10. b
5. e 9. m 13. k
B LISTENING TWO
UNIT 9 1 page 187
1. a 3. b 5. c 7. b
BACKGROUND 2. c 4. a 6. a 8. a
1 page 180
i. China j. Korea 2 page 188
b. Columbia f. Nigeria 1. foreign 6. jokes
c. the Dominican Republic e. Poland 2. breath 7. escape
h. Egypt g. Russia 3. words 8. tongue
d. West Indies 4. order 9. book
5. miss 10. thinking
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION
2 page183
1. g 4. I 7. d 10. c
2. k 5. e 8. h 11. f
3.b 6.j 9.a 12.i

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Student B
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY 7. What is Dr. Chin's native language?
1 page 190 8. What are the benefits of a bilingual school?
1. uprooted 9. extended 9. How has the bilingual school helped Dr. Chin's
2. blend in 10. tight-knit children?
3. intimidated 11. suppressed 10. What types of jobs require a bilingual person?
4. encourage 12. deal with 11. How do Dr. Chin's views about language differ from
5. support 13. adaptation her grandparents' views?
6. set him apart 14. challenged 12. In your opinion, what kind of school is best for
7. interpret 15. relieved immigrant children?
8. value 16. niche
C STYLE
A PRONUNCIATION 2 page 202
1 page 194 Student A Student B
She: international, traditional, punishment, special, 1. Germany 5. no
communication, niche, flourish 2. no 6. Mexico
Pleasure: measure, usual, television, occasion, treasure 3. from 1820-1975 7. no
Child: lecture, culture, Chile, niche 4. no 8. about 350,000
Just: language, enjoy, adjust, subject, educators,
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B GRAMMAR VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 208

1 page 196 1. c 5. b 9. a 13. a
1. Sentence a is about actions in the present. 2. c 6. c 10. c 14. a
2. Sentence b is about act-ions in the past. 3. a 7. a 11. a 15. b
3. Sentence c focuses on activities that are continuing in 4. a 8. a 12. a
the present.
A LISTENING ONE, page 209
2 page 198 Possible answers:
1. came 19. isn't
2. was 20. are 1. A car alarm could be causing the noise.
3. didn't speak 21. have changed 2. People are annoyed and upset when they hear it.
4. went 22. is
5. weren't 23. look 3. Answers will vary.
6. had 24. have spoken 4. The report takes place in a big, noisy city.
7. was 25. attend
8. didn't understand 26. are learning
9. was talking or talked 27. love LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 210
10. asked 28. are becoming or have 1. F 3. F 5. F
11. became become 2. T 4. T 6. T
12. told 29. teach or are teaching
13. wanted 30. help or are helping LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 210
14. felt 31. teach or are teaching Suggested answers:
15. thought 32. hasn't spoken
16. felt 33. doesn't remember 1. a. People are awakened often and don't know if they’ll
17. doesn't speak 34. wishes be reawakened.
18. has changed 35. has been taking b. People are arrested for disturbing the peace.
2. a. They send the driver a note or break an egg on the
3 page 200 windshield.
Student A b. Other groups smear axle grease on door handles
1. How long has she been in the United States? and Vaseline on the windshield. Some break windshields.
2. How did she feel about speaking Chinese when she 3. a. Her car was dented.
was a girl in school in the United States? b. When she set her alarm off in the restaurant parking
3. How does she feel about it now? lot, nobody bothered to see if her car was being broken
4. Why have her feelings changed? into.
5. What new technology is changing the way people learn 4. a. Another night, a car was being mutilated. She called
other languages? the police, and they came 40 minutes later.
6. How do you feel when people speak a language you b. Car alarms should be banned in densely populated
don't understand? neighborhoods.
5. a. The noise affects people's ability to sleep a night and
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b. More and more studies show that young people in

particular develop hearing loss from loud noise. 2 page 213
6. a. The laws are now being enforced. It is now illegal for A "midlife crisis" is a time in people's lives, usually
alarms to run more than three minutes. After that, the between 35 and 55, when they question the meaning or
police can break into a car to disable the alarm or even usefulness of their lives and perhaps want to make a big
tow away the car. change. The message of the cartoon is that technology,
b. If car owners adjusted their alarms to be less like people, gets older and may become less useful.
sensitive, the alarms would not be set off by vibrations Technology needs to change with the times.
from passing trucks and the like.
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
REACTING TOTHE LISTENING 1 page 21S
1 page 211 Possible answers:
Answers may vary.
What Probably Adjectives to
Mostly Somewhat Somewhat Noise
Makes This Noise Describe the noise
Mostly
Serious Serious Humorous 1.Bang Door or window Answers will vary
Humorous Closing
2.Shatter Glass breaking
Excerpt One: 3.Ring Telephone
Judy Evans 4.Rattle Train wheels
Tone of voice x 5.Beep Microwave oven
Choice of words x 6.Creak Door
7.Whistle Tea kettle
Excerpt Two: 8.Tick Clock
Lucille DeMaggio
9.Screech Car stopping short
Tone of voice x 10.Honk Car horn
Choice of words x
A PRONUNCIATION
Excerpt Three: 1 page 217
Senator Abate 1. I tried to read the instructions, but then I gave up.
2. I asked him to turn it down, but he said he didn't want
Tone of voice x to.
Choice of words x 3. Come in and sit down. You really look worn out
4. I want to buy a new car. This one keeps breaking
Excerpt Four:
down.
"Egg man"
5. I'm taking this new gadget back I can't get it to work,
Tone of voice x and I'm really fed up.
Choice of words x
2 page 218
I give up I've had it with these modern appliances! I
B LISTENING TWO
bought a new alarm clock, but it goes off whenever it
1 page 212
feels like it. Last night it went off at midnight. I got up
Caller 1
before I realized what time it was. First I got angry and
Technology: Stanley complains about automated phone
threw it out then I took it out of the garbage and decided
systems.
Reason it drives the caller crazy: They drive him crazy to take it back I want to get my money back.
because they take so long.
Caller 2 3 page 218
Technology: Carol is complaining about cellular phones. 1. e 3. c 5. d
Reason the caller finds it frustrating: People use them in 2. a 4. b
public places, and this disturbs others.
B GRAMMAR
Caller 3 1 page 218
Technology: Jessica complains about all the remote 1. The sentences are about activities in the future.
controls in her house.
Reason the caller is frustrated: They are so complicated 2. In sentence a, the action will already have been
to use, and they get lost. completed by a certain time in the future. The verbs in the
Caller 4
Technology: Arthur complains about e-mail. sentences show the relationship between two future
Reason it drives the caller crazy: It's mostly junk, and it
takes too long to read.

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events. In sentence b, the actions will be in progress at a 1. will have turned on

2. won't have become
specific time in the future.
Mystery Item 4
1 page 220
Mystery Item 1 1. will have asked
2. will have been invented
1. will have replaced
2. will have been made Mystery Item 5

Mystery Item 2 1. will have had

2. will have introduced
1. will have used
2. will have used Mystery Item 6

Mystery Item 3 1. will have been turned on

2. will have switched

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