Answer key

1a  Consuming passions Vocabulary from the lesson

3 1  c    2  b    3  a    4  c    5  b    6  c    7  b    8  c
Leisure interests
4 1  b    2  f    3  e    4  d    5  a    6  c    7  g
1 1 take    2  keen    3  give    4  get    5  got   
6  passion    7  obsessed    8  into    9  aficionado   
10  crazy Translation
5 Translate the text into your language. Check with
Verb forms review your teacher.
2 1 ’s    2  has    3  be    4  is    5  have    6  was
7 did    8  been 1d  Collectors
3 1 Was I?    2  Has she?    3  Does he?    4  Have you?
5 Had she?    6  Were they?    7  Did it?    8  Are you? What clauses
1 1  c    2  f    3  b    4  a    5  d    6  e
Dictation 2 1 What you don’t understand is he’s happy enough
4 01 as he is.
1 I’d never really been interested in photography until 2 What you need to do is find something to occupy your
my dad bought me a camera. time.
2 I’ve been collecting postcards as a hobby since I was 3 What Bob wants is a bit of peace and quiet after
about eight years old. a hard day at work.
3 I can’t understand people who get obsessive about 4 What you could do is arrange for both of you to
their hobbies. Haven’t they got anything better to do? go out with friends.
4 I really admire those people who have managed to 5 What your friends can do is suggest some other
make their hobby into a job. activities outside the house.
6 What you really need to do is stop worrying!
1b  Unusual pastimes 3 1 What I was just telling Bob was that he should take
up a hobby.
Negatives & questions 2 What he really needs is to get out of the house
sometimes.
1 1 Scientists have not been studying tornadoes for a 3 What I’ve suggested is he should give fishing a try.
long time. 4 What I mean is, it’s very relaxing and it would get him
2 They do not understand the formation of tornadoes. out in the fresh air.
3 Tornadoes do not always have a central column of 5 What Bob thinks is it would be boring.
water (a waterspout). 6 What he’d prefer to do is stay at home and read
4 Standing under a bridge will not/won’t protect you from a good book.
a tornado. 7 What he says is I’m obsessed with unnecessary
5 Tornado Alley is not a closely defined region of the US. hobbies.
6 Tornadoes are not often found in the US outside
Tornado Alley. Expressions with thing
7 I’m not planning to join a storm-chasing tour soon. 4 1 another    2  about    3  past    4  in    5  good   
8 Many people had not/hadn’t heard of storm-chasing 6 those
before the Hollywood movie, Twister.
2 1 is    2  isn’t    3  don’t hear    Dictation
4 did you get    5 Did you do    6  gave   
7 didn’t follow/wasn’t following    8  was    5 02
9 Did you get    10  didn’t know    11  didn’t find    A: What’ve you bought them for? You’ve got hundreds
12 are you working of pairs already.
B: They were a bargain and you know I’m crazy about
high heels.
Saying no A: What goes through your mind when you’re in a shoe
3 1 I’m afraid not    2  Not to my knowledge shop would keep a psychologist busy for years.
3 Are you kidding    4  Not especially B: Oh come on, it’s just one of those things. It’s no
5 Not exactly    6  I wish I could worse than your obsession with movie memorabilia.
Translation
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with your 1  Reading
teacher. 1 1 f    2  b    3  c    4  a    5  e    6  d
2 1 F (Only people who got through preliminary
1c  Autograph hunters qualifying competitions in their own countries could
take part in the championship games in Lucca.)    2  T   
Time adverbials 3  F (Pure logic and concentration are required to do
1 1 begin    2  while    3  first    4  end    5  afterwards Sudoku puzzles.)    4  T    5  F (Sudoku was invented
6 finally in the US.)    6  F (The first country in the world where
people got the Sudoku bug was Japan.)    7  T
2 1 to begin with, at first   2  in the end, finally
3 after a while, then, afterwards
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3 1 e    2  f    3  b    4  d    5  c    6  a 3 She didn’t use to like us playing near the flower beds.
4 So she built a special playground where we would
4 1 off    2  up    3  in    4  through    5  out    spend hours and hours every holiday.
6 into    7  up 5 We used to love that playground and I was really sorry
when she moved into a smaller house.
Read & listen 6 She still had a garden, but it wasn’t so big and on our
6 03 Refer to Reading 1 All you need to know about weekly visits we would play inside the house instead.
… Sudoku on page 9. 2 3 had    5  grew    6  was    10  lived
Strong reactions
2a  Wildlife 3 1 went    2  drives    3  go    4  about/on   
5 like    6  must
Adjectives (character)
4 1 blows    2  up    3  lose    4  head    5  livid
1 1 inquisitive    2  cute    3  obedient    4  tame 6 round    7  totally   
5 aggressive    6  ferocious    7  cold-blooded  
8 playful Dictation
2 1 aggressive    2  ferocious/aggressive  5 05
3 cold-blooded    4  inquisitive    5  obedient    A: You shouldn’t complain. It used to be far worse
6 cute    7  tame    8  playful in his father’s days.
B: Was he completely round the bend, too?
Present habits A: Totally insane. He used to have conversations
3 1 are often growing    2  are often attacking with a turkey.
3 will forever issue    4  will constantly ignore B: But I don’t suppose the turkey would make as much
5 are often feeding    6  have come mess as the ninety-eight cats?
A: No, but it would make a lot more noise.
Translation
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with 2d  Working animals
your teacher.
Be/get used to
2b  Animal rights 1 1 get    2  I’m    3  got    4  are    5  is    6  get
2 1 get used to    2  used to    3  used to    4  are used to
Verb idioms 5 used to    6  get used to    7  used to    8  are used to
1 1 interrupting    2  make sense    3  misunderstood 9 are (not) used to
4 explaining    5  accept    6  saying ‘no’ to
2 1 add up    2  face    3  drawn the line Collocations with get
4 missed the point    5  butted in    6  clear it up 3 1 I first got involved with voluntary work when I was
at university.
Expressing opinions 2 To start with, I didn’t really get along with our new
neighbours.
3 A 3 Stop wasting time and just get on with it!
1 wrong    2  ask    3  concerned    4  convinced 4 Getting around by car in the centre of town can be
B quite stressful with all the traffic jams.
a don’t    b  think    c  honest    d  Personally 5 I’ll get in touch with you as soon as I hear any news.
4 1  c    2  d    3  a    4  b 4 Sample answer:
 ou think you have problems? I have problems! This
Y
Dictation morning I had a big breakfast and arrived at work a little
late. I had an argument with the boss, and then was
5 04 fired. When I came back home, I received a call from my
To be honest, I can understand why people don’t like wife, who said it was time we divorced. So I contacted
them. I mean, they’re not exactly docile, are they? But my lawyer, who told me he had an urgent appointment,
it’s absurd to say they’d hurt anybody. A playful little but I had the impression he was lying. Just as I thought
bite on the nose, maybe, but they won’t mean any harm. things had become as bad as they possibly could, I ...
They always know when to draw the line.
5 Students’ own answers
2c  Companions Translation
Past habits
6 Translate the sentences into your language. Check with
your teacher.
1 1 I remember that my grandmother used to have
a beautiful garden.
2 She would spend hours in her garden in summer,
watering the plants and tending the flowers.

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2  Reading 3c  Mirror images
1 ‘compost’ – all the other words are connected to birds Participle clauses
2 1, 2 stupid/foolish 3, 4 a stupid, foolish person 1 1 that/which depicts a young woman
2 that were held to be universal
3 1 C    2  C    3  B    4  D    5  A    3 she is dressed or undressed
4 which are now considered unattractive
4 1 e    2  b    3  a    4  d    5  c    5 who are starving themselves to death
5 1 rolls    2  hatch    3  burying    4  ignore    5  seals    6 where they are either posing for photographers or
starring in the Hollywood blockbusters of the time
Read & listen 2 1 living and working in modern cities
7 06 Refer to Reading 2 Bird Brains on page 15. 2 growing up in today’s consumer society
3 paid to represent beauty products
4 claiming to cover serious news stories
5 seen by millions of cinema-goers all over the world
3a  Fashion statements 6 made available on the internet

Compound adjectives Vocabulary from the lesson

1 1 aged    2  going    3  shaven    4  hand    3 1 susceptible    2  cloud    3  blemish    4  spotlight
5  out    6 off 5 set    6  eating
2 anti-establishment    knee-length    middle-class 4 1 abnormal    2  incomprehensible    3  pimple
never-ending    old-fashioned    short-lived 4 puberty    5  self-doubt    6  stunning
3 1 anti-establishment    2  knee-length    3  never-ending    Dictation
4 short-lived    5  old-fashioned    6  middle-class
5 08
Vocabulary from the lesson We should have the choice to do whatever we want
4 1 velvet    2  wide-collared    3  Ethnic    4  flared with our faces and bodies without being punished by an
5 patterns    6  Ripped    7  provocative    8  safety pins ideology that is using attitudes, economic pressure, and
9 make-up even legal judgments regarding women’s appearance to
undermine us psychologically and politically.
Translation
5 Translate the text into your language. Check with 3d  Model behaviour
your teacher.
Slang
1 1 nuts    2  dumb    3  beat    4  a drag    5  a grand
3b  The right look 6 psyched up    7  an airhead    8  blow
Expressions with look 2 1 beat    2  blow    3  psyched up    4  a drag
1 1  got    2  best    3  through    4  exchanged   5 airhead    6  dumb    7  nuts    8  grand
5 sophisticated    6  have    7  feminine
Addition
2 1 d    2  a    3  f    4  b    5  e    6  c
3 6, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
3 1  look 2, 2    2 look 2, 3    3 look 2, 1
4  look 1, 2    5 look 1, 2    6 look 1, 1 Translation
4 Translate the extract from a magazine index into your
Defining & non-defining relative clauses language. Check with your teacher.
4 1  who/that    2  which    3  which/that  
4  which/that    5  who/that    6  which/that
3  Reading
5 2, 3, 5
2 1 d    2  b    3  c    4  e    5  a
Dictation 3 1 c    2  a    3  b    4  b    5  b   
6 07 4 1 get in touch    2  an audition    3  in character
1 Deciding what shoes to wear is probably the most 4 wig    5  facial expressions/mannerisms
important fashion decision you need to make. 6 mannerisms/facial expressions    7  double up
2 The style, brand and condition of your shoes say 8 competitive
much more about you than all the rest of your clothes
put together.
3 If your shoes look old and scruffy, no matter how Read & listen
smart your clothes, you will look scruffy, too. 5 09 Refer to Reading 3 How to be a ... celebrity
4 On the other hand, if your shoes are expensive and lookalike on page 21.
stylish, then people will think the same of you.

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4a  Living in fear May 6 1862 Henry David Thoreau, American author of
the essay ‘Civil Disobedience’, dies of tuberculosis.
Word building May 12 1916 James Connolly, leader of the failed
1 1 distressing    2  fearful/fearless rebellion against the British, is executed in a Dublin
3 harmful/harmless    4  painful/painless gaol.
5 reasonable    6  relaxing    7  risky    8  successful October 15 1969 Millions of Americans take part in
demonstrations organized by the anti-war movement,
2 1 fearless    2  unreasonable    3  anxieties calling for an end to the fighting in Vietnam.
4 cautious    5  painful    6  possibility
November 1 1998 The European Convention on Human
Explaining reasons Rights requires all members of the EU to abolish the
death penalty.
(so that, in order to, in case, otherwise)
December 10 1948 The United Nations Universal
3 1 e    2  a    3  h    4  d    5  c    6  g    7  f    8  b Declaration of Human Rights declares that all people
4 Sample answers: have freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
1 He’s wearing a mask. Otherwise, it would
be dangerous. Vocabulary from the lesson
2 He’s wearing a mask in order to protect himself. 3 1 spark    2  regains    3  boycott    4  overturned
3 He’s wearing a mask so that he doesn’t breathe the virus. 5 Mass    6  backs    7  granted    8  racial
4 He’s wearing a mask in case there is something
dangerous in the air. Dictation
Dictation 4 11
Montgomery, Alabama, is not only famous for the
5 10 bus boycott that shook the city in the 1950s. The state
1 There’s no harm in trying. capital was also the first capital of the pro-slavery
2 Why can’t you be reasonable for once? south during the Civil War. More than 50 percent of the
3 Put it down. Otherwise, you’ll get hurt. population of over 200,000 are black. Martin Luther
4 I’ll say that again in case anyone didn’t hear. King, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, was a
5 In order not to make this painful, I’ll be quick. church minister in Montgomery from 1954 to 1960. He
6 I’ll spell it out very carefully so that you can’t was murdered in 1968.
get it wrong.

4b  Bullying 4d  Southern snakes

Present perfect & past simple Present perfect simple & continuous
1 1 no change    2  have experienced    3  have also grown    1 1 been being    6  been agreeing    8  been coming
4  have recently started    5  no change    6  no change 2 1 have been reading, ’ve read
7  has acted    8  have recorded    9  hasn’t been 2 ’ve saved, ’ve been saving
3 ’s been driving, ’s driven
2 1  Have you seen    2  haven’t seen    3  did she post    4 ’s had, ’s been having
4  ’ve just read    5  Did you know    6  had    5 have been doing, have done
7  started    8  ignored    9  got    10  Has she done   
11  found    12  tried    13  changed    14  has decided 3 1 has been preparing    2  has done
3 has been following    4  has bought
Vocabulary from the lesson 5 has been looking    6  has spent
3 1 assertive    2  bossy    3  confident    4  domineering 7 has studied/has been studying
5 reserved    6  self-assured    7  timid 8 has practised/has been practising    9  has left

Translation Translation
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with 4 Translate the text into your language. Check with
your teacher. your teacher.

4c  The land of the brave 4  Reading

Word class 1 1 a    2  f    3  e    4  b    5  c    6  d
1 Nouns: abolition, disobedience, freedom, liberation, 2 1 D    2  A    3  C    4  D    5  C    6  B    7  D    8  A
liberty, move, movement, rebellion, religion 9 A   
Verbs: abolish, disobey, free, liberate, move
3 1 coming down, descent, landing
Adjectives: disobedient, free, rebellious, religious 2 connecting, fitted to, linked to
2 February 11 1990 South Africa’s first black president, 3 device, flying machine, invention
Nelson Mandela, tastes liberty for the first time in 27 4 Students’ own answers
years.

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 Read & listen 3 She had been standing in the sun for hours.
4 She had been thinking about it for ages.
6 12 Refer to Reading 4 Flying lessons on page 27. 5 She had been trying for four years.
6 The crowd had been growing for hours.
7 The children had been eating their dinner in front
of the TV.
5a  Modern art
2 1 c    2  d    3  b    4  a    5  g    6  e    7  f
Narrative tenses
3 1 had only just turned    2  had been writing
1 Staff at FBI Headquarters in Washington DC had never 3 had started    4  had been cycling    5  had become
given much thought to art. But, with the realization that 6 had criticized    7  had been working    8  had won
the country was been losing as much as $2 billion each 9 had been protesting    10  had been doing
year, the FBI did set up the Art Crime Team in 2004.
Twelve special agents were joined the team after they Dictation
had been received special training in art crime. The
agents had began to track down a long list of missing art 4 14
works. By the end of their first year of operations, they There’s no question that The God of Small Things is a
had being recovered items worth over $50 million. These masterpiece. Set in a town in southern India, it tells the
were included a self-portrait by Rembrandt which did had story of a woman and her family who have to return
been stolen from the National Museum in Stockholm. to the family home after she gets divorced. The plot
is revealed from the children’s point of view, with the
2 1 was living    2  was    3  had had    4  were growing narrative switching between the present and the past.
5 was    6  had spent    7  had already died
8 was beginning    9  lived
3 artist, collection, dealer, exhibition, landscape, patron, 5d  Bookworm
sculpture, mural, figurative, still life, portrait, gallery,
painter Phrasal verbs 1
1 1 e    2  d    3  f    4  c    5  a    6  b
4 1 artist    2  collection    3  sculpture    4  mural
5 portrait    6  gallery    7  still life 2 1 I don’t know how she comes up with them.
2 It’s not easy living up to it.
Dictation 3 People really take to them.
4 The publishers turned it down.
5 13 5 With the money from her fifth book, she set it up.
In Stockholm earlier today, it was announced that three 6 She moved out of the city to bring them up.
thieves had walked into the National Museum and
stolen three masterpieces, including a self-portrait by Vocabulary from the lesson
Rembrandt. A police spokesman said that the paintings
had probably left the country already. He said that they 3 1 c    2  a    3  b    4  a    5  a    6  b    7  a
were working on the theory that the paintings had been 4 1 e    2  b    3  c    4  g    5  a    6  d    7  f
stolen to order.
Translation
5b  Priceless! 5 Translate the text into your language. Check with
your teacher.
-ever words
1 Sample answers: 5  Reading
1 he was    2  you do    3  happens/you do/you say
4 you do/you say    5  did that    6  you are 2 1  b    2  b    3  a    4  a    5  c    6  a
2 1 However    2  Whoever    3  whatever    4  wherever 3 1 c    2  a    3  e    4  b    5  d    6  f
5 Whenever    6  whatever    7  Wherever
4 Sample answers:
Evaluating 1 decorate the walls
2 found it hard to survive financially
3 1  masterpiece    2  fortune    3  priceless    4  valuable 3 made him famous very quickly
5  rubbish   6  redeeming    7  worthless    8  worth 4 spend time thinking about his unhappiness
5 the centre of the action
Translation 6 report on/take pictures of the war
4 Translate the two dialogues in exercise 3 into your
language. Check with your teacher. Read & listen
5 15 Refer to Reading 5 Close up: Robert Capa on
5c  A good read page 33.

Past perfect continuous

1 1 Her husband had been trying to get a new job.
2 She had been sleeping at the time.

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6a  The vote Vocabulary from the lesson
4 1 involved    2  set    3  run    4  step    5  voted
Real & unreal conditions 6 fight    7  represented    8  committed
1 1 Anyone can become the president of the US provided
they want to badly enough and they’re ready to work Translation
hard to get what they want. 5 Translate the poem into your language. Check with
2 Don’t enter politics unless you know exactly why your teacher.
you’re doing it and what you want out of it.
3 He might have won the election if he hadn’t lost his
temper and insulted his opponent live on TV. 6c  Politically incorrect
4 I would only enter politics so long as I could
guarantee the privacy of my wife and children. Embarrassment
5 I’ll give up my post as governor on condition that 1 7, 1, 3, 8, 2, 5, 6, 4
I can run for president.
6 He would never have been so successful if it hadn’t
been for his wife. Should have
7 I would never, ever consider a life in politics, unless, 2 1 b    2  a    3  a    4  b    5  b    6  a    7  a    8  b
of course, I was asked to. 3 Sample answers:
8 If you want a career in politics, you’ll have to be The US shouldn’t have fought a war against the Lakota.
prepared to give up everything else, friends, family The US forces shouldn’t have broken the treaty.
and all your free time. Custer shouldn’t have been made leader of a cavalry
2 Sentences 1, 2, 5 & 8 are real conditions. division.
Sentences 3, 4, 6 & 7 are unreal conditions. Custer shouldn’t have advanced faster than the rest
of the army.
3 1 If you pick up a starving dog and make him Custer shouldn’t have ignored his orders.
prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal He should have listened to the advice of his scouts.
difference between a man and a dog. (Mark Twain) He shouldn’t have divided his men into three groups.
2 If we couldn’t laugh, we’d all go insane.
(Jimmy Buffet) Dictation
3 There is a theory which states that if ever anybody
discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why 4 17
it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced I recognize that this government has made a serious
by something even more bizarre and unexplicable. mistake and that we should not have taken these
(Douglas Adams) steps without consulting the people. I realize that I,
4 Americans will put up with anything provided personally, should have been better informed earlier
it doesn’t block traffic. (Dan Rather) and I should certainly have been more honest in the last
5 Nobody will believe in you unless you believe few months. I can only agree with those people who say
in yourself. (Liberace) that I should have resigned earlier. I was wrong and I
6 Oh, I don’t blame Congress. If I had $600 billion at my apologize.
disposal, I’d be irresponsible, too. (Lichty and Wagner)

Dictation 6d  Politically correct

4 16 -isms
1 If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have 1 1 a    2  b    3  b    4  b    5  b
believed it.
2 I’ll believe it when I see it. 2 1 atheist    2  anarchist    3  fatalist    4  materialist
3 He’ll do anything you ask of him, provided you pay 5 individualist    6  capitalist
him enough money.
4 I would never, ever consider doing anything like that, Asking for & giving clarification
unless you paid me. 3 1 know    2  suggesting    3  follow    4  mean
5 If I’d known, I wouldn’t even have spoken to him. 5 basically    6  meant    7  point    8  words

6b  Women in politics Translation

4 Translate the text into your language. Check with
I wish & If only your teacher.
1 1 c    2  b    3  d    4  e    5  f    6  a
2 1 ’d known    2  were    3  hadn’t done 6  Reading
4 wasn’t/weren’t raining    5  ’d been
2 1  D    2  C    3  A    4  B
Elections 3 1 F alse (The expenses scandal has targeted all three of
3 1 Members    2  turnout    3  polling    4  constituency the main political parties.)    2  True
5 ballot    6  candidate    7  general 3 False (It is not known who released the confidential
information.)    4  True    5  True    6  False (A former
minister has been involved in the scandal.)

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4 a  released    b  maintenance    c  tainted    d  audit    5 She’ll be taking her final exam in December.
e  convicted    f  pleaded 6 If she passes that, she’ll be starting her ‘experience
programme’ immediately afterwards.
5 1  B    2  C    3  D    4  A 7 She hopes she will have completed all her training
by next summer.
Read & listen
2 Sample answers:
6 18 Refer to Reading 6 MPs’ expenses scandal on 1 She’ll be working on her portfolio this week; she’ll
page 39. be attending a role play workshop at 2.30pm on
Tuesday; she’ll be having dinner with her classmates
on Saturday evening.
7a  Green issues 2 She’ll have finished her portfolio by Friday afternoon;
she’ll have done two coaching observations by the
The environment end of the week; she’ll have started work on her fifth
assignment before next week.
1 1 warming    2  gases    3  fumes    4  wind   
5 hydro-electric    6  changing    7  food Vocabulary from the lesson
Vocabulary from the lesson 3 1 c    2  b    3  b    4  a    5  b    6  c    7  a    8  b
2 car tyres, chronic illnesses, carrier bags, coastal areas, Dictation
organic crops, printer ink, plant dyes
4 20
3 1 organic crops    2  coastal areas    3  chronic illnesses A: By this time next year, I’ll be making millions.
4 carrier bags    5  Plant dyes    6  car tyres B: You mean you’ll be looking for a job.
7 printer ink    A: No, I’ll have set up my own company.
B: I hope you won’t be asking me to help you out.
Dictation A: Only once. You’ll be lending me the money to start
4 19 things off.
Change in the Earth’s climate and its adverse effects B: I certainly won’t be doing anything of the sort.
are a common concern of humankind. A: Yes, you will. And we’ll both be laughing all the way
Human activities have been substantially increasing the to the bank.
atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. These
increases enhance the natural greenhouse effect, and 7d  Trends
this will result, on average, in an additional warming of
the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. Giving examples
1 6, 7, 1, 4, 5, 2, 3
7b  Green houses 2 If you want to find out about the future, there are many
Futures review people, among other things, who can help you. You can
turn, for example, to the horoscope pages of such as
1 1 going to be    2  will rise    3  are meeting the newspaper where you can find out about your love
4 will not decrease    5  they’re going to have life, in particular. For more serious information, you
6 I’ll grab can dip into the writing of well-known prophets such as
2 1  Are you going to fix   3  is coming    6  I have Nostradamus or use magical books like the I Ching, to
8  I’ve got/I have   
10 I’m seeing   11  are you doing  name but a few. But if you’re really serious for instance
about the future, you can take a course, in particular,
in Futures Studies. At the University of Budapest, for
Expressions with make instance, you can study topics like ‘Change and Future’
3 1 for    2  with    3  to    4  for    5  of    6  for    7  of or ‘Space and Time in Futures Studies’, to name but two.
8 to
Nouns & prepositions
Translation 3 1  The developing world’s demand    2  The British taste
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with 3  Rapid advances    4  A growing interest
your teacher. 5  An increase    6  Annual consumption   
7  A shortage
7c  Lifestyle changes Translation
Future perfect & future continuous 4 Translate the quotations into your language. Check with
1 1 Heather is training to become a life coach. As soon your teacher.
as she’s qualified, she’ll be looking for work.
2 But before she earns anything, she’ll have spent over 7 Reading
$1,000 on her training.
3 She’ll be having her next class at 3 o’clock on Tuesday 1 1  d    2  b    3  c    4  a    5  e
afternoon.
4 After that, she’ll have done nearly two-thirds of the 2 a gossip and celebrity magazine
course.
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3 a, c, d, e 3 It can’t have been anything to do with him.
4 I can only guess what it must have been like.
4 1 quiet, calm, unassuming 5 It may have been her and then again it might not.
2 one (Alexander McQueen) 6 Some of you might have missed what I was saying
3 taking over from McQueen and designing Kate earlier.
Middleton’s wedding dress 7 You must have worked out some of the answers by
4 Students’ own answers now.
5 1 intern    2  flamboyance    3  undaunted   
4 (wide) array    5  marrying    6  under wraps    8c  Alternative therapies
7 unassuming
6 Students’ own answers Modals (permission, obligation & prohibition)
1 1 weren’t allowed to   2  had to   3  were allowed to
Read & listen 4 had to   5  can   6  have to   7  don’t have to  
8 mustn’t   9  have to
7 21 Refer to Reading 7 Sarah Burton: Dressmaker to
the stars on page 45. 2 1 have    2  had    3  allowed    4  were    5  don’t
6 can    7  aren’t    8  must

8a  Cold comfort Vocabulary from the lesson

3 1 low morale    2  growing number    3  full spectrum
Symptoms 4 natural light    5  colour scheme
1 1 c    2  e    3  b    4  f    5  d    6  a 6 work-related illness    7  ergonomic keyboard

2 1 stiff muscles    2  hacking cough    3  upset stomach Dictation

4 runny nose    5  high temperature
6 throbbing headache 4 23
1 Acupuncture has its roots in traditional Chinese
3 A:  3, 1, 2    B:  3, 1, 2    C:  2, 4, 1, 3 medicine.
2 It involves inserting long, thin needles in the body
Vocabulary from the lesson at very specific points.
4 1 ’s off    2  sounded    3  gone off    4  lose    5  take 3 It is used to treat a wide variety of illnesses and
6 come across medical conditions.
4 It is particularly popular in the treatment of chronic
back pain.
Translation 5 It has even been tried with school pupils suffering
5 Translate the jokes into your language. Check with from stress.
your teacher.
8d  Let’s dance
8b  Bill of health
Changing the subject
Health idioms 1 1 reminds    2  think    3  talking    4  for    5  way
1 1 She was feeling a bit under the weather. 6 saying
2 I think I am coming down with something.
3 There’s definitely a bug going round. Phrasal verbs with objects
4 My back was killing me.
5 He was given a clean bill of health. 2 1 You should look after yourself a little more.
6 I thought I was at death’s door yesterday. 2 I’ll get back to you later today with times and prices
for the dance classes.
2 1 d    2  f    3  e    4  c    5  a    6  b 3 I know I should go and see the doctor, but I keep
putting it off.
Modals of speculation 4 How could you fall for all his stories?
3 1 Anything must could/might have happened to her. 5 You’ll never guess who I ran into at the Apollo
2 She can could/must/may/might have got lost. last night!
3 She mustn’t must have left it at home. 6 Don’t bring up the subject of his health when you
4 That must have been be what she’s doing. speak to him!
7 When they’re late, they usually make up a story about
4 1 can’t have    2  mustn’t have    3  might have been problems with the bus.
4 couldn’t have    5  can’t    6  must    8 Can we sort out this problem later?
7 must have been
3 1 They said they’d get me back to me with more
5 Students’ own answers information about the dates.
2 I’ve heard enough of your stories and I won’t fall for
Dictation them for any more.
3 It’s your problem and you must sort out it out.
6 22 4 It was my birthday, so they took out me out
1 She mightn’t be telling the whole truth. for dinner.
2 They couldn’t have known we’d be here. 5 Why did you make up it up? Why didn’t you tell
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Translation Vocabulary from the lesson
4 Translate the dialogue into your language. Check with 3 1 triumphing    2  inconvenience    3  reveal
your teacher. 4 citizenship    5  sighting    6  update    7  check out
8 psychologist
8  Reading Translation
1 Students’ own answers 4 Translate the text into your language. Check with
your teacher.
2 1, 3, 4, 2
3 5, 1, 6, 4, 2, 3
9c  Villains
4 1 b    2  a    3  b    4  b    5  a    6  a    7  b
Adverbs & modifying adjectives
5 Students’ own answers
1 1 old, ancient    2  bad, awful    3  big, enormous
4 hot, boiling    5  good, brilliant    6  cold, freezing
Read & listen 7 important, crucial    8  happy, delighted
6 24 Refer to Reading 8 The Unicorn in the Garden 9 difficult, impossible    10  tired, exhausted
on page 51. 11 interested, fascinated
2 1 pretty, absolutely     2  really, exhausted
3 a bit, quite    4  absolutely, slightly
9a  Celebrity heroes 5 very, different    6  absolutely, totally

Adjective order Crimes

1 1 Stylish Italian leather dancing shoes 3 1 mugging    2  armed robbery    3  smuggling
2 Four exceptional-value original 1960s plastic 4 vandalism    5  kidnapping    6  hijacking
dining chairs
3 Amazing, life-size, full-colour poster of Dictation
Natalie Portman
4 Unwanted pair of long, grey boxer shorts 4 26
5 Large, black, pointed wizard’s hat The number one, all-time screen villain who must be
6 Beautiful miniature Venetian glass rose on everybody’s list is Hannibal Lecter. His cold-blooded
7 Enormous, blue/yellow European flag intelligence and total lack of respect for human life make
8 Brand new super-slim Japanese digital camera him a truly terrifying figure. And it is the relationship
between him and a young FBI agent that makes The
2 1 a huge, black, satin tie Silence of the Lambs one of the best horror movies ever
2 a smelly, round, French cheese made.
3 an old, grey, woollen jumper
4 a long, square, wooden stick
9d  Hate list
Vocabulary from the lesson
Compound nouns (jobs)
3 1 e    2  c    3  d    4  f    5  g    6  a    7  b
1 1 jockey    2  agent    3  fighter    4  courier
4 1 with    2  of    3  on    4  of    5  into    6  to 5 worker    6  inspector    7  rep    8  warden
7 for    8  of    9  for    10  of    11  as   
2 1 park warden    2  student/union rep   
Dictation 3 disc jockey    4  travel agent    5  health inspector   
6 jet fighter    7  drug courier    8  rescue worker
5 25
Actor George Clooney has hit back at websites that Contrast
encourage members of the public to post sightings of 3 1, 5, 6, 2, 4, 3
celebrities. These celebrity-watching sites are becoming
increasingly popular around the world and, according to
the Hollywood star, are a threat to the private lives and Vocabulary from the lesson
safety of people in the public eye. 4 1  dazzling    2  thug    3  evil    4  Cynical   
5  vindictive    6  obnoxious    7  arrogant
9b  Local hero Translation
Adjectives with prepositions 5 Translate the sentences into your language. Check with
your teacher.
1 1 involved    2  devoted    3  intent    4  restricted
5 connected    6  aware    7  sympathetic    8  familiar
2 1 of    2  to    3  in    4  to    5  from    6  on    7  for 9  Reading
1 1 a    2  b    3  b    4  c    5  b    6  c    7  b
2 3
3 a 4    b  2    c  1    d  5    e  3
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4 a 5    b  1    c  3    d  3    e  1    f  4    g  4    h  2 3 I asked him where was his new jacket his new jacket
was and why wasn’t he he wasn’t wearing it. He said it
5 1 peopled with    2  get their hands on had been stolen from his office. I asked him why hadn’t
3 is plagued by    4  flock to    5  took to the streets he he hadn’t told me and he said he doesn’t want to
6 track down didn’t want to/hadn’t wanted to upset me. When I told
6 Students’ own answers him I had known knew the truth, he said was he he was
really sorry, he hadn’t liked the jacket from the start, but
Read & listen he didn’t know how to tell me.
7 27 Refer to Reading 9 Batman on page 57. 4 1 they had found his jacket
2 if he knew about the money in the pocket
3 he had been going to use it to pay a builder
4 her if she had the money with her
10a  Good deeds 5 how much money he had left in the pocket
6 there should have been two thousand pounds in
Reflexive verbs twenty pound notes
1 1 You should consider yourself    2  Ask yourself 7 why he had thrown the jacket away
3 adapt yourself to    4  expressed yourself 8 he hadn’t thrown it away; it was his ex-girlfriend who
5 content yourself    6  distinguish yourself had thrown it away
2 It is natural that parents endanger themselves in order Collocations with give
to protect their young, both in the human and animal
world. But this decision to sacrifice themselves for their 5 1 priority    2  consideration    3  problems    4  speech
children is not always the best choice. How will the 5 permission    6  lecture    7  warning
children survive without their parents if they are too 8 piece of my mind
young to look after themselves? Parents need to remind
themselves that they need to look after their own safety Dictation
first, so that they are then in a better position to look 6 28
after that of their children. This is also true in day- Can you spare a coin or two, madam? I’m collecting for
to-day life. Parents who dedicate themselves not only the poor and the homeless. You may have heard that
to their children, but also to their other interests and the hostel for the homeless is going to close down next
passions, make better parents. They should not consider week, and I was wondering if you might like to give
themselves to be the slaves of their children, but rather something for people less fortunate than ourselves?
pride themselves on being happy, satisfied individuals
who share their love of life with their family.
10c  Aid worker
Vocabulary from the lesson
3 1 from    2  to    3  for    4  to    5  against    6  from Job responsibilities
1 1 promote    2  liaise    3  oversee    4  participate
4 1 benefit from    2  attach great importance to 5 coordinate    6  track    7  seek out    8  facilitate
3 sets us apart from    4  gave evidence against
5 sacrifice yourself for    6  provide an answer to 2 1 participate    2  liaise    3  oversee    4  seek out
5 facilitate    6  promote    7  coordinate    8  track
Translation
5 Translate the proverbs into your language. Check with Reporting verbs & patterns
your teacher. 3 1 They refused to have anything to do with the project.
2 He mentioned visiting our site in the North.
3 She admitted not knowing much about recent
10b  Giving developments.
4 They invited us to come and see their new offices.
Reporting 5 He promised to pass the information on as quickly
1 1 if he wanted her to keep the jacket for him as possible.
2 he’d come back for it later that afternoon 6 They denied having any connection whatsoever with
3 they were giving it to charity the local authorities.
4 whether they’d be coming back the next day 7 She encouraged me to try again.
5 he might be going away for a couple of days 8 They warned them not to travel through the
6 when he thought he’d be getting back mountains after dark.
7 he’d finished with it and didn’t want it anymore 4 After lengthy talks with our delegates, the local
2 1 ‘Do you want me to keep the jacket for you?’ education authority has agreed opening to open four new
2 ‘I’ll come back for it later this afternoon.’ schools in the area. We have managed to persuade them
3 ‘We’re giving it to charity.’ putting to put forward 50% of the funding and we have
4 ‘Will you be coming back tomorrow?’ suggested to spend spending this money on the school
5 ‘I might be going away for a couple of days.’ buildings. In return the education authorities have asked
6 ‘When do you think you’ll be getting back?’ us supplying to supply the teaching staff and materials.
7 ‘I’ve finished with it and don’t want it anymore.’

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 Dictation It was the only safe route between the two oceans until
1914 when the Panama Canal was opened, enabling
5 29 ships to sail right through the Central America. It was a
Working on grassroots development projects requires popular route with prospectors trying to reach the coast
a great deal of patience and cultural sensitivity. You of the California in the 1849 Gold Rush.
need to be able to assess the situation from various
different points of view and encourage others to do the 4 1  –    2  the    3  the    4  the    5  –    6  the    7  the
same. Above all, you must remember that your task Dictation
is not to dictate changes, but to facilitate growth and
development. 5 31
1 The first people discovered America more than 10,000
years ago.
10d  A good job 2 They came from the east, crossing the ice from Siberia
to Alaska.
Job interviews 3 They discovered a land which was very similar to
1 a to    b  in    c  for    d  with    e  as    f  to    g  at Siberia but with no people living there.
h in    i  to    j  on 4 More people followed and they advanced down the
west coast of the continent.
2 a 2    b  3    c  5    d  4    e  1 5 Eventually they occupied the whole of North and
South America.
Vocabulary from the lesson
3 a meet    b  attending    c  giving    d  set    e  write 11b  South is up
f develop
Binomials
Translation 1 1 short and sweet    2  –    3  bits and pieces
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with 4 black and white    5  –    6  forgive and forget
your teacher.
2 1 Tried, tested    2  Pick, choose    3  To, fro
4 flesh, blood    5  here, now
10  Reading
1 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
Vague language
3 It’s kind of difficult to say exactly what it is to be
2 1  E    2  B    3  C    4  A    5  D    6  F Australian. People talk about national identity and stuff
3 Topics 2 and 6 are not mentioned. like that, but it’s really much more personal. It’s stuff
like the things you do every day, your family, your
4 1 defending human rights friends and so on and the things you do together. The
2 death sentences are no longer death sentences – they way we live our lives sort of defines who we are, and I
are something less severe suppose there is a lifestyle which could be called more
3 people who share your ideas and beliefs or less typically Australian. It’s a simple lifestyle, an
4 making students (on the campus) very aware outdoor lifestyle. It doesn’t mean we’re all sports mad,
of the issues surfing or kayaking or something all day long, but it
5 does something that will have an effect for a long time does mean that we tend to spend a lot of time outside,
6 doing things together you know, in our gardens, on the beach, taking it easy.
7 leave money when you die
4 I’ve loved maps since I was a kid. I suppose they kind of
remind me of my dad. He had a huge one in his study.
Read & listen It covered the whole wall. It must have been like 5
5 30 Refer to Reading 10 Amnesty on page 62-63. metres long or something. We used to spend hours just,
you know, looking at the map and planning imaginary
journeys and stuff like that. We used to stick flags in it
to show where we’d been on holiday and so on. And
11a  Globe-trotting since I left home I’ve always, more or less, had a map in
my room. And my bookshelves are packed with them,
Geographical features road maps, street maps, atlases, globes and so on. Some
1 1 peninsula    2  ocean    3  canal    4  cape    5  falls people say I’m obsessed and I guess they’re sort of right.
6 bay    7  desert    8  strait
2 1 desert    2  falls    3  strait    4  bay    5  canal Translation
6 ocean 5 Translate the text into your language. Check with
your teacher.
The & geographical names
3 The Straits of Magellan are named after the Portuguese 11c  Positive psychology
explorer who first sailed through this narrow passage
connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific. The Straits lead Articles
from the border between the Chile and the Argentina 1 1 the    2  –    3  a    4  the    5  the    6  the    7  the
in the East, past the town of the Punta Arenas to the 8 the    9  a    10  the    11  –    12  a    13  –    14  –
islands of the Queen Adelaide Archipelago in the West. 15  –    16  –    17  the    18  the
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2 Researchers believe that happiness, or ‘a life satisfaction’ 11  Reading
occurs most frequently when people lose themselves
in the daily activities. The term used to describe this is 1 PARA 1 2 3 4 5 6
‘flow’. A people in flow may be doing something very
simple, sewing a button on a shirt or cooking a meal. B D C A
They may be involved in a work, playing a musical
instrument, taking part in the sport or losing themselves 2 a 2    b  6    c  3    d  1    e  3    f  2    g  5    h  4
in a good book. The result is always the same. 3 1 a    2  b    3  a    4  a    5  b    6  b    7  b
The important thing is to identify the activities in your
a day-to-day life that absorb you most and to build your 4 2, 4 and 6
life around these things. That, it seems, is the secret of 5 Students’ own answers
the true happiness.
Read & listen
Vocabulary from the lesson
3 1 Very often other people’s opinions perceptions of us 6 33 Refer to Reading 11 Making Slough Happy on
are much more important than our bank balance. page 69.
2 There is no simple, straightforward relationship
correlation between happiness and money.
3 It is very important crucial to take a number of 12a  Loot
different factors into account.
4 It is also important to remember that we are looking Passives review
at overall happiness and not single extremely happy
euphoric moments. 1 1 was reputedly worn    2  was auctioned    3  was
5 But having measured happiness levels, we still need to 4 had ever been paid    5  consists    6  is held
deal with tackle the basic problem of finding ways of 7 was once owned    8  was bought
making people happier. 2 1 have been made    2  was first published
6 The really wealthy affluent people in society are not 3 has been adapted    4  were written
necessarily the happiest. 5 were then read    6  has been translated
7 was paid    8  were never used (have never been used
Translation – if you consider that pirates are also a modern day
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with phenomenon)
your teacher.
Vocabulary from the lesson
3 1 raid    2  track down    3  make off with
11d  Perfect locations 4 carry out    5  head for    6  threaten
Describing landscape
Dictation
1 1 estuary    2  hills    3  valleys    4  gorge    5  peaks
6 cliffs 4 34
1 A cruise liner has been attacked by pirates off the
So & such Eastern coast of Africa.
2 It is the first time that pirates have attacked a cruise
2 1 such    2  so    3  so    4  so    5  so    6  such ship in ten years.
3 1 It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen a really good 3 More than 200 ships have suffered from pirate attacks
film. since the beginning of the year.
2 The scenery was so incredibly beautiful that it was 4 It has been suggested that all cargo and cruise ships
almost a distraction from the film. should be accompanied by security boats.
3 It is such a simple story.
4 But the acting is so good that it really brings the
story alive. 12b  Bounty hunter
5 The closing scene was so sad, it made me cry.
6 It’s such an excellent movie and I highly recommend it. Idioms (money)
1 Seven years ago Jayne Bingley didn’t have a penny
Dictation to her name. She was living from hand to mouth and
struggling to pay the rent at the end of the month. Now
4 32 she lives in the lap of luxury and has money to burn.
A: Did you go out last night? It all began when a friend introduced her to eBay. She
B: No, I was so tired, I stayed at home. I watched began with 20 dollars and some bits of old furniture.
Lord Of the Rings on DVD instead. Now her antiques company is making millions and
A: It’s such a great movie, isn’t it? she’s worth a fortune. ‘It’s a gold mine,’ she said. ‘I
B: Yeah, and the scenery is absolutely stunning. started out in the red and eBay was like a miracle cure.
A: So spectacular it makes you want to catch the next If you’ve got something to sell, there’s always somebody
plane to New Zealand! out there who’s ready to buy it.’
B: Yeah, possibly.

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Passive reporting structures US & UK English
2 1 are known to have been 2 ACROSS
2 It has been rumoured that 2 garbage can    5  underground    6  sidewalk
3 they were reported to have crossed 11
aubergine    12  faucet
4 it is now believed that DOWN
5 It is thought that 1 petrol station    3  pants    4  vest    5  underpass
6 who were said to have spoken 7 subway    8  waistcoat    9  check    10  soccer
7 who were believed to be
3 1 garbage can    2  aubergine    3  soccer    4  faucet
3 1 It is reported that the Sundance Kid never shot or 5 check    6  pants
killed anyone.
2 It was rumoured that they were often accompanied Translation
by a woman.
3 She went by the name of Etta Place, though this is 4 Translate the joke into your language. Check with
believed to have been a false name. your teacher.
4 They were said to be very polite and gentlemanly.
5 In Argentina, they were rumoured to be in trouble with
the law. 12  Reading
6 It has been suggested that they returned to a life of 1 Students’ own answers
crime because they were bored.
2 3
Translation 3 1 c    2  a    3  c    4  a    5  b
4 Translate the text into your language. Check with
your teacher. 4 1 e    2  a    3  g    4  d    5  c    6  f    7  b

Read & listen

12c  Scam 5 36 Refer to Reading 12 The Pharoah’s Curse
Phrasal verbs 2 on page 75.
1 5, 4, 2, 6, 8, 1, 3, 7
2 1 turned away    2  fell for    3  hand back
4 ripped (me) off    5  made up    6  give away
Causative
3 1 to do    2  cleaned    3  cooked    4  delivered
5 to come    6  massaged    7  to do    8  brought
9 to decide

Dictation
4 35
1 I’d love to have my whole life turned around.
2 I’d really like to get someone to show me how to
manage my time.
3 I’ve always wanted to have my hair dyed blonde.
4 I wish I could get someone to help me with my
accounts.

12d  Dollar bill

Generalizing
1 1 People worry more about money than their health,
generally speaking
2 On the whole, pensioners are much better at keeping
within their budgets than young people.
3 People carry less cash on them, in general, than they
did ten years ago
4 As a rule, supermarket shoppers prefer to pay
by credit card than in cash.
5 For the most part, shops and restaurants are happy
to accept all major credit cards.
6 People only use cash for minor purchases by and
large, such as a cup of coffee, a newspaper or a
bus ticket.

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Writing answer key
1a  Applying for a job (1) I have included a copy of my CV and the contact details
for two referees. I will contact you early next week to
Language focus discuss the next step in the selection process. Thank
you for your time and consideration.
1 1 I translated over 2,000 Recipes from Spanish to English
for a web-based recipe book, La Cocina Española. The Yours faithfully,
Job involved liaising with my co-writer, Jane Goode,
and the Editors responsible for the Project. Antonietta Rossi
2 I am a highly motivated and enthusiastic Graphic
Design Student. I am looking for an initial placement 2a  A composition (1)
in a dynamic work environment.
Language focus
3 rock-climbing: I was an active member of the outdoor 1 3, 2, 1
pursuit club at School and have been interested in
Rock Climbing ever since. 2 1 b    2  a    3  c
2 1 Work experience    2  Personal profile    3  Interests 3 1 synonymous with    2  favourite icons
3 the best known of    4  complete without
3 1 b    2  a    3  c    4  a    5  c    6  b    7  c    5 not the only    6  of which less than
8 a    9  c
4 1 successful    2  experience    3  professional 4 a 1, 5, 4    b  6, 3, 2
4 personal    5  voluntary    6  responsibilities 5 1 argued    2  say    3  generally    4  reasonable
7 essential    8  knowledge    9  referees 5 seems    6  feel    7  agree    8  doubt
5 1 c    2  d    3  b    4  f    5  a    6  e 6 Students’ own answers
6 1 chef    2  personal assistant    3  teacher
4 shop assistant    5  film critic    6  museum curator 2b  A composition (2)
7 1 was an active member of    2  duties included
3 am experienced in    4  helping other people with Reading
their work    5  at first    6  I am looking for 1 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
2 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 6
1b  Applying for a job (2)
Language focus
Reading 1 1 from a young age    2  At the age of eleven
1 1 voluntary work with an animal rescue shelter 3 before long    4  From then on    5  Eleven years later
2 no 6 at 38 years of age
2 1 F (Mark is writing in response to an article asking for 2 1 brief    2  why    3  famous    4  summary    5  early
volunteers.)    2  T    3  T    4  F (He is familiar with 6 how    7  grew
the organization.)    5  T    6  F (He has included a copy
of his CV with the cover letter.) Writing
1 Sample answer:
Language focus Owain Glyndwr is unquestionably Wales’s best loved
1 1 c    2  a    3  f    4  h    5  b    6  g    7  d    8  e hero. In the early 15th century he led a fifteen-year war
2 a 2    b  1    c  8    d  7    e  5    f  6 against the English Crown and briefly established a Free
Wales, for the first and only time in Welsh history.
Writing Glyndwr was born to a noble Welsh family, and, as a
young man he studied in London and fought for the
1 Sample answer: English king. But when he married and returned to
Dear Sir or Madam, live in Wales, he found that the country was being
I’m writing in response to your advertisement in tyrannized by English landowners. He led a revolt
The Daily News on January 23 for vacancies on your against a neighbour of his and was surprised by the
summer cruises. I am currently working as a part-time depth and passion of the support he received from
receptionist in a tourist complex in the North of Italy. fellow Welshmen. This was the beginning of a rebellion
I am interested in the positions you are offering as which soon grew into a national guerrilla war.
they would enable me to extend my experience in the By the end of 1403 Glyndwr controlled most of Wales.
holiday industry. In 1404 he assembled a Parliament and drew up treaties
I have worked as a waitress, chef’s assistant and with France and Spain. The war continued to rage until
receptionist in various hotels and restaurants in the 1409 when the English armies regained control over the
Italian Dolomites and on the Adriatic coast over country and the rebellion was finally defeated. No one
the last two and a half years, and have enjoyed the knows what happened to Owain Glyndwr. The new king
work atmosphere as well as the chance to meet new twice offered Glyndwr a pardon, but apparently he was
people. I would be very interested in working for your too proud to accept.
organization, as it would give me an opportunity to
widen my horizons, both personally and professionally.

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3a  A review (1) 5 Sample answers:
1 Jo, Are you doing anything this evening? We’re going
Language focus to that new Thai place. Do you fancy coming, too?
1 1 in    2  of    3  of    4  by    5  in    6  in 2 Hi everyone! Sorry for sending a circular email, but
2 1 adaptation    2  story    3  convincing    4  perfection I’m incredibly busy at the moment. Brad and I are
5 worthy    6  stars getting married! We’re looking at dates and stuff at the
moment and we’ll let you know dates and venues and
3 1 It tells the story things once it’s all decided. Love from both of us, Brad
2 The best moment in the whole movie and Jo
3 Most of the action 3 Dear Mr Jones, I am writing to you further to our
4 The cast has no stars discussion earlier this week. Would you be able to
5 in the lead role attend a meeting at 9am next Friday? If not, could you
6 the part please suggest a time that would be convenient for
7 which featured you? Regards, Will Smith
8 Its plot is 4 Dear Alex, Many thanks for your email. We’d be
delighted to come to the party. It’ll be great to catch
4 Students’ own answers up with everybody. Do you know of any good B&Bs
nearby? We fancy making a weekend of it. All the
3b  A review (2) best, Sue.

Reading 4b  Writing to a friend (2)

1 mainly positive
Reading
2 4, 1, 6, 2, 5, 3
1 1 A    2  C    3  B    4  D
Language focus 2 a 4    b  1    c  2    d  3
1 1 b    2  c    3  a    4  e    5  d    6  f
Language focus
2 Students’ own answers
1 I’ve gone to my appointment with the dentist. It won’t
Writing take long. I’ll see you when I get back. I should be back
at about 6 at the latest. Love, Tracy.
1 Sample answer:
ER is arguably the most successful drama series on 2 1 Gone to meet Sam at the pub. Will be there until 9.
American TV. The series centres on the emergency Come and join us!
room in a fictitious general hospital in Chicago and 2 Thanks for the message. Really nice to be back at
follows the day-to-day lives of the medical staff, both home. Huw is such a good baby, eating and sleeping
on and off the ward. It has been running since 1994 really well and we can’t take our eyes off him!
and has been the springboard for a host of stars, most 3 Thanks for your card. Doctors say things are going
notably George Clooney, who worked on the show for well. Should be home end of next week. Say hello to
five consecutive years. everyone at the office. Kay.
The series is written by award-winning novelist 4 Thanks for the postcard. Glad your back’s getting
Michael Crichton, a trained medic, who first wrote better. All looking forward to seeing you at work next
the opening episode more than 20 years before it was week! Enjoy the rest of your holiday! Rod
finally broadcast. Although viewers dispute the accuracy 3 1 d    2  a    3  b    4  c
of the medical treatments and procedures, the show is
watched and loved by doctors and non-doctors alike, Writing
and the suspense and drama of the storylines keep it
at the top of the TV ratings, year after year. 1 Sample answers:
1 Can’t sorry. Got to work late. C x
2 Bad luck! We’ll miss you! Take care, Bob
4a  Writing to a friend (1) 3 Congratulations! Great news! Best of luck to the three
of you!
Language focus 4 Having a great time, loads to do and see, will tell you
1 4, 6, 10, 2, 3, 9, 7, 5, 8, 1 all about it when I get back. Jen x

2 1 doing    2  nice    3  quick    4  too    5  again

6 call    7  last    8  now 5a  A story (1)
3 1 Do you fancy going Language focus
2 I’m writing to invite you to 1 1 her    2  he    3  He    4  her    5  her    6  He
3 request the pleasure of your company 7 They    8  he    9  him    10  their    11  them
4 What about coming round to my place 12 They
5 We were wondering if you would like to
6 We would be very pleased if you could join us 2 three students, the youngsters, the unlucky trio,
the boys, the three friends
4 a 1    b  4    c  6    d  2    e  3    f  5
3 the rescue team, the helicopter crew, the emergency
services
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4 1 c    2  e    3  f    4  b    5  a    6  d 6 Sample answer:
5 2 ‘You should always make sure you’ve got a full tank of 1 It is situated about six miles outside the town in its
fuel before you set out on a boat trip – no matter how own extensive gardens.
short,’ the emergency services warned/said. 2 The hotel offers a restaurant, a grill and an extensive
3 ‘How did you feel when you realized you were drifting bar menu. There is a play area for younger children
out to sea?’ asked the local newspaper reporters. and bikes for hire to explore the surrounding
4 ‘When they didn’t turn up for the party, we phoned countryside.
the coastguard,’ said the boys’ friends. 3 In conclusion, I recommend this hotel for short breaks
5 ‘When we found them, they were cold and frightened,’ with or without children and as a great base for
said the rescue team. exploring the surrounding area.
6 ‘It was hard work flying in those conditions – but it’s
all part of the job,’ explained/said the helicopter crew. 6b  A report (2)
5b  A story (2) Reading
1 1 to organize a diving trip to Cocos Island
Reading 2 length of stay in San José, how many days to charter
1 1 c    2  a    3  b the boat for
2 1 b    2  a    3  C 2 1 find out about hotels and guesthouses in San José.
2 five days/four nights on the boat
Language focus 3 Harriet
4 book flights
1 A conductor grabbed his jacket and pulled him back 5 Ken
onto the train. The conductor said, ‘You’re lucky I saw 6 find out about cheap transfer options
you. Don’t you know this train doesn’t stop here?’
2 1 A man returned from shopping to find his car had Language focus
been badly dented. 1 1 agree    2  decide    3  discuss    4  opt    5  suggest
2 As he walked up to his car, he saw a note that had 6 volunteer
been left on his windscreen.
3 A man was waiting to pay at the supermarket when 2 1 discussion    2  disagreement    3  decided
he noticed an elderly lady staring at him. 4 suggestion    5  agreed    6  volunteered
4 Because he felt sorry for her, he agreed to do it./
He agreed to do it because he felt sorry for her. Writing
5 He didn’t want to be late, so when the train arrived 1 Sample answer:
at his station, he jumped out. Blackwater Dive Club
6 The cashier, who had heard him say goodbye to the Meeting: Cocos Island trip
elderly lady, ignored his protests. Wednesday 8th 8.30
Harriet opened the meeting by saying that she thought
Writing the trip had been a great success, despite the airport
1 Sample answers: strike. Everyone agreed, but Dave suggested that the
2 The four men got out of the car and ran away. air controllers’ strike had put a bit of a dampener on
3 Feeling shaken, she tried to start the car, but the key the trip with the initial ten-hour delay. He continued by
didn’t fit. suggesting that we should write a letter of complaint to
4 She drove to the police station to report the story. the local newspaper about the strike. There was some
5 There were the four men who had just reported that discussion and disagreement, with some members
their car had been stolen by a lady holding a handgun. seeing the letter as being unnecessary and possibly
even damaging to the club. In the end it was agreed
that Dave would write the letter in his own name.
6a  A report (1) Jo and Ken suggested that we write a thank-you letter
Language focus to the crew of the ‘Caribbean Star’ and volunteered to
write it and bring it to the next meeting for approval.
1 1 purpose    2  provide    3  view    4  follows There was some discussion as to what present we
5 suitability    6  requested    7  following could send them with the letter. There were no ideas
8 consideration    9  suitable    10  view    11  sum put forward, but everyone agreed to go away and think
12 suggest about it for the next meeting.
2 1 A, F    2  B, D    3  C, E Harriet then projected her photos of the trip on the
computer screen and presented a copy for the club
3 4, 3, 7, 2, 9, 8, 6, 5, 1 records. Dave asked if we could possibly make copies
4 neighbouring – nearby located – situated for all the members who went on the trip. Harriet
overlooking – looking out over offer – provide agreed and Dave volunteered to prepare the copies
spectacular – breathtaking drive – car journey for next week.
The next meeting will be held on Monday next week
5 1 Although    2  However    3  Despite    4  However, at 8pm. Ken will be screening his DVD of the trip.
5 despite    6  Although

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