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UNIT 1 Page 7 Exercise 3

1 favour 2 accept 3 totally
Pages 4–5 Grammar 2 4 support
Exercise 1
Reading Page 11
1 to buy, thinking 2 to be, playing
Exercise 1 3 to charge, doing 4 didn’t use, use Progress check
1E 2C 3A 4D 5F 6B 5 to study, doing
Exercise 1
Exercise 2 Exercise 2 1 do you think, to work
1B 2A 3C 4D 5C 1d 2f 3b 4e 5a 6c 2 is calling, to fix
Exercise 3 3 surfing, am doing
Page 8 4 making, saves
1 unplug 2 bombardment
3 tech dependence Listening 5 going, am studying
6 say, is going
4 attention span 5 retreat 6 eatery Exercise 1
7 life coach 8 clarity of mind 1b 2a 3b 4a 5a Exercise 2
1 do 2 made 3 caused, take
Page 6 Exercise 2
4 take, reasonable
1B 2A 3C 4A 5B
Grammar 1 5 gadgets, reversible
Exercise 1 Page 8 6 online, accessible 7 do, fix
1b 2b 3a 4a 5b 6a 8 permissible, switch
Speaking
Exercise 2 Exercise 1 Cumulative progress
1 tell 2 think 3 am joking 4 work 1 typical, tend 2 up, a Exercise 3
5 is thinking 6 see 7 feel 8 look 3 usual, time, ever, in 4 never 1B 2B 3A 4D 5A 6B
9 are having 10 don’t think 5 now
Exercise 3 Exercise 2 UNIT 2
1 isn’t listening 2 spends 1c 2b 3a 4e 5d
3 are watching 4 works
Pages 12–13
5 is always borrowing Page 9 Reading
6 Are you buying 7 doesn’t stream Use of English Exercise 1
8 is taking
Exercise 1 1b 2d 3f 4e 5a 6c
Page 6 1 verb + (object) + full infinitive Exercise 2
remember, tend, would like
Vocabulary 2 verb + (object) + -ing be good at,
1 an experience/event, a person
Exercise 1 talking about themselves
mind, remember
2 paragraphs 4 and 5
1 admirable 2 reversible 3 verb + object + bare infinitive
3 positive, people in general
3 identifiable 4 believable make, see
4 more than one thing
5 terrible 6 accessible
7 fashionable 8 permissible
Exercise 2 Exercise 3
9 sensible 10 horrible 1 c 2 b 3 a, c 4 b 5 a, b 6 c
1C 2G 3A 4F 5B 6E
11 reasonable 12 advisable 7 b, c 8 a, b
Exercise 4
Exercise 2 Exercise 3
1 stuff 2 contradiction 3 prioritise
1 Take my advice 2 do me a favour 1 good at working out
4 mastering 5 accomplishing
3 making progress 2 agreed to share
6 boosts 7 loner 8 acquiring
4 came to the decision 3 mind me/my going / mind if I go
5 take your point 6 do my best 4 don’t remember turning off Page 14
7 come to an agreement 5 tends not to waste
6 made me drop
Grammar 1
Exercise 3 Exercise 1
1 limited 2 switch 3 go 4 turn Page 10 1 saw 2 was always 3 was shining
5 upload, internet 6 fix 7 repaired Writing 4 were talking, were playing
8 gadgets 9 post online 5 did do 6 were you going
Exercise 1
7 investigated 8 wasn’t thinking
1 might 2 phrases
9 always went 10 went
Exercise 2
1C 2A 3D 4B

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Exercise 2 Exercise 2 3 the number of years Katie has

1 was lying 2 was bothering 1 similarity 2 both 3 while worked
3 knew 4 was looking forward to 4 Similarly 5 whereas 6 differ 4 the most Marina earns per day
5 didn’t like 6 found 7 preferred 7 difference 8 far 9 as 10 as 5 the year Stefan started working
8 was wondering 9 spoke 10 fell as a screenwriter
11 woke up 12 was laughing Page 17 6 Jamie’s salary
13 replied 14 was snowing Use of English 7 the budget for costumes on the
last film Katie worked on
Page 14 Exercise 1 8 the amount of money Michael
1e 2c 3a 4d 5b Arndt got for a screenplay
Vocabulary
Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 2
1d 2a 3e 4b 5c 1C 2D 3C 4A 5B 6A 7D
1d 2a 3h 4i 5b 6e 7c 8f
9g Exercise 3 8A

Exercise 2 1 get 2 nobody/no-one 3 Did 4 up Exercise 3

5 can/could/should 1 glamorous 2 set
1 actively, creative
2 effectively, stressful Exercise 4 3 under pressure 4 artistic ability
3 painful, thankfully 1 has 2 used 3 was 4 would 5 no 5 rate 6 field 7 budget 8 tough
4 attractive, useful 6 with 7 did 8 to
5 productively, harmful
Page 22
6 secretive, playful Page 18 Grammar 1
Exercise 3 Writing Exercise 1
1 go about 2 end up 3 put up with Exercise 1 1f 2c 3d 4g 5b 6e 7a 8h
4 build up 5 get on with 1T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T Exercise 2
6 carry out 7 do without
Exercise 2 1 don’t have to, can
8 get up to
Students should tick: 2, 3, 5, 6 2 Were you able to, should
Page 15 3 ought to, Could
Page 19 4 Would, can’t
Grammar 2 5 must, Do I have to
Progress check
Exercise 1 6 could, Will
1b 2a 3b 4a 5b
Exercise 1
1 wanted 2 used to think 3 would
Exercise 3
Exercise 2 4 was doing 5 entered 6 realised 1 must 2 can 3 had to
1 use 2 used 3 wouldn’t 4 Are 7 was going on 8 started 4 aren’t able to 5 might 6 should
5 were used to 6 didn’t use to 9 wasn’t used to 10 felt 7 shouldn’t 8 would
9 don’t have to
Page 16 Exercise 2
1 lose 2 carry 3 failed 4 ended Page 22
Listening
5 succeeded 6 get 7 beat 8 put Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1c 2d 3b 4a Cumulative progress Exercise 1
Exercise 3 1 originality 2 awareness
Exercise 2 3 popularity 4 cleverness
1 terrible 2 identifiable
1 the Amazon (rainforest) 5 youthfulness 6 activity
3 effectively 4 thankfully
2 explorers 3 canoe 4 five days 7 happiness 8 weakness
5 stressful 6 reversible
Exercise 3 7 productive 8 creative 9 complexity 10 openness
1 experiences 2 basic 11 creativity 12 simplicity
3 60/sixty % / per cent UNIT 3 Exercise 2
4 warm and sticky 5 mosquitoes 1 do you good, take a break
6 bright blue 7 poisonous snake Pages 20–21 2 make fun of, take part in
8 side to side 3 told a joke, find it funny
Reading
Page 16 4 have friends round, go online
Exercise 1
1 the number of years of the HND Exercise 3
Speaking
diploma 1 soap opera 2 documentaries
Exercise 1
2 the number of months Jamie has 3 cookery show 4 sitcom
Students should tick: 1, 5, 6, 8 5 weather forecast 6 Chat shows
been a production assistant
Students should cross: 2, 3, 4, 7 7 talent shows 8 the news

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Page 23 Page 27 Exercise 3

1 ever 2 just 3 yet 4 once
Grammar 2 Progress check 5 already 6 never 7 Up 8 since
Exercise 1 Exercise 1 9 for
1b 2c 3a 1 can’t 2 had to 3 shouldn’t
4 Will (you) be able to 5 must Page 30
Exercise 2
6 is allowed to 7 could 8 ought to Vocabulary
1c 2b 3a 4b 5c 6a
Exercise 2 Exercise 1
Page 24 1 take 2 music 3 tells 4 wildlife 1 suburbs 2 block of flats
Listening 5 do 6 game 7 found 8 forecast 3 services 4 centre
9 take 10 reality shows 11 making 5 parking space 6 office block
Exercise 1
12 documentary 13 have 7 car park 8 subway 9 attractions
1 A, C 2 B, D, E
14 cookery 15 go 16 soap operas 10 store 11 Tube 12 city centre
Exercise 2
Cumulative progress Exercise 2
1f 2b 3e 4a 5c 6d
Exercise 3 1 regardless, have no intention
Exercise 3 1B 2D 3C 4C 5D 6A 7B 8C 2 covered with, dispose
1E 2G 3B 4H 5C 3 fed up, find a solution

Page 24 UNIT 4 Exercise 3

1 unaware 2 disability
Speaking Pages 28–29 3 disappeared 4 uncomfortable
Exercise 1 5 inability 6 disadvantage
Reading
Students should tick: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 7 unbelievable 8 unable
Exercise 1 9 disagree 10 insecure
Exercise 2 1F 2T 3T 4F
1b 2c 3a 4c 5a Page 31
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 1 New York Transit Museum Grammar 2
1d 2e 3c 4a 5b 2 Times Square Exercise 1
3 the NYC pizza tour 1 doesn’t she 2 haven’t you 3 is it
Page 25 4 Since the 1920s 4 does it 5 shall we 6 don’t they
Use of English 5 Canal Street (shops) 7 won’t he 8 do they
Exercise 1 6 New York Transit Museum
7 Century 21 department store Exercise 2
1a 2c 3c 4b 5c 1 Which city did Bruce like the best
Exercise 2 Exercise 3 on his trip?
1 hunt 2 cuisine 3 pose 2 Who took these beautiful photos
1 belief 2 loss 3 capability
4 trendiest 5 auditioning of Amsterdam?
4 thinkers 5 choice 6 decision
6 cut-rate 7 authentic 8 pushy 3 Where in New York do your
7 weakness 8 popularity
cousins live?
Page 26 Page 30
4 What happened when you lost
Writing Grammar 1 your passport?
Exercise 1 5 Why did you cancel your trip to
Exercise 1 Barcelona?
1 been waiting 2 looked
1 imagine 2 adjectives 6 How come you decided to study
3 been gardening 4 visited
3 reasons, explain, example in Tokyo?
5 found 6 been building
Exercise 2 7 thought 8 been learning 7 What about walking to the
1B 2D 3A 4C museum?
Exercise 2 8 How do you know which bus to
Exercise 3 1 have been trying, haven’t had, take?
1 realistic 2 thought-provoking has gone
3 ordinary 4 convincing 2 has been going, has had, hasn’t Page 32
become Listening
3 hasn’t been painting, has already
Exercise 1
finished, has just run out of
1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6b 7a 8b
4 Have you seen, haven’t wished,
have been looking Exercise 2
1C 2B 3A 4C 5B

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Page 32 UNIT 5 Page 39

Speaking Pages 36–37 Grammar 2
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Reading
1 true 2 forget 3 opposite 4 point 1 much fun as 2 the most exciting
5 agree 6 a point 7 in that Exercise 1 3 much 4 more dangerous
8 extent 1 e 2 a 3 f 4 b, g 5 d 6 c 5 the more relaxed, easier
Phrases for agreeing (A) Exercise 2 Exercise 2
That’s true. That’s a good point. 1D 2C 3A 4B 5D 1 as good 2 better than
That’s right up to a point There’s 3 The most popular 4 earlier
Exercise 3
something in that. I agree to a 5 fewer 6 the most beautiful
1 determined 2 phenomena
certain extent.
3 marks 4 lunar 5 phases Page 40
Phrases for disagreeing (D) 6 rituals 7 common practice
Let’s not forget … I think the 8 mythology Listening
opposite. I don’t entirely agree. Exercise 1
Page 38
1 eye 2 extent 3 wavelength
Page 33
Grammar 1 4 principle 5 point
Use of English Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Exercise 1 1b 2b 3a 4a 5b 6a 7b 8a Agreement: be on the same
1 take, centre 2 centre, stores 9 a 10 b 11 b 12 b wavelength
3 access, services 4 tower, dispose
Exercise 2 Partial agreement: agree to a
5 intention, space
1 will get 2 are getting certain extent agree in principle be
Exercise 2 3 are going to get 4 get true up to a point
1c 2a 3d 4b 5a 6c 7d 8b
Exercise 3 Disagreement: not see eye to eye
Page 34 1 are having, shall
Exercise 3
2 ’m going to buy, won’t be
Writing 3 rains, might
1C 2A 3C 4B 5A
Exercise 1 4 is going to hit, will catch Page 40
1 easier, more convincing 5 are we going to make, ’ll use
2 have to, can 6 ’m not going, will lend Speaking
Exercise 2 Exercise 1
Page 39 1 go to 2 get 3 becoming 4 get
1F 2F 3T
Vocabulary 5 have 6 travel
Exercise 3
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
1 as 2 instance/example
1 decorate, stimulates 1 weekend, specific, hoping
3 example 4 like
2 motivate, equate 2 future, sure
Exercise 4 3 desperate, fortunate 3 planning, ambition, day
1A 2 D 3 D 4 A 5 D 6 D 4 activate, evaluate 4 forward, point
5 considerate, affectionate
Page 35 Page 41
Exercise 2
Progress check 1 down 2 out 3 back on 4 off Use of English
Exercise 1 5 for 6 up to 7 down 8 off Exercise 1
1 capital 2 intention 1 outside, at 2 up, in 3 in, after
Exercise 3
3 block of flats 4 parking spaces 4 on, out 5 In, in 6 out, to 7 in, of
1 board games 2 yoga 3 painting
5 virtual 6 solution 7 attractions 8 off, with 9 between, across
4 blogging 5 online gaming
8 suburbs 10 down, to
6 social networking
Exercise 2 7 mountain biking 8 DJing Exercise 2
1c 2b 3a 4b 5a 6c 7c 8a 9 scuba diving 10 photography 1 up 2 of 3 on 4 since 5 at 6 of
11 martial arts 12 programming 7 until 8 at
Cumulative progress
Exercise 3
1 is 2 been 3 since 4 will 5 have
6 used 7 was 8 shall

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Page 42 Page 46 Page 48

Writing Grammar 1 Speaking
Exercise 1 Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1 reasons 2 for, because 1c 2a 3e 4b 5d 1 prefer not 2 over 3 rather
4 for 5 for
Exercise 2 Exercise 2
Giving reasons: 1 drank 2 get 3 stays 4 will 5 eat Exercise 2
That’s because … (paragraph 1) 6 have 7 could 8 don’t 1 The reason for me 2 because
because … (paragraph 2) 3 due to the fact 4 so 5 because of
Exercise 3
The reason for this is that …
(paragraph 3)
1 would 2 case 3 took 4 Unless Page 49
5 long 6 not
Contractions: Use of English
it’s … (paragraph 1) Page 46 Exercise 1
That’s … (paragraph 1) Vocabulary 1 ADV 2 ADJ 3 ADV 4 ADJ
they’re … (paragraph 1) 5 ADJ 6 ADJ 7 ADV 8 ADV
Exercise 1
it’s … (paragraph 2) 9 ADJ 10 ADJ
Don’t! (paragraph 2) 1 to 2 of 3 of 4 to 5 on 6 for 7 to
8 against Exercise 2
you’ll … (paragraph 2)
1 easy 2 surprisingly 3 regularly
Exercise 3 Exercise 2
4 basically 5 extraordinary
1 reason 2 because 1 relatively 2 surprisingly
6 strength 7 remarkably 8 freely
3 because, about 4 suggest 5 thing 3 Basically 4 early 5 regularly
6 daily 7 remarkably Page 50
Page 43 8 Traditionally 9 frequently
10 hopefully
Writing
Progress check Exercise 1
Exercise 1 Exercise 3
Students should tick: 1, 2, 4, 5
1 affectionate 2 gets me down 1 sore throat, temperature
2 bruise, sprained 3 fever, virus Exercise 2
3 despair 4 board game
5 dropped off 6 equate 7 blogging 4 cold 5 cut, burn 6 allergy Students should mark the
8 sort it out 9 fortune 10 feel up to 7 cramp paragraphs to start at these points:
11 stimulate 12 evaluate One of the best ways of …
Page 47 Eating well is also …
Exercise 2 Finally, rest and relaxation …
Grammar 2
1c 2a 3b 4a 5c 6b 7a 8b
Exercise 1 Exercise 3
9 c 10 a
1 which 2 when 3 which 4 why Paragraph 2: a, d Paragraph 3: c, f
Cumulative progress 5 who 6 where 7 whose 8 which Paragraph 4: b, e
Exercise 3 Exercise 2 Page 51
1C 2D 3C 4C 5A 6A 7D 1 who/that 2 which 3 whose
8C 4 which 5 whom 6 why
Progress check
7 which/that 8 who/which/that Exercise 1
UNIT 6 1 unhappy 2 of 3 for 4 true
Page 48 5 comfortable 6 Hopefully 7 well
Pages 44–45 Listening 8 against 9 on 10 of
Reading Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Exercise 1 1 happy 2 worried 3 surprised 1b 2c 3b 4a 5c 6a 7b 8a
1 a small amount 2 reduce 4 angry 9 c 10 b 11 a 12 c
3 falling over 4 worried, ate Exercise 2 Cumulative progress
Exercise 2 1 a common Exercise 3
1 happy 2 started 3 exact 4 at war 2 doesn’t actually believe 1D 2B 3A 4C 5B 6D 7C
5 mixed with 6 put outside 3 in favour of 8A
Exercise 3 Exercise 3
1B 2D 3C 4B 5A 1B 2C 3A 4C 5B

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UNIT 7 Page 55 7 count on James

8 lost touch with each other
Pages 52–53 Vocabulary
Exercise 1 Page 58
Reading
1 admire 2 confide in 3 forgive Writing
Exercise 1 4 gossip 5 appreciate 6 support Exercise 1
Apart from that CO
As a consequence R/C Exercise 2 1 descriptions 2 variety, continuous
As a result R/C 1 assistance 2 encouragement 3 Direct speech
Before long H 3 development 4 relationships Exercise 2
In other words Cl 5 friendships 6 membership
Possible answers:
On the other hand CO 7 partnership 8 preference
1 Have (you) got 2 knew
That is to say Cl Exercise 3 3 was trying (them) on
To begin with H 1 take after 2 drop in on 4 ’ve been 5 ’d moved
Exercise 2 3 ripped … up 4 look up to 6 hadn’t been looking forward to
1 explains the consequence of 5 get along with 6 keeps on
7 running after 8 going round to
Page 59
2 when, becoming public 3 clarify
4 logically Progress check
Page 55
Exercise 3 Exercise 1
Grammar 2 1 to, with 2 on 3 with 4 after, up
1D 2A 3C 4G 5F 6B
Exercise 1 5 on 6 in 7 after, up
Exercise 4 1 Even though 2 in spite of Exercise 2
Possible answers: 3 despite 4 however 5 although
1 had never been
1 be sure you will do something 6 In spite of 7 Despite
2 had been preparing
2 destroyed
3 do something badly
Exercise 2 3 hadn’t heard
1 spite 2 However 3 Even 4 Had you been dancing
4 stopped feeling resentment or
4 despite 5 Although 5 had already left
anger about something the other
6 Even though
person had done Page 56 7 Although
5 the way someone acts
Listening 8 in spite of
6 giving someone opinions/advice/
9 However
criticism about something they Exercise 1
10 Despite
have done 1b 2a 3b 4a
7 in danger Cumulative progress
8 did harm to somebody who Exercise 2
Exercise 3
trusted you 1G 2E 3B 4H 5C
1 friendship 2 extraordinarily
Page 54 Page 56 3 relationship 4 assistance
5 development 6 existence
Grammar 1 Speaking 7 desperate 8 performance
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1a 2a 3b 4b 5a 1c 2b 3a 4c 5b 6a 7c 8a
UNIT 8
Exercise 2 Exercise 2
1 had kept 2 had been waiting 1c 2e 3d 4a 5b Pages 60–61
3 hadn’t heard 4 had been cleaning
Page 57 Reading
5 Had the film already started Exercise 1
6 had ever had 7 hadn’t eaten Use of English 1 had very little chance of finding
8 hadn’t been dancing Exercise 1 2 People don’t usually survive this
9 had just left 10 hadn’t seen
1c 2a 3b 4c 5b 6a kind of incident.
Exercise 3 3 It was an extremely difficult
Exercise 2
1 had been looking forward to journey.
1 look up to
2 had just got to 3 had been 4 haven’t changed his lifestyle
2 in spite of her
4 had spent 5 had been talking 5 an avalanche had started
3 had already left
6 had forgotten 7 hadn’t taken Exercise 2
4 had known her for
8 had had
5 get on (very) well 1C 2D 3B 4D 5A 6C 7B
6 despite not being 8D

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Exercise 3 Page 64 5 in, coast 6 with, slope

1a 2a 3b 4a 5b 6b 7a 8a 7 from, cliff 8 about, path
Listening
Page 62 Exercise 2
Exercise 1
1b 2a 3c 4b 5c 6a 7b 8b
Grammar 1 1 tend 2 makes 3 seems

Exercise 1
4 mind 5 Personally 6 view 7 if Cumulative progress
8 disagree Exercise 3
1 as 2 with 3 of 4 in/with
Exercise 2 1 be 2 who 3 The 4 by 5 had
Exercise 2 6 or 7 piece 8 even
1 opinion 2 fact 3 fact 4 opinion
1 is being prepared now 5 fact 6 opinion
2 used to be taken to the mountains
3 had been stolen from the base Exercise 3 UNIT 9
camp 1 (fairly) common 2 civilisations
Pages 68–69
4 old ropes shouldn’t be used 3 places 4 the gods 5 an ape
5 were being carried up the 6 (so) amazing 7 in a war Reading
mountain by 8 ten hills Exercise 1
6 the climber been found a3 b7 c1 d4 e2 f6 g5
7 being told what to do by
Page 64
Speaking Exercise 2
Exercise 3 1F 2D 3A 4G 5C 6B
1 are covered 2 is estimated Exercise 1
3 has been climbed 1d 2a 3b 4c Exercise 3
4 shouldn’t be attempted 1 pursue 2 prestigious
Exercise 2
5 is known 6 were thrown 3 depended on 4 budding
1 agree 2 opinion 3 far 4 opinion 5 go to his head 6 impressed
7 had to be handed out
5 sense 6 ask 7 Personally 7 slept rough 8 spotted
8 could be conquered

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Vocabulary Use of English Grammar 1
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Exercise 1
1 ADJ 2 N 3 N 4 V 5 N 6 V 7 N 1 told 2 stages there would be
1 stream 2 coast, cliffs
8 N 9 ADJ 10 ADJ 3 denied taking my
3 slopes, mountain range,
4 path, summit 5 waterfall 6 valley Exercise 2 4 whether I had learnt
7 volcano 1 long 2 warmth 3 immaturity 5 advised me to practise 6 before
4 grow 5 perfection 6 die Exercise 2
Exercise 2
7 strength 8 possibility 9 young 1 warned me not
1 variation, conclusion
10 deep 2 promised to help
2 arrival, departure
3 behaviour, description Exercise 3 3 suggested (that) I
4 solution, choice 1 departure 2 arrival 3 variety 4 refused to sing
5 variety, decision 4 death 5 strength 6 responsibility 5 claimed to know
7 youth 8 impossibility Exercise 3
Exercise 3
1 in 2 with 3 from 4 about 5 into Page 66 1 had 2 said/replied/explained
6 of 7 in 8 about 3 whether/if 4 his 5 told 6 been
Writing 7 following 8 had had 9 could
Page 63 Exercise 1 10 would
Grammar 2 Students should tick: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Page 71
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
1 is 2 wasn’t 3 these 4 has
Vocabulary
1 Hi/Hello 2 Thanks, hear 3 helps
5 were 6 is 7 doesn’t 8 were 4 Let 5 Write / See you 6 of Exercise 1
a trumpet b tune c drum d music
Exercise 2 Page 67 e fiddle f song g ear h bell
1 much, − 2 The, − 3 few, a 4 an, −
5 little, the 6 many, a 7 a, the Progress check Exercise 2
8 few/lot, the Exercise 1 1a 2e 3d 4h 5c 6b 7f 8g
1 in, summit 2 of, mountain Exercise 3
3 waterfall, into 4 of, volcano
1b 2e 3h 4c 5g 6a 7d 8f

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Exercise 4 Page 74 Exercise 2

1 violinist, perfectionist 1 such late so late
2 journalist, accountants
Writing 2 water enough enough water
3 optimist, applicant Exercise 1 3 too many so many
4 contestants, assistant 1b 2c 3a 4 money enough enough money
5 guitarist, servants 5 so much too much
Exercise 2
6 specialist, attendant
1T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T 6 F Exercise 3
Page 71 1 too 2 to 3 such 4 that 5 so
Page 75 6 enough 7 for 8 too 9 such
Grammar 2
Progress check 10 that
Exercise 1
Exercise 1 Page 78
1b 2c 3a 4c
1 specialist, make 2 journalist, ring
Exercise 2 3 drum, assistant 4 contestant, give Vocabulary
1 Do you know which band 5 go, optimist 6 drop, violinist Exercise 1
performs first? 7 guitarist, blow 8 go, pianist 1 medics 2 leader 3 participants
2 I wonder if you could tell me who 4 supporter 5 coach 6 winner
Exercise 2
produced your album. 7 sponsor
1 told 2 she enjoyed 3 that
3 Could you tell me whether you
4 to say 5 two days before M E D I C S
like touring?
6 could tell 7 your next concert is
4 I’d like you to tell us who designs L E A D E R
8 I can buy 9 I’d 10 you left
your costumes. P A R T I C I P A N T S
5 I’d be grateful if you could tell us Cumulative progress S U P P O R T E R
when you practise. Exercise 3 C O A C H
Page 72 1 remarkably 2 popularity W I N N E R
3 attractive 4 consultants
Listening S P O N S O R
5 friendships 6 regularly
Exercise 1 7 insecure 8 unable Hidden word: captain
A Exercise 2
Exercise 2 UNIT 10 1 enlarge 2 lengthen 3 strength
1A 4 depth 5 wide 6 height 7 lower
Pages 76–77
2 B, everyone wanted to be in a Exercise 3
band Reading 1 run off my feet
3 B, too much irrelevant Exercise 1 2 running around in circles
information 1 runners, initial 3 run the risk
Exercise 3 2 sections, exhausting 4 hit the ground running
1 once 2 drummer 3 so good 3 huge boulders, challenging 5 run a mile
4 supermarket trolley 4 clothes 6 trying to run
5 Hot Jam Donuts 6 the bass 5 every 10–15 minutes, stop, enjoy 7 up and running
7 young and clueless 8 terrible 8 running start
Exercise 2
Page 72 1 292 runners Page 79
2 They contain 5,164 steps
Speaking 3 They get very hot Grammar 2
Exercise 1 4 absorb moisture Exercise 1
1 might 2 could be 3 Maybe 5 the scenery 1 hadn’t taken
4 Perhaps 5 to tell 2 might not have become
Exercise 3
6 totally, possibility 7 sure, imagine 3 wouldn’t have won
1 breathtaking 2 steadily
4 hadn’t been
Page 73 3 toughest 4 steep 5 sweat
5 hadn’t gone
6 tackle 7 dehydrated 8 strenuous
Use of English 6 wouldn’t have met

Exercise 1 Page 78 7 might not have done

8 had had
1c 2c 3a 4b 5a 6b 7c 8a Grammar 1 9 might have won
Exercise 2 Exercise 1 10 had run
1c 2a 3b 4a 5d 6d 7c 8b 1b 2c 3a 4a 5b 6b 7c 8a

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Exercise 2 Page 82 Exercise 3

1 hadn’t loved running, they 1 must 2 should 3 would 4 might
wouldn’t have joined the sports
Writing 5 Couldn’t 6 wouldn’t
club. Exercise 1
2 I hadn’t forgotten my sports 1c 2a 3b Page 86
clothes, I could have taken part in Vocabulary
Exercise 2
the race.
1F 2F 3F 4T 5F 6T Exercise 1
3 not have won the race if I hadn’t
1 director 2 actors 3 managers
spent three hours training every Exercise 3
4 producer 5 operators 6 editor
day. Students should tick: 5, 7
7 reporter 8 adviser 9 newsreader
4 Lucy hadn’t forgotten to give
me the entry form, I would have Page 83 10 builder(s) 11 supervisor
12 inspector 13 counsellor
known about the fun run. Progress check 14 lecturer 15 presenter
Page 80 Exercise 1
Exercise 2
1 medics 2 mile 3 widen 4 ground
Listening 5 supporters 6 deep 7 feet
1 get by 2 put forward 3 take over
Exercise 1 4 put me through 5 come round
8 fundraiser
6 get through 7 come up
1 the fastest 2 world record
Exercise 2 8 stand in for
3 the gold medal
1 were so many people
Exercise 2 Exercise 3
2 we might have won
1 give someone the sack
C 3 not strong enough to finish
2 overtime 3 part-time 4 salary
4 was such an exciting event
Exercise 3 5 be made redundant
5 I had felt well/better
1C 2B 3C 4A 5B 6 unemployed 7 wages
6 too many people applied
8 temporary
Page 80 Cumulative progress
Page 87
Speaking Exercise 3
Exercise 1 1C 2A 3B 4B 5C 6C 7D 8B Grammar 2
a sadly, though b funny Exercise 1
c honest, sounds d counts UNIT 11 1b 2a 3a 4b 5b 6a 7a 8b
e actually
Exercise 2
Exercise 2
Pages 84–85
1 type the report
1d 2b 3e 4c 5a Reading 2 my lawyer prepare
Exercise 1 3 get their bonuses paid
Page 81 4 have my hair cut
1 worldwide 2 glad 3 strange
Use of English 4 rubbish 5 tease 5 with
6 had two removed
Exercise 1 6 all over the world
7 we’re having
1 trained 2 run 3 go Exercise 2 8 by
4 would have won 5 will be
1 crazy 2 messy 3 careful 4 key
6 had rained 7 would enjoy 8 do
5 company 6 passion 7 × Page 88
Exercise 2 8 takes off Listening
zero conditional: 2, 8 Exercise 3 Exercise 1
first conditional: 3, 5
1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7B 1 relieved 2 worried 3 surprised
second conditional: 1, 7
8C 4 disappointed 5 upset 6 tired
third conditional: 4, 6
7 angry 8 amused
Exercise 3
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Exercise 2
Questions 4 and 5 Grammar 1 1C 2F 3B 4H 5E
Exercise 4 Exercise 1
1b 2a 3b 4b 5a 6b Page 88
1 such a cold day
2 is the length of Exercise 2 Speaking
3 was not big enough 1c 2a 3f 4d 5b 6e Exercise 1
4 you run the risk of 1D 2J 3J 4D 5J 6D
5 Sara hadn’t broken
6 are too high for people

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1 F – The problem with these
Use of English (heroes is that they are also
Vocabulary
Exercise 1 usually incredibly dull.) Exercise 1
1 with 2 by 3 go 4 take 5 get 2 F – For example, instead of (being 1 criticism 2 racism
6 up 7 end 8 off brave they …) 3 vegetarianism 4 heroism
3 F – However, the term itself (was 5 tourism 6 capitalism 7 idealism
1b 2g 3e 4h 5a 6d 7f 8c
first used in the 17th century.) 8 favouritism
Exercise 2
Exercise 2 Exercise 2
1 in 2 up 3 over 4 forward
Students should mark the 1 made sense 2 do her duty
5 round 6 through
paragraphs to start at these points: 3 made … proud 4 make excuses
Exercise 3 5 make a difference 6 doing good
1 Some people believe that
1b 2a 3c 4d 5c 6a 7d 8c
politicians … Sports stars are Exercise 3
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think ordinary people … 3 unknown, infamous
Writing In conclusion, while some … 4 popular, famous
Exercise 1 2 therefore, consequently, for this 5 likeable, sympathetic
1 relationship reason
2 chatty, young people
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3 respectful, people in authority
5 T – He can feel love, (jealousy and Grammar 2
Exercise 2 anger just like humans.) Exercise 1
1A 2 B 3 B 4 A 6 T – Even modern superheroes 1b 2d 3f 4c 5a 6e
seem (to be based on the antihero
Page 91 Exercise 2
idea.)
7 T – Anti-heroes reflect the world 1 Suppose 2 found 3 flooded
Progress check 4 left 5 Did
(we live in, a world in which
Exercise 1 issues are not always black or Exercise 3
1c 2a 3c 4b 5b 6b 7c 8b white, right or wrong and people 1 wish I knew 2 high time he won
9 a 10 b have their faults) / they represent 3 rather (that) we worked
Exercise 2 our own journey (through life 4 only I could come
1 should 2 can’t 3 would 4 must and the choices we must make.)
5 needn’t 6 wouldn’t 7 should
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Exercise 4
8 had it repaired 9 by 10 have 1d 2h 3g 4a 5e 6b 7f 8c Listening
11 had 12 painted
Exercise 1
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Cumulative progress 1B 2C 3A
Exercise 3 Grammar 1
Exercise 2
1 had 2 such 3 would 4 having Exercise 1 1A 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C
5 could 6 most 7 were 8 if 1b 2c 3d 4a
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Exercise 2
UNIT 12 1 will have been waiting Speaking
2 won’t be collecting Exercise 1
Pages 92–93 3 may have left 1 Shall we start with this one?
Reading 4 I’ll be studying 2 So, do we agree on these
Exercise 1 Exercise 3 qualities?
1 brave, selfless, dull, trustworthy, 1 will have become 3 What about taking risks?
heroic 2 won’t be working 4 Do you think we should choose
2 scared, unreliable, insecure, bad- 3 will have been battling courage?
tempered, selfish, rebellious 4 will be serving 5 Do you agree that our second
5 won’t have finished choice should be confidence?
Exercise 2 6 It looks as if we agree on courage.
6 will Bob have been running
1 For 2 classic 3 Just
7 Will you be driving Exercise 2
8 will have been helping courage, putting others first

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Exercise 3 Part 3 Part 4

Students should tick: 1, 2, 4, 5 17 behaviour 18 development Students’ own answers
19 unreasonable 20 personality
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4 F – Over 200 films have been
made about him (second only
Use of English 23 relatively 24 disagree
to the character of Sherlock
Exercise 1 Part 4 Holmes …)
1M 2A 3A 4A 5M 6M 7A 25 you mind lending me
8 A 9 M 10 A 26 has never been to
27 if he hadn’t / had not been
Exercise 2
28 was built by
1 was 2 been 3 were 4 be
29 is not warm enough
5 refused 6 doing 7 is 8 have
30 had her bag stolen
9 making 10 will
Part 5
Exercise 3
31 C 32 D 33 B 34 B 35 A 36 C
1 been 2 had 3 sit 4 be 5 was
6 would 7 make 8 will Part 6
37 D 38 A 39 F 40 C 41 G 42 B
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Part 7
Writing 43 D 44 C 45 A 46 C 47 B 48 C
Exercise 1 49 D 50 D 51 B 52 A
5
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Writing
Progress check Part 1
Exercise 1 Students’ own answers
1 famous, criticism, capitalist,
Part 2
makes, sensitive
2 tourism, ordinary, made, careful Students’ own answers
3 idealism, heroism, unknown, do Page 112
Exercise 2 Listening
1c 2b 3b 4a 5c 6a 7b 8c
Part 1
9 a 10 b
1B 2A 3B 4C 5A
Cumulative progress
Part 2
Exercise 3
6 floods 7 stronger 8 12−15
1 heroism 2 terrible 3 unaware 9 on poles or stilts
4 Unbelievably 5 strength 10 local builders 11 way of life
6 gradually 7 disability 12 accommodation 13 twice
8 admirable
Part 3
14 H 15 A 16 F 17 B 18 D
OPTIMISE PRACTICE
Part 4
TEST
19 B 20 A 21 A 22 B 23 C
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Reading and Use of English Speaking
Part 1
Part 1
1B 2A 3A 4C 5A 6C 7B 8D
Students’ own answers
Part 2
Part 2
9 where 10 previously/before/ago
Students’ own answers
11 than 12 Although 13 Both
14 was 15 their 16 be Part 3
Students’ own answers

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