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UNIT 1
1 Because
OPENER 2 perhaps because
1 3 That’s why
Sample answer 4 due to
The artist could be trying to show how 5 A simpler explanation is that
interesting ‘ordinary’ people are; that art is 7
all about the experience of being a human;
the public will be more interested in art if Sample answers
they are involved in creating it. Nature sounds: ‘Humans need water. That’s
2 why natural water sounds like rain may be
pleasant to us.’
a Tsiory b Tsiory c Francisco d Francisco
Food sounds: ‘It’s easy to understand why
3 people like food sounds because most people
Francisco: happy – goes camping with his love eating!’
kids; impatient – when he’s stuck in traffic or Sounds of happiness: ‘We love hearing others
when he has to wait for equipment at work feeling happy perhaps because it gives us
Tsiory: excited – a project she is running similar feelings.’
about science education with young people; 8
annoyed – people talking with no purpose or
talking about people Sample answers
4 strongest to weakest evidence: d (‘a great
deal of scientific evidence to show’ – the
Students' own answers evidence is based on plenty of scientific
research); a (‘According to a survey’ - the fact
1A that the survey had 2,000 respondents is an
1 indication that the information is quite
reliable); c (‘is likely to’ – suggests that
1g 2b 3c 4f 5h 6d 7j 8e 9i 10a scientists aren’t 100% sure); b (‘theory
2 suggests … might have’ – vague language,
suggests no real evidence)
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3
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pleasant sounds include natural sounds, 1B
gentle sounds that make us feel relaxed; 1
annoying sounds include sounds with
negative associations, sounds that 1 :-D happy
accompany bad habits, alarming sounds and :O shock, surprise
other loud noises
))))) very happy
4
>:( angry
sounds mentioned in the article: someone
eating with their mouth open (slapping their D: unhappy
lips while eating) (line 3); someone humming (-_-) stressed
(line 4); a baby crying (line 30); birds singing
(line 55); rain (line 58); thunder (line 60) (T_T) crying, sadness
5 (^^) or ^^ happy
a3 b5 c2 d1 e4 (눈_눈) dissatisfied, unhappy
2 Sample answers: Normally not the nose 4–5
(which is why noses are optional in
Adverbs that make emotions stronger:
emoticons). In Asia more importance is
1 completely 4 really 5 tremendously
placed on the eyes, whilst in Europe it is
7 totally 8 more 9 absolutely
more on the mouth.
Adverbs that make emotions weaker: 2 a bit
3 Students' own answers
3 slightly 6 relatively
2
6
1 F 2T 3F 4T
Sample answer
3
I was really concerned when my aunt had to
1 didn’t 2 means 3 haven’t you 4 Don’t go to hospital last week, but she’s fine now.
5 Who do you smile at?
7–8
4
/ɪ/ thrilled, optimistic, astonished
1 Question 3
/i:/ relieved, pleased
2 Question 1
/eɪ/ impatient
3 Question 4
/aɪ/ delighted
4 Question 2
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5
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1 is 2 don’t 3 Isn’t 4 are 5 designs 6 did
Francisco - confused (‘It took me a few
7 Didn’t
seconds to realize what had happened to
6 me’), shocked (‘I still could not believe my
bad luck’), terrified (‘I tried to breathe and I
surprised
couldn’t’), frustrated (‘I tried to say a few
7 words to let them know I was actually not
dead’), desperate (‘we had to drive around
1c 2b 3a
the village looking for help, a doctor,
8–9 someone’), happy/joy (stated), relief (‘I was
not paralyzed!’ and stated)
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Tsiory - nervous (‘I wrote my speech … 50
1C times and repeated it in front of the mirror’),
frightened (‘cold stream running down my
1 back’), surprised (‘When the light turned to
Sample answers red, my mouth opened and words came
out!’), confident (stated), proud (‘I had
1 the people are at a match; a player might overcome one of my biggest fears’)
be about to take a penalty shot
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2 excited, nervous, scared
1T 2F 3F 4T 5T 6B
2
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1 petrified 2 concerned 3 impatient
4 thrilled 5 relieved, angry 6 optimistic 1 gets on my nerves
7 astonished 8 motivated 9 furious 2 I couldn’t believe my eyes
3 3 let me down
a thrilled b relieved c optimistic d furious 4 lost his temper
e petrified f astonished g impatient
h motivated i concerned 5 can’t stand
12–14 someone’s point of view, even if you disagree
with it.
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1D
Sample answers
1 1 You are probably feeling quite angry that
Students' own answers someone has stolen your seat. Is it possible
that they didn’t see you? Or perhaps they
2 were being rude but have had a very bad day.
Sample answers You might be able to politely explain that you
were going to sit there, but there’s a good
Empathy is trying to understand people by chance that the woman isn’t in the mood to
experiencing what they are experiencing. / listen, and you can probably sit somewhere
Empathy is feeling other people’s emotions. / else. If you are able to, though, you could ask
Empathy is really listening to people. / her if she is OK.
Empathy is not the same as sympathizing. /
Empathy is seeing a situation from another 2 Do you show your support for your
person’s point of view. / Empathy takes classmate in the middle of the lesson, by
imagination. / Empathy can be difficult / speaking against the bully? That may seem
uncomfortable. like the right thing to do, but he may not feel
comfortable being the centre of attention.
3 Instead, you could talk to him after the lesson
Sample answers and check he’s OK.
By empathizing with Andrea, you can see the 3 It’s possible that the neighbour didn’t hear
situation from her perspective rather than about the party. It may also be possible to
reacting immediately in a negative way. She enjoy the party but a bit more quietly. The
may be feeling under pressure in her new first thing to do would be to find out why this
role and may feel more valued if she is neighbour in particular is upset.
listened to. It will help build a good working 4 Your flatmate is understandably upset, and
relationship between you, Andrea and the telling her how much cleaner the city will be
rest of the team. If you don’t show empathy, now probably won’t help. But it might help if
this could damage your relationship and you can say how sorry you are that this has
prevent you from resolving the issue/working happened to her. By listening you may
together effectively. discover other information that helps you
4 suggest some practical solutions.
Sample answers 6
Why empathy is important: By really listening Sample answers
to each other in a team, you show that other • Do not assume that other people will have
people’s opinions are important. If you don’t the same reactions and feelings as you in a
fully understand their point of view, it may be certain situation.
harder to look for a solution to problems. In
negotiations and other situations when • Remember that aspects of a person’s
people might feel they are on opposite sides, personality might make them more sensitive
everyone can feel they got what they wanted to certain things or situations than you may
if they have been listened to. be.
Ways of empathizing effectively: It’s easier to • Try not to make negative judgements about
listen if you don’t speak. Focus on what the people based on their actions or how they
person is saying rather than planning your express themselves.
response. One way to show that you are 7
listening and to check you understand is to
summarize what they have said and repeat it Sample answers
back to them. Remember to consider
Laurent could have apologized immediately 3 Ioana’s email will probably include:
and not shown surprise that Gurpreet has congratulations on the new job; one or
been waiting; they could have discussed the two questions about the job; information
problem more constructively and talked about the reunion party; an update about
about how to improve the situation for next Aida’s health; a promise to arrange to get
time; Gurpreet could have shown together.
understanding about the fact that Laurent is
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very busy at work.
1 greeting and introductory phrase;
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questions about the other person’s
1 I’m sorry to hear that. It must be hard for current situation and their recent
you. / I can see how that would be activities; details of the good news;
difficult. enquiry about a friend; invitation to meet.
2 Have you thought about how they might 2 Hi!, been in touch, drop you a line, been up
feel? / I imagine they’re feeling quite … to, chatted, couldn’t make it, what’s the
latest?, Guess what?, couldn’t believe my
3 I’m glad you told me. Let me know if I can
ears, etc.
help.
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4 I want to make sure I understand. Are you
saying that … ? / It sounds like you’re 1 been in touch 2 drop you a line 3 up to
feeling … Is that right? 4 the latest 5 went for 6 getting wind of
7 keep you posted 8 had no idea 9 catch up
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10 ages
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(If Student A is Gurpreet)
2 Yes, it is.
B: Are you OK? You seem a bit down.
3 No, the language is very formal
A: Yeah, well, I met up with Laurent. I’m
4 Sample answer: Erik may not be happy to
really fed up because he’s always late
receive this email because the style is too
when we arrange to go out together.
formal, suggesting that they don’t know
B: I can see how that might be frustrating, but each other very well, or even that Ioana is
have you thought about how Laurent unsympathetic.
might be feeling? He’s probably worrying
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that he’s lost a good friend. Maybe it isn’t
his fault he’s always late. Sample answer
A: Yes, you could be right there. Hi Erik!
10 Great to hear from you!
Students' own answers That’s brilliant news about the new job! Do
you have any idea where you’ll be working
1E yet? Please keep me posted once you start
work. I’d love to hear how it goes. You
1 wanted to know how the party was. I chatted
The man has just received good news. The with Jenny for ages and it was good to catch
woman has just received bad news. up. She also has a new job, which she’s happy
about. We are planning to meet up soon. She
2 said she’d love to catch up with you too, so
Students' own answers I’ll let you know our plans. I’ll give you a ring
next week. Thanks for asking about Aida. She
3 is better now and went back to college last
1 They are old university friends. week. Looking forward to seeing you very
soon! Ioana
2 He’s got a new job, one he’s wanted for a
long time.
8–11 communication; Paragraph 6 explains that
even plants communicate using sound;
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Paragraph 7 describes extraordinary findings
that wild dogs make democratic decisions.
UNIT 2
6
OPENER Sample answer
1 I’ve just read an interesting article about
Sample answers animal communication. It talks about all the
amazing means of communication that
Knowing another language might have helped animals (and plants) use and the clever things
the women to integrate, to make friends, find that they can do with language. It suggests
work/set up a business, communicate with that perhaps human communication is not
customers /people from other countries who unique. Did you know that plants listen to
work in shops, hair salons, etc. other plants, for example, or that some
2 animals have different accents?
1A 2M 3M 4A 7
3 Students' own answers
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2A 1
1 Students' own answers
1C 2E 3B 4D 5A 2
2 1 English, French, Spanish and German
Paragraph 5 contains 4 out of 5 answers 2 Since she was eleven
3 3 No
1d 2g 3f 4a 5e 6c 7b 4 German
4 3
1 means of communication 1 studied 2 using 3 speak 4 been 5 had
6 not (n’t) been 7 trying 8 taking
2 aspects
4
3 varies
1 Sentence 3
4 adapt
2 Sentences 1,2 and 7
5 dialect
3 Sentence 8
6 mimics
4 Sentence 5
7 signal
5
8 sneeze
1 She’s been studying languages since 2015.
5
2 I’ve watched this film several times
b. The writer supports this message in: already.
Paragraph 1 - sentences
3 Technology is currently changing how
1 and 2 (Paragraph 1 introduces the point people study languages.
explicitly); Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 describe
how accent, deception and creativity are not 4 She’s been reading this book all day
unique to humans; Paragraph 5 emphasizes without stopping – it must be really
the variety of animals’ means of fascinating.
5 I can’t talk right now because I’m still 5
writing the report.
1 Eighty per cent of people who speak
6 My parents have never learned a foreign Arabic and Chinese are first language
language. users, but eighty per cent of those who
speak English are not first language users.
7 I call my parents every Saturday.
2 She used to believe English was only
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spoken in the UK, the US and Australia.
1A 2A She also thought it was important to
speak like first language users.
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3 She realized that most people who use
1 How long have you been learning English?
English aren’t first language users and that
2 Are you currently studying another foreign using British or American idioms does not
language? always help her communicate.
3 Have you ever met someone who speaks 4 A foreign accent isn’t usually a problem.
lots of languages? First language users might often be the
most difficult to understand in
4 What is the most difficult language you
international contexts.
have learned?
5 She now feels much more comfortable
5 What do you enjoy most about studying a
about her accent. She doesn’t try to
foreign language?
imitate others’ pronunciation but tries to
8 be herself.
Speaking to people. 6
Watching things in their original language. Students' own answers
Cutting out all the other languages you speak. 7
Changing the language on your laptop and 1d 2f 3a 4e 5h 6g 7b 8c
phone.
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9
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2C 1 At first I believed her, but then it turned
out she’d made it up.
1
2 When I’m nervous, I find it difficult to get
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2 3 She’s incredibly creative and comes up
1 Basically with new ideas all the time.
2 On the other hand 10
3 Interestingly 1 brought up 2 making up 3 get … across
4 point out 5 picked up
4 According to
5 This brings me to 2D
3 1
a2 b5 c1 d4 e3 Suggested additional topics: weather, your
age, TV shows, things you know about the
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other person’s country such as politics,
Students' own answers celebrities, beautiful places, etc.
2 first language, and don’t be afraid to use it
sometimes.
1 Similarities: share their love of capoeira,
the reason they are together. The male 6
speaker is interested in capoeira in Sibel’s
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home country. They share their tiredness
and hunger. Both languages have an idiom 7
for hungry. Differences: hunger is
1 practised much
expressed differently in each language
(but they share an interest in these 2 would say
differences).
3 equivalent
2 Similarities: Both enjoy football and play
4 for that
with friends; José Luis is interested in
football in Hassan’s country. Differences: 5 quite get
Spanish has a specific word for a good goal
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that doesn’t exist in Hassan’s first
language. Sample answers
3 1 Is capoeira popular in Turkey?
1 I’m as hungry as a wolf. / I could eat my 2 We have a similar expression in my
arm. language that translates as ‘I’m as hungry
as a wolf’
2 What its football scene is like.
3 It sounds a bit like a phrase that goes ‘I
4
could eat my arm’
1 a) conversation 2 (‘golazo’); b)
4 How do you say that in Arabic?
conversation 2 (football); c) conversations
1 and 2 5 It’s on the tip of my tongue!
2 Sample answers: if the word is clear in 9-11
context because it is so expressive (e.g.
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‘golazo’, Wow!); if it refers to something
unique to the first language culture (e.g.
2E
karaoke, paella); if you don’t know the
word in the language you are speaking; if 1–2
you prefer the word in the other language;
if you are having fun and playing with Students' own answers
languages; if you want to avoid stopping 3
the flow of conversation.
Son asks about course start date, number of
3 Students’ own answers. Sample answers: hours per week and the course duration;
people’s sense of national pride; the certificate; course fee and how to pay;
national personality; sense of humour. accommodation; necessary language level
5 4
Sample answers a3 b2 c1 d5 e4
Reasons: people are often interested in other 5
cultures, and your identity is a source of
information; by sharing aspects of your 2 advertisement; 3 enquire; 4 (course) fees;
cultural identity, you can find things you have 5 currently; 6 accommodation; 7 concerning,
in common with another person; by showing regarding; 8 whether; 9 I look forward to
curiosity about differences, you make hearing from you in the near future; 10 Yours
someone feel valued. faithfully
I would like to know whether you would 2 The expression means that we often like
recommend I study first to become slightly and are interested in things that are far
more proficient in Arabic … away or very different from our own
culture without showing the same interest
7 in and respect for our own surroundings
Sample answer or culture.
Finally, could you also please let me know 4 Words/ expressions worth noting include:
about the course start dates? travel agenda, tourist destinations, more
often than not, on my doorstep, see
I look forward to hearing back from you. (something) through new eyes, hop-on,
Yours faithfully, hop-off bus, in a whole new light, not only
… but also …, a tried-and-tested way, set
Eugenio the mood, will only add to …, Take it from
8–11 me:…, taking selfies, upcoming events, find
out what’s on, wander around the block,
Students' own answers test out, everyday routine, broaden your
experiences, bearing in mind, contribute to
UNIT 3 the climate emergency, save the planet,
your hometown.
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7–8
1 Students' own answers
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2
Andrej: Istanbul (Eminönü) – see the real
Turkey there; Egypt – diving (Red Sea),
3B 8–10
1 Students' own answers
1 a shop in a market, perhaps in a tourist 3C
destination
1
2 Sample answers: getting lost in the streets
of an old city; buying something unusual, Sample answers
perhaps for a very low or high price;
1 exploration, curiosity and a sense of
meeting someone
adventure; to find wealth, e.g. gold; to
2 start a new life elsewhere
c 2 starvation, drowning, illness at sea, getting
lost, storms and other bad weather, war
3
and fighting
1 happened
2
2 had been studying
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3 was walking, saw
distances involved; long time ago so lack of
4 had almost completely closed technology; went to many islands; fast
canoes; small crew; no navigation
5 visited
instruments
4
3
1 past simple
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2 past continuous, past perfect continuous
4
3 past perfect continuous
brought sweet potatoes back from South
4 past perfect simple America; lightweight canoes for speed
5 5
1 had been going 1 f 2 d 3c 4e 5b 6a
2 was working on 6
3 wanted a they knew the position of the stars, how
to interpret and use wind and wave
4 had been talking
direction; they also used the direction of
5 raced bird flight, or the presence of leaves in the
water
6 had forgotten/forgot
b fishing hooks and other useful tools,
7 was driving
animals such as chickens and the plants
8 had taken/took they would need to farm
9 went c they started in 1200 BCE and also made
more voyages around 500 CE
10 dropped by
d Papua New Guinea
11 watching
e South America, 9,000 km away
6
f they travelled without any modern
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technology; they used wooden canoes;
7 they made their voyages a very long time
ago; they reached places very far away
1 eventually 2 surprisingly 3 interestingly
4 unexpectedly 5 fortunately 6 accidentally
7 4
1 went 2 ended 3 stopping 4 set 5 headed Conversation 1: the message was
6 made 7 reached 8 steer 9 turn disorganized; Conversation 2: the message
was unnecessarily long and complicated; the
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message was disorganized; Conversation 3:
1 holiday is British English, vacation is the message relied on cultural information
American English that the listener did not know
2 a journey is just one part of a trip, i.e. the 5
part when you are travelling from A to B, a
1 simple, clear, organized
trip includes the travel, and all the time
you were there, i.e. the whole experience 2 summarize
3 an exchange is an arrangement in which 3 culture/country
students from different countries stay
4 start
with each other in their homes, a field trip
is where students of a particular subject 6
go to a place to study
Together, they start again from the
4 an expedition is a trip with a scientific or beginning; identify the key information and
exploration purpose, a voyage is any long repeat it back; check the listener has
difficult journey, often by sea understood; summarize the instructions
together; signpost the order clearly; the
5 a city break is a short holiday in a city, a
listener writes the directions down.
package holiday is organized by a
company that arranges travel, 7
accommodation, and other details for you.
1 mixed, saying
9–11
2 words, sense
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3 following, round
3D 4 repeat, got
1 8
Students' own answers Sample answer
2 Conversation 2
Sample answers D: You’re right, I wasn’t being very clear. Let
me start again from scratch. I recently heard
Other reasons include: the message is about a new kind of hotel that’s cheaper, and
indirect (e.g. ‘That jacket is gorgeous’ is an they’re cheaper because the rooms are very
indirect way of saying ‘I want that jacket for small.
my birthday’, but may be misunderstood);
the message would be clearer if it was C: Got it. But you said something about the
written down or shown visually (e.g. location?
directions might be clearer with a map); the D: That’s right. I think they’re usually not in
message is forgotten (e.g. because it was a the city centre, so we need to decide: do
long time ago, or the listener is forgetful); the we want a cheap hotel that’s far from the
message is ignored because it does not suit centre, or a more expensive hotel in
the listener’s point of view (in arguments you town?
may misunderstand the other person
because you expect to disagree with them) C: I see what you mean. And that depends
on how expensive the hotel is because we
3 could catch a taxi or bus into town each
1b 2c 3a day.
D: Exactly, so shall I find out if there’s a hotel
like that where we’re going?
C: Good idea. UNIT 4
9–10
OPENER
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3E Students' own answers
1 2
Sample answers 1B 2F 3C
3 advantages of a package tour: convenience, 3
no hidden costs, companionship; advantages
of travelling alone: can choose where you eat Students' own answers
and stay, how long you stay in each place,
etc., can save money by choosing cheap 4A
options 1
2 Students' own answers
Finisterre: the furthest point west in Spain. It 2
was the last part of the blogger’s trip.
Ways of staying in touch with nature that are
3 mentioned in Exercise 1: going for walks,
Sample answers looking at pictures of nature Other ways:
moving closer to a park, listening to nature
Natsuki. None of the activities the blogger
describes cost much money. He doesn’t want 3
formal (organized) tours, neither does the 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 NG 5 NG 6 T
blogger. Piotr is looking for a sunny
destination, but the weather in Santiago is 4
often wet. Karinna wants to learn about Sample answers
history and culture while the blogger
recommends not being slowed down by a Ways of connecting with nature:
guided tour. • live closer to a green space
4 • go for a walk in the countryside
1 It refers to the reader (‘you’) as if they • look at pictures of nature
were in Santiago, e.g. ‘You could stay in a
pensión’, ‘you should be aware’, etc. Also, • listen to nature
it is full of recommendations and advice: Benefits:
‘a homestay is the perfect way to practise
the language’, ‘I highly recommend you • decreased risk of several diseases
make it [to the cathedral] early’, etc. • makes you feel less stressed
2 pensión, tarta de Santiago, Parque de • lowers blood pressure
Alameda, adiós
• improves short-term memory
3 Trips they have been on that have finished
in dramatic or special places. She asks for • makes you more caring
comments to engage readers. • relaxes you
5 5
1 soaked 2 pour down 3 stunning 4 huge Sample answers
5 crammed 6 exhausted
• Carolina enjoys spending time in nature –
6–10 does activities, e.g. surfing, diving, hiking,
Students' own answers listening to birds
• easy to forget our cities were once 3
covered with trees
1 Maria and her partner or Maria’s parents
• staying in touch with nature helps us to
2 Maria
stay mentally healthy – helps her feel
more at peace and more aware of her 3 Samira
surroundings
4 Samira
• interviewed a fisherman in a remote
5 Maria
location in Colombia who felt he had
everything he needed and didn’t want to 6 Maria
move to the city – he liked the peace of
7 postal service
the sea and the jungle
8 Maria and Samira
6
4
1 staying in touch with nature is necessary
for a healthy mind; people living in remote 1 When Maria’s family invited her friends to
areas; going walking in nature, listening to attend her wedding
birds/sounds of nature
2 need to persuade one of her closest
2 Sample answers: easy to forget cities were friends, Samira, to come
once covered with trees; other ways of
3 She admits being confused
being close to nature include going
surfing, diving and being close to the 4 Samira accused Maria of forgetting her
ocean
5 Maria denied forgetting
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6 and claimed to have sent the invitation
While many people now do not spend with all the others
enough time outside, scientists have shown
7 The postal service has promised to look
that being in nature can have important
into the situation
benefits for our bodies and minds, for
example, lowering the risk of many diseases. 8 Maria and Samira blame the postal service
Even a walk in the park or looking at pictures for ending their relationship
of nature will have beneficial effects. There
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are however traditional communities that
have always lived close to nature. For verb + to + infinitive: claim to do/have done,
example, in the Colombian region of Chocó, promise to do; verb + object + to + infinitive:
some people in remote fishing communities invite s.o. to do, persuade s.o. to do; verb + -
would never consider moving to a city. ing: admit doing, deny doing; verb + object +
preposition + -ing: blame s.o for doing
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6
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1 He accused her of forgetting to call him.
4B The woman denied it/forgetting to call
him. The man apologized (for accusing
1 her). He promised to make sure he
Students' own answers charges his battery next time.
2 2 The brother invited his sister to go for a
coffee on Saturday. At first, the sister
Sample answer refused to meet/see him because of his
It is a story about friends who reconnected behaviour last time. But when he
after years of not speaking to each other, apologized (for his behaviour/behaving
because one blamed the other for not badly last time) and promised not to do it
receiving a wedding invitation, when in fact it again, she agreed (to meet him).
got lost in the post.
7 4D
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8 Sample answers
1 I 2 said 3 claimed 3 People who would find quieter
9 conversations more difficult include those
who come from cultures where silence is
a3 b1 c2 seen as a sign of awkwardness and
10 embarrassment; louder, extroverted
people; very busy or impatient people.
Students' own answers People who might find noisier
conversations difficult include shy people;
4C differently abled people (e.g. people with
autism or speech impairments, people
1
with hearing loss); people with lower
Students' own answers levels of English than the others in the
group; people who don’t know the other
2
members of the group so well.
still /stɪl/ with /wɪd/ mean /mɪn/ city /si:ti/
2 Conversation 1 – c
in /ɪn/
Conversation 2 – a
3
Conversation 3 – b
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3
4
Conversation 1 – rugby
b, d
Conversation 2 – bowling
5
Conversation 3 – basketball
1 works 2 has 3 on a dig 4 doesn’t keep
5 Canada 6 two 4
6 Sample answers
friends that he/she has made as part of the 2 Like bowling, the bowling style of
migrant programme, his/her family and communication involves waiting for the
friends back in Ghana other person to finish their turn before
having yours; there is time between bowls
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for the person to prepare their shot. Like
a7 b4 c1 d5 e2 f3 g6 h8 basketball, the basketball style of
communication involves a lot of quick
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‘passing’ between speakers so that
Sample answers everyone is involved in the conversation,
interruptions (like when the other team
Have you ever lost touch with a good friend?
takes the ball) don’t occur often;
Why do you think some people hit it off
participating is valued highly. Like rugby,
immediately? What’s the best way to keep in
the rugby style of communication involves
touch with friends and family you don’t see
a fast pace, but with a lot of interruptions,
every day?
with turns being ‘tackled’ from each other.
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4 It might change depending on who you
Students' own answers are talking to (someone younger or older,
someone in a more or less senior position,
how well you know them, etc.), where you
are (in your own home you might be more
dominant, for example), how you are
feeling, etc.
5 time. With the other hand I waved to stop
a taxi. They were all busy.
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6
6
2 `I’ll drive you to the airport,’ my dad
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offered.
1 speak more slowly; interrupt less; speak
3 `Don’t forget to invite Miguel to the
more quietly; pause more; invite them to
party,’ Widya reminded me.
participate
7
2 speak more quickly and loudly; ask to
speak; ask not to be interrupted; pause Adverbs: Completely, suddenly, at once,
less rapidly
7 Prepositional phrases: with difficulty, in
disbelief
The speaker who is interrupted tries to take
their turn and finish what they were saying. Gerunds: holding an umbrella, shaking her
The speakers who interrupt invite the other hand
person to participate. They also slow down
8
and let the other person finish.
1 with difficulty, terribly
8
2 in surprise, not moving
Sorry, can I just finish what I was saying? /
Sorry, we’ve talked too much already. / So, 3 in anger, silently
anyway, as I was saying ...
9-11
9
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UNIT 5
4E
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1–3
Students' own answers 1
1a 2c 3e 4d 5b 2
4 result in 3
5 Thanks to 1d 2c 3a 4b
6 4
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1 Correlation: The article says that the cause 1 She’d have been
‘may not be due to the animals 2 We’d have slept, had been
themselves’, and therefore it’s possible
8 feeling sorry for myself, get it out of my
system, relax, anxiety, yoga, mind in a calm
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place); 2 (and 3) Alec talks about physical
Suggested chain for first sentence: If I hadn’t fitness (stay in shape, cycle, running, skiing,
forgotten to set my alarm last night, I running machine, sleeping, taking a nap, call
wouldn’t have got up so late. If I hadn’t got in sick)
up so late, I would have caught the bus. If I’d
5
caught the bus, I wouldn’t have had to flag
down a taxi. If I hadn’t flagged down a taxi, I 1 (rock) climbing
wouldn’t have had to stand by the road in the
2 makes you happy / you like
rain. If I hadn’t stood by the road, I wouldn’t
have been splashed by a passing car. If I 3 mountains
hadn’t been splashed by a car, I wouldn’t
4 (a) (running) machine(s)
have arrived at work in wet clothes. If I hadn’t
been in wet clothes, I wouldn’t have caught a 5 time
cold.
6 not healthy / unhealthy
9
7 frustrating / exhausting / stressful
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8 writing
5C 9 the outside
1 10 (her) family
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1 can be physically exhausting: B, C, D 6
2 are emotionally stressful: A, C Students' own answers
3 involve working nights: C, D 7
4 are dangerous: B 1 Alec is talking about the present. He isn’t
able to sleep when he’s on the road.
5 have stressful working conditions: B, C, D
2 Maria is talking about the past. She wishes
2 that she’d discovered yoga sooner.
1 M (e.g. high-powered city jobs, such as 8
finance and law)
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2 P (e.g. a shop assistant in a busy shop or a
waiter) 1 (given)
3 M (e.g. social work, terminal patient care, 2 If only my ex-girlfriend hadn’t joined my
other caring professions, especially gym! / If only I could still go to my gym!
involving mental health problems) 3 I wish I could stop eating biscuits in the
4 P (e.g. construction worker, tree surgeon, evening.
stunt performer) 9
5 P (shift work, e.g. nurse, doctor, taxi Sample answers
driver)
A: If only I had more time to spend helping
6 P (e.g. teacher) each child.
3 B: I wish it wasn’t so cold today!
Students' own answers C: I wish there were fewer patients! (given)
4 D: If only the shifts were shorter.
1 (and 3) Maria talks about mental health
(cope, frustrating, suffering from stress, stop
10 she’s very tired and she needs a short
sleep. Is that OK?
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4 The problem is the very long sentence
5D structure → Can you please do the
presentation instead of me?
1
7
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1 back 2 food 3 hit 4 saved 5 seat
2
8
1 A doctor is talking to her patient. The
doctor is asking questions, but the patient Students' own answers
is having difficulty understanding. 9
2 The patient understands some of what the The nurse simplifies what the doctor is saying
doctor says, but only by guessing (when so that the patient can understand.
she tells her ‘I have this pain in my foot’)
or after repeated attempts at asking. The 10
reason is that the doctor uses fast, 1 tell the doctor what pain you feel
complicated English that the patient
doesn’t understand. 2 sudden, quick pain
3 3 where in your foot
Students' own answers 4 have the pain
4–5 5 take a picture of your foot now
1 Because your level of English may be The nurse uses the Spanish word agudo.
higher than the other person; because you 11
have specialist knowledge that needs
simplifying; because your English is a Students' own answers
different variety and has some different
vocabulary. 5E
2 You can avoid: above-level words, 1
informal language such as phrasal verbs,
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overly complicated structures; you can
slow down and use fewer words; you can 2
be patient and give more time to listen to
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the listener and how they respond to you.
1 Phones provide a quick way to find
3 You can help others communicate by
information; they help us keep in touch
listening to the message and simplifying it
with people; they help us learn important
for the listener.
skills such as online communication and
6 critical thinking.
Underlined phrases likely to be 2 They distract us from work and other
misunderstood. Suggested rephrases: areas of life; they discourage physical
activity; they give young people constant,
1 OK, so whereabouts in the US are you
largely unsupervised access to the internet
heading to? → She wants to know where
where they can be bullied, access
in the US you are going.
inappropriate content, etc.
2 You sound like you’re coming down with a
3
cold. Do you want to leave early? → He
says he thinks you’re starting to have a 2 The writer is against the statement.
cold.
3 I’m exhausted after that meal! Need to
take a nap if you don’t mind. → She says
4 2
(introduce supporting ideas) – What is more… 1 Afroz: scientific and political; Imogen:
Moreover, In addition, … as well as…; conservation news, celebrity gossip, but
(introduce reasons) – because of, On the one almost never reads about sport
hand, since; (indicate opposing ideas) –
2 A cancer hospital built for the poor filled
However, Although, On the other hand, …,
him with hope. He also mentions the
Nevertheless,; (conclude) – To sum up, ...
Apollo moon landing which fascinated
5 him.
Sample answers 3 The whole nation came together and it
was all really positive.
1 FOR – increase in mental health issues,
especially in young people; good mental 3
health helps students study better
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AGAINST – it should be the responsibility
of parents, not schools; mental health is a
6A
complex issue, so difficult to train teachers
to teach it well 1
2 FOR – eating meat not good for the Sample answers
environment; eating meat can lead to high
blood pressure and heart disease AGAINST 2 Photo A: this photo has been changed –
– people should have a choice about what the photo of the shark may be taken from
to eat; tax can have the greatest impact another photo; Photo B: sometimes, what
on the poor is shown as ‘food’ is not real food at all;
Photo C: Photos can be changed using
3 FOR – convenient for employees (don’t software like Photoshop. Dalí wasn’t alive
have to go somewhere else to exercise); when mobile phones were invented, so
good way to clear mind and be more this photo must have been changed.
productive/creative afterwards AGAINST –
cost for the employer; additional space for 2
the facilities needed Students' own answers
6 3
1 There is no doubt that …, It is certainly 1 because now you can’t trust what you see
true that … either as there are so many fake images
2 Many people think that …, It is commonly online
believed that … 2 he never said the words he says in the
3 Is it the case that … ? video; he never had a mobile phone
4 Recently, there has been greater 3 they unfairly suggest people’s lives and
awareness of … looks aren’t good enough and damage
their confidence
7–9
4 fakes often go viral more often than
Students' own answers photos that haven’t been manipulated
UNIT 6
5 they are inedible
6 to teach – it ends with advice on what to
OPENER do to protect ourselves from believing
fake images
1
4
Students' own answers
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incorrect science (line 4); powerful effect (line
5); they’ve done or said things that they
haven’t (line 16); more often (line 26); people 6B
try to recreate the dishes (line 38); dangerous
chemicals on strawberries (line 41) 1
Sample answers 2
8 7 He is reported to be
6E 3
7 enabled (allowed, permitted also possible) 1 do something again that you tried before
but failed at or had difficulty with
8 permits (allows, enables also possible)
2 things that make life comfortable
6
3 going to happen soon
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4 something that allows you to forget about
7–8 normal life and its worries
on the second syllable 6
9 Students' own answers
Sample answers 7
A Library: use wall space with lots of shelves – Sample answers
allow the library to have lots of books
without taking up space; have desks that fold To describe the beauty of a large cave:
down from the wall; students bring their own absolutely stunning, breathtaking, spacious,
devices. vast; to describe a small, narrow cave or
passage: cold and damp, cramped, narrow; to
B Studio apartment: a sofa bed will let them describe a small cave to escape a storm:
have friends to stay; replace the bath with a sheltered
shower; a foldable table will allow them to
put it away when not using it.
8–9 4 It’s just that if you were able to … (It’s just
that if you could …)
1 weather, flat 2 streets, tourists 3 car, tent
4 view, spot 5 cave, sight 6 rooms, windows 10 – 12
10–11 Students' own answers
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7E
7D 1
1–2 Students' own answers
Students' own answers 2
3 Dani is a ‘Comic’, content = photos and
videos; Juana is a ‘Share-it-all’, content =
1 so 2 always leaving 3 would wash 4 such
status update of what they are doing; Kaish is
5 If only
probably a ‘Thinker’, content = photos and
4 videos, news items
1 wish they would throw 3
2 such difficult exam questions Students' own answers
3 wish my brother wouldn’t 4
4 flatmate is so lazy Sample answers
5 is always leaving lights Omitting pronouns and auxiliary verbs: (It’s)
pretty cool, right?!; (Do you have) any
5–6
advice?; (I’ve) just got back; (It) would be
Students' own answers great to have some …
7 Informal quantifiers: a ton of dirty dishes; a
million times; loads of them
The advice given in the video: consider the
context - how well you know the other Phrasal verbs: get down to; piled up; deal
person, how they normally react to feedback; with; puts it off; come up with
manage your own negative emotions (i.e.
Informal expressions: talk behind people’s
don’t get angry); focus on explaining your
backs; I’ve seriously had it!; a fab weekend;
observations, be specific and avoid
wait for this; How about … ?
generalizations and exaggerations; explain
why the change in behaviour is important for 5
you and/or why it could benefit you both and
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improve your relationship; describe your
feelings rather than acting them out; ask for a 1 Just got back, a load of/a ton of
change rather than telling them to change
2 give yoga a shot, Never done it before
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3 put up, loads of/tons of
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4 (Got) Any thoughts, Would love
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5 Really hate, put things off
1 Could I make a suggestion? Why don’t …
6–9
(Can I suggest something? How about…?)
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2 I understand that … (I appreciate that …)
3 I’m sure you won’t mind me asking this,
but … (I hope you don’t mind me saying
this, …)
UNIT 8 4
1 invisibility
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2 lightsabers
1
3 teleportation
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4 faster than light travel
1 The people are using technology to talk to
their relatives during a birthday party so 5
they can share the experience of a manipulate, b plasma, c energy supply, d
celebrating with them. violates, e rip, f unrealistic, h vanish,
2 Photo of bored-looking child indoors, i contract
watching videos on a phone; an adult 6
looking at their phone or laptop late at
night; e-waste clearly left to pollute rather 1 You wouldn’t be able to see outside.
than be recycled 2 Making them requires a very large amount
2 of energy.
1 Both think of themselves as techie people. 3 Atoms naturally vanish and reappear.
Nora’s friends go to her for help, and 4 Stretch and contract spacetime or rip it to
Francisco’s friends and family know he is create a wormhole.
good with technology.
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2 Nora: the Notes app on her phone. She
uses it to write lists and positive thoughts. a Yes, for example: ‘If you’re already getting
Francisco: his smartphone. He does most excited at the possibility of becoming a
things related to work on it. Jedi ...’; questions that assume readers are
interested in and have knowledge of sci-fi
3 Nora worries that people, especially young inventions, for example: ‘What about
people, need technology too much and building a Star Wars lightsaber?’, ‘… how
don’t read and learn enough because they does the Millennium Falcon from Star
play too many games on their devices. Wars do this?’
Francisco isn’t worried about technology
and sees how much it helps scientists like b No, he assumes they will, but not that
him. they have to for any reason.
3 c Yes, for example: ‘… how sci-fi technology
could actually work in the near future …’,
Students' own answers ’… sci-fi technology is slowly becoming
reality …’, ’The next challenge is to make
8A 3D objects disappear, but this should be
1 possible in the next ten to twenty years
…’, ’…Developing technology that allows
Students' own answers teleporting a whole human body might
2 take several centuries, though.’
1 Nora: opens up your imagination and 8
helps us understand ourselves, mixes Sample answers
reality with imagination; Francisco: sci-fi
based on real science, like The Martian. Readers have seen the relevant sci-fi movies
He is annoyed by pseudo-archaeology, (Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.), and know what is
that can be damaging to his work. meant by these inventions.; The enormous
amount of money that will be needed to
3 develop these technologies will be available.;
Students' own answers The problems he mentions about each
technology will be overcome eventually.;
People will still be interested in these 9
technologies hundreds of years from now.
1 Han era seismoscope: invented in 132 CE
9 in China; it was used to detect
earthquakes; it’s possible the Chinese
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knew that earthquakes produced
vibrations in the soil even hundreds of
8B
kilometres away, so by detecting these
1 small vibrations, they could say that an
earthquake happened somewhere; it had
Students' own answers a simple design: an urn with a pendulum;
2 when the device detected vibration, it
dropped a ball from the mouth of a metal
Make-up: more than 6,000 years ago in Egypt dragon into a metal frog, making a loud
Brain surgery: more than 8,000 years ago in sound.
France 2 Chimu phone: made about 1,200–1,400
Concrete: over 2,000 years ago in Rome years ago in what is now Peru by the
(Italy) ancient Chimu people; it might have been
used to listen in on other people’s
Water system: more than 4,000 years ago in conversations or to communicate over
the Indus Valley (now Northern India and several hundred metres without shouting;
Pakistan) it had a simple design: two receivers are
3 connected via a cotton line that carries
voice vibrations from the speaker to the
1 PT 2 CT 3 NT 4 PT 5 NT 6 CT 7 PT listener.
4
8C
1 must have
1
2 may/might have
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3 can’t/couldn’t have
1 driverless vehicles: companies don’t have
4 shouldn’t have
to pay drivers, customers may be safer;
5 electric scooters: fast, quiet, cheap and
clean way to get around town; self-service
1 can’t 2 might 3 may 4 must 5 shouldn’t
checkouts: company doesn’t have to
6 might
employ so many staff, customers don’t
6 have to queue so often; sharing apps:
company makes money for a purely
1 may/might have used
administrative role, without needing to
2 must have been own taxis, hotels, etc., workers can make
money from their own flat, house, car,
3 can’t have spoken
etc., customers get cheaper
4 may/might have made accommodation and taxi service; video
conferencing: more frequent
5 must have been
communication between offices without
7 money or time spent travelling, workers
don’t have to travel for work, students can
The speaker pronounces it as ‘ev’.
learn at home
8
2 disadvantages may include: less personal
1 He must have said something. customer service, e.g. self-service
checkouts, driverless vehicles; greater
2 They can’t have gone.
unemployment if jobs are automated or
3 You shouldn’t have done that! made unprofessional, e.g. driverless
4 It may have just been me.
vehicles, sharing apps; poor safety, e.g. 2
driverless vehicles, electric scooters
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2
In video conference calls, mute your
1 see hidden buildings and other structures, microphone if you are not involved in the
accurately map location; very conversation to avoid background noise. In
sophisticated, not user-friendly, expensive emails, make hyperlinks active so that the
reader can click to access the web page.
2 small portable device, replaces other
Don’t ‘reply all’ in emails unless the reply is
gadgets; not waterproof, always available
relevant to everyone. Don’t use large groups
3 such as WhatsApp groups if the message is
only relevant to one person in that group.
1 devices
When sending emails to large groups of
2 innovative, user-friendly, sophisticated people, use the BCC function to avoid sharing
people’s email addresses.
3 handy, pocket-sized, gadgets
3–4
4 waterproof.
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4
5
1 a 2 i 3 f 4 h 5 e 6 c 7 d 8 b 9 j 10 g
2 Mentioned in the quiz: using emoticons in
5
work emails, using abbreviations;
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3 Other behaviours: how emotions can be
6 misinterpreted, using emojis/emoticons,
posting something that could be offensive
a n., perform (v.)
or hurtful, how levels of formality can be
b n., innovative (adj.) misinterpreted
c adj., recharge (v.) 6
7 1 We can’t hear the person’s voice or see
them, so it’s difficult to judge their
1 invention 2 memorize 3 sensitive
emotions.
8
2 They can help explain our emotions.
1 for a number of years now
3 Not everyone might be familiar with what
2 the way we travel from town to town an abbreviation stands for.
3 of the petrol 4 It’s important to check that the people
involved are happy for you to share a
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photo or post on social media to avoid
1 Jens 2 Marsha 3 host 4 Yuki 5 Marsha upsetting or annoying them.
10 7
Short ‘o’ sound: complex, laptop, pocket- Students' own answers
sized; Long ‘o’ sound: automatic,
8
performance, waterproof
1 Could potentially be too formal, but it
11
might depend on how the two friends
Students' own answers communicate. Potential change to less
formal, e.g. Got time to meet up later?
8D
2 Could potentially be too informal unless a
1 great rapport was established in that first
meeting; the kiss could be inappropriate.
Students' own answers Potential change: delete the current
emojis and say ‘It was great meeting you long-lasting. Adjective pairs: clean and
yesterday ’. simple, cheap and cheerful, black and white.
3 Likely too informal; avoid abbreviations 6
and emojis and writing as you speak
1 has a clean and simple interface
(‘checkin’). Potential change: Thank you
very much for checking my homework. 2 with its thirty-minute recharge time
4 Seems fine; capital letters for emphasis 3 something cheap and cheerful
are unlikely to be seen as shouting but
4 free and easy-to-use
could consider dropping them.
5 by reading the on-screen lyrics
9
6 is printed in black and white
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7 a high-end brand
8E
8 strength and long-lasting protection
1 7
Sample answers Positive comments: This is the ideal option if
a waterproof speaker: to use it on a beach you’re looking for … / , … makes the perfect
or camping holiday or to listen to music choice for … / You could do a lot worse than
while they are outdoors … / … is a must / … within your price range
b sports video camera: to film yourself or Negative comments: Another downside is
other people doing sports that … / A minor drawback is …,
c instant camera: to take photos at a party Positive or negative comments: On the flip
or event that you can then give to the side, … / All in all, …
guests, to be able to instantly see what 8–11
something looks like when you are
working on creative projects Students' own answers
d solar-powered power pack: to use while UNIT 9
you are staying outdoors for a longer
period of time, for example on a camping
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holiday, and you need power for light or
to use electric devices 1
2 1 He competed in a challenging race, with
Students' own answers the additional challenge of being a double
amputee.
3
2
Shavi: wireless/waterproof speaker; 3 or 4
stars Robbie – inner peace and happiness (‘Success
is just being happy, being content with
Petra: instant camera; 2 or 3 stars yourself ...’); a rewarding career (‘being able
Otto: smartphone; 4 or 5 stars to do the job I love’); a loving family and a lot
of friends (‘other aspects are friends and
4 family and your partner.’); knowing ‘what
Shavi: a, f, e; Petra: b, g, a, f; type of person’ he is.
6 5
Paola is the most confident she will have 1 The second had the biggest effect (‘…
done well at work. Her plans are to go to you’re so much stronger because you’re
Europe for her 41st birthday. She is quite driven, it’s the fire inside, it’s huge. I
confident that she will go to London, Madrid certainly benefited so much …’)
and Paris. She plans to NOT take a selfie at 6
the Eiffel Tower (but she thinks she might
anyway). 1 tackle, problem
7 2 struggling, understand