Student’s Book Answer key

Module 1
Unit 1, page 12, exercise 1 Unit 1, page 14, exercise 3
a Kuwait. 1 couldn’t
b Accept students’ guesses 2 could
– tell them they will find out 3 managed to
what is happening when they 4 couldn’t
read the text on the next
page.
5 could
6 managed to
@English 4 all
c (Students’ own answers)
d (Students’ own answers) Unit 1, page 14, exercise 4
a You must be very / quite / really / pretty / fairly /
Unit 1, page 12, exercise 2 extremely good at organising your time.
a Hala February Festival takes place during the b They are quite / really / very / a little / pretty / fairly /
spring season. extremely preoccupied today.
Qurain Culture Festival takes place annually from c He is my very best friend / He is absolutely my best
late November to early December. friend.
b Hala celebrates the spread of joy, happiness and d That was a quite / really / very / pretty / fairly /
delight. extremely good book.
Qurain celebrates Kuwaiti artistic culture.
c It coincides with National Day and Liberation Unit 1, page 15, exercise 1 a (Suggested answers)
Day.
1 went out: to become extinguished
d By awarding ‘Appreciation’, ‘Encouragement’ and
2 went on: continued
‘Personality of the Year’ awards.
3 went off: to begin to sound
e Hala: Arabian hospitality, cultural celebrations,
4 going away: leaving
colourful events, spring’s arrival, discounts in
5 gone up: to increase
shops
6 go without: to miss or not have something
Qurain: artists performing, exhibitions, concerts,
films, awards ceremony
Unit 1, page 15, exercise 1 b (Suggested answers)
Unit 1, page 13, exercise 3 1 When water is thrown on them; When everything is
burnt
a atmosphere
2 When someone tries to break into the car; When
b guaranteed
someone goes too near the car by accident; When
c patriotism
they go wrong
d participating
3 When the government increases or reduces tax;
e disciplines
When there is a surplus or shortage; When there is
f unrivalled
competition with another retailer
4 You feel hungry; You lose weight; Your body doesn’t
Unit 1, page 14, exercise 1 work properly
a general ability
b ability on one occasion Unit 1, page 15, exercise 2
c ability on one occasion
festival (N), festive (Adj)
d general ability
crowd (N), crowd (V)
e ability on one occasion
joy (N), joyful (Adj)
f ability on one occasion
occasion (N), occasion (V), occasionally (Adv)
extravagant (Adj), extravagantly (Adv)
Unit 1, page 14, exercise 2
a a: present time b–f: past time Unit 1, page 15, exercise 3
b a, b, c and d a wante(d) to
c was able to start b affor(d) to
c go(t) off
d wan(t) to
e dance(d) down

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Unit 1, page 16, exercise 1 Unit 2, page 19, exercise 5
a 4 a host
b 5 b swap
c 6 c made
d 7 d signed
e 3
f 2 Unit 2, page 20, exercise 1
g 1 Grandmother celebrates her return from Hajj
Yesterday, we celebrated our grandmother’s return
Unit 1, page 16, exercise 2 from the Hajj. After we had collected her from the
Speaker 1 airport, Grandma explained to us that she had
a False. National Day is celebrated annually on the 25th always dreamed of travelling to Makkah and that she
of February. had finally achieved her life-long aim. As soon as we
b True. They stay at home to spend time with family that had eaten a long breakfast together, we invited our
are visiting. close family over for a special meal, and welcomed
Speaker 2 Grandma’s other friends and relatives to the house
to celebrate. Mum had decorated the house in
a False. The large decorated vehicle is called a float.
anticipation of her arrival. Grandma gave us some
b True. Thousands of people from across the world come
gifts. Then, we sat down together and tucked in to
to see the festival.
a large lunch of curry, fresh fruits and vegetables. By
Speaker 3
the time we finished the meal, Grandma had begun
a True. Intricate pictures are made from coloured sand. to tell us about her experience in Makkah. Once she
b False. Losar is when Tibetans celebrate the New Year. had answered all our questions, we finally gave her
some well-deserved breathing space.
Unit 1, page 17, exercise 2
a (Students’ own answers) Unit 2, page 20, exercise 2
b No, the speaker had been preparing for it his whole
Simple past Past perfect Which action came
life but couldn’t understand the experience of the Hajj
first?
until he experienced it himself.
c ‘A sea of white cloths’ refers to the men who are all a invited had eaten eating a long
dressed in white. breakfast
b surprised had decorated decorating the
Unit 2, page 19, exercise 3 a house
Speaker 1: brother’s graduation from university c finished had begun beginning to tell us
Speaker 2: family dinner on Friday evenings
Speaker 3: fiftieth wedding anniversary
Unit 2, page 20, exercise 4
Unit 2, page 19, exercise 3 b (Suggested answers) a watched; had already seen
Speaker 1: daughter of the family / sister b had broken; felt
Speaker 2: son of the family c had never eaten; enjoyed
Speaker 3: grandfather d were; had been

Unit 2, page 19, exercise 4 Unit 2, page 20, exercise 5

a older; 10 years (Students’ own answers)
b a hall
c (Students’ own answers) Unit 2, page 21, exercise 1 a
d shopping, watching TV, eating a lunchtime
e 15–20 b birthday
f (Students’ own answers) c teapot
g He said he didn’t look any different from d grandfather
when he last saw him the day they left school. e fireworks
h (Students’ own answers) f necklace
g freelance

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Unit 2, page 21, exercise 1 b Unit 3, page 26, exercise 1
celebrate: celebration, celebrator a present; future with will
decorate: decoration, decorator b past simple; would + infinitive
congratulate: congratulation, congratulator c past simple; would + infinitive
collect: collection, collector
participate: participation, participator, participant Unit 3, page 26, exercise 2
arrive: arrival
a sentences b and c are unlikely
invite: invitation
b sentence c is never going to happen
visit: visitor
c sentence a is likely to happen

Unit 2, page 21, exercise 2

Unit 3, page 26, exercise 3 (Suggested answers)
a 2
If I were in charge, I’d ban cars in X street.
b 1
If I were in charge, I’d build a new high school for local
c 1
students, etc.
d 2
e 1
Unit 3, page 26, exercise 4
Unit 2, page 22, exercise 1 a no; no
b yes; yes
a next Thursday; at Amal’s house
c no; yes
b because her sister is coming home from France
c a big feast, a poetry reading and a film about
Khaleda’s life Unit 3, page 26, exercise 5
a past perfect; would + have + past participle
Unit 2, page 23, exercise 1 b the past
c The first conditional describes an event that is likely
The Aborigines’ history; Their traditional lifestyle;
to happen in the future, i.e. an event that will certainly
Their situation today; Their treatment by the
happen if another event does happen.
Europeans
The second conditional usually describes something
Unit 3, page 24, exercise 3 that is unlikely to happen but possible in the future, i.e. an
event that would happen if another event did happen.
a Pasqua Rosee
b businessmen, writers, politicians and scientists The third conditional does not relate to the future at
all. It describes an imaginary situation in which an event
Unit 3, page 25, exercise 4 would have happened if another earlier event had happened,
a False. Coffee was first grown in Ethiopia. but as the earlier event did not happen, the second event
b False. Arabs liked coffee because it had an could not happen.
interesting taste and gave them more energy when
they felt sleepy.
c True. The first coffee house was opened in Unit 3, page 26, exercise 6
London, England by Pasqua Rosee, who was from a had not eaten; wouldn’t have become
Turkey. b had not visited; would not have seen
d False. Coffee is a central part of Kuwaiti c had not bought; would not have been
hospitality.
e False. There were few / no arguments in London’s
coffee houses. They were calm places where
quarreling was penalised.
f True. It was first drank as a medicine.

Unit 3, page 25, exercise 5

a 4
b 6
c 5
d 1
e 2
f 3

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Unit 3, page 26, exercise 7 (Suggested answers) Unit 3, page 27, exercise 4
1 a If he hadn’t been sick, he wouldn’t have gone to a a carton of milk
the hospital. b a cup of coffee
b If he had taken all his medicine, he wouldn’t c a box of matches
have been sick. d a glass of water
2 a If the plane hadn’t been delayed, he would have e a piece of paper
arrived in Kuwait earlier. f a bar of chocolate
b If he had run faster, he wouldn’t have missed the
plane.
3 a If they had listened to the weather forecast, they Unit 3, page 29, exercise 1
wouldn’t have been stuck in the flood. a the café on the top floor of the shopping mall
b If it hadn’t rained so heavily, the car would have b Thursday at 3
been able to move. c have coffee and a catch-up, maybe go window
shopping
Unit 3, page 27, exercise 1 a
1 chatting
2 discuss Unit 3, page 29, exercise 2
3 argue a Make suggestions: I was wondering if you’d
4 speak like to meet….; I was thinking of Tuesday; Can
5 tell we reschedule for Thursday?; How about the
shopping mall?; Is three o’clock all right?; We
Unit 3, page 27, exercise 1 b could have coffee and a catch up, and then maybe
1 chatting we could go window shopping…
2 discuss b Agreeing or rejecting a suggestion: That’d be great;
3 argue I’m sorry, I can’t make it on Tuesday; Thursday
afternoon would be fine; That’s okay for me;
Okay, good idea; Yes, that’s fine; Okay
Unit 3, page 27, exercise 2 (Suggested answers)
a They need to talk to someone.
b They need something to do.
c They need some rest.
d They need to find some friends.
e They need to relax.
f They need to see a doctor.

Unit 3, page 27, exercise 3

a the first is a cup with coffee in it, the second is just
the cup.
b, c and d follow the same idea as in a The first
phrase describes the substance and its container,
whilst the second phrase just describes the container.

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Module 2
Unit 4, page 34, exercise 3 piece – bread, cake, cheese, chocolate, advice,
a Defensiveness is the major problem in information, toast
communication. (Students give their own slice – bread, cake, lemon, toast
answer about how to deal with it.)
b Empathy is an essential factor of
a healthy communication because it Unit 4, page 37, exercise 1 b
enables people to empathise with their 1 pieces of paper
interlocutors and understand what 2 item of news
really mean. It also helps them avoid 3 piece of advice
misunderstandings. (Students’ own 4 slices / pieces of toast; slices / pieces of bread
answer) 5 piece of bread / cheese / cake
c “Listening between the lines” means not
to listen to someone shallowly, but to
attempt to understand what the other is Unit 4, page 37, exercise 2 a
trying to say indirectly. Types of place names used with the: rivers; seas and
d (Students’ own answers) oceans; mountain ranges; groups of islands
A few countries and continents also use the.

Unit 4, page 35, exercise 4

a poor listening skills; assumptions; non-verbal signals; Unit 4, page 37, exercise 2 b
improper use of questions
(Students’ own answers)
b lack of interest; distractions; disagreement with the
speaker; passive listening
c (Students’ own answer)
Unit 4, page 37, exercise 3
a ‘comment (N)
com’ment (V)
Unit 4, page 35, exercise 5
b re’port (N)
a effective
‘report (V)
b one-way
c ’decrease (N)
c interpersonal
de’crease (V)
d supportive
d ’insult (N)
e valuable
in’sult (V)
f skilful
g threatened
Unit 4, page 38, exercise 1
a This letter is a letter of application for a job at a
Unit 4, page 36, exercise 1
hospital.
a 1a
b It is written by Dr Faisal Assaif to the people
b 2 the
responsible for building the new hospital.
c 3 a; 4 the
c Faisal is applying for a new job because he’s
d 5 an; 6 a; 7 the; 8 a
moving back to Kuwait.
e 9 an; 10 the; 11 0 (zero article)

Unit 4, page 36, exercise 4

a but
b in spite of
c although

Unit 4, page 37, exercise 1a

bar – chocolate
grain – rice, salt
item – clothing, news
lump – sugar
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pane – glass
Unit 4, page 38, exercise 2 (Suggested answers) Unit 5, page 42, exercise 4 (Suggested answers)
a What makes the letter formal is that the verbs are not for is used to describe the length of time that the
contracted but are written in their full form (e.g. ‘you action lasts, e.g. for a year; for a minute; for my
are building’ not ‘you’re building’) and formal words whole life; for centuries.
and phrases are also used (e.g. offer my services, since is used to describe the point in time when the
extensive…) The beginning and ending of the letter also action started, e.g. since 1999; since last year; since
make it formal (Dear Sirs; Yours faithfully). my graduation; since yesterday.
b full verb forms: you are building; I am a 31-year old
Kuwaiti; I have been working; I have decided; I am
enclosing; I will provide formal words and phrases: Unit 5, page 42, exercise 5
in response; offer my services; extensive; The main a been drawing; since
motive for; excellent opportunity; I am enclosing my b acquired
curriculum vitae; attestation; Thank you in advance… c lost; been looking
c (Students’ own answer) d since; read; for
d The letter starts with “Dear Sirs” and ends with “Yours e been using; for
faithfully”. Another way could be starting by “Dear Mr
X” and ending in “Yours sincerely”.
Unit 5, page 43, exercise 1
a wrote; brush; ink
Unit 5, page 40, exercise 1 b inscribed; clay
Cuneiform = Iraq c paper; pen
Simple pictograms = Iraq d draw; pencil; paint
Roman alphabet = Italy
Egyptian hieroglyphics = Egypt
Chinese characters = China Unit 5, page 43, exercise 2 a
Ancient Greek = Greece practical–impractical; precious–worthless;
Arabic = Arab world professional–amateur; simple–complicated

Unit 5, page 40, exercise 3 (Oldest first) Unit 5, page 43, exercise 2 b
pictograms 1 worthless
hieroglyphics and cunieform 2 Amateur
Chinese characters 3 complicated
ancient Greek 4 impractical
Arabic 5 modern
Roman alphabet

Unit 5, page 44, exercise 1 a and b

Unit 5, page 41, exercise 5 (Students’ own answers)
1 c
2 b
3 b Unit 5, page 44, exercise 1 c
blue: Greek
purple: Italian
Unit 5, page 42, exercise 1 yellow: Thai
a 5 red: Spanish
b 1 green: Russian
c 4 black: German
d 2
e 3
Unit 5, page 44, exercise 4
a 6
b 4
c 7
d 5
e 1
f 3
g 2
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Unit 5, page 44, exercise 5 Unit 6, page 48, exercise 1a
a three thousand BCE (Before Common Era) Question tags are formed like this:
b one thousand five hundred BCE 1 and 2 negative main verb (e.g. You haven’t
c the fourth century CE brought your phone with you) –> positive auxiliary
d nineteen ninety-nine + pronoun + question mark (e.g. have you?)
e two thousand and eight 3 and 4 positive main verb (e.g. We are playing
f the twenty-first century football after school) –> negative auxiliary +
pronoun + question mark (e.g. aren’t we?)

Unit 5, page 44, exercise 6

a 35 sounds Unit 6, page 48, exercise 1b
b 26 letters 1 can we?
c 2000 years 2 have we?
d £160 3 don’t you?
e 31 days 4 isn’t it?
f 1887

Unit 6, page 48, exercise 1d

Unit 5, page 45, exercise 2 In positive imperative requests, we form the question
a Can I start by asking you about this library you have tag as follows: would / shall + pronoun
founded? (Examples: students’ own answers)
b Do you have any other projects serving the same
purpose?
c Can you tell us more about this foundation of yours? Unit 6, page 49, exercise 1
d How many honorary PhD certificates have you been a 5
granted? b 1
e What about medals? c 2
f And do you have any future plans you can tell us d 4
about? e 3

Unit 6, page 47, exercise 5 Unit 6, page 49, exercise 2

a mobile phone a left; a message
b phoning home with important messages; emergency b received; an e-mail
calls; work; keeping in touch with family c sent; a text message
d send; fax

Unit 6, page 47, exercise 6

a True. This is implied: he hasn’t brought it with him. Unit 6, page 49, exercise 3
b True. They are playing football after school. a up
c False The passenger provides the number. b up
d True. They will be there in about fifteen minutes. c up
e True. He uses it ten or twenty times a day for work. d down
f False. When he is away from home he calls his wife and e down
children every evening. f up

Unit 6, page 47, exercise 7

a 5
b 4
c 3
d 1
e 2

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Unit 6, page 50, exercise 1a
A
1 Menu
2 click
3 Address
4 surfing
5 typing
6 Bookmarks
7 access
8 forget
9 GPRS
10 modem

B
1 Menu
2 button
3 Click on
4 folder
5 Type
6 Save
7 pictures
8 Select
9 Return
10 Paste
11 similar

Unit 6, page 50, exercise 1b

A Connecting to the Internet through a mobile phone
B Creating a photo album on your mobile phone

Unit 6, page 51, exercise 1

a Verbs in the imperative form
b Negative instructions begin with ‘Don’t’.
c Bullet points make each point very clear

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Module 3
Unit 7, page 56, exercise 1a Unit 7, page 58, exercise 5
(Suggested answers) 1 who
a early radio / wireless radio; 1930s 2 who
b early television / black and white 3 which
television; 1950s 4 ,which
c digital radio; 2000s 5 which
6 , whose + comma after crowd
7 , who + comma after time
Unit 7, page 56, exercise 2
physicist - physics; Italian - Italy; entertainment -
entertain; wooden - wood Unit 7, page 59, exercise 1 a
inventor - invent; broadcasting - broadcast; visualise; television
transmission - transmit; informative - inform; cooperation text; teletext
- cooperate; intellectual - intellect communicate; telecommunication
phone; telephone
print; teleprinter
Unit 7, page 57, exercise 3 fax; telefax
1 C
2 B
3 C Unit 7, page 59, exercise 1 b and c
(Students’ own answers)

Unit 7, page 57, exercise 4

a German physicist Unit 7, page 59, exercise 2
b short distances 1 film industry
c first television system 2 radio signal
d Ministry of Information 3 short distance
4 news programme
5 video recorder
Unit 7, page 58, exercise 1
a who was a Scottish engineer
b which demonstrate working television broadcasts Unit 7, page 59, exercise 3
c when he made the first transatlantic television from a unstressed
London to New York b unstressed
d no relative clauses c stressed
d unstressed
Unit 7, page 58, exercise 2 e unstressed
a sentences a and b f stressed
b sentence c

Unit 7, page 59, exercise 4

Unit 7, page 58, exercise 3 a unstressed
sentence 1 b unstressed
c unstressed
d stressed
Unit7, page 58, exercise 4 e unstressed
(Students’ own answers) f stressed

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Unit 8, page 62, exercise 2 a Unit 8, page 64, exercise 3
(Students’ own answers) In both pairs of sentences, the first one describes the
speakers’ own opinions, the second one describes
what other people think and includes subject and
Unit 8, page 62, exercise 2 b object pronouns.
speaker 1: 5
speaker 2: 4
speaker 3: 1 Unit 8, page 64, exercise 4
b His mother asked him to find out about the TV
programmes at 10 o’clock.
Unit 8, page 62, exercise 3 c Boushra advised her friend to listen to the news on
a speaker 2 the radio.
b speaker 1
c speaker 1
d speaker 3 Unit 8, page 64, exercise 5
e speaker 3 b Jumana advised me to record the programme and
watch it later.
c Shaikha’s mother asked her to watch the film with
Unit 8, page 63, exercise 4 her.
a 3 d Shaikha’s mother warned her not to touch the
b 1 DVD player.
c 4
d 2
Unit 8, page 65, exercise 1 a
1 B
Unit 8, page 63, exercise 5 (Suggested answers) 2 F
* Make family rules about TV and stick to them. Decide 3 E
what you want to change about your current viewing 4 A
habits. 5 D
* Set limits on TV viewing time (hours per day). 6 C
* Turn TV off during mealtime, and while doing your
homework. This will allow you to concentrate more
and finish earlier. Unit 8, page 65, exercise 1 b
* Watch TV with family and friends and discuss issues (Students’ own answers)
seen on TV with them.
* Use books to learn more about topics on TV that
interest you. Unit 8, page 65, exercise 2
b something else/anything else
c Everybody else
Unit 8, page 64, exercise 1 d somewhere else
a want; to watch e nobody else
b tell; to turn off; go
c advise; to stop watching
d prefer; not to watch Unit 8, page 65, exercise 3
e like; to watch a Have you got satellite television?
f warned; not to watch b I’d prefer you to watch a DVD if you don’t mind.
c Can you turn the telly off, please?
d There’s very little on TV at the moment
Unit 8, page 64, exercise 2 e I’ve only got a small TV.
a pronoun (e.g. me) + infinitive with to + noun
b They are negative

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Unit 9, page 68, exercise 1 d present continuous (passive)
a television / film e present simple
b web f present perfect (passive)
c security
d surgical
e surveillance Unit 9, page 70, exercise 3 b
sentences a and c

Unit 9, page 68, exercise 2 a

The pictures show: Unit 9, page 70, exercise 3 c
a camera is being used to create animations (television It is obvious.
/ film camera); a web cam on a computer (web cam);
security cameras at an airport (security camera); a surgical
Unit 9, page 70, exercise 4
camera being used by doctors (surgical camera); speed
a. Various prominent Arab filmmakers held a five-day
cameras on a motorway (surveillance camera)
festival between 13th and 18th April 2008.
b Sixteen filmmakers / They screened their films in
Unit 9, page 68, exercise 2 b three competitive categories.
(Students’ own answers) c Commentators characterise them as being thrilling
and dramatic.
d In ‘Sharq’, the sprawling cityscapes of modern
Unit 9, page 69, exercise 4 Kuwait beckon six friends away from their familiar
paragraph 1 Introduce professional video cameras deserts
paragraph 2 Explain the different types of professional e ‘Symphonic Poem’ conveys the importance of
video cameras music and harmony in today’s world.
paragraph 3 List the kind of work done using professional f The Arab filmmakers have proved their success in
TV the Gulf Film festival.

Unit 9, page 69, exercise 5 (Suggested answers) Unit 9, page 70, exercise 5
Type 1 high-end portable recording cameras, similar to a The spotlight was shared by sixteen filmmakers
consumer recorders, bigger, light, small, cable bound from Kuwait.
Type 2 lack recording capability, fixed on studio pedestals, b Life in the Arab World was represented in all the
light and small features, shorts and documentaries.
c A window into Arabic culture was offered by the
diverse films presented in the festival.
Unit 9, page 69, exercise 6
(Students’ own answers)
Unit 9, page 70, exercise 6 a
Speed cameras are being introduced (by the
Unit 9, page 70, exercise 1 authorities) in some countries….speed cameras are
a was held being installed…..fines are being increased by the
b were screened courts…motorists who cause serious accidents are
c are characterised being sent to prison (by judges).
d are being beckoned away
e is conveyed
f has been proven Unit 9, page 70, exercise 6 b
…TV cameras and other equipment are taken to
the stadium ….Two whole days are spent… All
Unit 9, page 70, exercise 2 the equipment is tested … the commentators and
a past simple (passive) cameramen are given their final instructions OR
b past simple (passive) final instructions are given to the commentators and
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Unit 9, page 71, exercise 1 a
1 e
2 d
3 a
4 f
5 b
6 c

Unit 9, page 71, exercise 1 b and c

b The words are all singular whilst the definitions use
plural nouns
c My team are... reminds us that the team consists of
many individuals

Unit 9, page 71, exercise 2

a The runway criminal has finally been arrested by a
police officer after laborious attempts and has been
put in prison.
b The doctor of this clinic treated his last patient quickly,
before his urgent operation at the hospital.
c The shop assistant of this department store serves his
customers amicably
d Kuwaiti parents insist on bringing up their children on
the basis of developing their appreciation of human
values.

Unit 9, page 71, exercise 3

It’s the first word each time

Unit 9, page 72, exercise 1

a radio stations
b video conferencing
c medical staff
d city centre
e traffic news
f television cameras
g animated film

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Module 4
Unit 10, page 78, exercise 1 Unit 10, page 80, exercise 3 (Suggested answers)
1e 1: The fisherman should have told someone where he was
2a going.
3g The fisherman should have cut his fishing line when the
4c fish pulled him.
5h 2: He shouldn’t have been thinking about the weekend.
6b He shouldn’t have been driving so fast.
7f He should have concentrated on the road.
8i He should have driven more slowly.
9d 3: He shouldn’t have waved to his friend.
He should have watched what he was doing.

Unit 10, page 79, exercise 3 (Suggested answers)

a accident Unit 10, page 81, exercise 1 a
b soften noun merriment, equipment, management, physicist,
c reduce falsehood, regulation, reliability, perseverance,
d fade away foreigner
e put in place adjective intentional, toothy, watchful, cautious,
f fill with air fundamental, venomous, slighter
g stop
h keep safe
Unit 10, page 81, exercise 1 b
-er
Unit 10, page 79, exercise 4
a car drivers and passengers.
b drop down behind the driver. Unit 10, page 81, exercise 1 c (Suggested answers)
c at the top of the stairs or in halls and corridors.
Nouns amazement, parliament, agreement, pavement;
d they are so sensitive that they can be set off by the
examination, exhaustion, station, hesitation;
smoke from cooking.
driver, leader, brother;
Adjectives pretty, ugly, funny, lovely;
beautiful, wonderful, skillful, careful;
Unit 10, page 79, exercise 5 adventurous, generous, famous
a car drivers and passengers
b airbag
c people who died Unit 10, page 81, exercise 1 d
d smoke alarms
1 cautious
e dangerous diseases
2 fundamental
f childhood illnesses
3 physicist
g doctors / patients
4 perseverance
5 intentional
6 venemous
Unit 10, page 80, exercise 1 7 merriment
a the infinitive 8 toothy
b the past participle
c The first one is general advice. The second refers Unit 10, page 81, exercise 2 a
to the past and is therefore talking about a a hospitalised
precaution that should have been taken, but that b validate
is now impossible. c widen
d hyphenated
e beautify
Unit 10, page 80, exercise 2 f lighten
a the first sentence g glorify
b the second and third sentences
c the second and third sentences
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Unit 10, page 82, exercise 2 b Unit 11, page 86, exercise 1
in the first two pairs of sentences. The stress occurs a I don’t think
on the first syllable of the italicised word in the first b I suppose
sentence, and the second syllable of the italicised word c I believe
in the second sentence. in the third pair of sentences, d I reckon
the second syllable is stressed in both sentences. e I love…hate to think
f I know
Unit 10, page 82, exercise 3 Each verb is in the present simple tense.
a They had finished the fire drill before I arrived.
b Sami ordered a huge monkfish for dinner. Unit 11, page 86, exercise 2
c They will have to stay up late if they are going to finish thoughts think, suppose, believe, reckon, know,
their homework. consent, anticipate, realise, suspect,
d It must have been something in the atmosphere that contradict
caused Anwar to shout. feelings love, hate, dread
e Could you please be quiet?
Unit 11, page 86, exercise 3
Unit 11, page 84, exercise 1 a a I think is a ‘permanent’ opinion (= I believe); I am
a pollution thinking refers to something which the speaker is
b global warming considering at the moment (= I have in my mind).
c deforestation b I anticipate is a general opinion (= I imagine); I
d endangered species am anticipating describes a current situation (=
waiting for).
Unit 11, page 84, exercise 1 b and c
Unit 11, page 87, exercise 1
(Students’ own answers)
1 factory
2 smokestack
Unit 11, page 85, exercise 3
3 smoke
a global warming, endangered animals, pollution, 4 vehicle
deforestation 5 exhaust fumes
b (Students’ own answers) 6 waste
7 landfill site
Unit 11, page 85, exercise 4
a everything Unit 11, page 87, exercise 2
b unbearable a smoke / smokestack
c ill b Exhaust fumes / vehicles
d buses c landfill site / waste
e eyes; difficult
f rainforests Unit 11, page 87, exercise 3 a
g people 1 animal habitat
h animals 2 climate change
i hunting 3 global warming
4 landfill site
Unit 11, page 85, exercise 5 5 exhaust fumes
1 pollution
2 breathe Unit 11, page 87, exercise 3 b
3 disappear
(Students’ own answers)
4 destruction
Unit 11, page 87, exercise 4
Unit 11, page 85, exercise 6
b It’s getting worse. / He’s feeling ill.
a Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture c I don’t believe him. / I want to see you.
Science. d I’m very frightened. / She’s really worried.
b It is to appraise and improve the ecological quality of e Buses are slow. / Taxis are fast.
Kuwait Bay.
c Kuwait Bay is an important marine resource. It
provides employment, recreation, food and wildlife
habitats.
d (Students’ own answers)
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Unit 11, page 88, exercise 1 (Suggested answers) Unit 12, page 92, exercise 1 a
a The trees are probably being cut down either In sentences 2 and 4, The first sentence tells what
to make paper or to make furniture or building someone said in the past. The second tells exactly what
materials. someone said.
b The wood will be transported, possibly by water, In sentences 1, 3 and 5, The first sentence tells exactly
to factories what someone said and the second tells what someone
The land may be replanted or it may be built on, said in the past.
or left as wasteland.
c It is an environmental issue because trees remove Unit 12, page 92, exercise 1 b
carbon dioxide ( a ‘greenhouse gas’) from the air The verbs in the reported speech are ‘further in the past’
and store it. Trees also help to prevent flooding than the direct speech – e.g. floods changes to flooded, heard
and of course provide a habitat for many changes to had heard
creatures.
Unit 12, page 92, exercise 1 c
Unit 11, page 88, exercise 2
1 our – their
a The editor of Natural Kuwait Magazine from 2 the previous month – last month
pupils at Kuwait High School. 3 ✓
b global warming 4 they – We
c formal (students find two examples of their own) 5 ✓
d (Suggested answer) So as many people as possible
could read it, thereby helping spread the letter’s Unit 12, page 92, exercise 2
message.
a Omar said that his house was near the river.
b were building flood defences.
Unit 12, page 90, exercise 1a c The river had flooded the town the week before.
Volcano erupts at dawn picture c d The water had come into her house.
Earthquake causes serious damages picture b e they had built the hotel on springs.
Flood leaves 200 homeless picture a
Tornado hits major city picture d Unit 12, page 92, exercise 3
a I was trapped on the roof of my house.
Unit 12, page 90, exercise 1b b The river in my town has overflown its banks after
(Students’ own answers) heavy rain.
c My father woke me early in the morning because the
Unit 12, page 90, exercise 1c house was full of water.
(Students’ own answers) d I looked after my baby brother while my parents carried
all the furniture upstairs.
Unit 12, page 90, exercise 1d e Me and my family spent a night on the roof of our
(Students’ own answers) house and nobody rescued us until the next day.
f I have been staying with my aunt since the flood.
Unit 12, page 91, exercise 2
Unit 12, page 93, exercise 1
1 Science can help
2 Stopping floods, saving water and producing Diagram 1:
electricity a falls
3 Trying to find a solution b flows
4 Making earthquakes less dangerous Diagram 2:
5 Learning to live with nature c runs
d rises
Unit 12, page 91, exercise 3 e overflows
a Natural threats / scientists f floods
b the Aswan Dam Diagram 3:
c massive fish-kill (red tide) g comes in / rises
h goes out / falls

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a tall
b high
c high
d tall
e high
f high

Unit 12, page 93, exercise 3

a turn off
b lookout
c take over
d turnoff

Unit 12, page 94, exercise 1 (Suggested answers)

a Rain falling on hills runs into rivers and raises the water
level.
b It had to be built in a river where the water level was
constantly rising and falling with the tides.
c Earthquakes are too powerful.
d Non-rigid materials, for example rubber, wood, some
plastics.

Unit 12, page 94, exercise 2

a 4
b 3
c 2
d 5
e 6
f 1
(Sentences should be students’ own answers)

Unit 12, page 94, exercise 3 a and b

(Students’ own answers)

Unit 12, page 94, exercise 3 c

the text mentions: dams, flood barrier, buildings on rollers
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Module 1 Getting together 4
a Have you ever been to the Qurain Cultural Festival?
Unit 1 Festivals b Would you like to come to my house for dinner?
Reading c Did Salma use to spend all her time studying indoors?
d Did the supermarket use to be at the end of this street?
1
a 2 5
b 3 1 can’t
c 1 the time during which the cherry trees blossom 2 could
2 people who don’t like noise and crowds 3 couldn’t
3 cherry trees in other parts of the world 4 could
5 couldn’t
2
6 could
a to make chewy snacks (dango)
7 managed to
b the start of the academic and financial years
8 managed to
c around the 7th century CE
9 couldn’t
d Sakura
10 managed to
e they don’t produce fruit
f Japanese meteorologists tell them 6 (Students’ own answers)
3 7 (Students’ own answers)
a historian
b national Writing
c gaze / view
d flour a Sunday
e custom b Tuesday
f financial
g elsewhere c Monday

4 d Thursday
a custom e Wednesday
b noise; crowds; view
c elsewhere
d street vendors Sunday as soon as I woke up / after breakfast / at six
e national; spring o’clock
f write poems Monday that first night / straight after breakfast / today /
when we reached
5 (Students’ own answers) Tuesday when I got up / yesterday’s walk / today /
Wednesday’s trek
Language practice Wednesday after about an hour / eventually / late
Thursday this morning / for three hours / for another three
1
hours / until we reached / five days ago
a go to
b goes up 3 (Students’ own answers)
c goes off Unit 2 Family celebrations
d went on
Reading
e went out
1 a It celebrates the birth of a child and welcomes parents
f are not going
into parenthood.
2 b It is organised by friends or relatives so that they can show
a impossible their support to the new parents.
b frightened 2 a because it is an event for the parents, normally held before
c astonished the baby is born
d big b Silverware is given to commemorate the child’s birth.
e perfect c to ease the transition into parenthood and show the parents
f tired support and friendship
g pleased d family items, such as clothing or toys
e the mother, her friends and family - sometimes men
3
f (Students’ own answer)
1 vendor
2 world
3 (Students’ own answer)
3 festival
4 blossom
5 food
6 castle

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Present Simple: is; suggest; involves; are; organise; occur a reminisce
Present Continuous: is becoming b captured
Present Perfect: has evolved; has become c was holding
Present Passive: are needed; are given; is arranged; is intended; d just touched
are held e don’t you swap
Present Perfect Passive: have been inherited f had passed
5 g have not seen
a extended h met / will meet / is meeting / is going to meet
b economic
c important Writing
d different 2 I am going to tell you something about the nomadic people
e independent who live in Ireland.
f successful • They are called Travellers or Tinkers and traditionally they
g extremely used to travel around the country in horse-drawn caravans
selling things they had made. They were particularly well-
Language practice known for making pans and kettles.
1 (Suggested answers) • Now more and more Travellers are moving into modern
a • a financial establishment that invests money deposited by houses and settling down.
customers • They still travel, usually in modern cars and lorries now,
• the land alongside a river but not as often as in the past. Their children go to school
b • large mammals with thick fur and a short tail regularly and do the kinds of things children all over the
• to endure; to put up with world do: watch TV, listen to music and have their favourite
c • piece of furniture at which meals are often eaten football teams.
• a set of facts or figures displayed in columns and rows • Travellers have their own language, called Gammon, but this
d • the dark circle at the centre of the eye is now dying out as their traditional lifestyle is changing.
• students • The speaker doesn’t follow the exact order of his notes.
2 (Suggested answers)
3 (Students’ own answers)
a an informal gathering or meeting
b bound by a close relationship
c a significant point of development
Unit 3 Meeting places
d an opportunity to relax and decide what to do next
e something inside, especially of a house or building Reading
f extremely worthy of something 1 (Students’ own answers)
Sentences: (students’ own answers)
3 2 (Students’ own answers)
a 3 3
b 5 a False: It is more popular than coffee.
c 2 b False: 90% of the world’s tea is grown in Asia.
4 c False: People drink tea in the summer because they believe it
1 A How are you? helps them to keep cool and relax.
B and you? d True
2 A The reason I’m calling is to invite you to a celebration. e True
B What are we celebrating? f False: The word for tea is similar in many languages.
3 A My sister is going to be married. 4 (Self-assessment)
B I’ll definitely come. a porcelain
4 A See you next weekend. b civil servant
5 c chat
a After Waleed had passed his driving test, his father lent him d cultivation
his car. e skilled
b The family had finished preparing the food for the party f apologies
before the guests started arriving. 5 (Students’ own answers)
c As soon as the tourists had got off their coach in the city
centre, they went on a guided tour of the city.
d After the businessman had checked in at the airport, he had Language practice
breakfast. 1
e The audience asked questions when the lecturer had finished b ✓
speaking. c ✗ / discuss
f The cousins had arrived at the stadium at 11 a.m., before the d ✗ / spoke or talked
volleyball tournament started at 12 p.m. e ✓
6 f ✗ / told
a 4 g ✗ / talking, speaking, arguing or chatting
b 1
c 5
d 2
e 3
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2 Module 1 Progress Test
2b tea-houses
Reading
3b driver
4b enjoy 1
5b quickly If you don’t feel confident, ask your driving instructor... /
6b daily Don’t worry if you feel nervous. / Everybody makes a few
7b popularity mistakes... so don’t try to drive perfectly. / If you don’t
8b meet understand something... ask him or her to... / ... forget
Sentences: (students’ own answers) about it and go on driving... / You won’t fail because of one
or two small mistakes. / ... don’t get upset.
3
a 4 2
b 6 a You can ask them for their advice.
c 5 b It can help you concentrate on your driving.
d 2 c Arrive early and take plenty of time to relax.
e 8
3
f 1
1 b
4 2 c
a hadn’t discovered 3 c
b had arrived
c hadn’t used
Language practice
d hadn’t developed
1
5 (Suggested answers)
1 had studied
1 Sorry, I can’t make it tomorrow.
2 managed to
2 Yes, I’m free.
3 were able to
3 What time do you want to meet?
4 was
4 Shall we meet in Central Café?
5 waited
5 Yes, see you later.
6 had come
6 7 wasn’t able to
b If he wanted to sell cakes too, he would make them in the 8 had been
kitchen. 9 managed
c If he wanted to become a café owner, he would need to do a 10 could
training course first. 11 managing
d If he owned a café, he would count the day’s money at the
2
end of each day.
b If he hadn’t got up late, his taxi wouldn’t have got stuck in
7 heavy traffic on the way to the driving academy.
b If he had wanted to sell cakes too, he would have made them c If his taxi hadn’t got stuck in heavy traffic, he wouldn’t have
in the kitchen. missed his turn for the driving test.
c If he had wanted to become a café owner, he would have d If he hadn’t missed his turn, he wouldn’t have had to wait for
needed to have done a training course first. one more hour.
d If he had owned a café, he would have counted the day’s e If he hadn’t waited one more hour, he wouldn’t have met an
money at the end of each day. old school friend.
8 (Students’ own answers) 3
a difficult
b exhausted / going without
Writing
c absolutely / went on
1 d space shuttle / perfect
A picture 1 e artist / big
B picture 2
4
2 a similarity
a white clouds / sunny day / little children / light clothes / b traditional
small hill / dark blue / little boy / nice sand castle c difference
b on to the beach / in the background / on the horizon / on d production
the beach / behind the man / on their heads / the far right / e discoveries
as we look at the left f bravery
c doesn’t look remote / they look very enthusiastic / looks
huge / looks sandy
Writing
3 (Students’ own answers)
1 (Students’ own ideas)
4 (Students’ own answers)
2 (Students’ own ideas)

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a For some reason, neither Ahmed nor Waleed’s numbers are
Unit 4 Communicating in my phone book.
b Both Samira and Salma started a degree in medicine last
Reading year.
1 (Students’ own answers) c Next season’s Premier League will be won by either Liverpool
or Arsenal.
2 (Students’ own answers) d The long distance charges will have to be paid by either the
3 caller or the receiver.
a the north of India 7 (Students’ own answers)
b they are copied
c mail runners
8 (Self-assessment)
d over 1600
1 the
4 2 The
a unrivalled 3 The
b local 4 the
c bell 5 the
d rarely 6 a
e recipient 7 a
8 The
5
9 The
a The second statement is true. Himachal Pradesh introduced
10 The
a postal service in northern India.
11 a
b The first statement is true. It is inaccessible.
12 the
c The second statement is true. The postmen wear a special
13 a
uniform and carry a bell.
6 Writing
6 Letters are carried by ‘mail runners’ who travel long distances
1
on foot.
a Both letters are formal because the writers use complete
4 E-mails are printed out and taken to the correct address.
structures and formal words and phrases.
1 People write the letters.
b Letter A: The student wants to join the International
3 The letters are copied and sent by e-mails.
Exchange Programme.
7 Letters are delivered to their addresses.
Letter B: The director of Study Abroad replies to the student
5 Some letters are taken by hand to their destinations.
and gives more information about the Inernational Exchange
2 People take the letters to the post office.
Programme.
7
2
a mountainous, remote, inaccessible
a Letter B
b People write letters, letters are taken to post office, letters are
b Letter A
copied and sent by e-mails, e-mails are printed and taken by
c (Students’ own answers)
mail runners to their correct destinations.
d (Students’ own answers)
c Modern communication: Internet / e-mail
Traditional communication: letters 3 (Students’ own answers)

Language practice
Unit 5 Writing
1
a slice Reading
b pieces 1
c glass a 1943
d clothing b ten dollars
e grain c France
2 (Students’ own answers) d As the pen moves the ball revolves in its socket and transfers
quick-drying ink on to the paper.

3 (Students’ own answers) 2

a True
4 b False: Biros were stronger than ‘normal’ pens.
a an / an / the c False: The first American ballpoint pens were very expensive.
b an / the / a / a / ✗ / the d False: Americans could buy Bic pens for one hundredth of
c a / a / a / an the cost of the first American ballpoint pens.
5 e False: The Bic company still produces these cheap pens.
a live f True
b are 3
c wants a 3
d intend b 1
e believe c 4
f have
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4 Writing
a 7
1
b 10
1 i
c 4
2 h
d 1
3 j
e 8
4 b
f 3
5 a
g 5
6 d
h 6
7 g
i 2
8 f
j 9
9 c
5 (Students’ own answers) 10 e
2
Language practice a Can I / When did you / Do you / Could you / Can you /
What do you / Have you ever / How long / Did you
1
b Can I start by asking you / And finally, can I ask you about
1 characters
c the past / the present / the future
2 alphabet
3 scribes 3 (Students’ own ideas)
4 tortoise shells
5 ancient
6 symbols Unit 6 On the phone
7 Traditionally
Reading
8 ink
9 brush 1 a
10 calligraphy 1 Give their old phone to friend or family member.
11 decorative 2 Return it to the shop to get a discount on the new phone.
12 stylised 3 Throw the old phone away.
4 Recycle the phone.
2
5 Sell the phone to a specialist company.
a have been making cakes
b has been avoiding 1 b
c have been learning to play 1 Phones can damage the environment if you throw them
d practised / was practising away.
e have read 2 In some part of the world, people use second-hand phones
instead of buying new ones.
3
a since 2 (Students’ own answers)
b for 3
c for a discount
d since b simply
e since c landfill site
f for d disposable
4 e recycled
a Have you had / I’ve talked / Have you done / I’ve sent / I’ve f second-hand
tidied g exchange
b I’ve cut / I’ve told h model
c have you been doing / We’ve had / you’ve done / I’ve been i upgrade
revising 4
d He’s just heard / he’s passed / he’s taken 1 hassle
5 2 recycled
a 5 3 sold
b 1 4 environment
c 8 5 landfill
d 3 6 disposable
e 4 7 second-hand
f 7 5 (Students’ own answers)
g 6
6 (Students’ own answers) Language practice
7 (Self-assessement) 1
a a professional a I couldn’t do without it
b impractical b It was like that when I got here. / It wasn’t my fault.
c complicated c I’m not too keen on it.
d precious d it’s getting better.
e a modern e That’s right.

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1 notify
3 (Students’ own answers)
2 hiking
3 mountainous
4 weak signal
Module 2 Progress Test
5 break up
6 recharge Reading
7 security number 1
8 delighted a ... in a serious car accident.
9 designed b ... talks to the computer.
10 shock-resistant c ... speech recognition technology.
3 d ... understand the sound of their voice.
a I’ll have to call you later, because I’m
running out of battery. 2
b Aisha won’t be late for our meeting, will Paragraph A: Fahd’s story which led him to use a speech
she? recognition programme
c The novels of Mahfouz are well-known Paragraph B: development and types of speech recognition
throughout the Arab world, but I don’t like him. programmes
d The chicken soup is too thick and spicy, isn’t it?
e I haven’t upgraded my phone since last Language practice
February because it costs too much.
1 (Suggested answers)
4 (Students’ own answers) a ... can he?
5 b You are studying computer programming, aren’t you?
a A haven’t you? c You didn’t have any Internet connection, did you?
B I have d It was raining, wasn’t it?
b A won’t you? e You’ve been revising for the exam, haven’t you?
B I won’t
2
c A isn’t it?
a vague; clear
B it is
b useful; useless
d A do you?
c precious; worthless
B I don’t
d active; passive
e A would you?
B I would 3
f A could you? 1 have been working
B I could 2 for
6 3 have been
4 since
Question Affirmative Negative
5 haven’t stopped
We’re going Yes, we are going No, we’re not going 6 since
shopping later, shopping later. shopping later. 7 have gone
aren’t we? 8 have you used
You’ll make me a Yes, I’ll make you a No, I won’t make you 9 Has it compensated
cup of tea, won’t cup of tea. a cup of tea. 10 has it been giving
you? 4
He’s looking thinner Yes, he is looking No, he isn’t looking a grain / bar
than he used to, isn’t thinner than he thinner than he used b slices / panes
he? used to. to. c pencil / pen
Your uncle works for Yes, my uncle does No, my uncle d write / put
your father, doesn’t work for my father. doesn’t work for my
he? father. Writing
You can come to my Yes, of course I can No, I can’t come to
1 (Students’ own answers)
house for dinner, can’t come to your house your house for dinner.
you? for dinner. 2 (Students’ own answers)
You can give me a lift Yes, I can give you a No, I can’t give you
to the mall, can’t you? lift to the mall. a lift to the mall.
You couldn’t Yes, I could help you No, I couldn’t Module 3 The media
help me with my with your homework. help you with your
homework, could homework. Unit 7 Broadcasting
you? Reading
Writing 1
1 a (Students’ own answers)
A in favour of mobile phones b (Students’ own answers)
B unsure
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2 c Television sets that have a flat screen are a recent innovation.
a False. People can decide in what ways they want to be (Defining)
involved in the area of the media. d Television sets, which were invented about a century ago, are
b False. The media cannot always be reliable. very popular today. (Non-defining)
c True Sentences: (Students’ own answers)
d True
e False. Kuwait has given the press freedom within the limits of
the law. 6 (Suggested answers)
f False. Kuwait was ranked second in the Middle East in the a Can you change the channel, Dad?
Freedom of the Press Index. b The features of this TV meet all your requirements.
c I think TV is more important than the radio because you can
3 not only hear it, but also watch it.
a effect
b information
Writing
c achievement
d promote 1
e encourage a LCD screen; rechargeable battery; zoom lens; memory card
f regulation b to take pictures and record video clips
g advertise c It captures high-resolution pictures; it can record two-minute
video clips; it has face recognition technology; it provides
4 (Students’ own answers)
various scene modes; it has ASR technology.
5 d (Students’ own answers)
a innumerable
2 (Students’ own ideas)
b remote
c glorify
d deterrent Unit 8 Television watching habits
Reading
Language practice 1, 2
1 a The student describes the figure as ‘staggering’ because it is
a self-sufficient astonishing.
b forerunner b because it helps the students to learn more, especially about
c teleworking other cultures or languages
d disagreement c because they help the students visualise what they had been
e antiviral learning
d We don’t learn much from them.
2 e Suggested answer: we should make use of television as it can
a portable radio be an educational tool helping us to learn more effectively.
b video recorder
c colour television 3
d news programme a 2
b 3
3 c 3
1 which d 1
2 who
3 where 3 (Students’ own ideas)
4 which 4
5 who
6 where Programme Writer’s Attitude
7 where Geography Good at giving students information and
8 whom programmes ideas about different cultures
9 whom
Maths and science They revise things the teacher has
10 which
programmes already taught in normal lessons
4 A programme about a Helpful to practise the language
a Guglielmo Marconi, to whom we owe a debt of gratitude, family who lives in Paris
made great contributions to wireless telegraphy.
b Marconi, who was born in Italy in 1874, invented the first Educational Can teach you things in a different way
radio system. programmes from books
c In his first experiments, which he did at his family’s home, Children’s One doesn’t learn much from them
Marconi sent radio signals a short distance. programmes
d In 1896 Marconi took his ideas to England, where he gained 5 (Students’ own answers)
the interest and support of important physicists.
e The first transatlantic radio transmission, which took place Language practice
on 18 January 1903, originated in the United States.
1
5 a get through
a Television sets, which transmit visual images and sound, are b get behind with
a form of entertainment. (Non-defining) c get on
b Television sets that you buy at the local shops are very d get over
expensive. (Defining) e get down to
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b He asked him to turn up the volume for him. a blog
c He told him to rewind the video for him. b cast
d He asked Hani to watch that film with him. c biased
e He wanted him to look for the remote control. d handy
3 e storyline
b Parents told their children not to watch television for more f anticipation
than two hours a day. g editor
c The teacher told the students to ask him if they don’t h respected
understand something. 4 (Students’ own answers)
d Parents asked their children to show them their homework.
e Teachers asked the students to tell the class what they 5 (Students’ own answers)
learned from the TV programme.
f The teacher advised his students to make notes while they Language practice
are watching that programme. 1 (Self-assessment)
g One student advised another student to rewrite his notes at a ✓
home so they were easier to revise from. b work
4 c are
b Watch TV programmes about the environment. d ✓
c Please, record the programme for me. e ✓
d You shouldn’t watch television in the dark. f watch
e Make sure you know what programmes your children are g ✓
watching. h ✓
f Sit and watch programmes with very young children. 2
g Plan your TV viewing in advance. 1 I thought it was absolutely brilliant
h Turn on the subtitles because I have poor hearing. 2 It was quite exciting, I suppose
5 3 My favourite character
a 6 4 disagree with that
b 5 5 He was really good
c 3 6 I suppose so
d 1 7 That’s true
e 7 8 I found
f 2 3
g 4 A two-hour programme about volcanoes was shown on TV
last night. Some of the world’s most famous volcanoes were
6 (Self-assessement)
filmed from an aeroplane. Some amazing shots of the red-
1 anybody
hot centre of the volcano were taken. While the programme
2 anywhere
was being made, one of the cameramen was burned by
3 everywhere
hot ash. He was rescued and taken to the nearest hospital
4 somebody
by helicopter. The programme was watched by nearly 10
5 anybody
million people. It was so popular that it is being shown again
6 anybody
tomorrow night.
7 nobody
8 anywhere 4 a
1 G
2 F
Writing
3 B
1 (Students’ own answers) 4 C
5 D
2 (Students’ own answers)
6 E
3 (Students’ own answers) 7 A
4 b
Unit 9 Uses of cameras 2 Words are being learned by other actors.
Reading 3 Lights are being positioned by the technician.
4 The set is being built by men.
1
5 The camera is being put into position by a cameraman.
a (Students’ own answers)
6 The script is being rewritten by the scriptwriter.
b (Students’ own answers)
7 One of the walls is being painted by decorators.
2
1 D Writing
2 E
3 A 1 (Students’ own answers)
4 C 2 (Students’ own answers)
5 B

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Module 3 Progress Test Module 4 Being prepared
Reading
Unit 10 Accidents
1
2 in Reading
3 to
1
4 their
a The driver or front-seat passenger can be thrown through the
5 has
windscreen
6 for
b (Students’ own answers)
7 in
8 used
9 to 2
10 to b Car safety
11 and
12 with 3
13 in a the seat belts
14 on b cars
15 much c the car
16 some 4
17 or a False. In modern vehicles, seat belts are also designed to
18 take work as the key part of wider injury prevention measures and
2 safety systems, such as airbags and head restraints, which
a share documents will not be as effective in reducing the risk of injury if an
b Guest speakers occupant is not wearing a seat belt.
c two-way b False. They have evolved considerably.
c True
3 (Students’ own answers) d False. Safety devices do not offer a foolproof guarantee:
only when everyone drives more carefully will road accidents
Language practice become a thing of the past.

1 5
a Video-conferencing lets people, who are often miles apart, 1 hurt
talk to each other face-to-face. 2 manufacturers
b Video-conferencing, which can be used in business or 3 constantly
education, is a cheap and easy way of communicating. 4 methods
c My dad’s office, which is in Kuwait City, has a special 5 minimising risks
meeting room for video-conferencing. 6 enhancements
d Schools which have decent funding should invest in the latest 7 launched
technology for their students. 8 lately
9 plans
2 10 stop
a Thousands of computers are being sold every day on the
Internet. 6 (Students’ own answers)
b Our lives have been made a lot easier by computers. 7
c More and more programs are being downloaded from the 1 lengthen
Internet. 2 sharpen
d In the past, some of these downloads weren’t paid for by 3 shorten
people. 4 widen
3 5 darkening
a somebody 8 (Students’ own answers)
b a minute
c crew
d radio Language practice
e telescope 1
4 a -ous; -hood
a get down to b -ful; -ist
b get over c -y
c get up d -al
d get on e -ment
e get through f -er
g -y; -iful
5 (Students’ own answers) h -ist; -al
i -er; -ful
Writing 2
1 (Students’ own answers) a 4
b 2
2 (Students’ own answers)

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a This morning, I was stuck in a major traffic jam on the orangutans of Borneo and Sumatra.
motorway. e True
b Two vehicles have had an accident near the city centre. f False. Farmers kill adult orangutans and kidnap and sell the
c The Local Council has declared a new initiative to improve baby orangutan as a pet.
road safety in Kuwait. g False. The illegal trade in animals has significantly reduced
d I’ve been learning to drive for three years. the population of African elephants.
e They have been studying all night for the Maths exam.
4 (Self-assessment)
f Road traffic safety aims to reduce the harm resulting from
a approximately
road vehicles’ collisions.
b widespread
g The Kuwaiti government is trying to find ways to reduce the
c habitat
number of road accidents and their consequences.
d acre
h The main road in the city is too narrow for all the cars to
e crops
pass.
f shelter
4 g threat
a He always gets his car out of the garage at nine o’clock in the h aggressive
morning. i poaching
b She often takes Mrs Hodges into town after breakfast. j survival
c They rarely find a parking place near the shops.
5
d Mr Hodges sometimes parks his car in a garage.
a number of orangutans
e I sometimes fly to Florida with my parents in winter.
b farmers
5 c forests
1 h d orangutans
2 c e African Bush Elephant
3 f f African Forest and African Bush elephants
4 g
6 (Students’ own answers)
5 d
6 a
Language practice
6
a He shouldn’t have ridden his bike on the road. 1
b The bus driver should have paid attention to the road signs. a pollution
c You should have worn your seat belt. b destruction
d You shouldn’t have driven too fast. c global
e Mum shouldn’t have forgotten it on the stove. d difficulty
e persuade
7
f environmental
a in
g dangerous
b on
h extinction
c on
d at… at 2
a habitat
8
b warming
a There isn’t a new restaurant on Road Park.
c climate
b I haven’t got a problem with my homework.
d landfill
c We don’t often go for a walk with our dog.
e fumes
Writing 3 (Students’ own ideas)
1 (Students’ own answers) 4
a are you going
2 (Students’ own answers)
b did you wear
3 (Students’ own answers) c think
d doesn’t usually sit
Unit 11 The planet in danger e am not taking

Reading 5
1 believes
1 2 says
C; E; B; A; F 3 don’t think
4 spends
2 5 always thinks
a (Students’ own answers) 6
b (Students’ own answers) a 2
3 b 5
a False. Hybrids between the two species commonly occur. c 4
b False. Illegal hunting has nominally stopped as a result of law d 1
reinforcement.
c False. Animal habitats are destroyed by farmers cutting down Sentences: (Students’ own answers)
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7
a You can hear what I’m saying if you keep quiet.
b I won’t invite my classmates to a party until I know them Language practice
well. 1
c By the time he arrived home, I had already cleaned the
house. Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
d Whereas the first quiz was easy, this one is extremely difficult. to demand demand demanding demandingly
OR to regulate regulation regular regularly
The first quiz was easy whereas this one is extremely difficult.
to hazard hazard hazardous hazardously
e She’s snobbish, yet people like her.
f Since we’re broke, we can’t buy anything. to remark remark remarkable remarkably
----- calamity calamitous calamitously
Writing to imperil peril perilous perilously
1 to
incorporation incorporated -----
1 paragraph 4 incorporate
2 paragraph 5 ----- expert expert expertly
3 paragraph 3 to remember memory memorable memorably
4 paragraph 2
to propose proposal proposing -----
5 paragraph 1
2 2 (Self-assessment)
a: 1 b: 2 c:3 d:4 e:5 a remember... memory
3 (Students’ own answers) b peril... hazardous
c corporation... regularly
3
Unit 12 The power of nature a back out
Reading b turned off
c took over
1 d go off
a False. Governments can warn people and educate them e look over
about what to do.
b False. These are just some of the types of tornadoes. 4
c True 1 do you say that
d False. The column must connect the ground and a cloud. 2 do they have so many
e True (inferred from waterspout being above water) 3 Conditions are perfect
4 why people live there
2 5 but I’m not sure
Places tornadoes can Everywhere, but especially USA, 6 to just leave your home
occur Caribbean and parts of Europe 7 That’s true
8 Me too
Types of tornadoes There are several varieties:
multiple vortex tornadoes, 5
satellite tornadoes and b The policeman said that the tornado had been 150 metres
waterspouts. wide at the bottom and 700 metres wide at the top. He
Lifespan of tornadoes They can last between ten said that as it had come towards them, they had all run in
minutes and several hours. different directions.
c Another resident said that he / she had seen the building
Distance tornadoes They travel anywhere between
fall down. He / she had seen parts of houses, clothes, plants
travel 3 km and 100 km depending on
going round and round in the air. He / she said that he / she
their strength.
hadn’t been able to believe his / her eyes.
Information collection Meteorologists can collect d A taxi driver said that he had seen tornados before. He said
sites information from satellites, that he’d driven through several bad ones, but that he had
radar, weather stations and never seen one like that before.
weather balloons.
6
3 b ‘The rain came down so quickly that the water reached my
a 2 knees in less than five minutes.’
b 3 c ‘We were sitting in our garden when the snow started to fall.
c 2 We have never seen snow in July before.’

4
a severe Writing
b frequent 1
c safety procedures a to help people reduce the amount of waste they create
d collect / predict b (Students’ own answers)
e waterspout
2 (Students’ own answers)
5 (Students’ own answers)
3 (Students’ own answers)
6 (Students’ own answers)
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 Module 4 Progress Test Writing
Reading 1 (Students’ own answers)
1 2 (Students’ own answers)
3 ✓
4 physical
5 safety
6 ✓
7 crucial
8 attention
9 technique
10 ✓
11 another
12 ✓
13 routes
14 ✓
15 although
16 tips
17 confidence
18 ✓
19 helpful
20 expert
2
a 1
b 2
c 2
d 3
3 (Students’ own answers)

Language practice
1 (Suggested answers)
a He should have called a breakdown service. / He should have
walked home.
b They should have done homework together. /They should
have visited a school friend.
c They should have reserved a table. / They shouldn’t have
arrived half an hour late.
d Anwar should have rung to tell his parents he was going to
be late. / He shouldn’t have left his phone at home.
2
a Anwar’s parents asked him if he was going to be home late.
b The restaurant manager was sorry because the restaurant
was full, but told Anwar that he could wait if he liked.
c The teacher asked Anwar if he could read his essay to the
class.
d Anwar told his friend that he had found himself in a very
critical situation while climbing the last rock.
3
a 3
b 1
c 5
d 2
e 7
4
a treatment
b appearance
c theorising
d historical
e shorten
f mountainous

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