b1 Student x27 S Book Answer Key
b1 Student x27 S Book Answer Key
Grammar in context p8 3
Unit 1 1a Students’ own answers.
Vocabulary p6 1 present continuous 2 present simple 4
3 present simple 4 present simple Grace: She looks after her brother
1
1b Louis: He takes the dog for walks every
All ages are approximate.
1 d 2 b 3 c 4 a evening.
a child, 4–12 b senior citizen, 65+ Jessica: She visits her grandmother every
c teenager, 13–19 d middle-aged 1c
day
adult, 35–64 e baby, 0–3 approximately Present simple: studies; doesn’t study;
Does … study? Present continuous: is
5
f young adult, 20–34
studying; isn’t studying; Is … studying? 1 Louis 2 Louis 3 Grace 4 Grace
2 5 Louis 6 Jessica
baby, 0–3 child, 4–12 teenager, 13–19 2
Suggested answers 6a
young adult, 20–34 middle-aged
The dad is reading a book. Students’ own answers.
adult, 35– 64 senior citizen, 65
6b
3 The mum is watching TV.
The grandfather is sleeping. Students’ own answers.
birth childhood adolescence middle
age old age death 3 6c
4 a are/doing b go c Are/watching Students’ own answers.
Male: husband stepfather brother-in-law d is watching e watches f Is/crying LIFE TASK
grandfather nephew uncle grandson g Does/cry h doesn’t i Do/know j is
doing k don’t l is listening m hates Students’ own answers.
Female: daughter aunt niece wife
n is sleeping o sleeps
Male or Female: cousin Listening p12
5 4
1
2 uncle 3 stepfather 4 niece 2 never = present simple
Students’ own answers.
5 grandson 6 brother-in-law 3 normally = present simple
2
6 4 on Wednesdays = present simple
1 D 2 G 3 E 4 A 5 F 6 B
Students’ own answers. 5 now = present continuous
3
7 6 right now = present continuous 1 70 2 All over the country
1 single 2 only child 3 partner 7 usually = present simple 3 Whatever’s in the fridge 4 Quite late
4 divorced 5 one-parent 6 born 5 (in the evening) 5 Two children and
8 1 ’m helping 2 are/shouting 3 works three grandchildren 6 At the weekend
1 a child big 2 a teenager small 4 don’t understand 5 Do/need 6 is 7 At a school meeting 8 The TV is
father cousin 3 twelve married lying always on and nobody says anything
9 6 4
Students’ own answers. 2 What’s your mum doing at the moment? Students’ own answers.
3 Where do your uncle and aunt live?
Reading p7 4 Is your cousin studying at university? Grammar in context p12
1 5 What do your grandparents do in 1
Students’ own answers. the mornings? 6 What do your family 2 a/an 3 the 4 the 5 a/an
2 (usually) do at the weekend? 2a
Students’ own answers. 7 The is pronounced with a schwa (/ə/) before
3 Students’ own answers. words beginning with consonants (List
Students’ own answers. A) and with the /i:/ sound before words
4 Vocabulary p9 beginning with vowels and proper nouns
Students’ own answers. 2 (List B). When the is stressed, it also has the
5 2 movement 3 improvement /i:/ sound.
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 b 4 retire 5 concentration 6 inform 3
6 7 description 8 discuss 9 different 1 the, – 2 the 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 the
Students’ own answers. 10 adolescent 11 independent 7 –, –
12 confidence 4
7
interrupts: stops someone by disturbing 3a a A b – c The d – e An f –
them 1 improve 2 independent g – h a i The j –
turn my music down: make music less loud 3 confidence 4 differences 5
5 discussions 1 I’m a vegetarian. I never eat meat.
loud: a strong sound, easy to hear
switch it off: stop an electronic device 3b 2 My mum is a doctor in a big hospital.
realise: to know and understand something Students’ own answers. 3 Could you pass me the potatoes?
convenient: the right one because it suits 4 I had a cat but the cat disappeared last
Gateway to life skills p10 month. 5 He’s a student at the University
your timetable
1a of Edinburgh. 6 She’s got a brother and
make sure: plan and check
Students’ own answers. a sister. 7 I haven’t got a watch – can
reasonable volume: not too loud
1b you tell me the time?
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Students’ own answers.
Students’ own answers. 6a
2 1 – 2 –, an 3 –, – 4 –, – 5 –
a 6 the 7 the
6b
Students’ own answers.
Where does Sherlock Holmes continue to Picture b: The window is broken. Someone How many bags was she carrying? Two
appear? Films, TV series and novels kicked a football through the window. What was the young man doing? He was
Student B: 4b running?
Where was Conan Doyle born? In James: Picture b, Value 1: Don’t lie, always What was he wearing? He was wearing
Edinburgh, Scotland. tell the truth. sports clothes.
When did he begin writing stories? When Jessica: Picture a, Value 6: Stand up for 6
he was at university. what you think is right. Students’ own answers.
When did his Conan Doyle write his first 5 7
Sherlock Holmes novel? In 1886 1 his 2 mum 3 Oliver 4 friends Students’ own answers.
Which other interesting character did 5 history 6 didn’t 7 fair, teacher
Conan Doyle create? Doctor Watson 8 Kayla Developing speaking p26
How many stories did Sherlock Holmes 6a 1
appear in? Over 50 Students’ own answers. Example answers
What did Conan Doyle try to do in 1893? 6b Picture (a) a woman standing on a
He tried to kill the character of Sherlock. Students’ own answers. teenager’s foot by accident. The woman
What happened in 1903? Conan Doyle 7 probably feels guilty or sorry, the teenager
started writing more Sherlock Holmes Students’ own answers. probably feels in pain. Picture (b) a
stories. teenager apologising to teacher for arriving
LIFE TASK late. The teenager probably feels guilty or
Developing vocabulary p21 a bit scared. The teacher probably feels
Students’ own answers.
1 angry or annoyed. Picture (c) a teenager
2 come across (non-separable) 3 work Listening p24 apologising to her mum and
out (separable) 4 look for (non- 1 dad for breaking a plate. The teenager
separable) 5 find out (separable) Students’ own answers. probably feels guilty, sorry and a bit scared.
6 turn up (non-separable) 2 The parents probably feel annoyed or
2 angry.
They represent what happened to Daniel
2 The CIA began to look into the case. the previous evening. 2
3 The came across the keys by accident in 3 Students’ own answers.
the garden. 4 The shoe turned up in the 1 T 2 NM 3 T 4 F Daniel stopped 3
garden. 5 Sherlock Holmes worked out watching because he heard a loud noise in 1 He drank the girl’s bottle of water. Yes
crimes. 6 After their investigation, they the kitchen. 5 T 6 T 7 F The cat was 2 Dylan forgot to bring a book for the
soon found out where the thief was. ‘crying’ in the kitchen. 8 NM lesson. No
3 4
I looked for the key. I looked for the Grammar in context p24 1 sorry 2 doesn’t 3 only 4 Let
answer. I looked for the identity of the 1a 5 make 6 last 7 feel
criminal. I found out the answer. I found out 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 b 5
the identity of the criminal. I came across Making apologies: expressions 1, 4, 5, 7
1b
the key. I came across the answer. I came Responding to apologies: expressions 2,
be
across the identity of the criminal. I worked 3, 6
out the answer. I worked out the identity of
2
1 Rachel and Kate were buying clothes. 6
the criminal.
2 Joe’s dad wasn’t making the dinner. Students’ own answers.
Gateway to life skills p22 3 Kim was running in the park. 4 We 7a
1 weren’t watching TV. 5 We were doing Students’ own answers.
Students’ own answers.
homework. 6 Becky was swimming. 7b
7 Sam and Beth were sitting in the Students’ own answers.
2
kitchen. 7c
A2 B 7 C 4 D 3 E 1 F 5 G 6
3 Students’ own answers.
3
1 Were Rachel and Kate swimming?
1 It’s normal and we need to respect that 2 Was Joe’s dad making dinner? 3 What Developing writing p27
right.
was Kim doing? Was Becky swimming? 1
2 The world becomes a cold and difficult Were Sam and Beth sitting? Students’ own answers.
place.
1 No, they weren’t. 2 No, he wasn’t. 2
3 Taking someone’s things, copying 3 She was running in the park. 4 Yes, Students’ own answers.
another student’s work and piracy she was. 5 They were sitting in the 3
4 It brings more violence. kitchen. At first, Then, Suddenly, In the end
5 When we lie people lose confidence in 4 4
us. Students’ own answers. Students’ own answers.
6 It belongs to all of us and we shouldn’t 5 5
damage it. What was the businessman doing? Students’ own answers.
7 Never do things that you believe are He was getting into a taxi.
wrong. What was the old man doing? He looking
4a at the shop window.
Suggested answers What was he carrying? He was carrying
Picture a: The girl is copying the answers. a stick.
She didn’t study for her exam What was the woman with red hair doing?
She was carrying shopping.
2
Suggested answers
Language checkpoint: Unit 4 Unit 5
1 He’s just hurt himself. He’s just had an
Grammar revision p55 Vocabulary p58
accident. He’s just fallen off his skateboard.
2 She’s just run a race. She’s just done 1 1
some exercise. 3 He’s just won the 1 taken 2 Have 3 since 4 ever a sports programme b cookery
lottery. He’s just become rich. He’s just eaten 5 never 6 for 7 long programme c documentary d chat
become a millionaire. 4 He’s just broken show e drama/film/soap f the news
2
his racket. He’s just lost the match. 2
1 She’s just washed the dishes. 2 She’s
3a already bought the bread. 3 She hasn’t Students’ own answers.
Students’ own answers. taken the rubbish out yet. 4 She hasn’t 3a
3b rung her mum at work yet. 5 She’s just Advert, cartoon, chat show, comedy,
Students’ own answers. made the beds. 6 She’s already made documentary, drama, film, cookery
3c something for dinner. programme, game show, reality show,
Students’ own answers. 3 soap, sports programme, the news
4 1 ✗ Danny went to Bulgaria last year. 4
1 present perfect 2 general experience 2 ✗ Did you see the Eiffel Tower when you Students’ own answers.
3 past simple 4 a specific moment in were in Paris? 3 ✗ Has your sister ever 5
the past ridden a horse? 4 ✓ 5 ✗ My brother’s awful (-) boring (-) cool (+) exciting (+)
5 18. He has been to the US three times. funny (+) informative (+) interesting (+)
6 ✓ moving (+) popular (+) scary (+/-)
a Have, broken b have c went
d broke e have, broken f have had 6
g have crashed h Did, fall i didn’t Vocabulary revision p55 2 scary 3 awful 4 popular 5 funny
j fell 1 6 moving
6 1 cheek 2 chin 3 throat 4 shoulder 7
1 Have you ever broken your arm? 5 elbow 6 thumb 7 wrist 1 documentary 2 cartoon 3 sports
2 Have you ever ridden a motorbike? 2 programme 4 chat show 5 game
3 Have you ever met a famous person? 1 temperature 2 broken 3 sore show
4 Have you ever visited the UK? 5 Have 4 virus 8a
you ever swum in the sea? 6 Have you 3 Students’ own answers.
ever been in a race? 1 waiting 2 aid 3 poisoning 4 pain 8b
5 health 6 attack Students’ own answers.
Developing speaking p52
1 Reading p59
The connection is people being ill or Gateway to exams: Units 3–4 1a
injured and how to help them.. I would prefer to watch the music
2a Reading p56 programme because it’s popular and
Photo b 1 sometimes it’s funny. I love music, too. The
2b Students’ own answers. programme about the train is boring.
1, 2, 3, 4 (only man), 5, 6 and 9 2 I would prefer to watch the programme
3 about the train because it’s informative.
1 b 2 C 3 A
Students’ own answers. 1b
3
4 Students’ own answers.
1 A 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 C 7 B
Errr … Well … The thing is … I’m not really 3
8 A 9 B
sure but … Maybe … I think … I imagine 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a
4
that … 4
Students’ own answers.
5 1 Because it was the 100th anniversary
Students’ own answers. Use of English p57 of the train journey. 2 Slow TV is more
5 relaxing than modern programmes. It
Developing writing p53 makes people feel in contact with nature.
1 A 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 B 6 D
1 3 Sleep showed a man sleeping for six
7 A
Students’ own answers. hours. It was also Slow TV.
2 Speaking 5
asap; sorry to hear that; Get well soon! 6 Suggested answers
3 Students’ own answers. I agree because the people who go on
2 e.g. = for example 3 NB = please reality shows sometimes just want to be
pay special attention 4 asap = as soon Writing famous. Sometimes they just have young
as possible 5 i.e. = that is, this is exactly 7 people or loud people so it’s not really like
what I mean 6 etc. = and other things of real life. I disagree because some people
Students’ own answers.
the same type on reality TV forget there’s a camera there
4a so they act as they do in real life. Reality TV
shows show all parts of life now: airports,
Students’ own answers.
hotels, shops, so you can see how things
4b
really are.
Students’ own answers.
6 8a 5
railway = a system of trains and tracks Students’ own answers. Molly: Yes. A singer and songwriter.
cheap = doesn’t cost a lot, not expensive 8b Kieran: Yes. An actor. George: No. A
ended up = to do something without Students’ own answers. doctor. Amelia: No. A writer.
expecting it 6a
wool = a natural substance used for making Vocabulary p61 Students’ own answers.
warm clothes 1 6b
burning = on fire 1 exciting, excited 2 interesting, Students’ own answers.
stressful = something that makes you feel interested 7
stress, worry and anxiety To describe how somebody feels, we use Students’ own answers.
editing = cutting of a film to remove the the -ed ending.
sections you don’t want 2 LIFE TASK
7 bored, confused, disappointed, Students’ own answers.
Students’ own answers. embarrassing, excited, frightening,
interested, moved, relaxing, surprising, Listening p64
Grammar in context p60 tiring 1
1a 3 Students’ own answers.
a 4 b 2 c 3 d 1 e 5 1 surprised 2 embarrassing 2
1b 3 confusing 4 moved 5 disappointed 1 f 2 d 3 e 4 a
1 crazier, the craziest 2 worse, the 6 boring 7 relaxing 3
worst 3 more boring, the most boring 4a 1 Harry 2 Olivia 3 Lily 4 Tyler
4 shorter, the shortest 5 sadder, the Suggested answers 5 Lily 6 Harry 7 Olivia 8 Tyler
saddest pop music = moving, makes me feel 4
1c relaxed Students’ own answers.
1 than 2 in reading = interesting, makes me feel
2a relaxed Grammar in context p64
1 red 2 content words, i.e. nouns, main spiders = frightening, make me feel scared 1a
verbs, adverbs and adjectives 3 function sport = boring, makes me feel tired Students’ own answers.
words, i.e. auxiliary verbs, prepositions, theme parks = exciting, make me feel a bit 1b
articles, etc. frightened 1 T 2 T 3 T
3a watching documentaries = interesting, 2
1 more interesting than 2 better than makes me feel moved 2 Game shows are as interesting as soaps.
3 worse than 4 more exciting than 4b 3 TV programmes are less popular than/
5 funnier than Students’ own answers. not as popular as computer games
3b with today’s teenagers. 4 Football
Gateway to life skills p62 programmes on the radio are as exciting
Students’ own answers.
4 1 as on TV. 5 Watching horror films at
1 far 2 slightly 3 a lot 4 a bit Students’ own answers. home is not as scary as/less scary than
5 2 watching them in the cinema. 6 TV
Suggested answer documentaries are less informative than/
Suggested answers
It’s about a boy called Murat. He is quite not as informative as books.
2 Jennifer Lawrence is a lot younger than
clever but he doesn’t go to school because 3
Meryl Streep.
he believes one day he will be famous. Lots Students’ own answers.
3 House is slightly more popular than CSI.
of students in the UK believe this. They 4b
4 The Simpsons is far funnier than South don’t want to study because being famous 1 c 2 a 3 b
Park. will make them rich. 4c
5 The BBC news is much more informative 3 1 too comes before the adjective
than CNN. 1 He doesn’t mind; he wants to be 2 enough comes after the adjective
6 Spiders are a bit scarier than snakes. a model, a singer or an actor. 2 He 3 enough comes before the noun
6a goes to Turkey to have an operation 5
Suggested answers on his nose. He thinks he doesn’t need
a as b too c enough d not e as
He looks more/less attractive in photo b. school. 3 The chances are 30 million to
f than g young h serious
His hair is darker in photo b. one. 4 They want to let everyone know
6
He looks better/worse in photo b than in who they are and they want to appear
attractive. 5 They have money but no 2 is too easy 3 isn’t original enough
photo a.
qualifications. 6 She enjoyed being 4 isn’t good enough 5 ’s too hot 6 is
He looks older in photo b, and his clothes too confusing 7 wasn’t scary enough
are smarter. clever, going to school and working hard.
4a 7a
His hair is curlier in photo a.
1 reality show 2 attractive 3 enjoy/ Students’ own answers.
6b
celebrity 4 money/qualifications 7b
Students’ own answers.
5 study Students’ own answers.
6c
Students’ own answers. 4b
7 Students’ own answers.
2 the most difficult 3 the funniest 4c
4 the happiest 5 the best Students’ own answers.
5a and 5b
Suggested Key 5a and 5b
Amelia Kieran Molly
10 Teamwork ✓ I enjoy being with the girls and ✓ I really like working with
I think I have a good relationship others.
with them.
8 5c 8b
1 used to 2 didn’t use to 3 used to 1 He left his door open so that people Students’ own answers.
4 didn’t use to 5 used to would come and say hello. 2 Students
6 didn’t use to came to eat her chocolate brownies. 3 He Developing speaking p104
9a knocked on people’s doors and asked 1a
Students’ own answers. them to play sports. 4 She joined the Students’ own answers.
9b photographic society and met people with 1b
Students’ own answers. similar interests and made her best friend. Suggested answers
6 Picture a: This picture shows friends at a
Vocabulary p99 a 2 b 1 c 4 d 3 e 2 f 4 sport event (probably a football match).
1 7 They are all shouting and cheering for their
boredom, freedom, friendship, happiness, Students’ own answers. team. I like doing active things with friends.
illness, kingdom, leadership, loneliness, Picture b: This picture shows some boys at
madness, relationship, sadness, weakness LIFE TASK a barbecue/ party. In the background, there
3 Students’ own answers. are some trees. The boys look relaxed and
1 madness 2 Leadership 3 weakness happy. I like parties with my friends because
4 freedom 5 relationship 6 illness Listening p102 I always have a good time.
7 happiness 8 boredom 1 2
4a Students’ own answers. 1 Because he had passed his driving
1 ship 2 ness 3 dom 4 iness 3 test. 2 At his parents’ holiday home in
5 dom 6 dom 7 ness 1 section 4 2 Jessica doesn’t agree but the country. 3 It was the best part of
Jack does. the party because one of Mike’s friends
4b
4 was a DJ and he played really cool music.
Example answers
1 what they saw 2 waiting 3 how long 4 About 50 5 Joe’s parents 6 Oliver
1 I think it’s important to always tell
4 doesn’t agree 5 quality of the food 3
the truth and be loyal. 2 I am quite
impatient sometimes. 3 I think I have a 6 never 1 c, ii 2 d, iii 3 b, iv 4 a, i
lot of freedom. My parents let me stay out 4
late and do what I want. 4 The secret of Grammar in context p102 Students’ own answers.
happiness is to enjoy the present and not 1a 5
worry about the future. 5 You can stop Students’ own answers. Students’ own answers.
boredom if you always carry a good book 1b
with you. 6 Yes, I’d love to go there to Gerund: 1, 5, 6, 7
Developing writing p105
study English in the summer. 7 Yes, I Infinitive: 2, 3, 4 1
once bought a really expensive pair of 2 She doesn’t have a lot in common with an
jeans that I didn’t really need. Section 5: 3, 7, 2, 4, 6 old friend and she needs some advice.
Section 6: 7, 5, 3, 1, 6 2
Gateway to life skills p100 Suggested answers
3
1a Students’ own answers. Rachel should talk to her friend and find
Students’ own answers. things they still have in common. She
4
1b a to make b to make c being d to should spend more time with her because
Example answers they’ve been friends for a long time. She
know e showing f falling g to
When we change schools. When things shouldn’t lie to her friend.
make h to argue i listening j to
aren’t going well with old friends. When we hear k doing l accepting m to spend 3
move to a new town. When we join a club. n Defending o Getting Students’ own answers.
When there is someone new at school or in
5 4
the neighbourhood. First of all, Next, After that, Lastly
Students’ own answers.
2 5a
6
Students’ own answers. Suggested answers
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were
3 the creators of popular cartoons. They were Problem: He is worried about his friend.
1 F, line 14 2 T, line 15 3 F, line 19 responsible for create creating Tom and Jerry, Advice: Try talking to him. Call him and try
4 F, line 17 5 T, line 20 6 F, line 23 The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo. Hanna to chat. Speak to his parents. Ask a teacher.
4 and Barbera had different skills. Hanna, for Ask some of his other friends.
Students’ own answers. example, liked singing and play playing 5b
5a music. Barbera was very good at think Students’ own answers.
Suggested answers thinking of funny situations for the characters. 6
If you make cakes, you can share them. Hanna used to go walk walking and he Students’ own answers.
If you do sports or team games, you will enjoyed to be being outdoors. Barbera
meet people when you play. relaxed by go going to the beach. Eat Eating
If you join a club, you will meet the other good food was another of his hobbies. They Language checkpoint: Unit 8
members. had different personalities but they got on
If you leave your door open, people will really well. They were always excited about Grammar revision p107
come in. work working together. They remained 1
5b partners and friends for over 60 years. 1 had finished, brushed 2 had done,
1 open door 2 brownies 3 football 7 said 3 dried, had washed 4 took,
4 photography Students’ own answers. had had 5 arrived, had started 6 had
8a written, sent 7 went, had bought
Students’ own answers.