Answer Key

American JETSTREAM Pre-intermediate Workbook

Getting to know you 6 How old are you?

7 Are you married?
1 3, 5, 1, 4, 2, 6
6 2 ‘s 3 doesn’t 4 isn’t 5 ‘s 6 doesn’t
Transcript 02 7 works 8 ‘s 9 teaches
CARLOS Hi, I’m Carlos. I’m from Mexico.
SAMMY Hello, Carlos. I’m Sammy. And I’m
from China. Unit 1
CARLOS Good to meet you, Sammy.
SAMMY Nice to meet you too, Carlos. This is Lesson 1
Elif. She’s from Turkey. 1 make: mistakes, omelettes, noise, decisions,
CARLOS Nice to meet you, Elif. phone calls
ELIF Good to meet you, too. do: cooking, tests, yoga, sports, housework

2 2 1 make, do 2 making, making 3 making, do

PLAY DO GO 4 doing, making
rugby judo jogging
3 make: an e-mail; do: a decision; look after:
tennis yoga sailing the homework; send: a meeting; work on:
the piano zumba skiing a baby

3 1 are 2 ‘m 3 do 4 ‘m 5 ‘m 6 have 4 1 am writing 2 Do you send 3 isn’t doing;

7 play 8 do 9 go 10 play 11 go 12 do is playing 4 Is she buying 5 are making
13 play
5 1 are (you) doing
Transcript 03 2 ‘m making
ELENA Where are you from Gabriella? 3 make
GABRIELLA I’m from Spain. 4 ‘m looking after
ELENA What do you do? 5 ‘s having
GABRIELLA I’m a doctor. What about you? 6 calls
ELENA I’m unemployed at the moment.
GABRIELLA Do you have any hobbies? 6 2 Matt and Tim don’t like drawing. They love
ELENA Yes, lots. I play the keyboard in a taking photos.
band. I do yoga. I go swimming 3 Maria doesn’t like singing. She isn’t good at
twice a week, and I play tennis. reading music.
What about you? 4 Harry hates solving problems. He enjoys
GABRIELLA I go jogging every day, and I do making things.
judo. I don’t play any musical
instruments.
Lesson 2
5 1 Where are you from? 1 1c 2f 3b 4g 5d 6h 7a 8e
2 What do you do?
3 Why do you need English? / What do you 2 1c 2d 3e 4b 5a
need English for?
4 Do you have any hobbies? 3 1 being on my own
5 Do you play any sports? 2 talking to people

Answer key 1
 3 sings; listening to music remembering things. I’d love to have an
4 map reading; painting amazing memory. It’s so useful.
KAREN Yes, except you’d remember all of the
4 The person is J K Rowling. She’s a writer / an bad things, too.
author. MIKE True. Good point.

5 1 They are good with words / at writing.

2 They enjoy giving talks. Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action
3 They love reading. 1 1 music 2 engineering 3 math 4 biology
4 They enjoy storytelling. 5 psychology 6 art 7 sports 8 geography
5 They are good at learning languages. 9 English 10 law

2 1 homework; advice 2 furniture; equipment

Lesson 3 3 knowledge; stuff 4 news; information
1 1 memory 2 relax 3 Exercise
4 brain; stressed 5 tips 3 1 a little of 2 some 3 a lot of 4 any

2 2 herself 3 myself 4 itself 5 themselves 4 1 down 2 up 3 up 4 down 5 up 6 up

6 himself 7 ourselves 8 yourselves 7 up 8 down
The hidden word is: reflexive
5 answer, question, reply, sound, drink, call,
3 1 itself 2 myself 3 herself 4 themselves dance, need, test
5 himself 6 yourself / yourselves
6 1 really 2 pretty 3 incredibly
4 1 yourself 2 Food 3 Water 4 stress
5 Play 6 test 9 1 I think 2 really 3 Me too 4 amazing
5 I disagree 6 Me neither 7 awful 8 I agree
5 1b 2c 3a 4a 5b 6c 7b
Transcript 05
Transcript 04 KATHY I think it was an absolutely fantastic
MIKE What are you reading, Karen? show. I really enjoyed it.
KAREN I’m reading an article about someone AMY Me, too. The actors were all amazing
with an amazing memory. Her name’s and the songs were terrific.
Louise Owen, and she lives in New MATT I disagree with you. I thought the actors
York. She’s thirty-seven years old, and were terrible. None of them could sing.
she’s a musician. She plays the violin. I didn’t enjoy it at all.
MIKE What’s so special about her memory? NICK Me neither. I hated the whole show. It
KAREN Well, you can say a date, for example was awful.
the January 2nd, 1990, and she KATHY How can you say that? It was wonderful.
remembers everything about that day. AMY I agree. I loved it.
She can remember every day of her
life since her eleventh birthday. She
doesn’t try to memorize things; she just Unit 2
remembers them.
MIKE So she can remember what she had for Lesson 1
breakfast on that day and things like 1 1 start; finish 2 pass 3 start 4 get 5 move
that? 6 buy 7 go 8 meet
KAREN Yes, everything! She can remember
all her conversations. Scientists call it 4 2 Where did you go to college?
“Superior Autobiographical Memory” 3 What did you study?
because she remembers every detail of 4 When did you finish college?
her life, Mike. 5 Where did you meet your husband?
MIKE Wow, she’s lucky. I’m horrible at 6 When did you get married?

2 Answer key
 7 What did you do then? Transcript 06
8 When did you do a sponsored bike ride? CLAIRE Hi. You’re home late. What were you
9 How much money did you raise for charity? doing when I called you?
MATT I was training for the marathon next
5 1 finished 2 went 3 finished 4 did 5 met week, so I switched my phone off. It’s a
6 got 7 gave 8 lived 9 traveled 10 was very tough run.
11 visited 12 went 13 raised 14 made CLAIRE We’re not the only ones with big goals.
15 had Listen to this. Last fall, one small bird
left the Shetland Islands off the coast
of Scotland. And where do you think it
Lesson 2 flew to? Come on! Guess!
1 1c 2b 3h 4a 5e 6i 7d 8f 9g MATT OK. It went somewhere warm. Did it fly to
a Mediterranean country? Spain or Italy?
2 1 hot air balloon 2 camper van 3 cruise ship CLAIRE No. It flew further than that!
4 rescue helicopter 5 mountain bike MATT Did it fly to the Arabian Sea?
CLAIRE No. It flew further than that, too.
3 1 were driving; got MATT I give up then. Come on. Tell me.
2 was buying; stole CLAIRE It flew all the way to the Galapagos
3 was roller-blading; broke Islands. Then in the spring, it flew back
4 was swimming; attacked to the Shetland Islands. That’s a huge
5 was kayaking; lost trip - 25,000 kilometers or about 15,500
6 was crossing; missed miles!
MATT That’s further than I drive my car in a
4 climbing year! How did they know it flew that far
anyway?
5 1 It took four years and three months. CLAIRE It was carrying a very small geolocator.
2 He was running (in the Marathon des Sables). When it returned, scientists plugged the
3 He walked across India. geolocator into a computer. Then they
4 It was cold and it was snowing. could see the bird’s route. I watched
5 It took him a week. a video of some wild geese, too. They
flew over the Himalayas at a height of
about 9,000 meters or almost 30,000
Lesson 3 feet. They even flew over Mount
1 a 6 mask b 7 storm c 2 wave d 5 shark Everest! It was freezing cold – minus 60
e 8 sleeping bag f 1 jellyfish g 4 tent degrees Fahrenheit. Your marathon is
h 3 wetsuit nothing compared to their flight!

2 1 tent 2 mask 3 jellyfish 4 wetsuit 5 wave

6 sharks 7 sleeping bag 8 storm Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action
1 1 the Rockies 2 the Orinoco
4 1 What were you doing when I called you 3 the Atlantic Ocean 4 Vesuvius 5 New York
last night? 6 Egypt 7 the Andes 8 Lake Titicaca
2 Why were you talking to the police when I
called you? Transcript 07
3 What were you doing when the motorcycle HELEN Hi, James. I’m looking through some

knocked her over? old vacation photos. Guess which

4 What was she wearing when she had the places they are. We went skiing in these
accident? mountains in Colorado in the US. We
5 How many other people were sitting there stayed in a beautiful cabin.
when it happened? JAMES Well, it looks like The Rockies.
HELEN Could be, could be… Hey, look at this

5 1 training for a marathon 2 Scotland one – we’re canoeing down a river in

3 geolocator 4 25,000 km 5 low Venezuela.

Answer key 3
 JAMES That’s the Orinoco then. It goes all the 4 Yusuf doesn’t like playing team games.
way to the Atlantic Ocean. 5 Sally’s bad at sitting still for a long time.
HELEN Correct! We’re in Naples here. We
took a chairlift to the top of this 2 1 was 2 grew up 3 moved 4 was studying
volcano. 5 met 6 was finishing 7 finished
JAMES That’s Vesuvius then! 8 didn’t find 9 decided 10 moved
HELEN Yes, it is. We’re on the subway here
– it looks really uncomfortable – so 3
many people! School subjects University subjects
JAMES That’s New York! math law
HELEN Yes, easy! Hey, look! It’s a photo
of you on a camel in front of the history psychology
pyramids. And where were you?
JAMES I was in Egypt. sports
HELEN We’re trekking here – across these
mountains to get to Machu Picchu.
JAMES Yes, those are the Andes. Beautiful! 4 1 Me, too 2 Me neither 3 Really
Did you go to Lake Titicaca? 4 Actually, I thought 5 I agree
HELEN No, we never got there, unfortunately.

2 2 motorcycle 3 raincoat Unit 3

3 1 Come in 2 came back 3 came in Lesson 1
4 Come on 5 came up to 2 1 colleagues 2 boss 3 experience; earn
4 don’t like 5 company
4 1 dark 2 strong 3 waves 4 voice 5 faster
6 scared 7 screamed 8 stupid 3 1 Jake’s going to look for a new job.
2 Sam and Amanda are going to set up their
Review quiz 1–2 own company.
3 I’m not going to leave my job.
1 1b 2a 3c 4a 5c 6a
4 Is your boss going to give you a raise?
5 Are you going to earn more money in your
2 1b 2a 3c 4a
new job?

3 1 was studying; explored

4 1 design purses 2 afford to pay
2 was traveling; crossed
3 planning to look for 4 want to leave
3 was looking; disappeared
5 intend to ask 6 agreed to give
4 was living; wrote
1 Charles Darwin 2 Marco Polo
3 David Livingstone 4 Gertrude Bell Lesson 2
1
1 Pronunciation point or (e)r man
Transcript 08 actor producer cameraman
day want act editor photographer businessman
director writer
2 1 tablet 2 watch 3 roller blades 4 lot lawyer
5 top 6 amazing 7 travel
ist ive
journalist detective
Check your progress 1
1 1 Matt likes playing word games. 2 2 Tim is doing some research on Tuesday.
2 My brother doesn’t enjoy being on his own. 3 Helen is discussing the new script on
3 Helen and Jane are very good at singing. Wednesday.

4 Answer key
 4 Tim is going to an interview at 9 a.m. on 3 1 ‘ll see 2 will be 3 will write 4 ‘ll enjoy
Wednesday. 5 won’t stay 6 will like 7 Will (Jerry) get
5 Tim is having lunch with his boss on along with
Thursday.
6 Helen and Tim are meeting friends after 5 1a 2a 3c 4c 5c
work on Friday.
7 Helen and Tim are going swimming on Transcript 11
Saturday. PRESENTER Our guest on the Good Food Show
8 Tim is having dinner at Susan and John’s on today is a chili pepper farmer. He
Sunday. has worked in Mexico and South
America, but. he’s from the west
4 b coast of the US, near San Luis
Obispo in central California. Please
5 1 France welcome to the show our very own
2 1850 chili pepper farmer, David Cooper.
3 They work for themselves. / They are self- DAVID Good morning.
employed. PRESENTER Good morning, David, and thank
4 He’s flying to New York to meet a client. you for coming in on this “chilly”
5 He’s following a company director in November morning. I hope you can
Chicago. warm us up with a few chili pepper
6 He finds debtors or lost friends and family. stories.
DAVID I’ll certainly try.
PRESENTER Why did you decide to grow chili
Lesson 3 peppers?
1 1d 2e 3f 4c 5b 6a DAVID Well, I worked as a photographer
in Mexico, and I loved chili peppers.
Transcript 10 When I came back to California, I
FRIEND What are you doing tomorrow after couldn’t find the same peppers here,
work, Lucy? so I decided to grow them myself.
LUCY I’m going to the dentist’s. PRESENTER Is it difficult to grow the peppers
FRIEND Poor you! What about the day after here with the fog on the coast?
tomorrow? DAVID Everybody said, “It will be
LUCY I’m going out with Jane. There’s a new impossible. Chili peppers won’t
comedy show on at the Playhouse. grow here!” They were wrong. In
FRIEND Cool. That sounds fun. Well what about the first year, all the plants produced
next week? Are you busy next week? thousands of chilis. I now grow
LUCY No, I don’t have any plans for next more than seventy different varieties
week. of peppers.
FRIEND Hmm. I’m very busy next week. What PRESENTER And what do you do with all those
about the week after that? chilis?
LUCY I’m going on vacation. I’m going to DAVID I make hot spicy sauces, and I sell
Maui in Hawaii with some friends. them through my company, A
FRIEND Are you doing anything special next Thousand and One Chilies.
month? PRESENTER Do you have any plans for the future?
LUCY Yes, actually. I’m getting married! DAVID Yes, the plan is that I’m going to
FRIEND Oh, yes, of course. I forgot. Sorry. produce chili oils and chili mayonnaise.
Congratulations again. PRESENTER Well, we wish you success with
LUCY Thank you. that, and thank you very much for
FRIEND What about the following month? Do coming on the show. Let’s hope our
you have any plans? viewers will go out and buy your
LUCY Yes. We’re moving into our new house, wonderful sauces. On the show
so we’ll be very busy with that. next week we’ll have Sam Smith. He
grows tea on an island in Hawaii.

Answer key 5
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action 2
1 2 promised to 3 arranged to 4 refused to For Since
5 managed to; seems to 6 am expecting to a few minutes 1999
a year last year
2 1 1 out of work two weeks the 27th
2 looking for ten years yesterday
3 part-time half an hour two o’clock
4 salary June
2 1 at work 2 employer
3 1 working on 2 work out 3 1 I’ve lived in the same place since …
4 go in 2 I’ve worked for this company for …
5 deal with 3 I’ve known my best friend for …
4 I’ve lived in … since …
3 1 ask 2 need 3 would like 4 tell 5 Tell
6 make 7 help 8 teach 5 1 She’s known him since 2005.
2 They live (on a mountainside above Olu
4 2 Let me think Deniz) in Turkey.
4 that’s a promise 3 He’s always liked classic cars.
6 first thing 4 His dad.
7 take a look at 5 She started her company four years ago.
1 sure thing 6 It’s at the back of her yard.
5 No problem 7 He worked for a bank in New York.
8 He studied landscape gardening at a small
college in Connecticut.
Unit 4
Lesson 1 Lesson 3
1 1 printer 2 e-reader 3 Facebook 1 1 fridge 2 freezer 3 kettle 4 iron
4 hardware 5 download 6 online 7 plug 5 vacuum cleaner 6 trash can 7 washing
8 hashtag 9 YouTube 10 blog 11 text machine 8 dishwasher
Mystery word: technophobe
2 2 Kate hasn’t cleaned out the fridge yet.
3 2 Julie broke a cell phone two days ago. 3 Max has just emptied the dishwasher.
Antonio has never broken a cell phone. 4 Max hasn’t cleaned the kitchen floor yet.
3 Julie has never had a job interview via 5 Julia has already vacuumed the living room.
Skype. 6 Ben has just emptied the trash cans.
Antonio had a job interview via Skype last 7 Kate has already cleaned the bathroom
week. sink.
4 Julie has taken part in an interactive 8 Julia has just cleaned the shower.
webinar.
Antonio has never taken part in an 3 1 Have (you) cleaned
interactive webinar. 2 ‘ve emptied
5 Julie has never driven while talking on a cell 3 ‘ve done
phone. 4 Has (Tom) made
Antonio has driven while talking on a cell 5 ‘s vacuumed
phone. 6 use
7 haven’t done
8 Have (you) washed
Lesson 2
1 1 house 2 town 3 countryside 4 city 4 1c2a3c4b5a6c
5 buildings 6 mountain 7 river

6 Answer key
 Transcript 12 2 1 married 2 for 3 single 4 relationship
KATE Last year we asked two thousand 5 boyfriend 6 love 7 get 8 wedding
moms and dads in America to take
part in a survey. We wanted to find 3 1 out 2 to 3 out 4 for
out how many children helped with
the housework. Which chores – jobs Transcript 13
– they liked doing and which chores A Are you going out with Tim?
they really hated doing. Here to talk B Yes, he’s my new boyfriend.
with us today about the results of A He goes to my school.
the survey is Melissa Spoon. Good B Yes, I know. He told me. We’re going out
morning, Melissa. this evening if you want to come.
MELISSA Good morning, Kate. A I’m not sure. Where are you going?
KATE Let’s start with the all-important B To that new place on Market Street. Come
question – how many children on. Go for it!
in America actually help do the
household chores? My guess is around 4 1C 2O 3O 4O 5C 6O 7C 8O
fifty percent. 9O 10 C 11 C
MELISSA No. You’re wrong there. The figure’s
actually very high. It was surprising 5 1 Let me introduce myself.
for us, too. Eighty-seven percent of 2 Do you have time for a quick chat?
children help with household chores. 3 Let’s get together soon.
KATE Really! So what is the average age
they start doing the household chores? Transcript 14
My guess is four or four and a half. 1
MELISSA Yes, you’re right. The average age is A Let me introduce myself. I’m Sam Harris.
four and a half. B Hello, Sam. Pleased to meet you. I’m Pelin
KATE Next question – how many children Ulusoy.
complain about doing household 2
chores? I’d say all of them. A Do you have time for a quick chat?
MELISSA Yes, nearly all of them. Ninety-six B I’m afraid it’s a little busy here at the
percent of children complain about moment. Can I call you back in half an
doing household chores. Now that hour?
wasn’t a surprise! 3
KATE So which are children’s least favorite A It’s been nice talking to you.
chores? I know what mine was – I B Yes. Let’s get together soon.
hated doing the dishes.
MELISSA The answer is cleaning the bathroom
and ... doing the dishes. Review quiz 3–4
KATE Ha! I’m not the only one then. Next 1 1 a India and Brazil 2 c Thailand
question – which are children’s favorite 3 b India 4 c India 5 c Katy Perry
chores? Well, I know mine was baking
cookies. That didn’t seem like a chore. 2 1 unemployed 2 qualifications 3 experience
MELISSA Again, you’re not alone. Children’s 4 colleagues 5 salary 6 employees
favorite chores are helping cook meals
and feeding the pet. 3 1 Turn on 2 on 3 onto 4 on; close 5 up
KATE Last question – Which chore do most
adults remember doing as a child? Pronunciation point
MELISSA Again, it’s doing the dishes! Transcript 15
three syllables: salary, editor, assistant, creative,
unemployed, manager, agency, businessman,
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action dishwasher, producer
1 1 file name 2 close 3 off 4 volume
5 password

Answer key 7
 four syllables: experience, relationship, 4 Does an actor have to understand technical
competition, technology, generation, information? No, he/she doesn’t.
photographer, comedian 5 Does a pilot have to stay calm under
pressure? Yes, he/she does.
five syllables: qualifications
Lesson 2
Check your progress 2 1 guide book 2 aftershave 3 backpack
1 1 My boss isn’t going to give me a raise. 4 moneybelt 5 iron 6 shower gel 7 suitcase
2 What are you going to do? 8 hairdryer
3 I’m going to look for a new job.
4 When are you going to start applying for 2 1 packed; weigh 2 check in 3 unpack
new jobs? 4 are traveling 5 check out
5 First I’m going to write a new resume.
3 1 will probably go 2 may rain 3 may be
2 1 haven’t emailed 2 ‘ve been 3 ‘ve (just 4 will probably go out 5 might need
bought 4 ‘s moved 5 moved haven’t visited 6 might not be
7 wrote 8 did 9 Have (you) done
4 1 You might see some small clouds of smoke.
3 1 emptied 2 done 3 cleaned 4 vacuumed 2 It is 1,524 meters (or 5,000 feet) above sea
5 made level, so it gets cold in the afternoons.
3 The guide can help you with (the) prices.
4 1 Could you help 4 Coffee grows there.
2 Could you tell 5 You can walk up to Cerro La Cruz or climb
3 I’d like you to come one of the volcanoes.
4 Can you tell 6 It takes two or three hours.
5 When can you look
Lesson 3
Unit 5 1 1 eye mask 2 earplugs 3 a neck pillow
4 watch 5 sweater 6 scarf
a 5,6 b 2 c 3 d 4 e 1
Lesson 1
1 1h 2d 3e 4b 5a 6c 7g 8f 2 1 should 2 shouldn’t 3 should 4 should
5 should 6 shouldn’t
2 I am confident and friendly.
I have a degree in medicine. 3 2 You shouldn’t take too many bags as/
I am good with people. because you might forget one.
I have experience working in a team. 3 You should put a luggage tag on your
I am good at listening. suitcase so you can recognize it as/because
I am fluent in French and English. you might pick up the wrong bag.
I can work long hours. 4 You should go to the airport early as/
because something might happen on your
4 1 don’t have to have a first-aid certificate. way.
2 must/have to have six months’ experience.
3 can’t smoke. 4 1b 2c 3a 4c 5b
4 don’t have to have a degree.
5 have to/must speak two languages. Transcript 16
My Embarrassing Flight Story
6 2 Do actors and pilots have to work well in a My brother, Simon, has to fly a lot for his job.
team? Yes, they do. He’s a scientist, and he gives talks at
3 Does an actor have to have good listening conferences around the world. He sometimes
skills? Yes, he/she does. flies to two or three countries in the same
week!
8 Answer key
 One time, Simon was flying from Washington 3 horrible, big, blue
National airport in Washington, DC, to
Heathrow in London. From Washington, he 6 The correct order is: 3 1 2 5 7 4 8 6
had a connecting flight in New York. His flight
from Transcript 17
Washington took off late. “I’m going to miss A I can’t find my hairdryer. I’m sure I packed
my connecting flight,” Simon told the flight it.
attendant. “I have to catch the flight. I have a B It may be in my suitcase.
conference in London the next morning.” A No it isn’t. I’ve already looked.
“Don’t worry,” said the flight attendant. B It might be in my carry-on then.
“We can get a wheelchair for you, and it will A Yes, it might be. I’ll look. No, it’s not there.
take you directly to the departure gate for B It’s possible that you didn’t pack it after all.
your flight to London. It’s a lot quicker in a A What am I going to do without it?
wheelchair!’ B Oh, look! There it is on the bed.
“Really? OK. That would be great,” said
Simon. “Thank you.” The plane landed at the
airport in New York. It was half an hour late, Unit 6
but they whizzed Simon through the airport in
a wheelchair. He caught his connecting flight Lesson 1
to London, and he was happy. 2 1 cell phone 2 blanket 3 bottle of water
But before they landed in London, the flight 4 first-aid kit 5 phone charger 6 whistle
attendant came over to him and said, “Your 7 flashlight 8 gloves
wheelchair will be waiting for you when we
land, sir.”. “It’s OK. I don’t need a wheelchair. 4 1c 2e 3d 4b 5a
I can walk,” said Simon, and he explained the
situation. 5 2 If there is smoke, you should get down and
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the flight attendant. But crawl along the ground.
you had a wheelchair in New York, so the 3 If the door is hot, you shouldn’t open it.
airline insists that we have a wheelchair for 4 If you open a door, you should open it
you in London, too. There’s nothing we can slowly.
do about it. You’ll have to wait until all the 5 If there is heavy smoke or fire, you should
passengers have gotten off the plane. close the door again.
So Simon waited and waited, and then he got 6 If you can’t escape, you should try and
off the plane and sat in the wheelchair. The keep the smoke out of the room.
wheelchair took him to passport control. He
stood up and thanked the man. Then the man
watched him walk away without a problem. Lesson 2
He looked confused, and Simon felt very 1 2 floods 3 storms 4 burn 5 Temperatures
embarrassed. 6 North Pole 7 heatwaves 8 Acid
9 mosquitoes 10 Droughts

Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action 2 2 A What will happen if there are more
1 1 matches 2 laptop 3 jewelry floods?
4 sunglasses 5 toothbrush 6 adaptor B If there are more floods, people will
7 passport 8 cash 9 phone charger leave their homes.
10 comb 11 hairdryer 12 make-up 3 A What will happen if temperatures are
higher?
2 1 Absolutely 2 plenty of 3 Just in case. B If temperatures are higher, some crops
4 fit inside 5 It’s a pain to won’t grow.

4 1 travel 2 buy 3 catch 4 receive 3 1 His dream is a walkable city.

2 There will be big parks with footpaths and
5 1 two, small, red, stylish bike paths connecting all areas of the city.
2 beautiful, little, black
Answer key 9
 3 Children will walk or bike to school. 2 2 Keep still
4 If people walk, there will be less obesity 3 keep quiet
and heart disease, and less pollution. 4 keep calm
5 You can find them in Germany. 5 Did (the sweater) keep (you) warm
6 The center of the new city will be
completely car-free. 3 1c 2d 3e 4b 5a

4 1 Are you with me so far?

Lesson 3 2 Is that clear?
1 Across: 1 salamander 5 gorilla 6 turtle 3 Now, do you have any questions?
Down: 2 leopard 3 rhino 4 whales 6 tiger 4 Yes – another question?

2 1 pets 2 skin 3 horn 4 forests; fur Transcript 19

5 bones INSTRUCTOR Usually a sting from a bee is
painful, but it isn’t dangerous.
3 2 A rhino is a large animal which/that has a First, calm the child down. Then, if
single horn. you can see the sting, brush it off.
3 My father is a scientist who works for the You can use a credit card for this.
WWF. Are you with me so far?
4 A salamander is an amphibian which/that STUDENT Yes. I’m with you. But what if I
has a wet skin. don’t have a credit card?
5 A leopard is a big cat which/that has very INSTRUCTOR Use something flat, but please
beautiful spotted fur. don’t use tweezers. You may
6 Mountain gorillas live in groups which/that squeeze more poison into the
have a leader. wound. Is that clear?
STUDENT Yes, that’s clear. What do I do next?
5 1c 2b 3b 4a INSTRUCTOR You should apply an ice pack to
the sting for ten minutes. If the
Transcript 18 child is still in pain, go and see
The Akyatan Lagoon a doctor. Now, do you have any
My name is Burcu Beyaz, and I work as a questions?
volunteer for the WWF in Turkey. At the STUDENT Yes. What happens if the sting is in
moment, I am working on a project which the mouth or the throat?
protects the green turtle in the Mediterranean. INSTRUCTOR That can be dangerous. If it swells
The green turtle is an endangered species. One up, the child won’t be able to
of the turtles’ most important nesting beaches breathe. You should give the child
is the Akyatan Lagoon in Adana. It is one of an ice cube or a popsicle to suck.
the seventeen turtle nesting beaches on the Yes - another question?
Mediterranean coast of Turkey. We monitor STUDENT What if I don’t have an ice cube?
the beach, which is 22 kilometers or 13.7 INSTRUCTOR You can give them a glass of cold
miles long. We count turtle tracks. We find the water to drink.
nesting sites and we install protective devices.
There are other endangered wild animals also
living in the area. There is the red fox, the Review quiz 5–6
golden jackal, and the jungle cat. 1 1 a, c, d 2 a, b, d 3 a, b, d 4 a, c, e

Pronunciation point
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action Transcript 20
1 1 box of matches 2 hat 3 radio 4 map
lots /s/ animals /z/ devices /z/
5 rope 6 pocketknife 7 compass 8 candy
tights bags toothbrushes
9 sleeping bag 10 sunscreen
giraffes signals sunglasses
a 7 b 10 c 4 d 2 e 9 f 1 g 5 h 3
guidebooks plugs
i6 j8
flashlights

10 Answer key
Check your progress 3 3 Japanese is as easy as English.
1 1 must 2 must 3 don’t have to 4 must 4 Indian restaurants are as expensive as
5 don’t have to Chinese restaurants.
5 Dawn of the Dead is as frightening as Alien.
2 1 which/that 2 who 3 who 4 which/that
5 which/that 3 1 True 2 False 3 False 4 True 5 True

3 1 is 2 will 3 is 4 should 5 wear 6 won’t Lesson 3

7 don’t go out 8 won’t catch 9 Can 1 2 open spaces 3 running across the floor
10 stay 4 dying 5 scared of 6 gloves 7 driving the
car 8 makes me panic 9 going red
4 1 backpack 2 money belt 3 guidebooks 10 never travel by plane 11 in an elevator
4 pocketknife 5 hair dryer 12 sliding 13 climb up ladders 14 go to parties

5 2 might be in your backpack. 3 2 Taking exams is awful.

3 will / ‘ll probably arrive at 8 p.m. 3 Buying a car is expensive.
4 might be at work. 4 I like learning about other cultures.
5 may be in the hotel. 5 He doesn’t like speaking in public.
6 will / ‘ll probably come with my friend. 6 Eating healthily is important.

5 1a 2b 3a 4b
Unit 7
Transcript 21
Lesson 1 NARRATOR Do you know anybody with a
1 Down: 1 buffalo 2 crocodile 3 deer phobia? People have phobias about
4 scorpion all kinds of unusual things. Here are
Across: 1 bee 2 cow 4 snake 5 hippo four of those unusual fears.
6 lion 7 mosquito 8 jellyfish
9 elephant SARA Hi, I’m Sara, and my phobia is
the color yellow. Seeing the sun,
2 1d 2a 3b 4e 5c yellow paint, or yellow flowers is
frightening for me. Even the word
3 Possible answers “yellow” scares me!
1 Whales are a lot heavier than dolphins.
2 Rats are a little bigger than mice. JAKE Hi, I’m Jake, and I hate walking
3 Elephants are a lot more intelligent than through forests. As a child, watching
hippos. fairy tales and movies with scary
4 A bee is a lot less dangerous than a forests in them may have caused my
mosquito. phobia. I can’t walk through a forest,
5 Panthers are a little more graceful than and I panic if I hear the word tree.
deer.
6 Crocodiles are a little less ugly than hippos. CARRIE I’m Carrie, and I hate clowns! It’s
7 Brown bears are a lot slower than lions. quite a common phobia actually,
8 Deer are a little faster than horses. especially in children. Some famous
actors, such as Daniel Radcliffe and
Lesson 2 Johnny Depp, also have this phobia.
Seeing a clown is frightening for
1 2 ladder 3 cell phone 4 icicle 5 bed
us. Watching movies is one cause
6 vending machine 7 lightning 8 tornado;
of this phobia. Clowns are often
1h 2b 3f 4c 5a 6d 7e 8g
scary characters in animated movies
and comics. Remember the Joker in
2 Possible answers
Batman?
2 Trains are as safe as buses.
Answer key 11
 LUCA Hi, I’m Luca. I’m sure you all know 4
somebody with my phobia! It was A Look at the time! I have to go now or I’ll
named five years ago – nomophobia. miss my plane!
According to recent surveys, more B Wait a minute. I’ll come with you to the
than half the people in the UK airport.
have this phobia. Losing your cell
phone, running out of battery, and 4 1 horror 2 all-time 3 director 4 stars
being without network coverage is 5 scenes 6 takes place 7 set 8 plays the
terrifying. role of 9 ghosts 10 plot 11 scary

NARRATOR Well these are just four unusual

phobias. Maybe you know some Unit 8
more!
Lesson 1
6 1 True 2 False 3 True 4 True 5 False 1 1 hit 2 crash 3 forget 4 bite 5 fail
6 attack 7 hurt 8 make; look
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action
2 1 anything 2 something 3 anything
1 1 dead 2 good 3 blind 4 fast 5 busy
4 everything 5 anything 6 somewhere
6 strong 7 quiet 8 white 9 cool 10 cold
7 everywhere 8 anywhere 9 somewhere
Mystery idiom: as old as the hills
10 somewhere
2 1 terrified; terrifying 2 amazing; amazed
Transcript 23
3 fascinated; fascinating
NARRATOR At a restaurant
WAITER Can I get you anything?
3 Give me a second
AYSHE Yes, please. I’d like something to eat.
Just a minute.
I think I’ll have the chicken salad,
Let me think.
please.
Wait a minute.
WAITER Would you like anything to drink?
AYSHE Yes, please. I’ll have an iced tea.
Transcript 22
WAITER OK. Is that everything?
1
AYSHE Yes, that’s all. I might order a dessert
A Do you have a Martin Roberts working for
later, but I don’t want anything else
you?
now.
B It’s a big company. I’m not sure, but the
NARRATOR At home
name does sound familiar. (pause) Give me
HANNAH Oh, no! I lost my cell phone.
a second. (pause) Yes, I think he works in
AMANDA Really? That’s terrible. It could be
the marketing department.
somewhere in the house.
HANNAH It’s not. I’ve looked everywhere for
2
it. I don’t think it’s anywhere in the
A Good morning. Broadcast Magazine.
house.
B Good morning. Could I speak to Gabe
AMANDA It could be somewhere in the office.
Hanada, please?
You could have left it there last
A Yes, of course. Just a minute, please. I’ll
night.
connect you.
HANNAH That’s true. I haven’t checked there
yet.
3
AMANDA Don’t worry. I’m sure it’s under a
A Tim’s looking for a job, and I wondered if
cushion somewhere. It’ll turn up
there were any vacancies in your office.
soon.
B Let me have a think. There are often
vacancies for sales reps. Would he be
3 1 must 2 can’t 3 must 4 must 5 must
interested in working as a sales rep?

12 Answer key
Lesson 2 3 Barack Obama; Steve Jobs; Martin Luther King Jr.
1 1 presentation 2 lecture 3 talk 4 topic
5 speech 6 deal with 7 problems 4 1b 2a 3b 4 a, c 5 a, c
8 audience 9 occasion 10 aim
Transcript 25
ARTURO What makes a speech a great speech?
2 1 helped 2 makes/made 3 lets
4 helps/helped 5 makes/made 6 lets What do you think, John?
7 make 8 makes 9 let 10 let JOHN A memorable sentence.
ARTURO A memorable sentence?

3 1 You should include personal stories and JOHN Yes, remember Martin Luther King’s
funny stories. speech. He repeated the phrase, “I
2 You should say it out loud. have a dream” at the beginning of
3 Knowing your audience. each of his nine points. It was very
4 You should practice using the microphone. powerful.
ARTURO Yes, I agree. Anything else?
5 Imagining yourself giving the talk.
6 The audience is on your side. JOHN A great speech should be organized.
ARTURO Organized? That sounds boring.
JOHN Have you listened to Steve Job’s
Lesson 3 graduation ceremony speech?
1 1 font 2 cable 3 slide 4 microphone ARTURO No.
5 flash drive; laptop 6 remote control JOHN It’s an amazing speech. In 2005,
7 screen Steve Jobs made an opening speech
at Stanford University’s graduation
2 2 yours 3 his 4 ours 5 theirs 6 hers ceremony in America. It began with,
“Today I want to tell you three stories
Transcript 24 from my life. That’s it. No big deal.
1 Just three stories.” And that’s exactly
A1 Do you have a flash drive? Mine is full. what he did. It was very personal. It
B1 Yes, here you are. was emotional, and it was full of good
advice. You can watch it on YouTube.
2 ARTURO What else makes a great speech?
A1 Whose projector are you going to use? JOHN A story. A good example of telling a
B1 Can I use yours? story is Barack Obama’s speech at the
A1 Yes, of course. Democratic National Convention in
2004. He linked his life story with the
3 story of America. You should read it
A1 Whose laptop is this? sometime.
B1 I think it’s his. ARTURO I will. But meanwhile, I’ve still got to
write my speech.
4 JOHN Well, read these three speeches.
A2 Do you think these cables belong to us? They’ll help you to write it. I’m sure.
B No, I don’t think they’re ours.
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action
5
A2 Do these coats belong to those two men 1 1 stupid 2 quick to 3 comfortable to
over there? 4 easy to 5 glad to 6 nice to
B2 I’m not sure. They could be theirs. Do you 7 important to 8 impossible to
want me to go and ask them?
Transcript 26
6 1
A2 I don’t know who this charger belongs to. A1 I think he was stupid to leave his job. He
B2 That girl over there was looking for a was very well paid.
charger. It could be hers. B1 Yes, but he was unhappy.
.
Answer key 13
 2 2 1 bike 2 statistics 3 kill 4 film
A2 Don’t be upset. Mr. Winters is always very 5 exciting 6 bite 7 time
quick to criticize people.
B2 1 But I’ve never made a mistake before! Transcript 28
1 icicle, bike, live
3 2 online, surprise, reliable, statistics
A3 These shoes are really very comfortable to 3 die, diver, high, kill
walk in. 4 worldwide, terrified, describe, film
B3 I know! I’ve got a pair of those. They’re 5 accident, article, exciting, fish
great. 6 hit, stupid, bite, wind
7 communicate, time, invite, confident
4
A1 What’s that woman’s name? I can never
remember it!
Check your progress 4
B1 It’s not easy to remember. It’s Ilknur. 1 1 bigger 2 taller 3 heavier 4 biggest
5 larger
5
A2 Thank you, Steve. You’ve been a great help. 2 1 everywhere; anywhere 2 Nobody; anybody
B2 No problem. I’m glad to be of help. 3 everybody; somebody 4 something; nothing
5 everything; anything
6
A3 It was really nice to see you again! 3 1 buffalo 2 jellyfish 3 deer 4 scorpion
B3 Yes, it was. We should try and meet up 5 snake
more often.
4 1 yours 2 mine 3 his 4 hers 5 theirs
7
A1 I think it’s very important to be on time 5 1 terrifying 2 terrified 3 annoying
when you meet somebody. 4 annoyed 5 bored 6 boring 7 amazed
B1 I agree. I hate it when people are late. 8 amazing 9 excited 10 exciting

8
A2 It’s impossible to be mad at Grace. Unit 9
B2 I know. She’s so sweet.
Lesson 1
2 2 the exam 3 the talk 4 the rain 1 1 rent 2 central heating 3 mortgage
5 the audience 6 a language 7 my projector 4 electricity bills 5 food bills 6 solar panels
1 central heating 2 rent 3 mortgage
4 1d 2g 3c 4e 5h 6b 7f 8a 4 solar panels 5 electricity bills 6 food bills

5 Last, First; there tomorrow, here today; 2 1c 2d 3b 4a

hear, see; good, well; future; past;
answers, questions; beginning, end; 3 2 (Kevin) regrets buying his house.
online store, website 3 (Sandra’s) higher salary means working
longer hours.
4 (Carlos) can imagine living on a houseboat.
Review quiz 7–8 5 (Antonio) has stopped getting big phone
1 1a 2b 3b 4a 5b bills.
6 (Lin) suggested going to the movies this
4 1 makes 2 helps 3 makes 4 help evening.

Pronunciation point
Transcript 27 Lesson 2
ice it 1 1 farm 2 keep 3 fields 4 feed
5 traditional 6 feeding 7 produce
14 Answer key
2 2 live; Chile 3 is grown; India 4 1 Who did. Dr. Berridge visit
4 grows; Holland 5 are found; Mexico 2 What did Susie take for her backache
3 Who did Martin visit for his headaches
Transcript 29 4 Which medicine did James take
A Mom? Can you help me with the answers 5 Who doesn’t believe in alternative medicine
to these questions? It’s for a geography
quiz. It’s multiple choice. 5 1 back 2 muscles 3 acupuncture
B OK, yes. I love geography. 4 alternative medicine 5 osteopath
A First question then. Where is cotton 6 homeopath 7 homeopathy
produced? 1 Jake has back pain.
B Well, it isn’t produced in Africa. It’s 2 He suggested that Jake try alternative
produced in Turkey and Brazil. medicine.
A OK. Where do leopards live in the wild? 3 She’s tried homeopathy.
B In Pakistan and China. They don’t live in
the wild in Chile. Transcript 30
A Where is cocoa grown? JAKE I have really bad back pain. All the
B It is grown in Ghana and Brazil. It isn’t muscles in my back are aching.
grown in India. ELLIE Have you tried acupuncture?
A Where does tea grow? JAKE No, I haven’t, but my regular doctor
B Well, it doesn’t grow in Holland. Tea grows suggested that I try alternative
in Sri Lanka and Turkey. medicine.
A OK, final question. Where are tigers found? ELLIE What did he suggest?
B They are found in India and Malaysia. There JAKE He told me to go and see an
aren’t any tigers in Mexico. osteopath.
A Thanks, Mom. ELLIE I’ve been to a homeopath, but I’ve
never been to an osteopath.
3 1 were (first) exported 2 was opened JAKE Did the homeopathy treatment work?
3 was introduced 4 was opened ELLIE Yes, I think it helped, but to be honest,
I’m not sure. Let’s just say I got better
4 Llama, South America anyway.

5 1 Peru, Bolivia, and Chile / Where are llamas

found?
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action
2 by the Incas (in) 4000 BC / When were 1 1 headache 2 earache 3 toothache
they domesticated? Who were they 4 stomachache 5 backache 6 arm hurts
domesticated by?
3 transport goods and materials / What were 2 2 3 5 1 6 4
they used for?
4 guard other animals on the farm / What Transcript 31
else are they used for? A What’s the matter?
5 sold by British farmers / Who are ostrich B I think there’s something wrong with my
feathers sold by? arm.
A What do you mean?
B I have this terrible pain.
Lesson 3 A I’m sure it’s nothing serious, but you should
1 acupuncture, painkiller, homeopathy, doctor, go and see your doctor.
illness, conventional medicine, cold, B No, I think I’ll just take a painkiller and go
osteopathy, temperature, alternative medicine, to bed.
flu, pill, get sick, headache
3 Possible answers
3 1 ‘m sneezing 2 temperature 3 cold 1 You should go and see a doctor.
4 headache 5 painkillers 2 Why don’t you relax in a hot bath?
3 I think you should go home and rest.

Answer key 15
4 1 saying 2 interrupt 3 something 4 else 5 1 True 2 False 3 True 4 False 5 True
5 To 6 I’d like 6 False

5 1 Can we talk about something else?

2 Sorry to interrupt, but …
Lesson 3
3 As I was saying, … 1 Across: 4 patient 5 reliable 6 charming
4 Can I say something? 7 amusing
5 Anyway Down: 1 curious 2 mean 3 pleasant
4 positive

Unit 10 2 2 She asked if/whether he could speak both

Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
Lesson 1 3 She asked which college he had gone to.
4 She asked if/whether he had studied
1 1 pulled 2 threw 3 ran 4 carried 5 climbed
engineering at the university.
6 hung 7 fell off; caught 8 walked
5 She asked what his first job had been.
6 She asked what he did at that moment.
2 1g 2d 3e 4f 5c 6a 7h 8b
7 She asked if/whether he still liked his job.
8 She asked what had been the most
3
challenging project he had worked on.
1
B 2,1 had (already) eaten
3 1b 2c 3a
2
A 1,2 saw
4 1 They spend a long time on the road or
B 2,1 had (already) rescued
traveling overseas.
3
2 You need to be confident, reliable, and
A 2,1 had (already) heard
ambitious, with good communication
B 1,2 found out
skills. You also need to be able to handle
rejection.
4 1 were climbing 2 carried 3 survived
3 He meets different people and travels to
4 had broken/broke 5 discovered 6 had died
different places.
7 decided 8 heard 9 stayed 10 gave
4 He started at $55,000 a year.
11 spoke 12 rescued 13 had heard/heard
5 It can be lonely and you spend a lot of time
14 helped
away from family and friends.
6 You have to sell as many of your company’s
Lesson 2 products as possible.
1
PERSON/PEOPLE CRIME Transcript 32
PRESENTER Welcome, everyone. Today, our
thief robbery
bank robbers smash-and-grab guest, Alan Smith, is going to talk
criminals theft to us about working as a sales
executive. Let’s give him a warm
2 1 thief 2 robbery; bank robbers 3 theft welcome, please.
ALAN SMITH Hi, everyone. It’s nice to be here to
4 smash-and-grab 5 criminals
talk to you today. I’ve worked in
3 1 worked in a bank sales for most of my career. And
2 yesterday, there had been a robbery at the I’d like to say it’s a very rewarding
bank across from them career. It’s not a regular office job.
3 nobody had been hurt You will need to work long hours.
4 everybody was scared Many sales executives spend a lot
5 she was looking for another job of time on the road or traveling
overseas.
PRESENTER What skills and qualifications do you
4 1 told 2 said 3 told 4 said 5 said 6 told

16 Answer key
 need for the job, Alan? Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action
ALAN SMITH You need to be confident, and you 1a 1 push 2 drop 3 put down 4 lie down
need to have good communication
skills. You need to be reliable, and 1b 1 pull 2 pick up 3 pick up 4 get up
you need to always be on time for
all your appointments. You need to 2 1 police 2 crimes 3 criminals 4 police officers
be ambitious. And you also need to 5 Robbers 6 rob 7 Thieves 8 take
be able to take rejection.
PRESENTER Do I need any special qualifications?
3 1 news 2 piece of news 3 good news
ALAN SMITH our personality is the most
4 on the news 5 in the news
important qualification. However,
if you have a degree in business or Transcript 33
management, that will look good A Do you have any news on the suspect?
on your resumé. B Yes, we had an interesting piece of news
PRESENTER What do you like about the job?
yesterday. A witness came forward, a Mrs.
ALAN SMITH You get to meet lots of people and
Donna Pierce. She saw the suspect enter
travel to many different places. One the building. We’re going to interview her
day I’m in the Midwest in Chicago tomorrow.
and the next I’m on the east coast A That’s good news. I hope she’ll be helpful.
in Boston. Oh, by the way, I saw Detective Jones on
PRESENTER What’s the salary like?
the news on Monday evening asking for
ALAN SMITH Well, it depends on the industry,
witnesses to contact the police.
but it can be very good. I started at B Yes, the story’s been in the news a lot
$55,000 a year and my salary rose recently.
to $70,000, plus bonuses. But I had
to work long hours. 4 to clone – to produce an exact copy of a plant
PRESENTER That sounds good. Does the position
or animal from its cells
have good career prospects? to fool – to make somebody believe something
ALAN SMITH Yes, it does. There are good
that isn’t true
career prospects for talented sales realistic – seeming as if it’s real or true
executives. You can look forward fake – not real/genuine
to a career as a sales manager, an a fossil – parts of a plant or animal that have
area or regional sales manager, and turned into rock
eventually a sales director.
PRESENTER What are the disadvantages of the
job? Review quiz 9-10
ALAN SMITH It can be a lonely life because you’re 1 1a 2c 3b 4b 5c
traveling a lot of the time. You
spend a lot of time away from your 2 1 jewelry 2 gangs 3 thefts 4 robbery
family and friends. 5 steal 6 security guards 7 Thief 8 criminals
PRESENTER What are the main tasks of a sales 9 crime
executive?
ALAN SMITH Well, I’ve prepared a handout 3 1 He said that the police caught/had caught
for you, but I’ll just run through the bank robber on Monday.
the main tasks with you now. 2 He said that he was a 30-year-old father of
In a nutshell, you have to sell as three.
many of your company’s products 3 He said that it was the first time he had
as possible. This means visiting robbed a bank.
customers regularly and finding new 4 He said that he had lost his job five months
markets and business opportunities. before and that he couldn’t pay his
You also have to represent your mortgage.
company at trade fairs and other
events.

Answer key 17
Pronunciation point 2 1 artist 2 painted 3 poems 4 novels
Transcript 34 5 novelist
log, taught, piece, left, row, blue
Transcript 36
2 1
Transcript 35 A I’m going to an exhibition. Would you like
1 robbery, boss to come?
2 caught, reporter B What are you going to see?
3 thief, treat A It’s an exhibition of the Norwegian artist
4 theft, headache Edvard Munch’s paintings.
5 romance, cold B He’s the artist who painted The Scream,
6 flu, toothache right?
A Yes, that’s right.
2
Check your progress 5 A What are you reading?
1 1 imagine not having B It’s a book of poems by the war poet,
2 suggested going Wilfred Owen.
3 don’t regret leaving A I don’t read a lot of poetry. I prefer reading
4 spend three hours a week watching novels. Have you heard of the novelist,
5 started paying Isabel Allende?
B Yes, I have. She’s incredible.
2 1 Ali said that she had just seen something
strange in the backyard. 3 2 If you have an exhibition, you might sell a
2 Jack told Ali (that) he was going to call the lot of paintings
police. 3 If I have some free time, I go out with my
3 Jack said that the police had arrived. friends.
4 Ali told me (that) they had caught a man in 4 If the weather is nice, I usually go
the street. swimming.
5 The police officer told them (that) the man 5 I usually watch the game if our team is
was a thief and that he had some stolen playing.
jewelry.
4 1 is; will go 2 rains; ‘ll visit 3 ‘ll go; can
3 1 rent 2 mortgage 3 gas bills 4 low 4 find; ‘ll buy 5 ‘ll wear; have 6 tell; ‘ll want
5 central heating

4 1 I’d like to say something Lesson 2

2 Can we talk about something else? 1 1e 2a 3d 4b 5c
3 As I was saying, / To continue,
4 Sorry to interrupt, but … 2 1 novelist 2 published 3 takes place
5 To continue / As I was saying, 4 characters 5 plot

5 1 One day 2 this 3 Anyway 4 and 3 2 If I could be anything, I’d be an artist.

5 here’s the thing 3 If you lost your job, would you travel
around the world?
4 If I could play for a soccer team, I wouldn’t
Unit 11 play for Real Madrid.
5 I would work for Oxfam if I could work for
Lesson 1 a charity.
1 1 musician 2 artist 3 poet 4 painter 6 If you could buy something valuable, what
5 talented 6 review 7 novelist 8 poem would you buy?
9 Mystery word: creative
4 1 False 2 True 3 False 4 True 5 False

18 Answer key
Lesson 3 Transcript 38
1 2 author 3 cover 4 reviews 5 prizes A Have you read J.K. Rowling’s first detective
6 short stories 7 novels novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, about the
private detective, Cormoran Strike? It’s such
2 1d 2e 3a 4c 5b an amazing book!
B Yeah, it’s such a great story. I couldn’t
4 1 She won a prize for her new book. put it down. It’s full of such interesting
2 A picture of a fox. characters. I’m really into detective novels,
3 It’s called Life After Life. and this was a good one!
4 There’s a review in the weekend paper / A How interesting! I thought you liked
online. romance novels
5 It’s a collection of magical realist short B No way! Romantic novels are such rubbish.
stories. They’re not my thing. I like thrillers, fantasy
novels and I’m crazy about detective
Transcript 37 novels. They’ve always got such interesting
A What are you reading at the moment? plots.
B I’m reading Kate Atkinson’s new book. She
won a prize for it - the Costa Novel Award.
A Oh, I think I’ve read something about that. Unit 12
There’s a picture of a fox on the cover of
the book, isn’t there? Lesson 1
B Yes, that’s right. That’s the book. 1 1 bride 2 groom 3 guests 4 celebrate
A What’s the title of it again? 5 wedding dress 6 ceremony
B It’s called Life after Life. The heroine in the
book has the chance to live her life again 2 1 wedding dress 2 groom 3 guests
and again. There was a long review of the 4 ceremony 5 bride 6 celebrate
book and an interview with the author in
the paper this weekend. 3 1 to get married 2 to be married 3 to have
A I’ll check it out online. 4 having 5 to plan/planning 6 to see/ seeing
B What are you reading right now? 7 to have 8 to save 9 going
A I’m reading Isabel Allende’s Eva Luna. It’s
a wonderful collection of magical-realist 4
short stories. + infinitive + -ing or infinitive + -ing
plan intend regret
Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action need start spend time
1 1 sculptor; sculptures 2 poet; poems hope love imagine
3 seen 4 drawing 5 wrote; directed afford hate
mean
2 1 autobiography 2 detective 3 cookbooks
4 romance 5 historical 6 thriller 7 fantasy
Mystery word: biography Lesson 2
1 1 tradition 2 food 3 relatives 4 bonfire
3 1 see 2 in 3 thing 4 into 5 firecrackers 6 legend 7 decorations
8 ancient
4 1 such 2 about 3 such a 4 What a4 b3 c8 d1 e5 f2 g6 h7
5 such 6 How
4 1 January 5th .
5 1 such 2 such a 3 couldn’t put it down
4 such interesting 5 really into 6 How 5 1 It used to take place on the first Tuesday
7 so 8 such after Twelfth Night.
2 The “bear” used to dance in front of
houses.

Answer key 19
 3 They used to give him money, tobacco, a never forget. We went to the beach every day.
drink, and steak. It was a huge, sandy beach. We looked for
4 The last Straw Bear festival was held in crabs in the rock pools, and we collected shells.
1909. We walked along the beach and climbed over
5 It started up again in 1980. the rocks below the cliffs looking for caves.
You had to watch the time. If the tide came
in, it could be dangerous. We swam in the
Lesson 3 ocean, and we went bodysurfing, too. There
1 1 islands 2 beaches 3 bay were big waves. Some days we went out in the
4 cafés/restaurants 5 restaurants/cafés fishing boat, and we caught lots of fish. Other
6 area 7 hotels 8 Village days we took the ferry across to a little nearby
fishing town and bought candy that looked
2 a1 b4 c2 d5 e3 like pebbles. The family moved to Cape Cod
soon after that vacation, and we lost touch
3 2 ‘m meeting up 3 went 4 haven’t seen with them. I have been back to Cape Cod since
5 haven’t met 6 came 7 met that vacation, but I’ve never been able to find
8 are (you) planning 9 is 10 ‘ll go the white house on the top of the cliff. It will
11 rains/’s raining 12 ‘ll see stay as a fond memory.
13 weren’t/wasn’t 14 ‘d / would come

Transcript 39 Vocabulary PLUS / Language in Action

A What are you doing on the weekend? 1 Down: 2 cheerful 3 miserable 4 depressed
B I’m meeting up with an old friend. 5 disappointed 6 excited
A Oh! Which friend? Across: 1embarrassed
B My friend Kate. I went to college with her
three years ago, and I haven’t seen her 2 1 Congratulations! / Good job!
since then. 2 Happy anniversary!
A So I haven’t met her then? 3 Good luck!
B You might have met her when you came to 4 Safe trip!
see me in college. 5 Get well soon!
A Maybe. I met lots of your friends. Does she 6 Good job!
have red hair?
B Yes, she does. 3 1 Would you like to
A Yeah, I think I remember her. Well, what 2 I’m afraid I can’t. / No, sorry, I can’t.
are you planning to do? 3 What about / How about
B If the weather is good on Saturday, we’ll go 4 No, sorry, I can’t. / I’m afraid I can’t.
to Windsor Castle. If it rains, we’ll see an 5 How about/ What about /Do you feel like
exhibition at the Tate Modern Art Gallery. 6 That sounds good./ That sounds great! /
A If I weren’t so busy, I would come with you. Yes, I’d love to.
B You could go out to dinner with us in the 7 What are you doing
evening. 8 Do you feel like/How about / What about
A Yes, OK. That would be great. 9 Not really
10 We could
4 1 white; cliff 2 beach; caves 3 dangerous; 11 How about/Do you feel like/ What about
waves; bodysurfing 4 ferry; town 5 candy 12 That sounds great! / That sounds good. /
Yes, I’d love to.
Transcript 40
When I was nine years old I went on vacation
with a friend and her family to Cape Cod in
Review quiz 11–12
Massachusetts. We stayed at her grandparents’ 1 1a 2b 3c 4a 5b
house. It was a large, white house on a grassy
clifftop with beautiful views of the ocean from 3 1 used to celebrate 2 used to
the large porch. It was the kind of house you 3 didn’t use to light; used to light
read about in books. It was a vacation I will 4 used to give
20 Answer key
Pronunciation point 2
Transcript 41 PRESENT PAST PAST
What delicious food! SIMPLE SIMPLE CONTINUOUS
How wonderful! travel traveled was traveling
What a great book! live lived was living
It’s such a good song. climb climbed was climbing
They’re such interesting stories. find found was finding
What terrible coffee! die died was dying
It’s such a strange painting. write wrote was writing
She’s such a fantastic artist.
3 Italy, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran,
Turkey
Check your progress 6 4 brave, creative, English, Italian, ninth, sick,
1 1 If I see a good painting by a local artist, I’ll only, Oriental, African, dangerous, Western,
buy it. famous, first, old, long, many, short,
2 If my team wins the game this weekend, I’ll different
be very happy. 5 1 Introductory paragraph
3 If I had enough money, I would get a 2 Childhood and education
painting by Van Gogh. 3 Trips and writing
4 If I were/was wealthy, I would stop world 4 Final paragraph
hunger.
5 If I could, I would design an amazing new 3 1 friendly, punctual, creative, motivated,
bike. responsible, organized
3 1 Personal details
2 1 to have 2 to spend 3 to save 2 Professional experience
4 having 5 to invite 3 Education and training
4 Hobbies and interests
3 1c 2e 3a 4d 5b 5 Skills
6 Referees
4 1 such 2 What 3 How 4 What; such 4 1 He’s an IT professional./He works in IT.
2 He’s motivated, responsible, organized,
5 1 We could 2 What a great idea! and friendly.
3 I’m sorry, I can’t. 4 Yes, I’d love to. 3 He studied Computer Science.
5 Do you feel like…? 4 He was Technical Manager at EMC
Corporate Solutions.
Writing 5 He speaks Spanish and Russian.
6 He likes current affairs , reading sci-fi
1 3 1 She’s 30.
novels, and volunteering at the local library.
2 She loves meeting and talking to people.
3 She enjoys visiting art galleries and going to
4 2 Because: sentence 3 While: sentences 1,
the theater (with her sisters).
2, 4
4 They like swimming, surfing, and riding horses.
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5 He’s good at map reading.
4 1 a catchy title
4 a question for the readers
2 1 1 What was his/her name?
2, 6 informal language
2 What was his/her nationality?
3, 5 positive adjectives
3 When was she/he born?
4 Where was she/he born?
5 1 1g 2j 3a 4i 5h 6d 7b 8c
5 What did his/her parents do?
9 e 10 f
6 What kind of education did she/he have?
2 and, and; but, but; so, so
7 Which countries did she/he travel to?
8 How did she/he travel?
6 1 3, 2, 4, 1
9 Did she/he write any books or articles?
2 1g 2d 3a 4e 5f 6b
10 How old was she/he when she/he died?
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 3 1 First 2 Then 3 After that 4 And
finally

7 2 1 sting 2 (has) spread 3 treated

4 poisonous 5 severe 6 prevent
7 cut 8 poison

8 2 Summarize the presentation.;

End with a rhetorical question. Leave the
audience with an interesting question.;
Get the audience’s attention. Give a quote
or tell a story.
3 1 c 2 Use of sequencing words.

9 1 Be as negative as possible about the

company.
Make sure the reader knows you are angry.
2 5, x, 2, x, 1, 4, 3

10 2
ACTION PERSON CRIME
rob bank robber bank robbery
murder
murder murderer
commit a crime
criminal
crime
shoot gunman shooting

6 1 They happened in America in the 1930s.

2 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
3 Bonnie was 19 and Clyde was 21.
4 She was a part-time waitress.
5 No. The writer thinks the story was
romanticized.

11 2 supermodel, soldier, private detective,

secretary
3 Title: The Cuckoo’s Calling
Written by: J K Rowling
Kind of book: detective novel
Main characters: Cormoran Strike, Lula
Landry, Robin Ellacott
Takes place: in London

12 1 1 It’s about two spring festivals.

2 It’s about people in China and India.
3 In China, families get together for
dinner. They decorate their windows in
red, light firecrackers, and give money.
In India, they build bonfires, sing and
dance, and throw colored powder and
water.

22 Answer key