Speakout Writing Extra Starter Answer Key (11 Files Merged)
Speakout Writing Extra Starter Answer Key (11 Files Merged)
EXTRA
STARTE UNIT 3 2B
ANSWER KEY
R Students’ own answers.
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UNIT 1 1c 2f 3a 4e 5b 6d 7h 8g 3A
f, h, c, a, e, d, k, g, i, j, b
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1 1 and 2 but 3 but/and 4 and 5 but
3B
1Mike is from Bolton. 6 but 7 and 8 and On Saturdays I usually get up late, at 10 or
2Are you from France? Yes, I am. 11 o’clock. First, I make a cup of tea and
3Lisbon is the capital of Portugal. 3 check my emails on my phone. Then/
4Bill and I like Manchester United. My name is Sophie and I’m 23. I’m from A er that, I get out of bed and I make a
5Is Dave in Liverpool today? Yes, he is. York but I live in London. I’m British but my proper breakfast. I always have a big
6Is the Taj Mahal in India? parents are French. I speak English, French breakfast on Saturdays. Usually I have
7My friends are from Amsterdam. and Spanish. I’m a student and I’m a sausages and eggs and toast, but
8Are you from Bogotá? No, I’m from waitress in a restaurant. My brother’s sometimes I have pancakes. Then/A er
Medellin. name is Thibault and he’s 25. He’s a doctor that, I have a shower and get ready. I
always sing in the bathroom. Then/A er
2 and works in a big hospital. My best friend
is Melissa. She’s a teacher but isn’t happy that, I go out and meet my friends. We
1Amy Rivera is American. She’s from in her job. usually go for coffee or for a walk. In the
Houston, a big city in Texas. She’s a evening, we sometimes go to concerts or
teacher. She speaks English and Spanish. 4 parties. Finally, I get home and go to bed a
2Wang Tao is from Shanghai in China. Students’ own composition. er midnight.
Shanghai is a big city with old and new
buildings. Wang Tao is an English teacher 4
in a primary school. UNIT 4 Students’ own composition.
3Joanna is an engineer from Hull in the
UK. She speaks German and English in her 1 UNIT 6
job. 1f 2e 3a 4g 5b 6c
4Hamit is Turkish. He’s from Ankara, the
7h 8d
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capital of Turkey. He is a doctor in a big 2 1His manager
hospital in Ankara. 1 I like life in Japan because it’s 2Dear Mr Purley, Regards
3 interesting.
2 She lives in a big house and (she) has a 2
Students’ own composition. big car. 1Hi
3 They don’t have a car because they 2See you soon
travel by horse. 3Take care
UNIT 2 4 He likes pizza and he likes pasta.
3A
5 We like school because it’s fun.
1Dear
1 6 The party starts at 8pm and finishes at
9pm. 2I hope to hear from you
1I’m from Poland. 7 I’m 23 years old and I live in London. 3Regards / Best wishes
2They’re here.
3Maria isn’t from Italy.
8 She speaks French because she comes
from France.
3B
4Delia and Paul aren’t American. 1Hi
5I’m not married 3 2See you soon!
6We’re students. 1 3Take care
7It’s Monday today.
8I’m tired.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 because 5 and
2
4
Students’ own composition.
2 1 and 2 because 3 and 4 because
1Hi, Cathy! I’m at the cinema, but you 5 and
aren’t here and Sam isn’t here. Where are 3 UNIT 7
you and what’s Sam’s phone number? 1 and 2 because 3 and 4 because
2Hi, Luisa. What’s your email address? I’m 5 and 1
at the library now. I’m bored. Christina 1d 2c 3b 4a
3Hi, Jane. Where are you? I’m at the café 4
now. My sister’s here too. We’re hungry Students’ own composition. 2
and thirsty! Amy 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12
3 UNIT 5 3
Hi Dave,
1 ’s 2 ’m 3 ’m 4 ’m 5 ’s 6 ’s 7 ’s
1 How are you? I’m in Rome with Natalie,
8 ’s 9 ’s 10 ’s 11 ’s 12 ’s 13 ’s 1F 2T 3T 4F 5T Rick and Veronica. We’re having a
14 ’re 2A great time! Where are you now?
See you soon! Best wishes, Charlie
4 1 first 2 A er that 3 Then 4 Finally
Students’ own composition.
5 UNIT 10
Students’ own composition.
1
1 sometimes write 2 His 3 were
4 them 5 go 6 playing 7 lives
8 These
UNIT 8
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1 1p She is free on Saturday.
1e 2a 3g 4h 5c 6d 7b 8f 2gr He lives in a big house.
3p I think Madrid is the capital of Spain.
2 4gr Thanks for your email.
1 It was very cold, so we didn’t go out. 5p Are you French?
2 I missed my train because the traffic was 6gr I can see you tonight.
terrible. 7gr I’m going to study French next year.
3 I’m tired because I was at a friend’s 8p I love Japanese food.
party last night.
4 The restaurant was very popular, so I
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booked a table. 1Hi Colin,
5 I drank a lot of water because it was Thanks for your email. I’m sorry but I can’t
hot. see you tomorrow. I’m going to watch a
6 The food was very expensive, so we ate football match with my friends. Are you
sandwiches every day. free on Saturday?
7 I didn’t like the beach because there We can go to the shops. Thanks,
were too many people. Sean.
8 I love Italian food and culture, so I went 2Hi Sue,
to Rome How are you? I’m going to be in Geneva for
work next week. Can we meet? I’m going
3 to arrive on Monday and stay until
1 Mary studied a lot, so she passed her Thursday. I’m going to be working most of
exams. the time, but I’m going to relax and go
2 We went to Cairo last summer because sightseeing on Wednesday. I want to go
my father loves Egyptian history. shopping and buy some chocolate.
3 I slept in class yesterday because I was Is Wednesday good for you? Email or text
very tired. me.
4 My brother moved to Greece last year See you soon! Alison
because he got a job in Athens.
5 I was very hungry yesterday, so I ate 4
lots. Students’ own composition.
6 It was very cold, so I wore a hat and
gloves.
7 I got some money for my birthday, so I
bought some new shoes.
WRITING TIP
We use contractions (I’m, you’re, he’s, she’s etc.) in spoken
English and in informal written texts such as emails and text
messages.
I am from Spain. = I’m from Spain. She is married. = She’s
married.
We are not German. = We aren’t German. He is my brother. =
He’s my brother.
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Hi, Luisa. What is your email address? I am at the
library now. I am bored.
Christina
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Hi, Jane. Where are you? I am at the
café now. My sister is here too. We
are hungry and thirsty!
Amy
WRITING TIP
We use and and but to connect ideas in a sentence.
We use and to add information.
I speak English and Spanish.
Can I have a coffee and a sandwich please?
My daughter’s name is Elizabeth and she’s one year old.
We use but to contrast information. I’m from Ankara
but I live in Istanbul. This is my bag but these aren’t my
keys. I’m very friendly but my sister isn’t.
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Hi/Dear Elaine!
I’m in a great restaurant with Rosie. The food is fantastic!
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See you soon/I hope to hear from you.
3
Take care/Regards,
Emma
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Hi Mr Stewart,
I’m at the train station. I have a problem with my car –
it won’t start. There aren’t any trains because the weather is
bad, and there aren’t any taxis at the station. I’m at café
waiting for a taxi but I can’t work because there’s no wifi.
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See you soon!
3
Take care,
John.
5 Write an email to a friend about a holiday or celebration. Check your punctuation. Write 60–80
words.
WRITING TIP
We write descriptions to give information 1
about an object, a person or a place. 3
Descriptions can talk about the way
something looks or the way something
makes us feel.
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The countryside is beautiful. Jazz music
makes me happy.
When we write descriptions we o en give
reasons using because.
I like the countryside because it is beautiful.
I like jazz music because it makes me happy.
We o en use adjectives in descriptions to A
make them more interesting for the reader. My most useful object is my ********. It’s got lots of different
I live in a house = I live in a beautiful, big, knives, a bottle opener and scissors. My brother gave it to me when
old house. I went travelling. I like it because it can do lots of things and it’s
small and easy to carry. I keep it next to my passport in my desk
so I never forgot it!
1 Read the description below of
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Pete’s favourite object. Answer the One of my favourite objects is my *******. It was my
questions.
grandmother’s, so it’s very old. I like it because it’s big and very
One of my favourite objects is my pen. It’s a comfortable.
Mont Blanc. My girlfriend gave it to me I keep it next to the window in my living room and I like sitting
a er our first year together. there, reading a good book and looking out at the world.
I like it because it writes very well, and C
because it is special to me. I always My favourite object is my *****. It’s silver and has a white face. My
have it on my desk at home. father gave it to me for my 21st birthday. I like it because it looks
1 What is Pete’s favourite object? great and keeps good time, and because my dad gave it to me. I
3 wear
Writeitaevery
text day.
about one of your favourite objects. Include as
2 Why is it special to him? much detail as possible. Write 60–80 words.
3 Where is it
now?