Student’s Book answer key
B1+
2
1 am looking, Do you know 2 looks
3 has got 4 is having 5 Do you know 6 don’t understand 7 believe
8 don’t like, want
3
1 sounds 2 smells 3 seem 4 looks 5 tastes 6 feels
4a and 4b
Students’ own answers
5
a sound b ’m having c ’m staying
d remember e has f belongs g lets h wants i are (you) doing j ’m getting k cooks l ’s making m smells
n ’re making o need p ’s calling
6
Students’ own answers
Developing speaking p14
1
Megan’s hobby: basketball
Ellie’s hobbies: swimming, rock music, playing the guitar
2
a first b basketball c swimming d rock e guitar f good
3
Students’ own answers
4
1 subject pronouns 2 auxiliary verbs and ‘to be’ 3 negative, affirmative
5
1 haven’t you 2 can you 3 doesn’t she 4 isn’t she 5 is he 6 does he
7 can’t they
6
Answers on pages 147 and 148
7a, 7b and 7c
Students’ own answers
Developing writing p15
1
a Rose b Mia c Olivia d Brad
2
Brad: totally mad, makes people laugh Rose: extremely clever and helpful
Olivia: always cheerful
3
1 tired 2 an actress 3 he needs a holiday 4 normal 5 extreme 6 softer
4
Suggested answers
1clever, long hair
2happy, mad
3nice person, friendly
4shy, he’s quite serious
5a and 5b
Students’ own answers
Language checkpoint: Unit 1
Grammar revision p17
1
a are (you) wearing b don’t usually wear c ’m going d ’m starting e work
f ’re saving
2
1 I don’t usually go to school by bus.
2 (correct) 3 My friends and I sometimes play football after school. 4 Adam is often late. 5 (correct) 6 He never eats meat.
3
1 need 2 Do you know 3 Are you having 4 owns 5 don’t seem 6 prefer 7 are you looking 8 belongs
Vocabulary revision p17
1
1 attractive (general) 2 well-built (build) 3 medium-height (height) 4 straight (hair) 5 cute (general) 6 overweight (build) 7 bald (hair)
2
1 noisy 2 untidy 3 serious
4 clever/intelligent/bright 5 unfriendly 6 lazy 7 impatient
3
1 clever/intelligent 2 good-looking/ handsome 3 hard 4 cheerful
5 sociable 6 elderly
Unit 2
Vocabulary p18
1 and 2
Land transport: motorbike, bike
Air transport: rocket, hot-air balloon
Water transport: ferry
3
a catch b ticket office c single
d return e fare f luggage g platform h miss i delay j cancel k arrivals
l departures
4
Students’ own answers
5
a hostel b campsite, caravan, tent c bed and breakfast d hotel e motel
6
1A motel is a type of hotel. It’s next to a big road. People usually stay there when they drive a long distance and just want to rest and sleep.
2A hostel is a cheap place where travellers can stay for a short period of time. A hotel is more expensive and has more facilities.
3A bed and breakfast is a small hotel or private house that provides a room for the night and a meal the next morning.
4A tent is a structure made of cloth that you sleep in when camping. A caravan is used for living in on holiday and it is pulled behind a car.
5 A campsite is a place where people on holiday can stay in tents or other temporary structures.
7
1This is on the platform at the train station.
2He is in a bed and breakfast.
3She is at a ticket office.
4They are in a caravan.
8
Students’ own answers
Reading p19
1
Students’ own answers
2
1 trains, buses
2 Exeter to Barnstaple, then back to Exeter
3
1 a 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 b
4
Students’ own answers
5
collected = taken, gone to get announcements = information you hear loudly about trains or other important events
for the benefit of = to help
ritual = something a person always does in the same way
conductor = the person in charge at the train station or on a bus
timetable = the official times and destinations of trains or buses
6
Students’ own answers
Grammar in context p20
1a
apast perfect, past simple
bpast simple, past simple
cpast continuous, past simple
1b
1past perfect, a
2past simple, b
3past continuous, c
1c
1 He didn’t sit down. Did he sit down? 2 He wasn’t eating his sandwich. Was he eating his sandwich? 3 He hadn’t eaten his sandwich. Had he eaten his sandwich?
2a
1was shining
2caught
3was riding
4were waiting
5bought
6was looking
7was snowing
8heard
2b
past continuous
3
1was watching
2was leaving
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3came
4were driving
5were shopping
6met
7were talking
8were doing
4
2Because somebody had stolen it.
3Because they had had the old one for 15 years.
4Because I’d never flown before.
5Because it had snowed the night before.
6Because she hadn’t studied much.
7Because he had lost his passport.
8Because he had spent it.
9Because she hadn’t left on time.
Developing vocabulary p21
1
1 b 2 h 3 g 4 f 5 d 6 e 7 a 8 c
2a
1 verb 2 noun 3 verb 4 noun 5 verb 6 noun
2b
The stress in phrasal verbs is usually on the preposition. If they have a noun
counterpart, however, the stress is usually on the first part.
3
a away b off c into d down e out of f on g in h off
4a and 4b
Students’ own answers
Gateway to life skills pp22–23
1
Suggested answers
Photo 2 because they are not damaging the environment – they’re on bicycles. Photo 4 because the girl is using a guidebook, which means she’s showing interest in the local culture and perhaps she’s learning some of the language.
2
1 F 2 C 3 E 4 A
3
Before you travel: 1 D 2 A 3 G
When you’re there: 1 B 2 H 3 K
4 E 5 C 6 F 7 J 8 I
4
1 it depends – You need to check laws about buying historic artefacts first. 2 bad 3 it depends – You can
use it so long as you turn it off when you’re not in the room. 4 it depends – Ask permission before you take someone’s photograph. 5 good 6 it depends – If your destination is less than 500 km, use a train. If you need to fly, choose airlines that have energy-efficient planes. 7 bad
5
Students’ own answers
6
Students’ own answers
7
a food b plants c soil d contaminate e rubbish f Toi Iho g environmentally friendly h kiwi fruit
8
Students’ own answers
Listening p24
1
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a
2
Students’ own answers
3
20 – 17
1522 – 1519
1870 –1872
engineer – businessman fast – took a long time
just over two days – less than 32 hours
Grammar in context pp24–25
1a
1 b 2 c 3 a
1b
They didn’t use to travel by horse across the US. Did they use to travel by horse across the US?
2
1 used to 2 Did people use to 3 didn’t use to 4 used to 5 didn’t use to 6 Did people use to 7 used to 8 Did people use to 9 didn’t use to 10 used to
3
1 went 2 used to go 3 cycles 4 didn’t use to like 5 used to play 6 didn’t use to go
4
Suggested answers
They didn’t use to play football.
They didn’t use to ride motorbikes, they used to ride horses.
They didn’t use to listen to MP3 players. They didn’t use to use tablets. They used to use pen and paper and books.
They didn’t use to wear sunglasses, they used to wear hats.
They didn’t use to eat take away pizza. They didn’t use to fly helicopters. They used to have hot air balloons.
5
a can b can’t c can d can’t
6
1 would 2 would 3 no change 4 no change 5 would 6 no change
7a and 7b
Students’ own answers
Developing speaking p26
1
1 London 2 Oxford 3 22nd September 4 One adult 5 Single 6 Standard 7 £24.00
2
1 Canterbury 2 Today 3 3.55 pm 4 Change trains at London St Pancras 5 Return, coming back next Wednesday 6 £41 7 Debit card 8 Platform 9
3
Could you tell me the time of the next train to Canterbury?
… can you tell me which platform it is for the train to London?
Pardon?
Sorry, I didn’t catch that.
4
1Could you tell me if it’s possible to pay by debit card?
2Could you tell me what the cheapest fare is?
3Could you tell me if it’s a direct train?
4Could you tell me what time it is?
5Could you tell me what time the train arrives?
5
Students’ own answers
6
Students’ own answers
Developing writing p27
1
Students’ own answers
2
Students’ own answers
3
1It was long. It took seven hours. They watched films and played video games.
2It was his favourite attraction. They spent hours there on the rides.
3It’s one of the biggest in the world. There was an aquarium. There was a spectacular show in the evening.
4Dubai’s indoor snow park is enormous.
a brilliant place b long c a great time d did like
5
1What a busy city!
2It was such a great flight.
3We were so tired when we arrived.
4I do love New York.
5We did have a good time.
6We were so happy to get back.
7What a great holiday!
8It’s such a fantastic place for shopping.
Students’ own answers
7
Students’ own answers
Language checkpoint: Unit 2
Grammar revision p29
1
1 stopped 2 was waiting 3 put
4 got 5 were crying 6 were watching 7 dropped
2
1By the time she arrived at their house, they had already left.
2When he had finished using the computer, he switched it off.
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B1+
3After they had bought their tickets, they went into the cinema.
4As soon as she had done her homework, she went to bed.
5When we had eaten our meal, we paid the bill.
6They went into the house after they had unlocked the door.
3
1 use 2 didn’t use to 3 usually
4 won 5 used to 6 used to/would 7 would take
Vocabulary revision p29
1
1a type of transport that goes on the road and takes a lot of people from one city to another
2the place where you stand to catch a train
3the situation when something happens later than planned
4the money that you pay for a journey
5a type of sea transport that takes people and cars on journeys that are not very long
6a ticket for a journey where you go and come back to the same place as you started
7when you arrive too late for a bus, train or other type of transport
8when you stop something that was going to happen
2
1 motel 2 bed and breakfast 3 campsite 4 tent 5 caravan 6 (youth) hostel
3
1 in 2 off 3 in 4 into 5 down 6 away
Gateway to exams: Units 1–2
Reading p30
1
Chris Hadfield is an astronaut.
1Moscow – favourite city
2Barbados – a scuba diving holiday with family
3Tintagel – his favourite place in the British Isles, he did a trip there
4Portugal – his best holiday
5The Caribbean – the next holiday
2
1T (lines 1–3)
2T (line 8)
3F (lines 19–21)
4F (lines 26–27)
5F (line 35)
6F (lines 47–48)
7T (lines 55–58)
8F (lines 62–63)
Students’ own answers
Speaking p31
4
Students’ own answers
5
Students’ own answers
Listening p31
6
Students’ own answers
7
Speaker 1 d Speaker 2 a Speaker 3 e Speaker 4 c
Writing p31
8
Students’ own answers
Unit 3
Vocabulary p32
1
asemi-detached house
bterraced house
cdetached house/bungalow
dcottage
2
Students’ own answers
3
Suggested answers
kitchen, bedroom, study, lounge (or living room), bathroom, dining room, hall, garage, attic, office
4
Students’ own answers
5
Suggested answers
aThis is a city centre. You can see some very tall skyscrapers in the background. In the foreground you can see the town hall.
bThis is on the outskirts of the city but it doesn’t show the suburbs. You can see the port and some factories.
6
1 port 2 inner city 3 city centre 4 square 5 suburbs 6 outskirts
7a
1 historic 2 quiet 3 dirty 4 lively 5 busy 6 crowded
7b
noisy, clean
8
1 a block of flats 2 a bungalow
3 the suburbs 4 the inner city/city centre
9
Students’ own answers
Reading p33
1
Students’ own answers
2
The text is about megacities (very large cities) in China.
3
1 e 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 c
4
1 They live in the countryside. 2 Because industry is growing and people are moving to the cities to get jobs. 3 They live in large blocks of flats. That means the cities are very crowded. 4 They are building eco-cities. 5 They use solar power, they collect rainwater and the walls have green plants living on them which clean the air.
5
Students’ own answers
6
growing = getting bigger
urgent = is important and must happen quickly
accommodate = to give someone a home, make space for someone
increase in size = become larger
nearby = close, not far away
7
Students’ own answers
Grammar in context pp34–35
1a
1past simple (sentences 1, 4)
2present perfect (sentences 2, 3)
1b
past participle
2
1 grew 2 has gone 3 has changed 4 built 5 has designed 6 has been 7 was 8 have visited 9 has reached 10 have built
3a
1 ever 2 just 3 already 4 never 5 for, since, for, since 6 yet
3b
1already, ever, just, never 2 for, since
3yet
2’ve never lived 3 ’s already visited
4 ’ve had, for 5 Has (it) just rained
6 ’ve loved, since 7 Have (you) ever lived
5
1 B 2 A 3 D 4 D 5 A 6 B 7 B 8 C 9 B 10 A
Developing vocabulary p35
1
1 h 2 g 3 a 4 c 5 f 6 d 7 j 8 i 9 b 10 e
2
1 c 2 a/b 3 d 4 a/b
3
1 stunning 2 ancient 3 hot 4 packed 5 dirty 6 silent
4a
We stress extreme adjectives more.
4b
Students’ own answers
5a
Students’ own answers
5b
Students’ own answers
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Gateway to life skills pp36–37
1
1 –0.3 degrees Celsius 2 24.9 degrees Celsius 3 higher 4 by subway 5 yes
2
Students’ own answers
3
1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C
4
1 rising 2 a quarter 3 over 4 Approximately 5 slightly
6 stays the same 7 increased steadily
5a and 5b
a4 The average temperature stays approximately the same between July and August.
b2 Just over a third of New Yorkers use the subway.
c3 Under a quarter of New Yorkers travel to work by car.
d6 One in ten New Yorkers walk to work.
e1 About two thirds of people in New York don’t travel to work by subway.
f5 The number of tourists going to New York is rising. / The temperature in New York is rising.
5c
Students’ own answers
6
1Age 25–34, maybe because they use the technology more frequently.
255–64, maybe because they are older and they don’t know the technology.
3women
7
Students’ own answers
8
1F (About two thirds of users are between 13 and 34.)
2T
3F (Over a quarter ...)
4F (... between the ages of 55 and 64)
5T
6T
7F (... falls quite dramatically ...)
8F (... slightly more women than men.)
Students’ own answers
Listening p38
1
Suggested answers
The photo shows a group of young people sitting around a table. Some of them are eating and drinking. In the foreground, there are two bowls of food. Everyone looks really happy. I think this might be lunchtime at college. They all look happy and as if they’re enjoying themselves.
2
1 Turkey 2 Salamanca, Spain 3 English and Spanish
3
a October b May c famous d lively e concerts f different countries
g typical dish h physics i exams
4
Students’ own answers
Grammar in context pp38–39
1a
Present perfect continuous: 1, 4 Present perfect simple: 2, 3
1b
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 d
1c
been + verb + -ing
2
1 She’s been running. 2 They’ve been shopping. 3 He’s been studying all night. / He’s been working on the computer. 4 She’s been decorating/ painting her house. 5 They’ve been playing tennis.
3
1I’ve cut my finger. (The action is very short.)
2Correct. (The emphasis is on the duration of the activity.)
3Correct. (The emphasis is on an action finished very recently.)
4She’s read this book three times. (The emphasis is on how many times the action happens.)
5My brother has been painting his bedroom, but he hasn’t finished. (The emphasis is on an action that is incomplete.)
6Correct (The emphasis is on the duration of the action.)
7I’ve broken the window. (The emphasis is on the result of the action.)
8Correct (The action is complete.)
4
1been singing
2done
3had
4been looking
5been doing
6made
7been working
8been playing
a have you been living b ’ve been studying c haven’t finished d have you been studying e ’ve been working
f have you been living g ’ve made h ’ve been living
6
Students’ own answers
Developing speaking p40
1
Photo a: busy, crowded, noisy, dirty, inner city, town centre
Photo b: historic, quiet, clean, terraced houses, village
2
1 photo a 2 skyscrapers, busy, packed,
dangerous, interesting, lively, noisy, dirty,
crowded 3 He wouldn’t like to live there
because he thinks big cities are too noisy,
dirty and crowded.
3
In the photo I can see ...
On the right ...
In the background ...
In the foreground ...
In the middle ...
In the top right corner of the photo ...
4
1In the photo I can
2right
3background
4bottom left
5middle
5
Students’ own answers
6
Students’ own answers
Developing writing p41
1
1 T 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 T
2
Students’ own answers
3
Students’ own answers
4
a Hi b name c your last email d to hear from you e they’ve
f Thank you g Oh h ! i way j back soon k Love
5
Students’ own answers
6
Students’ own answers
Language checkpoint: Unit 3
Grammar revision p43
1
a ’ve lived b for c has changed d has got e ’ve built f started g haven’t finished h yet i just
j wanted
2
1 Have (you) switched 2 ’ve been studying 3 ’ve been fixing 4 ’s broken
5 has been studying 6 ’ve been building 7 ’s made 8 Have (you) been waiting 9 ’ve been walking 10 ’ve finished
Vocabulary revision p43
1
1 detached 2 cottage 3 town hall 4 port 5 inner city 6 suburbs
7 terraced 8 block of flats
2
1 crowded 2 dirty 3 historic 4 quiet 5 lively 6 busy
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3
1 beautiful 2 hot 3 dirty 4 bad 5 big 6 busy/crowded
Unit 4
Vocabulary p44
1
chicken, cream, olive, pea, pie, rice, sweetcorn, tuna
2
Fruit: peach, plum
Vegetables: carrot, lettuce, olive, pea, sweetcorn
Meat/Fish/Seafood: chicken, lamb, prawn, tuna, turkey
Dairy products: cream, semi-skimmed milk
Sweets/Bakery products: pancake, pie
Other: oil, rice
3a
Suggested answers
Photo a: dessert
Photo b: main course, dish
Photo c: starter, snack
3b
on the first syllable: except dessert (the stress is on the second syllable)
3c
Students’ own answers
3d
Students’ own answers
4
1 spicy 2 tasty 3 raw 4 healthy/ unhealthy 5 frozen 6 fried 7 boiled 8 baked 9 roast 10 fresh 11 fast 12 stale
5
Suggested answers healthy – semi-skimmed milk
roast – chicken
6
1 fried 2 raw 3 spicy 4 fast/ unhealthy 5 stale 6 roast
7
Students’ own answers
Reading p45
1
Students’ own answers
2
Students’ own answers
3
1T (lines 4–5)
2T (lines 16–20)
3F (lines 30–31)
4T (lines 33–35)
5T (lines 40–43)
6T (lines 63–65)
7F (lines 70–72)
8F (lines 76–77)
Students’ own answers
5
wasting = throwing something useful away when you could use it for something else
nutrients = important food groups that make the body work well, found in fruit, vegetables and grain
powder = light, dry substance, you can dissolve it in water
benefits = advantages
developing = improving; becoming more advanced or better
fad = popular for a short period
6
Students’ own answers
Grammar in context pp46–47
1a
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 d
1b
1will (sentence d)
2will (sentence c)
3the present simple (sentence a)
4be going to (sentence b)
2
1 comes, will order 2 will call, finishes 3 will do, makes 4 go, will ... buy
5 come, will make 6 gets, will clean 7 have, will eat 8 won’t take, is
9 come, will make 10 boils, will add
3
Suggested answers
1She’s going to cut herself.
2He’s going to drop the plates.
3His food is going to burn.
4She’s going to catch a (lot of) fish.
Suggested answers
It’s starting at 6 pm.
The first speaker is talking about her new film. They are showing the preview at 7 pm. The second speaker is explaining his solution to the food crisis at 8 pm.
They’re having a snack at 8.30 pm.
At 9 pm, they’re holding the prize-giving ceremony.
On Friday 12th at 7 pm, a programme about the talk is being shown on Channel 8.
5
1b Correct 2a Correct 3a Correct
4a is correct because it’s a prediction based on evidence. 4b is correct because it’s
a general prediction. 5a Correct 6a is correct because the present simple is used for timetables. 6b is correct because the present continuous is used for confirmed plans. There’s no difference in meaning between 6a and 6b.
6a and 6b
Students’ own answers
Developing vocabulary p47
1a
1 undercooked 2 recooked 3 precooked 4 overcooked
1b
Prefixes change the meaning of the word.
2
1 e 2 f 3 d 4 h 5 c 6 g 7 a 8 b
3
1 inter 2 re 3 mis 4 dis 5 over 6 under 7 co
4a
1 misunderstood 2 disadvantages 3 precooked/recooked 4 international
4b
Students’ own answers
Gateway to life skills pp48–49
1
Students’ own answers
2
1 H 2 E 3 D 4 J 5 G 6 A 7 C 8 B 9 I 10 F
3
a5 (… eating out is nearly always more expensive than eating at home.)
b8 (… make your friends happy and show them your skills …)
c4 (… give you a great sense of freedom.)
d7 (You can have a great time just by being imaginative and creative in the kitchen.)
e10 (Maybe you’ll become a professional chef, …)
f3 (… limit the amount of sugar and fat in each meal.)
g1 (… with just a few basic, natural ingredients you can make delicious meals …)
h9 (Cooking … can teach you about different countries …)
i2 (… when you cook dishes yourself, you know exactly what they contain, …)
j6 (Just increase the quantities and you’ll have enough to freeze and eat another day.)
4
Students’ own answers
5
Jasmine: special fried fish
Ben: Italian salad
6
Suggested answers
olive oil – oil is slippery when it’s on the floor, you could slip with a knife or hot food in your hands (Ben)
apron and hair – hygiene, hair must be tied back or covered and wear an apron because it keeps you and food clean (Jasmine) jewellery – you can’t wash your hands and make them 100% clean if you are wearing jewellery (Jasmine)
knife and chopping board – wash knife and chopping board after cutting meat, don’t cut salad in same place as meat, get food poisoning (Ben)
7
Students’ own answers
Listening p50
1
Students’ own answers
2
1 d 2 c 3 a 4 b
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