Student’s Book answer key
B2+
Developing speaking p77
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Example answer
There’s a teenage boy wearing a blue hoody working at his desk. He’s probably doing his homework because he looks as if he’s concentrating! In the background there’s a window with a view of a garden and to the right of his desk there’s a poster on the wall. I think the room is his bedroom because it looks like a teenager’s room.
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The examiner asks: Can you describe the picture? Do you think the boy is happy having such an untidy bedroom? What jobs do you do around the house?
What’s your bedroom like? The student answers all four questions.
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Presumably (at start); Obviously (at start); carelessly (end); probably (middle); Luckily (start); To be honest (start); personally (start); Generally speaking (start); definitely (middle)
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Suggested answers
1To be honest/Honestly/(Quite) Frankly …
2Apparently …
3Personally …
4Undoubtedly/Obviously/Clearly …
5Apparently/Presumably …
6foolishly/He foolishly agreed to help. (change in word order)
7definitely
8Sadly/Unfortunately …
5a
Students’ own answers
5b
Students’ own answers
Developing writing pp78–79
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Students’ own answers
2
Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
5a
1 quaint 2 bustling 3 welcoming 4 sprawling 5 run-down/shabby 6 cosmopolitan 7 steeped in
8 renowned for
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1 Negative words: crowded, filthy, isolated, run-down, shabby, sprawling, touristy
Positive words: atmospheric, bustling, cosmopolitan, magnificent, picturesque, quaint, spotless, steeped in, thriving, vibrant, welcoming, well-connected, well-off
Neutral words: hilly, historic, industrial, renowned for
2steeped in, vibrant, welcoming, historic, bustling, well-connected
3Students’ own ideas
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The text has an attention-grabbing headline: Looking for quality of life? Look no further! including a direct question. It addresses the reader directly, using: you and your
If … is (more) your scene Imagine …
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Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
Language checkpoint: Unit 6
Grammar revision p81
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1They accused me of stealing the laptop.
3My friend denied having done anything wrong.
4The police wanted to know what the group of teenagers had been doing in the street.
5The authorities advised against driving in the snow./ The authorities advised us/ them/people not to drive in the snow.
6Ed suggested learning to play the guitar./Ed suggested that I (should) learn to play the guitar.
8Ben apologised for waking everybody up.
9She insisted on paying for the meal, even though she didn’t have much money.
10 The neighbours threatened to call the police.
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1It was claimed that nobody could build such a tall building.
2Johnson was known to have been at the scene of the crime.
3The houses are believed to be unsafe.
4At first, it was said that the telephone was a useless invention.
5The burglar was thought to have known exactly what he was looking for.
6The car was believed to be his.
7It is said that home is where the heart is.
8It has been suggested that the family owns three houses elsewhere.
Vocabulary revision p81
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1 from 2 truths 3 dry 4 anything 5 brought 6 in 7 takes
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1 deposit 2 landlord 3 move
4 furnished 5 share/mate 6 squatters 7 doing 8 tenants
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1 bustling = busy and lively; thriving = successful
2well-connected = having good transport connections; well-off = rich
5hilly = with hills; sprawling = spread out over a wide area
Gateway to exams: Units 5–6
Listening p82
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1 1414 2 the Queen 3 the French 4 English … French 5 blue
6 description 7 ID cards 8 First World War 9 1988 10 immigration control 11 fingerprints 12 holograms 13 Golden Eye 14 £15,525
Use of English p82
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Students read the text and complete the gaps with one word.
Answers
a on b be c every d truth
e estimated f in g which h What i only j than k to l are m or n but o may/might
Speaking p83
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Students’ own answers
Writing p83
4
Students’ own answers
Unit 7
Reading pp84–85
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Students’ own answers
1b
a brand name b banner(s) c freebies d word-of-mouth publicity e cold calls f endorse g billboards h launch a marketing campaign
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Students’ own answers
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Suggested answers
The main picture shows a video blogger. The article says that video bloggers particularly influence young people, so are useful to advertisers. The images of the girl taking a selfie, the smartphone and the mouse represent the article’s comments on social media and how it is breaking down the barriers between advertisers and buyers and how social media is likely to be the future of marketing.
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1 d 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 b 6 c
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Student’s Book answer key
B2+
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Example answer
I agree to some extent as advertising is designed to make you act impulsively and without thinking. Most of the time you can resist and people are aware of the methods advertisers use.
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purchasing = to acquire by the payment of money
savvy = knowing a lot about something and able to make good judgments about it
relatable = something you can understand and feel connected to
followings = people who support or admire the work of another person
to hold sway = to be the main influence on people’s opinions or behaviour
buzz = a sense of excitement or interest created around or about someone or something
challenged = invited by someone to compete or fight
retailer = a person or company that sells goods directly to the public for their own use
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Students’ own answers
Grammar in context p86
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1a
2e
3b = past simple, c = future with will, d = present perfect
4the action
5No, because the agent is not always known, or it is not important or necessary to know who did the action.
a are exposed b are shown c are asked d are analysed e has been used
f be read g being brainwashed
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1two (1a – celebrities, huge sums of money; 2a – visitors to the shop, a $10 coupon)
2the person
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1We are/get sold a load of things we don’t really need.
2I was bought a present by my friends.
3You are going to be offered a refund.
4He was taught some new marketing strategies.
5I was shown a great new advert on the Net (by my sister).
6You may be promised a free gift.
No. In all three sentences, Suzie’s friend took the photo of Suzie. In a, we don’t know whether Suzie asked her friend to take her photo. All we know is that her photo was taken by her friend. In b and c, Suzie is active in causing the friend to take her photo. She got a friend to take her photo and she had a friend take her
photo both mean that Suzie played a part in achieving the result (the photo being taken). The structure get something done is less formal than have something done.
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1 tested 2 to give 3 fix 4 to do 5 made
Developing vocabulary p87
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1 -ic 2 -ible 3 -al 4 -ant 5 -ive 6 -y 7 -able 8 -less 9 -ful 10 -ish
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effective, funny, helpful/helpless, optimistic, original, predictable, resistant, sensitive/senseless/sensible, thoughtful/ thoughtless, youngish
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effectively, funnily, helpfully, helplessly, optimistically, originally, predictably, sensitively, senselessly, sensibly, thoughtfully, thoughtlessly
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It makes the answer less definite, it’s an approximation for numbers and descriptions.
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Students’ own answers
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autograph = a) self collectable = b) adjective creative = b) adjective criticism = b) noun endorsement = b) noun famous = b) adjective imagination = b) noun instantaneous = b) adjective intensify = b) verb likelihood = b) noun modernise = b) verb multi-purpose = a) many officially = b) adverb originality = b) noun post-concert = a) after powerful = b) adjective pre-concert = a) before readiness = b) noun
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Suggested answers
nationality, (inter)national, (inter)nationalist, (inter)nationalise, (inter)nationalisation; ability, ably, unable, inability, disable, disabled, disability, disablement, disabling; product, production, (un)productive, productivity, producer, by-product; (in)action, (in)active, (in)activity, (in)activate, (in)actively, activist, actor, actress, actuary, actual, actually, actuality, enact, enactment, re-enact; cookery, cooker, cookbook, (un)cooked, cooking, cookie
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a increasingly b existence c variety d attention e unpredictable
f Unfortunately g discoveries
h effectively i standardise j accessible
Gateway to life skills pp88−89
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3
Suggested answers
1Probably more disadvantages currently, however, there is hope that some of
the disadvantages can be overcome as knowledge and awareness increase.
2The skills they will need to become successful in business are changing. Academic qualifications may become less important than knowledge of the world and global issues.
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Suggested answers
1Their job
–Jana: Finance and business analyst at a publishing house. Analyses market and product data to generate reports for senior management.
–Andy: IT Support and Development Officer. Supports the company’s
IT needs, builds websites, designs software.
–Cey: CEO and Producer/Director at a video production company. Produces video for creative and promotional purposes.
2 The positive effects of globalisation
–Working with people from all around the world.
–Getting information very quickly about how global economies have changed.
3The negative effects of globalisation
–Jana: The company has to change strategies if countries’ economies start performing differently.
–Andy: changes in global exchange rates can mean that buying hardware becomes more expensive.
–Cey: It can be tricky to make sure that staff across the world are being paid fairly.
4The methods of communication they use
–email; video calling/conferencing, e.g. Skype; instant messaging; phone; summarising with an email after a voice conversation.
–face-to-face meetings if possible
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Student’s Book answer key
B2+
5The skills needed in the global workplace
–language skills, especially English
–communication skills: written and verbal
–awareness of other cultures, openmindedness about other cultures and people from different backgrounds
Listening p90
1
Example answers
1The logo on the left is possibly on items of food or household items that are ecologically friendly. The logo on the right is probably on containers and materials that are recyclable.
2Students’ own answers
3Greenwashing probably means washing clothes or dishes in a way that is kind to the environment. Ask students to check whether this answer is correct during their first listening.
1 c 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 d
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Students’ own answers
Developing speaking pp90–91
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Students’ own answers
2
They choose the car advert because the message is simple and clear, and the image is attractive.
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1Yes
2No, not always (they disagreed about liking chocolate and about the phone ad)
3Yes
4Yes, more or less
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Suggested answers
Asking your partner’s opinion: So what do you reckon?/ Do you have an/any idea which/what/how …?/What’s your opinion of …?
Making suggestions: How about …-ing?/ Shall we …?/ We could …/Perhaps we’d better …
Agreeing with your partner: I see your point./Sure./ You’re right.
Partially agreeing with your partner: I see your point, but …/OK, but …/I can see what you’re saying, but …/I know what you mean, but …
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Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
Developing writing pp92–93
1
Students’ own answers
2
Suggested answers
1 The most commonly used media for advertising 2 The positive
and negative aspects of advertising 3 Recommendations
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1 T 2 T 3 F (A number of goes with plural countable nouns.) 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 T
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1 each advert 2 correct 3 correct 4 correct 5 all day/every day
6 Every one of the actors has …
7 I have no interest … 8 have worked
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Students’ own answers
1 for a large multinational company 2 more formal 3 no 4 because these impersonal structures are more formal and add distance 5 also (addition),
Consequently (consequence), However
(contrast), Moreover (addition). They are formal words and help to structure the report.
6a
1 chic/classic/glamorous/smart/ sophisticated/trendy 4 scruffy 3 tight 4 baggy/loose 5 plain 6 check
6b
Example answers
The woman in the photo on the left is wearing bright red tights with black shoes. She has a bag that’s the same colour as her tights. Her dress is a black and white pattern and she’s wearing a long blue necklace. She’s very stylish and chic. The man on the right is wearing smart trousers with braces and a plain white loose shirt. He’s wearing quite a smart hat. His braces and hat are oldfashioned, but he looks trendy. He also looks quite casual and relaxed.
6c
Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
Language checkpoint: Unit 7
Grammar revision p95
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2Don’t worry, the money has been received.
3After being seen by the doctor, she left the hospital.
4I was told the truth. (The original is grammatically correct but an unusual use.)
5This is the apartment that we are staying in. (The original is grammatically correct but an unusual use.)
6The packages are being sent by airmail next week.
7I’m being met by two friends at the airport.
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1has his hair cut
2picked up by her mum
3are getting their house decorated
4them deliver
5was thought to have known exactly what he was looking for
6got/had the present wrapped by
7have them print
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1 each 2 None 3 All 4 no 5 one 6 has
Vocabulary revision p95
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1 sensibly 2 misunderstanding 3 pointless 4 originality
5 unpredictable 6 increasingly 7 immediately
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1 freebie 2 endorse 3 calls 4 campaign 5 word-of-mouth 6 brand 7 billboard
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Suggested answers
1not smart; everyday (clothes)
2start a new fashion
3would never wear that
4go together because of the colour, pattern or style
5not tight, not fitting closely
6having a pattern of lines of different colours
Unit 8
Reading pp96–97
1a
1 f iii 2 e vi 3 c i 4 b vii 5 j viii 6 i x 7 h ii 8 g ix 9 d iv 10 a v
1b
1 neck 2 heart 3 ear 4 hair 5 mind 6 nail
1c
Students’ own answers
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1 B 2 D 3 E 4 A 5 F 6 C
3
1The cord snapped, she was still tied to the bungee cord with her ankles strapped together, so she was dragged under the water when the cord got caught. There were crocodiles in the river and the water was dirty. The paramedics got lost and then she was pulled out of the water by a man with no medical training. Her lungs had partially collapsed. She ended up in Zimbabwe without a passport.
2She put her hands over her head so that her head was protected. The river was full after recent rain. She managed to dive down and free the rope. She wedged her arm between rocks to stop being swept away. She knew enough first aid to put herself in the recovery position.
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Example answer
I think after this kind of experience you would be very cautious about doing a bungee jump or something similar again. However, you might also feel extremely lucky to be a survivor and appreciate life more.
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give it a go = to try something
gorge = a deep valley with high sides where a river has cut through rock
blur = not clearly visible, usually when moving very fast
rush = a feeling of sudden, intense excitement
slapped = hit, usually with the palm of the hand
wedge = fix in a small space between two objects
clinging = holding tightly
strapped = held together with a narrow piece of material
zoomed = moved very fast and with great energy
jolt = a sudden violent movement
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Students’ own answers
Grammar in context p98
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1present participle: b, c, d and f (in b, having finished = present perfect form); past participle: a and e
2past participle
3having done
4yes
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1 the boat 2 Being 3 both
4 climbing 5 this story is one of my favourites 6 Blamed
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1 Walking 2 learning 3 Taught/ Having been taught 4 Having learnt 5 qualifying 6 Having been caught
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1knowing much about animals
2making sure (that)
3Hit by the car/Having been hit by the car
4performed in 2005
5since she is totally fearless
6fearing (that) there was no solution/ fearing no solution would be found
7Not being able to see where/Being unable to see where
8given the chance to play
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Example answers
2what do you still find hard?
3what do you do to relax your muscles?
4do you prefer making notes or doing practice papers?
5how do you pass the time?
6what do you do together?
7how do you get someone’s attention?
8are you still interested in politics?
Developing vocabulary p99
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1a clear = obvious
1b clear = without clouds, rain, etc.
2a fair = pleasant and not raining
2b fair = reasonable/just
3a cover = put (something) over (something)
3b cover = travel a certain distance
4a pick up = gain or improve (pick up speed = accelerate)
4b pick up = meet and take somebody (in a vehicle)
5a since = from (a point in time) until now
5b since = because
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1 e 2 f 3 a 4 d 5 g 6 c 7 b (point is a verb here)
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1understand your argument
2say what you want to say quickly and precisely
3made a convincing argument
4failed to understand the argument
5about to
6partly but not completely
7have a strong argument (but I don’t necessarily agree with it)
8a time/place/stage when you have to continue something because you can’t stop and go back or start it again
1 spot 2 tip 3 account 4 hard 5 clear 6 break 7 draw 8 catch
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Gateway to life skills pp100−101
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2
Suggested answer
The author used books to help him understand the world around him.
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Suggested answer
Like the author of the quote in exercise 2, the article says that reading fiction is more than just a hobby, it’s a way to experience life and the lives of other people and therefore understand it better.
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1we don’t know yet.
2it helps us to experience the lives of other people and understand them better.
3reading fiction affects your personality.
4empathise with people.
5understand the thoughts and feelings of other people.
6areas such as politics, business and education.
Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
Listening p102
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2
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1 G 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 B 7 F 8 C 9 E 10 A
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1Speaker 1: ran in a race, Speaker 2: gave a speech, Speaker 3: organised a sports competition, Speaker 4: went hiking, Speaker 5: went sailing
2and 3 Students’ own answers
Developing speaking pp102–103
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2
The task does not ask students to describe the photos. It is asking them to choose one of the three activities that they think is most suitable for the visiting British friend, and to explain why they chose that activity and why they rejected the other options.
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She chooses walking because you can chat and catch up on news as you walk.
The other questions she answers are: Is it important to get outdoors? Why do you think young people spend less time outdoors nowadays?
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The expressions allow the speaker to pause and to take some time to think about what they are going to say next.
Suggested title: Useful expressions to give you more/ extra thinking time
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1We use less with uncountable nouns and fewer with plural countable nouns.
2Yes, we can replace so with as with no change in meaning. We can’t use so in affirmative sentences.
3as
4They emphasise how big (or small) the difference is between things that are being compared.
5With normal comparatives: a great deal, considerably, significantly, far and more and more
With superlatives: by far and easily
With (not) as/so … as: nearly
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1 far more 2 as 3 as 4 better 5 fitter 6 fewer 7 darker 8 easily
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Developing writing pp104–105
1a
1 up 2 lift 3 air 4 moon 5 world, cloud, seventh
1b
1 lit 2 bright 3 tunnel 4 brightened
1c
Being low or falling: 3, 4, 6, 7 Darkness or dark colours: 1, 2, 5
1d
Students’ own answers
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Students’ own answers
4
Both essays are on the same topic – the question of whether money can make us happy. Essay 1 is an opinion essay. It asks you to agree or disagree with the statement and to express your opinion. Essay 2 is a for-and-against essay. It asks you to give both sides of the argument and to express your opinion at the end.
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Suggested answers
1Essay 1, the opinion essay
2Paragraph 1: to introduce the topic and give the writer’s opinion
Paragraph 2: to give the main reason for the writer’s opinion
Paragraph 3: to give an additional reason to support the writer’s opinion
Paragraph 4: to counter an argument against the writer’s opinion and give further reason to support the writer’s view
Paragraph 5: a conclusion and summary of the writer’s opinion
3 To write the other type of essay, the essay needs to be planned as follows. Paragraph 1: an introduction that expresses the two opposing views without expressing the writer’s opinion
Paragraph 2: expands on the view that money can buy happiness and provides more arguments for the notion that happiness can be bought
Paragraph 3: includes the writer’s points against the notion that money can buy happiness
Paragraph 4: a conclusion and summary of the writer’s opinion
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Suggested answers
a However b certainly c foremost d Moreover e convinced f result g All
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Title 1: opinion essay
Title 2: for-and-against essay
Language checkpoint: Unit 8
Grammar revision p107
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1 Having written 2 hurt 3 using 4 Given/Having been given
5 Having eaten 6 Practising 7 Not knowing 8 Being washed
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1… as easy as skateboarding.
3… getting faster and faster.
4… the same problems as young people in the 1950s.
5… they take fewer risks …
6The earlier you leave, the sooner you’ll get there.
Vocabulary revision p107
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Suggested answers
1point = reason
2cover = travel a distance
3clear = obvious
4account = description or report
5spot = place
6break = opportunity
7catch = hear
Students’ own answers for the further explanations
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Suggested answers
1 soul-destroying/heart-breaking
2 breakneck 3 hair-raising 4 nail-biting 5 heartwarming 6 eye-catching
7 ear-splitting
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1 a – on air 2 e – in seventh heaven 3 f – in the dumps 4 d – at the end of the tunnel 5 c – over the rest of the evening 6 b – of the world
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1This is by far the most exciting holiday I’ve ever had.
2He was slightly faster than me because he …
3Russia is far bigger than Ireland.
4Running isn’t nearly as dangerous as paragliding.
5The economy has grown twice as fast as predicted …
6Gold is a great deal more valuable than steel.
Reading p108
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1 A 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 D
Use of English p109
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a passionate b spectacular
c theoretically d consciousness
e further f Unsurprisingly g dangerous h illegally i memorable j heights
Writing p109
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Students’ own answers
Speaking p109
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Students’ own answers
Unit 9
Reading pp110–111
1a
1 l 2 c 3 k 4 b 5 d 6 f 7 g
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1b
a follow in (someone’s) footsteps = have the same career/life/ambition as someone else e settle in = get used to (something)
ihas lots of aspirations and drive = ambitious and willing/eagerness to work hard/succeed
jget on in life = be successful
m never looked back = had no regrets, was happy doing what he had decided to do
nthe top of his game = the best you can be at something
oend up (doing something) = do something after you have done lots of other things
1c
1 drive 2 feet 3 hand 4 serve 5 enrol 6 footsteps 7 setbacks 8 hold
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A costume maker B marketing person C PR person D software developer
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1 C 2 D/B 3 D/B 4 A 5 D 6 A/B 7 B/A 8 C 9 D 10 A 11 B 12 D
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Example answer
I think chance is quite important, because you can’t control what job opportunities will be there at a particular time. However, I think that hard work and perseverance are much more important.
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drifted = to do something or happen in a way that is not planned
pressing = the action of making clothes smooth with an iron
fell apart = to break because of being old or badly made
stumbled upon = to find something by accident
trial = to test a product, plan or person over a period of time
ground to a halt = to move slowly until it finally stops
turned down = to not accept an offer or request
swung it = to succeed in achieving the result that you want, especially by persuading someone to let you do something that they do not usually let people do
skip = to avoid doing or having something
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