UNIT1
Grammar Habits
1 e
2 f
3 a
4 b     5 d
6 c
Vocabulary Talking about pictures
1 interpretation
2 atmospheric
3 dramatic
4 conventional
5 ambiguous
1 As a rule, I go out once a week, usually on Saturday evenings.
2 I don't read for pleasure as much as I would like to.
3 I tend to see my family just on birthdays and at Christmas.
4 We used to go to the cinema about once a week before they put the prices up.
5 I check the BBC website all the time, I rarely use any other sites.
6 She must be really busy. She hardly ever comes to the badminton club anymore.
7 I enjoy going to the theatre but we only go once in a while.
8 We used to go walking every weekend. We would get up early and be out on the hills to see the sunrise.
Vocabulary Describing films, music and books
1 uplifting
2 gripping
3 awful
4 over-the-top
5 commercial
1 abstract
2 realistic
1 d
2 g
3 bold
4 subtle
3 c
4 f
5 b
6 h
5 intimate
7 a
8 e
Grammar Adjectives and adverbs 4
1 correct
2 She said it was an absolutely dreadful film.
3 If you arrive lately for work again,you'll be in real trouble.
4 Don't forget to check your work really carefully.
5 She looks very sadly. Do you think she's been crying?
6 Funnily enough, I was thinking exactly the same thing.
7 correct
8 Look directly at the camera and give a big smile!
1 hilarious
2 dull
3 disturbing
4 weird
5 catchy
Developing conversations Disagreeing politely 5
2 It didn't really do anything for me, I'm afraid.
3 Er, I'm not that keen on jazz.
4 Thanks, but I'm not very keen on musicals. I prefer something a bit more serious, more realistic.
5 To be honest, I'm not really interested in fiction.
6 Really? I'm not that fond of action movies.
Listening
1 b
2 c
3 a
4 c
5 b
6 b
Pronunciation Strong and weak forms
7
1
I wish they wouldn't do that! /«/
1 just think that they should be true to the original story, /s/
2
People used to go out to have fun./a/ People don't socialise like they used to. /u:/
3
You used to be a really keen theatre-goer./s/ Not as much as I'd like to./ui/
4
It's the teenagers I feel sorry for. hi!
I mean, there really isn't much for them to do./a/
5
I'm not asking you, I'm telling you! /u:/ I don't want you to watch any more TV./a/
8
When the function word is at the end of the sentence the pronunciation is usually strong.
When the function word is at the beginning of the sentence the pronunciation is usually weak.
1 badly injured
2 completely rebuilt
3 terribly sad
4 absolutely amazing
5 wrongly arrested
6 unusually chilly
Developing writing
A review - making recommendations
6
Quest-the next big thing? /Triumphant return of Quest
7
Quest-the next big thing?
8
1 expertise
2 singing along
3 worth
4 downside
5 following
6 encores
lb     2d      3 a 10
Student's own answers.
Reading
1
c
4 f
5 e
6 c
1 e
2 b
3 h
4 a
6 c
7 f
5 who benefits from Secret 4 the overall role of Secret
1 how Secret works
3 who made a good investment from Secret
2 who has taken part
1 heard
2 snap
3 viewing
4 captured
5 auction
6 raise
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Vocabulary builder Quiz 1
1 inspiring
2 subtle
3 ambiguous
1 challenge
2 disguise
3
1 minimal
2 experimental
3 moral
4 commercial
4 disturbing
5 gripping
6 hilarious
7 intimate
3 revenge
4 reward
5 psychological
6 fatal
7 conventional
1 If I pass the exam, it will enable me to get a better job.
2 The message in the poem is open to interpretation.
3 I never tire of reading this book.
4 They are bound to get together in the end.
5 I used to spend hours online, until my dad banned me.
6 Do you think they will get away with the robbery?
7 His reasons for leaving struck me as odd.
UNIT 2
Vocabulary Buildings and areas
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
up-and-coming historic rough affluent deprived high-rise
trendy
grand
run-down
stunning
residential
hideous
1 A
B:
2 A
3
dominates dates back to steer clear knocked down were based has been cleaned up
has been renovated have soared
Grammar Relative clauses
We'd walked round the same streets five times, at which
point I decided it was time to buy a map.
The local people, who had at first appeared rather
unfriendly, couldn't do enough for us.
Our hotel turned out to be in a pretty rundown part of
town, which really spoilt the trip.
Most of the old town, where my parents had lived for many years, had been knocked down and completely rebuilt. We booked several day trips to the surrounding areas, all of which were really good value for money. The first day of the festival, when everyone dresses up in amazing costumes, is the one not to miss.
5 My old boss, whose family is from South Africa, gave us a lot of travel tips about Cape Town. D
6 We spent ages planning our visit to different vineyards, none of which were open when we actually got there. F
Developing conversations
Agreeing using synonyms
1 e
2 a
B c 6 f
7 h
8 d
(possible answers) Yes, it's quite trendy. I agree. It's awful. I know. It's a really run-down area. You're right. It's strange. Yes, it's beautiful, isn't it? Yes, they're wonderful old buildings.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Yes, it does look very wealthy. Listening
the annual parade the street market old Merchant's House
8
1 the street market
2 old Merchant's House
3 the annual parade
Pronunciation Connected speech
9
2 The city museum has one of the best collections of modern and abstract art in the country.
3 It's not the kind of place you can see in just a short time.
4 Take a trip into the past and soak up the atmosphere at the street market.
5 So, we spend the morning at the market and we end_]jp_ at the parade.
6 We need to be up there for the parade anyway.
Vocabulary Festivals and carnivals
2 l,e 2
2 light
3 play
4 record
5 look
Reading
3 a, f
4 b,h
6 carry local
7 sit
8 get dressed
9 spray
5 d
1 f 4
2, 3, 6, 7
2 b
3 e
4 a
5 d
6 c
The tour didn't finish until 10pm, by which time we had missed dinner. B
We spent a week exploring the coastline, which was completely amazing. A
We couldn't have managed in Beijing without Nicola, who had done a course in Mandarin Chinese. C
1 go
2 all
3 thing
4 odd
5 takes
6 treat
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