ALH Level2 Student'sBook Answerkey

Answer key American Language Hub Level 2 Student’s Book
Welcome D
Students’ own answers
USEFUL PHRASES
A 1 RELATIONSHIPS
1 Can you repeat that, please?
2 How do you say trabajar in English? UNIT OPENER
3 Could you speak more slowly, please? 1–3 Students’ own answers
4 How do you pronounce that?
5 How do you spell that? 1.1 Breaking the ice
6 What does excellent mean?
LISTENING
B A
1 April, June, September, November 1 conversation 2 tip 3 successful 4 topic
2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 5 relationship
Saturday, Sunday
3 first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, B
tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, Students’ own answers
sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth
C
4 (today’s date)
1 meeting new people 2 a smile 3 interests and studies
PRONUNCIATION
D
A 1 Say 2 Ask 3 know 4 give 5 feel 6 discuss
polite amazing beautiful
E
B Students’ own answers
magazine support campus
GRAMMAR
C
A
1 /s/
2 Is 3 Have 4 Are 5 is 6 Did 7 Were 8 did 9 Do
2 /z/
3 /ɪz/ B
4 /d/ 1 simple present
5 /t/ 2 simple present
6 /ɪd/ 3 present perfect
4 present progressive
GRAMMAR
5 simple present
A 6 simple past
1 do 2 Can 3 Are 4 are 5 does 6 swim 7 simple past
8 simple past
B
9 simple present
C
VOCABULARY 1 before
A 2 before
2 next to me; all the others are about time 3 before
3 four years ago; all the others are about places
4 egg; all the others are about containers E
5 in a month; all the others are about the past 1 Why are you studying English?
6 bread; all the others are about types of fruit 2 Do you have any brothers or sisters?
3 Have you ever met a famous person?
B 4 Did you do anything nice last weekend?
2 verb 5 Do you like tea or coffee?
3 preposition 6 Are you a late-night or early-morning person?
4 auxiliary 7 Who is your funniest friend?
5 article 8 Who was the first person you talked to this morning?
6 noun 9 Have you ever been to a wedding?
7 adverb 10 What was the last good movie you saw?
C F
2 Where 3 When 4 How many 5 Who Students’ own answers
6 Why 7 How much
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VOCABULARY B
1 Once 2 rarely 3 normally 4 occasionally 5 then
B
6 most 7
every 8 never
C
PRONUNCIATION 1 normally 2 occasionally 3 rarely 4 never
B
/e/ /uː/ /ɑː/ /iː/ /aɪ/ /oʊ/ /eɪ/ D
1 a 2 so 3 now 4 time
l q b y h
m w c j E
n d k 1 before; after
s g 2 at the beginning
x p
3 at the end
t
v G
z
SPEAKING SPEAKING
A–B A–B
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers
1.2 Blogs and bloggers 1.3 Personality

READING READING
A–B A
C B
1 Michela 2 Emma 3 Maria 4 Maria
1 Handwriting and personality
5 Emma 6 Michela
2 A (popular) magazine (there are no citations, the language
D looks informal and there are pictures)

3 What your handwriting says about you / To see if your
handwriting matches your personality
VOCABULARY 4 As it is not a scientific journal or paper, and there are no
citations, you cannot fully trust the ideas.
A
Students’ own answers C
C
Students’ own answers D
1 The study of handwriting
PRONUNCIATION
2 They match criminals to their handwriting or check if
A signatures are real or fake.
1 d 2 b 3 c 4 e 5 a 3 No
B E
cloud (noun) Students choose from two definitions; Students’ own answers
(countable and uncountable); one definition (un/countable);
students choose from three definitions (countable). GRAMMAR
expedition (noun) (countable) Students choose from A
three definitions. 1 without saying
positive (adjective) Students choose from five definitions; 2 people
positive (noun) (countable) students choose from 3 singular
three definitions. 4 possessives
rare (adjective) Students choose from two definitions. B
Students should have underlined: anything
GRAMMAR
A VOCABULARY
1 Interviews on the streets of New York. A
2 Usually normal people, sometimes celebrities. 2 hard-working 3 creative 4 well-organized 5 lazy
6 sensible 7 sociable 8 curious 9 independent
B B
2 at 3 for 4 with 5 in 6 in 2 well-organized 3 sensible 4 curious
5 creative 6 sociable
C
1 for 2 in 3 in 4 with
PRONUNCIATION
A GRAMMAR
A
1 2 3 4
1 have 2 Are 3 Did 4 Have 5 was
lazy sensible independent
B
C 1 of 2 Every 3 hardly 4 week 5 Now 6 times
1 2 3 4
C
curious creative
1 Somebody 2 nothing 3 use 4 anything
sociable
confident FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
well-organized
2 Let me introduce myself
SPEAKING HUB 3 Nice to meet you
4 What a nice surprise
A–B 5 What are you doing these days
2 LIVING
1.4 Hello again
UNIT OPENER
COMPREHENSION 1–3 Students’ own answers
A
1 Spain 2 photographer 3 coffee 4 flat/apartment
2.1 Love where you live
5 Gaby 6 Seattle 7 video 8 34 9 croissants
10 London 11 American 12 old movies 13 Neena’s READING
14 Zac 15 central London A
B–C
Students’ own answers B
1 forest 2 Milan 3 900 4 traffic 5 transportation
D 6 China and the Netherlands
1 is 2 is 3 had 4 hasn’t 5 invites 6 eats
C
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 1 noisy; polluted; hot; crowded
A 2 The trees keep the apartments cool in the summer and
1 Hello 2
meet 3 meet 4 going warm in the winter. They also produce oxygen, which keeps
5 doing 6 What 7 Long 8 Let’s the air clean. The buildings are so quiet because the trees
and plants stop the noise from the people and traffic in the
USEFUL PHRASES streets below.
A 3 They are expensive to build.
1 d 2 b 3 g 4 e 5 a 6 f 7 h 8 c 4 Yes, the writer believes they are worth the cost.
C D
SPEAKING GRAMMAR
A–D A
Students’ own answers 1 almost 2 completely 3 very
B
Unit 1 Review Students should have underlined: fairly; really; extremely; so
VOCABULARY
C
A 1 before
2 people person 3 gamer 4 foodie 2 use
5 father of two 6 music fan 3 can
E
VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION
A A
2 quiet convenient
3 4 modern 5 attractive sl sm sn sp st sw
6 clean 7 noisy
small snack speak start swim
B–C
B
PRONUNCIATION SPEAKING
A
A
1 dirty 2 quiet 3 modern 4 peaceful 5 noisy
2 Are you saving money for anything this year?
C 3 Do you like cooking for yourself?
modern; funny; ugly; awful 4 Do you know your neighbors?
5 Students’ own answers
SPEAKING
B
A–B
2.2 The boomerang generation 2.3 Time flies

READING
LISTENING
A
A
B
B Theory 1: d
1 Young people that go back home to live with their parents Theory 2: a
after college Theory 3: e
2 25 years old Theory 4: c
3 He’s looking for a job, so maybe he doesn’t have enough
money to live on his own. C
4 No 1 F (Time moved slowly when the writer was a child.)
2 T
C 3 F (Life for many adults is fast, busy and stressful.)
2 G 3 R 4 A 5 G 6 A 7 C 8 R 4 T
5 T
D 6 T
D
VOCABULARY Students’ own answers
A
1 for 2 about 3 on 4 with 5 to GRAMMAR
B A
2 on 3 with 4 about 5 for 6 with 7 about 1 started; regular
8 about 2 knew; irregular
3 didn’t; negative
C 4 did; question
B
GRAMMAR 1 finished 2 -ed 3 negative 4 make
5 before 6 short
A
1 SP 2 PP 3 SP 4 PP
PRONUNCIATION
B A
1 simple
/ɔː/ /e/ /eɪ/
2 progressive
fought sent made
3 progressive
taught paid
4 progressive
D
B PRONUNCIATION
1 Where did you meet your best friend?
B
2 What did your parents teach you?
3 Were you a happy teenager?
4 Students’ own answers SPEAKING
VOCABULARY A–B
A
a took exams
b learned to drive Unit 2 Review
c started school VOCABULARY
d went on first date
A
C 2 for 3 to 4 on 5 about 6 with
B
SPEAKING HUB 2 went to 3 fell 4 got 5 had 6 changed
A–C GRAMMAR
A
2 almost 3 extremely 4 fairly 5 so
2.4 Noisy neighbors
B
COMPREHENSION
2 ’s working 3 cost 4 ’s living 5 doesn’t like
A–C 6 are leaving 7 catches
C
D 2 weren’t wasn’t
Relief. They were expecting problems – possibly somebody 3 thought think
aggressive. In the end it was just a neighbor with hearing loss. 4 knowed knew
5 leaved left
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
6 teached taught
A 7 wasn’t didn’t
1 do; N
2 ask; G FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
3 using; G 1 do; think; should
4 help; Z 2 Maybe; should
5 do; N 3 suppose so
6 go; Z 4 Why don’t you
7 go; Z 5 That’s; idea
8 come; Z 6 Do; want me to
B
1 What do you think I should do?
3 TRAVEL
2 What do you suggest? UNIT OPENER
3 You could … 1–3 Students’ own answers
4 How about + -ing?
5 Let me help you out. 3.1 The four-year journey
6 Why don’t you …
7 I think you should … READING
8 Why don’t we … A
C
1 should 2 think 3 could 4 Why 5 should B
6 shouldn’t 7 don’t 150 US dollars – Graham spent $150 per week
193 countries – Graham visited 193 countries
USEFUL PHRASES 1,426 days – Graham traveled for 1,426 days
A 2,000 miles – Graham had to go back 2,000 miles because he
1 e 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 f 6 b didn’t have the correct visa.
B C
D E
1 F (The United Nations didn’t help Graham pay for his journey.) Students’ own answers
2 F (His journey finished in South Sudan.)
3 T GRAMMAR
4 T A
5 F (He tried to get to the Seychelles three times from three 1 were living 2
sold 3 bought 4 started
different countries.) 5 was passing 6 noticed
6 F (He went on his journey to show that the world isn’t a
scary place and that people are kind.) C
E
Students’ own answers PRONUNCIATION
A
GRAMMAR Students’ own answers
A
1 before 2 can 3 can 4 can’t 5 don’t have to B
1 weak 2 stress
C
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
A
A
Travel by air Travel over land Travel by ocean
1 adjectives 2 opposite
helicopter train boat
bus ferry B
taxi 1 dis 2 un 3 in 4 un 5 im
car
minibus C
trolley Students’ own answers
B SPEAKING
1 I go to work by a bus everyday.
B–C
2 My brother occasionally gives me a ride on the back of
his motorcycle.
3 I took a taxi home last Saturday night.
4 I usually get by a trolley to my English classes. 3.3 Too good to be true
PRONUNCIATION READING
A
B
/p/ /b/ /v/
pay bank van B
park bike visit a Sounds real – it mentions both good and bad points, the
passenger very writer hasn’t used a lot of strong adjectives like ‘excellent’,
passport ‘wonderful’ or ‘beautiful’, it doesn’t have unnecessary
punctuation or capital letters.
SPEAKING b Doesn’t sound real – the writer has used lots of strong
A–D adjectives like ‘excellent’, ‘wonderful’ and ‘beautiful’, it has a
Students’ own answers lot of unnecessary punctuation and capital letters.
C
3.2 Lost at Sea Students’ own answers
LISTENING
D
A–B 2; 4
E
D 1 Not all online reviews are genuine
2 The Robertsons left their old life behind. 2 For money – some restaurants and hotels pay people to do it
3 There was a serious accident. 3 How to spot a fake review
4 The Robertsons had no more food. 4 A mix of positive and negative comments; less extreme
5 The Robertsons got help. language; more helpful details
6 The Robertsons made it back to land. 5 Pictures that seem to be too good to be true; 100 percent
positive or negative comments; capital letters; extreme
adjectives and lots of exclamation marks
F USEFUL PHRASES
A
GRAMMAR 1 [01:34] 2 [01:38] 3 [02:15] 4 [02:43]
5 [02:47] 6 [02:55]
A
1 to + base form B
2 verb + -ing Students’ own answers
3 either
PRONUNCIATION
B
B
1 plan; decide; need; manage; choose; seem; expect; want
2 consider; avoid
3 like SPEAKING
D A–B
VOCABULARY
Unit 3 Review
A
all of them
VOCABULARY
A
C 1 trolley 2 minibus 3 plane 4 bus
Students’ own answers 5 helicopter 6 ferry
PRONUNCIATION B
A un- im- dis- in-
different happy polite organized accurate
kind
B
likely
/ʃ/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/ organized
shout picture genuine
show language C
manage 1 campsite 2 cruise ship 3 beach resort
4 chalet 5 apartment
SPEAKING HUB
GRAMMAR
A
Students’ own answers A
1 Most of 2 Some 3 No 4 All
C
1 was surfing 2 attacked 3 were watching 4 happened
3.4 Overslept 5 was sitting 6 noticed 7 hit 8 swam 9 was waiting
COMPREHENSION C
A 1 to leave 2 to go / going 3 to learn
Students’ own answers 4 visiting 5 to try / trying
B FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
a 4 b 6 c 1 d 5 e 2 f 3 A
1 Could I have a ticket to Central Station?
C
2 Would you like a one-way or a round-trip?
He picks up a bag Gaby has dropped. The bag has her name
3 What time does the train arrive in Amsterdam?
and phone number on it.
4 What time’s the next train?
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 5 Do I have to change trains?
6 I’m sorry, did you say platform 30?
B 7 So it’s left at the top of the stairs, is that right?
3 A return/round-trip, please 8 Excuse me, how do you get to platform 9?
6 No, most trains are direct.
8 three minutes B
9 platform 9 Students’ own answers
11 at 9:30
4 SOCIALIZING B
Article A: Work-life balance
UNIT OPENER 1 There will be shorter workweeks and longer weekends. / We
1 Students’ own answers will have more free time. / Soon every weekend might be a
2 Rue Massena, Nice, France long weekend.
3 Students’ own answers 2 Better technology will do more of our work for us.
3 Carlos Slim – he is mentioned because some of his
4.1 What’s the plan? employees already work shorter weeks.
4 A better work-life balance / offices will use less energy and
VOCABULARY
there will be fewer car trips.
A Article B: Social media
Students’ own answers 1 The way we use social media will change in the future.
2 Virtual reality will make it possible to meet friends in 3D
B
virtual worlds.
1 go to 2 go for 3 see or go to 4 play 5 hang out
3 Mark Zuckerberg – he is mentioned because he is spending
C a lot of money on developing VR social media.
Students’ own answers 4 You will be able meet friends ‘inside’ pictures and videos and
in VR clubs and museums, etc.
LISTENING Article C: Robot relationships
A 1 Humans will develop close relationships with robots.
Students’ own answers 2 Technology will make robots look, sound and move like
humans. Scientists might be able to build robots that really
B understand human feelings.
Students should circle the following activities listed in the 3 Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro – he is mentioned because he has
Vocabulary section: built a robot named Erica that can show basic feelings on
go for lunch her face.
hang out with friends 4 Robots could take care of people.
go for a walk
go for coffee C
go to a market Students’ own answers
go to the theater
GRAMMAR
see or go to a comedy show
A
C 1 The good news is some people think it might not be long
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b until every weekend is a long weekend.
2 However, experts agree that the way we use social media
D will change in the future.
Students’ own answers 3 Some experts even believe that one day it may be possible
GRAMMAR for robots to feel love.
A B
1 I 2 A 3 I 4 A 5 I A: Work-life balance:
Experts and business leaders predict that better technology
B will do more of our work for us.
1 intentions This will allow us to have shorter workweeks in the future.
2 arrangements A better work–life balance won’t be the only good thing about
shorter workweeks.
PRONUNCIATION
Offices will use less energy for lighting, computers and air
C conditioning, and there will be fewer car trips to work, which is
Students’ own answers better for the environment.
B: Social media:
SPEAKING
But if Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook is right, you and your
A–C friends will soon put on your VR headsets and meet in amazing
Students’ own answers 3D virtual worlds.
With VR social media, it will be possible to meet your friends
4.2 The future of free time ‘inside’ pictures and videos.
This means, for example, that you will be able to spend time
READING together at the top of mountains or the bottom of oceans!
A It will also be possible to hang out in virtual versions of real
Students’ own answers clubs or museums, or just about anywhere in the world (or the
universe) you can imagine.
There is still a lot of work to do on the technology, so you 4.3 Hygge

might have to wait a while before you can share your selfies
from the far side of the moon! READING
C: Robot relationships: A–B
Experts predict that in the future, humans will probably Students’ own answers
develop close relationships with robots.
Right now, most of the robots in Japan look like Pepper, but it C
definitely won’t be long until robots look, sound and move like 'Hygge' is the Danish attitude that focuses on enjoying the
humans. simple things in life, such as enjoying a coffee in a relaxed
This means your robot might be able to figure out if you are atmosphere with easy-going friends or family.
happy or sad and use this information to talk and behave like
D
a friend.
1 comfortable 2 technology 3 important
C 4 health 5 explain
1 will 2 might/may
E
D Students’ own answers
1 less
GRAMMAR
2 more
3 after A
4 before 1 What is ‘hygge’?
2 How do you pronounce ‘hygge’?
F 3 How do you pronounce ‘hygge’? (object question)
2 It will probably be harder to find a job in the future because
of technology. B
3 I don’t think we’ll have robot friends in my lifetime. 1 don’t change 2 object
4 We might control computers with our minds in the future.
D
5 VR headsets will definitely get much cheaper in the next
1 Who; –; S
few years.
2 What; do; O
6 Humans probably won’t fall in love with robots in
3 Who; smiles; S
the future.
4 What; do; O
7 I’m sure we’ll all have robots in our homes 20 years
from now. E
8 We may stop working completely one day because Students’ own answers
of technology.
VOCABULARY
G
A
PRONUNCIATION
PRONUNCIATION
A
A
1 There will be fewer car trips to work in the future.
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
2 Technology will do more of the work for us.
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z
3 People won’t be paid for working fewer days per week.
4 Do you think people will be happier in the future? B
5 No, they won’t. 1 ‘light’ and ‘a’ 2 ‘take’ and ‘a’
6 Yes, they will. They won’t have to work so hard.
C
VOCABULARY 2 a relaxed atmosphere
B 3 the simple things in life
1 possibility 4 friends and family
2 prediction
3 agreement SPEAKING HUB
4 development A–C
5 happiness; sadness Students’ own answers
C
Students’ own answers 4.4 Would you?
COMPREHENSION
SPEAKING
B
A–C 1 have 2 doesn’t know 3 wants 4 likes
Students’ own answers 5 likes 6
arrange
C 3 A virtual date probably won’t be very romantic.

4 We might to use technology to help us choose the
Milly Zac
perfect partner.
1 tonight ✘ ✓ 5 The way people meet and fall in love may not not may
2 on Saturday after 1:30 ✓ ✘ change very much.
3 on Sunday at midday/noon ✓ ✓
C
D 1 It’s
Tonight, Milly has to see her sister. 2 do; spend
On Saturday, Zac is fixing Sam’s computer. 3 What; It’s
4 do; don’t
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 5 did; went
B
2 Would 3 could 4 Are 5 How 6 What 7 Do FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
2 D: Not really. No plans. Why?
USEFUL PHRASES J: Do you want to come over? Jenny has made a curry dish
3
A and little Sam says he misses his Uncle Dean.
1 d 2 f 3 e 4 a 5 c 6 b 4 D: A curry dish and my favorite nephew? I’d love to!
J: That’s great. There’s just one thing … Jenny and I are
5
B going out.
Students’ own answers 6 D: What?
7 J: Well, we have an invitation to a new restaurant and …
PRONUNCIATION 8 D: And, you need a babysitter!
A 9 J: Well, yes.
Saying yes Saying no
Sounds great. I’m sorry, I’m busy. 5 WORK
Awesome. I can’t.
UNIT OPENER
I’d love to. Oh, wait a minute,
1–3 Students’ own answers
Yeah, sure. I just remembered …
B 5.1 Work
READING
SPEAKING A
A 1 self-employed 2 salary 3 well-paid 4 pay raise
1 a shop 2 swim 3 eating
B
C
Unit 4 Review
D
VOCABULARY
1 K 2 H 3 L 4 K 5 B 6 L
A
E
1 go 2 for 3 ride 4 to 5 out 6 play 7 to 8 watch
B
1 activities 2
discussion 3 abilities
GRAMMAR
4 happiness 5 possibility A
1 be able to
GRAMMAR 2 could
A 3 be able to
1 ’m not going to forget 4 be able to
2 ’re meeting
C
3 ’s taking
4 ’m going to lie down
5 ’re getting up VOCABULARY
B A
1 It will probably be easier to meet people in the future 1 work 2 earns/gets 3 get 4 works 5 took
probably because of technology. 6 get 7
are 8 get/earn
2 People might go going on virtual dates online in the future.
B B
Students’ own answers 1 c 2 b 3 g 4 d 5 f 6 e 7 a
PRONUNCIATION C
A Students’ own answers
different SPEAKING
B A–C
/w/ /v/ Students’ own answers
weekend visa
with love 5.3 Don’t call us
have
achieve
LISTENING
A
D 1 Don’t 2 Do 3 Do 4 Don’t 5 Don’t 6 Do
B
SPEAKING 3
A–B
C
1 ✓
2 ✘
5.2 Flip-flop entrepreneurs 3 ✓
READING 4 ✘
5 ✘
A
1 yes 2 no 3 no 4 yes 5 yes 6 no
B
7 no 8 no 9 no
is fashionable; is popular with celebrities; gives money to
charity; does charity work E
C
1 Their parents took them out of school and away to India to GRAMMAR
travel and do charity work.
A
2 Their parents died in the Asian tsunami.
1 No
3 In memory of their parents and to help other orphans
2 Finished
4 Attractive, casual, comfortable, stylish, fashionable, colorful
3 Simple past
5 They wore flip-flops.
4 Yes
D 5 Unfinished
Students’ own answers 6 Present perfect
GRAMMAR B
1 Simple past
A
2 present perfect
1 can 2 don’t have to 3 must
C
B
1 How long
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 d
2 since
C 3 for
base form
D
PRONUNCIATION Simple past
A VOCABULARY
B–C
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b
SPEAKING HUB
VOCABULARY A–C
5.4 The cat C

1 for 2 in 3 at/for 4 at/for 5 at/in 6 for
COMPREHENSION
A GRAMMAR
1 could
B 2 being able to
1 The interviewer’s cat 3 can
2 Mittens 4 was able to
3 Starting a new job 5 to be able to
C B
1 law 2 accounts 3 four 4 new 5 under 6 manage 1 c 2 d 3 d 4 a 5 a 6 d 7 c 8 b
7 project 8 team 9
right 10 Yes
C
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 1 have you worked
A 2 I started
2 a company car 3 she’s been
3 last year 4 She became
4 manage my time 5 did you change
5 working on a team 6 I haven’t worked
6 my job 7 I wanted
8 I’ve loved
B
Students’ own answers FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 learned 2 question 3 responsible
USEFUL PHRASES 4 enjoy 5 team 6 problem
A
1 How did it go? 6 HEALTH
2 It was going so well …
3 Please take a seat. UNIT OPENER
4 Tell me about yourself.
5 That’s a good question.
6 Let me think. 6.1 Health myths
7 Go on.
LISTENING
8 Just go!
A
B 1 myth 2 expert 3 reality 4 a balanced diet
Students’ own answers 5 antibiotics 6 confused 7 liquid
PRONUNCIATION B
challenge(s)
C
SPEAKING 1 four experts 2 b
A–C D
Students’ own answers 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b
GRAMMAR
Unit 5 Review
A
VOCABULARY 1 much; a
A 2 enough; c
1 b 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 c 3 too; a
4 enough; b
B 5 many; a
1 cool
2 casual B
3 stylish 1 too many
4 attractive 2 too much
5 dress
D–E
VOCABULARY SPEAKING
A A–B
cold; flu; a headache; a cough; a sore throat; a temperature Students’ own answers
B
2 a cough 3 a headache 4 flu 5 toothache 6 sunburn 6.3 We may never ‘meat’ again
7 a broken bone 8 a temperature 9 stomach ache READING
10 a sore throat
A
PRONUNCIATION 1 wheat 2 avocado 3 grain 4 broccoli 5 fur 6 kale
B B
1 e; burn health; worry about the environment; the feeling that it’s
2 d; ache wrong to exploit or kill animals
3 a; stomach
4 c; flu C
5 b; sore 1 F (There are around half a million vegans in the UK.)
2 T
C 3 F (Vegans get all the vitamins they need for a balanced diet
Students’ own answers from grains, fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables.)
4 T
SPEAKING 5 T
A–C 6 F (Many grocery stores and restaurants now offer vegetarian
Students’ own answers and vegan products.)
D
6.2 Keep fit Students’ own answers
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
A
1 just
PRONUNCIATION 2 already
3 yet
A
different B
1 before
C
2 after
/ŋ/ /n/ /m/
3 end
walking burn swim
marathon stomach D
remember Students’ own answers
marathon
VOCABULARY
READING A
C
1 to entertain 2 to persuade 3 to inform
PRONUNCIATION
C
B
1 MM 2 PR 3 N 4 N 5 FF 6 PR
/s/ /ʃ/ /s/ and /ʃ/
D lettuce fresh chefs
Students’ own answers rice fish sushi
sandwich
GRAMMAR sauce
A spinach
1 present participle 2 adjectives 3 gerunds
SPEAKING HUB
C A–C
6.4 Painful experience C

1 wheat 2 shrimp 3 tomato 4 cod 5 lettuce
COMPREHENSION
A GRAMMAR
B 1 not enough
1 terrible
2 too many
2 terrible
3 not enough
3 Students should have checked: head, eyes, nose, throat, ears
4 too much
5 too much
C
2 Lucien is becoming very fit these days; PP
D 3 He isn’t doing any exercise right now; PP
Advice for Gaby – hay fever tablets 4 My brother loves running marathons; G
Advice for the pharmacist – hot lemon and honey, rest 5 I want to try practicing yoga by myself; G
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE C
1 already 2 just 3 yet 4 just 5 already 6 yet
A
a Ask about health FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
b Explain symptoms 1 How; help
c Give advice 2 feel terrible
3 What; symptoms
B
4 have; sore throat; cough
1 sure you’re OK
5 hurts
2 headache
6 have; temperature
3 a temperature
4 back
5 flu 7 MIND
6 this medicine UNIT OPENER
7 relax 1–3 Students’ own answers
USEFUL PHRASES
A 7.1 Smile
1 c 2 e 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 d READING
B A
PRONUNCIATION B
3 17
A 4 It lowers blood pressure and there is a healthy increase in
1 e 2 a 3 d 4 b 5 c
heart rate and blood flow. It can create a positive mood and
SPEAKING lower stress.
5 It helps people to connect. It says ‘I like you and I want to be
your friend’.
Unit 6 Review C
1 T
VOCABULARY
2 T
A 3 F (Laughing increases heart rate and lowers blood pressure.)
Down 4 T
1 toothache 5 F (Laughter causes the release of chemicals.)
2 broken bone 6 F (Experts believe that smiling and laughter in humans
4 temperature began as a way to show relief when danger had passed.)
Across
3 cough D
5 sore throat Students’ own answers
6 stomachache
GRAMMAR
B A
1 c 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 c 1 a/an
2 the
3 – (no article)
C C–D
1 The smiley face is a famous image all over the world. Why Students’ own answers
do you think an the image is so successful and popular?
2 Do you own or have you ever owned anything with a smiley PRONUNCIATION
face on it, such as the a T-shirt? Where else do we see it? A
3 Do you use an emojis or icons in your online messaging? Used to is pronounced as /ju:s tə/.
Do you have a favorite emoji? Are there the emojis for your We don’t usually pronounce the final sound in used and to has
country or culture? the weak form /ə/ (schwa).
D VOCABULARY
A
PRONUNCIATION net = internet
site = website
A
They are pronounced using the weak sound /ə/ (schwa). a/an C
is connected to the end of the word before it. 1 We usually use shortened words when we want to express
ourselves quickly.
VOCABULARY 2 Informal
A 3 Students’ own answers
1 adjectives
2 feelings and states of mind SPEAKING
3 can be positive or negative A–B
C
Example answer:
SPEAKING I’m sure that my memory is not as good as it used to be. And
A–C I’m sure it’s because of the internet and other devices such as
Students’ own answers cell phones and even satellite navigation systems. We simply
don’t need to remember anything. We just need to know
7.2 The internet and the brain where to find the information. So, I agree totally with the
comment ‘use it or lose it’.
READING
D–E
A
B 7.3 Intelligence
1 attention span 2 memory 3 distracted 4 addicted
LISTENING
C A
A possible negative effect on our memory because we do not Students’ own answers
need to remember things
Possibly affecting our attention spans because we are B
easily distracted 1 b 2 a
Social network addiction is becoming a serious problem
because people are constantly trying to impress and C
get approval. Students should have checked: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
D D
1 JennyH 2 Tom6 3 Sue123 4 Sue123 5 JennyH a 7 b 6 c 4 d 3 e 5 f 2 g 8 h 1
E E
If you don’t use an ability or skill, you will lose that ability or Students’ own answers
skill. This could apply to abilities and skills such as using your
VOCABULARY
memory, playing a musical instrument or something physical
such as fitness, stamina or strength. A
1 b 2 f 3 c 4 a 5 d 6 e
GRAMMAR
B
A
1 grow up 2 brought; up 3 given up 4 make up
1 didn’t use to 2 used to 3 used to
5 dropped out 6 falling out
Rule: do not exist now
C
Unit 7 Review
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR A
A 1 cheerful 2 nervous 3 happy 4 glad 5 scared
1 no article
2 an article B
2 information 3
laboratory 4 airplane 5 internet
C 6 microphone 7 suitcase 8
website
1 college 2 school 3 the college 4 prison
5 the prison C
1 grew up
D 2 brought me up
Students’ own answers 3 falling out
4 make up
PRONUNCIATION 5 give up
A 6 drop out
GRAMMAR
B A
The is pronounced in its strong form /ðiː/ when it occurs 1 the 2 – 3 The 4 – 5 The 6 a 7 – 8 –
before a vowel sound, including /ju:/ in the United States.
The is pronounced in its weak form /ðə/ when it occurs before B
a consonant. 2 We didn’t use to chat on social media. We used to chat on
the phone.
SPEAKING HUB 3 We used to watch videos. We didn’t use to watch
A–D movies online.
Students’ own answers 4 We didn’t use to write and send emails. We used to write
and send letters.
7.4 Neena’s dinner C
COMPREHENSION 1 –; the
2 –; –
A
3 –; the
1 Z 2 G 3 G 4 Z 5 G 6 G 7 Z 8 G 9 Z 10 N
4 a; a
B
a grater
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 use; made; c
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 2 think; a
3 use; called; b
B
1 forgotten 2 think 3 made 4 use
5 use 6 made 7 know 8 ART
USEFUL PHRASES UNIT OPENER
A
1 c 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 b
8.1 Musical taste
B LISTENING
A
PRONUNCIATION a 5 b 6 c 3 d 1 e 4 f 7 g 2
A B
1 b 2 a 3 c Students’ own answers
B C
Students’ own answers The music we grew up with is comforting.
We can form or join social groups with common musical tastes.
SPEAKING
We listen to the music that matches our mood.
D
1 c 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 b
E GRAMMAR
A
GRAMMAR 1 to create
2 to produce
A
3 to make
1 ourselves 2 ourselves 3 themselves 4 yourself
B
B
to; base form
a 3; 4 b 1 c 2
Other examples in the article:
D In this post, we look at four artists who use unusual materials
Students’ own answers to produce their art.
French artist Anastassia Elias uses toilet paper rolls and paper
VOCABULARY to create everyday scenes of life.
B Russian artist Stanislav Aristov uses burned matchsticks to
1 lyrics 2
gig 3 cover songs 4 catchy 5 on tour create his art.
6 album 7 live 8 band members Aristov then combines these two images to produce the final
artwork using picture software.
C
PRONUNCIATION
SPEAKING
A
1 background; no, the ‘ck’ together make one /k/ sound. A–B
2 electric; yes Students’ own answers
3 individual; yes
4 influenced; yes 8.3 Telling stories
5 keyboards; yes
VOCABULARY
6 ourselves; yes
A
SPEAKING 1 sci-fi 2 horror 3 autobiography 4 comedy
A–D 5 costume drama 6 animated
PRONUNCIATION
A
8.2 Unusual art
1 2 3
VOCABULARY
animated historical
A biography
PRONUNCIATION 4 5 6
1 sleep 2 ship 3 live 4 seat 5 pitch 6 beat
fantasy romantic comedy science fiction
comedy
READING
musical
A
a packing tape C
b dirt Students’ own answers
c matches
d toilet paper rolls and paper LISTENING
B A
1 memorable 2 engaging 3 visualize
a 3 b 5 c 4 d 2
4 sense 5 gripping
C
1 F (She cuts up paper and places it inside toilet paper rolls.)
B
2 F (He uses thin layers of brown packing tape to produce
light and dark.) C
3 T 1 B 2 B 3 M 4 M
4 F (He creates images of different subjects.)
D
D 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 b
E Unit 8 Review
on the other hand; though; but; although; however
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY A
A 1 albums
2 exciting; gripping 2 lyrics
3 interesting; memorable 3 singer; guitarist; drummer
4 disappointed 4 gigs; live; light show; audience; stage
B B
1 engaging; amazing 1 gallery; c
2 bored 2 exhibit; a
3 disappointed 3 sculpture; a
4 gripping; moving 4 still life; b
5 portrait; b
GRAMMAR 6 abstract; c
A
1 possible
C
2 present tense; will
1 b; disappointed; P
3 can
2 e; exciting; gripping; P
3 d; engaging; moving; P
SPEAKING HUB 4 c; amazing; P
5 a; bored; N
A
1, 2, 4 GRAMMAR
B–D A
Students’ own answers 1 ourselves 2 herself 3 yourself; myself
B
8.4 First date 1 to see / to visit
COMPREHENSION 2 to watch
3 to meet / to get to know
A
4 to call
music; family; food; culture; home
C
B
1 see; will you say
1 T
2 A: miss; ’ll get
2 T
B: stops; can walk / ’ll walk / could walk
3 T
3 like; ’ll love; ’ll get; like
4 F (Milly’s birthday is next week.)
5 F (Zac isn’t crazy about English food.) FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
6 T
A
7 F (Milly thinks Zac is shy.)
1 did 2 real 3 believe 4 too 5 do 6 So
8 F (Milly wants to keep walking.)
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 9 MONEY

A UNIT OPENER
1 No 2 For 3 kidding 4 believe 5 Are 6 did 1 Students’ own answers
7 Really 8 do 9 So 10 Neither 11 too 2 Emerson is suggesting that sometimes we sacrifice too
many important things like time with our families or friends,
PRONUNCIATION
health and happiness to obtain money.
A 3 Students’ own answers
Rising intonation Falling intonation
For real? You’re kidding! 9.1 Spending money
Are you? I don’t believe it!
She did? So do I. READING
Really? Neither am I. A
You do? Me, too. 1 d 2 b 3 c 4 a
SPEAKING B
A–B 1 b 2 d 3 a
C B
1 Experiences 1 donated; raise
2 It helps her to discover her interests, what she likes and 2 support
doesn’t like and who she is. 3 earn; made; give; away
3 She sees different points of view and meets people with
different ideas and opinions to hers. She learns important C
life lessons, which helps her to understand the world. Students’ own answers
4 It helps you to become more independent and
PRONUNCIATION
more confident.
5 Never doing anything different B
6 Experiences make us feel good and give us a sense across, also, baseball, Facebook, promise, salary, same,
of achievement. supports, Switzerland
givers, raises, visit
D
Students’ own answers LISTENING
A
PRONUNCIATION Students’ own answers
A
B
/ɑː/ /ʌ/ /æ/
What the
after discover happiness
Names of philanthropists Numbers numbers mean
last money travel
much Andrew Carnegie
up Oprah Winfrey
Bill and Melinda Gates and
GRAMMAR Warren Buffet
A C
1 spent; would gain
Names of What the
2 wouldn’t discover; didn’t spend
philanthropists Numbers numbers mean
3 didn’t do; might become
Rule: He gave away
1 unreal or impossible
$350 million –
90 percent of
2 simple past; would + base form
his wealth.
3 can
Money she has
VOCABULARY given away
so far
A
1 up 2 on 3 toward Money given
away. Giving
B Pledge set up
1 out of; out in 2010
2 in; for; by
D
3 from; to
b
C
E
1 ✓
SPEAKING 2 ✓
3 ✓
A–C
4 ✘
5 ✓
6 ✘
9.2 Getting and giving 7 ✘
8
VOCABULARY ✓
A F
2 give away 2 Azim Premji
3 supports 3 Meg Whitman
4 made 4 Sara Blakely
5 lost; owed 5 Carlos Slim
6 raises 6 Li Ka-shing
7 donate
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
A A
2 Let’s now look at five modern-day philanthropists that you 2 do 3 made 4 Doing 5 make; does
may or may not have heard of.
3 Instead she has her own charity that focuses on the PRONUNCIATION
environment and education. A
4 He has also set up a university which promotes 1 /dʒ/
educational thinking. 2 /dʒ/
a who 3 /ʒ/
b which 4 /ʒ/
c that 5 /dʒ/
D SPEAKING HUB
Example answers:
A–D
2 which; Oxfam
3 who; my English teacher
4 (which); poverty
5 who; Tim Berners-Lee 9.4 Difficult customer
COMPREHENSION
SPEAKING
9.3 Who needs money? B

READING 1 A blue sweater
2 It was too small.
A
3 Milly asked if the sweater had been in the washing machine.
The woman said no. Then the woman got upset and Milly
B gave her the money back.
The article is about how it is becoming more common for
C
people to trade goods or services instead of paying money
Milly – relaxed/kind
for them.
Customer – dishonest/anxious
C
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 red paperclip; house
2 items or services B
3 ($1200) painting; dental treatment 1 I’m looking for
4 hour; (a certain amount of ) time credits 2 kind of thing
5 realistic price; a fair exchange 3 I’ll take it
4 would you like
D 5 Can you enter
making a living = earning (enough) money to live 6 I’d like to
set up = started something 7 I’d like a refund
swapped = gave something to someone in exchange for 8 Here’s your refund.
something else
dental = relating to teeth USEFUL PHRASES
treatment = the process of providing medical care A
favor = something you do for someone in order to help them 1 right; M 2 over; M 3 only; M 4 be; C
break down = stop working 5 must; C 6 about; M
E B
1 b 2 c 3 a Students’ own answers
F PRONUNCIATION
A
GRAMMAR 2 a My niece is really tall.
b My niece is really tall.
A
3 a These shoes are very comfortable.
1 nouns 2 after 3 some 4 subjects or objects
b These shoes are very comfortable.
C 4 a You’ve been extremely helpful.
Students’ own answers b You’ve been extremely helpful.
C C
SPEAKING GRAMMAR
A–B A
Students’ own answers 1 My bag is a lot lighter than it used to be.
2 It’s the best gadget I’ve ever bought.
Unit 9 Review 3 I bought the cheapest one.

4 You can check words so much more quickly than in a
VOCABULARY paper dictionary.
A 5 This is definitely the most useful piece of technology I own.
2 to; from 6 It was more expensive than an old-fashioned paper map.
3 out of 7 We spend a lot of time arguing about which turns the
4 for; by most quickly.
5 in
B
6 up
1 lighter
B 2 more expensive
2 make 3 made 4 do 5 make 6 did 3 more quickly
4 cheapest
GRAMMAR 5 most useful
A 6 best
2 I’d tell them. / I’d keep both phones. 7 most quickly
3 I’d accept the money. / I’d tell the teacher.
C
4 I’d pay for the food. / I’d tell the store manager.
1 a lot 2 so much 3 a little
B
1 who finds one
PRONUNCIATION
2 you don’t know B
3 who needs food 1 The cheapest devices aren’t the best.
4 that is useful 2 The lightest laptop is better than the rest.
5 who has received a favor 3 It’s the fastest phone in our product test.
6 that Matt has hidden
7 you spend it on
SPEAKING
A–C
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE Students’ own answers
2 I’m looking for a gift for my mother
3 What kind of thing are you looking for?
4 How much are they? 10.2 It’s only good when it works
5 I’ll take them. READING
6 Would you like me to gift-wrap them for you? A
7 How would you like to pay, cash or card? 1 annoying 2 rely on 3 mix; mix 4 advertise
5 symbol 6 security
10 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
B
UNIT OPENER Students’ own answers
C
10.1 Devices 2
3
User 4
User 1
VOCABULARY 4 User 3
A 5 User 4
Students’ own answers 6 User 1
7 User 2
LISTENING
D
A
b
B
VOCABULARY
1 b 2 d 3 f 4 a A
2 block 3 remember 4 connect 5 click 6 crashes
7 freezes 8 install
B SPEAKING HUB
GRAMMAR
A
10.4 Locked out
1 the same COMPREHENSION
2 different A
a 2 b 7 c 4 d 8 e 3 f 9 g 10 h 6 i 5 j 1
B
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 d B
1 Outside the flat/apartment
PRONUNCIATION
2 She is taking the rubbish/trash out and the door slams shut.
A 3 Outside, walking down a street
1 /əz/ 4 We don’t know.
2 /æz/ 5 Holding music
as is usually unstressed and pronounced /əz/. If the speaker 6 Gaby finds the keys in her dressing gown/bathrobe.
wants to emphasize a point or is annoyed, then as is stressed
and pronounced /æz/. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
A
C
2 I can’t hear you.
3 Can you hear me?
SPEAKING 4 You cut out again.
Students’ own answers 5 What was that?
6 The signal isn’t very good.
10.3 The best view in the universe Describe a phone problem Ask for clarification
READING I can’t hear you. Can you hear me?
You've cut out again. What was that?
A–B The signal isn’t very good.
B
C 1 through 2 just 3 through 4 Just 5 through
3
C
D Students’ own answers
1 F 2 O 3 F 4 O 5 F 6 O 7 F 8 F 9 F 10 O
PRONUNCIATION
E
GRAMMAR
SPEAKING
1 necessary 2 to + base form 3 add 4 do
VOCABULARY Unit 10 Review

A VOCABULARY
1 follow 2 repair 3 made 4 testing 5 look for
A
6 doing 7 Do 8 collect 9 Make 10 solve
1 drone 2 GPS 3 fitness tracker 4 e-reader 5 tablet
PRONUNCIATION 6 USB drive 7 power bank
A B
The vowel sounds are different in each pair. Foot and woman 1 collect 2 look 3 do 4 test 5 make 6 do
have the short /ʊ/ sound. Food and routine have the long
/uː/ sound. GRAMMAR
A
C
3 more reliable
/ʊ/ /uː/ 4 the most reliable
look group 5 easier
would move 6 the easiest
room 7 more quickly
8 the most quickly
B GRAMMAR
2 That messaging service is not as private as this one.
A
3 My wife doesn’t forget passwords as easily as I do.
1 be; past participle
4 My dad’s phone is just as old-fashioned as my mom’s.
2 do not say
5 I don’t learn how to use new devices as quickly as I used to
3 by
when I was young.
6 This game is just as good as the other soccer games on C
the market. 2 The White Cliffs of Dover are made of chalk and similar minerals.
3 The Himalayas were formed 40–50 million years ago.
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
4 The Niagara Falls are visited by around 30 million people
1 take; moment 2 message; beep 3 signal; good
a year.
4 that 5 breaking
5 Uluru in Australia is also known as Ayers Rock.
6 The Galapagos Islands were discovered by the Bishop of
11 NATURAL WORLD Panama in 1535.
UNIT OPENER SPEAKING
A
In a canyon on the Hvita River in southwestern Iceland
11.1 Natural wonders At the end of the Ice Age, 15,000 years ago
VOCABULARY By open land and fields
A By road and a short walk
1 lights 2 canyon 3 waterfall 4 mountain 5 volcano Thousands of people each year
6 reef 7 harbor The spectacular views and the incredible power of the water
C B
PRONUNCIATION 11.2 Animal images

A VOCABULARY
/e/ /i:/
A
get be Students’ own answers
met leave
rest reef C–D
ten see Students’ own answers
LISTENING READING
A A
b 6 c 2 d 1 e 7 f 3 g 5 1 d 2 c 3 e 4 b 5 a
B B
2 Grand Canyon 1 grizzly bears 2 orangutans; spiders
3 Mount Everest 3 elephants; eagles; tigers; monkeys; lemurs
4 Victoria Falls 4 grizzly bears
5 Paricutin Volcano
6 Rio de Janeiro Harbor C
7 Northern lights 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 c
C D
1 To protect and promote the natural wonders of the world Students’ own answers
2 How unique the place is, how important it is and its pure
natural beauty GRAMMAR
3 He’s loves traveling and likes a challenge. A
4 a Northern lights 1 great to watch
b Paricutin volcano 2 easy to take
c Victoria Falls 3 hard to get
d Great Barrier Reef Rule:
e Mount Everest infinitive
f The Grand Canyon
SPEAKING
D A–C
11.3 Throw-away world SPEAKING HUB

READING A–C
A
11.4 Power cut
B
c
COMPREHENSION
A
C 1 When all the lights go out and there is no power. The
1 Each year, over 300 millions of tonnes of plastic is produced American English word for power cut is power outage or
and used and then most of it is thrown away. power out.
2 It was cheap; it was convenient, had many uses and was 2 A story about a time he was scared when the power went out
long-lasting. 3 More and more frightened
3 It is based on the fact that up to 12 million tonnes of plastic 4 Students’ own answers
every year enter the world’s oceans.
4 Humans consume thousands of pieces of marine plastic B
each year when they eat fish and other seafood. Students’ own answers
5 Some governments have promised to reduce the amount
C
of plastic pollution.
a 7 b 10 c 2 d 3 e 5 f 1 g 8 h 4 i 9 j 6
6 Individuals can use less plastic, especially single-use and
‘disposable’ items and we can also buy products with less D
packaging and we can recycle more. 1 d
2 a
PRONUNCIATION
3 e
A 4 b
The /l/ sound is not pronounced in each of the words. 5 c
1 yes 2 yes 3 yes 4 no 5 no 6 yes 7 no 8 no
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
B
A
l is pronounced l is not pronounced
1 stormy 2 started 3 that 4 anyway 5 end 6 scared
plastic would 7 tell 8 poor 9 awful
travel calm
smaller should B
climate folk Students’ own answers
C PRONUNCIATION
The letter 'l' is usually not pronounced when it follows the
A
vowels 'a', 'o' or 'u'.
Very interested Not very interested
GRAMMAR That’s terrible. You lucky thing.
A You poor thing. How frightening.
1 surprising 2 before; after 3 can
How interesting.
C C
VOCABULARY SPEAKING
A A–B
1 everywhere Students’ own answers
2 somewhere
3 Nowhere Unit 11 Review
4 anywhere
VOCABULARY
5 nowhere
A
B 2 Atlas Mountains
1 somewhere 3 San Francisco Bay
2 nowhere; Everywhere 4 Grand Canyon
3 anywhere; somewhere 5 Amazon Rainforest
4 Everywhere; anywhere 6 Death Valley
7 Panama Canal
C 8 Lascaux Caves
B B
Mammals Birds Reptiles Insects Fish 1 Online news sites and social media
2 More
elephant owl alligator ant –
3 Because it is so easy for anyone to set up a website
gorilla eagle snake butterfly
monkey parrot lizard mosquito and report the news, and there is less control over
tiger penguin crocodile bee online journalism.
4 Invented news stories that are designed to seem real. They
C are usually used for political reasons or to support some
1 everywhere 2 somewhere 3 everywhere 4 nowhere other way of thinking.
5 Some fake news websites are designed to look like genuine
GRAMMAR news sites and have similar web addresses. Fake news
A stories are usually mixed in with real stories, which makes it
1 is located difficult to identify them.
2 is also known 6 Check the source of the story. Notice how much information
3 was formed there is to support the story. Look carefully at the pictures.
4 was originally located Check to see if other reliable organizations are reporting the
5 were created by story. Use your own common sense and think critically.
B C
1 easy to use Students’ own answers
2 safe to drink
3 necessary to have GRAMMAR
4 unusual to see; lucky to see A
Reporting speech and ideas
C Tense – simple past
1 I don’t even use plastic bags.
Why simple past? – when we report someone’s ideas or their
2 Ella does a lot of recycling; she even recycles clothes.
actual words, we usually ‘go back one tense’
3 I never buy plastic. I don’t even let my children play with
plastic toys. B
1 liked 2 was doing 3 didn’t think 4 was 5 ’d get
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 started D
2 Go Students’ own answers
3 happened
4 How PRONUNCIATION
5 Poor C
6 anyway /ɒ/ /ɔː/ /oʊ/
7 Then
follow more follow
8 That’s
online short episode
9 end box caught show
honest
12 MEDIA SPEAKING
UNIT OPENER
A–D
12.1 The news 12.2 On the box

VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
2 follow
3 news headlines READING
4 breaking news A
5 share Students’ own answers
6 journalist
7 report B
1 F (It was originally a mail-order DVD rental service.)
B 2 F (We are now watching more TV than in the past.)
Students’ own answers 3 T
4 T
READING
5 F (Now there is no need for one story to be contained within
A one episode.)
d; The article is about how to identify fake news. 6 T
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
A A
2 1 eye 2 attention 3 connect 4 message 5 slogan
6 logo 7 brand
B
1 had B
2 before Students’ own answers
PRONUNCIATION PRONUNCIATION
A B
I was late, but the movie hadn’t started. brand, can, grab
I found a ticket that someone had dropped. best, connect, message
Words such as was, but, a and that are in their weak forms:
/wəz/, /bət/, /ə/, /ðət/. SPEAKING HUB
The auxiliary verb had in the affirmative form of the past A–D
perfect is reduced to /həd/ or /əd/. Students’ own answers
The negative form of the auxiliary verb in the past perfect had
not is contracted to hadn’t /hædnt/.
12.4 Watch this
C COMPREHENSION
1 I’d seen a couple of episodes before the one last night.
A
2 The meeting had just finished when we arrived.
3 Had you already seen the movie?
B
D
Zac – an action movie
Example answers:
Neena – a wildlife show
1 we’d got stuck in traffic.
Gaby – football match/soccer game
2 we’d watched enough already.
3 we hadn’t seen each other for months. C
SPEAKING
A–C D
Students’ own answers They watch the movie.
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
12.3 Advertising A
LISTENING 1 It seems to me that …
A–B 2 That’s a good idea.
Students’ own answers 3 I don’t have a strong opinion.
4 I’m not so sure about that.
C
sneakers and a vacuum cleaner B
Strong agreement – I completely agree!; Exactly!
D Strong disagreement – I totally disagree; Oh please!
1 both
2 Kerry PRONUNCIATION
3 Alex B
4 both Students’ own answers
5 Alex
6 Kerry SPEAKING
A–B
E
GRAMMAR Unit 12 Review

A VOCABULARY
1 make suggestions or offers
A
2 a different meaning from
1 follow
3 I and we
2 headlines
C 3 breaking
Students’ own answers 4 share
5 report
B B
Across 2 Now and then, they comment on online articles.
4 season finale 3 I read online tips every so often.
5 episode 4 She writes for popular magazines most of the time.
7 channel 5 He takes his dog to the park three times a week.
8 show 6 We always play computer games on Saturdays.
Down 7 We usually meet up for coffee on Sunday.
1 box set
2 on demand 1.3
3 series A
6 season 2 somewhere 3 nothing 4 anything 5 everywhere
6 Someone 7 No one
C
1 brands B
2 logos 2 No one 3 anyone 4 nothing 5 anything
3 slogan; message; connect 6 something 7 somewhere
4 eye; attention
2.1
GRAMMAR A
A 2 This is an extremely expensive area.
2 there were two or three I usually look at. 3 The park is so crowded on Sundays.
3 what kind of news stories I was interested in. 4 Cars move very slowly in the city.
4 I didn’t have a preference. 5 It is fairly polluted in some places.
5 if I was following a news story at the moment. 6 I am almost ready to move.
6 I was following the election. 7 There is a really beautiful park near here.
B B
1 became 2 extremely 3 really 4 completely 5 extremely
2 had been 6 almost 7 fairly
3 had been
4 had each played 2.2
5 gave A
2 I stay I’m staying at my parents' house this week.
C
3 She’s liking She likes doing the laundry very much.
1 Should 2 will 3 Should 4 Will 5 should
4 They’re usually helping with the housework on Sundays.
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 5 Paul’s doing Paul does the cooking most of the time.
1 seems 2 true 3 view 4 see 5 disagree 6 strong 6 We are both look looking for a permanent job right now.
B
Grammar Hub 2 does
1.1 3 don’t need
4 are you arguing
A 5 ’re / are saving
2 What does he do on weekends? 6 doesn’t always cook
3 Where did you meet for coffee? 7 ’s / is talking
4 Are you drinking tea or coffee?
5 Were your new colleagues at the office? 2.3
6 Have you ever been to Mexico? A
7 Has she tried that new restaurant? 2 didn’t visit
B 3 bought
2 Have you ever meet met a graphologist? 4 Did you bring
3 What you are are you talking about? 5 took
4 Did they went go to the movie theater last night? 6 didn’t leave
5 Where you did did you put the new keyboard? 7 weren’t worried
6 What is your best friend’s name is? B
7 Did you do anything nice last weekend? 1 Did you enjoy
1.2 2 went
3 did you do
A 4 didn’t have
2 sometimes 3 always 4 normally 5 occasionally 5 was
6 rarely 7 regularly 6 took
3.1 B
1 will definitely do 2
might control 3 might not be
A
4 probably won’t go 5 will have 6 won’t cost
2 Some of the seats were dry.
3 All the passengers were unhappy. 4.3
4 None of us wanted the trip to end.
A
5 I don’t like most kinds of beach resorts.
1 Who; S 2
When; O 3 What; S 4 Where; O
6 We have no money left in our wallets.
5 How; O 6 Why; S
7 Dilly also had some problems in the airport.
B
B
2 Where is your favorite place for relaxing?; a
1 None 2 the people 3 taxis 4 some 5 all of 6 No
3 What does she do in her free time?; e
3.2 4 How is Sara feeling about the driving test?; b
5 When are they leaving for Bucharest?; c
A
6 Who is the best cook in the family?; d
2 Jan was having had an accident while she was sailing in
the Pacific. 5.1
3 While they were asking for directions, I looked at a
A
guide book.
2 can’t 3 able 4 Can 5 were 6 could 7 to
4 She traveled was traveling through China when she first
met Clive. B
5 The pilot was landing the plane when the crash 2 She wants to be able to buy a house.
was happening happened. 3 At my last job I could finish at four.
6 When the ferry crossed was crossing the ocean, we saw 4 She wants to be able to take a long vacation.
some dolphins. 5 He can’t do the job because it involves special training.
7 She swam was swimming in the lake when something was 6 They like being able to work from home.
biting bit her leg.
5.2
B
1 f 2 a 3 e 4 b 5 c 6 d
A
2 don’t have to 3 can 4 have to 5 must not
3.3 6 don’t have to 7 must
A B
1 booking 2 writing 3 to take 4 trying 1 Can 2 can’t 3 have to 4 don’t have to 5 has to
5 to enjoy 6
to get
5.3
B
1 to stay 2
sleeping 3 going 4 to stay
A
2 since 3 for 4 for 5 for 6 since 7 since
5 meeting 6 to spend
4.1 B
2 They’ve been in your office for an hour.
A 3 You’ve changed your appointment three times.
2 She’s going to the theater with Alice tonight. 4 We haven’t had a pay raise for a while.
3 We meet We’re meeting Pamela at 4 pm this afternoon. 5 How long has she been the owner of the company?
4 They are going to cook pizza for everyone.
5 She’s going to buy a cake for his birthday. 6.1
6 What time are we meeting for lunch? A
2 too 3 enough 4 enough 5 much 6 too 7 enough
B
2 I think I’m going to stay at home tonight. B
3 Karl and Inge are going to try that new sushi place. 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 f 6 b
4 When are you seeing your sister again?
5 Tom’s having a birthday party on Friday night. 6.2
6 We’re meeting in the central square at five o’clock. A
4.2 2 To jog Jogging is my favorite form of exercise.
3 I’m watch watching a good TV show about superfoods.
A 4 She doesn’t like swim swimming in the ocean.
2 Maybe you will 5 Recently, there has been an increase increasing number of
3 will accidents in the home.
4 definitely 6 My nextdoor neighbor isn’t to do doing very well right now.
5 may 7 A rise rising number of people can’t afford to buy medicine.
6 won’t
7 go
B B
2 We love visiting our family doctor; G 2 yourself 3 herself 4 itself 5 themselves
3 There is a growing interest in pilates; A 6 himself 7 ourselves
4 We’re studying food groups in health class; PP
5 My favorite free time activity is cooking; G 8.2
6 People are taking vitamins in increasing numbers; A A
2 She attended drawing classes to spend time with other artists.
6.3 3 We go to the movie theater early to get good seats.
A 4 Some people visit Paris just to see the Louvre.
1 yet 2 yet 3 already 4 just 5 already 6 just 5 They were selling their art on the street last weekend to
make money.
B 6 She is going to voice lessons every evening to improve
2 They have lost 5 pounds from their diet already. her singing.
3 I have just had a phone call from the nurse. 7 We are traveling to Florence next year to do
4 We haven’t used our new oven yet. some photography.
5 She has taken her medicine today already.
6 Have you bought the food for tonight yet? 8.3
7 I’ve just seen Pamela in the grocery store. A
3 He stars will star in the movie if they pay him well.
7.1
4 I’ll go with you to the movie theater if we can watch
A a comedy.
2 The 3 a 4 – 5 The 6 an 7 – 5 ✓
6 ✓
B
1 a 2 The 3 a 4 – 5 a B
2 ’ll buy
7.2
3 won’t have
A 4 ’ll go
2 Did you used use to live here? 5 like
3 They didn’t used use to be friends. 6 asks
4 She use used to study all the time
5 We used to live in Germany. C
6 He used surfing to surf the internet for hours every day. 2 do; will you send
7 You used to being good at remembering names. 3 come; won’t have
4 invite; will get
B 5 shows; probably won’t be
2 In the past, people didn’t use to have things like 6 happens; might damage
the internet.
3 In the 1990s, cell phones used to be much bigger. 9.1
4 In the early days, the internet used to be very unreliable. A
5 Did you use to find it hard to study at school? 2 If people aren’t weren’t obsessed with money, the world
would be a better place.
7.3
3 If I had the choice, I will would buy experiences,
A not possessions.
2 prison 3 school 4 school 5 the college 4 Carol would travel more if she have not didn’t have children.
5 You would inspire other people if you would do did
B
something amazing.
2 – 3 The 4 – 5 the
6 Did Would you throw away your all all your possessions if I
8.1 asked you?
7 If I could take two months off work, I traveled I’d travel
A
around India.
2 We didn’t give ourself ourselves enough time to set up
the exhibit. B
3 Paul, be careful! Please don’t hurt himself yourself climbing 2 won
over those seats. 3 would be
4 He wrote the songs for his album all by itself himself. 4 would you do
5 You look tired, Eleni. You should look after yourselves 5 had
yourself and get more sleep. 6 would give
6 I wish our friends Pete and Lynne could be ourselves 7 wouldn’t do
themselves around strangers.
7 The show I organized ran myself itself – it didn’t take a lot 9.2
of work. A
2 whose 3 that 4 where 5 that 6 when 7 which
B 11.1
2 d 3 a 4 e 5 g 6 c 7 f
A
9.3 2 The cliffs were form formed 200 million years ago.
3 The museum was opened by the President last night.
A
4 The mountain is make made of a strong type of rock.
2 having 3 setting up 4 giving 5 Doing
5 The city doesn’t isn’t known for its art.
6 spending 7 making
6 The new park wasn’t open opened by anyone famous.
B 7 She was attracted to Africa because of the wildlife.
2 Dreaming; S
B
3 Spending; S
2 is made 3 was created 4 is owned 5 not owned
4 being; O
5 doing; O 11.2
6 Being; S
A
7 living; O
2 It’s necessary to be quiet near wild animals.
10.1 3 It was fascinating to take photos of insects.
4 It’s good to live a green lifestyle.
A
5 Is it educational to watch wildlife shows?
2 This is the better best device I’ve ever owned.
3 You bought the more most expensive phone in the store. B
4 This laptop is worst worse than my old one. 2 important not 3 not easy 4 not necessary
5 Your tablet is more light lighter than mine. 5 essential not 6 not safe 7 not essential
6 This tablet starts the more quickly than my other devices.
7 Technology is getting more the and more advanced. 11.3
A
B
2 A 3 B 4 B 5 B
2 the most expensive
3 better B
4 cheaper; cheaper 2 The Even the base camp for Mount Aconcagua is very high.
5 more quickly 3 There are many solutions – we can even stop using plastic.
6 the heaviest 4 There are a lot of organizations in my town – there’s even a
bird-watchers’ club.
10.2
5 I love all animals, and I even like spiders.
A 6 I know some adults who don’t even know the difference
2 not as between a lion and a tiger.
3 as much fun
4 just as simple as 12.1
5 as A
6 as reliable as 2 (that) she would post it online later.
7 as fast as 3 (that) he couldn’t help with the budget.
4 not to watch the show without him.
B
5 she could borrow my box set.
3 Radio advertising isn’t as effective as TV advertising.
6 they were going to show the ad that night.
4 The GPS on my phone is as good as the GPS in the car.
7 I might need to speak to a journalist that day.
5 3G internet isn’t as fast as 4G.
6 Old models aren’t as reliable as new models. B
2 wanted 3 could 4 didn’t feel 5 had seen
10.3
6 were going to
A
2 Do astronauts need to wear spacesuits all the time? No, 12.2
they don’t. A
3 Does she need to follow a schedule? No, she doesn’t. 2 I was late, but the movie wasn’t starting hadn’t started, so it
4 Does the food need to be canned? Yes, it does. was OK.
5 Do astronauts need to be fit? Yes, they do. 3 The show have had just begun when we arrived.
6 Do I need to repair this computer? No, I don’t. 4 They had saw seen the movie twice already.
5 The journalist has had already left when she got to
B
the meeting.
2 The scientists need to do more research on the subject.
6 Had you just already seen the show before last night?
3 People need to think about the future.
7 B: Yes, she did had.
4 You need to find a solution.
5 He needs to confirm what he believes.
6 They do not / don’t need to install an app.
B B
2 had already seen 3 had already read 4 had just started Suggested answers
5 found 1 Front desk: the place in a hotel where guests are met, check
12.3 in, can ask questions; R
2 double or twin rooms: rooms for two people; a double room
A has a large bed for a couple, a twin room has two single
2 Should 3 Will 4 Should 5 Will 6 should 7 will
beds, single rooms are rooms with just one small bed in it
B for one person only; R
2 Will they release the new movie this weekend? 3 dorms: abbreviation for dormitory; balcony: the place in a hotel
3 Should I pay for the movie tickets? room where you can stand just outside the window – usually
4 Will she finish her journalism course this year? on an upper floor. It sticks out from the wall of the building; G
5 Should we watch something exciting this weekend? 4 safes: the place in a hotel room which locks where you can
keep your passport and money; air-conditioning: a system
that makes the air in a building cooler; sea views: it is
Vocabulary Hub possible to see the sea from the building or from a room
1.1 in the building; R
5 room service: a service in a hotel where food, drinks, etc can
A
be brought to your room; G
1 strangers
6 gym: the place where there is special equipment to help
2 colleagues
people/guests do physical exercises and work out, spa: a
3 students; teacher
health club in a hotel, especially one that has a steam room
4 relatives; children; parents; grandparents; couple
and swimming pool; R
5 friends
7 checking out: leaving the hotel/paying the bill; airport transfer: a
B hotel bus or taxi to take guests to the airport from the hotel; G
1 friends 8 self-service apartment: accommodations where guests cook
2 teacher and clean for themselves; R
3 grandparents’
4 strangers
4.2
5 colleagues A
6 relatives -ion: invent; predict
-ment: improve; agree
1.2
B
A
-ness: kind; sad
2 mother of three
-ity: active; possible
3 foodie
You need to change the spelling of happy, able, active and
4 traveler
possible when you add a suffix to make a noun: happiness,
5 sports fan
ability, activity, possibility.
6 gamer
7 people person 4.3
8 book lover
9 blogger A
1 a good book
10 music fan
2 relaxed atmosphere
B 3 friends or family
1 dog 2 coffee 3 father 4 positive 5 soccer 4 homemade food
5 board games
2.3
6 get together
A 7 simple things
1 c 2 f 3 i 4 b 5 h 6 e 7 j 8 a 9 g 10 d 8 quiet night
9 hot bath
3.3 10 by the fire
A 11 some candles
1 apartment 12 some time out
2 beach resort
3 campsite 5.3
4 chalet A
5 cruise ship 1 Volkswagen
6 guest house 2 a design firm
7 hostel 3 accounts
8 five-star hotel 4 a hospital
B 8.2
1 at/for 2 for 3 at/in 4 for 5 in 6 in
A
6.2 1 landscape 2 still life 3 portrait 4 abstract art
5 sculpture 6
photograph 7 exhibit 8 gallery
A
1 jogging 2 racquetball 3 yoga 4 field hockey 9.3
5 biking 6 Nordic walking 7 marathon running
A
8 working out at the gym
1 f 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 e
B
2 lose 3
goes 4 run/done 5 play 6 keeps
10.1
7 burns 8 does 9 goes 10 played A
1 fitness tracker 2 tablet 3 power bank
6.3 4 drone 5 e-reader 6 USB drive
A
B
Fruit and vegetables Grains Seafood 1 power bank 2 USB drive 3 fitness tracker
avocado oats shrimp 4 drone 5 e-reader
banana wheat lobster
lettuce rice cod 11.1
tomato tuna
A
1 desert 2 valley 3 bay 4 cliff 5 cave 6 canal
B 7 ocean 8 rainforest
1 lettuce; tomato (possibly avocado, tuna)
2 oats; wheat; banana 11.2
3 lobster; shrimp
A
C Mammals Birds Insects
1 tuna 2 wheat 3 shrimp 4 shrimp; avocado 5 cod elephant duck ant
gorilla eagle bee
7.1 lion owl butterfly
A monkey parrot fly
2 e 3 f 4 c 5 b 6 a panda penguin mosquito
tiger moth
B Reptiles Amphibians Fish
glad: pleased; cheerful – positive
alligator frog shark
nervous: anxious; scared – negative
crocodile toad tuna
lizard
C
snake
1 anxious (scared is too strong for this situation)
2 cheerful (relaxed could also be possible; we rarely use
pleased with mood) Communication Hub
3 relaxed (pleased and cheerful also possible) 9.2
4 scared (anxious may be possible, but scared is the most Example answers: Student A
natural choice) 2 This is something which/that you use in class to help you
5 confused learn English.
6 pleased (cheerful is also possible) 3 This is someone who doesn’t eat meat.
4 This is a symbol which/that you use when you are tweeting.
7.2
5 This is something which/that enables you to communicate
A with other people at all times.
introduction – intro; information – info; newspaper – paper; 6 This is something which/that we need to buy things with.
laboratory – lab; suitcase – case; airplane – plane; Example answers: Student B
cell phone – phone; microphone – mic 2 This is something which/that we read, usually
for entertainment.
B
3 This is someone who teaches at a university.
1 info 2 mic 3 sites; net 4 case; plane 5 intro; paper
4 This is a symbol which/that you use when you are sending
6 phone; lab
online messages.
8.1 5 This is something which/that connects people all over
1 guitar; guitarist; keyboards; keyboard player; microphone; the world.
drums; drummer; singer 6 This is something which/that we need to eat to stay alive.
2 audience; stage; light show; guitar; guitarist; microphone;
drums; drummer
1 Writing 3 Writing
A A
1 Learning languages; people who want to practice English Suggested answers
2 Send her a message in English. 1 To take a break from work. To take a break from taking care
of a family. To visit and learn about another place. To spend
B more time as a family or with a partner.
1 She studies law in college and goes to English classes three 2 Bad weather, flight delays
times a week.
2 She’s a big reader and is interested in old black and B
white movies. Students’ own answers
3 She’s a curious, sociable person. She loves meeting new
people. She’s a people person. C
2 It wasn’t possible to go up the mountain.
C 3 The weather was better.
1 blogger 4 Amal lost something.
2 language 5 Scott had an accident.
3 I’m 20 years old 6 There was a problem at Amal’s home.
4 three times a week
5 well organized D
6 serious about First; the next morning; After breakfast; The following day;
7 isn’t Then; Two days later
8 interested in
E
9 I like talking to people / I like to talk to people
2 morning 3 next 4 then 5 hours 6 After
10 people person
F
D
1 green 2 blue 3 red
WRITING
E
1 travel; S A–C
2 did you; G Students’ own answers
3 every; V
4 am usually; G 4 Writing
5 independent; S
A
6 responsible for; V
1 To invite them to her place
7 Do you want; G
2 She’s planning a hygge evening.
8 written; G
3 Themselves, some warm socks and a wool sweater
WRITING
B
A–C a 5 b 4 c 2 d 3 e 1 f 6
C
Elvira and Jan are not coming.
2 Writing Ravi is coming.
A
Emma is complaining that the roads outside her apartment D
are dangerous. 1 Thanks for inviting us. / Thanks for the invitation.
2 I’d love to come.
B 3 I’m afraid we can’t make it.
1 Emma mentions three problems and two solutions. 4 We’d love to come, but … (we’re going to Jan’s parents’
2 Students’ own answers house for dinner.)
3 Present progressive 5 Let’s get together soon. / It’ll be gr8 to see you.
C E
1 and 2 or 3 but 4 so 5 because 1 guys 2 see 3 gr8 4 ’d 5 See you
D WRITING
1 because 2 and 3 or 4 but 5 so
A–B
WRITING Students’ own answers
A–C
5 Writing D
1 why you bought the product
WRITING 2 positive points
A–B 3 negative points
Students’ own answers 4 recommendation (or not)
C E
2 reason for writing Students’ own answers
3 attachments, for example, your résumé
4 what you are doing now and when you are available WRITING
5 details about your experience and character A–C
6 why you want this job Students’ own answers
7 polite ending
D 7 Writing
2 F 3 I 4 I 5 F 6 I/F 7 I 8 I 9 I 10 F A
11 F 1 2 F 13 I It shows the percentage of 25–34-year-olds in English-
speaking countries with a college degree in 2015.
E
Dear Ms Zatorska Dear Sir/Madam, B
I am writing to apply for I would like to apply for 1 Canada 2 South Africa 3 Ireland 4 Australia
I attached Please find attached 5 the US 6
New Zealand
I speak fluent I am fluent in
this experience the knowledge and skills I developed there C
A job with Working for 1 compares 2 to 3 contrast 4 Similarly
I look forward to hearing from you I hope to hear from
D
you soon.
1 By/In comparison 2 According to; both 4 compares; shows
Sincerely yours Yours truly,
WRITING
F
Students’ own answers A–D
WRITING
A–B 8 Writing
A
The review is positive.
6 Writing The movie is a musical, but it is also a classic love story with
A some wonderful music and singing and some old-fashioned
1 a 2 c 3 b dancing. At the same time, it is exciting, beautiful and heart-
breaking. I found myself completely engaged with the story
B and with the lives of Mia and Seb. The acting was excellent.
2 useful 3 worth 4 Highly 5
reasonable Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were perfect as Mia and Seb. If
6 problem 7 Recommended 8 disappointed you like musicals, you’ll love this movie.
9 poor 1 0 made 1 1 waste
B
C 2 the plot or story
I like the color (positive) 3 movie genre
It’s very useful (positive) 4 writer’s opinion of the movie
It was definitely worth the money (positive) 5 writer’s opinion of the actors
Highly recommended (positive) 6 writer’s recommendation
It was a reasonable price (positive)
It is well made (positive) C
It was easy to put together (positive) Stacey99, BillyTom and DashaV like the movie. Rob78 doesn’t
it came with … (neutral) like the movie.
The only problem is … (negative) Stacey99: I agree. Great movie. I wasn’t expecting that ending,
Recommended for … (positive) but it’s definitely worth seeing.
I was very disappointed with them. (negative) BillyTom: I liked the ending. I didn’t imagine the story would
They look nice (positive) finish that way. It was a nice twist!
They’re really poor quality (negative) DashaV: This movie is a work of art, full of color and life. A
These were badly made (negative) modern-day classic.
I don’t recommend these (negative) Rob78: Not my favorite movie. But to be fair, I don’t
a real waste of money (negative) like musicals!
D C
1 set 2 stars 3 story 4 movie 5 acting 6 worth Laptops
Advantages: faster, bigger memory, good if you want several
E apps or programs open at the same time
The movie is set in Los Angeles in 1961. It tells the true story Disadvantages: big and heavy, more expensive
of the author P.L. Travers and movie maker Walt Disney. Disney Tablets
wants to make a movie using one of Traver's books. It stars Advantages: battery lasts longer between charges, good
Tom Hanks. The acting is excellent. This movie is definitely for travel
worth seeing. Disadvantages: small memory
WRITING D
A–D I’d recommend a tablet.
Students’ own answers I’d suggest buying a laptop.
I think you should do some more research online.
9 Writing You could also talk to someone in a computer store and ask for
their opinion.
A
1 buyer 2 condition 3 specifications E
4 accessories 5 details 1 I think you should get a new phone rather than a used one.
2 I’d recommend checking a used phone carefully before you
B buy it.
best or key features: This is an original and signed pen and ink 3 You could read more about different brands online.
drawing … 4 I’d suggest buying a used phone because you’ll get better
how good the price is: only $150 / I am selling them for the performance for your money.
bargain price of $40.
size or dimensions: The dimensions are 35 cm x 18 cm. / They WRITING
are size 40. A–B
accessories: It comes in the original box and with a case, strap Students’ own answers
and spare battery.
condition: almost new and hardly used / in good condition
with a few minor marks / in excellent condition with just a few 11 Writing
light marks A
contacting the seller: Please contact me if you have any 1 b; Halong Bay, Vietnam
questions. / Please contact me for further information. / If you 2 c; Lindisfarne, Northumberland, the UK
have any questions, just ask. 3 a; Joshua Tree National Park, California
C B
2 condition a b c
3 new
Name of Joshua Tree Halong Bay Lindisfarne
4 used place National Park
5 box Location California Vietnam north of
6 marks England
7 questions Key features desert thousands an island a
8 information landscape of of different- mile off the
9 ask large rocks sized islands coast that can
and boulders and rock be reached
D and Joshua formations by road when
1 The phone comes in the original box. trees coming out the tide is out
2 I am selling a Sony Bravia 65XE9005 TV. of the ocean with beautiful
3 The camera is nearly new and is in excellent condition. beaches
4 The item is in good condition with a few light marks. How to travel by car (from an organized drive across
5 Please contact me for further information and details. there Los Angeles) tour (from (when the
Hanoi) tide is out)
WRITING
C
A–C 1 recommend
Students’ own answers 2 should
3 were
10 Writing 4 ’d
5 sure
A–B
6 idea
D B
1 It’s a good idea to book the train in advance. Brett Sanders was driving at 39 mph in a 30 mph zone when
2 I suggest you go in April or May. he was stopped by police and was given a $212 fine.
3 I’d recommend staying at least two or three days. Sanders said the fine was too much and that he wanted to
4 If you’re in Krakow, you really should visit the Wieliczka make some kind of complaint. So, he ordered over $212 in
Salt Mine. pennies from the bank and put them into two large buckets.
5 When you’re in Oxford, make sure you visit the Natural He then went to the payment office and poured the 22,000
History Museum. coins onto the counter. When he had finished this, he
6 If I were you, I’d rent a car for a few days. immediately walked out of the building. A friend filmed him
while he was doing this. He told reporters that after he had
WRITING done it, he ‘felt great’.
A–C According to the payment office, Sanders had actually
Students’ own answers overpaid by $7.81. They called him to offer a refund, but
Sanders was happy to let them keep the change.
12 Writing Many people have said Sanders’s actions were wrong. At the
same time, other people think it was a good way to make a
A point. What do you think?
C
1 was rescued 2 after 3 had spent 4 was getting
5 when 6 spotted 7 was 8 was wearing 9 was
WRITING
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1.2 Blogs and bloggers 1.3 Personality

D looks informal and there are pictures)

2.2 The boomerang generation 2.3 Time flies

GRAMMAR for robots to feel love.

There is still a lot of work to do on the technology, so you 4.3 Hygge

C 3 A virtual date probably won’t be very romantic.

5.4 The cat C

6.4 Painful experience C

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 9 MONEY

9.3 Who needs money? B

Unit 9 Review 3 I bought the cheapest one.

VOCABULARY Unit 10 Review

PRONUNCIATION 11.2 Animal images

11.3 Throw-away world SPEAKING HUB

12.1 The news 12.2 On the box

GRAMMAR Unit 12 Review

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Answer key American Language Hub Level 2 Student’s Book 

1.2 Blogs and bloggers 1.3 Personality

D looks informal and there are pictures)

2.2 The boomerang generation 2.3 Time flies

GRAMMAR for robots to feel love.

There is still a lot of work to do on the technology, so you 4.3 Hygge

C 3 A virtual date probably won’t be very romantic.

5.4 The cat C

6.4 Painful experience C

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE 9 MONEY

9.3 Who needs money? B

Unit 9 Review 3 I bought the cheapest one.

VOCABULARY Unit 10 Review

PRONUNCIATION 11.2 Animal images

11.3 Throw-away world SPEAKING HUB

12.1 The news 12.2 On the box

GRAMMAR Unit 12 Review

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Answer key American Language Hub Level 2 Student’s Book