Answers Workbook exercises

Student’s Book, page 56

Vocabulary
Complete the questions and the puzzle with words from pages 46-47. Then discuss your answers with classmates. 1
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2 3
O r e g u l a t e
4
f c l
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f o d e v e l o P

i m w i
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c o m m u n i c a t e l

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Down Across
1. Why do you think English became a … language? 3. Should we … the use of languages on street signs?
2. Should the European Community have one … language? 5. How do you think languages … and change over time?
4. Which are the most … languages where you live? 7. Which languages do you use to … at work?
6. Why do airline … need to learn English for their jobs? 9. What is the most common … language in the world?
8. Do you think it’s possible to forget your mother …? 11. Is it important to speak English with a … accent?
10. Should we … laws to protect minority languages?

Reciprocal and reflexive pronouns 2

Choose the correct pronoun for each sentence.
1. Good friends should help and take care of one another / themselves.
2. We were pleased with ourselves / each other’s when we won the championship.
3. Katy sent a photo of each other / herself to her new penfriend in Barcelona.
4. If anyone is thirsty, they can help one another / themselves to some orange juice.
5. When you finish the exercise, you can correct each other’s / yourselves answers.
6. They are a happy couple. They love themselves / each other very much.
7. He’s very proud of himself / themselves for finishing the project alone.

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Student’s Book, page 57 Past Simple - Answers 5

Write your answers to the questions from exercise 4
REMEMBER! using complete sentences.
Past simple: 1. I learnt Spanish from my parents.
d events or events
Use the past, tense to talk about complete
that happened repeatedly in the past.*

*See Grammar 2. I admired my older brother when I was a child.

page 120 reference

3. I started studying English when I was

Past Simple 3
12 years old.
Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative
form of the past simple.
4. I signed up for this course to improve
1. When Elena was (be) a child, her mother always my grammar.
spoke (speak) to her in English.
2. I didn’t understand (not understand) the instructions 5. In 2008, I went to Ireland on holidays.
because they were (be) in Swedish.

3. Matt didn’t have (not have) enough money for a car,

so he bought (buy) a moped. 6. I studied for four hours last weekend.

4. My parents met (meet) in 1975, but they didn’t get

(not get) married until 1980.

5. We asked (ask) the waiter for some water, but he More Past Simple 6
forgot (forget) to bring it.
Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in the box.
6. I called (call) your cell phone twice last night, but you
be live immigrate continue need pick
didn’t answer (not answer). move study stay lose start sign

Past Simple - Questions

4 Alicia Quintero is trilingual. Her native language is Spanish
Write questions in the past simple. because she 1
was born in El Salvador and
1. what languages / you / learn / from your parents? lived there until she was six years old. Then
2

What languages did you learn from your parents? her family immigrated to Montreal, Canada. Alicia
3

2. who / you / admire / when you were a child? 4

continued speaking Spanish at home, but she
Who did you admire when you were a child? had to learn French at school.
5

Nine years later, Alicia’s family moved to

3. when / you / start to study / English? 6

When did you start to study English? Toronto. At her new school, everyone 7
spoke
English, but she studied hard and quickly
4. why / you / sign up / for this language course? 8

picked up her third language. She also

Why did you sign up for this language course? 9

10
stayed in touch with her old friends in Montreal,
5. where / you / go on holidays / in 2008?
so she didn’t forget her French. Now Alicia is 30 years old and last
Where did you go on holidays in 2008?
month she 11 started working for a Dutch bank. Just
6. how many hours / you study / last weekend?
last week, she 12 signed up for Dutch classes, so if
How many hours did you study last weekend?
she studies hard, she’ll soon be quadrilingual!

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REMEMBER!
REMEMBER!
Present perfect continuous:
Present perfect: events that are
Use this tense to talk about continuous past
continue to affect still happening now, or have just finis hed .*
Use this tense to talk about past events that
the present.*
*See Grammar *See Grammar
page 120 reference page 120 reference

Present Perfect Continuous 9

Past Simple and Past Participle 7
Write part B of the dialogue with the correct form of present
Complete the table with the past simple and past perfect continuous.
participle forms.
1. A: I love living in Madrid.
B: How long / you / live / there?
Infinitive Past simple Past participle How long have you been living there?
be was been
have had had
find found found 2. A: Why is the kitchen so messy?
give gave given B: We / bake cookies / all morning.
go went gone We’ve been baking cookies all morning.
lose lost lost
practise practised practised
see saw seen 3. A: You look really tired.
study studied studied B: I / work / in the garden / all day.
visit visited visited I’ve been working in the garden all day.

4. A: Why is Stacey angry with me?

Past Simple and Present Perfect 8 B: She / wait / for you / for two hours!
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the She’s been waiting for you for two hours.
past simple or present perfect tense. Check the table
from the previous exercise.
5. A: John and Marta aren’t speaking.
1. Janet has studied (study) French since she was B: Oh no. Have / they / argue again?
(be) in high school. Have they been arguing again?
2. I practised (practise) my Portuguese last month when
I was (be) in Brazil.
6. A: Is that paint on your shirt?
3. Have you seen (see) David? He hasn’t been (not B: Yes, I / paint / my bedroom.
be) to work all this week. Yes, I’ve been painting my bedroom.
4. My cousin has gone (go) to London. She has been
(be) there for a month now.
5. Ana has just had (have) an operation. We
visited (visit) her this morning. American and British English 10
6. We gave (give) Alan his birthday present last night. He
Read the sentences. Are the speakers American (A)
loved (love) it! or British (B)?
7. Oh no! I have lost (lose) my keys. I don’t remember where A B
I left them. 1. I’ve spilled ketchup on the pants of my new suit!
8. Brian didn’t see (not see) the football match last week. 2. Excuse me. Could you call me a taxi please?
He had (have) to study. 3. People shouldn’t ride skateboards on the pavement.
4. Julie’s going to be mad at me. I forgot her birthday!
5. What are your plans for the summer holidays?
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11
Reading
Jason is on vacation in London. Read his letter to Chris.

Chris Harrison
reet
27 Madisonville St
620
Chicago, Illinois 60

London, November 10th

Dear Chris,

not bel iev e this , but I’m wri ting to you from London! I’ve been talking about
You mig ht
for yea rs, and now I’ve fina lly don e it! I arrived five days ago, and so far
coming here
I’ve been having an amazing time.

lly tire d afte r the flig ht, but I cou ldn ’t wa it to start my vacation. First I caught a
I was rea k a subway to my hotel. Actually,
airp ort to Vic tori a Sta tion , and the n I too
train from the the sub way here. I haven’t had too
und ”, sin ce tha t’s wh at the y cal l
I took the “undergro
ny pro ble ms und ers tan din g peo ple ’s acc ents here, but there are quite a few words
ma
diff ere nt. For exa mp le, the y cal l ele vat ors “lifts” and when you need to use the
that are the “loo”. I’ve been making a list
hav e to loo k for a “W C” sig n or ask for
washroom you
en I get back!
of all the different words to show you wh

pas t few day s I’ve mo stly bee n sig hts eeing downtown. I’ve already been to
These some museums. Yesterday I spent
Pal ace and Tra falg ar Squ are , as we ll as
Buckingham nt to the Natural History Museum
Bri tish Mu seu m. Aft er tha t, I we
the morning in the ,
a cou ple of hou rs in the afte rno on. I did n’t have time to see everything, of course
for
alw ays go bac k ano the r day . By the wa y, did you know that the museums in
but I can en’t been to any of them yet. The
free ? So are the art gal leri es, but I hav
London are tom orrow. There’s just so much
nds inte res ting , so I mig ht go the re
Tate Modern sou
to see here!
busy day ahead of me tomorrow!
Well, I’d better get to bed now. I’ve got a

With love,
Jason

Go ahead ! Find out more about London at

the Visit London website: http://www.visitlondon.com/

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Student’s Book, page 60 Pre-Writing 14

Reading Comprehension 12 Think of a city that you have visited on holiday.
Answer the questions about the letter in activity 11. Then answer the questions below.

1. Has Jason been to London before? 1. What city did you visit? How long were you there?
2. What did you do when you first arrived in the city?
No, he hasn’t. 3. What did you mostly do during your time there?
4. What famous places or monuments did you see?
2. How long has he been in London?
5. Did you have any problems during your holiday?
He’s been in London for 5 days. 6. What did you do during your last days in the city?
Open answers
3. Has he taken the underground yet?

Yes, he has. Writing 15

You are on holiday in the city that you chose in exercise
4. What has he mostly been doing so far?
14. You have been there for five days already. Write a letter
He’s mostly been sightseeing. to a friend at home and describe what you have done so
far and what you haven’t done yet, but are planning to do.
5. What did he do yesterday morning?

He went to the British Museum. Open essay

6. Which art galleries has he visited?

He hasn’t visited any art galleries yet.

Reading Comprehension 13
Correct the information in the following sentences.

1. Jason took a taxi from the airport to Victoria Station.

Jason took a train from the airport to
Victoria Station.
2. He’s been having problems understanding British accents.
He hasn’t been having problems
understanding British accents.
3. He hasn’t been to Buckingham Palace yet.
He’s already been to Buckingham Palace.

4. He went to the Museum of Natural History in the morning.

He went to the Museum of Natural History
in the afternoon.
5. The museums in London are expensive.
The museums in London are free.
REMEMBER!
u should:
6. He’ll probably go to the British Museum tomorrow. In a narrative text, yo
logically for the reader.
He’ll probably go to the Tate Modern 1. Organize your ideas .
ragraphs of similar ideas
tomorrow. 2. Divide the text into pa and cohe sion (First,
e sequen ce ma rkers to provide clarity
3. Us
Then, After that, etc.).
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Student’s Book, page 61 Vocabulary 18

Reading Comprehension
16 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
Answer questions about the story. words from exercise 17.
1. What time did everyone plan to meet? 1. The temperature descended rapidly after
the sun went down.
Everyone planned to meet at 9am sharp.
2. Martin is 20 minutes late. I wonder if he
forgot our appointment.
2. How long has Carlos been waiting near the elevator? approached
3. A young woman me and asked
He’s been waiting for more than 20 minutes. me for the time.

4. Have you ever eaten a cherimolla? It’s a

sort of tropical fruit.
3. What have the international architects been writing lately?
5. The teacher glared at me because
They’ve been writing proposals. I was talking in class.

6. My friends said that they’d be here at 10 o’clock

sharp .
4. Who did Carlos decide to phone on his mobile?
flight
He decided to call Mr. Meyer. 7. You have to go up that of stairs
and turn right.

8. If you plan on arriving late, please call to

5. After the phone call, what did Carlos see on the wall? let us know.
He saw a big number 2 on the wall.

6. What did everyone do when Carlos finally arrived?

Everyone glared at him.

17
Vocabulary
Match the words to their definitions.
1. wonder a. kind or type
2. sharp b. intend
3. approach c. go down
4. plan on d. look angrily
5. descend e. ask yourself
6. sort f. a set of stairs
7. glare g. at an exact time
8. flight h. come closer

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Language Focus 19
Story phrasal verbs

phrasal verb definition example

get to arrive Carlos got to North America’s tallest building at ten to nine.

The international architects have kept on training by writing

keep on continue to do something
proposals.

hold on grasp or keep something difficult So far, Carlos had held on to the lead position.

back away move backwards from something Carlos backs away from the lifts.

calm down to become relaxed He tries to calm down and approaches the group.

plan on anticipate something The next time, I don’t plan on waiting.

Phrasal Verbs 20 Phrasal Verbs - DO 21

Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
from above. Refer to page 55 as an aid.

1. Hurry! We have to get to the 1. I’m really thirsty; I could do with a beer. How
theatre by 6 o’clock. about you?
calm down
2. Please . 2. Did the call have anything to do with
Everything’s going to be okay. yesterday’s e-mail?
3. When I saw the bear in the forest, I backed 3. The entire film is a flashback because the hero is done
away slowly before he saw me. in at the beginning of the story.
4. She plans on having 4. With such a reduced budget, the couple had to learn to do
about 30 people at her party. without unnecessary things.
5. The phone will keep on over
5. I’m having my kitchen done . They said
ringing until you answer it. it will take two weeks.

6. After losing weight, he did away

with all his old clothes.

7. For the 1960’s dance, I had my hair done up

in a retro hairstyle.

8. After the scandal, his career was done for .

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Vocabulary A Past simple / present perfect C

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Choose the correct verb form sentences.
words in the box.
1. Adela didn’t visit / hasn’t visited Barcelona since she was a
worldwide official tongue pass child.
regulate develop communicate native
2. How often did you go / have you been to the beach last
summer?
1. I express myself most fluently in my native
language. 3. We took / have taken a cab to the party because it was
raining.
2. The rise in oil prices could lead to a worldwide
economic crisis. 4. Where did you go / have you been for the last two weeks?

3. Governments should pass legislation to 5. When I was a child, I broke / I’ve broken my arm twice.
protect the environment.
6. Ben has failed / failed his driving test three times so far.
4. Anneke speaks English perfectly, but her native
tongue is Dutch.

5. Do you find it easier to communicate at work by email

or by telephone? Present perfect continuous D
6. Should there be more laws to regulate Read the sentences. Write explanations with the present
perfect continuous and the words in parentheses.
the downloading of music?
1. Daniel’s hands are very dirty. (clean)
7. A number of countries have got more than one
official language. He’s been cleaning the garage.
8. Spanglish will continue to grow and develop 2. Julia looks very tired these days. (not sleep)
over the coming years. She hasn’t been sleeping well.
3. Patrick has lost a lot of weight. (exercise)

Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns B He’s been exercising a lot.

Complete the sentences with an appropriate pronoun. 4. The teacher’s got red ink on her hands. (correct)

1. Has he looked at himself in the mirror today? She’s been correcting exams.
His hair’s a mess!
5. The children’s hair is wet. (swim)
2. Those two students copied each other’s / They’ve been swimming.
one another’s answers on the test.
6. Karen has spent 30 minutes at the bus stop. (wait)
3. Do you ever talk to yourself when you’re thinking She’s been waiting for the bus.
about something?
7. Miriam’s English is so much better now. (study)
4. Tom and his brother often fight. They should be nicer to
each other / one another . She’s been studying hard.
8. Sam is in prison. (steal)
5. There’s pizza on the table. Everyone can serve
themselves . He’s been stealing money from work.

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