EMPOWER SECOND EDITION - INTERMEDIATE (B1+)

STUDENT’S BOOK ANSWER KEY

Unit 1 4 Which speaker gave the best presentation?

5 What’s your new friend like? / How’s your
Lesson 1A new friend?
c 2 What damaged the roof? What did the fire
1b damage?
3 Who is afraid of spiders? What is Joanna
1 c 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 f 6 b
afraid of?
1d 4 Who told them a joke about elephants? What
did his brother tell them a joke about?
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 1A SB p. 133)
b 1 don’t agree 6 arrive at 3d
2 not happy 7 don’t want to 1 Who called you yesterday?
3 good 8 stop 2 Who did you last text?
4 agree 9 will not 3 What do you and your friends talk about?
5 must happen 10 most recent 4 What makes you and your friends laugh?
c Possible answers 5 Which of your friends do you see every day?
1 The people are encouraging the athletes. 6 What post last made you laugh?
2 The woman is complaining about the muddy
4b
footprints.
3 The neighbours are arguing. / One neighbour 1 Alex
is complaining. 2 Kelly
4 The child is refusing to eat. 3 Kris
2b 4c
1 T
Kris Alex Kelly
2 F (They have the same qualities.)
Friend’s Nicolas Zohra Joe
3 T
name
4 F (It can take time.)
Common online reading environ­mental
5 T interest games / science action
Vikings fiction
3a
Met – yes no no yes
a experts, object or no? (doesn’t
b who, subject say, but
c object can be
inferred)
3b What online talking met on a
have they gaming, on a fan discussion
1 O 2 S 3 O 4 S 5 S 6 O
done chat website, board,
3c together? sessions, choosing messaging,
messaging, books to meeting
Answers (Grammar Focus 1A SB p. 145) speaking read and in person,
a 1 Why isn’t anybody listening to me? online discuss started a
together; local action
2 Can I ask you a question?
(drifted group
3 Whose book did you borrow? apart
4 What are you worrying about? when Alex
5 Who has eaten my cake? wanted
b 1 What time will you be here? to start
an online
2 What happened to your leg? book club)
3 What are you listening to?

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 [A] They’re taking a writing quiz today;
Lesson 1B [B] They’re taking a spelling quiz today.
2a [A] A man is talking to a woman on his right;
[B] A man is talking to a woman on his left.
1 a language-learning app
[A] A male student is thirsty (he’s thinking about a
2 because he’s trying to learn Lingala glass of water);
3 hundreds of words [B] A male student is hungry (he’s thinking
2b about pizza).
[A] The teacher is wearing a blue top and a
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b white skirt;
2c [B] The teacher is wearing a white top and a
blue skirt.
1 making progress 5 challenge [A] A student’s phone is ringing in a bag;
2 translates 6 fluent [B] The phone isn’t ringing.
3 goal 7 remind [A] A student is wearing a T-shirt that says ‘I [love]
4 memorised 8 repeat New York’;
[B] A student is wearing a T-shirt that says ‘I [love]
3a
Paris.
1 c 2 a 3 b
4a
3b
1 conversation 4 3 conversation 2
1 b 2 a 3 c 2 conversation 1 4 conversation 3

3d 4b
Answers (Grammar Focus 1B SB p. 145) 1 tired 2 useless 3 amazing 4 hard
a 3 c 4 d 5 e 6 f 7 h 8 g 4c
b 2 Does it have 9 see
c 1 really 3 absolutely
3 is/’s learning 10 are you thinking
2 absolutely 4 very
4 wants 11 am/’m trying
These words make the meaning of the adjectives
5 always revises 12 am/’m not getting
stronger.
6 still remembers 13 are you learning
7 doesn’t sound 14 am/’m thinking 4d
8 knows 1 very/really/extremely 4 absolutely/really
3e 2 absolutely/really 5 absolutely/really
3 very/really/extremely 6 very/really/extremely
1 Do you think you communicate well in your own
language? 4e
2 How often do you hear foreign languages where Answers (Vocabulary Focus 1B SB p. 134)
you live?
3 Do you think (that) you have a good memory? a awful filthy
4 What helps you (to) learn English grammar? boiling freezing
5 What are you thinking about right now? brilliant furious
6 Are you preparing for an exam at the moment? delicious miserable
7 Are more people learning languages in your enormous tiny
country than before? b 1 enormous 6 furious
2 boiling 7 tiny
3f
3 miserable 8 freezing
[A] The sun is shining; 4 brilliant 9 filthy
[B] It’s raining. 5 awful 10 delicious
[A] This week they’re studying the present simple; c Answers will vary.
[B] This week they’re studying the present
continuous.

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d Possible answers R Me neither. // But what am I going to do? //
1 The traffic is awful; the driver is furious. It’s hard enough already to make money, //
but I think it’s going to be impossible with
2 The man is freezing.
another florist’s in the same street.
3 The pizza is enormous; it looks delicious.
4 The dog is tiny. 4a

1 neither 2 too
Lesson 1C 4b
1c 1 Me too 3 Me neither 5 Me neither
The customer is buying flowers. 2 Me neither 4 Me too 6 Me to

1d
Lesson 1D
1 going to someone’s house
2 they’re too romantic 1c
3 likes 1 Maria records words on her phone, then listens
4 buy flowers in another shop to them while she’s running. She also makes up
sentences with the words.
1f
2 Maria’s sister used to write words on cards and
1 They’re at home in their flat. add a picture or a definition and an example,
2 They’re laying the table for dinner. and sometimes a translation.
3 No, because he needs to see things written
1g down, but he thinks he’s too lazy to write
word cards.
1 It’s going to be another florist’s.
2 It will be even harder for her to make money. 1d
3 Don’t worry about it until you’re sure. Maria is an auditory and kinaesthetic learner.
4 She was rude to a customer. Gilberto (and Maria’s sister) are visual learners.
2a 2a
1 opinion 3 think 1 The article mentions Maria’s idea about moving
2 guess 4 ask around while learning.
2 The article talks more about remembering new
2b information.
1 It seems to me that 2b
2 As far as I’m concerned
Visual learners: study in a quiet place; think of an
2c image; make a diagram
1 D 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 D Auditory learners: go to lectures; read their notes
out loud; use new words when you talk to people;
3a listen to podcasts
Kinaesthetic learners: move around; touch things;
I’m really worried. // Jo phoned today with some
take regular breaks; go for a walk
bad news.
3a
3b
1 In order to 2 so 3 To
No, the speaker doesn’t pause.
3b
3d
Answers and video/audioscript
It helps to study in a quiet place so that you can
concentrate.
Rachel Oh, // I’m sorry, love. // I’m just a bit … make a diagram to highlight different points.
worried. // Jo phoned today and said that
the old bookshop is going to be turned In order to learn new information, you need to be
into another florist’s. doing something. To study successfully, you need
to experiment and find the best method.
Mark The bookshop on the corner? // I didn’t
know they’d sold it.
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 3c 2b

1 I write the new words in a vocabulary notebook 1 enormous

to / in order to remember them. / I write the 2 filthy
new words in the vocabulary notebook so (that)
3 tiny
I remember them.
4 freezing
2 To / In order to practise pronunciation, I record
myself saying words on my phone. 5 exhausted
3 I write grammar rules on a piece of paper 6 furious
so (that) I understand them better. / I write 7 awful
grammar rules on a piece of paper to / in order to 8 brilliant
understand them better.
3a
3d
1 c
a ideas already mentioned 2 f
b a complete idea 3 e
c a noun 4 b
5 a
Review and Extension 6 d

1a 3b

2 woke you up the same as

3 do you talk to 3c
4 did you read
1 teach
5 made you laugh
2 do it
6 speaks to you
3 help
7 do you know
4 Be
8 work best for you
5 at
1b 6 tell
1 ✓ 3d
2 … Do you agree?
1 taught yourself
3 I hardly ever write letters.
2 look after yourself
4 … What are you thinking about?
3 hurt yourself
5 ✓
4 talk to yourself
6 ✓
5 enjoying yourself
7 Carrie isn’t working this week because she’s ill.
8 ✓

2a

1 complain
2 forgive
3 update
4 encourage
5 express
6 persuade
7 refuse
8 argue

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Unit 2 3g

1 ’ve/have never had

Lesson 2A
2 forgot
1b 3 has asked
4 was
Laura and Ellie got the job, but Andy and Dan
didn’t. 5 got
6 ’ve/have finished, haven’t/have not got
1c
7 ’ve/have already worked
1 a 2 b 3 d 4 c 8 knew

2a 4b

1 f 2 b 3 e 4 a 5 d 6 c 1 Answers will vary.

2 likeability (the ability to work well with people)
2b
4c
1 career 6 knowledge
2 business contacts 7 candidates 1 work well 4 qualifications
3 applied for 8 in charge of 2 18 months 5 impress
4 employees 9 employers 3 other people
5 grades 10 CV
4d
3a
1 A 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 D
1 present perfect 3 present perfect
4e
2 past simple
1 because employers don’t like to talk about it
3b
2 You’ll always be able to work.
a -ed, irregular 3 his practical skills and his knowledge
b have/has, past participle 4 You need to work with people to develop soft
skills, but you can’t get a job without them.
3c
5 practical skills and experience
a past simple c present perfect
b present perfect Lesson 2B
3d
1b
1 a 2 b
1 e 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a
3f
1c
Answers (Grammar Focus 2A SB p. 147)
1 turn off 3 install 5 delete 7 send
a 2 didn’t go 5 since I was
2 press 4 press 6 upload 8 turn on
3 I’ve already done it 6 She told
4 has never 7 I started 2a
b 2 haven’t read 8 was 1 TuneSpotter 5 Imagegram
3 ’ve/have only 9 has changed 2 SkyWatch 6 Crazy Faces
just got 10 told 3 Balloon Pop 7 StopApp
4 ’ve/have never 11 was 4 ThingsToDo 8 ActivityTracker
worked
12 applied
5 ’ve/have worked
13 ’ve/have just emailed
6 ’ve/have done
14 Have you accepted
7 worked

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 2b Lesson 2C
1 a list of everything you’ve done
1c
2 Type in the name of the planet.
3 You can make them look old-fashioned or use Becky has accidentally knocked a glass of orange
brighter colours. juice over her phone.
4 He wants to get to the next level – it’s very 1f
addictive.
5 your speed, distance and heart rate 1 F (It’s frozen (stuck).)
6 the name of the song and the singer 2 T
7 It turns off other apps, which can make your 3 T
phone faster. 4 F (She bought it over a year ago.)
8 the photos of baby faces on adult bodies 5 F (Her insurance ran out a week ago.)
3a 6 F (She read about it.)

1 a present perfect: I’ve always been, I’ve had 2b

b present perfect continuous: I’ve been talking, 1 turning 3 take 5 try
I’ve been recommending, I’ve been using 2 taking 4 claim
3b 2c
1 activities: I’ve been taking, I’ve been 1 give 3 why
recommending, I’ve been using; states: I’ve
2 worth 4 idea
always been keen, I’ve had it for a week
2 I’ve been taking photos since I was 12, I’ve had it 3b
for a week
She’s talking to Rachel.
3 I’ve been recommending, I’ve been using
Yes, it does. She used the rice trick.
3c
4a
Answers (Grammar Focus 2B SB p. 147)
1 Oh dear 2 how awful 3 brilliant, glad
a 3 c 4d 5f 6e
b 2 he’s been cutting the grass 4b
3 they’ve been trying to fix the computer Oh dear! and Oh no, how awful sound sympathetic.
4 I’ve been cooking That’s brilliant! and I’m really glad to hear that! sound
5 it’s been raining pleased.
6 they’ve been playing outside
5a
c 1 she’s been talking
2 I’ve just bought 1 Have you tried turning it off and on again?
3 I’ve known 2 What about taking the SIM card out and drying it?
4 I’ve been working 3 Could you take it back to the shop?
5 I’ve wanted 4 Can you claim on your insurance?
6 They’ve been studying 5c
3d 1 I can’t find my phone!
1 ’ve/have owned 2 My computer’s broken. I’ve lost all my work!
2 ’ve/have never searched 3 I have a very annoying colleague at work – he
complains about everything.
3 ’ve/have been watching
4 I’m really worried. I have a big exam tomorrow.
4 ’ve/have been saving up
5 My car has been making a strange noise recently.
5 ’ve/have had
I hope there isn’t a problem.
3e

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Lesson 2D Review and extension
1c 1a

Tania is thinking about looking for a new job and 1 did you want 4 lost
moving to Singapore. 2 have you been using 5 have you known
1d 3 have you written 6 Have you taken

1 working 4 problem-solving 1b
2 a year 5 attitude 1 Have you ever imagined
3 creative 6 Asian culture 2 ’ve/have always loved
2a 3 ’ve/have been playing
4 left
1 good news
5 worked
2 when she gets to Singapore
6 developed
2b 7 ’ve/have already gained
8 ’ve/have been working
1 She did a practical test.
2 apps that can be used for making mobile 2a
payments
1 employees 4 problem-solving
3 No, she’ll think of ideas for new products, too.
2 candidates 5 career
4 Yes, they will give her ‘a good salary’.
3 practical
5 learn Mandarin
2b
3a
1 browser 4 icon
2 to introduce new information
2 username 5 text message
3b 3 app
1 You’ll/will never believe this, but … 3a
2 And what’s really brilliant is that …
1 e 2 g 3 b 4 h 5 d 6 a 7 f 8 c
3 But the most amazing thing is that …
3b
3c
1 look for something/someone
1 You’ll never believe this, but I’ve bought a house!
2 look forward to something
2 What’s even more amazing is the location!
3 look (something) up
3 But the best thing is that it wasn’t too expensive.
4 look around (somewhere)
3d 5 look + adjective
1 add 3 -ing form 6 look out
2 beginning 4 also 7 look at someone/something
8 look after someone/something
3e
3c
1 except for 3 as well as
2 as well as 4 except for 1 looking at/to look at
2 looked around
3f
3 looking for
Possible answers 4 look up
1 In addition to a degree in software development, 5 look after
I (also) have a diploma in interactive media design. 6 looking forward
2 Apart from paying for a hotel when I arrive, 7 look
they’ll (also) pay the first month’s rent on a flat.
8 look out
3 Besides giving me a return airfare now, they’re
(also) going to pay for another return airfare in
the middle of my contract.
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Unit 3 4b

1 c 2 a 3 b
Lesson 3A
4c
1b
1 b 2 a 4 c
1 c 3 e/g 5 f 7 d
Past simple: moved, overheard
2 e/g 4 a 6 b
Past continuous: was living
1c Past perfect: had met
Possible answers
(The present perfect is not used.)

1 get on (well) 4d
2 friendship Past continuous: was getting, were having, was
3 have a lot in common telling, were flying
4 keep in touch Past perfect: had been, had enjoyed, had become
5 got to know
4e
6 come from the same background
7 have a good relationship with 1 met 6 noticed
2 was working 7 was reading
2c
3 went 8 started
1 I fell in love with my husband the moment 4 wasn’t 9 heard
I saw him. 5 had just finished 10 decided
2 Kate lives in the USA, but we keep in touch online.
4f
3 My friends and I have a very silly sense of humour.
4 I don’t think a shared background is important. Answers (Grammar Focus 3A SB p. 149)
5 My relatives are all very close. a 1 met 10 was
3b 2 was fixing 11 had fallen
3 had fallen 12 had broken
1 They’re friends.
4 was trying 13 was
2 They met while playing a word game online.
5 was walking 14 had injured
3 They started chatting online and found out they
6 saw 15 started
got on well.
7 offered 16 were waiting
4 They’re at Rosalind’s retirement village in Florida.
8 became 17 arrived
3c 9 met 18 had become
1 His life got too busy, so he deleted the app. b 2 happened 11 was lying
Later, he had more time so he began playing 3 was driving 12 was crying
again. 4 saw 13 Did you notice
2 She is the mother of one of Spencer’s friends. 5 turned/was turning 14 was
She arranged for Spencer and Rosalind to meet.
6 fell 15 had it come
3 They met for one day. It was a success because
7 had pushed 16 had fallen
they got on well.
8 stopped 17 had pushed
4 The photos went viral, with over a million likes.
Rosalind wasn’t sure why it was such a big story; 9 jumped 18 saved/had saved
she didn’t think there was anything unusual 10 ran
about their friendship.
5 positive, open-minded, calm

4a

1 first got 5 decided

2 had moved 6 went
3 was looking 7 had become
4 were telling

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Lesson 3B 4a

1 both 3 both 5 both

1a
2 started 4 usually
The twins in photo 2 are identical. Words heard on recording:
1b 1 used to wear 3 used to hate 5 usually felt
2 started 4 usually
1 T 3 T 5 T 7 F 9 T
2 F 4 F 6 T 8 T 10 T 4b

1c 1 the past simple 3 always, usually

2 used to
1 They’re both happy to have a twin and get on
well with each other. 4c
2 They agree that they have different personalities Answers (Grammar Focus 3B SB p. 149)
but are close to each other.
a 2 lived 8 don’t go
1d 3 use to have 9 don’t live
1 She grew up with a sister (or brother), as many 4 didn’t use to go 10 went
people do. 5 used to have 11 usually visit
2 She takes after her father and is more artistic. 6 used to enjoy 12 used to be
3 They didn’t get on so well. 7 live
4 It was great/fun. b 3 used to have 7 used to spend
5 She is more organised and confident. 4 did you use to live 8 Did you use to play
6 They cut their hair short without telling each other. 5 ✗ 9 ✗
7 They get on well. They talk to and see each other 6 didn’t use to wear 10 didn’t use to be
often.

2a Lesson 3C
a 3 c 4 e 2 g 5 i 6 1c
b 8 d 9 f 7 h 1
Mark bought a desk online for his father, but it was
2b a child’s desk, so it was very small. He forgot to
check the measurements on the website.
1 grow apart 2 cut off 3 take after
2a
2c
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 d
1 up 2 on 3 neither one
2b
3b
1 a, c 2 b, d 3 b
3, 4, 5
2c
3c
Wow!
Possible answers
Really?
1 Their mum dressed them in different clothes –
they changed clothes to swap classes and fool 3b
their teachers.
Mark phoned the company and they gave him a
2 They didn’t talk much when they played – they
refund. He found another desk on a freecycling
knew what each other was thinking.
website. The second desk was free.
3 Martina wore only black – Bianca wore flowered
dresses and skirts.
4 They didn’t like to be compared – they never
answered the questions honestly.
5 Their parents didn’t compare them or make
them compete.

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 3c 3c

1 F (They agreed to give him a refund.) 1 from, until 3 over 5 for

2 T 2 during 4 while 6 Meanwhile
3 T
3d
4 F (Tom says, ‘Freecycling? What’s that?’)
5 F (He has to go and pick it up – collect it.) 1 for 3 from 5 until
2 while 4 Meanwhile
4a

2 funny 4 anyway 6 best Review and extension

3 turned out 5 end
1a
4b
1 got, was waiting, had planned
starting a story: You won’t believe what (I did).
2 woke up, was, had blown, had blocked/was
adding new information: The funny thing is … The
blocking
best thing is … finishing a story (or part of a story):
It turned out that … In the end… 3 showed, knew, had broken
4 sat/was sitting, realised, was wearing, didn’t
5a match, felt
1 The funny thing is, // it was really, really small. 1b
2 In the end, // Rachel suggested I try one of
those // freecycling websites. 1 occasionally 5 always used to walk
3 Well, // I phoned the company to explain // and 2 gave 6 usually
luckily // they agreed to give me a refund. 3 use 7 use to
4 always wear 8 used to be
5b
2a
1 The funny thing is, // it was really, really small.
2 In the end, // Rachel suggested I try one of 1 common 4 background
those // freecycling websites. 2 friendship 5 on
3 Well, // I phoned the company to explain // and 3 touch
luckily // they agreed to give me a refund.
2b

Lesson 3D 2 cut, off 4 grew apart

3 grow up 5 hang out
1b
3a
their great-grandparents
1 d 2 f 3 a 4 c 5 e 6 b 7 g
1c
3b
They probably met on a ship.
eating / other
2a
drinking possession experience phrases
When they visited Melbourne, they both liked the have lunch has three had an have no
city. brothers accident idea
2b have a bite have brown have some have a
to eat eyes and a lessons go
1 b 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 e beard have a
3a look

They all describe a period of time. 3c

3b 1 had a 3 have 5 have a

2 having 4 had an
1 during 4 Meanwhile
2 while 5 Over
3 can’t
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Unit 4 2b

1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F
Getting Started
3a
a
2 be able to 5 ’s been able to
Possible answers
3 was able to 6 can
1 shy, quiet, thoughtful, calm, peaceful 4 managed to 7 ’ll be able to
2 lively, funny, outgoing, noisy, confident
3b

Lesson 4A 1 can
2 could, was/were able to
1c 3 be able to
His family moved around a lot; he didn’t enjoy the 4 will be able to
film star attention and almost gave up on acting. 5 manage to
Despite his success, he’s still not confident that he
3c
will get roles.
play
1d
3d
1 successful 6 give up
2 talented 7 positive attitude do
3 ability 8 determined
3e
4 intelligent 9 confident
5 achievement 1 don’t usually
2 usually
1e
3f
adjective noun / noun phrase verb
1 was able to/managed to
successful, ability, achievement, give up 2 managed to/were able to
talented, positive attitude
3 been able to
intelligent,
determined, 4 could
confident 5 can’t
6 be able to
1f
3g
1 at 4 to
2 at 5 about Answers (Grammar Focus 4A SB p. 151)

3 towards/about a 2 He’s been able to 6 be able to

swim 7 be able to
2a
3 both 8 not being able to
Did they 4 both 9 both
What show At what age 5 could, can’t 10 be able to
do they this did they
have a talent at first become b 2 to be able to 7 was able to stand
talent a young famous or 3 couldn’t walk 8 managed to climb
Name for? age? successful? 4 was able to jump 9 needed to be able
Tsung playing Yes 5 5 didn’t manage to 10 can swim
Tsung the piano 6 could all swim
Lionel playing Yes 20
Messi football
Vivienne fashion Yes 30
Westwood design
Andrea singing Yes 36
Bocelli

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Lesson 4B 5b

1 c, a 3 a 5 a, b 7 e 9 g
2a
2 h 4 g 6 f, d 8 e
2 Kate looks outgoing and sociable. Alex looks
serious and reserved. 5c
Answers (Grammar Focus 4B SB p. 151)
2b
a 2 I read a very interesting book last weekend.
Possible answers
3 I want to buy a new shirt.
Kate: 2-3 4 We had a good time at the beach.
Alex: 6 5 They recently moved to the countryside.
2c 6 I like learning languages.
7 If you have a problem, call me.
Kate
8 Good night! I’m going to bed.
1 She enjoys them, has fun and talks to people.
9 My brother is an engineer.
2 She doesn’t like being alone for too long.
10 If you go to the shops, can you get me some
3 She worries about them. bread?
4 It makes her feel nervous. b 2 Ø 9 The 16 an 23 the
Alex 3 Ø 10 the 17 the 24 the
1 He doesn’t enjoy them. 4 a 11 the 18 the 25 the
2 He likes being alone (reading books, 5 the 12 a 19 the 26 Ø
walking alone). 6 the 13 The 20 the
3 He’s good at telling jokes. 7 Ø 14 Ø 21 Ø
4 He prefers serious conversations to small talk. 8 Ø 15 Ø 22 the
3a

2 h 3 a 4 b 5 g 6 c 7 d 8 f
Lesson 4C
3b 1c

Possible answers Tom is offering to help Mark move the desk.

Kate: sociable, outgoing, talkative, shy, lively 1d
Alex: reserved, serious, sensitive
1 holiday
3c 2 her website
Possible answers 3 pick up
4 Tom helps Mark
1 sensitive 4 sociable, lively
2 reserved, shy 5 serious 2a
3 talkative, outgoing
1 b 2 a
4c
2b
1 valuing the qualities of extroverts (being active
1 b 2 a 3 d 4 c
and lively, making quick decisions and working
well in a team or group) over the qualities of 2c
introverts
2 by pushing together desks in classrooms and 1 do you 4 wasn’t it
putting employees in shared offices so they can 2 isn’t it 5 hasn’t he
work in groups or teams 3 haven’t you 6 did you
3 Extroverts can help introverts communicate their
ideas to the world. 3a

5a The intonation goes down.

a Laura: reserved, serious, sensitive 3b

b Laura’s husband: sociable, outgoing, talkative, lively The intonation goes up.
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 4a 2a

1 buy a ring Advert a: dates or times, money, travelling, types of

2 agrees people
Advert b: dates or times, types of people, work
4c
Advert c: dates or times, money, types of people,
Tom is helping Mark get the desk. work

5a 2b

1 could 4 need Advert a

2 need 5 wondered 1 to North India and the Himalayas
3 ask 2 one or two
3 male or female under 30, sociable and not too
5b serious, reasonably fit, able to live cheaply
See 5c. Advert b
1 teaching, leading educational play groups
5c
2 next month
Offers to help Asking for help 3 positive and outgoing, good with young children
Do you need a hand? Do you think you could …? Advert c
What do you need? Could I ask you a favour …? 1 general work in the garden, painting, fixing
electrical problems
Is there something I wondered if you could …
I can do? 2 none
How can I help you? Can you do something 3 two weeks
for me? 3a
Can you give me a hand?
2 b, c 3 b 4 b, c 5 a, c 6 a
5d
3b
1 Do you need a hand?
a 1, 5, 6 b 2, 3, 4
2 Can you give me a hand, Do you think you could
3 Could I ask you a favour? / Can you do something 3c
for me?, I wondered if you could a 4 b 2 c 1 d 3

3d
Lesson 4D
1 No experience needed.
1b 2 Climbing experience preferred.
Travel Groups: to contact and make plans with 3 Volunteer needed.
people who want to travel to the same places as 4 No qualifications required.
you
3e
Volunteer Community Project: to advertise and find
volunteering jobs Possible answers
Short Work: to advertise and find temporary, short- 1 We have an urgent need for assistance. / We
term jobs urgently need some assistance.
1c 2 You must have a driving licence.
3 We prefer a male or female under the age of 40.
1 She travelled with a group of people she’d found
/ Male or female candidates who are under 40
on a website.
are preferred.
2 She’s self-confident and an extrovert.
4 Your housing will be provided. / Accommodation
3 You don’t earn money when you volunteer. is included.
4 She has a natural talent for teaching children.
5 He is good at fixing things and he knows a bit
about electricity and plumbing.
6 The family could see he was serious about the
job and determined to work hard.
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1a

1 a 2 both 3 both 4 b

1b

1 a 3 Ø 5 Ø 7 an
2 Ø 4 The 6 the 8 Ø

1c

1 the 3 the 5 Ø 7 an
2 a, the 4 the 6 the

2a

1 confident 3 achieved 5 talkative

2 successful 4 patient

2b

1 good at
2 confident, about
3 attitude towards / about
4 ability to

3a

1 b 2 f 3 e 4 c 5 d 6 a

3b

1 c 2 2, d 3 5, f

3c

1 so far 2 and so on 3 or so

3d

1 so
2 or so
3 so
4 such an
5 so far
6 such
7 and so on
8 such a

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Unit 5 4 Yes. His project encourages local communities
to be proud of the forest’s biodiversity, does
biological research in the forest and provides
Lesson 5A environmental and conservation education.
1a 5 The project hopes to create a safe future for the
Ebo forest.
a the environment
Text b
b prevent, protect, save, recycle
1 Alexander Blanco works in Brazil, Ecuador and
c damaged
Venezuela.
d pollution, climate change
2 He became interested after tagging his first eagle
e conservation projects chick.
f wildlife 3 harpy eagles
g endangered 4 Yes. His programme develops protection
h environmentally friendly strategies to help local people save the harpy
eagles and the land around them.
1b
5 They hope to reduce deforestation and protect
the places where harpy eagles nest.
/eı/ /ɑ:/ /æ/ /ə/
change glass damaged animals Text c
conservation plants natural climate 1 Çağan Şekercioğlu works in different parts of
endangered Turkey.
paper 2 He became interested as a teenager, when a
wetland area where he had played as a child was
1e destroyed.
3 Birds and large animals like the wolf, brown bear
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 5A SB p. 135) and Caucasian lynx
a 1 natural 5 survive 4 Yes. His work has included environmental
2 local 6 destroy education programmes for schools.
3 limit 7 creature 5 He hopes to stop the construction of a dam that
4 species 8 endangered could destroy an important wetland.
b 1 endangered 5 species/creature 3a
2 destroyed 6 survive
Masha doesn’t know much about the project, only
3 creature/species 7 limit that it’s something to do with looking after turtles.
4 natural 8 local
3b
2a
1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F
1 They give money to people who are working to
help the environment in different parts of the 4a
world.
1 b 2 d 3 a 4 c
2 They give up to £45,000 a year.
3 They can use it to expand their projects and 4b
become better known.
1 a bit sure, probably 3 a bit sure, Perhaps
2c 2 very sure, definitely 4 very sure, sure

Text a 4c
1 Ekwoge Enang Abwe works in the Ebo Forest in
1 I’m going 6 I’ll be
Cameroon.
2 I’m going to work 7 I’m leaving
2 He grew up in Cameroon, so his love for
chimpanzees began at an early age. 3 It will definitely be 8 I’ll write
3 All the wildlife in the Ebo Forest, including 4 I’m going to work 9 I’ll be
the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee and 5 I’m probably going to
the Goliath frog. have

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 4d 2c
Answers (Grammar Focus 5A SB p. 153) 1 attach 3 try 5 succeed
a 1 I’ll 4 I’ll 2 make 4 fall off 6 will save
2 Can 5 I’m going to 2d
3 I’m going to
Answers (Grammar Focus 5B SB p. 153)
b 2 shall we meet
3 Will you / Are you going to cook a 1 g 3 a 5 b 7 f
4 ’m going / ’m going to go 2 h 4 c 6 e 8 d
5 ’ll come b 1 eat 6 I’m
6 ’m going to have / ’ll have, ’ll have 2 I’ll have 7 won’t speak
7 ’s going to talk 3 I’ll send 8 phones
8 ’ll like 4 won’t 9 if
9 I’ll get 5 go 10 come
c 2 ’m going to try c 2 don’t want, ’ll do 6 ’s, ’ll try
3 ’ll be 3 won’t make, starts 7 won’t get, don’t take
4 Shall we say 4 listen, remember 8 studies, gets / will get
5 ’m taking 5 feel, call
6 you’ll be 3a
7 will probably end / is probably going to end
polar bear
8 Shall I pick
birds (ptarmigans)
9 are you staying
fish (flatfish)
10 I’m going to be / I’ll be
flower (bee orchid)
11 I’ll phone
butterfly
12 I’ll be
spider

Lesson 5B 3b

polar bear: fur, paws

1b
bird: feathers, tail
1 Photo a shows a plant. Photo b shows Velcro. fish: scales, skin, tail
2 Velcro is used for fixing two things together, such flower: leaf, petals
as a strap on a shoe. butterfly: branch, leaf
3 The design of Velcro was inspired by the plant – spider: web
in particular the system it uses to move its seeds.
3c
1d
1 skin 5 tail 9 branch
1 c 2 a 3 b
2 fur 6 petals 10 web
1e 3 paws 7 scales
1 skin 4 quickly 7 strong 4 feathers 8 leaf
2 collect 5 rescue 8 equipment 3g
3 dry 6 small
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 5B SB p. 136)
2a a 1 waterfall 4 stream 7 cave
1 b 2 a 2 valley 5 rainforest 8 bay
3 coast 6 desert
2b
b 1 national park 4 rainforest
1 present simple 2 river 5 lake
2 will 3 oceans
3 verb

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c Answers will vary. The pictured animals are as 5b
follows:
1 grasshopper 4 scorpionfish 1 /b/ 2 /p/
2 leopard 5 parrot 5c
3 seahorse 6 praying mantis
1 bay 2 pie 3 bear 4 rope 5 pride

Lesson 5C 5d

The words with /b/ are voiced. The words with /p/
1d
are not voiced.
1 cleaning up
2 doesn’t want Lesson 5D
3 boss
4 problems 1b
5 professional photographer Sentence 4 is not true.
2b 1c
1 because of 1 one
2 For instance, like 2 in a group
3 Such as 3 The whale floated when the tide came in, and
they pushed it until it swam back out to sea.
2c
1d
Giving Giving Giving
reasons results examples 1 Life 3 wet 5 cover 7 push
because as a result for instance 2 cold 4 cool 6 hole
due to so like 2a
since for example
All of us
because of such as
2b
2d
1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F
1 for example
3a
2 like
3 because of 1
4 so 3b
5 such as
1 paragraph 2
3b 2 It introduces a new topic.
Rachel suggests using photo c first. Becky doesn’t 3 Secondly, Finally
agree.
3c
3c
1 the reader
1 She’s looking for photography courses. Then she 2 people in general
looks for photos for her website. 3 Tomas uses you to communicate directly with
2 Yes. the reader. He uses we to suggest that most
people will think like this.
4a
4 I would say that
let me see

4b

1 Let 4 Just
2 sure 5 Well
3 That’s

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Review and extension
1a

1 touch 4 will die out

2 going to build 5 don’t
3 Shall 6 unless

1b

1 ’m not doing / ’m not going to do

2 Will you continue / Are you going to continue,
finish
3 ’s going to snow / ’ll snow
4 is, will rain

2a

1 stream 4 branch
2 rainforest 5 scales
3 cave 6 paws

2b

1 wildlife 4 climate
2 endangered species 5 damages
3 recycle 6 cut down

3a

1 e 2 c 3 d 4 a 5 f 6 b

3b

1 are aware of
2 facing
3 fixing/solving
4 causes
5 tackle
6 solve/fix

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Unit 6 Student B, p. 132 #1:
1 boarding pass 4 sightseeing tour
Lesson 6A 2 campsite 5 dishwasher
3 air conditioning
1b
3b
1 Yes 3 Yes 5 No 7 Yes
2 No 4 No 6 Yes Kim: being on time
Will: talking to people, making eye contact
1c Tasia: children, going to bed
1 F (It gives both; it not only gives straightforward Getting up early is not mentioned.
travel advice but it also provides insights into the
culture of the country.) 3c
2 T (It has grown in popularity; it has thousands of
Country Cultural Example(s) Comments
users; it has won awards.)
difference they make
3 T (They found it hard to find out about plugs and about it
vaccinations.)
Brazil different Meetings she enjoys
4 T (They are ordinary people who have visited the
sense of start late; it, it’s more
country and can speak with authority about it.)
time you should relaxed
5 F (They did interviews with people from different go to a party
cultures and also with people who had visited 30 minutes
the country.) late or more
6 T (They hope this community will continue Nigeria making People look polite,
to augment it with their own stories and eye down when shows
viewpoints.) contact they speak to respect;
you he found it
1d
difficult
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 a UK children At a family children
go to bed party - children should
2a
early go to bed at be part of
culture shock, travel apps, guidebooks, homestay, 7:00 or 8:00 family life
swimming pool, windsurfing, seafood, taxi driver,
smartphone 4b

2b 1 don’t have to, can

2 mustn’t, must
The first word is stressed.
3 shouldn’t
2c 4 should
5 have to
1 tour guide 5 backpack
6 can, don’t have to
2 sunscreen 6 guidebook
7 should, can’t
3 souvenir shop 7 walking shoes
4 baseball cap 8 insect repellent 4c

2d Answers (Grammar Focus 6A SB p. 155)

1 tour guide 5 insect repellent a 2 needed to

2 guidebook 6 walking shoes 3 Does (Alex) have to
3 sunscreen 7 backpack 4 mustn’t
4 baseball cap 8 souvenir shop 5 didn’t have to
6 must
2e 7 have to/need to
Student A, p. 130 #2: 8 mustn’t
1 street map 4 passport control b 2 don’t have to pay
2 window seat 5 sleeping bag 3 shouldn’t/mustn’t leave
3 bottle opener 4 can’t/mustn’t use
5 can/should only use
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 b 2 more delicious 5 as clever as
Lesson 6B 3 as hot as 6 worse than
1b 4 more slowly than / 7 as well as
slower than 8 busier than
1 b 2 e 3 d 4 c 5 a
c 2 the, ever 6 slightly
1c 3 nearly 7 By
4 one, most 8 just, as
a salad: tasty, fresh, light, crunchy
5 bit, than
a bowl of soup: tasty, fresh, spicy, hot, light,
creamy, rich 4b
a curry: tasty, spicy, hot, creamy, rich
Singapore
1d
4c
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 6B SB pp. 137–138)
1 d 2 c 3 b 4 a
a 1a: cooked 1b: raw
2a: creamy 2b: crunchy 4e
3a: sweet 3b: sour 1 They eat five or six meals a day and they greet
4a: heavy 4b: light each other with the question ‘Have you eaten?’
5a: fresh 5b: dried 2 a soft bread roll
b Guacamole: 1 Chop 2 Mash 3 Mix 3 It’s illegal to sell cooked food in the streets in
4 Squeeze 5 Serve Singapore.
Meatballs in tomato sauce: 1 Chop 2 Add 4 She wanted something lighter.
3 Heat up 4 Fry 5 Stir 5 She wasn’t hungry.
2b 6 Chinatown

1 coffee, bananas, snacks, (instant) noodles, curry

and rice Lesson 6C
2 It’s quicker and easier to buy things from a
vending machine. 1c
3 It’s much better than he expected. It’s the best They are in a shopping centre. They’re going to look
vending machine meal he’s ever eaten. at rings. They’re talking about how and where Tom
should ask Becky to marry him.
3a
1d
1 by far the highest 4 a bit longer than
2 much cheaper 5 much better than 1 F (He is, but he doesn’t know how or where to
3 as good as 6 the best ask her.)
2 F (He’s thinking about it, but he hasn’t decided
3b yet.)
highest, cheaper, good, longer, better, best 3 T
1 by far the highest, the best 4 T
2 a bit longer than, much better than, much 2a
cheaper
3 as good as Asking for recommendations: 1, 4, 5
4 a big difference: by far, much; a small difference: Giving recommendations: 2, 3, 6, 7
a bit 2b
3c Conversation 1: 1 get 2 would/’d ask 3 to get
Answers (Grammar Focus 6B SB p. 155) Conversation 2: 1 having 2 asking 3 do
4 to contact
a 2 the most delicious 6 worst
3 hotter than 7 better than
4 slower, than 8 busiest
5 the cleverest

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 3b 4 the service: very friendly (a); friendly enough,
slow (b); friendly, left us alone (c); reasonably
1 something that’s Becky’s style friendly and relaxed (d)
2 expensive 5 value for money: free birthday drinks (a); a bit
3 hide in the shop overpriced (d)
6 the location: right in the town centre, convenient,
3c fairly easy to get to (c)
1 Seriously 3a
2 don’t believe it
Possible answers
3 You’re kidding
Positive Fairly positive
4a
very highly recommended fairly easy to get to
Rachel’s intonation isn’t flat. relaxing a fairly pleasant
plenty of space atmosphere
4b
very friendly reasonably friendly
The second speaker in 2 sounds bored. and relaxed
wonderful
fresh
Lesson 6D great place to sit and relax
friendly
1c
a convenient place to meet
Jeff – photo 3 (an expensive restaurant) definitely worth a visit
Fabio – photo 1 (a café) tasty
Carla – photo 2 (a club) Fairly negative Negative
1d portions aren’t very completely overrated
generous extremely
1 The waiters are often unfriendly and you feel you
a bit overpriced disappointing
have to talk quietly.
overcooked
2 It can be good, but you don’t often get much on
your plate. completely tasteless
3 Both half cold
4 You can just sit and watch the world go by. so slow
5 She orders some food and something to drink.
3c
6 Latin American dance music
1
2a
3d
Possible answers
slightly negative: 2, 4, 5
Reviewer b – 1 star
very negative: 1, 3, 6
Reviewer c – 4 stars
Reviewer d – 2 or 3 stars 3e

2b stronger: absolutely, completely, extremely, really,

terribly
1 the atmosphere: relaxing (a); great place to sit
weaker: a bit, fairly, not really, not very, quite,
and relax, a bit noisy (c); bright, friendly, a fairly
rather, slightly, reasonably
pleasant atmosphere (d)
2 the kind of food and drinks they serve: coffee 3f
and cakes, free birthday drinks (a); pasta, soup
(b); fish, salads, coffee (c); coffee (d) Possible answers

3 the quality of the food: delicious (a); overcooked, 3 The sauce wasn’t very tasty.
completely tasteless, tasty, half cold (b); 4 My soup was completely cold.
wonderful, fresh, delicious (c); good, portions 5 The portions were absolutely tiny.
aren’t very generous (d)
6 The service wasn’t very good.

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Review and extension
1a

1 can 5 shouldn’t
2 should 6 don’t have to
3 must/ought to 7 should
4 should/have to 8 don’t have to

1b

1 slightly cheaper than

2 a bit hotter than
3 much faster than
4 by far the spiciest
5 nearly as expensive as

2a

1 pedestrian crossing
2 air conditioning
3 rush hour
4 public transport
5 traffic jam
6 traffic lights
7 cycle lane
8 vending machine

2b

1 light
2 sweet/rich
3 raw
4 sour

3a

1 c 2 a 3 b 4 e 5 f 6 d

3b

look similar/look good together: 3

go towards: 1
go wrong: f
describe how things happen: 2
describe a change: e

3c

1 go orange
2 went really well
3 goes wrong
4 gone
5 goes around
6 goes with my eyes
7 go bad

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Unit 7 3a

1 moving house 6 location

Lesson 7A
2 renting 7 neighbourhood
1b 3 floor 8 balcony
4 block 9 of
1 c 2 d 3 b 4 a
5 views 10 into
1c
3b
Photo a: Switzerland, Austria or Slovenia; a big
family, or two or three different families; it might be Answers (Vocabulary Focus 7A SB p. 139)
a holiday home a 1 block of flats 8 terrace
Photo b: Dubai or another modern city; someone 2 balcony 9 landing
without children, someone who works a lot, 3 first floor 10 basement
someone who doesn’t spend much time there
4 flat 11 front door
Photo c: Mexico or Spain; a small family or an
older couple 5 ground floor 12 attic
Photo d: on the outskirts of Tokyo or another big 6 steps 13 lock
city; a single person or a couple 7 doorbell
b 1 rent 5 location
2b
2 moved house 6 attic
1 can’t 3 must 5 might 7 might 3 neighbourhood 7 floor
2 can’t 4 could 6 can’t 4 balcony 8 view
2c 4b
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c Sentence 1 is the best summary.
2d 4c
the infinitive without to Possible answers

2e Good points: it’s cheaper and more personal than

other forms of accommodation.
Answers (Grammar Focus 7A SB p. 157)
Bad points: it could feel too personal, or it might
a 2 c 3 h 4 a 5 d 6 g 7 e 8 b not be as clean or well organised as a hotel.
b 2 must be right.
4d
3 may/might want to sell their flat.
4 can’t be speaking Russian 1 L 2 K 3 K 4 K 5 L
5 could/may/might be the perfect person for 4g
the job.
Possible answers
6 may/might not know the answer.
7 can’t need that coat today. Advantages: you meet people from all over the
world; you earn money.
8 could/may/might be building a new
shopping centre. Disadvantages: you have to do a lot of laundry and
cleaning; your belongings could be damaged or
2f stolen.

harder 4h

2g 1 property 4 pleasure
2 accommodation 5 theft
sentences 3 and 5
3 cottage 6 reservation

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Lesson 7B 3d

1 a lot of 4 too many

1d
2 plenty of 5 very little
Tim thinks cities are better places to live than small 3 many 6 aren’t enough
towns because: there is so much going on; it’s safer
to live in a big city; it’s better for the environment. 3e

1e Answers (Grammar Focus 7B SB p. 157)

a 2 a lot of 7 a lot
1 T 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F
3 enough 8 any
2b 4 much 9 a few
1 about 2 to 3 about 4 on 5 enough 10 too
6 a lot of
usually, don’t stress
b 2 few chairs for everyone.
2d 3 none left.
1 argue 4 lot of money.
2 cope 5 give us enough information.
3–5 care, complain, worry 6 few people.
6 apologise 7 no money.
7 believe 8 lot of time tomorrow.
8–9 succeed, believe
10 depend Lesson 7C
11–13 apologise, belong, complain
1c
2e
Becky is meeting Tom’s parents for the first time.
1 depends on 5 argued with She’s feeling a bit nervous.
2 cope with 6 complain about
1d
3 succeeded in 7 believe in
4 apologise for 8 belongs to 1 T
2 F (Becky thinks that Michael will watch the
2f football match, but he isn’t interested in
b about football.)
c for 3 T
d for 4 F (She’s an architect.)
e about 5 T
f in 2a
Possible answers 2 b 3 a 4 e 5 d
a in cash, by cheque, with a credit card
2b
b noise, cleanliness, a lack of hot water
c I’m sorry, I apologise, Please forgive me 1 Is there anything we can do to help?; Let me …;
d check their phones, listen to music, read I’ll …
e health, money, work 2 Do you think you could …?
f fairies, magic, Father Christmas 3 Is it OK if I …?

3b-c 2c

see the flowers, walk, cycle, climb up and slide 1 b 2 e 3 a 4 c 5 d

down the ‘giant’, play volleyball, do yoga, lie about
3b
on the grass
They’re talking about Becky.

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 3c 3a

1 T 1 during the day 3 far from

2 F (Michael likes Becky.) 2 just outside 4 more than a week

4a 3b
Answers and video/audioscript Possible answers
1 I expect you’re excited about the match this friendly: Welcome; Please make yourselves at
afternoon. home; help yourselves; Enjoy your stay
2 Tom tells me you’re an architect. That must be practical: Here are a few things you need to
very interesting. know; The best place is …; don’t walk around late at
night; the car’s in the car park; it can be difficult to
4b park there
1 You must be very tired! 3c
2 I imagine you’re a bit nervous!
a 3 b 5 c 6 d 1 e 4 f 2
4c
3d
Possible answers
Order 1
2 That must be really painful. You must be in a lot
of pain. 4a
3 That must be so annoying! You must be fed up!
1 a 2 b
4 That must be interesting. That must be quite
difficult. 4b
5a Apart from that
another possibility is
1 b 2 a
Alternatively
5b
4c
1 b 2 a 3 a
Possible answers
2 Alternatively, you can try the restaurants in
Lesson 7D South Beach.
2c 3 Another possibility is to rent a car for a few days.
4 Another option is to see them by boat.
1 four
2 in Sue’s cousin’s apartment near Miami Beach
3 go to the beach, visit the Everglades, spend a day
Review and extension
at Disney World, take a trip to Cape Canaveral
1a
2d
1 too many 4 a lot of
Where do they Why do they 2 enough light 5 few
want to go? want to go 3 much 6 many
there?
1b
Sue’s daughter the Everglades to see the
alligators Possible answers
Sue’s son Disney World to go on all 1 a It must be a woman. / It can’t be man. / She
the rides could be rich.
Sue’s husband Cape Canaveral to see the b It could be a man. / It can’t be a woman. / He
Apollo rockets must like to read.
Sue the pool to read books 2 a She might be in her 30s or 40s.
and relax b He could be older than 70.
3 a She could be at work.
b He could be at home.

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 2a

1 location 4 block
2 views 5 neighbourhood
3 floor

2b

1 about 5 on
2 to 6 in
3 for 7 about
4 with

3a

1 b 2 d 3 f 4 c 5 e 6 a

3b

1 f 2 a 3 d 4 b 5 c 6 e

3c

1 over your city

2 over the world
3 over the last few days
4 over 16
5 over a lifetime
6 over
7 over someone
8 over the next few days

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Unit 8 6 before uploading: edit – use only relevant and
interesting material
Lesson 8A 7 after you’ve uploaded: use social media to tell
people, be reliable
1b 8 building your number of listeners: takes time

1 sent 5 deliver 2d
2 post 6 brainstorm 2 try to do something = give it a try
3 put up 7 held 3 pleased or satisfied with something = happy with
4 create 4 do what you say you will do = deliver on your
1d promises
5 learned from doing something = gained from the
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 8A SB p. 140) experience
a
3b
1 create / make a podcast ✓
2 send / post a text or email 1 She was trying to make her commute more
pleasant.
3 put up / post a poster
2 comedy, news, current events, baking bread,
4 send / post on social media
crime stories, fundraising for charities
5 have / hold a chat or talk with someone
6 deliver / send a flyer ✓ 3c
7 create / hold a meeting 1 T
8 make / brainstorm ideas 2 T
b 3 F (It made it go faster.)
involves talking involves writing 4 T
create/make a podcast send a text or email 5 F (It depends on her mood – sometimes she
have a chat or talk post on social media listens to current events or something else.)
with someone brainstorm ideas 6 F (baking bread)
hold a meeting 7 T
brainstorm ideas 8 T
involves IT doesn’t need to involve IT
3d
create/make a podcast put up/deliver a poster
send a text or email have a chat or talk with podcast /k/ ago /g/ guess /g/ commute /k/
post on social media someone work /k/ giving /g/ concentrate /k/ baking /k/
deliver/send a flyer good /g/ organisation /g/
hold a meeting
brainstorm ideas 3e

c 1 When we say /g/, there is a sound in the throat.

a newsfeed d series 2 When we say /k/, there is no sound in the throat.
b episode e updated 4a
c subscribe f items
The interview went well. First, the interviewer asked
2c me how I had started listening to podcasts. I replied
that I’d been bored with my music and had looked
1 podcast listening in the UK: over 7 million adults in up the available podcasts on my way to the metro
the UK listen to at least one podcast every week; station. Then we talked about my podcast listening
67% of people aged 15-35 listen on a weekly basis habits. I said that each day as I was walking to
2 places where people listen: home, car, public the metro, I listened to a news podcast. And then
transport I mentioned all the different kinds of podcasts
3 basic requirements to make a podcast: I listen to. He asked me if I listened to podcast
microphone & computer series. I told him that I loved them. I also said that
4 making sure your content is good: have an aim podcasts could be useful for my job. I told him that
or purpose, plan what you say I’d worked for a charity organisation for the past
four years and I’d picked up some really helpful
5 talking on a podcast: try to sound natural and
ideas by listening to podcasts.
like you’re enjoying yourself
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 4c 6 when it became ranked No. 1 in London
7 microwaved meals from the local supermarket
1 Interviewer: ‘How did you start listening to
podcasts?’ 2a
2 ‘I was bored with my music, so I looked up 1 d 2 c 3 b 4 a
the available podcasts on my way to the metro
station,’ replied Andrea. 2b
3 ‘Each day as I’m walking to the metro station I
1 c 2 b 3 d 4 a
listen to a news podcast,’ said Andrea.
4 Interviewer: ‘Do you listen to any podcast series?’ 2c
5 ‘I love them,’ Andrea replied. Answers (Grammar Focus 8B SB p. 159)
6 ‘Podcasts can be useful for my job,’ Andrea told
the interviewer. a 2 taking 7 to make
7 ‘I’ve worked for a charity organisation for the 3 to pick up 8 walking
past four years. I’ve picked up some really helpful 4 to make 9 them to take
ideas by listening to podcasts,’ said Andrea. 5 sit 10 stay
4d 6 to watch
b 2 to go 11 helping
1 backwards 3 looking 12 turning
2 normal word order 4 to find 13 to see
3 still true 5 to see 14 doing
4e 6 Checking 15 to start
7 forgetting 16 to fix
Present simple: past simple
8 to ask 17 to take
Past simple: past perfect
9 to ask 18 to break
Present continuous: past continuous
10 to do
Present perfect: past perfect
can: could 2d

4f 1 shopping 5 spending
2 to get 6 hearing
Answers (Grammar Focus 8A SB p. 159)
3 to choose 7 to see, to buy
a 2 didn’t want to go out 6 might have
4 to write 8 Going
3 were waiting 7 would help
4 couldn’t drive 8 had bought 3c
5 had lost 1 T
b 1 your 7 you read 2 T
2 yesterday 8 I’d 3 F (They usually forget.)
3 there 9 earlier 4 T
4 he was 10 you’d 5 F (It sometimes takes legal action.)
5 you 11 he was 6 T
6 you liked 12 you’d love it 7 F (He says it’s best to read both positive and
negative reviews.)
Lesson 8B 8 T

4b
1d
1 ask 5 warn
Possible answers
2 promise 6 threaten
1 He was sitting in his garden shed.
3 persuade 7 recommend
2 He only gave the street, not the number.
4 were offering 8 advise
3 He asked his friends to write them.
4 The dishes were named after feelings.
5 He took photos of things he found around the
house.

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 4c 2a

Verb + to + Verb + object + to + Verb + verb + 1 on the whole

infinitive infinitive -ing 2 tends to
offer ask (someone) to recommend 3 generally
promise persuade suggest 4 typically
threaten warn admit 5 normally
agree advise 2b
refuse remind
1 It can be
4d 2 As a rule
3 don’t usually
1 verb + to + infinitive
2 verb + verb + ing 3a
3 verb + to + infinitive 1 that sort of thing
4 verb + object + to + infinitive 2 a couple of
5 verb + verb + ing 3 sort
4e 3b
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 8B SB p. 141)
1 things/stuff like that, that sort/kind of thing
a 2 a couple of
1 d They’re in a restaurant, paying the bill. 3 things/stuff like that, that sort/kind of thing
2 b The man has written fake reviews on
a website. 4b
3 e They’re in a café. He’s about to sit on 1 b
some dishes. 2 c
4 a They’re at home doing laundry.
5a
5 f They’re on holiday, looking for a restaurant.
6 c They’re outside the hairdresser’s. She 1 /h/
doesn’t like her haircut. 2 /w/
b 3 /aʊ/
2 He admitted writing all the reviews (himself).
5b
3 She warned him not to sit down.
4 She reminded him to read the label (first). /h/ hotel, who
5 She suggested asking someone for directions. /w/ white, work
6 She advised her friend to make a formal first letter silent: honest, wrap
complaint.
5c

Lesson 8C 1 heat
2 in white
1c 3 earring
1 a work placement and trips abroad 4 vest
2 pretty well 5 ate

1d

1 business
2 action shots
3 placement
4 study visits
5 difficult
6 this week

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Lesson 8D Review and extension
1a 1a

a Passengers are boarding a plane. 1 losing

b Passengers are going through security. 2 seeing
c A passenger is having her passport checked. 3 to find out
4 getting
1g
5 to understand
1 F (The speaker read about the story online.) 6 to have
2 F (He was with his mother.) 7 to pay
3 DK
1b
4 DK
5 T 1 you’d/you would never go
6 DK 2 what he was going
7 T 3 I might need to rewrite
8 F (It happens quite often.) 4 if I’d/I had ever written

2b 2a

1 a 2 b Possible answers

2c 1 podcast
2 ideas
Both boys took a flight alone, without their parents
3 chat/talk
knowing and with no ID.
4 episode
3a 5 newsfeed(s)
1 Apparently, It seems that 3a
2 incredible, Amazingly, Fortunately
1 on
3b 2 in
Of course, Incredibly, I guess, luckily, Naturally 3 on
4 in
3c
5 in
1 five
3b
2 Apparently, and then, who
3 the boy (x3), his mother, California; they’re 1 in 4 in 7 in 10 in, in
changed or left out to avoid repetition 2 on 5 on 8 in 11 on
4 The summary flows better and isn’t repetitive. 3 in 6 on 9 on 12 in

3d
Possible answer
I read an incredible news story about a boy who
apparently flew alone across America, from Florida
to California. He even changed planes in Chicago.
He was only 13, but he bought a ticket online with
his father’s credit card number and no one at the
airport asked him any questions. He even took his
father’s car and parked it in the airport car park
before he got on the plane.

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Unit 9 3b

Advantages: a way to feel good, relax, escape from

Lesson 9A stress, get lost in a story
1b Disadvantages: poor fitness, weight problems,
sleeping problems, psychological problems –
1 Ava loneliness, addictive behaviour
2 Lucas
4a
3 film companies
1 don’t know 4 with
1c
2 not obvious 5 by
1 They make films and TV series look more 3 not important
interesting than they are.
4b
2 She thought film companies just edited some
scenes together to make a trailer. 1 passive: was controlled
3 They used software. 2 active: talk, ends
4 It told them whether the people were amused, 3 passive: is released
fascinated or bored by the trailer.
4 active: admitted (note: stay up and binge watch
5 They used it to predict whether the people would are both infinitives)
like to see the film or not.
5 passive: has been criticised
6 They start slowly and build to a climax; if there’s
6 active: cause
a longer scene, it should be at the end.
7 active: say; passive: can be reduced
7 Lucas isn’t worried about it because you can read
reviews and learn not to be fooled by marketing 8 passive: are being made
tricks. 9 active: are improving

2a 4c

1 disappointing 1=3 2=8 3=1 4=5 5=7

2 interesting 4d
3 amused, fascinated, bored
Answers (Grammar Focus 9A SB p. 161)
4 motivating
5 depressing a 3 A new bridge will be built next year.
6 interested 4 I was given this watch by my grandfather.
5 Everybody has been told to be here on time.
2b
6 You will be laughed at if you wear that hat.
1 bored 2 boring 7 The special effects are created by a computer
program.
2c
8 Our dog is being looked after by my parents
this week.
/d/ /t/ /ɪd/
9 I was offered £1,000 for my painting.
amused depressed disappointed
10 My car was being repaired at the time.
bored interested
b 3 The work won’t be finished by Saturday.
fascinated
4 Is the film being made in Brazil?
motivated
5 Are tomatoes grown in Spain?
2d 6 The car wasn’t being driven too fast.
7 Were the costumes made by hand?
1 interested 3 disappointing 5 motivated
8 The sculpture hasn’t been taken to the
2 depressing 4 amused 6 fascinating
museum.

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 4e 3a

Student A: Video streaming facts and figures 2 a drum 5 a friend of his

Video has been streamed since the early 1990s. It was 3 one of the people 6 the words
started by a company called Starlight Networks. Now
4 the place
the largest streaming site in the world is YouTube,
which has over two billion users worldwide. The 3b
global video streaming service is valued at about
$160 billion. An average YouTube viewer spends 1 D, ND, ND, D 3 who, were
40 minutes a day watching streamed video. 2 a 4 defining, object
Student B: Audio streaming facts and figures
Audio has been streamed since 1993. It was started 3c
by an organisation called the Internet Underground sentence 2
Music Archive. Now some of the most popular
streaming services that fans use are Spotify, 3d
Pandora and Apple. The music industry worldwide
has been taken over by digital streaming. Today, Answers (Grammar Focus 9B SB p. 161)
more than 80% of music revenues come from a 1 who/that
streaming. 2 that/which
3 that/which (or no relative pronoun)
Lesson 9B 4 when
5 which
1a
6 whose
Possible answers 7 where
1 audience, DJ, perform, festival 8 whose
2 musician, guitar b 2 Auld Lang Syne, which was written by the poet
3 orchestra, play live, festival Robert Burns, is sung around the world on
New Year’s Day.
1b 3 We’re going to Cuba, where mambo music
comes from.
1 live 3 enjoying
4 The Glastonbury Festival, which is most
2 musician 4 a choir
famous as a music festival, also has theatre,
2c comedy and circus performances.
5 My favourite singer is Beyoncé, whose album
Annie c Jeff a Erica b Lemonade was released in 2016.
2d 6 The best day of the festival is the last day,
when there’s a big fireworks display.
Possible answers
c 2 That’s the DJ who was here two weeks ago.
What kind What or How did it 3 We need music that/which makes you want
of music do where was change their to dance.
they talk the event? life? 4 That’s the stage where we’re going to perform.
about? 5 I downloaded a new song you’ll like.
Annie samba a street She decided 6 What did you think of the music I chose?
carnival to be a music
7 What’s the name of your friend whose earbuds
teacher.
you borrowed?
Jeff opera an outdoor He married
8 The song (that/which is) playing on the radio
opera the person
changed my life.
festival in sitting next
Verona, Italy to him. d 2 both 3 a✗b✓ 4 a✗b✓
Erica hip-hop a car ride She married
with her her brother’s
brother and friend.
his friend

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 3f 2a
Possible answers Phrases heard: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
1 which I attended last night 2b
2 who played in a professional group
1 give a recommendation or opinion: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
3 where you can buy delicious cake
2 respond to a recommendation: 1, 5, 9, 10
4 which was never played once the children had
left home 3a
4c classical
1 F 2 F 3 R 4 C 5 R 6 C 3b
4d Answers and audioscript

1 beauty 7 happiness 1
2 celebration 8 musician A You like classical music, don’t you?
3 charity 9 organiser B No. Tom likes classical music. I like rock music.
4 creativity 10 performer 2
5 culture 11 performance A Does Tom like pop music?
6 development B No, Tom likes classical music.

4e 4a

beautiful, beauty Answers and audioscript

celebration, celebrate 1
charitable, charity Rachel Wait a sec, I’ll just ask Mark.
creative, creativity, create 2
cultural, culture Becky Hang on. Tom wants to say something.
development, develop
4b
happy, happiness
musical, musician 1 Hang 3 second 5 check
organised, organiser, organise 2 Wait 4 please
performer, performance, perform 4c
4g One moment, please.
1 honesty 5b
2 fitness, sadness
Mark is wearing the clothes shown in c. The others
3 ability, responsibility
don’t like his clothes.
4 designer, actor
5 appearance, patience
6 pianist, guitarist
Lesson 9D
7 location, relaxation 1b

1 Anna
Lesson 9C 2 Camila
1b 3 She doesn’t like going to live concerts because
the musicians make mistakes and she doesn’t
They mention going to a jazz club or a classical like crowds.
music festival. They decide to go and see a local
band called The Snowmen. 2a

1c 2

1 Becky 3 Becky 5 Mark

2 Rachel 4 Tom

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 2b Review and extension
1 They comment loudly on the film or laugh loudly.
1a
2 They continued being noisy after she asked them
to be quiet. 1 that
3 She turns it off or skips through the boring parts. 2 that
4 It gives characters time to develop in interesting 3 is seen
and unexpected ways. 4 has been nominated
3a 5 whose
6 by
Although, Despite this, In spite of, While
7 which
3b
1b
1 However 6 although/while
1 book I loved
2 however 7 Despite/In spite of
2 where the final
3 Although/While 8 Despite/In spite of
3 which came out
4 Although/While 9 despite/in spite of
4 are being forgotten
5 although/while 10 despite/in spite of
5 was being recorded
3c
2a
1 b I was given two free tickets to a jazz concert.
However, I don’t like that kind of music, so I’ll 1 fascinating
give them away. 2 interested
2 e Although music is something we normally 3 disappointed
listen to at home, it’s always interesting to 4 boring
watch musicians perform. 5 depressing
3 c Although TV screens have got bigger and 6 motivated
bigger, there’s nothing like the big screen at a
7 exciting
cinema.
4 a While the beat is very important in hip-hop 2b
music, the words are just as important.
1 celebration
5 f In spite of the convenience of watching a film
at home, I prefer to see films at a cinema. 2 organisers
6 d Despite my love of special effects, I still want 3 beauty
films to have a good story and good acting. 4 musicians, performance

3d 3a

Paragraph 2 a 1 f 2 e 3 g 4 h 5 b 6 c 7 a 8 d
Paragraph 3 b
3b
Paragraph 4 b
1 look at 4 hear
3e
2 watch 5 listen to
1 at the beginning 3 see
2 yes
3c
3 with questions
4 No, because the purpose of the conclusion is to 1 look at 5 Listen, hear
summarise the ideas already given and close the 2 see 6 heard, see
blog in an interesting way. 3 listen to 7 seen
4 Look, see

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Unit 10 4a

1 things we imagine, but are not real

Lesson 10A
2 If + past simple, would + infinitive (without to)
1a
4b
Possible answers
1 W 2 S 3 W 4 W 5 S 6 W
a The ski jumper is going to land.
4d
b The tennis player is losing the match.
c The surfer is riding a big wave. Answers (Grammar Focus 10A SB p. 163)

1b a 2 g 3 f 4 a 5 h 6 b 7 d 8 e
b 2 I knew, I’d call 6 I were, I’d get
Possible answers
3 Would, I asked 7 would, you saw
winter sports: ice skating, snowboarding 4 didn’t, would 8 treated, would
ball sports: golf, football, rugby, cricket, basketball, 5 You’d be, didn’t
baseball
c 2 can, stays
water sports: swimming, windsurfing, sailing,
3 could, ’d join
waterskiing, diving
4 won, ’d buy
2a 5 win, won’t be
Possible answers 6 didn’t drink, wouldn’t be
1 snowboarding 7 won’t have, doesn’t stop
2 snowboarding, volleyball, wrestling 8 lived, ’d be
3 tennis, table tennis, volleyball 5b
4 tennis, table tennis
1 about 2 to 3 with
5 snowboarding, wrestling, diving
5c
2b
1 of 3 of 5 in 7 of 9 to
Answers (Vocabulary Focus 10A SB p. 142)
2 of 4 for 6 about 8 for
a 1 court 3 net 5 track
2 opponents 4 competitor 6 referee 5e
b 1 beat 3 competitor Advert a: worried about, afraid of, essential for,
2 score 4 score proud of
Advert b: interested in, popular with
3b
Advert c: tired of, similar to
1 Gina likes scuba diving because you can see
beautiful fish and the coral. Libby likes running
in the Color Run because it’s relaxed and not too Lesson 10B
competitive, and there’s a party at the end.
2d
2 They agree to run in the Color Run together.
1 Tom 3 Carla 5 Anna
3c
2 Betty 4 Matt 6 Kenny
1 in Thailand (off an island called Koh Tao)
3a
2 a three-day course
3 She was worried about sharks and running out 1 make 3 taking 5 make
of oxygen. 2 doing 4 take 6 take
4 five kilometres
3b
5 People cover the runners in powder paint every
kilometre; there’s a big party at the end with Answers (Vocabulary Focus 10B SB p. 143)
more paint.
a 1 make 4 do 7 take
2 take 5 do 8 make
3 make 6 take

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 4a 2b

1 had had Talking about a problem Reassuring someone

2 wouldn’t have been You don’t think it’s a bit I’m sure it’ll be OK.
3 wouldn’t have met boring? She’s definitely not
4b I’m still worried that going to say no.
something will go wrong.
1 no, yes, yes What if she says no?
2 b
3 b 3a

4c He sounds sure.

1 c 2 a 3 b 4 d 3b

4d He sounds unsure when he talks about how

worried he is.
1 easily, arm
3c
2 bought, bad condition
3 pushed, car, hit 1 unsure 2 sure 3 unsure 4 sure
4 truth, letters 4b
4f 3
Answers (Grammar Focus 10B SB p. 163)
4c
a 2 would 4 would, had
1 F (Becky thinks they went somewhere else.)
3 had 5 would
2 T
b 2 hadn’t gone to live in Japan, he wouldn’t have
met his wife. 3 T
3 could / would have gone to the concert if the 4 F (She says, ‘I had no idea.’)
car hadn’t been broken down. 5 T
4 would have gone to see the film if I’d known it
5a
was so good.
5 you had taken my advice, you wouldn’t have 1 reminds 2 saying
got lost.
5b
6 have been so successful if you hadn’t helped
me so much. Becky is starting a completely new subject (work).
c 2 wouldn’t have lent → hadn’t lent Tom is returning to a previous subject (his feelings
3 could burned → could have burned for Becky).
4 If I know → If I’d known 5c
5 What you would have done → What would you
have done Both phrases are used to change the subject of the
conversation.
6 if he’d have → if he’d had
7 If they’d arrive → If they’d arrived

Lesson 10C
1c

Tom’s talking about asking Becky to marry him.

2a

1 nothing 3 think 5 if
2 sure 4 worried 6 definitely

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Lesson 10D Review and extension
1b 1

1 NowVolunteer is an organisation that offers 1 have scored, ’d done

volunteering programmes in 50 countries. 2 would, were
Programmes include working with children,
3 hadn’t missed, have met
helping local communities and working on
environmental projects. 4 could have
2 Young people who want to travel, help less 5 wasn’t
fortunate people, gain experience for their CVs, 6 would, hadn’t
make new friends and learn new skills.
2a
3 Volunteers have to raise $500 for NowVolunteer
before they go. 1 workout 5 opponent
2c 2 point 6 track
3 of 7 about
Possible answers
4 net
1 nursing
2b
2 to use nursing skills to help people in an African
country 1 do 5 do
3 Two hospitals sponsored him and he borrowed 2 takes 6 made
money from a bank.
3 take 7 make
4 He taught ways to improve hygiene and avoid
4 make
catching diseases in Madagascar villages.
5 He got a job at the university hospital in 3a
Auckland, New Zealand.
1 a 4 a 7 a 10 a
3a 2 b 5 b 8 b 11 a
1 looking after elephants in Thailand, teaching 3 b 6 a 9 b 12 b
English in Nepal 3b
2 raising the money for NowVolunteer
1 a take
4a b give
1, 2, 6 and 7 only give advice; 3, 4 and 5 also 2 a not take
imagine what could happen b not win
4b 3 a away from here
b to here
Laura, b
4 a lift something
4c b go up
5 a take from a person or place
a, c, e
b take something
4d 6 a at the moment
Possible answers b in fact
1 If I were you, I’d write to them and ask where
they spend the money.
2 Maybe it would be better to look for a job with a
marketing company in Thailand.
3 I’m not sure it would be very interesting.
4 I think you’d meet a lot of interesting people.
5 I’m just suggesting that you look at the
alternatives.

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