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UNIT 1 Page 6 Page 8

Pages 4–5 Vocabulary Speaking
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Reading
1 screenplay 2 broadcast 3 cast 1 three 2 average 3 often
Exercise 1 4 audience 5 satellite 6 producer 4 general 5 least 6 routine 7 ever
1 F 2 B 3 D 4 G 5 C 6 A 7 E 7 programme 8 sitcom 9 series 8 involve 9 twice 10
10 normal
 normal
10 channel
10  channel 11
11 flop
 flop 1212 demand
 demand 11 On
11  On 12
12 quite
 quite
Exercise 2
A Not only that, but it’s great for Exercise 2 Exercise 2
reducing stress, keeping the 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 b 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 a
brain active and improving your
strength and flexibility. Exercise 3 Exercise 3
B It’s a valuable skill too, and 1 do 2 have 3 make 4 take Students’ own answers
one which could lead to a great 5 making 6 take 7 do 8 have
(also possible ‘take’) 9 take (also
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career or allow you to earn some
money. possible ‘have’) 10
10 do
 do 11
11 take
 take Use of English
C It’
It’s
s basically treasure hunting (also possible ‘have’) 12
12 have
 have
Exercise 1
 with gadgets in places of interest
Page 7 satisfy , satisfaction, satisfying,
or natural beauty. satisfactory 
D The idea of this is to for you all Grammar 2 educate,, education, educational,
educate
to try ones you don’t have or Exercise 1 educated
haven’t used for ages. 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 c impress,, impression, impressive
impress
E They are a fantastic opportunity
to get experience of taking part Exercise 2 create
create,
depend,
depend , creation, creativity,
, dependence, creative
dependent
in live shows. 1 a little 2 Both / Both of 3 a few
act,, activity, action, active
act
F This involves learning a skill 4 neither of 5 every 
–, ability, able
that everyone will find useful.
Exercise 3 –, health
health,, healthy 
G They often have the best
1 wasn’t / was not much 1 unsatisfying, unsatisfactory,
information about free and
information uneducational, uneducated,
cheap events in your area.
2 either of us unimpressive, uncreative,
Exercise 3 3 only a few minutes independent, inactive, unable,
1 D 2 G 3 C 4 A 5 E 6 B 4 a few of the actors unhealthy
2 Yes. Nouns with -ion
-ion (satisfaction,
 (satisfaction,
Exercise 4 Page 8 education, impression, creation,
1 accessible 2 the earth
Listening action) and -ity
-ity (activity,
 (activity, ability).
3 competitive 4 a must 5 swap
Adjectives with -ive (impressive,
6 outlet 7 venues 8 enhancing Exercise 1
creative, active).
a) possible
a) possible – you need a noun here

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that collocates with ‘go on’
 not possible – the gap needs to
b) not
Exercise 2
1 activity 2 ability 3 independence
Grammar 1
contain a type of material 4 impressive 5 satisfaction
Exercise 1
c) possible
c) possible – you need an adjective 6 creativity 7 healthier
Singular countable nouns: friend,
nouns: friend, here 8 education
idea, internet, theatre d) possib
d)  possible
le – you need a noun that
Plural countable nouns: actors,
nouns: actors, can go with ‘depend on’ Page 10
courses, film-makers, films e) not
e)  not possible – the gap should
nouns: 
Uncountable nouns: 
Writing
contain a comparative form
accommodation, advice, fear, jeans, Exercise 1
leisure, shopping Exercise 2 1 fairly informal 2 should
Nouns that can be countable and Students’ own answers 3 an opinion
uncountable: exercise,
uncountable:  exercise, experience,
Exercise 3 Exercise 2
glasses, gym, paper, tea, wood
1 camping holiday 2 supportive 1 Have you ever wanted a
Exercise 2 3 days 4 plastic 5 annoying hobby you could take with you
1 a 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 the 6 a 7 a 8 the 6 safe 7 next summer 8 decide anywhere? Why are podcasts so
9 an 10  – 11
10 –  the 12
11 the  an
12 an 9 motivation 10
10 less
 less important great? So, why not give it a go?

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2 It’s great fun when you get into it! Exercise 2 Page 16
It’s
It’s as easy as that! … you won’t 1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b
regret it! You’d be amazed at what Listening
 you can find! … you won’t wantwant Exercise 3 Exercise 1
to stop! 1 C 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 B 6 A  Agreement: I can’t see why not.
Agreement: I n ot.
3 download one of the many free I know! Me neither! Mine too. No
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apps, Take (my advice), Check doubt about that. Oh yes, totally!
out (the most popular podcasts Grammar 1 Sounds good to me.m e.
online) Exercise 1 Disagreement: I
Disagreement:  I can’t see why not.
4 first of all, secondly, finally  1 knew 2 want 3 didn’t / did not / Oh, I wouldn’t say that.
couldn’t / could not complete Partial agreement: I wouldn’t
Exercise 3
4 doesn’t / does not care 5 aim go that far. Yes, to some extent, I
1 get into 2 dip into 3 check out
6 freeze 7 left 8 Did you forget suppose.
4 get going
9 don’t / do not see 10 looks / is/’s
10 looks Exercises 2 and 3
Exercise 4 looking 1111 Do
 Do you recognise
1 Me neither 2 Not at all
Suggested answers 12 see
12  see
3 You can’t be serious 4 Mine too
1 Do you want a hobby that you
can do anywhere? If so, then you
Exercise 2 Exercise 4
should think about running. It’s 1 used to think 2 would do
1C 2A 3A 4B 5C 6B 7A 8B
fun when you get into it. 3 is not / isn’t used to teaching
2 You don’t need much equipment 4 got used to wearing 5 did not / Page 17
– just running shoes. Take didn’t use to teach 6 he is / he’s
getting used to 7 Did you use to be
Speaking
my advice and buy them at a
Exercise 1
specialist sports shop – it’it’s
s the 8 are used to working 1 absolutely 2 Neither 3 a point
best thing to do!
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3 Why is running so great? Well,
first of all, it’s free! Secondly, you Vocabulary Exercise 2
can do it alone or with a couple of Exercise 1 1 disagree 2 right 3 don’t
friends. It can be tricky when you 1 licence 2 qualifications 3 revise 4 suppose
start, but you’d be amazed at how 4 ✓  5 lecturer 6 coach
quickly you get fit! 7 undergraduate 8 ✓
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4 So, why not give it a go? Check
Exercise 2 Use of English
out the many online sites to find
good local running
run ning routes. It’s
It’s lots 1 came up with, look up 2 speak Exercise 1
of fun once you get going! up, ended up 3 dig up, used up 1 got used to 2 didn’t use to
4 creep up behind, hurry up 3 enjoy 4 being 5 weren’t used to
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Progress check  Exercise 3 Exercise 2

Exercise 1 1 g 2 d 3 j 4 b 5 h 6 c 7 a 1a) ‘s / is nothing wrong with

1a) ‘s
1 overcame 2 sitcoms 3 act out 8 e 9 i 10 f  1b)  need to concentrate on finding
1b) need
4 trailer 5 flop 6 chill out 2a) is
2a)  is experienced in teaching
7 comes out / is coming out 8 cast
Page 15 2b) succeeded
2b)  succeeded in passing 3a)
3a) was
 was
Grammar 2 criticised for not encouraging
Exercise 2 3b) are
3b)  are interested in learning
1 some 2 the 3 None 4 a bit of Exercise 1
5 All of 6 – 7 Every 8 a little 1 had had 2 haven’t met 3 had Exercise 3
already left 4 hadn’t brought 1 had read the book before
Cumulative progress 5 Have they begun 6 have spoken 2 has decided against going
Exercise 3 7 had drawn 8 have studied 3 isn’t / is not used to teaching
1 a 2 c 3 c 4 d 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 c 9 Had they prepared 4 paying attention to
5 used to be
Exercise 2
UNIT 2 1 just 2 for 3 By the time Page 18
4 already 5 ever 6 since 7 yet
Pages 12–13 8 Once 9 been 1010 Up
 Up to that point
Writing
Reading Exercise 1
1 In my opinion, In my view, It
Exercise 1
seems to me, I would argue that
1 E 2 C 3 F 4 B 5 G 6 D

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2 as, because, for example, that is, it up, succeeded in 4 wrong with, been waiting 5 are/’re flying
this is why, since , such as graduates 6 had/’d been studying

Exercise 2 Cumulative progress Exercise 3

He disagrees. Exercise 3 1 had/’d been surfing 2 has/’s been
1 mathematical 2 logically developing 3 Were they delivering
Exercise 3
3 unable 4 inability 5 difficulty 4 am/’m not using 5 have not /
1 Apprenticeships are a good thing
6 Creative 7 impressive haven’t been getting 6 was
for young people because they
can learn practical sk ills. 8 existence following 7 are not / aren’t serving
8 had you been Writing
2 They can be more independent
since they also earn money. / UNIT 3 Page 22
Since they also earn money, they
can be more independent. Pages 20–21 Vocabulary
3 Not all young people want to go Exercise 1
Reading
to university, some want to start 1 develop, create 2 discover, invent
 working or learn in a different Exercise 1 3 manufacture, produce
 way.. This is why apprenticeships
 way 1 the percentage of the world’s 4 appliances, machine 5 engines,
are a great solution. population without access to safe motors 6 remote control, tools
4 I would argue that doing an drinking water
Exercise 2
apprenticeship is a good idea as 2 the age Elif was when she
succeeded in making a bioplastic 1c 2f 3a 4b 5e 6d
 you get the qualifications you
know employers want. 3 the percentage of carbon Exercise 3
5 You get into employment quicker emissions caused by 1 speed 2 performance 3 priority
if you do an apprenticeship. In deforestation 4 definition 5 award 6 time
my opinion, this means that there 4 the percentage of families in 7 secret 8 speed 9 tech
is more opportunity to progress developing countries with no 10 powered
10  powered
in your career. access to electricity 
5 the (least) number of hours the Page 23
Exercise 4 battery lasts
Suggested answer Grammar 2
6 the number of tons of banana
It seems to me that apprenticeships peel thrown away every day in Exercise 1
are good for employers too. They Thailand 1 much 2 widest 3 the nicest
offer many benefits, such as being a 7 the size in km2 of the Tembé
Tembé 4 less expensive
fantastic way to attract people with territory  Exercise 2
new ideas to the company. This is 8 the amount of dollars raised by
 why they are an excellent way
way to 1 more 2 least 3 than 4 as
Topher White’s crowdfunding
recruit new staff, and they mean 5 much
 you get the skilled workers you Exercise 2
Exercise 3
need for the future. I would argue 1 D 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 B 7 A 8 D
1 better 2 long as 3 harder
that since they can be adapted to 9 B 10
10 C
 C 4 the most advanced 5 higher than
specific roles in the company they Exercise 3 6 (much) more common
give great flexibility to employers. 7 the most serious 8 the best
1 intrigued 2 experimentation
Furthermore, since
since learning can be
3 moulded 4 loggers 5 alert
done in the workplace, there are no Page 24
6 sustainable 7 prompted
disruptions or interruptions.
8 access 9 running costs Listening
Page 19 Page 22 Exercise 1
1 wonder 2 sure 3 keen 4 appeal
Progress check  Grammar 1 5 surprised 6 tend
Exercise 1
Exercise 1 1d 2f 3a 4c 5b 6e
1 had never seen 2 used to
1 hadn’t been working 2 was
3 hasn’t driven 4 Have you bought Exercise 2
 working 3 has it been doing
5 use to take 6 hated 7 has been 1D 2G 3B 4H 5E 6A
4 You’re always looking 5 has been
8 get used to 9 had spoken 10  left
10 left 7C 8F
charging 6 had been wondering
Exercise 2 7 weren’t using 8 isn’t working
1 licence, passed, ended up Exercise 3
Exercise 2 1 D 2 G 3 B 4 E 5 A 
2 interested in, degree, lecturers,
1 ‘s/has been making 2 ‘m/am
undergraduates 3 certificate, dig
 working 3 were doing 4 Have you

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Page 24 Paragraph 4 Exercise 3

To sum up – I’d recommend it, 1 correct 2 correct 3 will have
Speaking especially if you need something been working 4 will be examining
Exercise 1 for travelling. 5 correct 6 will have released
1 D 2 C 3 C 4 C
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Exercise 2
Progress check  Vocabulary
1 far 2 whereas 3 as 4 stressed
5 easier 6 less Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1 high, engines, top 2 came up 1 trial 2 accused 3 innocent
Page 25  with, remote control 3 coming on, 4 jury 5 evidence 6 guilty 7 judge
Use of English develop,, manufacture 4 figure out,
develop 8 fine 9 imprisonment 10 10 victim
 victim
tools 5 machine, carrying out 11 verdict
11  verdict 12
12 justice
 justice
Exercise 1
6 appliance, plugged in
1 drum 2 push/carry 3 carrying Exercise 2
4 switch 5 brought 6 think Exercise 2 1b 2e 3h 4c 5f 6d 7a 8g
1 have/’ve been learning 2 Were
Exercise 2 Exercise 3
 you watching 3 had/’d been driving
1 in 2 on 3 out 4 into 5 out 6 up 4 isn’t / is not studying 5 The most 1 rate 2 youth 3 correct 4 correct
expensive 6 more reliable than 5 hate 6 correct 7 correct 8 scene
Exercise 3
7 aren’t / are not as good 9 petty 
1C 2A 3B 4C 5D 6A 7D 8B
8 the worst
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Cumulative progress Grammar 2
Writing
Exercise 1 Exercise 3 Exercise 1
1 as 2 take 3 interested 4 carry
1 cut 2 don’t / do not go 3 works
1 positive 2 weight 5 would 6 many 7 both 8 as
4 use 5 don’t / do not start
3 recommendation
6 ‘ll/will arrest 7 ‘ll/will feel
Exercise 2 UNIT 4 8 won’t / will not charge 9 finding
1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 10 scream
10  scream
Pages 28–29
Exercise 3 Exercise 2
Suggested answers Reading 1a 2b 3a 4b 5a
Your notes Exercise 1
1 C 2 E 3 A 4 F 5 D 6 B
Page 32
Paragraph 1
Portable
Portable Bluetooth Speaker – had it Exercise 2 Listening
for two months. Have used it with Exercise 1
1 b, c 2 a, b 3 a, b 4 b, c 5 a, b
my PC, tablet and phone and sound 1c 2f 3a 4e 5d 6b
6 a, c 7 a, b 8 b, c
is superb!
Exercise 3 Exercise 2
Paragraph 2 1 He helped the poor. 1 fans 2 realistic 3 end
One positive feature – very light
2 It was very daring. 4 approach 5 solve 6 frightening
and compact design, easy to put
3 A film. 7 unhappiness 8 mysterious
in your bag, so you can take it
anywhere – great for going on 4 Their popularity. Exercise 3
holiday, travelling to school/work, 5 Their motivation.
1F 2T 3T 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F
days out … strong, variety of
Page 30 Page 32
colours. Although it’s small, it gives
loud sound. Grammar 1 Speaking
Paragraph 3 Exercise 1
Exercise 1
Unfortunately,, one of the minuses
Unfortunately 1 won’t 2 finishes 3 has tested
1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 c
– you can’t
c an’t control the volume, 4 Is he going to 5 have gone
so tricky to use where you might 6 Shall 7 are making 8 arrive Exercise 2
bother other people. Also you 1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 
Exercise 2
have to switch off Bluetooth when
1 going, will 2 does, Shall Exercise 3
changing
 won’t to another device or it
work. 3 has, soon 4 is, have 5 are, until Asking for agreement or an
opinion: Don’t you agree?
agr ee? what’s
 your opinion? What do you think?

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Introducing your view: As

view: As I see it, (For instance, … In my opinion, … to (also possible ‘can’) 12
12 mustn’t
 mustn’t
It’s hard to say
s ay,, but …, Personally, As far as I’m concerned, …) (also possible ‘can’t’) 13
13  can’t (also
In my opinion, I’d say that, To my Paragraph 4 possible ‘couldn’t’) 14
14 don’t
 don’t have to
mind, I don’t think it matters if  society needs new ways to prevent Exercise 3
 young people from becoming
Page 33 1 able 2 could 3 have 4 should
criminals – prisons not working
Use of English (To conclude, … It seems to me, … ) Page 38
Exercise 1 Page 35 Vocabulary
1a 2c 3b 4c 5a 6b
Exercise 1
Progress check 
Exercise 2 1 course 2 beat 3 track 4 pitch
Exercise 1
1 as long as 2 will/’ll have been 5 draw 6 court 7 win 8 rink
investigating 3 in case you need 1 evidence guilty victim judge
2 rate, Youth, wave, petty  Exercise 2
4 unless you want to go 5 provided
3 held up, made for, got away with, 1 racket 2 competitors 3 rod
that you are
let her off 4 viewers 5 cue 6 stick 7 referee
Page 34 8 spectators
Exercise 2
Writing 1 will not 2 going to find out Exercise 3
Exercise 1 3 leave 4 will have been writing 1c 2f 3 j 4d 5h 6a 7e 8g 9b 10
10ii
1 formal 2 opinion, examples 5 will be watching 6 unless 7 don’t
find 8 put 9 Provided 10 10 if
 if
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3 finish, first
Cumulative progress Grammar 2
Exercise 2
1 F 2 T 3 F Exercise 3 Exercise
1 b 2 a 31
c 4b 5c 6a
1 A 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 D 6 B 7 C 8 A 
Exercise 3
Exercise 2
1 To my mind, It seems to me
UNIT 5 1 must be 2 might not have known
that … As far as I’m concerned, in
3 should have been leading 4 must
my view
2 such as, for example
Pages 36–37 have been 5 ought to be
3 In conclusion Reading Page 40
4 D
 Dear
ear Editor, Yours truly
truly,,
Exercise 1 Listening
Exercise 4 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T
Exercise 1
Suggested answers
Exercise 2 1 sports 2 Best Teen Blog
Paragraph 1
1 D 2 F 3 A 4 E 5 G 6 B 7 C 3 subscribers 4 show 5 soap
agree with the writer – useful
opera, singing contest 6 presenters
measures Exercise 3
(I was interested to read the article 1 D 2 F 3 C 4 A 5 G 6 B Exercise 2
in … In my view … ) Exercise 4 1C 2B 3A 4B 5C 6A 7C
Paragraph 2
talks by crime victims proven to
1 treating 2 integral 3 incidents Page 40
4 desirable 5 gracious 6 asset
be effective in stopping criminals
7 envious 8 opponents
Speaking
reoffending – help young people Exercise 1
understand the effect, e.g. being
being Page 38 1 e 2 g 3 f 4 b 5 d 6 a 7 c
afraid to go out, insomnia – good
deterrent Grammar 1 Exercise 2
(such as …because of this … ToTo my Exercise 1 1 must 2 could 3 can’t
mind) 1 shouldn’t 2 shouldn’t have been 4 have been 5 be 6 Maybe
Paragraph 3 3 you’re not allowed 4 must
Exercise 3
more job opportunities – cheaper 5 don’t have to watch 6 could
1 must be watching 2 seem to be
than sending people to prison! Exercise 2 enjoying 3 may have been riding
Lack of employment drives some
1 could (also possible ‘can’) 4 could have lost 5 might have
people to crime. Not just job
2 couldn’t 3 should have 4 will been competing 6 must be
opportunities – other positive be able 5 allowed 6 may (also
things, e.g. places for young people
possible ‘can’) 7 need 8 isn’t
to go, vocational training
allowed 9 to 10
10 can
 can 11
11 is
 is allowed

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Page 41 many students. In addition, it would Page 46

be easy to set up in the hall.
Use of English Grammar 1
Secondly, I would argue that team
Secondly,
Exercise 1 sports do not appeal to everyone. Exercise 1
succeed, success, successful
succeed, For this reason, I would like to 1b 2b 3c 4b 5c 6a 7c 8b
benefit,, benefit, beneficial
benefit suggest a dodge ball club. This
This Exercise 2
protect,, protection, protective,
protect  would mean we had a fun activity
1 helping, to help, help 2 find,
protected
 value,, value, valuable
 value that appeals
students whotomight
even otherwise
‘non-sporty’
not finding, to find 3 sending, to send,
send 4 to look, looking, look
challenge,, challenge, challenging
challenge be interested in exercising.
5 go, going, to go
1 protect Finally, I would like to suggest that
2 benefit, value, challenge as we already have an after-school Page 46
3 su
 successf
ccessfully
ully,, beneficially
beneficia lly,, football club, volleyball should
protectively
prote ctively,, valuably,
Vocabulary
be offered as it would be good to
challengingly  have another team sport as an Exercise 1
4 successfully, beneficially  alternative. 1 resigned, bonus 2 on strike,
 wages 3 retired, salary 4 off sick,
Exercise 2 Page 43 tips 5 unemployed, on maternity
1 confidence 2 achievement leave
3 winner 4 unexpected Progress check 
5 unfortunate 6 challenging Exercise 1 Exercise 2
7 successfully 8 valuable 1c 2b 3c 4d 5b 6a 7d 8a 1 b 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 c 6 h 7 g 8 f 

Page 42 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

1 shouldn’t 2 can’t 3 may 4 don’t 1 went abroad, got a placement
Writing 2 getting ready, went bankrupt
have to 5 needn’t 6 allowed to
Exercise 1 7 ought to 8 will be able to 3 got fired / got the sack, went quiet
1 formal, exclamation marks Cumulative progress 4 went missing, got upset / went
2 complete 3 set phrases crazy
4 paragraph
Exercise 3 5 got lost, got the impression
1 with/of 2 score 3 differences
Exercise 2 4 of 5 allowed 6 to 7 used 8 take Page 47
1 request for 2 consider 3 would
argue 4 In fact 5 propose
Grammar 2
6 Because of 7 look forward to
UNIT 6 Exercise 1
1c 2a 3c 4b 5a 6b
Exercise 3 Pages 44-45
1 … do not want/wish … For this Exercise 2
Reading
reason, ... 1i 2c 3f 4b 5g 6e 7h
Exercise 1 8 a 9 j 10 d
2 I am writing in response to …
3 I would like to put forward a 1 Josie 2 Simon 3 Robbie 4 Grace Page 48
few … Exercise 2
4 Please let me know … 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 c Listening
regarding … Exercise 1
5 Yours sincerely
since rely,, Exercise 3
1 programme 2 increase 3 difficult
6 My final suggestion is to 1 T – Increasingly, though, people
4 train 5 win 6 foreign 7 shop
propose … prefer …
8 give a job to
2 F – Probably the hardest thing …
Exercise 4 3 F – The training is quite … Exercise 2
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 T – I love music, and … 1 youth employment 2 than over
Suggested answer 5 F – I work freelance and … 3 qualification > qualifications
My first suggestion is to propose 6 T – It cost £875 but … 4 to give to 5 work > job
a dance club. Dancing is great 7 F – It’s a brilliant way … 6 rather > prefer
exercise and I have spoken to many 8 F – I’ve got my first …
students who would love to learn Exercise 3
Exercise 4 1 university 2 fifty/50
popular dance styles such as Salsa
and Hip Hop. Because of this, I’m 1 ratings 2 promoting 3 job 3 qualification 4 well
satisfaction 4 relate (well) to 5 earn money 6 employer
sure it would be a popular club as
5 deadlines 6 initiative 7 get (my) 7 unemployment 8 holidays
it would definitely be of interest to
big break 8 focusing on 9 manager 1010 benefits
 benefits from

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Page 48 Exercise 4 Page 54

Suggested answer
Speaking You mentioned you’re thinking of
Grammar 1
Exercise 1 applying for a summer job. That Exercise 1
1 Let’s 2 working 3 suggest sounds great! I reckon having work 1 myself 2 ourselves 3 itself
4 move 5 why  experience shows future employers 4 herself 5 themselves 6 yourself
 you’re motivated and responsible. 7 himself 8 yourselves
Exercise 2
Plus, you’ll
you’ll meet lots of new people
1 working in a shop 2 tutoring outside your social circle and Exercise 2
3 dog walking 4 working as a 1 There’s 2 It 3 it 4 there 5 it
improve your people skills.
 waiter 5 babysitting 6 one 7 it 8 one 9 anyone
I live in a town on the coast that’
that’s
s 10 something
10  something 11
11 anywhere
 anywhere
Exercise 3 popular with tourists. Some of my  Somebody 
12 Somebody 
12
1 5 (babysitting) 2 1 (working friends work in restaurants. It’s
It’s
in a shop), 2 (tutoring) 3 3 (dog popular because it’s easy to do and Page 54
 walking), 4 (working as a waiter)  you learn new skills such as time
Vocabulary
management. ThereThere are also a lot
Page 49 Exercise 1
of summer camps for kids and
Use of English they’re always looking for people 1 illustration 2 conductor
to help. It’s a great way of getting 3 exhibition 4 set 5 choreographer
Exercise 1
experience of working as part of a 6 abstract 7 auction 8 stage
1 intend 2 get 3 suited 4 focus
team, and it’s fun too. Exercise 2
5 drop 6 lead 7 imagine 8 adjust
Page 51 1d 2a 3f 4b 5e 6c
Exercise 2
1 with 2 at 3 on 4 to 5 of Progress check  Exercise 3
6 in 7 off 8 or 1 act 2 part 3 scenes 4 act
Exercise 1
5 stage 6 canvas
Exercise 3 1 copy in, get, upset 2 resign, get,
1 D 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 A  salary 3 lay off, go, on strike 4 get Page 55
ahead, burn out, getting 5 bonus,
Page 50  went, sack
Grammar 2
Writing Exercise 1
Exercise 2
1 However 2 many 3 such 4 spite
Exercise 1 1 fancy 2 getting 3 worked 4 in
5 too 6 Although (also possible
1 Hope that helps! order 5 prefer 6 giving 7 show
‘though’) 7 even 8 so 9 much/far
  You don’t need any special 8 attending 9 to work 10
10 be
 be
10 despite
10  despite 11
11 though
 though 12
12 much/far
 much/far
training!
2 Cheers, Dan
Cumulative progress 13 enough
13  enough

  Dear Maria Exercise 3 Exercise 2

3 I was glad to hear that … 1 it was such an awesome 2 in
1 protection 2 employment
  Thanks for your letter
letter.. 3 apprenticeship 4 unfairly spite of the fact 3 far too big to fit
4 even though he did not / didn’t
Exercise 2 5 complaint 6 relationships
5 is talented enough to become
1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 7 guilty 8 imprisonment

Exercise 3
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Suggested answers
UNIT 7 Listening
1 You meet new people outside Exercise 1
Pages 52–53
 your social circle.
circle. You improve
1c 2e 3a 4f 5b 6d
 your people skills. You show Reading
future employers you are Exercise 1 Exercise 2
motivated and responsible. Students should tick: 1,4, 6 1 Why don’t we 2 How on earth
2 a) working
a) working in a restaurant: easy 3 I can’t get 4 I wish they wouldn’t
to do, learn new skills, e.g. time Exercise 2 5 You should try 6 Could you do
management 1 C 2 G 3 E 4 A 5 F 6 D
Exercise 3
  b)
b) monitor
 monitor in a summer camp for
Exercise 3 1B 2A 3C 4B 5C 6A 7C 8B
kids: get experience of working
as part of a team, fun 1 g 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 h 6 c 7 b 8 f 
3 work in a hotel, work in tourist
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Page 56 7 Plot – contrast between the study art at university.

bad news at the bank, and the Sarah’s birthday gift had an
Sarah’s
Speaking possible ‘treasure’; important influence on her
h er life, but
  Ending – we still
still don’t
don’t know if it Sarah still doesn’t know who the
Exercise 1
is going to be a real Alexander mysterious gift came from.
1T 2C 3T 4T 5C 6C 7T 8C
Calder necklace.
Exercise 2 Page 59
Exercise 3
1 as, I wouldn’t mind 2 If I had
to choose, go or, reason why, Suggested answers Progress check 
1 Sarah is an art student. Exercise 1
interested in 3 Although, I’d rather,
2 It is her
h er birthday.
b irthday. Yes. 1 stage 2 hard act to follow
I’d prefer
3 The package was delivered to her 3 turned out 4 grew on 5 played a
Exercise 3 house but she doesn’t know who part 6 choreographer
Students should tick both it is from. 2 7 exhibitions 8 masterpieces
statements 4 The painting shows Sarah 9 illustrations 10
10 abstract
 abstract
painting an unfinished picture. 11 installations
11  installations 12
12 behind
 behind the
Page 57 There is a note inside saying ‘Do scenes
Use of English  what you love.’
love.’
5 Sarah decides to enter a local art Exercise 2
Exercise 1 1 There 2 yourself 3 anywhere
competition.
1b 2b 3a 4a 5b 6 It’s a competition for local artists 4 one 5 something 6 far too
in different age groups. Sarah 7 Despite 8 However 9 such a
Exercise 2
 works hard to paint a portrait of 10 too
10  too many 11
11 old
 old enough 12
12 so
 so
1 grown on me 2 in spite of
her grandmother
grandmother..
3 made the costumes herself 4 was 7 Sarah wins second prize and Cumulative progress
such a boring 5 has been found Exercise 3
decides to study art at university.
Exercise 3 8 ‘Do what you love.’ 1B 2C 3A 4D 5C 6D 7A 8C
1 far too expensive 2 draw up
Exercise 4
3 such a small/low number of UNIT 8
4 despite the fact that Suggested answer
When Sarah opened the package Pages 60–61
Page 58 and saw the painting inside, she
couldn’t believe her eyes. Birthdays
Birthdays Reading
Writing
usually involved a few cards Exercise 1
Exercise 1 and maybe a present or two, but 1 D 2 A 3 C 4 B
1 one or two 2 attention 3 short nothing like this! It was a painting
4 feel 5 title 6 vary 7 plot … and it showed Sarah painting an Exercise 2
unfinished picture of a beautiful 1 B 2 D 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 C 7 A 8 D
Exercise 2
old woman. There was no card to 9 B 10 D
10 D
1 Focus is on one character
ch aracter (Gina).
say who the gift was from, but the
She is made believable by note inside the pack age said, ‘Do Exercise 3
involving us in her dreams. 1 edible 2 impact 3 stage
 what you love.’
love.’
2 Drama added by the second 4 promotes 5 benefit from
sentence (Was this really where What Sarah loved more than 6 refuge 7 stimulating 8 released
her life would change forever?) – anything was painting. She had
it’s possible her life will change, heard about a local art competition, Page 62
but we don’t know why or how. and the anonymous gift made Grammar 1
3 Could it be real? It would be Sarah decide she would enter.
Exercise 1
 worth a fortune! Inspired by the art she had been
1 would happen 2 hadn’t been
4 Gina is ‘devastated’, the market is given, Sarah started to paint a
3 went 4 Had 5 had locked
in an area of town that is ‘run- picture of her elderly grandmother
gr andmother..
6 didn’t burn 7 have been
down’ and ‘unfamiliar’. It was difficult and took a long time,
8 have filmed
5 The title suggests the story could but Sarah was proud of the end
either turn out well or not. result, and rightly so. The painting Exercise 2
6 Direct speech (‘It’
(‘It’s
s yours for just  won second prize in the art 1 we protected, wouldn’t
wouldn’t / would
£15’); different tenses (‘would competition! Not only that, but it not have died out 2 you were,
change’
chang e’ ‘was hoping
hoping’’ ‘she’d helped Sarah to make an important  would/’d
 would/’d know what was 3 hadn’t /
dreamt’ ‘strode’); exclamation decision. She decided to go and had not destroyed, would have
mark (‘It would be worth a 4 had/’d realised, would have got
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5 not gone (also possible ‘been’), Page 64 3 Car shares are a good idea due
 wouldn’t / would
would not have seen to the fact that they reduce the
6 would/’d be, had told Speaking number of cars on the road.
Exercise 1 4 Car shares are good for the
Exercise 3
1f 2c 3h 4a 5d 6g 7b 8e environment because they also
1 If the ship hadn’t / had not hit
h it a
reduce pollution.
reef, it wouldn’t / would not have Exercise 2
torn a hole in it. 1 more importantly 2 And there’s Exercise 4
2 Had the crew not been tired, the another thing 3 The good thing Suggested answers
accident wouldn’t / would not about 4 Having said that 5 as well Paragraph 1
have happened. as 6 This is why 7 In addition Care about the environment,
3 If a storm hadn’t
h adn’t / had not hit the 8 Apart from that concerned too many students travel
area, the oil wouldn’t / would not to school by car (If you’re anything
have spread widely. Page 65 like me … Have you ever noticed
4 Had the oil not covered the Use of English that … )
coastline, thousands of animals Paragraph 2
Exercise 1
 wouldn’t / would
would not have died. Students could use other forms of
1 ADJ 2 ADV 3 ADJ 4 ADJ 5 N
5 If all of the oil had
h ad gone, many transport and get exercise at the
6 V 7 N 8 N
Alaskan beaches wouldn’t / same time – walk, cycle, scooter
 would not still be polluted. Exercise 2 (The first thing we should consider
6 If we could remove it, the 1 unrecognisable 2 industrially … For example …)
beaches would be clean again. 3 observant 4 futuristic Paragraph 3
5 conservation 6 tightened
Page 63 Reducing the number of cars is
7 coverage 8 affordability good for the environment – less
Vocabulary pollution. One option is car shares.
Exercise 3
Exercise 1 1 genetic 2 biologically 3 threaten Another option is public transport.
1 warming 2 effect 3 energy 4 sustainability 5 unpredictable (Because … These include … Such
4 waste 5 footprint 6 change 6 storage 7 dominant as …)
7 layer 8 development 8 preservation Paragraph 4
Exercise 2 Encourage all students not to come
Page 66 to school by car (To summarise, …
1h 2a 3c 4e 5d 6f 7g 8b
Writing So, I would encourage …)
Exercise 3 Suggested answer
Exercise 1
1 of 2 by 3 to 4 by 5 from 6 to End travelling to school by car!
1 should 2 specific 3 is
If you’re anything like me, you
Page 63
Exercise 2 care about the environment. Have
Grammar 2 1 F (The writer uses phrases to  you ever noticed that too many
directly address the reader and students travel to school by car?
Exercise 1
connect with them, e.g. If you’re One important question is how can
1 invested 2 do 3 bought 4 shared anything like me … Perhaps you  we reduce this?
5 leave 6 could also …. In my experience …). The first thing we should consider
Exercise 2 2 T (The writer says that a is that not coming to school by car
school garden ‘supports the gives students the opportunity
1 wouldn’t / would not waste
development of life skills’). to get exercise at the same time,
2 hadn’t / had not struck 3 didn’t /
3 F (The second main point is that  which is a good idea. For example,
example,
did not leave 4 took 5 had/’d
school gardens ‘help students they could walk, cycle or use a
started 6 could go
learn about the world they live scooter instead. Not only will this
Page 64 in’ and make them aware of be good for the environment, it will
‘the importance of food choices, help them get fit and stay healthy.
Listening personal health and well-being’).
Another great way to reduce the
Exercise 1
Exercise 3 number of cars on the road is to
1c 2e 3a 4b 5d
1 Many students don’t get enough organise car shares. Alternatively,
Exercise 2 exercise so driving to school is students can use public transport,
tr ansport,

1D 2G 3A 4H 5F 6B 7E8C not a good idea. such as buses or trains. Both of

2 Students could use other forms of these are good ideas because they
Exercise 3
transport such as cycling, walking reduce traffic pollution so they
1G 2D 3F 4A 5B benefit the environment.
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To summarise, reducing the 9 are encouraged / will be else. 6 Looking back now, I would
number of students who come encouraged 1010 is
 is judged / will be say yes.
to school by car is good for  judged 11
11 are
 are presented / will be
Exercise 2
the environment. So, I would presented 12  are being accepted
12 are
1 Have you ever met a famous
encourage all students to use other
forms of transport or car shares. Page 70 person? 2 Could you tell me what
happened? 3 I couldn’t believe
Page 67 Vocabulary 4 How did you feel?

Progress check  Exercise 1 5 I felt excited. 6 What did you do?

1 science 2 tragedy 3 graphic 7 Unfortunately 8 I felt nervous
Exercise 1 4 critic 5 novelist 6 editor 7 crime 9 Looking back now 10 What can
1 ozone layer 2 protected from 8 legend  you tell me about him? 11 I was
3 exposed to 4 do away with global really surprised
Exercise 2
 warming 6 Climate change 7 die
out 8 carbon footprint 9 renewable
1c 2f 3a 4d 5g 6b 7e 8h Page 73
energy 10  harmful to 11
10 harmful  run out
11 run Exercise 3 Use of English
12 waste
12  waste of 13
13 throw
 throw away 1 tell 2 ✓  3 ✓  4 tell 5 speaks Exercise 1
14 chopped
14  chopped down 6 telling 7 say 8 ✓  9 ✓  10
10 Speak
 Speak
1c 2b 3c 4a 5b 6a 7c 8b
Exercise 2 11 told
11  told 12
12  ✓  13
13 tells
 tells
Exercise 2
1 hadn’t / had not thrown away Page 71 1 B 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 D 6 B 7 C 8 A 
2 wouldn’t / would not take / hadn’t
/ had not taken 3 started 4 would Grammar 2 Page 74
happen 5 had/’d thought 6 planted Exercise 1
7 watched 8 were 9 could swim 1 got 2 deleted 3 delivered Writing
10 had/’d
10 had/’d developed 4 cleaned 5 signed 6 will have Exercise 1
7 published 8 had 1 picture 2 feels, adverbs 3 direct
Cumulative progress
speech 4 dramatic
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 Exercise 2
1 W
 We
e have had the books delivered
1 there 2 out 3 run 4 working to our home. 2 They are having/ Students should underline:
5 worse 6 toxic 7 so 8 existed getting the catalogues printed 1 showed, hadn’t expected, was
today. 3 He had his subscription to taking, ‘ve broken
UNIT 9 the magazine cancelled. 2 expert, chilly, glorious, scared,
4 I am going to have/get my article tricky …
Pages 68–69 published in a newspaper. 5 The 3 smoothly, really, crossly, hard,
 journalist had her laptop stolen.  wildly,, hardly, shakily 
 wildly
Reading
6 I will get/have my autobiography ‘ You can do this!’
4 ‘Stop there!’ ‘You this!’
Exercise 1  written by a ghostwriter.
ghostwriter. 5 … but then disaster struck. Would
Would
a 4 b 2 c 6 d 5 e 1 f  3
 3 I make it to the top?
Exercise 2 Page 72 Exercise 3
1 D 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 B Listening Suggested answers
Exercise 3 Exercise 1 Title
1 NS 2 NS 3 F 4 NS 5 F 6 F The Door
1 sparked 2 illusion 3 restricted
4 justified 5 identify with Exercise 2 Paragraph 1
6 comforting 7 realities 8 eager 1 F 2 T 3 NS 4 T 5 NS 6 T Alone in the library, looking for a
7 NS 8 F book to help with school project on
Page 70 the 60s. Saw a door that had never
n ever
Grammar 1 Page 72 noticed before.
(dusty, bored, surprised, rapidly
Exercise 1 Speaking
… Have you ever had a strange
1a 2b 3b 4c 5a 6a 7b 8c Exercise 1 experience? I have!)
Exercise 2 1 Not yet, but I’d like to go one
Middle paragraphs
day. 2 Unfortunately, the story was
1 Have (you) been bitten 2 to be Went through the door. Felt a bit
 very confusing. 3 I’d say crime
developed 3 can be taught 4 was fiction is my favourite. 4 I’ve got nervous and intrigued. Met a lady,
started 5 is held 6 are given / will dressed in clothes from the 60s.
a few actually. 5 I think I was
be given 7 will be instructed She told me all about life in the 60s,
disappointed more than anything
8 have been published the best music … She suggested I

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dress up in 60s clothes to present Exercise 2 Exercise 2

my project. 1 which/that 2 why 3 where 1 I think we should 2 which 3 for
(beautiful, quietly …) 4 which/that 5 when 6 who/that 4 make 5 choose 6 To
Final paragraph 7 whose
Left, closing the door behind me.
Page 81
Exercise 3
And sat down at a desk, fell asleep.
1 which 2 which/that 3 – 4 where
Use of English
When I woke up, couldn’t
couldn’t find the
5 who/that 6 whose 7 – Exercise 1
door again. Was it all a dream? 1P 2V 3RP 4N 5P 6RP 7N 8V
Then I noticed I was wearing a Page 78
necklace that the lady had been Exercise 2
 wearing … Vocabulary 1 on 2 doing 3 when 4 card 5 on
(couldn’t believe my eyes, Exercise 1 6 whose 7 loss 8 got
disappointed, shocked, slowly …) 1 cashpoint 2 PIN 3 discount
Exercise 3
4 credit cards 5 cash 6 till
Page 75 7 change 8 receipt 9 refund
1 which/that 2 on 3 where 4 why
5 makes 6 get 7 make 8 go
Progress check  10 bill
10  bill
Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Page 82
1 playwrights 2 legends 3 tragedies 1 switch 2 slept 3 put 4 press Writing
4 fantasy 5 novelist 6 graphic 5 carrying 6 started/picked 7 pick
Exercise 1
7 read 8 put 9 get 10 tell 11
10 tell  brings
11 brings 8 decide
 say
12 say
12 1 structure 2 first, both sides
Exercise 3 3 final, different
Exercise 2 1 make 2 getting 3 made 4 make
1 hasn’t been 2 has had 3 get it 5 went 6 making 7 does 8 make Exercise 2
4 can only be 5 is believed 6 had 1 question 2 difficult 3 believe
7 as 8 being sold Page 79 4 such 5 instance 6 conclude
7 emphasise
Cumulative progress Grammar 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 3 Exercise 1
1 sides 2 that/how 3 sum 4 argue
1 variety 2 global 3 unknown 1 sold 2 lost 3 Wanted 4 spoken
5 said 6 For
4 apparent 5 professional 5 Looking 6 Installed 7 Bought
6 lonely/alone 7 poorly 8 Having Exercise 4
8 warnings Exercise 2 introduce a point: There
point: There are
two sides to this question, and …
1 Bought online, the watch was a
However, I don’t see that … This
UNIT 10 cheap copy
copy.. 2 Reduced in the sales,
is a difficult question, and I would
the T-shirts
T-shirts quickly sold out.
o ut. 3 The
Pages 76–77 argue that … Having said that …
person serving us didn’t know how
give an example: For
example: For example, …
to use the till. 4 The police spoke
Reading
Exercise 1 to the people selling at the market conclude the
believe that …essay: To
essay: To sum up, I
about theft. 5 Unable to find the
1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F receipt, Jane couldn’t get a refund. Exercise 5
Exercise 2 6 Having tried on the boots / the Suggested answer
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 A  boots on, he bought them. Nowadays,, it is not unusual for
Nowadays
teenagers to work part-time to
Exercise 3 Page 80
earn money. There are two sides
1 funding 2 donate 3 shortage Listening to this question – is it a good idea
4 affect 5 leading 6 breakthrough for young people to do this, or
Exercise 1
7 tackle 8 impact should their parents give them an
1a 2b 3b 4b 5a 6b 7b 8a
allowance? I would argue that it is
Page 78 Exercise 2 a positive thing to do.
Grammar 1 1C 2A 3A 4B 5C 6C 7B To begin with, it is important
Exercise 1 to remember that earning their
Page 80
1 where 2 ✓  3 why 4 which/that own money teaches teenagers its
5 whose 6 ✓  7 which 8 ✓  Speaking  value. For example, they are more
Exercise 1 likely to spend their earnings on
1 g, j 2 e, a 3 d, i 4 c, b 5 h, f  essentials, knowing
knowing how long it
took them to earn the money. I

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 would argue that it helps them to they were 5 has > had 6 would 7 device 8 prevent 9 works
handle money responsibly. the festival > the festival would 7  10 online
10  online 11
11 communicate
 communicate
Having said that, it is important  would it > it would 8 must > had to 12 following
12  following
that working leaves young people Exercise 2 Exercise 2
enough time for hobbies and to do 1 not to go 2 to help 3 stealing / 1 D 2 H 3 F 4 A 5 J 6 B 7 E 8 G
their homework. However, I don’t having stolen 4 to explore 5 to
see that working a few hours a give 6 on driving 7 to apply
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 week is a problem. I believe
believe that Exercise 3 Speaking
it helps young people develop
important skills such as time 1 informed me (that) Kim was, at Exercise 1
management and organisation. that moment 2 promised to send, A see B thought about
To sum up, I believe that it is a the next/following day C a difficult D the kind of person
good thing for teenagers to work 3 congratulated me on winning E sure about F tempted G hard
part-time to earn their own money their 4 ordered the boys to get H honest
as long as the hours they work off the/that bus then / at that
Exercise 2
don’t interfere with them doing all time 5 advised him to buy, his
1G 2E 3A 4C 5H 6B 7F 8D
their homework and other free- trip 6 denied leaving her litter,
time activities. the previous day / the day before Exercise 3
7 announced (that) he was going, 1 good and bad points about
Page 83 that morning 8 agreed to sell travelling by boat 2 Yes 3 Let’s
us their see 4 Yes; seeing dolphins while
Progress check 
travelling by boat 5 On the other
Exercise 1 Page 86
hand
1a 2b 3c 4b 5a 6c 7b 8a Vocabulary Page 89
Exercise 2 Exercise 1
1 having tried 2 which 3 Driven 1 got, reception, trips 2 passengers, Use of English
4 – 5 Made 6 where 7 worn gate, flight 3 route, commuters, Exercise 1
8 shown arrived 4 reached, journey/ride, 1 RS 2 WP 3 DS 4 PV
platform 5 entrance, fare, ride/
Cumulative progress Exercise 2
 journey 6 travel, fees, tickets
Exercise 3 7 voyage, excursions 1 if she had read that 2 was
1C 2A 3D 4B 5D 6A 7C 8B crowded with 3 have been waiting
Exercise 2 here 4 set out
1g 2d 3f 4c 5a 6h 7b 8e
UNIT 11 Exercise 3
Exercise 3 1 am/’m looking forward to sailing
Pages 84–85 1 in, for 2 about, with, from 2 advised me to go to 3 had
Reading 3 about, to 4 with, about 5 on, for checked out 4 ordered us not to
leave 5 was no point in using
Exercise 1 Page 87 6 didn’t / did not see Tom yesterday 
1 C 2 E 3 A 4 F 5 B 6 D
Grammar 2
Exercise 2
Page 90
Exercise 1
1 too 2 Instead 3 For a start 1 opens 2 whether the flight is Writing
4 As a result,
r esult, Consequently  delayed 3 I’d be 4 the bank is Exercise 1
Exercise 3 closed 5 the music festival starts 1 task, organise 2 answer, relevant
1 F 2 C 3 G 4 B 5 A 6 D 6 if I can 7 my room will 8 Would
9 was 10 10 whether
 whether the tour has
Exercise 2
Exercise 4 Students should underline three of
Exercise 2 the following:
1 b 2 f 3 h 4 c 5 a 6 e 7 g 8 d
1c 2a 3e 4h 5f 6g 7d 8b 1 I bet / really cool / loads / gulp!
Page 86 2 lucky you! / So, … / Well, … /
Page 88
Can’t wait! / Tell
Tell you / promise!
Grammar 1
Listening Exercise 3
Exercise 1
Exercise 1
1 told to me > told me 2 do I like 1 basics 2 make an effort 1 Y
 You
ou should check out the
museum.
> if/whether I liked 3 the week
previous > the week before / the 3 disagreements 4 visual image 2 There’s loads to see in the city. /
previous week 4 were they > 5 keep a record 6 navigate There are loads of things to see
in the city.

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3 I’ve got to get to the café in half for charity. My band is going to be Exercise 4
an hour. in it – can you believe it? I’m a bit 1 determined 2 inspire
4 I’m going to the coast next nervous, but it’s
it’s really exciting too! 3 campaigned 4 implemented
 weekend – I can’t wait! I’d better go now as tea’s ready 5 ambassador 6 spinal cord
5 I can’t believe you saw a and then I’ve got band practice. We injuries 7 orphans 8 transplant
tarantula!  want to be really good! It’s
It’s great surgery
6 It’s a cool place to chill out. that you can come and visit in the
summer – can’t wait to see you! Page 94
Exercise 4 I’ll write and tell you how the
Suggested answers Grammar 1
concert goes.
Paragraph 1
Bye for now!
Exercise 1
The photos from the concert were 1c 2a 3b 4c 5a 6b 7c 8b
Miguel
really cool – I can’t believe you got
Exercise 2
to meet the lead singer! Page 91
(Hi, how are you doing? Thanks for 1d 2f 3b 4g 5a 6c 7e
 your last email, lucky you!)
Progress check 
Exercise 3
Exercise 1
Paragraph 2 1 does fall the temperature does
Places to visit and activities 1 arrive, get 2 trips, flights 3 travel, the temperature fall
– Bilbao (lots to see, visit the  journeys 4 fare, ticket 5 entrance,
2 the winners get do
get do the winners
Guggenheim Museum), Santander gate 6 platform, commuters
get
(great surfing, cool beaches), Exercise 2 3 the app had been had the app
a coastal village (eat seafood – 1b 2c 3a 4b 5a 6c 7c 8b been
delicious) 4 they didn’t realise did they realise

(loads, tons, you should, what Cumulative

Exercise 3 progress
5 Not only Rarely/Seldom/Never
about, another idea) 6 these species will will these
Paragraph 3 1 whose 2 off 3 behind 4 have species
My band is going to take part in 5 top/main 6 about 7 get 8 act 7 and than
a talent contest – nervous, but 8 we learnt did we learn
looking forward to it
UNIT 12 Page 94
(can’t wait! You’ll never guess, I
can’t believe) Pages 92–93 Vocabulary
Other paragraph/s Exercise 1
Reading
I’d better go now, tea’s ready … got 1 achieve 2 job 3 earned 4 miss
to practise before the concert Exercise 1
5 work 6 effort 7 succeed 8 famed
(I’ll write soon and tell you how it 1 The age Dipa was when she 9 failed 10 unknown
10 unknown
 went qualified for the Olympics.
Bye for now! ) 2 The year Dipa won a bronze Exercise 2
medal at the Commonwealth 1 set 2 cut 3 logged 4 wiped
Suggested answer
Games.
Hi Sarah! 3 The age Abraham was when he Exercise 3
How are you doing? Thanks for 1 finished 2 roped 3 shave
 joined the Children’s
Children’s Parliament.
Parliament.
 your email – the photos from the 4 sparked
4 The year the Children’
Children’s
s Law was
concert were really cool.
co ol. I can’t
passed in Liberia. Exercise 4
believe you got to meet the lead
5 The age Francesco was when he 1 word 2 temper 3 sight 4 track
singer – lucky you!
had his accident. 5 nerve 6 head
So, you
you asked me about places to
6 The amount of money raised by
 visit near me. Well, you
you should Page 95
children in America who had
go to Bilbao, there’s tons to do
heard about Kendall. Grammar 2
there and you must check out the
7 The number of bikes provided by
Guggenheim Museum. What about Exercise 1
Kendall’s charity
cha rity..
going to Santander? As well as 1 What 2 was only 3 is 4 what
the city, which is really cool, there Exercise 2 5 why 6 I admire
are some great beaches and the 1 c 2 f 3 d 4 e 5 a 6 b
surfing is fantastic! There are loads Exercise 2
of little villages where you can eat Exercise 3 Students should put a cross after
delicious seafood and chill out. 1 B 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 C 7 D 8 A sentences: b, d, f 
We’re having a talent contest at 9 B 10
10 D
 D
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Exercise 3 3 The best thing is the huge variety Exercise 2

1 It was in June when/that 2 The of modern art with over 100 1 had he attempted 2 wasn’t until /
reason (why) they came was  works on display that change  was only when 3 only can he draw,
3 What we need are 4 What the regularly. but 4 reason (why) they sailed
 volunteers did was (to) 5 It was 4 It has great facilities, including
including the world was 5 do you find 6 I
only when 6 What you notice a pleasant café, an excellent noticed was that 7 sooner had she
about it is that 7 What I enjoyed restaurant, a shop and a lovely  written her novel than 8 was only
picnic area.
most (of all)
got there thatwas 8 It wasn’t until I 5 My only criticism is that if it rains  when I saw his collection that
it can be muddy. Cumulative progress
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Exercise 3
great day out for the whole family
Listening 1 achievement 2 unknown
Exercise 1 Exercise 3 3 inventor 4 primarily
1 most 2 completely 3 greatly Suggested answer 5 communication(s) 6 wireless
4 quite 5 particularly 6 mainly  The Yorkshire Sculpture Park 7 impressive 8 satisfaction
One of the most amazing open-
Exercise 2 air art galleries in the world is the
1 quite 2 particularly 3 completely OPTIMISE PRACTICE
Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It is set
4 most 5 mainly 6 greatly  in stunning scenery near Wakefield TEST
Exercise 3 in England. My family and I visited
it last year. Page 100
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 A 
The best thing about the park is Reading and Use of English
Page 96
the huge variety of modern art Part 1
Speaking  with over 100 works on display that 1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 D 7 A 8 C
change regularly. For me, it was fun
Exercise 1 Part 2
and exciting to walk around as you
1 Sorry to interrupt, but 2 So, what 9 which 10  with 11
10 with  fact 12
11 fact  in
12 in
don’t know what you will discover
 you’re saying
saying is 3 Sorry, do you 13 far 14 being 15
15 warmer
 warmer
next. Of course, children love
mean 4 Can I just say 5 I think 16 unless
16 unless
running around it too.
 you mean 6 Sorry, but I don’t get
Incredibly, admission is free, Part 3
 your point.
although you do have to pay for the 17 unconventional 18 traditional
17 unconventional
Exercise 2 car park – at only £8 for the whole 19 significantly 20 prevention
1 D 2 C 3 F 4 A 5 E 6 B day it is great value. The park has
h as 21 revolutionise
21 revolutionise 22
22 disabilities
 disabilities
great facilities, including a pleasant  independent 24 reduction
23 independent
23
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shop. There’s a lovely picnic area Part 4
Use of English
too so you can take your own food 25 got the sack for being 26 can’t
25 got
Exercise 1
to reduce costs. tell the difference between
1 temper 2 word 3 cut 4 sooner 27 would
27  would not / wouldn’t have
5 only 6 that 7 lose 8 kept My only criticism of this wonderful
spoken 28 28 come
 come up with 29
29 was
 was
site is that if it rains, it can be
Exercise 2  written by her friend 30
30 is
 is not as
muddy. However, as there is also
1 B 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 A  dangerous as
a fantastic new underground
gallery it doesn’t prevent you from Part 5
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enjoying your visit. Overall, I highly 31 C
31 C 32
32 B
 B 33
33 A
 A 34
34 C
 C 35
35 D
 D 36
36 A 
 A 
Writing recommend the park as a great day
out for the whole family. Part 6
Exercise 1
37 D
37 D 38
38 G
 G 39
39 A
 A 40
40 E
 E 41
41 B
 B 42
42 C
 C
1 features 2 reaction 3 facts Page 99
4 recommendation, final Part 7
Progress check  43 D 44
43 D 44 C
 C 45
45 B
 B 46
46 A
 A 47
47 D
 D 48
48 B
 B
Exercise 2
Exercise 1 49 C
49 C 50
50 A
 A 51
51 C
 C 52
52 D
 D
Suggested answers
1 famed 2 effort 3 earn 4 failed
1 One of the most amazing open- Page 110
5 logged 6 wiped 7 cut 8 sight
air art galleries in the world is the
Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 9 nerve Writing
2 It is set in stunning scenery near Part 1
Wakefield in England. Students’ own answers

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Part 2 Page 116

Students’ own answers
Speaking
Page 112 Part 1
Listening Students’ own answers

Part 1 Part 2
1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 C 7 B 8 A  Students’ own answers

Part 2 Part 3
9 whales 10 the largest Students’ own answers
11 feathers 1212 warm
 warm 13
13 jump
 jump
Part 4
14 short
14 short legs 15
15 5/five
 5/five degrees
Students’ own answers
16 eggs 17  video 18
17 video  climate
18 climate
change

Part 3
19 F
19 F 20
20 H
 H 21
21 A
 A 22
22 E
 E 23
23 C
 C

Part 4
24 C 25
24 C 25 B
 B 26
26 A
 A 27
27 B
 B 28
28 C
 C 29
29 B
 B
 A 
30 A 
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