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UNIT 1 9 loves Exercise 6

10 almost always arrives 1 big trouble 2 wide awake
Pages 4–5 11 doesn’t live 3 fast asleep 4 deep voice
12 is watching / ’s watching 5 feel small 6 long time
READING
Exercise 1 Exercise 3 THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

Suggested answers 1 Who has (got) long hair?

Students’ own answers
Hair and facial hair: beard, 2 Is Emma smiling in the photo?
blond(e), light-haired, curly/long/ 3 Do either of them seem shy? Page 8
short/straight/wavy hair 4 Does Paulina usually ride a bike
to school? LISTENING
Face and complexion: brown/
5 Students’ own answers Exercise 1
green eyes, glasses, light/
dark-skinned, smiley Suggested answers
Exercise 4
Height and build: athletic, slim, a new student in class, a game
Students’ own answers
plump, fat, overweight, thin show, a radio interview, joining a
Appearance and personality: Page 7 sports team, at a party, in a lecture/
trendy, bright, cheeky, funny, meeting, on holiday, meeting
VOCABULARY your friend’s family, during your
generous, hardworking, honest,
kind, likeable, lively, popular, quiet, Exercise 1 homestay on a language study trip
shy, smart, sociable, trustworthy, Answers/Audioscript Exercise 2
untidy 1 negative 2 creative 3 curious
Situation 1: 1 a teacher and
4 unreliable 5 dependable
Exercise 2 students 2 in a classroom 3 a new
6 friendly 7 popular 8 generous
Students’ own answers student called Jared (key words:
9 polite 10 serious 11 shy
term, everyone)
Exercise 3 Exercise 2 Situation 2: 4 at a party (music in
1F 2T 3T 4T 5F 6F Suggested answers background)
1 Someone who is friendly is Situation 3: 5 on a game/quiz
Exercise 4
pleasant, warm, helpful and kind. show (quiz show jingle – key words:
1D 2A 3C 4D
Someone who is popular is liked `Question The Answers’, show, win,
Exercise 5 by lots of other people. contestant)
1 bring, up 2 witness 3 successful 2 Someone who is generous gives Situation 4: 6 in radio/TV
4 expert 5 turn, into 6 get older things (e.g. help, money, gifts, interview / discussion programme
7 fascinating 8 upset etc.) to other people. Someone (show jingle – key word: studio)
who is polite is respectful, doesn’t Exercises 3 and 4
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
say rude things and has good
Students’ own answers 1B 2A 3C 4B
manners.
3 Someone who is serious doesn’t THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
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laugh or smile much. Someone Students’ own answers
GRAMMAR 1 who is shy is quiet, nervous, not
Grammar in context confident and uncomfortable Page 9
with other people.
1d 2a 3e 4c 5b GRAMMAR 2
Exercise 1 Exercise 3 Grammar in context
1 lives 2 we’re 3 has Answers/Audioscript 1 yes 2 no 3 no 4 no
4 usually wears 5 Emma’s smiling 1 friend, friendship, friendliness
2 politeness Exercise 1
6 always seems 7 doesn’t speak
3 seriousness 1 girl, has 2 students, has 3 each
8 Emma’s shopping
4 shyness 4 Most 5 both of
Exercise 2
Exercise 4 Exercise 2
1 doesn’t look
1 negativity 2 shyness 1 Both (of the) police officers are
2 isn’t
3 personality 4 friendship wearing uniforms / a uniform.
3 doesn’t wear [generally] / isn’t
5 generosity 6 curiosity 2 All (of) the men are standing up.
wearing [in the picture]
3 Most of the men are tall.
4 doesn’t smile Exercise 5 4 The woman is/isn’t looking
5 often seems Answers/Audioscript carefully at every man.
6 does have 1 (e) big trouble 2 (d) fast asleep 5 The woman is/isn’t looking
7 often tells 3 (f) feel small 4 (a) wide awake carefully at each of the men.
8 ‘s wearing 5 (c) long time 6 (b) deep voice

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6 The woman is talking to both of 8 ✓I don’t have ✗He’s called 5 I look forward to starting this
the police officers. a best friend Ben. project.
exactly, as I 6 All the best
Exercise 3
1 Every 2 all of 3 of 4 Some have many Exercise 4
5 others/some 6 all 7 both friends. But 1 Students’ own answers
8 enough Charlotte is 2 Claire prefers to have a large
a very close family because it is never boring
Page 10 friend. I’d say and they have a lot of fun.
she’s one of the
SPEAKING 3 Claire suggests having an
friendliest and exhibition so other students can
Exercise 1 kindest people see the projects and they can
1 hot chocolate I know. She’s learn about each other’s families.
2 five/5 years good fun to be
3 No, Maddy’s drink is the smallest. with too. Exercise 5
Jamie’s is the biggest. 1 The project is interesting.
Exercise 5 2 You have to explain which group
Exercise 2 Students’ own answers you like being with most and give
Yes, I’ve … for …, My favourite
Exercise 6 reasons.
(thing) is definitely …, Well, it’s …,
I don’t have a lot of free time, Students’ own answers Exercise 6
but …, I’d say I’m … Students’ own answers
Page 11
Exercise 3 Exercise 7
LANGUAGE IN USE
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers
Exercise 1
Exercise 4 Students’ own answers
Nisha Alfie UNIT 2
Exercise 2
1 ✓My name is ✓My name’s 1 look 2 Turn 3 turn 4 looking Pages 14–15
Nisha Gupta. Alfie 5 turn 6 Turn 7 looking 8 looking
Dugmore. READING
2 ✓I’m ✓I’m 15. Exercise 3 Exercise 1
14 years old. c Students’ own answers
3 ✓Tiltbury ✓Manchester Exercise 4 Exercise 2
(near Questions 1, 2, 6 1f 2d 3g 4a 5b
Manchester)
Exercise 5 Exercise 3
4 ✗Yes, I do. ✓Yes, I’ve
1B 2A 3D 4C 5D 6B 1 Adriana saw an advert on a
studied
noticeboard and told Natasha
English for Pages 12–13
nearly six about it.
years now. WRITING 2 Yes, they do. We know this
Exercise 1 because they are having a
5 ✗Yes, I do. ✓I really
housewarming party to celebrate.
enjoy it. Students’ own answers
6 ✗Maths, ✓My Exercise 2 Exercise 4
I think. favourite 1b 1A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 B
school 2a Exercise 5
subject is 3 whether she prefers a large / 1 accommodation
probably small family 2 furnished
history, but 4 an opinion 3 laundry
I really like
Exercise 3 4 flatmate
language too.
5 refreshments
7 ✓… chatting ✓… sports. In 1 Dear
6 house-warming (party)
online with the winter I 2 Thank you for your email. A
Secret word: roommate (someone
my friends play football school project on families sounds
you share a room with)
and listening and in the really interesting.
to music in my summer I 3 My brothers are really messy and THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

room. play cricket. noisy, but my sister is very cute!

Students’ own answers
4 Personally

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Page 16 Page 18 Exercise 3

1 Suggested answers
GRAMMAR 1 LISTENING A teenage boy listening to music
Grammar in context Exercise 1 in his bedroom; he is in the
d, because the action of walking 1 Mongolia 2 Tunisia foreground and to the right of the
was interrupted by the action of 3 the Philippines picture. He’s lying on his bed. In
seeing the notice the background on the left there
Exercises 2 and 3
is a desk with a lamp, laptop and
Exercise 1 1T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T
small set of shelves on it. In the
1 moved 2 was raining
Exercise 4 background near the desk there is
3 didn’t have 4 invited 5 visited
1A 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 B a larger set of shelves with books
6 was decorating
on them. In front on the desk there
Exercise 2 Page 19 is an orange chair. Behind the desk
1 She was putting up a poster when GRAMMAR 2 there is a window with orange
the phone rang. curtains.
Grammar in context 2 Students’ own answers
2 They were playing a video
1T 2 F 3 T 4 F
game when the lights suddenly
Exercise 4
went off. Exercise 1
Answers/Audioscript
3 He was doing his homework 1 both 2 both 3 did you 4 used to This is a photo of two blonde girls
when the party upstairs began. 5 didn’t use to 6 did you in a living room. They’re sitting on
4 We were walking home when it
Exercise 2 a sofa and both of them are using
started to rain.
Students’ own answers their laptops. In the background,
Exercise 3 on the left, there’s a small picture
1 were planning 2 had 3 built
Exercise 3 on the wall. In the background
4 came 5 created 1 used to behind the sofa, there are two red
6 were designing 7 realised 2 didn’t use to lamps. Between the lamps there’s
8 found 3 would / used to a big picture on the wall. On the
4 didn’t use to left, next to the sofa, there are
Page 17 5 didn’t use to two small tables. On one of the
6 Did they use to tables, there’s a plant and on the
VOCABULARY
7 would / used to other one, there’s a small lamp
Exercise 1 8 would / used to and some candles. On the sofa, to
Answers/Audioscript the left of the girls there are two
1 attic 2 roof 3 ceiling 4 balcony
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
green cushions and on the sofa to
5 fence 6 living room Students’ own answers the right of the girls there are two
7 dining room 8 basement 9 study more cushions. In the foreground,
10 garage 11 hedge 12 chimney Page 20
on the floor in front of the sofa,
Exercise 2 SPEAKING there’s a bright orange rug. In the
Answers/Audioscript Exercise 1 foreground on the right, you can
1 moved in 2 settle in 1 They are looking for something see part of another sofa.
3 was tidying up 4 put up to eat / a tin of biscuits which has
5 rent out 6 move out 7 pull down been hidden.
8 do up 2 3/4 years old
3 Beginning: tidy, there’s a note on
Exercise 3
the table
1 move out
Middle: untidy, messy from
2 moved in
baking, flour on the table.
3 am settling in / have settled in
End: clean/tidy with cookies and
4 tidy up
a note on the table
Exercise 4 Exercise 2
Answers/Audioscript
on the right, at the top, to the left of
1 worth visiting 2 keen on
the …, above the …, behind the …,
3 depends on 4 told … to tidy … up
in front of the …
5 stop … from 6 made … have
Exercise 5
Students’ own answers

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Exercise 6 4 Some families in my area have UNIT 3

Students’ own answers been there for 70 years! /
So, if you want a friendly Pages 26–27
Exercise 7 neighbourhood, make friends with
Students’ own answers your neighbours!
READING
Exercise 1
Page 21 Exercise 5
Suggested answers
LANGUAGE IN USE Students’ own answers aeroplane/plane/airplane (US)/
Exercise 1 Exercise 6 aircraft, ambulance, bicycle/
Students’ own answers bike, bus, car, caravan, coach,
Suggested answers
ferry, fire engine, hang-glider,
1 A boat that looks like people Exercise 7 helicopter, horse, hot-air balloon,
live on it – it’s on a canal in the
Students’ own answers lorry, motorbike, police car, ship,
middle of a town.
Exercise 8 spaceship, (speed/motor/sailing)
2 Positive points: lower cost, freedom,
boat, taxi, train, tram, truck, van,
simple life, closer to nature, etc. Students’ own answers
yacht
Negative points: small, cold, poor
internet connection, not safe, etc. Pages 24–25 Exercise 2
Exercise 2 PROGRESS CHECK Students’ own answers
1 such 2 so 3 so 4 such 5 so
UNITS 1–2 Exercise 3
6 such 1 a new means of transport
Exercise 1 2 They’ve started but they haven’t
Exercise 3
1 meet 2 are you crying 3 doesn’t finished.
1a 2b 3c 4a 5c
4 do you play 5 I don’t know 3 It’ll be much faster.
Exercise 4
Exercise 2 Exercise 4
1 so 2 too 3 enough
1 was looking, found 1b
4 such 5 to 6 a
2 didn’t go / did not go, 2c
Pages 22–23 was feeling / felt
Exercise 5
3 were we talking, came
WRITING 1C 2H 3A 4F 5 B
Exercise 3
Exercise 1 Exercise 6
1c 2e 3a 4b 5d
Students’ own answers 1 affordable 2 billion
Exercise 4 3 sci-fi 4 passengers
Exercise 2
1 used 2 play 3 ✓ 4 Did 5 ✓ 5 environmentally friendly
Suggested answers
6 currently 7 supersonic
A friendly neighbourhood / Just Exercise 5
neighbours or good friends? 8 revolutionise
1 so 2 enough 3 such 4 too
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Suggested answers Exercise 6 Students’ own answers

What makes a friendly 1 forward 2 in 3 up 4 up 5 into
neighbourhood? Have you ever
Page 28
6 from making 7 on 8 seeing
wondered what makes a friendly 9 trying 10 tidy GRAMMAR 1
neighbourhood? Grammar in context
Exercise 7
Exercise 4 1 personality 2 friendship 1 Have 2 I’ve / I have
1 I s it the people, the buildings, or 3 creativity 4 shyness 5 generosity 3 been working 4 has
something else? / So, if you want 6 unreliable 7 politeness Exercise 1
a friendly neighbourhood, make
Exercise 8 1 booked 2 heard 3 stayed
friends with your neighbours!
1 fast 2 deep 3 wide 4 hedge 4 been writing, finished
2 You can’t do that … / It’s a great
place to be … 5 big 6 attic 7 balcony Exercise 2
3M  y neighbourhood is very 1 for 2 since 3 already 4 still
friendly, and I think I know why. / 5 yet 6 ever
In our local square, everyone
Exercise 3
shares their news. / Some
families in my area have been Suggested answers
there for 70 years! 1 has had his motorbike for four
years.

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2 you (ever) been to Madrid 4 impossible Exercise 2

before? 5 unhelpful Maybe we/they could …
3 haven’t stayed in a hostel … might be a good idea
Exercise 6
(before). How about … ?
Answers/Audioscript
4 have been waiting for you What do you think about … ?
1 to look 2 lying 3 in coming
since one o’clock!
4 going 5 on 6 from going 7 for Exercise 3
Exercise 4 8 go Suggested answers
1 Have you ever been 1 The girl is skateboarding. The
2 you’ve / you have probably Page 30
boys are playing football.
travelled LISTENING 2 skateboarding: a skateboard,
3 you haven’t been helmet, knee pads, trainers
Exercise 1
4 you’ve probably heard football: a football, a goal/net,
Suggested answers
5 opened football kit, e.g. football boots,
1 delays, cancellations,
6 have been travelling / have shorts and a shirt
accommodation not as expected,
travelled
bad weather, illness, lose tickets/ Exercise 4
7 has changed
passport/etc., accidents, etc. 1 knee pads, gloves, tool box,
8 have opened
2 Students’ own answers football scarf
9 have closed
10 have got on / have been getting on Exercise 2 2 skateboard, cycling helmet, ticket
11 has actually counted 1 liked to a football match
12 have calculated 2 didn’t like Exercise 5
3 enjoyed … hasn’t he?
Page 29 4 a lot What do you think about … ?
Exercise 1 … aren’t they?
Exercises 3 and 4
Answers/Audioscript They could …
1A 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 A 6 C
1 package 2 cruise 3 camping ... so it might be a good suggestion.
4 tour 5 business 6 trip Page 31 … might be a good idea.
Exercise 2 (So) perhaps …
GRAMMAR 2 Well, how about …
1 business trip 2 cruise Grammar in context
3 guided tour 4 package holiday Exercise 6
1U 2C 3U 4U 5U 6C
5 school trip 6 camping trip a (cycling) helmet – it protects your
Exercise 1 head if you fall and hit it
Exercise 3
1 was 2 were 3 were 4 was (a pair of) knee pads – they protect
Answers/Audioscript
5 was 6 was your knees if you fall and hit them
places to stay people (a pair of) (cycling) gloves – they
Exercise 2
campsite backpacker help you grip onto the handlebars
1 many 2 much 3 amount 4 lots
hostel guest (a pair of) (football) tickets – they
5 less 6 Few
resort sightseer let you in to a venue to watch a
tour guide Exercise 3 special event or sport
tourist 1✓ 2s 3✓ 4✓ 5s 6✓ 7✓ 8s a skateboard – you stand on it
things to take 9 ✓ 10 ✓ while skateboarding
on holiday a tool kit – you use the things in it
Page 32 to repair a bike, wheel, etc.
currency
guidebook SPEAKING a (football) team scarf – you wear
luggage it to keep warm and to show which
Exercise 1
passport team you support
Suggested answers
Exercise 4 1 been to the beach (every day), Exercise 7
Answers/Audioscript swimming in the sea, eating out Students’ own answers
1 un 2 un 3 un 4 un 5 dis 6 il 2 The younger kids want to go to
the zoo. The older kids want to
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7 un 8 im 9 un 10 im 11 dis
12 un 13 ir 14 un go to the shopping centre. The LANGUAGE IN USE
grown-ups want to go to the Exercise 1
Exercise 5 museum.
1 illegal (also accept: irresponsible) Students’ own answers
3 The museum is closed.
2 uncomfortable
3 disabled

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Exercise 2 Exercise 7 Page 39

1 down 2 up 3 off 4 off 5 up 6 in Students’ own answers
7 off 8 up
VOCABULARY
Exercise 1
Exercise 3 UNIT 4 Answers/Audioscript
Suggested answers 1 hiking 2 horse-riding
1 a flying car 2 800 km 3 two
Pages 36–37
3 ice skating 4 rock-climbing
Exercise 4 READING 5 sailing 6 skiing 7 snowboarding
1 up 2 off 3 has 4 in 5 up 6 in Exercise 1 8 sky-diving
1 A teenager is playing a game Exercise 2
Pages 34–35 wearing a virtual reality headset.
Students’ own answers
WRITING 2 Students’ own answers
Exercise 3
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Answers/Audioscript
Suggested answers 1d 2e 3a 4c 5b
1b 2f 3a 4h 5c 6g 7d 8e
1 People would visit the place to eat
Exercise 3 Exercise 4
in the café (especially if they like
1 C, H 2 B, C, G 3 E 4 G 5 D, E
seafood), buy takeaway food and Students’ own answers
6F 7A 8G
souvenirs, get tourist information,
Exercise 5
take children to the playground. Exercise 4
Answers/Audioscript
2 Students’ own answers 1B 2H 3A 4G 5E
1 have 2 spending 3 make 4 take
Exercise 2 Exercise 5 5 had 6 have

1 Athens Clue, in Athens (Greece) 1 float 2 exact 3 mind 4 app THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

2 different scenarios 5 gamers 6 frightening

Students’ own answers
3 find and solve clues (to escape THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
from a room) Page 40
Students’ own answers
4 €15 each
LISTENING
5 positive Page 38 Exercise 1
6 great for people who love solving
problems, great fun, worth the GRAMMAR 1 Students’ own answers
cost, great for people who like Grammar in context Exercise 2
challenges 1b 2a Students should tick 1, 2, 4 and 5.
7 expensive, some clues too hard, The main idea is 5: At the theatre,
Exercise 1
not suitable for people who don’t you feel part of an audience.
speak English well, not suitable 1 ✓ 2 Shall 3 ✓ 4 ✓
for less than two people, too 5 ’m/am going to 6 ✓ Exercises 3 and 4
difficult for younger children Exercise 2 Speaker 1: D
1 will / are going to Speaker 2: G
Exercise 3
2 will Speaker 3: C
Suggested answers Speaker 4: B
1 No – it’s only suitable for groups 3 will
4 will Speaker 5: A
of two or more.
2 Yes – it’s perfect for teenagers 5 is going to THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

and people who like challenges. 6 are you going to

Students’ own answers
3 No – they’re too young. Exercise 3
4 No – it will cost more than that. 1 am/’m going to
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5 No – it’s only suitable for people 2 will/’ll / am/’m going to GRAMMAR 2
who speak English well. 3 Shall
Grammar in context
Exercise 4 4 will/’ll
1b 2a
Students’ own answers 5 will / is/’s going to
6 Are you going to Exercise 1
Exercise 5 7 is/’s going to 1 starts 2 does ... start
Students’ own answers 8 will/’ll 3 Are ... seeing 4 is/'s driving
Exercise 6 5 comes 6 doesn’t leave
7 isn’t meeting 8 ’m/am going
Students’ own answers

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Exercise 2 Page 43 Pages 46–47

1 am/’m catching 2 leaves
3 is/’s taking 4 are meeting
LANGUAGE IN USE PROGRESS CHECK
Exercise 1
5 are/’re going 6 ’s/is/’re/are UNITS 3–4
playing 7 starts 8 are/’re having Students’ own answers
9 are/’re recording Exercise 1
Exercise 2
10 am/’m writing 1 Shall
1 although / even though
2 am/’m going to
Exercise 3 2 despite / in spite of
3 am/’m going to have / ’m/am
Students’ own answers 3 Despite / In spite of
having
4 Although / Even though
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME 4✓
5 although / even though
5 I’ll get
Students’ own answers 6 Despite / In spite of
Exercise 2
Page 42 Exercise 3
1 has been making
1a 2b 3a 4b
SPEAKING 2 have/’ve never been
Exercise 1 Exercise 4 3 hasn’t bought
1 even though she is/was 4 Have you seen
1 social media
2 despite the fact 5 have/’ve been waiting
2 Have a night off to chill out and
hang out with their best friends. 3 in spite of (her) falling
Exercise 3
Turn off their phones. 4 although I felt/was/was feeling
1d 2f 3a 4b 5c 6e
3 They decide to go to the party. 5 despite (our/us) knowing (that) /
despite the fact that Exercise 4
Exercise 2 6 in spite of the 1 ✓ 2 in 3 have 4 going 5 ✓
Angus: None of us are big fans of 6 from taking 7 yourselves
milkshake. (this is said as a joke) / Pages 44–45
I prefer to just chill out on a Friday Exercise 5
WRITING
night. / That’s because you’re so 1 up 2 off 3 out 4 down 5 up
Exercise 1 6 off/out 7 up
busy.
Maddy: I really like my phone. / We Students’ own answers
Exercise 6
don’t really like dancing. / I’m not a Exercise 2 1 Although 2 even though
big fan of all the reminders. I do! (answering your own question 3 in spite 4 Despite
Jamie: I’m not keen on pizza with as a way of giving your opinion) /
loads of cool friends. / I don’t I’m a big fan of / I think I would Exercise 7
mind the reminders so much but really enjoy / In my opinion, / I’m 1 illegal 2 dishonest
sometimes social media gets me sure I’d absolutely love / I believe 3 uncomfortable 4 untidy
down a bit. that / If you ask me, 5 impatient 6 unfair
Exercise 3 Exercise 3 Exercise 8
Suggested answers 1 do 2 fan 3 ask 4 love 5 that 1 many 2 much 3 few 4 piece
1 In one photo there are three 6 opinion 5 little
girls. Two are ice skating and
Exercise 4 Exercise 9
pulling the other on a sledge. In
Students’ own answers 1 passport 2 luggage 3 passenger
the other photo a boy is watching
4 mind 5 exact
something on a tablet. He is Exercise 5
listening to it with headphones.
Students’ own answers
2 Students’ own answers UNIT 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 4 Pages 48–49
Students’ own answers
A Layla 3 Rory 2
B Layla 3 Rory 1 Exercise 7 READING
Students’ own answers Exercise 1
Exercise 5
Students’ own answers
Students should tick 2, 3, 4, 6 Exercise 8
Students’ own answers Exercise 2
Exercise 6
1T 2 F 3 F 4T 5 F 6 F
Students’ own answers
Exercise 3
1 Paragraph C: they receive
medical care at an SPCA Centre

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2 Paragraph B: food and Page 51 life-threatening situations and to

accommodation are part of the offer vital assistance before more
package VOCABULARY experienced help arrives. Some of
3 Paragraph D: I couldn’t wait to Exercise 1 the topics covered are CPR, how
start! Answers/Audioscript to put someone in the recovery
4 Paragraph A: They contact us and the body problems and position, how to deal with allergic
we hurry to help. illness reactions and what to do if
someone is unconscious. You also
Exercise 4 ankle ache
learn how to use a first-aid kit to
1D 2B 3C 4A 5C 6D 7A 8D blood cold
deal with a broken arm or leg, or
9 B 10 B bone cough
a head injury and bleeding such
chin cut
Exercise 5 as a nose bleed.
knee flu
1 release 2 permanent 3 stretcher 2 Students’ own answers
shoulder hurt
4 take care, look after 5 trapped skin infection Exercise 2
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME injure 1 what to put in a first-aid kit
pain 2 equipment
Students’ own answers
treatments Exercises 3 and 4
Page 50 and help
1B 2A 3A 4B 5B 6C
GRAMMAR 1 bandage
medicine THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
Grammar in context operation Students’ own answers
1 A 2 P 3 O 4 O 5 L 6 AD 7 A prescription
Exercise 1 Page 53
Exercise 2
Suggested answers 1 hurt/injured 2 bone 3 hurts GRAMMAR 2
1 couldn’t 2 mustn’t 3 has to 4 bandage 5 prescription 6 pain Grammar in context
4 shouldn’t 5 will be able to
1 C 2 PR 3 P 4 P 5 PR
Exercise 3
Exercise 2 Exercise 1
Answers/Audioscript
Suggested answers 1h 2b 3e 4d 5f 6c 7a 8g 1 must 2 might 3 may 4 could
1 wasn’t allowed to / didn’t / wasn’t
5 can’t 6 could 7 should
able to Exercise 4
2 can’t / shouldn’t / ought not to Answers/Audioscript Exercise 2
3 must / ought to / should 1 have, take 2 make, take 3 have Suggested answers
4 mustn’t / wasn’t allowed to / 4 make 5 make 6 take 7 have 1 must have hurt/twisted her ankle
couldn’t 8 make 9 have, take 10 do, take 2 may be asking for information
5 can / should / ought to / must / 11 have 12 make 13 make about the injury
has to / will have to 14 do 15 do 3 might be calling for an
ambulance
Exercise 3 Exercise 5
4 ought to stay together / phone
Suggested answers Suggested answers
her parents
1 have to / must 1 Karen’s made up her mind to
5 might not be able to walk
2 don’t have to / don't need to foster a sick animal.
6 could be serious
3 should / ought to 2 Aidan’s doing the housework.
4 can 3 Toby made a mistake. THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

5 shouldn’t 4 Helen’s going to have an Students’ own answers

6 can’t / cannot operation / have surgery (on her
7 be able to knee). Page 54
8 mustn’t / shouldn’t / can’t 5 My sister does / takes some
exercise every morning.
SPEAKING
9 have to / need to / must / should /
ought to 6 Greg’s really made an effort. Exercise 1
10 can 1 Angus is unwell. He has a
11 has to / needs to / must
Page 52 sore throat, headache, high
12 can / are able to LISTENING temperature and feels weak. He
feels ‘awful’
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME Exercise 1
2 It hurts when he coughs and tries
Students’ own answers Suggested answers to drink something.
1 On a first-aid course, you
learn to be able to recognise

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3 Louise is a doctor and a friend Exercise 3 Exercise 5

of Angus’ dad. She suggests 1 writing lyrics, making recordings, Students’ own answers
antibiotics, a few days off school watching music videos, singing
and ice cream. Exercise 6
2 It helps reduce stress, which
Students’ own answers
Exercise 2 helps your body heal faster. It can
In the morning/afternoon …,
help some children and teenagers Exercise 7
express themselves, and help Students’ own answers
I usually/often …, I … all the time,
with other parts of their lives too.
quite often, It depends on …, …
3 ill
don’t … very often …, We’d like to
4 gap 3
UNIT 6
… more often, but …
Exercise 4 Pages 58–59
Exercise 3
1 prescription 2 operation READING
Students’ own answers
3 treatments 4 entertainment
Exercise 4 Exercise 1
5 illness 6 communication
1b 2d 3c 4a 7 enjoyment 8 improvement Students’ own answers

Exercise 5 Exercise 2
Pages 56–57
1 On schooldays, at the weekend 1 well known
2 once or twice a week, (usually) at
WRITING 2 preparing
the weekend Exercise 1 3 recipes
3 rarely, (maybe) once a month, Suggested answers 4 meals for her family
every day 1 You can bruise yourself or break 5 videoed
4 every six months, (at the or fracture a bone. 6 make their own food
moment), once every three or 2 Students’ own answers Exercise 3
four weeks 1C 2A 3A 4C 5D
Exercise 2
Exercise 6 1 knew, was, was, liked, thought, set Exercise 4
Students’ own answers off, shouted, hit, went, went, fell, 1 foodie 2 delicious 3 lifestyle
were, was, asked, shouted, said, 4 subscription 5 cookery
Page 55 filmed 6 cable channel
LANGUAGE IN USE 2 Four verbs are in the past
continuous: was standing THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
Exercise 1
(background information), was Students’ own answers
Suggested answers
filming (background information,
1 Colds: hot water and lemon,
and action taking place at that Page 60
lots of fluids, rest, depending
moment), was flying (action
on the type of cold you can take GRAMMAR 1
taking place), wasn’t moving
some medication; Stomach ache:
(action taking place).
Grammar in context
chamomile tea, hot-water bottle, 1a
3 It’s seven steps ‘I can do this.’,
eat rice or bananas, take some 2b
‘Danny, are you OK?’, ‘I’m fine.’
medication Examples from the text:
They’re all in direct speech.
2 Colds: put an onion by your bed, She’s also becoming well known
4 ‘I’ve done it!’ Yes, it’s in
eat chilli peppers, listen to jazz for her Italian salad dressing,
direct speech.
music; Stomach ache: drink carrot which is delicious. (non-defining)
5 ‘Call an ambulance!’, ‘… tell me
juice, eat ginger and mint By the age of seven, Remmi was
you filmed it!’ Yes, they’re in
Exercise 2 direct speech. a real foodie who could cook
complete meals for her family.
–ment –ion Exercise 3 (defining)
agreement accommodation 1 didn’t want 2 had Remmi, who was born in China,
amazement communication 3 were kneeling (note: `knelt’ is began making videos for fun.
enjoyment decision incorrect because three others (non-defining) That show focused
entertainment infection were already on top of them) on Remmi’s main interest, which
equipment operation 4 were 5 climbed 6 had is getting teenagers to take healthy
excitement organisation 7 don’t like 8 thought eating seriously. (non-defining)
improvement prescription 9 didn’t want 10 started Remmi works with a company in
treatment protection the USA which shows her videos
Exercise 4
in school cafeterias. (defining)
Students’ own answers
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people can create a healthy Exercise 2 people: we use no article with

meal for their family which isn’t 1 boil 2 bake 3 fry 4 grill plural countable nouns when we
expensive. (defining) 5 barbecue 6 roast 7 microwave are talking generally.
In fact, strawberries, which are Students’ own answers Exercise 1
Remmi’s favourite food, appear
in other recipes, including Exercise 3 1 an 2 – 3 the 4 a 5 – 6 – 7 the
Answers/Audioscript 8 – 9 – 10 –
strawberry sandwich! (non-
defining) 1e 2c 3f 4b 5a 6h 7g 8d Exercise 2
For a monthly subscription, you Exercise 4 1 the Thailand (should be
receive snacks, which include Answers/Audioscript ‘Thailand’)
fruit bars and popcorn, and fun 1 fry: frying, fried 2 carrot (should be ‘the carrot’)
cooking activities that help you 2 mix: mixture, mixed, mixing 3 the insect (should be ‘an insect’)
develop a healthy lifestyle. (non- 3 spice: spicy 4 the jar (should be ‘a jar’)
defining) 4 cream: creamy, creamed Exercise 3
Exercise 1 5 blend: blender
1 the 2 the 3 an 4 an 5 a 6 the
1 b (non-defining) 2 a (defining, 6 boil: boiling, boiled
7 the 8 the 9 the 10 – 11 – 12 –
which also possible) 3 a (non- 7 satisfy: satisfied, satisfying
13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 a 18 the
defining) 4 a (defining) 8 taste: tasty, tasteless
19 – 20 –
Exercise 2 Exercise 5
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

1 which/that 2 when 3 whose 1 fried 2 spicy 3 creamy

4 mixture 5 blender 6 boiled Students’ own answers
4 where 5 which 6 who/that
7 satisfying 8 tasty One reason honey never goes off in
Exercise 3
a sealed jar is because it contains
1 Jamie Oliver was born in Essex, Page 62
very little moisture and bacteria
which is a county in England. LISTENING cannot survive on the surface.
2 He first worked in the kitchens
of a restaurant which/that his
Exercise 1 Page 64
parents owned. 1 The photo shows an extremely
3 His many cookery shows, long pizza. Chefs are cooking the SPEAKING
which include Jamie’s School pizza in a huge oven and crowds Exercise 1
Dinners and Jamie at Home, of people are watching them. 1 buy a takeaway
have appeared on TV around 2 Students’ own answers 2 She is doing a nutrition diary for
the world. Exercise 2 food tech/homework.
4 Jamie’s School Dinners tried 3 Pizza is easy to eat and easy to
1 contained over 2 bun
to improve the quality of food share.
3 easier to eat 4 cooking
which/that is served in schools. 5 training Exercise 2
5 It was hard to get pupils, who
Exercises 3 and 4 It looks like it’s …, The photo shows
didn’t like eating vegetables, to
a …, It looks like a …, The people
eat well. 1 (American) cheese
seem to be enjoying …, The photo
6 In the end, he was successful and 2 7/seven hours 3 3/three minutes
was probably taken in a …
the government, which pays for 4 wet 5 (the/each) burger
school meals, agreed to spend 6 exercising Exercise 3
more on them. Suggested answers
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
(birthday) party, celebrate/
Page 61 Students’ own answers celebration, dinner, family, balloons,
VOCABULARY Page 63 (birthday) present, (birthday) cake,
Exercise 1 smiling, happy
GRAMMAR 2
Answers/Audioscript Exercise 4
1 bitter: coffee, dark chocolate Grammar in context Answers/Audioscript
2 juicy: orange, strawberries a hamburger: we use a for a 1 is/are having 2 is/'s 3 looks
3 salty: crisps, popcorn singular countable noun when we 4 is opening 5 be having
4 sour: lemon, lime are not being specific.
the world: we use the because it Exercise 5
5 spicy: chillies, curry
6 sweet: cake, milk chocolate refers to something there is only Students’ own answers
one of.

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Page 65 Exercise 7 Exercise 4

Students’ own answers 1G 2D 3H 4A 5F
LANGUAGE IN USE
Exercise 1 Pages 68–69 Exercise 5
Students’ own answers 1 vintage
PROGRESS CHECK 2 upcoming
Exercise 2 3 stalls
1c 2d 3f 4e 5a 6b
UNITS 5–6
4 browse
Exercise 1 5 promote
Exercise 3
1 could 2 should 3 don’t have to 6 entrepreneur
1 Because they didn’t exist
4 be able to 5 could 6 should
in Europe. THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
7 can’t
2 tomatoes, potatoes, chocolate, Students’ own answers
corn, beans, turkey, chilli peppers Exercise 2
3 coffee, onions, bananas, other 1 where 2 when 3 whose 4 that Page 72
fruit, horses, cattle, sheep 5 who 6 which
4 diseases
GRAMMAR 1
Exercise 3 Grammar in context
Exercise 4 1c 2f 3e 4b 5a 6d 1 had heard
1A 2 C 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 A 2 had been
Exercise 4
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME 3 had been selling
1 get 2 ✓ 3 coming 4 ✓ 5 cool
Sentence 1: It makes it clearer
Students’ own answers 6 Cheer 7 ✓ 8 cut
that they heard it before they had
Pages 66–67 Exercise 5 the idea.
1 take 2 make 3 make 4 do Sentence 2: Yes.
WRITING 5 have 6 make 7 do 8 make Sentence 3: We can’t use had sold
Exercise 1 because the action hadn’t finished
Exercise 6
Suggested answers when he joined the Teenage
1 decision 2 boiling 3 tasty Market. We can use sold.
1 The photos show different
4 prescription 5 frying 6 spicy
desserts. One photo has little
7 entertainment 8 equipment Exercise 1
cakes. One photo has an ice
1a 2b 3a 4b 5b 6b
cream sundae with cream, Exercise 7
sprinkles and cherries. The 1 – 2 an 3 – 4 the 5 – 6 the 7 a Exercise 2
third photo shows a chocolate 1 went
fountain with fruit on sticks for 2 had/’d never visited
dipping. They could all be part of
UNIT 7 3 had/’d expected / expected
a birthday party. The little cakes Pages 70–71 4 had/’d been walking / had/’d
and chocolate fountain could walked
be for a wedding. The ice cream READING 5 had been saying / had said
could be a treat for a special Exercise 1 6 had/’d hoped / had/’d been
occasion like passing an exam. Suggested answers hoping / hoped
2 Students’ own answers 1 chemist’s/pharmacy, 7 had/’d been looking / had/’d
supermarket, newsagent’s, looked
Exercise 2
bakery, café, butcher’s, jeweller’s, 8 found
1T 2T 3 F 4T
grocer’s, optician’s, greengrocer’s, 9 bought
Exercise 3
fishmonger’s, clothes shop, shoe 10 had/’d been saving up / had/’d
1 If I were you, I’d make...
shop, a department store, a saved up
2 What about making ... ?
boutique
3 Why not go ... ?
2 Students’ own answers
Page 73
4 You could make ...
Exercise 2 VOCABULARY
Exercise 4 Exercise 1
Suggested answers
Students’ own answers Answers/Audioscript
1 teenagers
Exercise 5 2 (luxury) soaps and candles 1 change 2 voucher 3 cash card
Students’ own answers 3 an artist 4 half price 5 bargain
6 special offer 7 second-hand
Exercise 6 Exercise 3 8 brand-new 9 order 10 exchange
Students’ own answers a, c, d, e 11 return 12 rent 13 cost

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Exercise 2 8 (the) highest 11 mechanic 12 optician 13 owner

Answers/Audioscript 9 longer than 14 receptionist 15 salesman/
1 save 2 shop 3 take 4 pay 5 get 10 more interested saleswoman/salesperson 16 seller
6 run 7 add 8 give 11 the best 17 shopper 18 supervisor
12 (the) most powerful 19 visitor 20 waiter/waitress
Exercise 3
Answers/Audioscript THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME Exercise 3
1b 2a 3a 4a 5a Students’ own answers 1 assistants 2 customers
3 waitresses 4 receptionist(s)
Page 74 Page 76 5 visitors 6 cashier 7 supervisor
LISTENING 8 lawyer
SPEAKING
Exercise 1 Exercise 1 Pages 78–79
Students’ own answers 1 He thinks it’s a waste of time. WRITING
2 make-up, jeans, trainers
Exercise 2 Exercise 1
3 They’re the most comfortable
1 d (website) 2 c (… so you’re not Suggested answers
shoes he’s ever worn.
going to buy anything.) 3 a (how 1 There’s greater variety and items
4 They go to get milkshakes and
many stalls … you should think of can be more available. There is
find Jamie’s trainers on a market
having a stall.) 4 b (special offer … more competition, so items and
stall. They meet up with Jamie
half price) services can be bought at a lower
and show him the trainers.
Exercise 3 price. It’s quick, convenient and
Exercise 2 discreet. You can research products
Suggested answers
Angus: I agree with you and services and compare prices
1 Dan’s mum/mother
Jamie: What do you think? Why do and product details.
2 Dan’s cousin
you think that? Perosnally, I …, I’m 2 There are security concerns
3 Dan
not sure…, That’s a good question about payment portals and the
4 Aisha’s mum/mother
Maddy: What’s your opinion? How information you are giving to
5 the artist (of the painting)
about you? Do you agree that …? retailers about yourself. You can’t
6 his mum/mother
I agree with you. physically inspect products before
7 a shop assistant
Exercise 3 you buy them. Sometimes goods
Exercises 4 and 5 arrive damaged, late or not at all.
Students’ own answers
1C 2B 3C 4A
Exercise 2
Exercise 4
Page 75 1 What 2 Have 3 How 4 Are 5 Who
Paragraph 1: C Paragraph 2: A
Paragraph 3: D Paragraph 4: B
GRAMMAR 2 Exercise 5
Grammar in context Exercise 3
Suggested answers
1 younger 2 than 3 best 4 more Students’ own answers
Questions 2 and 4 can be answered
Exercise 1 with yes or no. They could ask these Suggested answers
questions instead: 2 What have you The Early Birthday Present
1 than 2 the 3 less 4 more
saved up for? 4 What are you saving The Unexpected Gift
5 as 6 worst
up for at the moment? The Strange Box/Parcel/Package
Exercise 2 Jo’s Best Present
Exercise 6
1 closer than The Best Present In The World
Students’ own answers
2 not as/so far (away)
Exercise 4
3 further (away) than Exercise 7
1 can 2 can’t 3 start 4 comma
4 not as/so close as Students’ own answers
5 must 6 can’t
5 the closest
6 the furthest Page 77 Exercise 5
Exercise 3 LANGUAGE IN USE Students’ own answers
1 the largest Exercise 1 Exercise 6
2 the biggest Students’ own answers Students’ own answers
3 larger
Exercise 2 Exercise 7
4 the most dedicated
5 more enjoyable than 1 assistant 2 buyer 3 cashier Students’ own answers
6 largest 4 customer 5 electrician
Exercise 8
7 the longest 6 hairdresser 7 lawyer 8 librarian
9 manager 10 managing director Students’ own answers

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UNIT 8 Exercise 1 My gym shoes have worn out, so

1 gave, given 2 design, designed I’m going to buy some more.
Pages 80–81 3 used, are used 4 was been, was It was raining, so I put my coat on.

READING 5 stole, stolen 6 with, of Exercise 4

7 with, by 8 have, are
Exercise 1 Answers/Audioscript
Suggested answers Exercise 2 1 clothes, clothing
I have a lot of cotton clothes that I 1 Many years ago, jeans were worn 2 designer, designed
wear in the summer. I have denim by factory workers. 3 trendy, trendsetter
jeans and a jacket that I wear at 2 Many items of clothing are sold 4 amazement, amazed, amazing
the weekend. I don’t wear leather cheaply these days. 5 creativity, creative, creator
or fur because I’m against animal 3 Where were your new 6 fashionable, old-fashioned
cruelty. I have a silk dress that I trainers made? 7 appearance, apparent
wear on special occasions. In the 4 These shoes were bought with my 8 beautiful
winter, I wear thick wool jumpers birthday money. Exercise 5
when I go for walks. 5 Jeans material is known as
1 clothing 2 designers 3 trendy
‘denim’, from the name of the
Exercise 2 4 amazing 5 creative
French town Nîmes.
1c2a3d4b 6 fashionable 7 appearance
6 A special dye is used to make the
8 beautiful
Exercise 3 clothes bright pink.
Suggested answers Exercise 3
Page 84
1 supporting ethical fashion / doing Suggested answers LISTENING
something about the problems the 1 are / have been designed by Exercise 1
fashion industry causes 2 are worn by
2 because you avoid buying Students’ own answers
3 is based on
new clothes and that helps the 4 was set up, was given Exercise 2
environment 5 has been given 1 a place / a year
3 we should make our clothes last 6 was named 2 a year / a person
longer by taking better care of them 3 basketball/tennis/volleyball, etc.
Page 83 4 sports
Exercise 4
1C 2B 3A 4C 5B 6D VOCABULARY 5 (accept any reasonable answer,
7 A 8 D 9 B 10 C e.g. an adjective)
Exercise 1
6 a noun
Exercise 5 Answers/Audioscript
Parts of Accessories Other Exercises 3 and 4
1 outfit 2 item of clothing 3 dye
4 reuse, recycle 5 trendy 6 fit clothes items of 1 (the) 1870s 2 America
7 suit(s) 8 alter clothing 3 basketball 4 (young) actors
5 popular 6 technology
button, belt, jumper,
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GRAMMAR 1 pocket, cap, earring, shorts,

Students’ own answers
Grammar in context sleeve glove, socks,
Jeans are made of denim, which is
handbag, suit, Page 85
jewellery, sweatshirt,
a form of cotton.
necklace, trainers GRAMMAR 2
It takes a lot of water and
wristband Grammar in context
chemicals to produce the cotton,
1 asking us to agree
which is then dyed (usually blue), Exercise 2
2 Are trainers everywhere? The
and the dye often ends up in rivers. Answers/Audioscript person asking the question
Other examples: 1 ✓ 2 up 3 ✓ 4 ✓ 5 off 6 on 7 on doesn’t know and is asking us
… volcanic stones are used to ‘hit’ 8✓ for information. Trainers are
the denim.
Exercise 3 everywhere, aren’t they? The
We can do this by checking how the
Suggested answers person asking wants us to agree
clothes we want were made.
I always hang my clothes up when with their opinion.
Often, clothes are thrown away
after being worn only a few times. I get home. Exercise 1
I tried a lot of shoes on the other 1a 2c 3c 4b 5a 6c
day, but I didn’t buy any.

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Exercise 2 too formal …, it’d be better to wear Pages 90–91

1 aren’t they 2 will you 3 isn’t it a polo shirt, much more practical
4 have they 5 wouldn’t you to wear and easier to wash, a PROGRESS CHECK
jacket looks more formal than a
6 isn’t it 7 won’t it 8 shall we
jumper, equally uncomfortable,
UNITS 7–8
9 aren’t they 10 won’t they
but some girls may prefer …, most Exercise 1
Exercise 3 comfortable / most popular 1 was 2 than 3 bargain 4 on
1 You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
Exercise 7 5 be 6 up 7 are 8 to
2 You haven’t brought a coat,
have you? Students’ own answers Exercise 2
3 Let’s try on those expensive 1 out 2 around 3 up 4 off 5 back
Page 87
trainers, shall we? / Let’s try 6 by 7 up 8 up
those expensive trainers on, LANGUAGE IN USE Exercise 3
shall we? Exercise 1
4 Mo’s not/isn’t going to wear his 1 bigger than
Students’ own answers 2 the most expensive
cowboy hat tonight, is he?
Exercise 2 3 less enjoyable than
Page 86 1 shopping 2 to find 3 getting 4 the worst
5 prettier than
SPEAKING 4 to buy 5 to get 6 taking 7 to use
6 the least fashionable
8 wearing
Exercise 1
Exercise 3 Exercise 4
1 Jamie doesn’t mind other people’s
birthdays. He really likes his own. 1 wearing 2 to wear 3 to buy 1 do you 2 isn’t it 3 didn’t you
2 a scarf and shirt 4 buying 5 asking 6 to ask 4 will he 5 shall we 6 do they /
3 one have they
Exercise 4
Exercise 2 Exercise 5
1 hadn’t expected / wasn’t
All phrases are used except A isn’t expecting (to get/receive) 1 amazement 2 director 3 creative
as … as B and A is …, whereas B 2 involved (them) doing 4 trendy 5 librarian 6 beautiful
is …. 3 offered to go 7 lawyer 8 assistant
4 can’t afford to Exercise 6
Exercise 3
5 succeeded in finding 1 taking 2 to do 3 had lost
1 Suggested answers
6 enjoyed going 4 to buy 5 of 6 are sold
In the top photo, they are all
7 been stolen 8 been chosen
wearing the same clothes, Pages 88–89
whereas the people in the Exercise 7
photo below are all wearing
WRITING
1 exchange 2 dye 3 voucher
different clothes. The clothes in Exercise 1 4 browse 5 sleeve 6 change
the top photo looks more like a Students’ own answers
uniform. They are all wearing
Exercise 2 UNIT 9
blue jumpers and white shirts.
1 He/She expects to watch a school
However, in the bottom picture
fashion show. Pages 92–93
they’re wearing different tops
2 He/She becomes a model in the
and colours. One boy is wearing a READING
fashion show after one of the
blue jumper and the girl next to Exercise 1
models gets/falls ill.
him is wearing a stripy cardigan. Students’ own answers
3 excited, ill, shocked, amazing,
One girl is wearing a T-shirt and
fantastic, pleased Exercise 2
one boy is wearing a black shirt.
4 suddenly, nervously, quickly
2 Student’s own answers 1c 2d 3f 4a 5g 6b 7e
5 whispered, announced
Exercise 4 Exercise 3
Exercise 3
Students’ own answers 1b 2a
Students’ own answers
Exercise 5 Exercise 4
Exercise 4
Students’ own answers 1D 2C 3A 4C
Students’ own answers
Exercise 6 Exercise 5
Exercise 5
On the one hand … but on the other Suggested answers
Students’ own answers
hand, might not be formal enough, defend = protect from attack
I don’t think they’re as practical as Exercise 6 fan = someone who likes reading,
or as comfortable as, … would be Students’ own answers listening or watching

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something very much Exercise 3 Page 98

goalposts = the two posts that the 1 pull out 2 set up 3 join in
ball must go between to 4 catch on 5 put away 6 send off
SPEAKING
score a goal 7 put off 8 knock out Exercise 1
match = a game in which players or 1 Jamie laughs at Maddy’s
teams compete against Exercise 4
homework because she has
each other Answers/Audioscript misunderstood the question to
opposing team = the people you 1 play 2 played 3 do 4 go 5 been ‘find the x’.
compete against 6 do 7 been 8 goes 9 went 2 10
pitch = the ground for playing sport 10 been 11 goes 12 does 3 He is good at music. He is not
position = where a particular player good at football.
Page 96
plays
LISTENING Exercise 2
sports kit = clothes or equipment
needed for sport I don’t think I’ve ever ..., but (you
Exercise 1
obviously have)
Page 94 Students’ own answers Take my (cousin), for example,
Exercise 2 She … all the time,
GRAMMAR 1 You absolutely love (maths), can’t
a) The girl says the lesson didn’t go
Grammar in context well as it was hard / difficult. stand (sport),
1b 2d 3a 4c b) She was happy to be able to I’m a keen (sportswoman)
Exercise 1 stand up but it was just for a few Exercise 3
1 hits, loses seconds. Suggested answers
2 goes, gets c) She didn’t learn how to ride a Students’ own answers
3 doesn’t return, wins wave.
4 don’t knock down, don’t get Exercises 3 and 4 Exercise 4
1A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 A 4, 2, 1, 3
Exercise 2
1 want 2 ’ll love 3 would 4 had THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME Exercise 5
5 does 6 go 7 go 8 were 9 ’d Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
10 unless Exercise 6
Page 97
Exercise 3 Students’ own answers
Suggested answers GRAMMAR 2 Exercise 7
1 … I’ll play football in the park Grammar in context Students’ own answers
with my friends. 1 get 2 As soon as
2 … we might go to the beach. Page 99
3 … I’d probably choose a team game.
Exercise 1
4 … I’d ask my friend Billy to come 1 before 2 after 3 soon LANGUAGE IN USE
with me. 4 while/when 5 until 6 when/after Exercise 1
5 I wouldn’t go to a parkrun event Exercise 2 Students’ own answers
unless my friend Billy came 1 get / have got Exercise 2
with me. 2 I will call / I’ll call 1 involves 2 ✓ 3 contains/includes
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME 3 find / have found / ’ve found 4 include 5 ✓
4 am
Students’ own answers Exercise 3
Exercise 3 Suggested answers
Page 95 1 I finish / I’ve finished / I have 1 An activity is something a person
VOCABULARY finished or group does. A hobby is an
2 I’ve practised / I have practised / activity you do in your free time
Exercise 1
practising for pleasure. A sport is an activity
Answers/Audioscript
3 we set / we’ve set / we have set involving physical effort and skill,
1 player 2 gamer 3 captain
4 I do / I’m doing / I am doing often involving competition.
4 referee 5 rider 6 cyclist
5 comes back / ’s come back / has 2 When you see something, you
7 athlete 8 gymnast 9 acrobat
come back perceive it with your eyes. When
10 climber
6 until you show / until you’ve you imagine something, you form
Exercise 2 shown a mental image of it. When you
Answers/Audioscript dream of something, you have an
1 in 2 out 3 off 4 out 5 off 6 up ambition or an ideal. When you
7 away 8 on

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view something, you see it from a Exercise 5 5 hadn’t, wouldn’t

particular place. Students’ own answers 6 would have thought, hadn’t heard
3 When you catch a ball, you take
Exercise 6 Exercise 3
it and hold it with your hand.
Students’ own answers 1 hadn’t posted
When you kick a ball, you strike
2 wouldn’t have taken
it with your foot. When you hit a Exercise 7 3 have decided
ball, you bring your hand or an Students’ own answers 4 hadn’t met
implement into contact with it,
Exercise 8 5 hadn’t been
usually quickly and forcefully.
Students’ own answers 6 had/’d gone, would/’d have/'ve felt
When you throw a ball, you
propel it through the air with a
Pages 102–103 Page 105
movement of your arm and hand.
READING VOCABULARY
Exercise 4
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Name of sport jollyball Answers/Audioscript
Suggested answers
Number of two 1 musician
I posted a comment on a great
teams in a 2 journalist, DJ (also accept:
music video on Instagram.
game musician)
I download films and music videos
Number of two or three from YouTube and Netflix. 3 presenter
players in I click ‘like’ if someone 4 actor (also accept: performer)
each team recommends a good video on 5 author
Other juggling, Facebook. 6 performer
sports it has volleyball, tennis, I uploaded a film trailer to my blog. 7 celebrity (also accept: actor, author,
similarities badminton, table musician, performer, presenter)
Exercise 2 8 art gallery
with tennis
1T 2T 3F 4F 9 music festival
Object placed a (table tennis or
10 stage
between the badminton) net Exercise 3
11 recording studio
teams 1a 2b 3a 4a 5b
12 cinema
Each player two juggling Exercise 4 13 theatre
has in their balls 14 science museum
1C 2H 3B 4F 5E
hands 15 venue
What a juggle with it Exercise 5
player has to and the other 1 cartoon 2 make-up 3 characters Exercise 2
do when they two balls (before 4 unique 5 film-makers Answers/Audioscript
get the ball making it go back 1 log onto/into 2 put on
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over the net) 3 write back 4 log out of
Students’ own answers 5 turn down 6 turn up
Exercise 5 7 shut up 8 come out
1C 2D 3A 4C 5B 6D Page 104
Exercise 3
Pages 100–101 GRAMMAR 1 Answers/Audioscript
Grammar in context 1 to get 2 to come 3 of winning
WRITING 1 No 2 Yes 3 No 4 No 4 to show off 5 of getting 6 go
Exercise 1 7 to go 8 allowed
Exercise 1
Students’ own answers
1 Andy Serkis didn’t wear a rubber Page 106
Exercise 2 suit so he looked very unusual.
Students need to choose the 2 They filmed real dancers for LISTENING
event they prefer, the best day of Happy Feet so illustrators didn’t Exercise 1
the week and the name for the draw the dancing penguins. Suggested answers
class team. 3 They used motion capture so we 1 They need to hold auditions and
were able to see / could see their choose a cast. A team needs to be
Exercise 3
expressions. in charge of backstage, lighting,
1 Friday
costumes and set designs. They
2 He always has a lot of homework Exercise 2
need to have a good director for
(to do) on Wednesday evening. 1 hadn’t explained
the rehearsals. Somebody needs
2 hadn’t
Exercise 4 to design the programme and
3 hadn’t
1 to 2 prefer, than 3 rather tickets and be responsible for
4 had been, have found

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selling them beforehand and on Page 108 Exercise 2

the night. Suggested answers
2 Students’ own answers SPEAKING 1 a smartphone or computer that
Exercise 1 can record audio
Exercise 2
1 She accused him of cheating 2 with others (friends)
1 nervous 2 director 3 bedroom
during a card game by looking at 3 an interesting topic to discuss
4 school 5 neighbour
her cards 4 speak clearly, make it interesting
Exercise 3 2 They promise to play nicely / not and entertaining, be enthusiastic
Suggested answers to argue 5 give it an interesting title, share
1 too, of course is unnecessary 3 Justin Timberlake it using social media or a podcast
information 4 So that they won’t be able app, make one regularly
2 was lovely is irrelevant and to argue
Exercise 3
doesn’t fit with the following
Exercise 2 1 Make 2 Don’t talk 3 should
colon and name
Really? 4 Remember 5 delete 6 to ask
3 we only need the place
That sounds like fun.
4 didn't have any doesn’t fit Exercise 4
Same here.
grammatically 1 b 2 e 3 d (also accept: e) 4 a
I completely agree.
5 my doesn’t fit grammatically 5c
That isn’t quite how I see it.
Exercises 4 and 5 Exercise 5
Exercise 3
1 (a) musical Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
2 costumes
3 (the) school hall Exercise 4 Exercise 6
4 three 1a 2a 3a Students’ own answers
5 June Exercise 7
Exercise 5
65 Students’ own answers
Really? I never thought of that.
THINK That’s interesting! That sounds like
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Exercise 8
Students’ own answers fun. I’m not sure I agree Students’ own answers

Page 107 Exercise 6

Pages 112–113
Students’ own answers
GRAMMAR 2 PROGRESS CHECK
Grammar in context Page 109
UNITS 9–10
1 had 2 printed LANGUAGE IN USE
3 their photo taken Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Exercise 1 Students’ own answers 1 score/will score 2 practised
3 would 4 ✓ 5 ✓/will
1b 2c 3a 4f 5e 6d Exercise 2 6 will/'ll listen
Exercise 2 1 had
2 had/’d seen Exercise 2
1 He had his appearance
3 hadn’t / had not lied 1 catch 2 log 3 send 4 put 5 turn
completely changed by make-up
4 had allowed 6 put 7 knock 8 come
artitsts.
2 He didn’t have his eyebrows 5 could / was able to Exercise 3
shaved. Exercise 3 1 had 2 were 3 had brought
3 Instead, he had his eyebrows and 4 had/’d gone 5 had/’d been
1 the/one 2 only 3 to 4 were 5 had
forehead covered with gelatine. 6 hadn’t agreed
6 been
Exercise 3 Exercise 4
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1 had the shape of his nose 1 go 2 manage 3 doing 4 allow
changed Students’ own answers
5 able 6 do
2 have false teeth put in Pages 110–111
3 have his skin lightened Exercise 5
4 had false fingernails put WRITING 1 have/get, cut
Exercise 1 2 had/got, painted
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3 had/got, pierced
Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers 4 have/get, taken
5 have/get, delivered
6 had/got, tested

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Exercise 6 Page 116 Exercise 4

1 get, will/’ll call Students’ own answers
2 will/’ll keep, learn (also accept:
GRAMMAR 1
kept, learnt) Grammar in context THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME

3 arrive, will/’ll buy Sentence a Students’ own answers

4 will/’ll continue, stops (also
accept: continued, had stopped)
Exercise 1 Page 118
1 was enjoying
5 will/’ll look after, shop
2 was
LISTENING
6 won’t start, is (also accept: didn’t Exercise 1
3 had stayed
start, was)
4 had been thinking Suggested answers
Exercise 7 5 would
1 Best things: feeling you’re making
1d 2f 3a 4b 5c 6e 6 had been, before
a difference, good holidays,
7 had taught him
Exercise 8 shorter working day, reasonable
8 they had had, before
1 hadn’t scored pay and benefits in state school
2 would have helped Exercise 2 positions, prestige, sense of
3 had been 1 Priya said (that) it was the best belonging, ongoing training,
4 have done summer camp ever. variety of tasks, etc.
5 had been 2 Zoe said (that) they were having Worst things: marking and
6 have become a great time there. administration, difficult students,
3 Nadia said (that) Jack had given tiring, demanding, stressful,
her a few camping tips. dealing with difficult parents,
UNIT 11 4 Sam said (that) they had been hard work, etc.
there for over a week. 2 Students’ own answers
Pages 114–115
5 Joshua said (that) he could cook Exercise 2
READING really well after a few lessons.
1 PE / Physical education. The
Exercise 1 6 Fatima said (that) I would love
teacher refers to equipment and
Suggested answers it there.
getting into teams.
1 Students’ own answers Exercise 3 2 History. The teacher refers to a
2 a certificate is a piece of paper soldier’s diary from 1940.
1 ’I’ve / I have never been to a
you get that shows you have 3 Geography. The teacher refers to
summer camp before,’ Ryan said.
passed an exam; the climate and what grows in a
2 ‘I’m / I am feeling better now I’ve
a degree is what you get when particular place.
made a few friends,’ Luke said.
you finish a course at university;
3 ‘I went to the same camp this Exercises 3 and 4
a diploma is a kind of
year as last year,’ Alina said.
professional qualification, e.g. a 1A 2 C 3 C 4 A
4 ‘I’ve / I have been having canoe
diploma in nursing; ME
lessons since last summer,’ Leah THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN |
a qualification is a general term
said. Students’ own answers
for anything you get at the end
of completing a course, such as a RESEARCH
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degree, etc. Students’ own answers
GRAMMAR 2
Exercise 2
Page 117 Grammar in context
1b 2b 3a 4a 5b 6b 7b 8a
VOCABULARY 1b 2a
Exercise 3
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1D 2F 3G 4E 5C
Answers/Audioscript 1 had gone, went / go
Exercise 4 1 lesson 2 subject 3 study 4 read 2✓
1 professionals 2 experts 5 primary 6 secondary 7 take 3 have forgotten your,
3 educational 4 basics 8 pass 9 pupil 10 student had forgotten my
5 experience 6 enrol 7 guide 4 did put, had put
Exercise 2
8 graduate 5 did I spend, I had spent / I spent
Answers/Audioscript
6✓
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME 1d 2a 3c 4f 5b 6e
Students’ own answers Exercise 2
Exercise 3
1 what, was
Answers/Audioscript
2 asked me, I had been
1a 2a 3b 4b 5a 6b
3 asked me if/whether, had ever
passed

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4 asked me if/whether, could Exercise 3 Exercise 7

help her 1 Because some young people live Students’ own answers
5 asked, had far from their nearest school
Exercise 8
Exercise 3 2 They either went away to school
Students’ own answers
or did lessons by post.
1 (me) what school I go/went to
3 It takes a long time to get the
2 (me) when I had started there
3 (me) if/whether my school has/
answer to any questions. UNIT 12
4 Teachers and students
had a school uniform Pages 124–125
communicate using two-way radio.
4 what it is/was like
5 (me) if/whether everyone has/ Exercise 4 READING
had to wear it 1C 2D 3A 4B 5D 6A Exercise 1
6 (me) if/whether students can/ Suggested answers
could wear their own clothes THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME
1 giraffe, volcano, atoll/lagoon,
7 (me) if/whether I think/thought a Students’ own answers hummingbird, anteater, lightning
school uniform is/was a good idea 2 Students’ own answers
Pages 122–123
Page 120 Exercise 2
WRITING
SPEAKING 1a 2b 3a 4a 5a
Exercise 1
Exercise 1 Suggested answers Exercise 3
1 Angus: history, Maddy: English, You could write a short email to 1 a project to clean up a river
Jamie: food tech a friend to ask them to give you 2 start a club
2F  alse. Byron said these words information about homework or Exercise 4
before he died. arrange to meet them.
1C 2A 3C 4C 5B
3 The cake also contained bananas. 2 Students’ own answers
Exercise 5
Exercise 2 Exercise 2
1 litter 2 environment 3 rubbish
It looks as if…, (It) could be, (He) 1 I also hope you get well soon.
4 pollution 5 wildlife
may be, (It’s) possible that…, 2 You have to tell Maria what
It could be that…, It isn’t clear she missed at school, and if it Page 126
whether (he’s)… or… was important. For example, an
important maths test, nothing GRAMMAR 1
Exercise 3
important in PE, etc. Grammar in context
Students’ own answers
3 Say whether you prefer to email The correct meaning is b.
Exercise 4 her the notes or visit her, giving a
Exercise 1
Suggested answer reason why.
1 finish, finished 2 had, have had
She describes the photo (who the 4 (suggested answers) Read
3 ✓ 4 has, have 5 ✓ 6 eat, eaten
people are, the location and where some teen magazines online, do
7 clean, cleaned 8 ✓
the people are in the photo). She crosswords, do a jigsaw, watch
speculates about what they are TV, etc. Exercise 2
doing and gives some impressions Exercise 3 A bioblitz is a record of all the
and opinions. plants and creatures in an area
1 b (in a the writer has just copied
done in a short time, such as
Exercise 5 from the original email)
one day.
1 as 2 suppose 3 seems 4 guess 2 a (in b) the writer doesn’t give
1 have 2 recorded 3 will 4 have
5 imagine any information about the
5 taken 6 learnt
missed work)
Exercise 6 3 b (a doesn’t fit logically with the Exercise 3
Students’ own answers sentence after it) 1 will have taken
Page 121 4 a (in b the suggestion isn’t 2 will have learnt
suitable for someone who’s ill) 3 will have happened
LANGUAGE IN USE 4 won’t have found / might not
Exercise 4
Exercise 1 have found
1T 2 F 3T 4 F
1 A row of yellow school buses 5 will have done
2 Students’ own answers Exercise 5 6 will have helped
Students’ own answers
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1 trouble 2 variety 3 star 4 took Exercise 6 Students’ own answers

5 success 6 matter Students’ own answers

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Page 127 Exercises 3 and 4 2 Students’ own answers

1B 2A 3A 4C 5C 6B Exercise 4
VOCABULARY
Exercise 1 Page 129 Students’ own answers
Answers/Audioscript GRAMMAR 2 Exercises 5 and 6
rainforest: gorilla, monkey, snake, 1 doing 2 about 3 what 4 agree
tiger
Grammar in context
5 choice 6 going
Suggested answers: frog, parrot 1 yes
2 very Exercise 7
desert: camel, lizard, snake
Suggested answers: mountain 3 the past Students’ own answers
lion, coyote 4 He didn’t realise that his pet
needed more exercise. Page 131
ocean: dolphin, shark, whale
Suggested answers: octopus, fish Exercise 1 LANGUAGE IN USE
grassland: elephant, giraffe, lion, 1b 2a 3b 4b 5b 6a Exercise 1
monkey, zebra Suggested answers
Suggested answers: cheetah, Exercise 2
1 When ships transporting oil/fuel
hyena Suggested answers
crash or are damaged, the oil
1 must have gone out
Exercise 2 leaks into the surrounding water
2 may/might/could have forgotten
Answers/Audioscript and onto beaches.
to call me
1 wake up 2 fill up 3 bring up 2 Oil is poisonous to many types of
3 should / ought to have arrived
4 end up 5 split up 6 keep up plants and animals. If it gets on a
home (by now)
7 grown up 8 cut up birds’ feathers it can make them
4 should / ought to have studied
stick together and stop them from
Exercise 3 (for the test)
being able to fly. It can also cause
1 brought up 2 cut up 3 grow up 5 shouldn’t / ought not to have
chemical burns on their skin. The
4 end up invited Tom (to the party)
area has to be properly cleaned
Exercise 4 Exercise 3 by people before things can live
1 can’t have been there again.
Answers/Audioscript
1 disgusting 2 explanation 2 must have been Exercise 2
3 natural 4 poisonous 5 scenery 3 must have lasted
1 had swimming, had been
6 scientific 7 sunshine 8 tropical 4 would/should have videoed
swimming
5 could have been
2 people been leaving, people have
THINK | RESEARCH | CULTURE | LEARN | ME 6 should have come
been leaving
Students’ own answers
Page 130 3 When they, When are they
4 What you think, What do you
Page 128 SPEAKING think
LISTENING Exercise 1 5 bottles being used, bottles are
Exercise 1 1 the USA: Disneyland, New York being used
Suggested answers and California (surfing) 6 council done, council has/have
2 Maddy: sports, Angus: pop music done
1 Vets are treating a rabbit in a and fashion, Jamie: history
surgery. Exercise 3
3 a walking holiday
2 Best things: lots of work, treating 1 Have 2 do 3 don’t 4 do
sick animals and feeling you’re Exercise 2
Exercise 4
making a difference, good pay, So which one do you think we
1 do 2 was 3 is 4 it 5 be
prestige, ongoing training, variety should choose? Shall (we) make (a)
6 being
of tasks, etc. final decision? I’d choose ...,
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giving bad news, witnessing the options, I think … is the best, Students’ own answers
animal cruelty, writing medical That’s sounds like a good decision
records, difficult customers, Pages 132–133
Exercise 3
tiring, demanding, stressful, hard
Suggested answers WRITING
work, etc.
1 In the first photo, a girl is feeding Exercise 1
Exercise 2 some deer at a farm or zoo. In the Suggested answers
Students should tick 1, 3 and 4. second photo a family are in a 1 dolphins performing in a show /
forest together – it looks like they huskies pulling a sled
are hiking or exploring. 2 Students’ own answers

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3 Students’ own answers 5 had, been, was all kinds of tips about starting and
4 Students’ own answers 6 ‘ve/have, haven’t running your own business
5 Students’ own answers When she leaves the camp, she
hopes to have some ideas for her
Exercise 2 OPTIMISE YOUR EXAM
company ➝ You’ll graduate from
1 c 2 They disagree with the
statement. 3 a, b, d
Pages 136–139 camp with your own business plan
ready to go.
Exercise 3 Reading
Carlos
1 reason 2 because 3 Another Exercise 1
He wants to learn how to become
Students’ own answers popular with bigger audiences and
Exercise 4
1 Because of this 2 For this reason Exercise 2 manage in a competitive business
3 as Suggested answers ➝ we’ll also teach you all you need
Text 1: to know about getting more fans
Exercise 5 and surviving in the music industry.
1 It’s a note.
Students’ own answers 2 It’s from one friend to another. Rebecca
Exercise 6 3 To suggest that they look at a She knows exactly what she wants
Students’ own answers room together. ➝ if you’re full of opinions
Text 2: She gets nervous before she
Exercise 7 1 It’s an invitation. performs and wants to feel more
Students’ own answers 2 It’s from two friends to their party relaxed. ➝ We’ll take you and turn
Exercise 8 guests. you into a confident performer.
3 To invite people to a house- Her dream is to perform on stage,
Students’ own answers
warming party. entertaining people and telling
Pages 134–135 Exercise 3 jokes. ➝ You’ll soon have the
audience laughing!
PROGRESS CHECK a place to put up a notice =
noticeboard Exercise 8
UNITS 11–12 place to live = accommodation/ It’s an article about a teenage chef
rooms and media star.
Exercise 1
food and drink = refreshments
1 heart 2 colours 3 caps 4 nose Exercise 9
room = space
5 learn 6 lesson Question 3
Exercise 4 2C
Exercise 2
1 B, 2 C 3B
1 up 2 in 3 up 4 up 5 out
Question 1
6 up 7 out 8 over 9 up 10 behind Exercise 10
A Adriana mentions the
Exercise 3 noticeboard because she saw an B
1b 2a 3c 4c 5a 6b advert there – not because she Exercise 11
was looking for a place to put up
Exercise 4 Suggested answers
a notice.
1 explanation 2 belief 3 scientific Contrasting: However, On the other
C The text doesn’t mention hobbies.
4 loss 5 natural 6 thoughts hand, But
Question 2
7 disgusting 8 success Extra: In addition to this, also
A The invitation says that
Exercise 5 refreshments are provided. Exercise 12
1✓ B The party starts at 7:30 but the 1E 2A 3B
2 shouldn’t have bought invitation doesn’t say that guests
Exercise 13
3 must have been must arrive at that time.
Suggested answers
4 should have finished Exercise 5 1 adverb 2 verb 3 adjective 4 verb
5 will have sat 1 Carlos 2 Rebecca 3 Maya
6✓ Exercise 14
4 Rebecca 5 Carlos 6 Maya
1A 2B 3B 4D
Exercise 6 Exercise 6
1 secondary 2 whale 3 litter Exercise 15
1B 2E 3D
4 pupil 5 giraffe 6 professional Suggested answers
7 subject 8 graduate Exercise 7 get up, get on/off, get over, get at,
Suggested answers get by, get on with, look up, look
Exercise 7 Maya after, look over, look for, look into,
1 haven’t, were 2 do, are She’d like to set up a company and look out
3 don’t, are 4 has, been be her own boss ➝ we’ll give you

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Exercise 16 Exercise 2 2 Anfisa could add a description

1 the 2 after 3 on 4 prefer Suggested answers of her mother’s appearance or
B A tennis racket in a wardrobe. a reason why they get on well;
Pages 140–141 C A tennis racket on the floor. Teresa could talk about what
WRITING activities they do have at school,
Exercise 3 what subjects she studies or
Exercise 1 1 A girl and her father. where the school is.
1 an email (reply) 2 your friend, 2 Her tennis racket, which she
Darrell 3 No, you need to include can’t find. Exercise 4
all of them 4 About 100 3 At home. Students’ own answers
4 Yes. Exercises 5 and 6
Exercise 2
1B 2A 3D 4C Exercise 4 Students’ own answers
B Exercise 7
Exercise 3
Suggested answers Exercise 5 Anfisa: 1 homework 2 sitting
Answer A is better because it 1 3 internet 4 afternoon 5 sun
responds to all the notes. The A ‘Musicals aren’t really my 6 wears 7 been 8 arm
student uses linking words and favourite type of show ...’ / ‘I’m not Teresa: 1 orange 2 of 3 lunch
paragraphs to organise the really keen on ...’ 4 big 5 because 6 stairs 7 on
sections. The email begins and 2 ‘That sounds really tiring!’ 8 sofa
ends in an appropriate way and 3 ‘buy’ Exercise 8
is the correct length. There are no 4
she’s trying to write, quite light/
spelling or grammar mistakes. A ‘a variety of styles ...’
bright, in her home / at home, her
B ‘show’
Exercise 4 mum is doing something, the sitting
C ‘on your own’
1 article 2 how I relax / what I do room/living room, on their school
to relax / relaxing 3 how I relax; Exercise 6 holiday/on their school break,
If I think it’s important to spend a 1C a good time, go to someone’s/a
lot of time relaxing; why I think it 2A friend’s house, it’s the weekend
is/ isn’t important Exercise 9
Exercise 7
Exercise 5 1 a type of celebration 1 students 2 camp 3 there 4 could
1 because 2 so 3 but 4 however 2 a number (an amount of money) 5 interesting
3 a name or word Exercise 10
Exercise 6
4 a phone number
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers
Exercise 8 Exercise 11
Exercise 7
1 weddings 2 600 3 RANMERE
at the start Students’ own answers
4 7946 0874
Exercise 8 Exercise 12
Exercise 9
Suggested answers 1 Teresa, with a question
They are talking about their maths
Past simple: thought, needed, 2 Teresa interrupts Anfisa more
lessons and homework. 1 A 2 C
answered, couldn’t, heard, said, 3 a) agree b) agree c) disagree
shouted, was; Past continuous: was Pages 144–147 4 No, they don’t. They needed to
ringing; was trying; Past perfect conclude the discussion at the
simple: I’d completely forgotten; Speaking end by thinking about which
Past perfect continuous: I had been Exercise 1 points they agreed on and
working Students should tick: A, B, D, E, F summarising them (swimming,
listening to music, drawing,
Exercise 9 Exercise 2 learning about plants).
Students’ own answers 1D 2F 3B 4A 5E
Exercise 13
Pages 142–143 Exercise 3 1D 2B 3C 4A 5E
Suggested answers
Listening 1 For my last holiday I went to Exercise 14
Exercise 1 Greece. We went with my parents Students’ own answers
1 30 2 one mark 3 should 4 twice to the sea and stayed at a hotel. Exercise 15
We had a really great time.
Students’ own answers

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