Top Notch 2 – Student Book Grammar

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Unit 1

Lesson 1

Exercise A

1 Live 2 be 3 fly 4 go 5 be 6 visit

7 climb 8 go 9 see 10 travel 11 tour 12 be / not

Exercise B

Answers will vary, but may include the following:

1 What big cities have you visited ?

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 Has she finished the book yet?

2 Thas hey haven’t seen the movie yet.
3 We’ve already tired wild rice several times. OR We’ve tried... times already
4 Has your fahter already left? OR Has... left already?

Exercise B

1 I haven’t had dinner yet

2 She’s already been to London, Berlin and Rome, OR She’s been... Rome already
3 They haven’t called home yet
4 We’ve finished our class already. OR We’ve already finished...

Exercise C

Answer will vary.

Unit 2

Lesson 1
Exercise A
1 has been playing
2 has been waiting
3 have been worrying about
4 ‘ve been talking about
5 ‘ve been coming

Exercise B

√ 1. The Grabts have been living in Buenos Aires since the late seventies.
√ 3. We’ve been waiting to see you for three years.
√ 5. We’ve been eating in that great indian restaurant for years.
√ 7. How long have you been studying Chinese?

Exercise C

1 finding 12 speaking 23 eating

2 being 13 hearing 24 paying
3 losing 14 letting 25 stading
4 putting 15 coming 26 thinking
5 getting 16 leaving 27 buying
6 saying 17 driving 28 seeing
7 writing 18 meeting 29 beginning
8 going 19 blowing 30 telling
9 making 20 giving 31 bringing
10 fixing 21 runing 32 taking
11 knowing 22 forgetting

Unit 3

Lesson 1

Exercise A

Answer will vary.

Exercise B

Answer will vary.

Lesson 2

Exercise A
1A
2B
3A
4B
5A

Unit 4

Lesson 1

Exercise A

Answers will vary.

Lesson 2
Exercise A

1 B: drop it of
2 B: fill it up
3 B: Turn them on
4 B: turn of
5 B: pick it up

Unit 5

Lesson 1

Exercise A

Answer will vary but may include the following:

1 a box of rice
2 a bar of chocolate
3 a cartoon of milk
4 a tube of toothpaste
5 a bottle of shampoo
6 a can of shaving cream
7 a jar of body lotion

Exercise B

1 enough
2 too much
3 too much
4 too many
5 enough
6 to many
7 Too many
8 enough
9 too much

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 something
2 something
3 anything
4 something
5 something
6 something
7 nothing
8 anything

Unit 6

Lessom 1

Exercise A

1 B: No, he isn’t
2 B: Yes, he does
3 B: No, I haven’t
4 B: Yes, Iam
5 B: No, she wasn’t

Exercise B

Answer will vary.

Unit 6

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 Did you use to go running every?

2 Did there use to be a large tree in front os your house?
3 Did Mr. And Mrs. Palmer use to go dancing every weekend?
4 Did your grandmother use to put sugar in your orange juice?
5 Did Luke use to be very havy?
Exercise B

1 Jason and Trish didn’t use to get lots of exercise, but now they go swimming every dy.
2 there used to be a movie theater on Smith Street, but now there isn’t
3 Nobody used to worry about fatty foods, but now most people do.
4 English didn’t use to be an international language, but now everyone uses English to
communicate around the world.
5 women didn’t use to wear pants, but now it’s very common.

Unit 7

Lesson 1

Exercise A

1 I love watching DVDs, and I like to sing too.

2 Avoiding sweets makes a healthy change in your diet.
3 The most important thing I do is cooking dinner for my children.
4 What’s the point of inviting her to the movies?
5 They’re always angry about our leaving the lights on late
6 Last year I devoted myself to studying English.

Exercise B

1 getting up 2 running 3 going 4 exercising 5 to join 6 to go

7 reading 8 to stop 9 to go 10 doing 11 to change 12 to go

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 be 2 felling 3 staying 4 riding 5 not having 6 not getting

Unit 8

Lesson 1
Exercise A

1 A new film about women is being directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

2 Two of Michelangelo’s drawings have been bought by a Canadian art collector.
3 Edvard Much’s paiting The scream was stolen in 2004.
5 Sunflowers will be sent on tour by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
6 Some new sculptures have been bought by the Britsh Museum for its ancient Roman
collection.
7 A new gallery will be opened next year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Exercise B

1 The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911

2 These pieces of jewelry were designed by Paloma Picasso
3 Great pyramids were built trought Central América during the height of the Mayan
civilization.
4 The sculpture will be repaired when it gets old.
5 Millions of U.S. dollars have been paid for Van Gogh’s paitings.
6 This colorful cloth was made by Hmong people from Laos.

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 is that new film about families being directed by Gillian Armstrong?

2 Has one of Da Vinci’s most famous drawings been sold by a German art collector?
3 Will a are ceramic figure from the National Palace Museum in Taipei be sent to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York?
4 is a new exhibit goping to be opened at the Photography Gallery this week?
5 Have some new paintings been bought by the Prado Museum for their permanent collection?
6 Can Las Meninas be seen at the Prado Museum in Madrid?
7 Was the Jupiter Symphony written by Mozart?
8 Was some of Michelangelo’s work being shown around the world in the 1960s?

Unit 9

Lesson 1

Exercise A
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1 The Ortman headset isn’t as elearer as the Pike headset.

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2 My old laptop didn’t have as many problems than my new laptop.

best
3 I checked out the three top brands, and the Piston was definitely the better

than
4 Maxwell’s web camera is much more expensive as their digital camera.

The largest
5 Of all the monitors I looked at, the X60 is deninitely larger .

Exercise B

1 My MP3 player downloads as quickly brother’s MP3 player.

2 My new computer doesm’t log on as slowly as my old computer.
3 My scanner works as well as your scanner.
4 The Grant printer doesn’t pint as quickly as the Rico printer.
5 The Pax CD drive doesn’t run as quietly as the Rico Cd drive.

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 I joined a chat room in order to meel new people.

2 Jason surfs the internet in order to find interesting websites.
3 Alison is istant messaging her friend Nancy in order to invite her for dinner.
4 They always print their files in order to read them.
5 I never use the pull-down menu in order to open a file.

Exercise B

1 to 2 to 3 to 4 for 5 to 6 to 7 for 8 for

Unit 10

Lesson 2

Exercise A

1 If the weather is good, I exercise outside

2 I’m not happy if don’t get enought sleep.
3 If they were extroverts, they would talk more.
4The students will start on Monday if they get their books in time.

Exercise B

1 freezes / lower
2 see / return
3 goes / doesn’t have
4 runs / is

Exercise C

1 like / will see

2 ‘m going talk / does
3 buy / ‘ll make
4 see / ‘ll drive
5 Are you going to study / ofer

Exercise D

Answer will vary.

Exercise E

A 1 I exercise outside if the weather is good.

2 If don’t get enought sleep, I’m not happy.
3 They would talk more if they wre extroverts.
4 If they get their books in time, the students will start on Monday.

B 1 If tou lower its temperature below degrees, water freeses.

2 I return it on the owner if I see something on the ground in the street.
3 If she doesn’t have to much work, she goes on vacation in August.
4 If the weather is dry. He runs in the park.

C 1 Yhey will see it again if they like the movie.

2 If she does that again, I’m going to talk to her.
3 I’ll make you an omelet tonight if you buy some eggs.
4 They’ll drive her home if they see her tomorrow.
5 If ofer in text year, are you going to study italian?

Describe an unusual dish you have tried. Where and when did you eat it? What did it look,
smell, and taste like? Would you recommend it to someone or not? Record your statements
aloud.

I used to eat a lot of fatty foods, but I've been cutting back because I want to good
look
I used go to the restaurants, but I would like the meal of my house, because I do it.
I used to shop at food stores, but I prefer the supermarket because is more economic.
Describe an unusual dish you have tried. Where and when
did you eat it? What did it look, smell, and taste like? Would
you recommend it to someone or not?

One of the strangest things I've ever eaten is

pulpo. Lo comí en Salinas el año pasado en vacaciones,
parecía camarón, olía bien y fue muy delicioso.
No le recomendaría a nadie, porque mis gustos son
extraños, pero sabía delicioso.