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Answer Key: Unit 1 Change
Answer Key: Unit 1 Change
Answer Key: Unit 1 Change
Unit 1 Change 7 she’s not working 5d All word families have changing stress
8 are increasingly choosing except resist/resistance/resistant
1.1 Up to speed? page 4
9 chooses
6 1 imposition
Grammar comparing 10 usually work
2 consulted
1 1 nearly as much 2 1 Flexible working is becoming more 3 implementation
2 Far more of popular. 4 resistant
3 much more leisurely 2 I have been working from home since 5 adaptable
4 as long as last year. 6 facilitated
5 nowhere near 3 Both of them were commuting for
6 a lot less three hours each day. 1.3 Vocabulary development page 8
7 significantly longer 4 Getting on for a quarter of our staff
Vocabulary using a dictionary
8 the more are choosing to work part time.
5 More female staff are returning to 1 1 Word class: adjective, noun, verb
2a 1 b 2g 3d 4a 5h 6c work after maternity leave. 2 Grammar: uncountable, transitive,
3 1 more quickly 6 The company is adapting very well to intransitive
2 much more condensed flexible working practices. 3 Style/register: formal, informal,
3 far less patience 7 The job-share arrangements are literary
4 much shorter working well in practice. 4 Connotation: approving,
5 no less 8 We will be introducing the new disapproving, humorous
6 a bit longer flexitime system from next month./
2 1 variety
7 ever more creative From next month, we will be
2 definition
8 more likely introducing the new flexitime
3 spelling
9 a little longer system.
4 pronunciation
10 no more than 3 1 was working 5 dependent preposition
11 significantly more quickly 2 carried on 6 example
12 much less 3 started
13 every bit as 3 1 (sidewalk) variety = North American
4 was receiving
14 the more vivid a 5 was becoming/had become
English; word class = noun
2 (kiddies) style/register = informal;
Vocabulary time and speed 6 approached
word class = noun
7 has been attending
4 1 time flies 3 (petite) connotation = approving;
8 works
2 time drags word class = adjective
9 's/is working out/has been
3 behind the times 4 (clear as mud) style/register
working out
4 up to speed = informal and/or connotation
10 is watching
5 time management = humorous; idiom
6 Time and again Vocabulary change 5 (advice) grammar = uncountable;
7 the last minute word class = noun
4 1 resist 6 (implement) style/register = formal;
8 With hindsight 2 implementing
9 short and sharp word class = verb;
3 consultation grammar = transitive
5 1 behind the times 4 adapt (emphasize) spelling = -ise or -ize;
2 with hindsight 5 bring about word class = verb;
3 Time and again 6 imposed grammar = transitive
4 short and sharp 7 facilitate
5 at the last minute Vocabulary extension
5a and c
6 up to speed 4a 1 idiom 5 synonym
Noun Verb Adjective
2 somebody 6 abbreviation
1.2 Managing change page 6 1 resistance resist 2 resistant
3 phrasal verb 7 something
3 implementation
Grammar continuous forms implement 4 British English 8 opposite
consultation 4 consult
1 1 has been gradually changing 4b 1 sth 4 abbr
5 adaptability/ adapt 7 adaptable/
2 are recognizing 2 syn 5 opp
6adaptation 8 adapted
3 are bringing up 3 idm
9 imposition impose 10 imposing
4 are looking after
5 do 11 facilitation/ facilitate
12 facilitator
6 had been doing
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1.4 Writing and speaking page 9 3 Suggested answers: 2.2 Feats of engineering page 12
1 the chameleon’s amazing ability to
Writing a report based on a graph alter its skin colour to match its Vocabulary collocations for
1 1 In surroundings describing problems and solutions
2 grew; between 2 a six-tonne male African elephant 1 1 a 5 g
3 By; stood (that/which is/was) standing in the 2 e 6 c
4 next three years; to middle of the road 3 f 7 h
5 According to 3 the incredible patience needed to 4 b 8 d
wait (for)/whilst waiting (for) many
2 Suggested answers: hours to capture the perfect shot 2 1 realize
1 A report published in 2015 showed 4 the critically endangered snow 2 poses/presents
2 increased rapidly leopard (that/which is) found in the 3 tackling
3 rose from around 7% in 2000 to 42% mountains of central Asia 4 presents
in January 2015 5 overcome
4 is expected to reach 45% by/in 2016 Vocabulary phrases with adverbs 6 entail
5 in terms of internet access 7 come up with
4 1 highly
Speaking vague language (1): 2 utterly Grammar perfect forms
approximation 3 radically
4 seriously 3b 1 has changed
3a Suggested answers: 5 particularly 2 has been taken
1 A number of libraries are facing 6 exceedingly 3 ran
closure in our city. 7 awfully 4 will be broken
2 Dozens of staff are in danger of losing 8 critically 5 has brought about
their jobs this month. 6 have been allowed
3 Staff costs account for upwards of/ 5 1 The two species have adapted to live 7 are able to dedicate
just over 80% of the libraries' budget. in radically different climates. 8 have played
4 The council needs to make 2 In the autumn, the leaves of the 9 have come
approximately/just over/upwards of trees create unbelievably beautiful 10 have transformed
£1 million of cuts in public spending. patterns as they reflect on the surface
of the lake. 4 1 In your view, which area of science
5 Nationally over the past five
3 The plant only grows on steep cliff has made the biggest contribution to
years, library visits have fallen by
faces that are awfully hard to reach. sport?
approximately/just over 15%.
4 The rock types found on the east 2 How significant have advances in the
6 The number of books being lent is
coast of the Atlantic are remarkably science of nutrition been for athletes? /
down by nearly 20%.
similar to those found on the west How have advances in the science
7 Hundreds of libraries are threatened
coast. of nutrition been significant for
with closure across the country.
5 The mayfly is just one part of this athletes?
8 An incredible number of people have
extraordinarily complex wetland 3 Do you think sprinters could have
signed petitions to try and save their
ecosystem. broken the ten-second barrier
local libraries.
6 Many species of frogs are already without modern sports equipment?
reaching critically low population 4 Have female sprinters been getting
Unit 2 Feats faster at the same rate as men?
levels.
2.1 Feats of nature page 10 7 These tropical waters support an 5 Which other sports have benefitted
Grammar noun phrases incredibly diverse range of marine most from scientific developments?
life to explore. 6 How have advances in technology
1 1 sights helped disabled athletes?
2 migration 6 1 completely lifeless
3 days 2 particularly well-adapted 5 1 had ever run , had become
4 work 3 incredibly harsh 2 have also been getting/have also got
5 animals 4 absolutely vital 3 might have achieved
5 unbelievably efficient 4 have been timed
2 1 an enormous superpod of dolphins 6 seriously compromised 5 will have been broken
up to 5,000 strong 7 utterly terrifying 6 have revolutionized
2 an incredibly small insect with 8 incredibly long 7 have seen
delicate, silvery wings 9 remarkably unharmed 8 wouldn’t/would not have been
3 the incredible acrobatic skills of this
tiny hummingbird 2.3 Vocabulary development page 14
4 ultra slow-motion filming techniques
Vocabulary collocations of perception
to capture insects in flight
5 the world’s largest gathering of and sound
grazing animals 1 1 environment 4 vision
6 a fascinating insight into the life of 2 noise 5 difference
this shy creature 3 silence
7 some basic scientific facts about
plant biology
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3a 1 For an increasing number of people, 3 …the best time to see the lights is Vocabulary extension
the mainstream media is not the first in either/either in November or
February. 3 1 media
source which they turn to for news.
4 All twenty-five rooms at the hotel 2 public
2 Blogging is just one way in which
have …/The twenty-five rooms at the 3 ticket(s)
individuals and groups can publish
hotel all have … 4 back
their ideas to a wider audience.
5 Each room also has a/it’s own 5 stop(s)
3 Social media sites like Twitter and
YouTube also provide a platform telescope …/The rooms also each 5.4 Speaking and writing page 37
which can be used to spread have a/their own telescope …
information and opinion. 6 … you’ll see the aurora every night, Speaking managing conversations
4 News reporters can’t always get to as …
1a 1 you mean
the place where an incident has
happened right away.
Vocabulary phrases with of to 2 agree more
describe quantity 3 follow you
5 ‘Citizen journalists’ can often
4 the point
publish news and pictures of events 4a 1 b 5 e 5 you’re right
the moment when they happen. 2 h 6 g 6 you mean
6 A member of the public can post 3 c 7 a 7 no idea
video footage online of a major 4 f 8 d
incident and the emergency services Writing emphasis: inversion and cleft
who are attending it within seconds. 4c (probable order from least to greatest)
sentences
7 Online media is easily accessible to 2 absence of
a wide range of people, which means 8 an acute scarcity of 2 1 do I have 4 It’s not
that everyone can now have a voice. 4 a shortage of 2 the thing 5 What
8 Individuals who are seeking to 1 a handful of 3 Not only 6 would I
influence political policy are starting 3 dozens of
3 1 Not only is a vegetarian diet
to challenge the traditional, organized 6 a great deal of
healthier, but it’s also more
and well-funded lobby groups. 5 a surplus of
environmentally sustainable./
7 an excessive number of
Vocabulary common phrases with Not only is a vegetarian diet more
4d 1 B 5 B environmentally sustainable, but it’s
relative pronouns
2 C (in most cases) 6 B also healthier.
4 1 as a result of which 3 C 7 C 2 What really concerns me is the
2 to the point where 4 U 8 B amount of resources used up in
3 the way in which farming animals for meat./The
4 in which case 5.3 Vocabulary development page 36 amount of resources used up in
5 the day when farming animals for meat is what
Vocabulary compound adjectives
6 only a few of whom really concerns me.
and nouns
7 several of whom 3 Little do people realize how much
8 the reason why 1 1 narrow-minded wildlife habitat is cleared for cattle
2 time-consuming farming.
5 1 the way in which
3 eye-catching 4 The reason I don’t eat meat is
2 as a result of which
4 world-famous because I’m unhappy about the way
3 in which case/as a result of which
5 brightly-lit farm animals are treated.
4 several of whom
6 fast-moving 5 No way would I ever eat meat now.
5 to the point where
7 long-lasting 6 This dish is so tasty, even confirmed
5.2 The power of the sun page 34 8 old-fashioned meat-eaters will love it.
2 1 At the weekend, she does a five-
Grammar quantifiers Unit 6 Play
kilometre run .
1 1 neither of 6 all we know 2 On average, they work an eight-hour 6.1 Play games and save the planet?
2 nearly enough 7 each of these day. page 38
3 any 8 either of 3 They have a twelve-year-old son.
4 neither of 9 the whole day
Grammar uses of would
4 Since the late nineties, there’s been a
5 every 10 dark enough fourfold price increase. 1a 1 educationalists
5 The post office is only a five-minute 2 cognitive skills
2 (answers in brackets are less natural)
walk (away). 3 gamification
1 each (every) 5 number
6 We’re going on a two-week holiday in 4 adaptive learning
2 several 6 All
3 Most (Many) 7 neither Thailand.
1b 1 would be 6 would be
4 few 8 Many/Most 7 The coffee comes in 250-gram
2 would 7 Wouldn’t
packets.
3 would rather 8 would be
3 1 If the sky’s clear enough (of clouds), 8 Katherine Hepburn was a record-
4 would 9 you’d have thought
you … breaking four-time Oscar winner.
5 would have 10 would
2 You can see the lights from any of the
countries …/any country …
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