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MEH B1 Video Book Answer Key
MEH B1 Video Book Answer Key
1 Vloggers unite! B
1 c
COMPREHENSION 2 a
A–B 3 c
Students’ own answers 4 b
5 a
C 6 d
books, computers, fans, stage, cameras, smartphones,
interviews, parents SPEAKING HUB
A–B
D
Students’ own answers
1 F (They have to wait a long time.)
2 T
3 F (Most of the fans want to get a selfie with the stars.) 2 Changing spaces
4 T
COMPREHENSION
E A
1 easy Students’ own answers
2 after
3 speaking B
4 can’t 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11
F C
1 famous 1 of population density
2 enjoyable 2 wall
3 huge 3 clever and environmentally friendly
4 popular 4 24
5 new 5 contrast
6 30
AUTHENTIC ENGLISH 7 3.6
8 roads
A
To be less exact, and perhaps to be more modest about her AUTHENTIC ENGLISH
natural ability.
A
B 1 Outside; The difference between how Gary’s apartment
4 times looks from the outside and inside.
2 very different to; The cramped housing in the area in
C which Gary lives, and the luxury apartments in downtown
Suggested answers Hong Kong.
1 Vlogging is kind of a fad that won’t be popular for 3 Outside, Inside; The noisy environment outside the
much longer. apartment, and the calm atmosphere inside the apartment.
2 The vloggers are kind of great role models for teenagers.
3 Video sharing websites have kind of been a wonderful way B
for people to share their talents. Students’ own answers
4 Vlogs have kind of contributed to young people spending
too much time online. SPEAKING
A
D 1 Both
Students’ own answers 2 Positive
3 Negative
SPEAKING
4 Both
Students’ own answers
5 Positive
READING
B
A Students’ own answers
a 3
b 6
C 1
d 2
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Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Video Book
READING READING
B A
Proposal 1: We should remember that …; I think the best plan Students’ own answers
is to …
Proposal 2: It would be an advantage to …; I’m in favour of … B
Proposal 3: I think it would be better …; why don’t we …? 1 c
2 a
C 3 d
Students’ own answers 4 e
5 b
SPEAKING HUB
A–B C
Students’ own answers authentic, beautiful, comfortable, convenient, cosy, lively,
perfect, relaxing, romantic
B SPEAKING
The phrase flip side is used to talk about the negative aspects A–B
of a plan or situation. Student’s own answers
C
Students’ own answers
SPEAKING
Students’ own answers
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Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Video Book
READING B
1 K
A
2 M
Students’ own answers
3 B
B 4 B
1 b 5 K
2 c 6 M
3 a
C
C Maria has a pretty good work/life balance, although she only
1 student accommodation (a); room in a private house (b); gets 6 hours sleep. This could be improved.
uncle’s house (c)
SPEAKING HUB
2 cosy, comfortable (a); large, relaxed, lots of natural light (b);
modern, not too many objects, amazing skylight and glass A–C
floor (c) Students’ own answers
3 very small (a); uncomfortable, nowhere to work (b); it’s not
very private (c) 6 A sugar-free life?
4 invite friends over for pizza, use the desk as a dining
table (a); buy a desk and an office chair (b); I love the shower COMPREHENSION
but I might put a curtain there (c) A
Students’ own answers
SPEAKING HUB
A–C B
Student’s own answers Because many people believe the consumption of sugary
drinks is contributing to obesity problems.
A READING
Boris has the best work/life balance because he works in the
A
evenings but is free to meet friends and relax in the day.
1 b
2 c
3 a
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Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Video Book
B SPEAKING HUB
Suggested answers
A–C
‘It’s never too late to feel great’: signposted walking routes or
Students’ own answers
free swimming classes because they would encourage older
people to be more active.
‘Leave the wheel behind’: close the main street to traffic 8 A tribute to David Bowie
on Sundays because this would force people to stop using COMPREHENSION
their cars.
‘Fun for all the family’: bike sharing schemes because this is A
something the whole family could participate in. Students’ own answers
B
SPEAKING HUB 1 F (He was born in London.)
A–B 2 T
Students’ own answers 3 T
4 F (There is a graffiti artwork tribute to Bowie in
Brixton, London.)
7 The sound of silence 5 F (He came from an ordinary background.)
COMPREHENSION
C
A
1 were important to Bowie
Students’ own answers
2 the same city
B 3 wrote a book about Bowie
It’s a very quiet place where nothing much happens. Green 4 in the suburbs
Bank has a special telescope which means that many
electronic devices are banned. D
1 personal tributes and lyrics
C 2 a little bit
1 difficult 3 singing
2 objects 4 all
3 community
4 problem AUTHENTIC ENGLISH
5 health A
6 disconnected The words isn’t it? are used to check the other person agrees
with him.
D
1 no chance B
2 away from, usually 1 is
3 actually quite 2 wasn’t
4 for the sake 3 don’t
5 over
C
AUTHENTIC ENGLISH Students’ own answers
A
Students’ own answers
SPEAKING
Students’ own answers
B
In sentence 2, the words happen to are used to suggest that READING
losing the radio telescope would be unlikely. A
Students’ own answers
C
Students’ own answers B
1 Pink Floyd
SPEAKING
2 It’s the first time such a large collection of stamps has been
Students’ own answers
dedicated to a single artist.
READING 3 His changing musical styles and personas, and the images
used on well-known album covers.
A
4 They have brought something important to a particular
1 d 2 f 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 e
culture, they are popular, they have influenced others.
B
Students’ own answers
SPEAKING HUB
A–C
Students’ own answers
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Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Video Book
9 An African app C
1 For many years.
COMPREHENSON 2 A self-driving shuttle bus, fully autonomous cars (a robot
A–B controls everything), hands-off cars (a robot controls the
Students’ own answers vehicle but a human can intervene).
3 Google and Uber, as well as regular car companies.
C 4 People cannot understand how they work and think they
1, 2, 5, 6 are dangerous.
5 They are very expensive to create and there are few around.
D
6 It’s a low cost self-driving shuttle.
1 anywhere
2 or a group of people D
3 And it’s fun 1 detects obstacles
2 stops
AUTHENTIC ENGLISH
3 she has lots of accidents
B–C 4 Lidars
Students’ own answers
AUTHENTIC ENGLISH
SPEAKING
A
A Sentences 2 and 3 are from the video. The woman who goes
Suggested answer for a ride in the vehicle in Sacramento says them.
Matatu is a popular two-card playing game in Uganda. Jasper
Onono created an app version of the card game. The game B
became successful because you can play it anytime, anywhere Sentences 2 and 3 are slang.
and on your own. The Matatu app is part of Africa’s tech boom.
C
The fast growth in mobile tech means that Africa could be an
1 hello
important market in the future, both in terms of consuming
2 brilliant
mobile technology as well as creating it.
3 thanks
B 4 exhausted
Students’ own answers 5 some money
READING SPEAKING
Students’ own answers
A–B
Students’ own answers READING
C A–B
Suggested answers Students’ own answers
Amy – Slack
C
Hiro – XE
Imperatives: get rid of, go back to, don’t order, go to local
Jamie – Prisma / Holo
shops, leave, get, your bicycle out walk, forget, buy, go to
SPEAKING HUB the cinema
Modal verbs: all it can do, you might meet somebody
A–D
clauses with will: you’ll be able to, you’ll get, you’ll see
Students’ own answers
Exclamations: that’s all you need!, you’ll be able to see what
you’re buying!, you’ll get some exercise too!, you might meet
10 Too much tech? somebody interesting!
COMPREHENSION SPEAKING HUB
A
A–C
Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
B
1 F (There is a green and white robot bus in Japan.)
2 T
3 F (The Uber car turns a corner.)
4 F (We see a VW Beetle without a driver in an old film.)
5 T
6 T
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Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Video Book
A–B READING
Students’ own answers A
C Students’ own answers
1 posters
B
2 costumes, a fun run
1 Encouraging people to read more.
3 None. It mentions writing letters or songs, making
2 Looking after the elderly.
a podcast.
4 T-shirts C
1 Billboards and leaflets, A catchy slogan, Photos
SPEAKING HUB 2 TV/radio adverts, Online interviews, A catchy slogan, Digital
A–D advertising
Students’ own answers
SPEAKING HUB
A–D
Students’ own answers
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