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Unit 1: A family affair

Grammar
1. haven´t been 9. have been
2. have been organizing 10. have been spending
3. have changed 11. have been
4. have been staying 12. have seen
5. have been sleeping 13. have decided
6. has been helping 14. have/spent
7. have loved 15. have looked
8. have found

2 and 3

1
No, I haven´t found an
Have you found an apartment
apartment yet.
yet?

2
Have you visited the Statue of Yes, I have visited the Statue of
Liberty? Liberty.

3
Have you been eating healthily? No, I haven´t. I have been eating
burgers.

4
What Broadway shows have you I have seen The Lion King.
saeen?

5
Have you taken the subway Yes, I have. I have bought a
everywhere? monthly ticket.
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Vocabulary
Phrasal verbs

1 C hang out to spend time with someone

2 F count on to rely on; to depend on
3 B turn into to become; to transform
4 D make up to invent
5 E carry on to continue
6 A turn up to arrive; to appear

1 turn - into
2 turn up
3 made up
4 hang out
5 carry on
6 count on

Collocations with make and do

1 do (do chores)
2 make (make an appointment)
3 do (do someone a favour/ do a favour for someone)
4 make (make an effort)
5 make (make a good impression)
6 did (do exercise)
7 made (make friends)
8 make (make money = earn money)
9 done (do homework)
10 make (make a phone call)
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Listening Part 1
1 C (“It´s really taking a chance having such a loud hair style if you want someone to
hire you”.)

2 B (“I realized then that she hadn´t meant to be rude… I think I´d have felt the same”.)

3 B (“I was a bit hesitant at first because I remembered my mum had said that when he
taught her to drive years ago, he´d got rally annoyed with her because she took so long
to learn”.)

4 A (Woman: “It´s good for business if it´s popular. The one there before was always
empty - that´s why it closed down”; Man: “You certainly can´t keep a place like that
open if nobody goes there”.)

5 C (“What do you reckon I should do?...”.)

6 C (“Okay, fine, on the condition that we go somewhere with a beach”.)

7 A (“It´d be great to go through life just as she has – she´s always seen the good side
of everything despite any difficulties she´s had”.)

8 A (“I´ve never been a car person – as long as it gets me from one place to another
without breaking down, I don´t really care about anything else”.)

Reading and Use of English Part 2

1 such (such as = for example)

2 of
3 the
4 to
5 with (maintain contact with someone)
6 been (present perfect passive: have been + past participle)
7 by
8 if
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Writing

Please, ask your teacher if you have

made a mistake and would like it
explained.