Workbook Answer key

Module 1 Getting together 4

a Have you ever been to the Qurain Cultural Festival?
Unit 1 Festivals b Would you like to come to my house for dinner?
Reading c Did Salma use to spend all her time studying indoors?
d Did the supermarket use to be at the end of this street?
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a 2 5
b 3 1 can’t
c 1 the time during which the cherry trees blossom 2 could
2 people who don’t like noise and crowds 3 couldn’t
3 cherry trees in other parts of the world 4 could
5 couldn’t
2
6 could
a
b
to make chewy snacks (dango)
the start of the academic and financial years
7 managed to @English 4 all
8 managed to
c around the 7th century CE
9 couldn’t
d Sakura
10 managed to
e they don’t produce fruit
f Japanese meteorologists tell them 6 (Students’ own answers)
3 7 (Students’ own answers)
a historian
b national Writing
c gaze / view
d flour a Sunday
e custom b Tuesday
f financial
g elsewhere c Monday

4 d Thursday
a custom e Wednesday
b noise; crowds; view
c elsewhere
d street vendors Sunday as soon as I woke up / after breakfast / at six
e national; spring o’clock
f write poems Monday that first night / straight after breakfast / today /
when we reached
5 (Students’ own answers) Tuesday when I got up / yesterday’s walk / today /
Wednesday’s trek
Language practice Wednesday after about an hour / eventually / late
Thursday this morning / for three hours / for another three
1
hours / until we reached / five days ago
a go to
b goes up 3 (Students’ own answers)
c goes off Unit 2 Family celebrations
d went on
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e went out
1 a It celebrates the birth of a child and welcomes parents
f are not going
into parenthood.
2 b It is organised by friends or relatives so that they can show
a impossible their support to the new parents.
b frightened 2 a because it is an event for the parents, normally held before
c astonished the baby is born
d big b Silverware is given to commemorate the child’s birth.
e perfect c to ease the transition into parenthood and show the parents
f tired support and friendship
g pleased d family items, such as clothing or toys
e the mother, her friends and family - sometimes men
3
f (Students’ own answer)
1 vendor
2 world
3 (Students’ own answer)
3 festival
4 blossom
5 food
6 castle

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Present Simple: is; suggest; involves; are; organise; occur a reminisce
Present Continuous: is becoming b captured
Present Perfect: has evolved; has become c was holding
Present Passive: are needed; are given; is arranged; is intended; d just touched
are held e don’t you swap
Present Perfect Passive: have been inherited f had passed
5 g have not seen
a extended h met / will meet / is meeting / is going to meet
b economic
c important Writing
d different 2 I am going to tell you something about the nomadic people
e independent who live in Ireland.
f successful • They are called Travellers or Tinkers and traditionally they
g extremely used to travel around the country in horse-drawn caravans
selling things they had made. They were particularly well-
Language practice known for making pans and kettles.
1 (Suggested answers) • Now more and more Travellers are moving into modern
a • a financial establishment that invests money deposited by houses and settling down.
customers • They still travel, usually in modern cars and lorries now,
• the land alongside a river but not as often as in the past. Their children go to school
b • large mammals with thick fur and a short tail regularly and do the kinds of things children all over the
• to endure; to put up with world do: watch TV, listen to music and have their favourite
c • piece of furniture at which meals are often eaten football teams.
• a set of facts or figures displayed in columns and rows • Travellers have their own language, called Gammon, but this
d • the dark circle at the centre of the eye is now dying out as their traditional lifestyle is changing.
• students • The speaker doesn’t follow the exact order of his notes.
2 (Suggested answers)
3 (Students’ own answers)
a an informal gathering or meeting
b bound by a close relationship
c a significant point of development
Unit 3 Meeting places
d an opportunity to relax and decide what to do next
e something inside, especially of a house or building Reading
f extremely worthy of something 1 (Students’ own answers)
Sentences: (students’ own answers)
3 2 (Students’ own answers)
a 3 3
b 5 a False: It is more popular than coffee.
c 2 b False: 90% of the world’s tea is grown in Asia.
4 c False: People drink tea in the summer because they believe it
1 A How are you? helps them to keep cool and relax.
B and you? d True
2 A The reason I’m calling is to invite you to a celebration. e True
B What are we celebrating? f False: The word for tea is similar in many languages.
3 A My sister is going to be married. 4 (Self-assessment)
B I’ll definitely come. a porcelain
4 A See you next weekend. b civil servant
5 c chat
a After Waleed had passed his driving test, his father lent him d cultivation
his car. e skilled
b The family had finished preparing the food for the party f apologies
before the guests started arriving. 5 (Students’ own answers)
c As soon as the tourists had got off their coach in the city
centre, they went on a guided tour of the city.
d After the businessman had checked in at the airport, he had Language practice
breakfast. 1
e The audience asked questions when the lecturer had finished b ✓
speaking. c ✗ / discuss
f The cousins had arrived at the stadium at 11 a.m., before the d ✗ / spoke or talked
volleyball tournament started at 12 p.m. e ✓
6 f ✗ / told
a 4 g ✗ / talking, speaking, arguing or chatting
b 1
c 5
d 2
e 3
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2 Module 1 Progress Test
2b tea-houses
Reading
3b driver
4b enjoy 1
5b quickly If you don’t feel confident, ask your driving instructor... /
6b daily Don’t worry if you feel nervous. / Everybody makes a few
7b popularity mistakes... so don’t try to drive perfectly. / If you don’t
8b meet understand something... ask him or her to... / ... forget
Sentences: (students’ own answers) about it and go on driving... / You won’t fail because of one
or two small mistakes. / ... don’t get upset.
3
a 4 2
b 6 a You can ask them for their advice.
c 5 b It can help you concentrate on your driving.
d 2 c Arrive early and take plenty of time to relax.
e 8
3
f 1
1 b
4 2 c
a hadn’t discovered 3 c
b had arrived
c hadn’t used
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d hadn’t developed
1
5 (Suggested answers)
1 had studied
1 Sorry, I can’t make it tomorrow.
2 managed to
2 Yes, I’m free.
3 were able to
3 What time do you want to meet?
4 was
4 Shall we meet in Central Café?
5 waited
5 Yes, see you later.
6 had come
6 7 wasn’t able to
b If he wanted to sell cakes too, he would make them in the 8 had been
kitchen. 9 managed
c If he wanted to become a café owner, he would need to do a 10 could
training course first. 11 managing
d If he owned a café, he would count the day’s money at the
2
end of each day.
b If he hadn’t got up late, his taxi wouldn’t have got stuck in
7 heavy traffic on the way to the driving academy.
b If he had wanted to sell cakes too, he would have made them c If his taxi hadn’t got stuck in heavy traffic, he wouldn’t have
in the kitchen. missed his turn for the driving test.
c If he had wanted to become a café owner, he would have d If he hadn’t missed his turn, he wouldn’t have had to wait for
needed to have done a training course first. one more hour.
d If he had owned a café, he would have counted the day’s e If he hadn’t waited one more hour, he wouldn’t have met an
money at the end of each day. old school friend.
8 (Students’ own answers) 3
a difficult
b exhausted / going without
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c absolutely / went on
1 d space shuttle / perfect
A picture 1 e artist / big
B picture 2
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2 a similarity
a white clouds / sunny day / little children / light clothes / b traditional
small hill / dark blue / little boy / nice sand castle c difference
b on to the beach / in the background / on the horizon / on d production
the beach / behind the man / on their heads / the far right / e discoveries
as we look at the left f bravery
c doesn’t look remote / they look very enthusiastic / looks
huge / looks sandy
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3 (Students’ own answers)
1 (Students’ own ideas)
4 (Students’ own answers)
2 (Students’ own ideas)

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a For some reason, neither Ahmed nor Waleed’s numbers are
Unit 4 Communicating in my phone book.
b Both Samira and Salma started a degree in medicine last
Reading year.
1 (Students’ own answers) c Next season’s Premier League will be won by either Liverpool
or Arsenal.
2 (Students’ own answers) d The long distance charges will have to be paid by either the
3 caller or the receiver.
a the north of India 7 (Students’ own answers)
b they are copied
c mail runners
8 (Self-assessment)
d over 1600
1 the
4 2 The
a unrivalled 3 The
b local 4 the
c bell 5 the
d
e
rarely
recipient
6
7
a
a
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8 The
5
9 The
a The second statement is true. Himachal Pradesh introduced
10 The
a postal service in northern India.
11 a
b The first statement is true. It is inaccessible.
12 the
c The second statement is true. The postmen wear a special
13 a
uniform and carry a bell.
6 Writing
6 Letters are carried by ‘mail runners’ who travel long distances
1
on foot.
a Both letters are formal because the writers use complete
4 E-mails are printed out and taken to the correct address.
structures and formal words and phrases.
1 People write the letters.
b Letter A: The student wants to join the International
3 The letters are copied and sent by e-mails.
Exchange Programme.
7 Letters are delivered to their addresses.
Letter B: The director of Study Abroad replies to the student
5 Some letters are taken by hand to their destinations.
and gives more information about the Inernational Exchange
2 People take the letters to the post office.
Programme.
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2
a mountainous, remote, inaccessible
a Letter B
b People write letters, letters are taken to post office, letters are
b Letter A
copied and sent by e-mails, e-mails are printed and taken by
c (Students’ own answers)
mail runners to their correct destinations.
d (Students’ own answers)
c Modern communication: Internet / e-mail
Traditional communication: letters 3 (Students’ own answers)

Language practice
Unit 5 Writing
1
a slice Reading
b pieces 1
c glass a 1943
d clothing b ten dollars
e grain c France
2 (Students’ own answers) d As the pen moves the ball revolves in its socket and transfers
quick-drying ink on to the paper.

3 (Students’ own answers) 2

a True
4 b False: Biros were stronger than ‘normal’ pens.
a an / an / the c False: The first American ballpoint pens were very expensive.
b an / the / a / a / ✗ / the d False: Americans could buy Bic pens for one hundredth of
c a / a / a / an the cost of the first American ballpoint pens.
5 e False: The Bic company still produces these cheap pens.
a live f True
b are 3
c wants a 3
d intend b 1
e believe c 4
f have
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4 Writing
a 7
1
b 10
1 i
c 4
2 h
d 1
3 j
e 8
4 b
f 3
5 a
g 5
6 d
h 6
7 g
i 2
8 f
j 9
9 c
5 (Students’ own answers) 10 e
2
Language practice a Can I / When did you / Do you / Could you / Can you /
What do you / Have you ever / How long / Did you
1
b Can I start by asking you / And finally, can I ask you about
1 characters
c the past / the present / the future
2 alphabet
3 scribes 3 (Students’ own ideas)
4 tortoise shells
5 ancient
6 symbols Unit 6 On the phone
7 Traditionally
Reading
8 ink
9 brush 1 a
10 calligraphy 1 Give their old phone to friend or family member.
11 decorative 2 Return it to the shop to get a discount on the new phone.
12 stylised 3 Throw the old phone away.
4 Recycle the phone.
2
5 Sell the phone to a specialist company.
a have been making cakes
b has been avoiding 1 b
c have been learning to play 1 Phones can damage the environment if you throw them
d practised / was practising away.
e have read 2 In some part of the world, people use second-hand phones
instead of buying new ones.
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a since 2 (Students’ own answers)
b for 3
c for a discount
d since b simply
e since c landfill site
f for d disposable
4 e recycled
a Have you had / I’ve talked / Have you done / I’ve sent / I’ve f second-hand
tidied g exchange
b I’ve cut / I’ve told h model
c have you been doing / We’ve had / you’ve done / I’ve been i upgrade
revising 4
d He’s just heard / he’s passed / he’s taken 1 hassle
5 2 recycled
a 5 3 sold
b 1 4 environment
c 8 5 landfill
d 3 6 disposable
e 4 7 second-hand
f 7 5 (Students’ own answers)
g 6
6 (Students’ own answers) Language practice
7 (Self-assessement) 1
a a professional a I couldn’t do without it
b impractical b It was like that when I got here. / It wasn’t my fault.
c complicated c I’m not too keen on it.
d precious d it’s getting better.
e a modern e That’s right.

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1 notify
3 (Students’ own answers)
2 hiking
3 mountainous
4 weak signal
Module 2 Progress Test
5 break up
6 recharge Reading
7 security number 1
8 delighted a ... in a serious car accident.
9 designed b ... talks to the computer.
10 shock-resistant c ... speech recognition technology.
3 d ... understand the sound of their voice.
a I’ll have to call you later, because I’m
running out of battery. 2
b Aisha won’t be late for our meeting, will Paragraph A: Fahd’s story which led him to use a speech
she? recognition programme
c The novels of Mahfouz are well-known Paragraph B: development and types of speech recognition
throughout the Arab world, but I don’t like him. programmes
d The chicken soup is too thick and spicy, isn’t it?
e I haven’t upgraded my phone since last Language practice
February because it costs too much.
1 (Suggested answers)
4 (Students’ own answers) a ... can he?
5 b You are studying computer programming, aren’t you?
a A haven’t you? c You didn’t have any Internet connection, did you?
B I have d It was raining, wasn’t it?
b A won’t you? e You’ve been revising for the exam, haven’t you?
B I won’t
2
c A isn’t it?
a vague; clear
B it is
b useful; useless
d A do you?
c precious; worthless
B I don’t
d active; passive
e A would you?
B I would 3
f A could you? 1 have been working
B I could 2 for
6 3 have been
4 since
Question Affirmative Negative
5 haven’t stopped
We’re going Yes, we are going No, we’re not going 6 since
shopping later, shopping later. shopping later. 7 have gone
aren’t we? 8 have you used
You’ll make me a Yes, I’ll make you a No, I won’t make you 9 Has it compensated
cup of tea, won’t cup of tea. a cup of tea. 10 has it been giving
you? 4
He’s looking thinner Yes, he is looking No, he isn’t looking a grain / bar
than he used to, isn’t thinner than he thinner than he used b slices / panes
he? used to. to. c pencil / pen
Your uncle works for Yes, my uncle does No, my uncle d write / put
your father, doesn’t work for my father. doesn’t work for my
he? father. Writing
You can come to my Yes, of course I can No, I can’t come to
1 (Students’ own answers)
house for dinner, can’t come to your house your house for dinner.
you? for dinner. 2 (Students’ own answers)
You can give me a lift Yes, I can give you a No, I can’t give you
to the mall, can’t you? lift to the mall. a lift to the mall.
You couldn’t Yes, I could help you No, I couldn’t Module 3 The media
help me with my with your homework. help you with your
homework, could homework. Unit 7 Broadcasting
you? Reading
Writing 1
1 a (Students’ own answers)
A in favour of mobile phones b (Students’ own answers)
B unsure
C against mobile phones

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