2 Danger!

READING (page 18) Topic Vocabulary (page 21)

2. b
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
3. 1. Ausable went to his room because he had
received a phone call arranging a meeting in 1. 1. e 4. f
his room. (lines 13-14) 2. a 5. d
2. When they entered the room, Fowler and Ausable 3. c 6. b
were surprised by a man with a gun. (lines 23- 2. 1. risked his life 4. lucky to be alive
24 and 26-27) 2. occupational hazard 5. living on the edge
3. Max became nervous when someone suddenly 3. seriously injured 6. a close call
knocked at the door. (lines 42 and 46)
3. 1. shocked 4. startled
4. Max climbed through the window because he
2. threatening 5. frightened
thought there was a balcony underneath it.
(line 54) 3. thrilling
5. Max screamed because there was no balcony 4. 1. risk their lives 5. living on the edge
and he fell six storeys to the ground. (lines 5 2. courage 6. fear
and 72) 3. survived 7. thrill
4. 1. b 3. b 4. seriously injured
2. d 4. a
5. 1. followed (line 3) GRAMMAR (page 22)
2. romantic (line 9)
3. slender (line 25) PAST SIMPLE
4. grimly (line 32) PAST CONTINUOUS
5. swiftly (line 52)
1. 1. c 4. d
6. raised (line 56)
2. e 5. a
3. b
VOCABULARY (page 20) 2. 1. an incomplete action – Past Continuous
interrupted by another action – Past Simple
Words from the Text 2. two incomplete actions in progress at the same
1. 1. a 6. a time in the past – both Past Continuous
2. b 7. a 3. an incomplete action in progress at a specific time
3. a 8. b in the past – Past Continuous
4. b 9. a 4. a description of a scene – Past Continuous
5. b 5. a completed action in the past – Past Simple

2. Possible Answers 3. 1. We use verb + ed to form the Past Simple for

regular verbs.
1. When he arrived, he switched on the TV because
there was an important football match that night. 2. We use was / were + verb + ing to form the Past
Continuous.
2. They offered their guests a glass of Rioja wine.
3. The athlete is breathing hard because he’s just
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
run a race.
4. The children’s mother made sure that they had 1. 1. had expected
already gone to bed. 2. had expected
5. Please stop pointing at that girl or she will notice 2. We use had + the past participle of the verb to form
we’re talking about her. the Past Perfect Simple.
6. The old man poured me some hot chocolate.
3. 1. original 5. protective
2. graphic 6. furious 1. 1. were washing 4. didn’t finish
3. personal 7. harmless 2. did ... arrive 5. wasn’t talking
4. valuable 8. useful 3. called
4. 1. heroic 5. psychological 2. 1. noticed, was following
2. dangerous 6. traditional 2. were … singing; were having
3. educational 7. admirable 3. called; were … doing
4. effective 8. tragic 4. was explaining; interrupted
5. arrived; were having
6. was sleeping; knocked
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page 22 8. 1. travelled 5. attacked
3. 1. had already escaped 2. put 6. had often taken
2. had planted 3. had done 7. were not
3. had been 4. was chasing 8. survived
4. had finished
5. woke up Grammar Review
6. had forgotten
7. visited 9. 1. While we were having our picnic, it started to rain. /
8. reached It started to rain while we were having
our picnic.
page 23 2. We moved after we had found a better flat. /
4. 1. rescued, had sunk After we had found a better flat, we moved.
2. hadn’t saved, retired 3. By the time he came to help her, she had finished
3. didn’t believe, had walked all the work. / She had finished all the work by the
4. saw, had stolen time he came to help her.
5. Had … made, went 4. I’m leaving in a week.
5. I never listen to classical music.
6. had already got off, realised
7. was, had lost
8. didn’t pass, hadn’t prepared SKILLS (page 24)
5. 1. Laura fell asleep while she was watching TV. /
While she was watching TV, Laura fell asleep. LISTENING
2. Elizabeth recognised Andrew because she A CONVERSATION
had met him at a party.
3. They were driving to the airport when their car 1. Possible Answers
broke down. / Their car broke down when they construction worker: they often fall from heights or
were driving to the airport. are injured by heavy machinery
4. The show had begun by the time we arrived. / police officer: armed criminals may shoot them
By the time we arrived, the show had begun. taxi driver: they pick up dangerous passengers who
5. David read the newspaper after his children may rob or kill them
had gone to bed. / After his children had gone firefighter: they risk their lives when they go into
to bed, David read the newspaper. a burning building
6. As I was leaving the house, our dog ran out pilot: terrorists may hijack their aircraft or they may
of the door. / Our dog ran out of the door as crash
I was leaving the house. pizza deliverer: they often have accidents while
7. He packed his bags and left the house. delivering pizza or are robbed
8. They caught the spy after he had entered enemy secret agent / spy: enemy spies may kill them
territory. / After he had entered enemy territory, war correspondent: they can be injured in crossfire
they caught the spy. miner: they may die from lack of air and inhalation of
6. Possible Answers toxic gases
1. He started to cry because he had hurt his knee. 2. 1. c 2. d 3. b
2. Joan learned English while he was travelling. 3. 1. The correspondent believes she is lucky to be alive.
3. John felt ill because he had eaten too much. 2. Sometimes the correspondent does not change
4. She had an accident because she was driving her clothes for a week.
too fast. 3. Ellie enjoys mountain biking because she likes
5. The spy destroyed the document after he / she living on the edge.
had memorised it. 4. Chris believes being a war correspondent can’t be
6. I had skiing lessons while I was staying in compared to mountain biking.
the Alps. 5. War correspondents want people to know how
7. Possible Answers terrible war is.
1. By the time Joyce got to school, the bell had
already rung. SPEAKING (page 25)
2. The basketball player fell as she was shooting TALKING ABOUT A PICTURE
the ball.
3. Alan was relaxing in his room when his mum 1. Possible Answer
knocked on the door.
A vet is taking care of a tiger’s teeth. Maybe the vet is
4. The boy apologised because he knew he had been pulling out the tiger’s rotten tooth. The tiger is asleep
very rude. because the vet has probably anesthetised it.
5. It started to rain while we were playing football.
2. 1. d 4. e
6. Sam was pleased after he had passed his driving
2. a 5. c
test.
3. b

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WRITING (page 26) LIFE SKILLS (page 28)
A Narrative
USING A DICTIONARY
1. The writer says she’ll never go on a banana boat
again. TASK QUESTIONS
2. 1. The writer and her friends Lily and Jack
(paragraph 1) 1. fickle and fidget
2. On the beach (paragraph 1) 2. BrE British English
3. Last summer (paragraph 1)
prep. preposition
4. While they were riding a banana boat, they fell
into the water and Lily got hurt. (paragraphs 2 adv. adverb
and 3) v. verb
5. The writer felt quite panicky, but they managed to pl. plural
take Lily to a hospital as soon as they got to shore.
AmE American English
(paragraphs 2 and 3)
6. Lily was taken to the hospital. She had a broken adj. adjective
nose, but she wasn’t seriously injured. n. noun
(paragraph 3)
3. a. phonetic spelling
3. as, then, suddenly (paragraph 2), as soon as, later
(paragraph 3) b. other forms of the word
c. example sentence
4. 1. while / as 4. Then
d. definition
2. When / As soon as 5. When
e. part of speech
3. First 6. In the end
4. The entry shows two parts of speech for bear (verb
page 27 and noun).
5. 5, 8, 2, 7, 1, 6, 3, 4 5. In the context of the sentence, bear is a verb
6. 1. The incident happened during our holiday. (definition number 2).
2. We climbed onto the banana boat after we had 6. Noun definition 3
taken off our shoes. / After we had taken off our A person that you cannot see clearly.
shoes, we climbed onto the banana boat.
3. Eventually, Natalie felt better. USE YOUR SKILLS
4. We started cooking the meat. Then, we saw the struggle (n): a prolonged fight or conflict
bear. clasped: held something or somebody tightly with
5. At last, our friends came to bring us food. the hands or arms.
7. Possible Answers strain (n): mental or physical stress caused by
1. At first everything was fine, but then it started to extreme pressure
rain heavily. slammed: hit something with a lot of force
2. A man was sitting in the airport when suddenly bent: to shape or force something into a curve or
a woman started to scream. angle
3. Two people were badly injured when their car give up (phrasal verb): stop making an effort;
crashed into a lorry. accept failure
4. She had destroyed the document before anyone clasp (verb and noun)
else could read it.
5. It felt like we had waited for hours. Finally, the
waiter asked us if we were ready to order.