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VOCABULARY
1 Hair: light brown, fair, curly, spiky, short, blond(e),
straight, shoulder-length, dark, long
Weight: thin, fat, heavy, slim, average
Height: petite, average, short, tall
Overall Appearance: well-built, good-looking, attractive,
pretty, gorgeous, dark, fair, petite
2 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
Hes got blond, spiky hair and brown eyes. Hes very
good looking! (picture no. 4)
Shes got shoulder-length, straight black hair and blue
eyes. (picture no. 9)
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3 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
serious, responsible, generous, sociable, intolerant,
dishonest, reserved, polite, rude, bad-tempered,
enthusiastic, dependable, humorous, cheerful, lively,
outgoing, moody, grumpy, extroverted, introverted
5 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b
Multicultural Europe
c. London
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READING
1 c
2 1. To examine a persons handwriting, a graphologist needs
about twenty lines of normal writing on a page that has
no lines on it.
2. A person who has got large handwriting might be a bit
arrogant.
3 1. b. If a persons writing tends to go in an upward
direction, [he] may also tend to lose his temper
quite easily. (lines 18-21)
2. a. A legible signature means that a person is honest
and reliable. (lines 24-25)
4 1. Large handwriting
2. Writing in an upward direction
3. Small handwriting
5 1. sociable
2. although
3. significant
4. reliable
5. sceptical
Famous Signatures
c. William Shakespeare
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GRAMMAR
Present Simple and Present Continuous
1. need (Present Simple), practise (Present Simple),
are meeting (Present Continuous), love (Present Simple),
am looking (Present Continuous)
2. need and love
3. practise
4. am looking
5. are meeting
1 1. am trying 5. do they drive on
2. isnt hiring 6. play
3. swims 7. are showing
4. is going 8. Dont you eat
2 1. go 5. doesnt understand; dont like
2. is having 6. am buying
3. Do wear 7. is sleeping
4. enjoy 8. are doing; are playing
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3 1. Everyone is waiting for us.
2. She rarely exercises.
3. We are staying in a 5-star hotel.
4. You dont look very well.
5. Is anybody sitting here?
6. Do you want some?
4 1. Do know; does look; is wearing
2. dont understand; want; am having
3. do do; play; am going
5 1. do wonder 6. tells
2. feels 7. are speaking
3. are saying 8. is
4. is thinking 9. thinks
5. analyses 10. work
Bridge to Everyday Language
Talking About People
UNIT 1 People
1
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VOCABULARY Appearance and
Personal i ty
1 1. shy 5. polite
2. stubborn 6. moody
3. outgoing 7. successful
4. calm 8. cheerful
British / American English
1. smart: elegantly dressed (Brit. English); clever
(American English)
2. mad: insane (Brit. English); angry (American English)
ADJECTIVE PREFIXES
2 unattractive, immature,
unsociable, dishonest, impatient,
inconsiderate, disorganised, independent
3 1. dishonest 5. impatient
2. unattractive 6. mature
3. sociable 7. independent
4. considerate 8. disorganised
4 1. B
2. A
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5 1. cheerful 5. sociable
2. stubborn 6. unattractive
3. shy 7. inconsiderate
4. moody 8. considerate
Chinese New Year
b and c
A 1. What do you do in your free time?
2. What are you doing after school today?
3. How do you usually dress?
4. What is your best friend wearing now?
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WRITING I nformal Correspondence
1 1. In the opening remarks (paragraph 1).
2. In the signing off.
3. In the body of the e-mail (paragraph 2).
4. In the initial greeting.
5. In the closing remarks.
2 1, 3, 5
Exchange Students
1. True.
2. True.
3. False. Students must be at least 15.
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CONNECTORS
3 but (line 2)
and (line 4)
so (line 5)
because (line 8)
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b
4 1. because 4. so
2. and 5. but
3. but
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LISTENING I nformal Conversati ons
1 Conversation 1
Personality (friendly, full of energy)
Conversation 2
Appearance (gorgeous, green eyes and curly black hair)
2 1. b 2. a 3. a
3 1. False. She is here for the summer holidays.
2. False. He says he would like to meet her.
3. False. Brian will need a holiday after his cousin leaves.
4. True.
5. False. They are in different classes.
6. True.
Bridge to Speaking
Grammar and Vocabulary
2
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LOOKING BACK
Vocabul ary
1 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. e 5. a
2 1. inconsiderate 5. cheerful
2. disorganised 6. independent
3. impatient 7. dishonest
4. attractive 8. mature
3 1. slim 5. average
2. gorgeous 6. shy
3. outgoing 7. adventurous
4. shoulder-length 8. stubborn
Grammar
4 1. practises 5. visits
2. isnt talking 6. are cooking
3. am trying 7. is meeting
4. dont remember 8. Do like
5 1. am having 6. dont understand
2. am not writing 7. want
3. makes 8. dont know
4. talks 9. do think
5. isnt meeting
Wri ti ng
6 1. because 4. but
2. but 5. and
3. because 6. so
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