ANSWER KEY

MIXED-ABILITY
WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET

1A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

VOCABULARY
A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

cruise
passenger
flight
tour guide
arrival
departure
customs
backpacker

B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

suitcase
rucksack (= backpack)
sleeping bag
toiletry bag
clothes
camera
trainers
guidebook

England and Scotland

1B

VOCABULARY
A e B

Ver WORKSHEET 1 A, exs. A e

B.

READING
A

1.

She liked travelling around

London because the
Underground goes all around
the city.

2.

As there is a lot of entertainment

in London, they can have fun.
They can also go shopping
because they have great
shopping there.

Friends
Travelling around London
Underground
The five-storey Dr Martin
store

3.

London, Edinburgh, Bath,

York, Stratford-Upon-Avon,
Shakespeare's birthplace and
Oxford University.

They stayed at the University

of Edinburgh Pollock Halls for
a few nights.

4.

She liked the people because

they were mostly very nice.

The people

B
d
a
e

4.
5.
6.

f
b
c

GRAMMAR
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was travelling
lost; was shopping
was working; crashed
arrived; was already talking
took; wasnt looking
saw; was wearing
was thinking; rang
werent sitting; sent
didnt come; wasnt feeling

WORKSHEET

READING

1.
2.
3.

WORKSHEET

(1) was; (2) went; (3) came; (4) got

up; (5) did; (6) met; (7) made; (8)
bought; (9) didnt forget; (10) got;
(11) Did you buy.

2A

VOCABULARY
A

1.
2.
3.
4.

Skinny
Obese
Elegant
Muscular

B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

d
e
c
b
a

C
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

diet
nutrients
range
vitamins
health
illness
energy
loss

READING
A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

F You should ask the advice

of a physician.
T
F You should be determined
and have discipline.
F It burns the fats.
T

B
1.

Determination and discipline.

storey
huge
stretches
block
prestigious
laid-back

2.

We should do it first thing in

the morning because it will
burn the fat that has
accumulated in our body
instead of burning the calories
from the food we just ate.

GRAMMAR

3.

The initial step in starting any

fitness/nutrition program is
making sure you are certain you
will stay with the diet and
exercise program.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A e B

Ver WORKSHEET 1 A, exs. A e

B.

A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

were (used to be)

have
have shown
spend
do
counteract

B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

have been
Have seen
hasnt arrived
have visited
hasnt left
have found

has been working

have been waiting
Have been exercising
has been studying
has been raining
have been watching

WORKSHEET

2B

VOCABULARY
A

Skinny
Obese
Elegant
Muscular

B
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

(1) diet
(2) nutrients
(3) range
(4) vitamins
(5) health
(6) illness
(7) energy
(8) loss

8.

has been studying

9.

hasnt left

READING

VOCABULARY

A physician is a person who is

legally qualified to practise
medicine; a doctor of medicine.
A gym is an athletic facility
equipped for sports or physical
training.
Work out is to practise, exercise,
or train, in order to become
proficient in an athletic sport or
to keep fit and healthy.
A calorie is a unit of energyproducing potential equal to
the amount of heat that is
contained in food and released
upon oxidation by the body.
Nutrition is the process by
which an organism assimilates
food and uses it for growth and
maintenance.
1. C; 2. A; 3. E; 4. B; 5. D

10. have found

11. has been raining
12. have been watching

WORKSHEET
A

1.

Prior to you starting seek the

advice of a physician.

2.

My response is, proper diet

and exercise.

3.

Determination and
discipline in mind.

4.

A word of advice, doing cardio

first will burn the fatate.

5.

The initial step is making

sure you are certain
program.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Chocoaholic
Shopaholic
Workaholic
Computer addict

B
1.
2.
3.
4.

Water
Milk
Orange juice
Fruit cocktail

C
1.
2.
3.

a
b
c

1.

To be fit, it is essential to eat

properly and do exercise.

2.

People can start a fitness /

nutrition programme.

3.

The first step to start a

programme of this type is to
ask the advice of a physician.

Campaign
Aimed at
People involved

4.

I think that these programmes

are good ways of being fit and
can lead to a healthy life.

A
were (used to be)
have
have shown
spend
do
counteract

B
1.

has been working

2.

have been

3.

Have seen

4.

hasnt arrived

5.

have been waiting

6.

Have been exercising

4. b
5. a
6. c

READING
A
Against Smoking
Teenagers
Pop stars

1.

in anti-smoking
advertisements aimed at
teenagers.

2.

38 TV channels and MTV

Europe, plus 5,000 cinemas in
all EU states.

3.

the ages of 15 and 24 smoke

regulary.

4.

the popularity of different

acts.

5.

three years.

6.

18 million euros.

GRAMMAR
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

3A

Areal Editores

1.
2.
3.
4.

have visited

C
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.

GRAMMAR

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GRAMMAR

WORKSHEET

3B

REPORTED
SPEECH

Present Simple

Past Simple

I participate in
the campaign.

He said he
participated
in the campaign.

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Im participating
in the campaign.

He said he was
participating in the
campaign.

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

I have participated
in the campaign.

He said he had
participated in the
campaign.

Past Simple

Past Perfect

I participated in
the campaign.

He said he had
participated in the
campaign.

Will

Would

Ill participate in
the campaign.

He said he would
participate in the
campaign.

Imperative

Infinitive

Participate in
the campaign!

He told him to
participate in the
campaign.

B
Jon said he (had) thought
Garfield had been taking Odie
for a walk.

5.

Mum asked me if I wasnt too

tired to go to the club.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Chocoaholic
Shopaholic
Workaholic
Computer addict

B
1.
2.
3.
4.

Water
Milk
Orange juice
Fruit cocktail

He added he had a three-mile

leash.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

wont go
would feel
dont come will miss
will arrive
would send

WORKSHEET
tobacco
campaign
promote
passive
Adolescents
target

READING
A
What?

Campaign against smoking

Who?

Music stars

Why?

To decrease smoking
among teenagers

Where? In the EU.

4A

VOCABULARY
A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

zoo keeper; zoo

forester; forest
jeweller; jewellers shop
nursery school teacher; nursery
school
maid; hotel
stonemason; building site
draughtsman; office
surgeon; operating theatre

B
1.
2.
3.

d
c
e

4. f
5. a
6. b

To fight against smoking

especially among teenagers.

READING

2.

Yes, of course.

1.

3.

Because different people react

in different ways.

F. We get foreign
correspondent.

2.

4.

This type of campaign is always

useful as smoking is a serious
risk to your health.

F. They go to war zones are

happening.

3.

T. As the correspondents
technology.

4.

F. They use mobile phones

computers.

5.

F. Sometimes, they just dictate

writes it down.

1.

C
1. will buy
will support
will change
will feel
wont have

Garfield answered that he was.

Areal Editores

Malcolm mentioned that he

was reading an exciting book
about life in the 19th century.

VOCABULARY
DIRECT
SPEECH

2.
3.
4.
5.

4.

GRAMMAR

A
1.

Giulia told me she wasnt going

to the party because her father
was coming from Italy that day.

2.

Sid said he had met his friend

Fred in the cinema the day
before.

1.
2.
3.

c
d
e

3.

Yvette promised that she would

send me a postcard from
France.

GRAMMAR

4. b
5. a

A
1.
2.

had been playing

had repaired

3.
4.

9.

An electronics technician keeps

electronic equipment in good
condition.
10. A disc jockey plays music
on the radio or in clubs.
S

hadnt been working

had you been learning

B
1.
2.
3.

buying
Going
to see

4. decide
5. falling
6. being

READING

1.
2.

3.
4.

A fishmonger is a person
who/that sells fish in a shop.
An alarm clock is a clock
which/that wakes you up in the
morning.

1.

2.

A giant is someone who/that is

very tall.
A web designer is a person
who/that designs Web pages.

WORKSHEET

4B

VOCABULARY
A

3.

Ver Worksheet 4 A, ex. A.

B
1.

2.

3.

4.

A chef is a professional cook,

especially the most senior cook
in a restaurant, hotel, etc.

4.

A civil servant is a person who

works in the government
departments, except the armed
forces.

Q V

C N M E

T O O

R G U

N G

O M E

N U D

R O

R G

H O N

K O

E M O U

U H

H D

G H U

They write accurate reports

about what they see for the
readers of their newspapers back
home.
Personal answer.

GRAMMAR
A
Ver Worksheet 4 A, ex. A.

R O

L W E

O A

P M H E

A D

Q D

A D

G H H

V W O

O R
Y

B
1. d; 2. p; 3. e; 4. n; 5. i; 6. j;
7. k; 8. l; 9. c; 10. f; 11. b; 12. g;
13. a; 14. m; 15. h; 16. o

READING
A
1.
2.

1. events; 2. accurate;
3. outsiders; 4. on the move;
5. to file

N A Q W R

A
Its difficult, and
K
sometimes dangerous,
S
because they go to war
D
zones and places where
S
natural disasters are
S
happening. Its exciting
C
because they deal with
different situations, meet
different people and get to know
different cultures and languages.

3.

4.

T
F. He has been blind since
birth.
F. He can use the computer the
same way a sighted person
would.
T

B
1. d; 2. a; 3. f; 4. b; 5. c; 6. e

B
Ver Worksheet 4 A, ex. B.

C
The doctor I was hoping to see
wasnt on duty.

6.

A porter is a person who is in

charge of the entrance to a
hotel, college, etc. or moves
luggage in a railway station, etc.

2.

Where are the strawberries I put

in the fridge?

3.

Has anyone seen the sports

magazine I was reading?

An optician is a person whose

job is to examine peoples eyes
and to recommend and sell
glasses.

4.

The newspaper dismissed the

journalist whose story had
infuriated the President.

GRAMMAR
A
1.
2.
3.
4.

were drawn
hasnt been found
must be completed
was being cleaned

B
1.
2.
3.
4.

The house was built last year.

My bike is being repaired now.
The kids bedroom has been
painted white.
The children were told to be
quiet.

C
1. a; 2. b; 3. a; 4. b

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1.

A web designer is a person who

designs Web pages.

A masseur is a person whose job

is giving people massage.

8.

A
I

5.

7.

VOCABULARY
O U

A waitress is a woman who

serves customers at their tables
in a restaurant.
A lawyer is a person who is
trained and qualified to advise
people about the law and to
represent them in court.

To get news from

everywhere in the world
and cover important
events.

5A

D M U

WORKSHEET

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WORKSHEET

read and see what is shown on

the monitor easily. All schools
should be equipped with these
types of software.

5B

VOCABULARY
A
Ver Worksheet 5 A, ex. A.

B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

GRAMMAR
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1.

find information for his class

project.

2.

also type and print his work.

3.

special software to use the

computer.

4.

can also chat online with his

friends and send them e-mails.

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B
1.

2.

The school has got a screen

reader or voice synthesizer
called JAWS (Job Access with
Speech), which reads or
describes to the user what is
on the monitor so that blind
students can operate the
computer without any help.
The software also announces
what the user has just
commanded the computer to
do by taking note of the keys
pressed on the keyboard.
Theres also another program
called ZoomText which
makes it easier for students
with poor vision to read the
text on the monitor.
Suggestion I think these
programs are very useful and
necessary in schools because
they allow blind students to
use the computer without any
help and they also help
students with poor vision to

was invited
were worn
have been brought
bought
are made
comes

1.
2.
3.

1.

b
c
a

4.
5.

c
a

He worked at a home for the

elderly.

2.

A friendly one.

3.

It was fantastic. She was very

happy.

GRAMMAR
A

1.

The house was built last year.

2.

My bike is being repaired now.

1.

3.

The kids bedroom has been

painted white.

Although she didnt like the

film, she enjoyed it in the end.

2.

4.

The children were told to be

quiet.

Despite having visited Paris,

they didnt have time to visit
the Louvre.

5.

This box cant be opened by

anyone.

3.

In spite of the fog, the plane

arrived on time.

6.

The bottle of milk shouldnt be

left out of the refrigerator.

4.

Although Phil has been a

heavy smoker for years, now
he only smokes from time to
time.

5.

Although she worked hard for

a month, she failed the
entrance test.

6.

In spite of the price of the

flight, he went to Mexico in
the holidays.

7.

Although he was late, he

stopped to buy a sandwich.

8.

In spite of feeling terribly sick,

I went to work every day that
week.

READING
A

A
to copy copiar
to cut cortar
to delete apagar
to download copiar
to format formatar
to insert inserir
to load carregar
to move mudar, deslocar
to open abrir
to print imprimir
to save guardar

READING

C
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Ill give
are going to miss
youll visit
is picking
is going to call
will be

WORKSHEET
VOCABULARY

6A

A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Hospital
Nursery
School
Forest
Old peoples home

B
1.
2.
3.
4.

She can play tennis.

She can ride a horse.
She can play the piano.
He can cook.

C
Words
fat
light
tall
low
sad

Opposites
thin
heavy
short
high
happy

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Could/Can
may
may
can
can/may must
could
might

WORKSHEET

6B

VOCABULARY
A
Help
Charity
Education
Children
Old people

GRAMMAR
A
1.

Although she didnt like the

film, she enjoyed it in the end.

2.

Despite having visited Paris,

they didnt have time to visit
the Louvre.

3.

In spite of the fog, the plane

arrived on time.

4.

Although Phil has been a heavy

smoker for years, now he only
smokes from time to time.

5.

Although she worked hard for a

month, she failed the entrance
test.

6.

In spite of the price of the

flight, he went to Mexico in the
holidays.

7.

Although he was late, he

stopped to buy a sandwich.

8.

In spite of feeling terribly sick,

I went to work every day that
week.

B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Hospital
Nursery
School
Forest
Old peoples home

C
Words
fat
light
tall
low
sad

Opposites
thin
heavy
short
high
happy

READING
B

A
1.

I would like to go to college to

learn how to do that better.

2.

I volunteered for an elderly

English lady.

3.

work for social justice, I was

sixteen years old.

4.

They will give you a dirty look.

5.

I just thought it was kids

working on a farm.

6.

I felt my confidence start to rise.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Could
may
may
can/may
must
could
might
should
must

B
Martin was the only person who
spoke English.

2.

When Rachel was fifteen she

started working for a project.

3.

Cliff is thinking of going to

college to improve his skill in
helping people.

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1.