speakout Upper Intermediate

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ANSWER KEY
Unit 1 Beginnings

Unit 7 Media

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correct words: 1 have lived 2 annoy 3 What

4 annoying
1E 2A 3F 4D 5G 6B 7C
1A, C 2D, E 3B
smoking, being insensitive, making a lot of noise, being
messy, being untidy, being dirty, not clearing up after
cooking a meal, leaving the washing up
1 not fussed 2 got on really well 3 get my own back
4 cant stand 5 a big deal 6 stuff

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Unit 2 Issues
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1 living 2 quite 3 talking 4 happiness 5 think

1C 2E 3G 4A 5D 6B 7F
hearing your child laugh, love, contentment, feeling at
ease with other people, security, having a stable family,
a nurturing environment, health, friends
1 friends, health 2 Security, feeling at ease with other
people 3 Love, a nurturing environment
AT, BF, CF, DT, ET
1 richer, more 2 undoubtedly, strong 3 think,
disadvantaged 4 stop, short
1 much 2 important 3 enjoy 4 contentment 5 makes
6 enhance 7 brighten 8 mood

Unit 3 Downtime
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1 enjoy 2 free 3 music 4 internationally 5 concerts

6 free
1F 2E 3G 4A 5B 6H 7C 8D
AF, BT, CT, DF, ET, FF
1, 2, 6, 7, 8
1 addicted 2 really into 3 exercise a lot 4 I watch the
news online 5 getting together

Unit 4 Stories
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correct words: 1 read 2 politics 3 poetry 4 reading

5 read much
1 much, possible 2 reader 3 non-fiction 4 magazines
5 fair 6 comic
1E 2A 3D 4C 5B
1F 2T 3T 4F 5T 6F
1B 2E 3A 4D 5C
2 by 3 recommended 4 heard of 5 about 6 of all
time 7 called 8 traces 9 called 10 author 11 its set
12 Its about

correct words: 1 quite 2 normally 3 go on 4 find out

5 going on 6 interviewing
1E, F 2B, E 3D 4 A, C, F
1D 2C 3B 4F 5A 6E
1 laptop 2 latest headlines 3 real time 4 sources
5 media 6 have to pay 7 messages 8 the news
9 correct
1T 2T 3T 4F 5F
1 there are occasions when 2 hound celebrities
3 the extent to which 4 scare 5 a great deal of
anxiety 6 flimsy

Unit 8 Behaviour
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1 can 2 at 3 behave 4 anti-social 5 get on my nerves

6 behaviour
1F 2A 3E 4D 5B 6C
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1C 2E 3A 4D 5B
1 intolerant 2 anti-social 3 appreciate 4 attitude
5 suppose 6 tolerant 7 walk away 8 polite
9 conscience 10 whatever

Unit 9Trouble
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correct words: 1 many 2 minor 3 worry 4 really

5 How 6 phobias
1B, C 2F 3A 4G 5E 6I 7H 8C, D
Marie: 1F 2F Gemma: 1T 2F Hannah: 1T 2F Chloe:
1F 2F Chris: 1F 2T
1 liked or loved 2 agoraphobia 3 claustrophobia
4 trapped in a small space
1 dont really like 2 being scared of 3 have a real fear
of 4 have a slight fear of 5 dont like 6 scared of
7 phobia 8 a scary experience 9 a very strange fear of

Unit 10 Culture
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correct words: 1 enjoy 2 dance 3 exhibitions 4 ones

5 the Arts 6 enjoy
photography, theatre, visual arts, painting, sketches,
illustration, sculpture, literature, dance, music,
contemporary art, drawing, graphic art
1T 2F 3T 4F 5F 6T
1C 2E 3A 4D 5F 6B
1 particularly like 2 very much enjoy 3 really enjoy
4 enjoy 5 Particularly 6 love 7 enjoy

Unit 5 Ideas
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1 shops 2 like 3 on impulse 4 on-line 5 delivered

6 shopping 7 items
1D 2F 3E 4C 5A 6B
food, music, clothes, handbags, antiques
1T 2T 3F 4T 5F
1 iPhone, amazing, changed my life - C 2 mobile
phone, emails - B 3 camera, taking a picture - A
1 joy, joy, you could do it 2 fantasy, Bakery, cakes
3 Arts, creativity
1a 2a 3b 4a 5b

Unit 6 Age
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correct words: 1 excited 2 DJing 3 heart 4 playing

5 find out 6 future
1B 2F 3D 4C 5E 6A
dying, job interviews, more responsibilities, getting
older, retiring
1T 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T 7F
1 to the full 2 look back on it, very fondly 3 fall to bits
4 your oyster 5 hell on earth

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