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Answer Key to Cumulative Vocabulary Activities

Unit 1, Association
The following words should be crossed out:
1. nurse
2. lawyer
3. architect
4. scientist
5. pilot
6. banker

Unit 2, Association
The following words should be crossed out:
1. neighbor
2. boss
3. banker
4. lawyer
5. manager
6. classmate

Unit 3, Compound words

A. See answers in B below.
B.
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bookstore
train station
taxi stand
airport
travel agency
convenience store
flight attendant
post office

Unit 4, Classification
1. grandfather
grandmother
2. daughter
son
3. grandson
granddaughter

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Unit 5, Association
Accept any logical and reasonable answers.
Possible answers:
1. student : class
2. athlete : game
3. musician : concert
4. actor : movie, play
5. friend : party, game, concert
6. boss : speech

Unit 5, Collocations
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at 12:30
on Monday
in the morning, at eleven
on November 3rd
at four oclock
at ten after six, on Tuesday
at noon
on Friday night
at midnight
on Wednesday, at 5:30
at ten fifteen, on Saturday
in the afternoon, on Thursday
in the morning
in the evening, at seven thirty
in the afternoon, in the morning

Unit 5, Recognition
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one fifteen = a quarter after one

January 25th = January twenty-fifth
twenty after one = one twenty
January 27th = January twenty-seventh
three twenty = twenty after three
June 30th = June thirtieth
6:20 = twenty after six
ten fifty = ten to eleven
two forty-five = a quarter to three
July 2nd = July second
three thirty = half past three
June 13th = June thirteenth
eight thirty five = twenty five to nine
July 3rd = July third
5:50 = ten to six

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Unit 7, Association: occupations and places

Accept any reasonable answers.
Possible answers:
1. teacher : school
2. banker : bank, office building
3. athlete : stadium
4. chef : restaurant
5. nurse : hospital
6. student : school
7. flight attendant : airport
8. manager : factory, office building, bank
9. doctor : hospital
10. pilot : airport

Unit 7, Association: places and features

Answers may vary.
Possible answers:
house: garden, balcony, upstairs, dining room, garage, downstairs, kitchen,
stairway, bedroom, bathroom
mall: upstairs, downstairs, stairway, elevator, bathroom, lobby
apartment building: garden, balcony, upstairs, dining room, garage, downstairs,
kitchen, stairway, elevator, bedroom, apartment, lobby, bathroom
office building: garage, office, stairway, elevator, lobby, bathroom

Unit 10, Association: foods

The following words should be crossed out:
1. milk
2. onion
3. oil
4. peas
5. banana
6. soda
7. cheese
8. tea
9. meat
10. juice

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Unit 12, Association: ailments and remedies

Answers may vary.
Possible answers:
1. headache : lie down, take something
2. stomachache : take something, see a doctor
3. earache : see a doctor
4. backache : lie down; see a doctor
5. toothache : see a dentist
6. cold : take something
7. sore throat : have some tea
8. fever: take something, lie down, see a doctor
9. cough : take something
10. runny nose: take something, have some tea, see a doctor

Unit 12, Association: occupations and activities

Answers may vary.
Possible answers:
1. A musician sings / plays the violin.
2. An athlete plays soccer / swims / skis.
3. An artist sings / paints / draws / writes.
4. A teacher teaches in school.
5. A student goes to school.
6. A pilot works in an airport.
7. A doctor works in a hospital.
8. A flight attendant works in an airport.
9. A singer sings.
10. A chef works in a restaurant.
11. A writer writes.
12. A banker works in a bank.

Unit 12, Classification

Head: hair, eye, nose, tooth, beard, ear, eyelashes, mouth, tongue, moustache,
eyebrow, chin
Leg and foot: (hair,) ankle, foot, toe, knee, toenail
Arm and hand: (hair,) fingernail, hand, finger
Other: neck, stomach, hip, chest, back, shoulder

Unit 13, Classification

Answers may vary.
Possible answers:
Things you can open and close: door, window, box, bag, etc.
Things you can turn on or turn off: TV, the light, radio, etc.
Things you can hand someone: a book, a sweater, etc.

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Unit 13, Classification

1. have a sweater / a headache
2. play soccer / the violin
3. paint a picture / a house
4. drink milk / tea
5. cook dinner / broccoli
6. saute the garlic / the onion
7. boil water
8. see a doctor / a dentist
9. go bike riding / to a movie / out for dinner
10. take a nap / something / a shower
11. get undressed / up
12. wash clothes / the dishes

Unit 14, Association

Answers may vary.
Possible answers:
1. nurse : nursing
2. doctor : medicine, science
3. lawyer : law
4. architect : architecture
5. engineer : engineering
6. manager : business
7. teacher: education, science, mathematics
8. scientist: mathematics, science

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