Workbook Answer Key UNIT 1

Note: In communicative exercises where several answers are possible, this answer key contains some examples of
correct answers, not all possible answers. Any valid answer in this type of exercise should be considered acceptable.
Exercise 1 GRAMMAR BOOSTER
1. appropriate 2. inappropriate 3. inappropriate
4. appropriate 5. inappropriate Exercise A
3. isnt it; Yes, it is.
Exercise 2
4. can she; No, she cant.
1. c 2. e 3. b 4. a 5. d 5. wasnt it; No, it wasnt.
Exercise 4 6. have they; No, they havent.
Correct order: 1, 4, 2, 5, 6, 3 7. are they; No, they arent.
8. doesnt he; Yes, he does.
Exercise 5
1. did he 2. isnt it 3. didnt you 4. wont he Exercise B
5. are you 6. was it 7. arent I 5. were there 2. have 3. am / m making 4. tells 5. is going
6. are; doing 7. leaves 8. am / m baking
Exercise 6
3. will / ll be; wont you Exercise C
4. hasnt gotten; has she 1. ve been having 2. has been shining 3. have been
5. wasnt; was he 4. have met 5. have been traveling
6. doesnt like; does she Exercise D
Exercise 7 2. My family was going went to Cairo last summer. It was
Possible answers. a great trip!
2. Youre not married, are you? 3. They have know known her since 2003.
3. You like to be addressed by your first name, dont you? 4. He didnt used use to work there, but now he does.
4. You are 25 years old, arent you? 5. I watched was watching a movie when he called, but I
5. You dont live in Hong Kong, do you? didnt mind the interruption.
6. You go to school, dont you? 6. I have already seen that movie.
7. We have been traveling traveled to Mexico three times.
Exercise 9
1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a
WRITING BOOSTER
Exercise 10
Exercise A
2. had already given; hadnt yet taken
3. had already read 2. d 3. f 4. c 5. h 6. e 7. a 8. g 9. i
4. hadnt yet had Exercise B
5. hadnt yet exercised Dos: a, b, c, f, h, i, k
6. had already gone Donts: d, e, g, j
Exercise 11 Exercise C
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b Errors are underlined.
Exercise 13 Maria, Thanks 4 lunch yesterday. it was GR8 2 CU. lets
2. customary 3. nice 4. not usual 5. punctuality continue our conversation about the project. maybe
Wednesday next week? My place? Theres still lots 2 discus.
Exercise 14
BTW, please dont forget to bring the info we talked about.
1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. No information LMK about next week. CU L8R.
6. False
Exercise 16 Peter
1. You should arrive five minutes before the hour set for
the dinner. Possible answer.
2. You should apologize before taking your seat.
5. You should wait for others to be served before you start Maria,
eating. Thank you for lunch yesterday. It was great to see you.
6. If youre the hostess, you should wait until the guests are Lets continue our conversation about the project. Are you
done eating before leaving the table. available on Wednesday next week? Can you come to my
7. You should wait at least 30 minutes before you leave. office? Theres still a lot to discuss. By the way, please dont
forget to bring the information we talked about.
Exercise 17
1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. c Let me know about next week.

Thanks so much.

Peter Benson

Top Notch 3, Second Edition Unit 1

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