GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens
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CHAPTER 1
answer keys
1 Reading Comprehension
1.Because he cant say his name- 2.In the churchyard- 3.A
piece of heavy iron - 4. He lives with his sister and Joe
Gargery, the blacksmith- 5.He asks Pip to bring him a file
and some food- 6.Because hes afraid of his sister- 7.She
asks him where he has been- 8. He thinks about the man on
the marshes and the food he has to bring him
2 Listening Yes or No PRELIMINARY
1N- 2Y- 3Y- 4N- 5Y- 6Y- 7N
CHAPTER 2
1 Reading Multiple Choice PRELIMINARY
1c- 2d- 3b- 4a- 5b- 6a
2 Listening Sentence Comprehension
PRELIMINARY
1.stole- 2.eaten- 3.hungry- 4.ship- 5.never
3 Modal verbs Grammar Check
1.Would- 2.must- 3.need- 4.couldnt
CHAPTER 3
1 Reading Comprehension
1.With Mr. Pumblechook- 2.To Miss Havishams place- 3.A
brewery- 4.Mr. Pumblechook- 5.boy- 6.A brides dress-
7.Twenty to nine- 8.Because he is a common working boy-
9.After six days- 10.Because she made Pip cry (or: because
Pip cried) 7 Speaking Jobs
2 Listening Sentence Completion PRELIMINARY
1.treats- 2.not - 3.grows- 4.bag- 5.anymore
4 Vocabulary House Furniture
1bK, 2eY, 3fW, 4cJ, 5aZ, 6dX
EXTRA 2 PLACES IN GREAT EXPECTATIONS
2 Reading Comprehension What Place is it?
1.London Bridge- 2.Covent Garden- 3.St. Pauls Cathedral- 4.Hammersmith- 5.The Kent Marshes
CHAPTER 4
1 Reading Multiple Choice PRELIMINARY
1a- 2d- 3d- 4c- 5b- 6c- 7a
2 Listening Yes or No PRELIMINARY
1Y- 2N- 3N- 4Y- 5Y- 6N- 7N- 8Y
3 Comparatives and Superlatives Grammar Check
1.better than- 2.worse/worse- 3.more beautiful than-
4.cleanest- 5.the most peaceful/the quietest
CHAPTER 5
1 Reading Comprehension
1.He made beer- 2.She gave him some money- 3.The
bridegroom- 4.At twenty to nine- 5.She stopped all the
clocks, kept everything as it was and shut out all the daylight-
6.To Hammersmith to meet Pips new teacher- 7.Startop
and Drummle- 8.Because Joe doesnt belong in London-
9.Estella- 10.Go back to the village where Joe feels at home
B1.
3 Use of English To Look
1a/b/c/d- 2d- 3b/c
4 Past Continuous Grammar Check
1.were shaking- 2.was sitting/was eating- 3.was waiting
for- 4.was crying- 5.was sleeping- 6.was walking
6 Reading Multiple Choice Cloze PRELIMINARY
1D- 2B- 3A- 4C- 5B- 6A
10 Vocabulary Tools
1eW, 2dY, 3aK, 4cJ, 5bQ
4 Vocabulary Describing People
1c, 2a, 3e, 4d, 5b / 6.hardworking- 7.generous- 8.gentle-
9.strong- 10.caring
6 Writing Key Word Transformation PRELIMINARY
1.soon- 2.except- 3.finishing- 4.no
8 Vocabulary Law and Order
1c, 2d, 3a, 4e, 5b
5 Prepositions Grammar Check
1.at- 2.in- 3.across- 4.into- 5.down- 6.about
6 Use of English Sense Verbs
1.hear- 2.smell- 3.see- 4.taste- 5.touch / a. see- b.
hear-c. smell- d. taste- e. touch
a. scientist - b. programmer - c. chef - d. politician - e.
musician- f. professor- g. astronaut- h. athlete- i. journalist
4 Vocabulary Sights in the Marshes
1c- 2a- 3e- 4d- 5b
7 Reading Open Cloze PRELIMINARY
1.heard- 2.word- 3.What- 4.In- 5.ever- 6.than- 7.her
2 Listening Sentence Completion PRELIMINARY
1.city- 2.at- 3.carrying- 4.London- 5.Miss- 6.like
3 The Passive Voice Grammar Check
1.is taken- 2.were bought/were invited- 3.was written-
4.were shown
4 Vocabulary Compound Nouns
1cW- 2eK- 3aQ- 4bJ- 5dZ
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6 Use of English Similes
1.hungry- 2.quiet- 3.white- 4.black- 5.gentle- 6.soft 1.top hat (c)- 2.tie (d)- 3.jacket (b)- 4.bow tie (d)- 5.shirt
CHAPTER 6
1 Reading Multiple Choice PRELIMINARY
1b- 2b- 3d- 4a- 5c- 6b
2 Listening Multiple Choice PRELIMINARY
1c- 2a- 3b- 4a- 5c- 6c
EXTRA 3 THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIAN ENGLAND
2 Reading Open Cloze
1.to- 2.on- 3.very- 4.wear- 5.dress
CHAPTER 7
1 Reading Comprehension
1.Pip lives in a new flat by the River Thames with Herbert-
2.He hears the bells at St. Pauls and at other churches in the
city- 3.About sixty years old- 4.Because he knows the
man- 5.He is the convict Pip met many years ago- 6.A hot
drink- 7.That he is his benefactor- 8.So that Pip could
spend it- 9.Thinking of Pip being a gentleman in London
2 Listening Yes or No PRELIMINARY
1Y- 2N- 3Y- 4Y- 5N- 6Y- 7Y
CHAPTER 8
1 Reading Multiple Choice PRELIMINARY
1c- 2b- 3c- 4d- 5b- 6a- 7d- 8c
2 Listening Sentence Completion PRELIMINARY
1.knows- 2.tells- 3.no- 4.marry- 5.life 1Y- 2N- 3N- 4Y- 5N- 6Y
3 First Conditional Grammar Check
1.will forget- 2.wont get caught- 3.will take- 4.see
CHAPTER 9
1 Reading Comprehension
1.He becomes very ill- 2.Joe- 3.Biddy- 4.Miss Havisham-
5.Right- 6.He follows him to the village- 7.On Joe and
Biddys wedding day- 8.That they will have children to love-
9.After eleven years- 10.Pip
2 Listening Multiple Choice PRELIMINARY
1a- 2b- 3c- 4b- 5b
3 Crossword Springtime
Across: 4.sunshine
Down: 1.birds- 2.flowers- 3.bees
EXIT TEST
1 Use of English Multiple Choice Cloze
PRELIMINARY
1C- 2D- 3A- 4B- 5D- 6B
3 Quiz Who Is Talking?
1.Magwitch/Pip- 2.Joe/Magwitch- 3.Estella/Pip- 4.Mr.
Jaggers/Pip- 5.Joe/Pip- 6.Herbert/Pip- 7.Magwitch/Pip-
8.Pip/Estella- 9.Estella/Pip
9 Vocabulary A Gentlemans Clothes
(a)- 6.trousers (e)
3 Vocabulary Going Out and About
1e- 2d- 3f- 4c- 5b- 6a
5 Negative Prefixes Grammar Check
un- : uncommon, unable, unpleasant
im- : impossible, impolite
4 Vocabulary The Weather
1c-2a- 3b- 4e- 5d
9 Speaking
Miss Havisham-Herbert Pocket (red), Miss Havisham-Mr.
Jaggers (blue), Miss Havisham-Pip (blue), Abel Magwitcht-
Compeyson (blue), Abel Magwitcht-Pip (blue), Herbert
Pocket-Mr. Jaggers (blue), Herbert Pocket-Pip (blue), Mr.
Jaggers-Joe Gargery (blue), Mr. Jaggers-Pip (blue),
Compeyson-Pip (blue), Joe Gargery-Pip (red)
4 Vocabulary On the River Thames
1e- 2d- 3c- 4b- 5a
6 Reading Yes or No
4 Go/Come/Get/Take Grammar Check
1.go- 2.come- 3.got- 4.went- 5.took- 6.come
8 Reading for Detail
1F- 2T- 3T
10 Vocabulary Family
2.son and father- 3.son and mother- 4.sister and brother-
5. wife and husband - 6. adopted daughter - 7. cousin -
8.father- 9.daughter
7 Vocabulary Do You Remember?
1c- 2e- 3a- 4d- 5b- 6i- 7j- 8f- 9g- 10h
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