Intermediate 2

Workbook Answer Key

UNIT 1: BUYING A CAR

Ad – page 7

a. 2

b. 3

c. 1. Lara 5. Lara
2. Lara 6. Natalie
3. Natalie 7. Natalie
4. Lara 8. Lara/Natalie

d. Ad 2

f. 1. wonderful
2. at another place, happy
3. newest, for the same money
4. promise

Buying A Used Car – page 10

a. 3

b. 1, 4, 5

c. 1. make up your mind 3. should

2. lower 4. you ought to get somebody else to check it

d. SAMPLES:
Buying A New Car
1. You should decide what kind of car you want to buy.
2. It’s a good idea to think about the features you want in your car.
3. If you want to try the car, you can ask the dealer to let you drive it.

Renting An Apartment
1. First of all, you ought to decide on the size and location.
2. Don’t take an apartment that you can’t afford.
3. It’s a good idea to speak to other people who live in the building.
 Going On A Diet
1. You should decide how much you want to lose.
2. You ought to go to a doctor before you go on a diet.
3. Don’t go on a dangerous diet.

The Car – page 11

a. This isn’t exactly what I had in mind.

No,… This just isn’t what I need.
No. I’m sorry. This car simply isn’t what I wanted.

b. 1. Dealer - persuading 5. Customer - refusing

2. Customer - accepting 6. Customer - accepting
3. Dealer - persuading 7. Dealer - persuading
4. Customer - refusing

c. SAMPLE:
Car Dealer: Here it is. Isn’t it beautiful?
Customer: (refusing) I’m sorry. This isn’t exactly what I had in mind.
Car Dealer: And it’s only $5000 dollars.
Customer: No, that’s too much for me.
Car Dealer: I could lower the price to $4000 dollars
Customer: (refusing) No, I really can’t afford this.
Car Dealer: What if I let you pay it off in 12 monthly payments?
Customer: (accepting) OK Do you accept checks?

Conditionals: Real – page 12

a. 1. c 4. d
2. e 5. b
3. a

c. 1. If you (1) want / need a good dealer, you should (2) come to us!
2. If you (3) are interested in the latest models, we (4) will show them to you.
3. If you (5) find a car you like, we (6) will let you test-drive it.
4. If you (7) want / need a comfortable payment plan, we (8) will give it to you.
5. If you (9) buy from us, you (10) will get great service.
UNIT 2: ACCIDENTS

Be Careful! – page 13

a. 1. hurt 5. careful
2. carry 6. by himself
3. not supposed to 7. back problems
4. heavy things

b. The only true sentence is 3.

1. Anita is worried about Fran’s Dad’s back problem.

2. Anita thinks Fran’s Dad should see a doctor.
4. Fran explains why her Dad was carrying a heavy gramophone.
5. Anita thinks Fran’s Dad should see a doctor.
6. No one explains why Ben hates going to doctors.

c. SAMPLE:
Doctor: Are you in pain?
Ben: Yes, my back really hurts.
Doctor: How bad do you feel?
Ben: I have a lot of pain.
Doctor: Would you like some medicine for the pain?
Ben: That’s a good idea.
Doctor: Where does your back hurt?
Ben: Right here.
Doctor: How did it happen?
Ben: I tried to carry an old gramophone to the car.
Doctor: Why did you do that?
Ben: I thought I could manage.

Cliff Terror – page 15

a. f, d, b, a, e, c

b. SAMPLE:
“Please shout as well.”, “Let’s wave the bandage at them.”
“Stay where you are. We’ll call for help.”, “It seems your ankle doesn’t hurt that
much, does it?”
Look Out! – page 16

a. 2

b. Expressing a warning: Ignoring a warning:

We aren’t allowed to walk here. Nonsense! It’s perfectly safe.
It’s dangerous. Don’t worry. It won’t.
The sign says it isn’t safe.
You could get hurt.
Something might fall on you.
Look out! There are falling bricks.

c. SAMPLE:
A. Policeman warning driver about driving too fast:
“ That sign says you aren’t allowed to drive over 100 kilometers an hour.”
“You shouldn’t drive so fast. You could cause an accident.”
B. Father warning child climbing a tree:
“Be careful! You might fall. Don’t climb higher.”
C. Woman warning man carrying something heavy:
“You aren’t supposed to carry heavy things. You could hurt your back.”
D. Mother warning child not to go into the sea:
“Don’t go into the water. It’s dangerous. You aren’t allowed to go swimming
here.”
E. Teacher warning teenage student not to smoke:
“You aren’t allowed to smoke here. Don’t you see the sign?”

Past Perfect: Progressive – page 18

a. 1. He had been sleeping at his desk all night.

2. They had been eating chocolate cake.
3. She had been working at the computer all day.

b. 1. pushed 4. had been thinking

2. crashed 5. decided
3. hadn't been paying
UNIT 3: PROBLEMS

Family – page 19

a. Would you do me a favor? Could you pick up my dress at the cleaner’s for me?

b. POSSIBLE ANSWERS: 3, 4
Note that you wouldn't call your mother by her first name, so 2 is unsuitable.

c. 1, 3, 6

d. 1. The secretary who works with Marcy is sick.

2. Marcy has to stay at work late.
3. She can't pick up Lori's dress.
4. She has asked Jane to pick up the dress instead.
5. Jane will pick up the dress.
6. Lori will have the dress in time for the party.

e. SAMPLE:
Hi, ___________. This ______________________
Would you please do me a favor?
Could you go to the supermarket for me?
I don’t have time to go because I have an exam tomorrow.
Thanks a lot. Bye.

A Foreign Affair – page 21

a. 1. g 5. f
2. e 6. d
3. a 7. h
4. c 8. b

b. 5

c. 1. T 5. F
2. T 6. T
3. F
4. T
Fried Fish – page 23

a. The waiter: “Is this what you had in mind?”

The customer: “This is not what I wanted.”
The waiter: “I’m terribly sorry.”
The customer: "Could you bring me something else, perhaps?"

b. 1. expressing satisfaction 5. apologizing

2. asking for an opinion 6. accepting an apology
3. expressing dissatisfaction

c. SAMPLE:
Waiter: “Is this what you had in mind, ma’am?”
Customer 1: “Yes, it is. It’s wonderful”
Waiter: “What about you, sir? What do you think of the fish?”
Customer 2: “It’s terrible. It isn’t what I wanted.”

Past Perfect: Simple – page 24

a. 1. d 4. b
2. a 5. c
3. e

b. had lost had brought

had forgotten had taken
had kept had forgotten

c. 1. Ben went to the dentist because he had broken his front tooth.
2. My friends didn’t want to go to that movie with me because they had already
seen it.
3. Tom failed the exam because he hadn’t studied for it.
4. Tony didn’t win the piano competition because he hadn’t practiced enough.
5. Clare didn’t want to drive because she had been in a car accident as a child.
UNIT 4: HELPING OUT

Welcome to the Neighborhood! – page 25

a. 1. f 5. t
2. f 6. t
3. t 7. f
4. f

b. Eric: 1, 2, 6 Steven: 3, 4, 5

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

She Owes You a Favor – page 27

a. It broke down in the middle of the highway.

She called Barry.
He was working on his history paper.
He is a mechanic. / He is her best friend.
He needs help with his history paper / assignment.

b. Barry: 3, 6 Marcello: 2, 9
Alison: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8

c. 2

d. 1. My car got stuck. It broke down.

2. You look tired. Why don’t you go home and take it easy?
I have a history assignment. The paper is due tomorrow.
I have an idea. I’m good at history. And I owe you a favor. I’ll do the rest of the
paper for you.
Let’s Go – page 29

a. Asking for help: Would you mind helping me with the… assignment.
Agreeing to help: Sure, if I’m able to.
Making a suggestion: We could study in my room.
Accepting a suggestion: OK.

b. Asking for help: 3, 9 Making a suggestion: 1, 5, 7

Agreeing to help: 2, 8 Accepting a suggestion: 4, 6

c. Dialogue 1
Hi Steve, would you mind helping me with the geography assignment?
Sure, if I’m able to.
Thanks. I don’t like studying in the library. It’s so noisy.
You’re right. It is too noisy here. Where can we study?
Well… we could study in my room.. It’s quiet there
My room is even quieter. Let’s go there.

Dialogue 2
Hi Steve, would you mind helping me with the geography assignment?
I’m working on my history paper. Maybe later.
Oh, please. I really need your help
You could ask Peter to help you. He’s also studying geography.
Peter? I don’t like Peter.
But he’s an excellent student

Reported Speech: Statements and Questions – page 31

a. 1. c 5. f
2. e 6. h
3. a 7. j
4. g

b. 1. - you could help me to organize it

2. - what time the party starts
3. - if she wants to help too
4. - that she is free
5. - what he wants
6. - how much that puppy costs
7. - Ryan will be thrilled

c. 1. I’ll ask Jane if she can baby-sit for us tonight.

2. Do you think that it will work?
3. Could you please tell me how much you paid for that?
4. Can you tell me when the next train leaves?
5. I wonder whether you can help me lift it.
UNIT 5: DREAMS AND AMBITIONS

The Promotion – page 33

a. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9

b. 1. Peter - the worst 4. Jeremy - important

2. Peter - been doing 5. Peter - offered
3. Jeremy - to see you 6. Jeremy - fantastic

The Singer – page 35

a. 1. c 3. a
2. d 4. b

b. 1, 3, 6, 7

d. 1. embarrassed 5. tiny
2. nervous 6. beautiful
3. terrible 7. quiet
4. deep, full

e. 1. The auditorium was deserted at first.

2. One by one, the students climbed onto the stage.
3. Cindy’s teacher let her sing anything she liked.
4. Cindy sang powerfully.
5. The audience seemed as if under a spell.

Assignments – page 37

a. 1. girl 2. boy

b. 1. Do you have that history assignment from last week?

2. Here it is.

c. Asking for something: Giving something:

Do you have an application form for me? Here’s a form for you to fill in.
Could I please have a student card? Take this list of telephone numbers.
That’ll be $50, please. Here is your student card.
Conditionals: Unreal – page 39

a. 1. I wish I had enough money to buy a new car.

2. She won’t go to the party because she is tired.
3. He doesn’t have a car, so he doesn’t get to work on time.

b. 1. Ivan: If I could play professional tennis

Teacher: If you practiced more
Ivan: If I weren't studying so hard

2. Teacher: If you had to choose a job

Claire: My parents would pay
If only I had $10 000
Teacher: If you studied something else

c. 1. not here 4. don’t exercise every day

2. doesn’t have time 5. does not know the truth
3. is not studying medicine
UNIT 6: MONEY MATTERS

Quiz – page 41

a. 3

b. 2, 3, 4

c. 1. weekly quiz show 6. quote

2. Composers 7. never mind
3. participants 8. remembered
4. announcer 9. winner
5. two parts 10. Symphony

Get Your Money’s Worth – page 43

a. 2

b. 1. d 3. a
2. c 4. b

c. 1. furniture 5. delivery
2. don’t have 6. item
3. brand-new 7. quality
4. guarantee 8. can afford

d. 3, 5

e. 4

f. people who buy: things they buy:

consumers products
buyers items
customers purchases

g. 1. that they can afford 5. thinking about

2. recommended 6. don’t have much
3. with limited budgets 7. don’t have enough money
4. Customers 8. value for your money
The Raise – page 45

a. 1. two people who work together 4. a twenty percent raise

2. a raise 5. She hasn’t decided yet / Maybe
3. not exactly

b. 1, 2

c. 1. b 1. offered me a raise
2. c 2. had in mind
3. a 3. accept the offer

d. 1. I went shopping for clothes at that new store, Best Bargains.

2. Yes, definitely. They have only the best quality clothing there.
3. They were really reasonable.
4. I got a pair of jeans and two sweaters.

Reported Speech: Time Aspects – page 47

a. Speaker 1: a salesperson Speaker 2: a customer

b. speaker 2

c. Underlined words in number 2: that day, They wanted, I could get, The had never
had, I wouldn’t find, that

d. 1. d 4. a
2. c 5. b
3. e

e. 1. b 4. c
2. c
3. a

f. 1. had been 4. were offering

2. the day before 5. would accept
3. were 6. had to
UNIT 7 Politics

News – page 49

a. a news update on local election results

b. 1. a news update on election results

2. a live report from a press conference

c. Ted Schmidt: 2, 4, 6
Nancy King: 3, 5, 9
Rosa Morales: 1, 7, 8, 10

d. SAMPLE:
Ted Schmidt, who is the Conservative candidate, was defeated in the local elections.
He had been against the crime laws.

Nancy King interviewed Schmidt before the elections. She reported that Schmidt
thought he would win. When he lost, Ms. King said it was probably because of the
crime law.

Rosa Morales is the Liberal candidate. She had been in favor of the crime law and
had promised to propose a new crime law. Later, after winning the local elections,
she held a press conference.

e. 1. was defeated in 4. who people think committed

2. an important topic 5. even though he had voted
3. suggested

Brown’s Campaign Problems – page 51

a. 1. The Liberal candidate (for Northwood)

2. A fire started/was reported. / There was a fire.
3. He thinks that someone tried to kill him/wants him out of the election.

b. 1. candidate 7. resign
2. campaign 8. threats
3. elected 9. suspect
4. fight 10. arson
5. improve 11. murder
6. voters 12. defeat
c. SAMPLE:
There was a fire at 2 o’clock yesterday. It was in the office of the Liberal candidate,
Mr. Brown / Yesterday at 2 o'clock a fire broke out / started in the office of the
Liberal candidate, Mr. Brown /... No one was hurt because they were out to lunch at
the time. The police are not sure why the fire started. However, Mr. Brown is
worried. He thinks that someone wants to kill him because they want him out of the
election campaign.

d. 1. Yes 3. Yes
2. No

e. 1. In my opinion 3. Fortunately, because

2. Despite 4. However

New Manager – page 53

a. 1, 3

b. I’m surprised he would do that without discussing it with me first.

I don’t like the idea of his hiring someone new from outside.

c. 1. believe 3. pleased
2. unhappy 4. don’t like

d. 1, 3

e. Expressions of displeasure:
I'm not very happy about it.
I'm really surprised that he did something like this.
I'm not pleased about it either.
Why did I have to hear about it from Johnson?
1. Johnson 3. Johnson
2. Sergei
Reported Speech: Review – page 55

a. 1. d 4. b
2. e 5. a
3. c

b. 1. the election campaign is going 5. the public thinks of our candidate's last
speech
2. our party is going to win 6. his speech was successful
3. who will win 7. spoke well about all the key issues
4. chances are good

c. 1. Mr. Brown admitted that a few weeks before/earlier he had not been sure he
would win the election.
2. He claimed that somebody had tried to murder him by starting a fire in his office.
3. He promised that he would fight for free education for all children.
4. Then he asked the audience if/whether they were ready for the changes.
UNIT 8 Instructions

Forecast – page 57

a. 3

b. 1. The Home Repair Show 3. Hank Hanson

2. Dick 4. The Handyman

c. Dick: 1, 3, 4
Hank: 2

d. the furnace, the roof

e. 1. Hank is going to give us advice on how to get the house ready for winter.
2. What’s the first thing I’m supposed to do?
3. You ought to have your furnace cleaned and inspected.
4. If we didn’t have heat in the winter, we would freeze.
5. Have your roof checked for leaks.

f. 1. b 3. a
2. c

Flight Information – PAGE 59

a. 4

b. 4, 5

c. 1. c 3. d
2. a 4. b

d. 1. information card 3. baggage claim

2. duty-free items 4. customs inspection

e. Instructions: Explanations:
Have your travel agent… It’s not always possible…
apply for them… There may be changes…
Make sure… you have to carry it!
Always double-check …
prepare all kinds…
Take clothing…
Take light luggage …
Always keep…
It’s a good idea to…
g. 2, 4, 5, 7

h. 1. …you should apply for it a few months before you leave.

2. …prepare for all kinds of weather.
3. …double-check your flight times and hotel bookings a few days before you leave.

Would You Mind – page 62

a. 1. two 3. on a computer screen

2. He agrees to follow them.

b. Giving a polite instruction: 1, 3

Receiving (and agreeing to) a polite instruction: 2, 4, 5

c. 1. three
2. the sofa, some boxes
3. a. carrying the sofa b. move it c. put

d. 1. Would you mind giving me/Could you give me /Would you give me
2. Would you mind cutting/Could you cut/Would you cut
3. Would you mind getting /Could you get me /Would you get me

Causatives/Permissives: Review – page 64

a. 1. b 3. a
2. c. 4. b

b. 1. let 3. made
2. got

c. 1. dinner cooked 4. dishes washed

2. light bulb 5. homework done
3. changed 6. room cleaned