LYNDA EDWARDS

CAROLINE KRANTZ

Series editors: ben goldstein & ceri jones

The BIG Picture

A2 ELEMENTARY Teacher's Book

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Unit 1 Functional language 2
1 2 G  3  G  4  H  5  H Children Brothers Cousins,
Vocabulary
2 a 2 How are you?  3  Take care. and sisters aunts and
1 2a  China  b  Chinese 4 Pleased to meet you. uncles
3a  France  b  French 5 Have a good weekend!
4a  Argentina  b  Argentinean Gabrielle one son: two one aunt:
3 b 4  c  1  d  3
5a  India  b  Indian Eduardo brothers: Mary, one
6a  Brazil  b Brazilian Listening Nicholas uncle: Paul
7a  Egypt  b  Egyptian 1 a 4, 1, 2, 5, 3 and
8a  Japan  b  Japanese 1 b Possible answers Stephen
2 2 Mexico  3  Poland  4  Thai  2 train  3  bus  4  room  5  road
2 a 2 d  3  a  4  e  5  b Alicia no children one sister: one aunt:
5 Argentina  6  American Sandra Jeanette
7 Japan  8  Kenya b 2 two  3  bag  4  tired  5  London
3 a Luigi one son: no brothers one uncle:
Reading
David, one or sisters Phillip, two
1 b 2  c  4  d  1 daughter: cousins:
2 2 Australian  3  Melbourne Louisa Donna and
4 for a holiday  5  doctor Simon
6 Royal Bath Hotel  7  01276 385478
8 AA 8705
Unit 2 3 2 Do you have any cousins?
3 Do you have any children?
Vocabulary 4 How many aunts and uncles do you
1 Across have?
8 cousin 4 Gabrielle
9 wife 1 I have two brothers, Nicholas and
10 mother Stephen.
11 grandmother 2 No, I don’t (have any cousins).
13 grandson 3 Yes, I do. I have a son, Eduardo.
16 son 4 I have an aunt, Mary, and an uncle, Paul.
17 uncle Alicia
Down 1 I have one sister, Sandra.
b Students’ own answers 1 granddaughter 2 No, I don’t (have any cousins).
4 2 happy  3  early  4  big  5  beautiful 2 grandfather 3 No, I don’ t (have any children).
6 tired  7  good  8  small  9  bored 3 brother 4 I have one aunt, Jeanette.
5 2 happy  3  early  4  tired  5 daughter Luigi
5 late  6  bored 6 aunt 1 I don’t have any brothers or sisters.
6 2 coast  3  continent  4  river 7 children 2 Yes, I do. I have two cousins, Donna and
5 country  6  capital 12 niece Simon.
7 2 island  3  coast  4  country  14 nephew 3 Yes, I do. I have a son, David and a
5 capital  6  continents 15 sister daughter, Louisa.
8 a 1 capital  2  beautiful  3  British 2 Students’ own answers 4 I have one uncle, Phillip.
4 coast  5  river  6  iPod  7  happy 3 a 2 work  3  study  4  like  5 2 What’s Tim’s address?
8 country 5 want  6  live 3 These are Sam’s brothers.
b Students’ own answers b Students’ own answers 4 My best friend’s family is very big.
4 2 go to the cinema  3  listen to music 5 This is Tom’s parents’ car.
Grammar 4 watch television  5  go for a walk 6 What are your cousins’ names?
1 a 1 ’m, ’m, ’re, aren’t 6 spend time with friends  7  go dancing 7 Tina’s dogs are called Sally and Bonnie.
2 aren’t, are, ’re, ’s, ’s 5 b My family’s quite big. I have two brothers 8 How many of your friends live with their
2 2 Where are you from? and a sister. parents?
3 Are they French? c Yes, my brother Paul has two sons so I 9 They’re my uncle’s friends.
4 Where’s Sang Hwa from? have two nephews. 10 This is Pete’s sister, Rachel.
5 Is Maurice from Canada? d Yes, I do! I have a lot of uncles and aunts 6 2 live  3  leave  4  don’t live  5  share
6 Is it an Italian car? and they all have children. 6 aren’t  7  have  8  doesn’t have 
3 b 3  c  4  d  1  e  5  f  6 e I spend time with my friends. We go to 9 are  10  love
4 2 That  3  These  4  those  the cinema or go dancing together. 7 2 Do you do a lot of sport?
5 This  6  this 6 2 e  3  d  4  a  5  c 3 Are you a student?
5 2 Mmm, this is really good coffee. 4 Do they go to the cinema at weekends?
Grammar
3 It’s 2 a.m. I’m really tired! 5 Do you live with your parents?
4 Tomas is late for class every day. 1 2 has  3  has  4  has  5  doesn’t
8 b Yes, we do. – 2  c  Yes, they do. – 4
5 It’s a very small bag. have  6  has
d Yes, I do. – 1  e  No, I’m not. – 3
6 They’re really happy. They’re in love. 7 has  8  have  9  has  10  doesn’t have
9 2 How many  3  Who 
6 1 my, our  2  my, her  3  his, your 4 How old  5  Where
4 their, our 10 b 2  c  3  d  4  e  1
7 2 is  3  Her  4  are  5  They’re  6  our 11 2 want  3  live  4  go  5  have
6 ’s  7  has  8  like

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12 a 2 d  3  e  4  a  5  c 2 2 five to eleven/ten fifty-five Listening 2

b 2 12  3 ten past five/five ten 1 a 2  b  3  c  4  d  1
3 China, Brazil, Russia, France and Egypt  4 twenty to five/four forty 2 a 2 H  3  H  4  B
4 Ace Student  5 twenty-five past three/three twenty-five b 2 love  3  quite like  4  don’t really like
5 Rob / Top Teacher 6 half past nine/nine thirty 3 b He prefers the countryside to the city.
Functional language 3 a 2 f  3  e  4  b  5  c  6  h  7  a  8  g c The girl / She goes to the gym in her free 3
b 3 have breakfast  4  8.15  5  8.40 time.
1 a 2 do you work for?
6 go to work  7  11.30  8  have a coffee d They are in the mountains. 4
3 where do you work?
9 1.30  10  have lunch  11  take a break e They usually spend time in the city on a 5
4 What do you study?
12 4.00  13  get home  14  6.45 day off.
5 What university do you go to?
15 go to bed  16  11.15
6 What year are you in? Reading
4 Students’ own answers
Listening 5 go: dancing, for a run, shopping 1 a 3  b  2  c  1 6
1 a 2 T  3  F  4  F  5  F get: a bus, dressed, up early 2 Students’ own answers
b 3 They talk about Krystyna’s family. have: breakfast, a coffee, a shower 3 a Students’ own answers
4 Krystyna lives in the UK. 6 2 goes  3  have  4  goes  b 2 M, C  3  M  4  T  5  C, T 7
5 Krystyna’s family live in Poland and Italy. 5 have  6  have Progress test 1
2 2 Felicja  3  Lech  4  Damian 7 a Free-time activities: do sports, listen to
5 Ilaria  6  Anelie music, play football, play video games, Grammar & Vocabulary
G
3 a family members, verbs, cities, occupations, watch TV 1 1 are  2  my  3  His  4  isn’t  5  from
6 usually  7  like  8  to  9  That  10  He 1
nationalities, people’s names Daily tasks: cook dinner, wash the dishes
11 have  12  their
b 2 Kraków  3  aunt  4  designer b Students’ own answers
2 a 1 Is Lupita’s mother from Mexico?
5 grandfather’s  6  good 8 2 happy  3  beautiful  4  small
2 What language do they speak at home? 2
5 sunny  6  great
Writing 3 What does Lupita’s mother do?
9 2 get up  3  go for a run  4  sunny
1 2 hospital  3  age  4  friends 4 How old is Gustavo?
5 have dinner  6  favourite
5 married  6  job b 1 No, she isn’t. (She’s from Canada. / She’s
7 cook dinner  8  great
2 a 2 I’m / I am, I don’t / I do not Canadian.)
b Possible answers Grammar
2 They (usually) speak English at home.
They’re – They are, Luiza’s – Luiza is, João’s 1 a 2 never go  3  sometimes go  3 Lupita’s mother is a photographer.
– João is, we’re – we are, he’s – he is, she’s – 4 hardly ever go  5  always watch  4 Gustavo is 19.
she is 6 don’t go, very often 3 1 nephew  2  sport  3  really 3
3 2 I love New York. It’s a great city. b Students’ own answers 4 a 1 d  2  a  3  f  4  e  5  b
3 My aunt doesn’t have any children. 2 2 T  b 1 share a flat  2  study Medicine
4 This is Almas. She’s from Turkey. 3 T  3 have a shower  4  go swimming
5 I don’t have any brothers or sisters. 4 F – They sometimes watch a DVD.  5 finish work
6 I’m Paul and this is Marie. We’re from 5 F – They usually get up early. 4
France. 6 F – They never go to the gym. Reading
4 Students’ own answers 3 Students’ own answers 1 Three
4 3 gets  4  has  5  doesn’t go 2 b, e, g, h 5
Unit 3 6 doesn’t listen  7  watches  8  does 3 1 F – Piotr studies English at a language
Vocabulary 9 cleans  10  doesn’t start school.  6
1 2 5 a b I hate getting up early at the weekend. 2 T 
c I really like cooking for my friends. 3 F – Piotr’s girlfriend is Argentinean. 
d I quite like pasta but I prefer pizza. 4 F – Piotr’s girlfriend studies in the UK 7
e I like going for walks in the countryside. every year. 
f I really love playing football. 5 F – Piotr goes to the gym once a week. 
g I don’t like going shopping. 6 T  8
b 1 f  2  c  3  e   4  d  5  g  6  b  7  a 7 T 
F
6 Students’ own answers 8 F – Piotr wants to be a designer.
1
7 a A What does she do? Listening
B What does she do in her free time? 1 Liria’s interests, Megan’s job, Piotr’s
3 4
C How often do you see her? interests, Liria’s boyfriend
b 2 works  3  does  4  goes  5  plays L
2 1 job  2  teacher  3  really 
6 doesn’t go  7  listening  8  gets 4 interesting  5  likes  6  different  1
9 watches  10  playing 7 Piotr  8  doesn’t want
Functional language 2
Writing 3
1 a a 4  b  5  c  2  d  3  e  1 1 1 P  2  J  3  P  4  P  5  J
b 30 March, 16 August, 1 September, 2 1 B  2  B  3  B  4  J  5  P
9 November 3 Students’ own answers
5 6 2 a 2 Congratulations!  3  Well done!
Unit 4
4 Merry Christmas!

Vocabulary
1 2 kitchen  3  garage  4  dining room
5 garden  6  study  7  balcony
8 bathroom  9  hall  10  living room

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2 2 sofa, television, bookshelves – living Writing Listening

room 1 2 B  3  D  4  P  5  B 1 a 2
3 shower, toilet, sink – bathroom 2 b Use capital letters for: the beginning of a b 1
4 wardrobe, bed, mirror – bedroom sentence, people’s names, languages, place 2 a 2  ✓  3  ✓  4  ✗  5  ✗
5 table, chair, cupboard – dining room names, days of the week, nationalities.
3 2 bed  3  bookshelves  4  wardrobe
Reading
e 3 Jindra, Prague, Prague, winter, Charles
5 kitchen  6  cooker  7  chair  8  balcony 1 a Students’ own answers
Bridge, Prague Castle, Monday, Sunday,
4 2 d  3  a  4  b  5  h  6  g  7  c  8  f b b 4  c  1  d  2
Czech, English
5 Shopping: local shop, shopping centre 3 2 d  3  b  4  d  5  a, b, d  6  a, c
4 Students’ own answers
Free time: swimming pool, art gallery Unit 6
Travel: bus stop, car park Unit 5
Local services: police station, post office Vocabulary
Vocabulary
6 1 sports centre, park  2  train station 1 2 cinema  3  music store  4  café
1 Outdoors: chess, climbing, jogging,
3 cinema  4  supermarket 5 sports shop  6  sports centre
skateboarding, swimming
5 café, news-stand 7 bookshop  8  supermarket
At home: chess, crossword, Pilates, sudoku
7 2 cooker  3  fridge  4  train station 9 restaurant  10  computer store
At a sports centre: climbing, judo, Pilates,
5 news-stand  6  bathroom  7  shower 2 a 1 market  2  convenience  3  department
swimming
8 toilet  9  cinema  10  sports centre b Students’ own answers
2 2 go  3  play  4  goes 
3 a 2 jeans  3  boots  4  skirt
Grammar 5 play  6  play  7  do  8  do
b 2 trousers  3  trainers  4  dress
1 2 There is  3  There are  4  There are 3 Students’ own answers
e 4 Suggested answers
5 There is  6  There is  7  There is 4 a 2 drive  3  read  4  play 
5 She’s wearing a T-shirt, jeans and
8 There are 5 ride  6  sing
trainers.
2 2 T  5 Students’ own answers
6 He’s wearing a shirt, a jacket, trousers
3 T  6 2 mouth – h  3  nose – b  4  hair – e
and shoes.
4 F – There aren’t any trees in the garden.  5 arm – c  6  eyes – f  7  head – j
5 2 d  3  f  4  e  5  a  6  c
5 F – There isn’t a television in the kitchen.  8 ear – g  9  lips – a  10  hand – i
6 Students’ own answers
6 T  7 2 mouth, lips  3  eyes  4  mouth, nose
7 a Clothes: outfit, spotty, denim, sandals,
7 F – There isn’t a dining room.  5 arms, legs, feet  6  ears
handbag
8 F – There aren’t any chairs in the 8 2 hands  3  feet  4  play  5  stretch 
Face: freckles
living room. 6 do  7  go  8  jogging
Hair: curly, ponytail
3 2 Is there a man in the garden? Grammar 8 2 green  3  tattoos  4  denim  5  T-shirt
3 Is there a mirror in the hall? 1 2 They can cook.  6 stall  7  centre  8  music
4 Are there any sofas in the living room? 3 He can play the piano.
5 Is there a fridge in the kitchen? Grammar
4 They can’t speak Chinese.
6 Are there any people in the bedrooms? 1 Picture 1
5 He can’t drive a car.  6  They can dance.
4 2 No, there isn’t.  3  Yes, there is. 2 is talking  3  are waiting
2 2 Can you cook?  3  Can you drive a car?
4 Yes, there are.  5  Yes, there is. 4 ’s going  5  ’s wearing
4 Can you ski?  5  Can you play the piano?
6 No, there aren’t. Picture 2
6 Can you speak Chinese?
5 2 under  3  left  4  opposite  1 aren’t drinking  2  is helping 
3 2 Can I pay in euros?  3  Can I swim here?
5 in  6  next to 3 are waiting  4  ’s coming 
4 Can I eat this sandwich?  5  Can I use my
6 1 near, on, opposite  2  at, on, behind 5 isn’t wearing
mobile phone?  6  Can I watch this DVD?
3 near, in front, between 2 b I’m just buying some clothes.
4 b can’t – 6  c  can – 4  d  can – 5
4 on, in, near, next c We’re looking at clothes.
e can’t – 1  f  can’t – 3
7 2 some  3  opposite  4  are  5  any d We’re waiting near the door.
5 2 Open your eyes.  3  Touch your toes.
6 isn’t  7  is  8  end e I’m leaving the changing rooms.
4 Don’t eat that!
(Picture A shows Rebeka’s street.) 3 2 Are, buying  3  ’m not  4  are, doing
6 2 happily  3  sadly  4  well  5  quietly
8 Students’ own answers 5 are, coming  6  am
6 badly  7  loudly  8  quickly
4 2 Mei (usually) drives to work.
Functional language 7 a a 3  b  4  c  2  d  1
3 Mei (usually) wears a uniform.
1 a c b 2 slowly  3  badly  4  loudly
4 Mei (usually) has lunch in the canteen.
b 2 straight  3  right  4  take  5 quietly  6  well
5 Mei’s working in the kitchen department.
5 left  6  next to 8 2 e  3  g  4  b  5  a  6  f  7  d  8  c
6 Mei’s getting the bus to work.
9 2 F – You can’t eat food in the classroom.
Listening 7 Mei’s wearing sunglasses.
3 F – You can come in quietly if you
1 1 i c ii a iii b 8 Mei’s having lunch with friends.
are late. 
2 Students’ own answers 5 2 ’s  3  get up  4  have  5  visit  6  go
4 F – You can’t use the computers before
2 a 2  b  3  c  1 7 ’re sitting  8  ’re writing  9  ’re having
1 p.m. 
3 2 F – There are four bathrooms in the 10 ’re
5 T 
plane house.  6 F – You can’t talk loudly in the classroom. Functional language
3 T  1 2 I’m looking for a pair of boots.
4 F – Simon’s house has a garden.  Functional language
3 Where are the changing rooms please?
5 T  1 2 d  3  f  4  e  5  c  6  a
4 Excuse me, how much are these?
6 F – The bedroom in Olle’s house is above 2 2 Can you tell Tina?  3  Is Tina there?
5 Do you have this in a bigger size?
the water.  4 Can I take a message? 
6 Can I pay by card?
7 F – The boat house is very quiet.  5 Can you tell her it’s about the cinema
7 Can I try this on?
8 F – Carla’s favourite place is the tomorrow? 
8 Do you have these in other colours?
boat house. 6 can you ask her to call me?
2 b 8  c  5  d  7  e  3  f  1  g  2  h  6

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Listening Writing Functional language 2

1 Conversation 2 – a, iv Conversation 3 - b, i
Conversation 4 – d, iii
2 a 2 doesn’t want  3  sorry
4 doesn’t understand
3 2 949  3  work  4  jacket  5  late
6 children  7  classes  8  lunch
Writing
1 1 P  2  P  3  N
2 a 2 because  3  but
b Possible answers
Text 1
It means everyone at work is equal because
we all wear... , I also like it because I don’t
need to choose...
Text 2
I love going to a match and seeing... , It’s
good because you can see... , It’s easy to talk
to people and make... , The team have a new
shirt every year but I can’t...
Text 3
They’re uncomfortable and they’re... , I
don’t really follow fashion but I like...
3 2 I want to go to London because there are
more shops there.
3 At weekends I go to the city centre and I
go shopping with friends.
4 2 I always wear trainers because they’re
really comfortable.
3 He’s wearing jeans and (he’s wearing) a
T-shirt.
4 I like shopping online but I prefer going
to the shopping centre.
5 This is my favourite dress and these are
my favourite shoes.
6 I work in an office but I don’t wear formal
clothes to work.
5 Students’ own answers
Progress test 2
Grammar & Vocabulary
1 1 I’m looking  2  do you want  3  behind
4 Can I  5  There’s  6  these 
7 Do you have  8  Try  9  Can I
10  can’t  11  Is there
12  don’t take  13  in front
2 Parts of the body: eyes, feet, mouth
Sports and pastimes: climbing,
horse-riding, jogging, Pilates
Clothes: jeans, skirt, trainers
Urban places: car park, museum,
supermarket, train station
3 1 shop at the market  2  take a message
3 the nearest  4  go for a run 
5 on the left
Reading
1 2
2 1 N  2  Y  3  N  4  N  5  N  6  N
7 Y  8  Y  9  Y  10  Y
Listening
1 a Marco – 2 Shop – 1 David – no call
Dad – 3
b Marco – c Shop – a Dad – b
2 1 a  2  c  3  b  4  a  5  b  6  b  7  c
1 rooms and spaces, places to eat, sports and 1 2 Hi, this ticket machine is out of order. Is
pastimes there another one? – e
2 1 Q  2  A  3  A  4  E  5  S  6  Q  3 Can I have a receipt, please? – d
7 Q  8  E  9  S 4 Excuse me, how long does it take to get to 3
3 Students’ own answers the city centre? – a
5 Hi, can you take me to the station,
Unit 7
please? – b
Vocabulary 2 a g 3  h  5  i  1  j  2 4
5
1 a Listening
1 a California  b  Kerala  c  Iceland 6
2 Students’ own answers 7
3 b 1 a  2  b  3  b 8
Reading 9
1 1 b  2  c  3  a
2 1 c  2  b, c  3  a, b  4  a, b
3 a verb: explored F
adjective: handmade, unusual, cosy 1
noun: souks, fares 2
b 1 cosy  2  unusual  3  souk 3
4 explored  5  fare
Unit 8
Vocabulary
1 2 television  3  podcasts  4  newspaper
5 local news  6  internet  7  business
b Winter weather: freezing, cloudy, cool, L
8 sport
cold, snowy, wet, foggy, windy, icy, rainy 1
2 2 sport  3  business  4  radio 
Summer weather: hot, warm, dry, humid,
5 local news  6  internet 
sunny
7 podcasts  8  television
2 2 snowy  3  rainy/wet  4  hot/sunny
3 a 2 presenter  3  photographer 
5 icy  6  foggy  7  humid  8  cloudy
4 reporter  5  journalist 
3 2 train  3  bike  4  boat  2
6 cameraman/camerawoman
5 plane  6  ferry  7  car  8  taxi
4 2 journalist  3  presenter  4  reporter
9 motorbike  10  tram  11  subway
5 music: concert, festival, tickets
Extra word: scooter
football: goal, league, score, victory
4 2 ferry  3  bikes  4  car  5  tram 3
illness: doctors, hospitals, pandemic, virus
5 a 1 taxi  2  subway  3  car 
6 2 festival  3  bands  4  concert  W
4 plane  5  train
5 Doctors  6  virus  7  pandemic 1
6 2 taxi  3  ferries  4  tram  5  cloudy
8 hospitals  9  score  10  goal
6 sunny  7  rainy  8  windy
11 victory  12  league
Grammar 7 a 2  b  3  c  1 2
1 2 was  3  weren’t  4  wasn’t  5  were 8 get: the flu
6 was  7  were  8  was go to: a concert, a music festival, a show
2 2 Were  3  was  4  Was  5  was  watch: a film, a match on TV, the news
6 wasn’t  7  was  8  Were  9  weren’t win: a game of cards, the league
10 was  11  Was 9 1 go to a show, watch a film  2  got the flu
12 was 3 went to a music festival
3 2 had  3  went, needed  4 won the league
4 wanted, rained 10 2 a football match  3  internet  3
5 walked  6  did  7  worked  8  started 4 presenter  5  news  6  a concert  4
4 Regular: need, want, rain, walk, work, start 7 podcasts  8  camerawoman 
Irregular: have, go, do 9 local  10  watch
5 2 stayed  3  watched  4  didn’t go  Grammar V
5 was  6  went  7  had  8  worked  1
1 Across
9 went  10  didn’t like  11  was
2 left
12 decided  13  did  14  played
4 spoke
6 Flora: a  3  b  1  c  2
6 met
Sara: a  2  b  3  c  1  d  4
7 gave
7 a 2 Did, go  3  Did, work  4  Did, do
Down
5 Did, watch
1 wrote
b 2 No, she didn’t.  3  Yes, she did.
3 thought
4 Yes, she did.  5  No, she didn’t.
4 sat
8 1 did, were  2  go  3  was  4  Did, were
5 read
9 2 S  3  S  4  H
6 made
10 was – were,  missd – missed,  doed – did,
raind – rained,  didn’t went – didn’t go, 
haved – had,  weren’t – wasn’t

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2 b sent  c  spoke  d  met, were  2 Across
s e was, sat  f  said  g  left, went  3 frozen
h made, read
2 g  3  c  4  a  5  d  6  b  7  e  8  f
to 3 at: the age of 35, 18 years old
in: 2001, April 1979
on: 14 September, my birthday
during: her life
4 2 a  3  d  4  e  5  b
5 2 to live abroad  3  to get a job
4 to watch a film  5  to study French
6 Students’ own answers
7 6, 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
8 a 2 First  3  Then  4  Later  5  finally
9 a A Finally  B  At first  C  In the end
b 2 met  3  had  4  to start  8 delicious
5 to help  6  said  7  to sell  8  gave
Functional language
1 2 b  3  e  4  a  5  c
2 a g 1  h  3  i  4  j  2
3 Possible answers
1 Really? That’s great news!
2 Oh, what a shame!
3 Oh no! I’m really sorry to hear that.
4 Did he? That’s good!
5 That’s great news! Congratulations!
Listening
1 a a 4  b  1  c  3  d  2
b a football match: score
a weather report: cold
a news report: travelling
an interview: won
2 a a football match: match
a weather report: temperatures
a news report: trains
an interview: prize
s 3 1 a  2  b  3  b  4  a
Writing
1 b 69 days  c  two weeks
d one billion people  e  33 miners
f 31 degrees
2 2 The engineers spoke to the miners with
special video technology.
3 The engineers sent the miners food and
water.
4 The miners’ families stayed in tents near
u 7 Can we have the bill, please?
the mines.
5 The engineers rescued the first miner on
12 October 2010.
3 2 f  3  a  4  e  5  d  6  c
4 Students’ own answers
Unit 9
Vocabulary
1 a eggs, oranges, fruit juice, bread, rice,
tomatoes, fish, yoghurt, olives, cheese,
carrots, beans
(In picture: tomatoes, eggs, olives, bread,
carrots)
b milk, biscuits, pasta, coffee, bananas
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4 burger
5 eat
8 waste
9 buy
Down
1 make
2 convenience
3 fresh
6 throw away
7 fast
3 Students’ own answers
4 2 spicy  3  healthy  4  sweet  weather: cloudy, icy, hot
5 disgusting  6  creamy  7  filling
5 2 sweets  3  lettuce  4  pasta  5  milk
6 2 slices  3  cups  4  sugar  5  sweet
6 ready  7  bowl  8  buy
7 2 banana  3  juice  4  filling  5  piece
6 fresh  7  bread  8  healthy
Grammar
1 Countable: banana, carrot, orange, potato
Uncountable: bread, fish, milk, rice, sugar,
water
2 2 some  3  an  4  some  5  a  6  some
3 2 a  3  some  4  some  5  a  4 They used 160 kilograms of sugar.
6 some  7  some  8  a  9  a  10  some
4 2 an  3  some  4  some  5  a  6  a 
7 some  8  some  9  an  10  some
5 Students’ own answers
6 2 a lot of olives  3  a few eggs
4 not much fruit  5  too many eggs
6 not much milk  7  a few olives
8 a lot of fruit
7 2 many  3  much  4  much  5  many
8 b too many – 1  c  a lot of – 3
d some – 4  e  many – 2
9 2 How many  3  not many  4  How much
5 some  6  a  7  a lot of  8  an
Functional language
1 2 Can we have a table for two, please?
3 Can I pay by card?
4 Can I have the antipasti, please?
5 Would you like to see the dessert menu?
6 Can I get you something to drink?
8 Are you ready to order?
9 I’d like the tomato salad, please.
10 Can I have the steak, please?
2 a 6, 1, 8, 9, 4, 10, 5, 7, 3
Listening
1 a Students’ own answers
b 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
2 a Students’ own answers
b a 2  b  1  c  6  d  5  e  4  f  2
3 2 F  3  F  4  T  5  F
Reading
1 2
2 a 2  b  1  c  3  d  4
3 2 FoodCycle makes healthy meals with the
food.
3 The charity helps young children, the
homeless and the elderly.
4 FoodCycle gives its volunteers new skills.
Workbook Answer key
Progress test 3
Grammar & Vocabulary
1 1 left  2  missed  3  waited  4  sat 
5 were  6  didn’t speak  7  read  8  went
9 didn’t arrive  10  was  11  weren’t
12 saw
2 1 did he miss – The plane from Madrid to
London was late.
2 did he wait – five hours
3 did he arrive – 3 o’clock in the morning
4 Were there – No, there weren’t.
3 Possible answers
food: bread, cheese, fruit
transport: car, motorbike, plane
4 1 congratulations  2  convenience food
3 celebrity gossip  4  dessert
5 tourist information  6  national news
Reading
1 1 9  2  October  3  Sri Lanka  4  Colombo
5 4,000 litres  6  September  7  2009
8 USA  9  3,000 litres
2 1 The tea-makers started at 3 a.m.
2 They needed five hours.
3 They used 4,500 litres of water.
5 They put the tea in an enormous red cup.
6 They made 32,000 normal cups of tea in
total.
7 They gave the tea to local people in
Colombo.
8 Alison Ozanne decided that it was a new
record.
Listening
1 1 speaker 5  2  speaker 2 
3 –  4  speaker 1
5 –  6  speaker 4  7  speaker 3 
2 1 tomato  2  juice  3  Egypt  4  yoghurt
5 cheese  6  children  7  noisy  8  5.30
9 airport  10  tea  11  weekend
Writing
1 a 2  b  3  c  4  d  1
2 1 c  2  d  3  d  4  b  5  a  6  d
3 Students’ own answers
Unit 10
Vocabulary
1 2 MP3 player  3  satnav  4  digital camera
5 computer game  6  laptop
2 Akiko: digital camera  Jenny: MP3 player
Karim: computer game  Will: laptop 
Hanna: flatscreen TV
3 2 difficult – easy  3  cheap – expensive
4 fast – slow  5  big – small 
6 heavy – light
4
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5 2 phone  3  call back  4  answer
5 text  6  ring
6 Students’ own answers
7 a 2 turn on  3  unplug  4  switch off
8 2 switch on  3  upload  B: Uh, don’t ask me about it! I don’t want to
4 plug in  5  turn off
9 b
10 2 satnav  3  screen  4  keyboard  5  text
6 Wi-Fi  7  download  8  laptop
9 MP3 player  10  easy
Grammar
1 Across
8 worse
9 healthier
11 safer
12 bigger
13 more comfortable
Down
1 lighter
2 more expensive
4 faster
5 happier
6 more difficult
7 better
10 cheaper
2 easyer – easier,  biger – bigger,
expensiver – more expensive,
gooder – better,
more fashionabler – more fashionable
3 2 more difficult  3  happier
4 more comfortable  5  smaller  6  faster
7 more relaxing  8  better
4 2 isn’t going to  3  aren’t going to
4 is going to  5  are going to
5 2 Are you going to see Claire this weekend?
3 I’m not going to buy a new laptop.
4 Vicki isn’t going to come to the cinema.
5 Are you going to phone Paolo later?
6 We’re going to work in France this
summer.
6 2 ’m going to learn  3 a 2 stressful  3  well paid  4  active
3 ’m not going to make
4 ’s going to come  5  Are, going to cook
6 Are, going to go  7  aren’t going to buy
8 ’re going to travel
7 2 me  3  her  4  you  5  it  6  me
7 them  8  me  9  us
8 2 cheaper  3  ’m going to make
4 ’m going to upload  5  ’s going to be
6 happier  7  us  8  ’re going to meet
9 isn’t going to take  10  me
Functional language
1 a 2 d  3  b  4  a  5  c
2 2 select ‘video’  3  press the red button
4 key in a name  5  send a text message
Listening
1 a a 3  b  2  c  1
b a 2  b  3  c  1
2 a 1 b  2  c  3  a
b 1 satnav  2  satnav  3  cinema
3 2
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4 a A: Hello? 4 a 2 Will, start  3  Will, wear 4
B: Hi, it’s me. We just finished, so I wanted 4 Will, meet  5  Will, earn
to call you quickly. b 2 No, he won’t.  3  No, he won’t.
A: How was it, then? 4 Yes, he will.  5  Yes, he will. 5
5 a 2 ’ll  3  will  4  might not  5  won’t
talk about it! 6 Will  7  might  8  won’t 6
A: Oh no, was it that bad? After all that 6 2 c – won’t  3  f – will  4  a – might  7
studying that you did! 5 b – will  6  d – might not F
B: I know, but I studied all the wrong things! 7 a Kris is applying for a job as a chef.
1
There were a lot of questions I didn’t b 2 won’t  3  might not  4  might  5  Will
know the answer to – and there was a 6 won’t  7  will  8  ’ll
question from that ONE class I didn’t go 8 2 the youngest  3  the most important
to! 4 the most creative  5  the best
A: That was bad luck – it sounds awful! Did Functional language
2
you answer any of the questions?
1 a 2 f  3  e  4  a  5  d  6  b L
B: I answered some of them, but not
2 h 2  i  3  j  6  k  1  l  5
enough. It was a disaster! 1
Listening
A: I’m sure you did better than you think! 2
b 2 F  3  F  4  T  5  F 1 1 cleaning  2  boring
Writing 3 some things  4  brother
2 Anna’s job: cleaning, part-time
1 1 mother and son
Tim’s job: long hours, museum, satisfying
2 a digital camera, it’s his birthday
Neither: easy, well paid W
3 Jamie likes dangerous sports
3 a 2 part-time  3  boring  4  museum
2 a Is this important?, Does a more expensive 1
5 satisfying  6  long hours
camera take better pictures?, Are there any 2
special, strong cameras? Reading
b Yes 1 2 F  3  F  4  F
3 b 3 – travel, bigger  c  1  d  2 – better 2 a 2 them  3  24 hours a day
4 Students’ own answers b 4 b  6  a  8  a
Unit 11 Unit 12
Vocabulary Vocabulary
1 a journalist, builder, hairdresser, lawyer, 1 2 be  3  do  4  make  5  run  6  have
sports instructor, chef, computer specialist, 2 2 be my own boss
company director, waiter, accountant, 3 make a fortune
factory worker, architect 4 do a parachute jump
b job satisfaction 5 go on a round-the-world trip
2 b sports instructor  c  waiter  d  chef 6 have a big family
e company director  f  factory worker 3 2 a good time  3  a message  4  a rest 3
g computer specialist  h  architect 5 children  6  a phone call
7 any housework  8  some shopping
5 badly paid  6  dangerous  7  creative 9 notes  10  a great job
8 boring 4 lunch – 2  some cooking – 4  G
b Positive: satisfying, well paid, active, a holiday – 5  a list – 3  a taxi – 1 1
creative 5 a 2 having  3  made  4  doing  5  have
Negative: stressful, badly paid, dangerous, 6 2 f  3  e  4  a  5  c  6  b
boring 7 2 top-quality hotels 2
4 Adjectives: part-time, permanent, 3 cosmopolitan culture
temporary, unemployed 4 state-of-the-art airport 3
Verbs: retire, run (a business), work (for 5 fresh air
yourself) 6 relaxed atmosphere
Nouns: education, position, qualifications, 8 2 cultural life  3  architecture R
salary, skills, training 4 tourist attractions  5  cost of living
5 2 temporary  3  part-time  4  salary 1
6 transport system  7  green hills
5 skills  6  education  7  qualifications 2
8 location
8 training
9 2 a good time  3  tourist attractions
6 2 satisfying  3  run  4  unemployed
4 have  5  cosmopolitan  6  atmosphere
5 temporary  6  stressful  7  well
7 take  8  location
8 instructor  9  active  10  part-time
Grammar
Grammar 1 a 2 flown  3  visited  4  been  5  read
1 2 the most responsible  3  the best paid 6 seen  7  won  8  worked
4 the most difficult  5  the most important b b 7  c  1  d  5  e  4  f  3  g  6  h  2
6 the friendliest  7  the most creative 2 b I haven’t – 1  c  I have – 8  d  I have – 7
8 the happiest e I haven’t – 5
2 Students’ own answers 3 2 Did you go  3  went  4  Have you met
3 2 won’t  3  will  4  will  5  ’ll  6  ’ll 5 have never been
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4 2 visited  3  ’ve, been  4  lived  Listening

5 Did, go 1
6 Have, done  7  had  8  Did, like Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question
5 2 are looking  3  can’t  4  visited  5  was (favourite (how many (favourite 4
6 won’t be  7  are going to see  8  ’ll be gadget?) countries?) place?) (summer
6 2 b  3  g  4  f  5  a  6  d  7  h  8  e plans?)
7 a 1 L  2  A  3  A
Jim iPod two Chicago Ireland,
Functional language
said... visit
1 2 Where do you recommend? cousins
l
3 Everyone says the food is amazing.
4 Have you ever eaten there? Maggie iPod eight Paris New
5 You’ll love it! said... York, run
6 Can you recommend a good place to eat? marathon
2 a 2 d  3  c  4  b  5  a  6  e ✓/✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Listening
2 1 They’re from Chicago.
1 1 a  2  b  3  c
2 They’ve been married for 10 years.
2 b 1 Scotland
3 No, Jim is unemployed.
2 194 days and 17 hours
4 Maggie is an accountant.
3 his blog and his video diary
5 Maggie has visited Mexico, Brazil, France,
4 illness and bad weather
Egypt and Thailand.
5 climbed two mountains
6 It is the most beautiful city she has
Writing visited.
1 positive 7 Maggie is going to run a marathon.
2 a 2 8 No, Jim and Maggie don’t win.
b Last month I read Yes Man by Danny Writing
Wallace. Danny is the main character of
1 He can’t remember the new words he
this book. At the start of the book his life is
learned last year and he speaks really
quite boring. He hardly ever sees his friends
slowly.
because he prefers to stay at home. One day
2 Has you ever – Have you ever,  I can
a strange man tells Danny to ‘say yes more’.
to remember them – I can remember
So for one year, Danny says ‘yes’ to every
them,  doing mistakes – making
question and invitation – he has some very
mistakes,  The more important thing –
interesting experiences! This book is funny
The most important thing,  you won’t
and interesting. It changed the way I think
speak – you will speak,  take lunch – have
about my life. I’m going to buy it for all my
lunch,  both of we – both of us,  a lot
friends and I’m going to say ‘yes’ more! I
gooder – a lot better
think you’ll love this book!
3 Students’ own answers
3 a Students’ own answers
b Students’ own answers
Progress test 4
Grammar & Vocabulary
1 1 more expensive  2  might use
3 the lightest  4  going to  5  ’ve been
6 Let me
2 1 good pay  2  a phone call  3  a salary
4 a mistake  5  a list
3 1 slow  2  culture  3  opportunities
4 TV  5  atmosphere  6  banker
7 webcam  8  contract
Reading
1 1 d  2  f  3  a  4  e  5  b  6  c
2 1 careers  2  16  3  shop assistant
4 doesn’t  5  boring  6  didn’t like
7 weather  8  working  9  a lot of 
e
10 interesting  11  won’t  12  like  13  sure

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