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4A and B D
UNIT 8 The experiment was about how
visual images affect people’s 1 posture 2 (the) in-crowd
8.1 3 gullible 4 gregarious
behaviour in terms of honesty.
1A 5 thin-skinned 6 a fuss
C
In the picture, the man is phoning 2
from home; in the article, he phones 1 are being watched
2 are unobserved 3 an experiment 1 cringe 2 bright, breezy
from a payphone. 3 lowest ebb 4 wide awake, alert
4 psychology 5 belief
In the picture, the man is saving a boy; 6 an honesty box 7 changed/ 5 sense, dread 6 despise, passion
in the article, he saves another man. alternated the image 8 more honest 7 sharpest 8 bounce, step 9 fussed
1 9 three times 10 on the ball, groggy
1 hadn’t walked/hadn’t been walking, D 3A
wouldn’t have seen 1 So that we know if we are being 1 daydreaming 2 to solve 3 tackling
2 would/might/could have been watched. 4 taking 5 clearing 6 staying up
traced, had/’d phoned 7 to need 8 being able 9 to require
2 They behave less selfishly. 10 sleeping
3 hadn’t come forward, might never 3 They felt surprised.
have found/(never) would (never) B
have found 4 The poster of faces and eyes could 6: Staying up all night decreases (not
be used for the warnings about increases) the ability to hold new
4 would/might have kept, hadn’t speed cameras instead of a picture
spoken facts by 40%.
of a camera.
5 would be, had/’d kept 4
5 Near CCTV cameras in town
6 wouldn’t have fallen, hadn’t centres. 1 When I was young, my father
collapsed taught me to work hard and (to)
5 play hard.
7 had stopped, wouldn’t have leapt 1 C
O M P A R E
G O A
G A I N S T
2 Jake hates/hated not being able to
8 would be, hadn’t jumped 2
play football because of his bad leg.
9 hadn’t been, would have been killed 3 S T I
C K T O
4 C O
M E T O
3 They have invited Guido to give a
10 had had, wouldn’t have jumped talk at the conference.
5 P U T O F F
2 4 Olga has suggested going for a
6 P O S T P O N E
1 would have asked him picnic.
7 B E T R A Y
2 wouldn’t be sick/wouldn’t have got/ 8 F O L L O W
5 What do you want me to do?
become/been sick/wouldn’t feel/be 6 Would you mind telling us how old
U
feeling sick (now) you are?
9 A R R I V E A T
3 might have won (the race) 7 The firm didn’t/doesn’t expect to
10 E X A M I N E
4 could he have been 11 W E I G H U P have to pay for the damage.
5 you wouldn’t/would not be living 12 A N A L Y S E 8 Can I persuade you to change your
6 if you had/’d been paying D mind?
7 be lost if Angie had 9 It isn’t/It’s not worth waiting any
8.2 longer.
8 would you have done
1B 5
3A A soldier B freefaller C starfish 1 time after time 2 in the nick of time
1 What would you have done? D foetus E log F yearner 3 to kill time 4 ’m pressed for time
2 I wouldn’t have done that. C 5 cut her holiday short
3 If I’d known when you were 1 freefaller (don’t like criticism) 6 to make up for lost time
coming, I would’ve met you at the 2 foetus (shy when they first meet 7 once in a blue moon
station. somebody) 8 dragging their feet
B 9 for the time being
/əv/ 3 starfish (don’t like to be the centre 10 bided her time
1 What would you have done? of attention)
6A
/əv/ 4 yearner (once they have taken a
decision, they are unlikely ever to 1 That’s something 2 I’m always
2 I wouldn’t have done that.
change it) 3 but 4 people think
3 If I’d known when you were 5 think much of 6 I’ve wasted
/əv/ 5 soldier (set themselves and others 7 get over
coming I would’ve met you at the high standards)
station. 6 log (easy-going, social people;
freefallers are also social, but not
laid back)

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8.3 5 Yes, but it’s a bit disturbing when C
people are trying to work. Oo arson, stalking, hacking,
1A
6 I understand, but I mean, do you mugging
1 diplomatic 2 confrontational
see where I’m coming from? Ooo vandalism, kidnapping,
3 sensible 4 supportive
5 collaborative 6 sensitive 7 Maybe you could just set it to shoplifting, bribery
7 unhelpful 8 assertive 9 focussed silent when you’re not here. Oooo counterfeiting, pickpocketing,
10 tactful 11 aggressive 12 direct 8 Yes, how would you er feel about tax evasion
B that? oOooo identity theft
positive: diplomatic, sensible, 9.2
supportive, collaborative, assertive, UNIT 9 1A
focussed, tactful
9.1 1 greed 2 pride 3 curiosity 4 fear
negative: confrontational, unhelpful,
1B c 5 sympathy
aggressive
C  B 
either: sensitive, direct
a) 2 b) 5 c) 1, 4 d) not mentioned a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1 e) 2
C
e) 3 C
1 aggressive, confrontational
D 1 preys on 2 legitimate 3 plight
2 sensitive, supportive 3 direct
4 confrontational, aggressive 1 F 2 T 3 NG 4 T 5 F 6 T 4 recognition 5 subtle 6 unverifiable
5 collaborative, sensible 6 assertive, 7 NG 8 T 7 vulnerability 8 bogus
direct 7 focussed 8 unhelpful 2A 2B
9 assertive 10 sensible 1a) to find b) studying 2a) locking a) distract b) deceive
2A b) to lock 3a) to learn b) speaking c) pretend to be d) grab
1 Actually, there’s something I’ve 4a) meeting b) to do 5a) to think e) switch f) be taken in
been meaning to talk to you about. b) thinking 6a) to study C
b) travelling
2 I don’t want you to get the wrong a) 4 b) 2 c) 1 d) 5 e) 3 f) 6
idea, but ... 3
3
3 It’s just that (often) you (often) 1 to catch 2 chasing 3 standing
4 to be/being 5 to memorise 1 must have 2 might have
leave your mobile on. 3 could have/must have
6 to pay 7 looking
4 And it rings when you’re not here 4
8 picturing/to picture 9 to become
and that’s annoying./And when
10 to say 1 can’t have got/reached/arrived/
you’re not here it rings and that’s
4A got back
annoying.
P I C K P O C K E T I N G 2 must have met
5 Yes, but it’s disturbing when
people are trying to work./Yes, but S H O P L I F T I N G I W 3 might/could have dropped/lost
when people are trying to work, U A U U R U Z T K X K D J 4 must have come/been downloaded/
it’s disturbing. V A N D A L I S M W D E R been copied
T B T A X E V A S I O N Q
6 I understand, but do you see 5 might have/could have cut/hurt
M R E E I T Z T R S X T N
where I’m coming from? 6 can’t/couldn’t have seen/met
U I R I D N N N F R R I N
7 Maybe you could set it to silent G B F P T X T T I Z Z T T 5A
when you’re not here./Maybe G E E H A C K I N G H Y A February 5th – An Edinburgh man was
when you’re not here you could I R I S T A L K I N G T R charged with murder today. Police say
set it to silent. N Y T I P K C T Y B U H S they suspect 48-year-old Bill Haller of
8 Yes, how would you feel about G K I D N A P P I N G E O committing a series of murders but
that? N V N H Q G X S X W Y F N a senior police officer says they will
3 I M G A L C U C P V H T Z only accuse Haller of one, the famous
1 Actually, there’s something I’ve um B Scarsdale murder.
been meaning to talk to you about. 1 arsonist 2 stalker 3 hacker February 9th – A police car
2 Well, I don’t want you to get the 4 kidnappers 5 vandals 6 shoplifters transporting prisoner Bill Haller
wrong idea, but ... 7 mugger 8 counterfeiter crashed on the motorway today and
9 pickpocket 10 tax evaders burst into flames. Haller managed to
3 It’s just that you know you often
rescue the driver from the burning
leave your mobile on.
vehicle just before it exploded. The
4 And it rings when you’re not here mayor thanked the prisoner for
and that’s slightly annoying. saving the driver (who by coincidence
is the mayor’s son) from certain death.

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February 11th – Bill Haller was
cleared of the Scarsdale murder today
as police arrested another suspect for
the murder. The mayor praised the
police for their detective work and
apologised to Haller for the mistake.
Haller made a statement criticising
the police for their actions and
blamed an ambitious senior police
officer for charging him without
evidence.
5B
Because he saved the mayor’s son.
6A
1 Make sure you check that there
are no suspicious characters
nearby.
2 Be particularly careful to cover
your fingers when entering your
PIN.
3 Try to count the money quickly.
4 Take time to put your card away
safely.
5 Never turn around if someone
tries to get your attention.
6 Always be aware of people nearby.
9.3
1A
1 he reminded me to of that English
football player
2 wait, my mind’s gone blank.
3 It never occupied occurred to me,
no.
4 before I was realising (had) realised
what was happening, my wallet was
gone
5 No, in fact it was only a minute
later
6 It was all happened so fast
7 They seemed to look like students
2
1 over 2 over 3 fire 4 out
5 down 6 stuck 7 off 8 out
3A
1 C 2 F 3 D 4 B 5A 6 E
UNIT 10
10.1
1B
a) 1, 6 b) 4, 7 c) 2, 5 d) 3
C b) sensitively directed
1b 2f 3a 4g 5e 6d 7c
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D 10.2
1 shriek 2 eerie 3 corrupted 1A
4 chattering 5 flash
1 A painting, not a statue, was
2A damaged by a demolition ball.
1 fast-paced 2 chilling 3 dull 2 The vase was broken into
4 moving 5 awesome 6 poignant 7 hundreds of pieces, not just two.
electrifying 8 brilliant 9 horrific
3 The painting that was damaged was
10 predictable 11 gripping
broken in two. It didn’t get a hole
12 weak 13 touching 14 creepy
in it. It was damaged because the
15 unfortgettable
glue holding the frame together
B wasn’t strong enough, not because
fast-paced poignant gripping someone put an elbow through it.
chilling electrifying weak B
dull brilliant touching 1 taking 2 tearing 3 shocked
moving horrific creepy 4 pressed 5 walking
6 shattering 7 valued
awesome predictable unforgettable 8 embarrassed 9 employed
3A 10 living 11 displayed 12 putting
13 being 14 used
1 that, which 2 that 3 where
4 which 5 who, that 6 whose 2A
7 which 8 when 9 that, which 1 The people living on the other side
10 whose of the river were trapped.
B 2 Anyone planning to go home early
1, 2, 9 or wanting to take a break should
let us know.
4
3 Walking out of the restaurant, I ran
1 A biopic is a film which tells the life
story of a famous person.
into my old boss coming in.
4 I used to work with the woman
2 The biopic that/which I want to
living next door.
review today is Raging Bull, which
is the story of a famous boxer. 5 I left the party quickly, not telling
anyone that I was unwell.
3 Robert de Niro, who plays the
part of Jake La Motta, is absolutely 6 Carrying a child under each arm,
extraordinary. she ran out of the blazing building.
4 The film was made at a time 7 He jumped up, frightened by the
when most biopics were of heroic loud bang, mistaking the door for a
figures. gun.
5 The film, which was directed by 8 Walls painted white tend to attract
Martin Scorsese, is now recognised more graffiti.
as a masterpiece. 3
6 De Niro became interested when 1 sell-out 2 alternative
he read the book on which the 3 rave reviews 4 ground-breaking
story was based. 5 must-see 6 created a stir
7 mainstream 8 flop 9 hype
5A
10 letdown
1 highly/widely 2 harshly/
4B
overwhelmingly/heavily
3 skilfully/sensitively 4 poignantly/ 1 c) 2 b) 3 a) 4 b) 5 c)
convincingly C
B 1 from the side 2 thirds each way,
1a) widely praised b) highly praised intersecting points 3 interesting
2a) overwhelmingly criticised 4 close 5 height, the same level
b) harshly/heavily criticised 5A
3a) skilfully directed
1 tired 2 downs 3 don’ts
4 bounds 5 quiet 6 on 7 then
4a) poignantly acted
8 ready 9 cons 10 forth
b) convincingly acted
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10.3
1A
1 It’s well worth a visit
2 Let’s head over to the
3 Supposedly, they had to interrupt
4 Believe it or not, it took
5 It was originally built as
6 Well, they were founded in
7 Let’s retrace our steps to
8 The story goes that he used
B
1 It’s well worth a visit
2 Let’s head over to the
3 Supposedly, they had to interrupt
4 Believe it or not, it took
5 It was originally built as
6 Well, they were founded in
7 Let’s retrace our steps to
8 The story goes that he used
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a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 8 e) 2 f ) 1
2A
1 long/length/lengthen
2 short/shortness/shorten
3 narrow/narrowness/narrow
4 wide/width/widen
5 thin/thinness/thin
6 thick/thickness/thicken
7 low/lowness/lower
8 high/height/raise/heighten*
9 large/largeness/enlarge
* When we make something higher
we usually raise it. When feelings or
effects become stronger, they are
heightened.
1 narrow 2 thin 3 lowered
4 thickness, thicken
5 width, widen 6 length 7 lengthen
8 enlarge 9 high, height
10 shortened
3
1 There were just under 200 people
at the party.
2 The homework should take you
roughly an hour to do.
3 We’ll be arriving at 4 o’clock or so
what? .
4 The renovations cost upwards of
one million euros.
5 We’re expecting somewhere on a
in the region of a thousand people
for the conference.