UNIT 3

Society & family

SPEAKING  Expressing opinions    page 28  Exam practice
EXAM TIP  
Topic focus
1 ANSWER
You could try to imagine you’re talking with a friend.
ANSWER
d
LISTENING Understanding
Vocabulary
2 agreement    page 30 
ANSWERS Topic focus
1 law 5 well-being
2 immigration 6 equal opportunities 2
3 customs 7 income ANSWER
4 responsibilities 8 housework They agree on some things but not on others.
Key phrases Key phrases
4 3
ANSWERS ANSWERS
a not d don’t 1 know 5 true
b depends e extent 2 disagree 6 Definitely
c definitely f of course 3 some 7 too
4 partly
5
ANSWERS Exam skills
1 No, absolutely not. 4 Yes, to some extent. 5
2 No, I don’t think so. 5 Yes, of course I do. ANSWER
3 Well, it depends. 6 Yes, definitely. The conversation will be about a lecture – next lecture
provides a clue.
Exam skills
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POSSIBLE ANSWERS ANSWER

It’s difficult to obey the rules. The conversation takes place in an academic environment.
It’s good to be fair. The speakers often express different opinions.
It’s necessary to be tolerant.
It’s right to have freedom of choice. 6
It’s useful to help other people. ANSWER
It’s valuable to have equality. 1 A
It’s wrong to restrict immigrant numbers.
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ANSWER
ANSWERS Option B is not correct because the research says that eldest
1 Yes, to some extendt because it isn’t good to change siblings achieve higher scores in intelligence tests only
tradition. when they’re eighteen, so they seem to become cleverer later.
2 Well, it’s depends because it is not normal to do that in Also, the research goes on to say that at twelve years of age,
some cultures. younger siblings do better in intelligence tests.
3 No, I do not think so because for women it’s important to
working, too. Exam practice
4 Yes, definitely, because it is necessary for men to be 8
relaxed at home. / Yes, definitely, because it is necessary ANSWERS
for men to be relax at home. 2  A  3  C  4  A
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ANSWER
Student B sounds more interested because student B has a
lively voice with strong intonation and stress.

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Exam skills Exam skills
9 4
ANSWER ANSWERS
You have to write a letter. a 3  To what extent do you agree?
b 1  women doing jobs that men used to do
10 c 2 whether women doing jobs that men used to do is
ANSWER beneficial to society
5 I
5
11 ANSWERS
POSSIBLE ANSWER 1  B  2  A  3  D  4  C
Isabella thinks that her brother is cleverer than her – she
says he went to a better university so I think he’s cleverer. 6
ANSWERS
Exam practice 1 topic: increased tourism
12 issue: whether increased tourism, and its effect on
ANSWERS traditional society, has brought progress
6  B  7  N  8  S  9  N  instruction: Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.
2 topic: living alone
Study skills issue: the effects of living alone and whether technology
has replaced the need for living together
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
instruction: Discuss
You need to develop skills as well as just improve vocabulary
3 topic: population growth in the last 50 years
knowledge. There are many areas which contribute to exam
issue: what governments can do to solve the problem
success, such as being familiar with the exam format, and
of high unemployment levels due to population growth
answering within the time limits.
over the last 50 years
You can focus on your individual weaknesses. instruction: What can governments do to solve this
You can consolidate class work by revising and reviewing. problem? (implies discussion and suggestion)
You put yourself under too much pressure. 4 topic: unemployment
Improvement takes time. issue: what governments can do to provide jobs and
income for everyone
It’s better to make sure the time you dedicate to studying instruction: To what extent do you agree?
is quality time by being fresh and alert, rather than tired
and bored. Doing a little often can be more effective than 7
working too hard in one session. ANSWERS
Both questions 1 and 4 require students to say whether they
WRITING  Analysing essay agree with the issue. Question 1 specifies that the students
must give reasons for their answer, while question 4 asks
questions    page 32  students to say to what extent they agree. Questions 2 and 3
do not ask the student if they agree or not but ask them to
Topic focus write about what other groups of people think. Question 3
1 does not require students to give a single view or to discuss
ANSWERS others’ views. It requires them to give several suggestions.
1  F  2  T  3  T EXAM TIP  

2 ANSWER
ANSWERS
The instruction. If you ignore or misunderstand the
1 supporting sentence(s) instruction, then you won’t answer the question properly
2 topic sentence(s) and you’ll get a low mark.
3 conclusion 8
4 background statement
5 thesis statement ANSWERS
1  b  2  c  3  a
3
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ANSWERS
orange background statement POSSIBLE ANSWER
green thesis statement Economic and technological developments have meant
grey topic sentence(s) that more and more people have the means to travel – both
blue supporting sentence(s) in terms of the money to do so and access to appropriate
pink conclusion transport, such as cheaper flights. Although this has opened
up worldwide progress, because people can learn from one

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another’s societies, this progress has sometimes meant that 3
traditional ways of life have been lost or irrevocably altered. ANSWERS
In my opinion, the loss of variety and richness of traditional 1 47%
customs and values and so on is not always justified by the 2 11%
progress made. 3 elderly American widows
11 4 1,600 kilograms

ANSWERS Exam practice

1 impact on = effect on 5
rise = increase
ANSWERS
2 are concerned = worry about
numerous = many 1 40%
individuals = people, others 2 good jobs
consequences = effects of 3 luxuries
3 number of people = population 4 one-person households
five decades = 50 years 5 gas
shot up = growth has been rapid 6 a four-person household
past = last 6
4 a number of = many
issues = problems POSSIBLE ANSWERS
leads to = causes 1 Students’ own answers
2 1 Sweden has more people living on their own than
12 anywhere in the world, with 47% of households having
ANSWERS
one person; followed by Norway at 40%. (paragraph A)
1 rise, impact on 2 As far as the younger generation is concerned, many are
2 Numerous individuals are concerned, consequences unable to find good jobs (paragraph B)
3 number of people, shot up, past five decades 3 The explanation is perhaps that they are prepared to do
4 leads to a number of issues without ‘luxuries’ (paragraph B)
4 one-person households are the biggest consumers
13 of energy, land, and household goods (e.g. washing
machines, TVs, etc.) (paragraph E)
ANSWERS
5 61% more gas (paragraph E)
a  2  b  1  c  4  d  3
6 in four-person households each person produces 1,000
14 kilograms of waste annually (paragraph E)
3 Students’ own answers
ANSWERS
Thesis statements b and c include the writer’s opinion. In b Vocabulary
the word that shows this is argue, as in argue that the change 7
is actually progress, while in c the word that shows this is
suggest, as in suggest that it is the responsibility of individuals, ANSWERS
not governments. 1 reliant on 4 resulting in
2 thanks to 5 satisfied with
3 impact on 6 worried about
READING  Short answer
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questions    page 34  ANSWERS
Exam skills 1  with  2  on    3  about  4  to   5  to  6  on
2
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1 percentage, alone, Sweden
2 percentage, alone, USA, 2012
3 living with their children, less than, 100 years ago
4 How much rubbish, living alone, each year
EXAM TIP  

ANSWER
Any question type that requires students to look for
specific information such as a word, number, or name.
(The multiple-choice and gap-fill question types from the
reading lessons in units 1 and 2 are good examples.)

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