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Starter  01 Inside or outside?


Reading (SB page 6) Reading (SB pages 8–9)
1 1

A ticket B poster C advert D certificate Students’ own answers.

1 £25 pounds, 14–18-year-old teenagers 2


2 12–14 July, Mayday Park
3 national (from New York to Los Angeles – within Students’ own answers.
the USA), 8.50 a.m.
3
4 three hours, one person
A travel B music C sport D hobby
Students’ own answers.
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4
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Students’ own answers.
Listening (SB page 6)
5
3
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 A 8 D 9
1 In 2 to 3 at 4 on 5 out 6 at B 10 A
10 A
7 from
6
5
1 generations 2 minus 3 stereotypes
1 B 2 A 3 A 4 neither 5 A 6 neither 7 4 agriculture 5 tractor 6 local 7 vineyard 8
both accountant
Speaking (SB page 7) 7
6
2 Both Bunny and Will can drive a tractor.
Students’ own answers. 3 Three of them work with animals (Katya, Bunny
and Will).
7 4 Only Will works long hours.
5
Students’ own answers. Possible answers
Three of them come from farming families: Katya,
Writing (SB page 7) Bunny and Pablo.
8 Three of them go to school or college: Katya,
Bunny and Pablo.
Students’ own answers. Neither Katya nor Pablo live in the UK.
Model answer   All of them are
are quite young.
young.
Hi, I’m Sasha! At the moment I’m really into Only Bunny wants to live in a different country.
football. I go to football training once a week. It’s
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great because all of my friends go too. I haven’t
learned so much this year because the term’s only
 just begun,
begun, but I’ve started to learn French
French and Students’ own answers.
can say a few things already. This year I hope to
learn to play the saxophone. I’m starting lessons
after school next week.

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Vocabulary 1 (SB page 10)
1
1 My family spends a week at the seaside in
summer./In summer, my family spends a week at
1 relaxing 2 part-time 3 well-paid the seaside.
4 stressful 5 full-time 6 seasonal 2 My brother is always borrowing my favourite T-
7 rewarding/satisfying (rewarding 
(rewarding  and
 and satisfying  shirt – it’s annoying!
have a similar meaning) 3 My mum usually gets home at 6 p.m.
2 4 I play football for a local team most
weekends./Most
weekends./Most weekends, I play football for a
local team.
1 Looking after animals is relaxing.
5 We never have chewing gum in the classroom –
2 My job at the hairdresser’s is part-time.
it’s not allowed.
3 My newspaper round is well-paid.
6 Francesca is waiting for me at the bus stop right
4 Rushing around in the restaurant is often
now./Right now, Francesca is waiting for me at the
stressful.
bus stop.
5 My mum’s job is full-time.
7 Tom is running faster and faster to catch the bus
6 I usually help with the olive-picking, which is
at the moment./At the moment, Tom is running
seasonal.
faster and faster to catch the bus.
7 Seeing a car that I’ve cleaned is
8 After all his adventures, Harry goes home to his
rewarding/satisfying.
parents’ house in the end./In the end, after all his
3 adventures, Harry goes home to his parents’
house.
1 keep 2 get 3 prove 4 work 5 make 6 4
cope

4 Students’ own answers.

Vocabulary 2 (SB page 12)


1 c 2 b 3 a 4 e 5 f 6 d
1
5
Students’ own answers.
1 terrible 2 comfortable 3 reliable
4 possible 5 sensible 6 enjoyable 2

Grammar 1 (SB page 11) 1 casual 2 logo 3 short-sleeved


1 4 outfit(s) 5 waterproof 6 designer label

3
1 sometimes want 2 usually have
3 don’t often wear 4 don’t usually stay
A patterned B spotty C plain D stripy
5 are always getting 6 often stays up
7 is always worrying 8 are getting 4
9 don’t often see 10 usually
10 usually like

2 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 A 6 B 7 B 8 C

Grammar 2 (SB page 13)


1 is always talking 2 meets
1
3 don’t understand 4 are swapping
5 is learning 6 Do you usually wake up
7 writes 8 gets/is getting 1 the 2 – 3 – 4 the 5 – 6 – 7 the 8 –

1 the 2 a 3 the 4 the 5 a 6 the

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1 a 2 – 3 – 4 the 5 – 6 the 7 – Students’ own answers.
8 a 9 a 10 the
10 the
Writing (SB pages 16–17)
4 1

Students’ own answers.


Students’ own answers.
Listening (SB page 14) 2
1
Students’ own answers.
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3
2
Students’ own answers.
2 (the photo shows a girl in a uniform) and 5 (the
photo shows a young farmer) 4

3 1 good things 2 bad things

1 B 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 A 5

4 1D 2 A 3 C 4 B

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5 Giving reasons and results: The main reason …


is, because, so, Another reason is (that)
Students’ own answers.  Adding more
more points: In
In addition, too,
too, Also
Giving opinions: in my view, Personally, I disagree
Speaking (SB page 15) that
1 Contrasting opinions: However, In spite of that, but
Summarising: On balance, …
Students’ own answers.
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2
1 However, because (benefit)
Students’ own answers. 2 so, too (benefit) 3 so (downside)
4 However (downside) 5 as, too (downside) 6
3 but (conclusion)

8
1 a big fan of 2 especially 3 into
4 Actually 5 In fact 6 Actually
7 To be honest 8 especially 9 enjoy Students’ own answers.
10 can’t
10 can’t stand
9

 A is answering
answering Question
Question 3.
B is answering Question 2. Students’ own answers.

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4

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1 b 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 f 6 e

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Students’ own answers. 1


Model answer  1 enjoyable 2 sensible 3 organised
Some people say that city life is bad for young 4 reliable 5 stressful 6 satisfying
people because they think that it is unhealthy and
dangerous for them. However, I come from a big 2
city and in my opinion, there are a lot of benefits 1B 2C 3A 4C 5A 6B 7A 8C
for young people who live in cities.
The main benefit of city life is the educational 3
opportunities. Young people living in cities can 1 kit 2 flip-flops 3 hairstyle 4 baggy
visit museums and go to the theatre and cinema 5 casual 6 apron 7 plain 8 goggles
much more often than people who live in the
countryside. In addition, they have a greater 4
choice of friends to go to these places with. 1c 2e 3a 4f 5d 6b
Some people think that young people living in
cities have an unhealthier lifestyle than people 5
who live in the country but I disagree. There are 1 time 2 the 3 eye 4 paid 5 label
many parks and sports centres where young 6 flops
people can go to get exercise.
Finally, I think that young people living in cities are
more independent because they do not need their 02 Making it happen
parents to drive them everywhere they need to go.
Reading (SB pages 20–21)
This is because public transport is usually very
good in big cities. 1
On balance, I disagree that city life is bad for
young people, as I think it is exciting and Students’ own answers.
educational.
educational. In spite of that, I have friends who
couldn’t cope with life in the city. I think it depends 2
on what you’re used to.
Nick created an app that summarises news
Switch on (SB page 18) stories.
1 Nina created an app that gives users prompts/tips
to help them remember their passwords more
easily.
Students’ own answers.
3
2

1 C 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C


1 3000
2 yes (She was given some the day she was 4
born.)
3 (up to) 80 kilometres an hour 
1 d 2 c 3 f 4 g 5 b 6 e 7 a
4 They must get from the island to the mainland
(for winter food). 5
5 a baby deer turns round
6 one hour  Students’ own answers.
3 6

Students’ own answers. Students’ own answers.


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Vocabulary 1 (SB page 22) 1
Students’ own answers.
1 code 2 virus 3 website 4 battery

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5 connection 6 tweet 4 scanner, photocopier 

2 3

1 deleted 2 update 3 scroll 1 replay 2 disappear, reappear


4 downloaded 5 charge 3 disconnect 4 rerecord

3 4

1 an interesting idea 2 website 1 printer 2 explorer 3 creator 4 inventor 5


3 password 4 solution 5 diagram distrusted 6 refrigerator 7 programmer 8
6 computer  transmitter 

4 5

1 followed up 2 log on 3 key in Students’ own answers.


4 work out 5 zoom in 6 turn off 
Grammar 2 (SB page 25)
5
1

1 online 2 click 3 virtual 4 software 1 (all by) yourself 2 herself, itself 3 myself 4
themselves 5 ourselves
Grammar 1 (SB page 23) 1
2
1 tried on 2 was walking 3 lit up 4 told 5
were talking 6 checked out 7 informed Last night, two friends of ours, Stella and Ricky,
came round to our house to play Sports
2
Connection on Wii U. They brought a couple of
other games of theirs for us to play as well, but we
1 Did he use to didn’t have time in the end. Since the game was
2 used to/would (both answers are correct) 3 his, Ricky started off with the game pad, but he
didn’t use to 4 used to also let us have a turn with it later. It was really
5 used to/would (both answers are correct) good fun! My best game was tennis and Stella
3 was happy too, because hers was go-kart racing.

3
1 was reading 2 saw 3 thought
4 was/used to be 5 was dreaming 1 mine 2 ours 3 yours 4 his 5 hers
6 came 7 asked 8 took 9 shook 6 theirs
10 used to go
4
4
1 mine 2 myself 3 used 4 would
Students’ own answers. 5 own 6 themselves 7 himself 8 each
Vocabulary 2 (SB page 24) Listening (SB page 26)
1 1

1 calculate 2 invent 3 program Students’ own answers.


4 transmit
2
2
1 broadcast 2 engineering 3 research
1 amplifier(s) 2 receiver 3 generators 4 electronic part 5 supply

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batteries, a generator, an amplifier, web-based businesses: a, c


a microphone receiver, a radio transmitter, new technologies: g, i
a radio station digital photography: d, j
space exploration: b, h
4 inventions: e, f 

1 country 2 dustbins 3 living room 5


4 electricity 5 radio 6 72/seventy-two
7 competition 8 advisor 9 inventions Students’ own answers.
10 nervous
6
5
Students’ own answers.
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Speaking (SB page 27)
1 Students’ own answers.
Students’ own answers.
Writing (SB pages 28–29)
2
1
history and development, robots in films, robots in
medicine and scientific research Students’ own answers.

3 2

Expressing agreement: it’s the way she keeps in touch with her friends; it’s
Yes, that’s true. You’re right there. her ‘personal toy’, with her own ringtone, address
Speculating or discussing a possibility: book and special wallpaper; she uses it to take
We could learn about ... , I think that would be photos and videos, and listen to music
fantastic! Everyone would be really interested 3
in ...
your personal opinion: I don’t think I’ll ever get
tired of my mobile.
anecdotes: There was a man in Canada who ...
your personal experience of the subject: It’s the
way I keep in touch with my friends; I take photos
and videos on it and I listen to music.
direct reference to the reader: Do you love your
mobile? How about you?
an interesting title: Mobiles rule OK?
rhetorical questions: Why is my mobile so
important to me?

Paragraph 2: Why is my mobile phone so


important to me?
Paragraph 3: Not only that, mobiles can also save
lives – and in unusual ways!

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1
Do you love your mobile?
Why is my mobile so important to me?
Students own answers.
How about you?
2
The writer has used the questions to make the
article more interesting and keep the reader A F B T C F D T E F
involved.
3
6
Students’ own answers.
1 Have you ever 2 What do you think
3 Are you 4 How about you 4
5 Do you (ever)
Students’ own answers.
7
Revision (SB page 31)
Students’ own answers.

8 1
1B 2C 3A 4C 5B 6B
Students’ own answers.
2
9 1 was doing, rang 2 got off, waited
3 used to 4 was watching, was chatting
5 would ask 6 were living
Students’ own answers.

10 3
1 amplifiers 2 scanner 3 collector
Students’ own answers. 4 disconnect 5 competitors 6 redo
Model answer 
My Incredible ipad! 4
 Are you crazy about your ipad? I am! I spend lots 1 herself 2 themselves 3 each 4 his
of time on it and I am always getting into trouble 5 myself 6 yours
from my mum and dad who say I spend far too
much time on it! 5
So why do I love it so much? Well, I do everything 1 mine 2 was 3 herself 4 own 5 hers 6
on it: listen to music, check out social networking used
sites – I even do my homework on it! Not only
that, I also use my ipad for lots of really creative 03 True story?
stuff. There is a really cool music making app you
can buy and I’ve already recorded lots of tunes on Reading (SB pages 32–33)
it. I also use it to make short movies with my 1
friends and family – it’s got a great movie-making
app which gives really professional results. I
Students’ own answers.
entered a short movie I made on my ipad to a
local film festival – and it won second prize! 2
I could never get bored with my ipad. It’s a really
useful gadget which helps me to make amazing Students’ own answers.
things. What do you think?

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1 Students’ own answers.


1 is saving 2 spend 3 borrowed 4 paid 5
cost 6 will lend Vocabulary 1 (SB page 58)
1
2
1 whose 2 which 3 who 4 where 1 Protected 2 urban 3 rural 4 ecological 5
5 when 6 that Organic 6 self-sufficient, dependent
7 recycled
3
1 look up 2 get on 3 keep up 2
4 look through 5 mess about 6 give up
1 catch on 2 pick up 3 be into 4 die out 5
4 go towards 6 report back
1A 2C 3B 4B 5C 6A
3
5
1 money 2 who 3 personal 4 higher 1 waste 2 panels 3 species 4 habitat 5
5 whose 6 attention energy 6 spaces

4
05 Green world 1 fumes 2 pollution 3 pedestrians
4 concrete 5 rooftop 6 transport
Reading (SB pages 56–57) 7 neighbourhood 8 recycling 9 paths
1 10 industries

Students’ own answers. Grammar 1 (SB page 59)


1
2
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 B
Students’ own answers.
2
3
1 are coming 2 ’ll be 3 won’t
 A Felipe – ocean wildlife 4 are planting 5 are 6 pick
B Pilar – ecotourism 7 we’ll be cooking 8 see 9 ’ll believe
C Jeni – guerilla gardening 10 will have to
D Levent – wildlife corridors
3
4
Students’ own answers.
1 A 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 A 9
B 10 A 4

5 Students’ own answers.

1 g 2 a 3 f 4 e 5 c 6 h 7 b 8 d Vocabulary 2 (SB page 60)
1
6

1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 b


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2 Listening (SB page 62)


1
transport (v) = to carry things around in a car,
lorry, etc
1 a place where stray or badly-treated animals are
transport (n) = a way of travelling around
taken in and looked after temporarily
increase (v) = to get higher, more
2 a large Asian animal similar to a cow, used for
increase (n) = when something gets higher, more
farm work, particularly rice growing
export (v) = to send products from your country to
3 a piece of equipment for making fresh fruit or
a foreign country
vegetable juice in
export (n) = the products you send to a foreign
4 a line of hard rocks formed by coral found in
country
warm sea water (coral is a hard red, white, or pink
import (v) = to bring products into your country
substance formed from the bones of very small
import (n) = the products you bring into your
sea creatures)
country
5 a restaurant that serves non-meat dishes (it
3 might not serve fish either)

2
1 make sense 2 make do with 3 do my bit 4
do without 5 do with 6 Make sure
Photo A 2
4 Photo B 4

3
1C 2 A 3 D 4 B 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 A
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 A 6 B
Grammar 2 (SB page 61)
1 4

1 so 2 such a 3 enough 4 such 5 too Students’ own answers.

2 Speaking (SB page 63)


1
1 so many 2 too much 3 so much
4 too many 5 so much
Students’ own answers.
3
2

1 fast enough to 2 so much ice cream


Buy second-hand clothes.
3 tired to finish 4 such a fantastic Don’t use plastic bags – or re-use old ones.
4 Buy organic products.

3
1 so 2 such 3 many 4 not 5 is 6 will 7
next 8 be
(Yes,) so do I. Neither do I. (Oh,) I’m not.

1 I don’t 2 Neither/Nor have I


3 So would I 4 So am I 5 Oh, I would
6 Neither/Nor do I

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Writing (SB pages 64–65) 11


1
Students’ own answers.
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2
Students’ own answers.
Model answer 
Students’ own answers.
My town attracts a great number of tourists each
3 year. Although this is good for the economy, the
number of tourists also causes problems.
1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b However, I believe that we should not stop
welcoming our summer guests, as there are
4 solutions to these problems.
In the first place, many people complain about
Students’ own answers. new accommodation buildings for tourists. It is
true that these are ugly and spoil the look of our
5 town. However, if we were strict about new
buildings and only allowed beautiful buildings
Students’ own answers. which fitted in with the surrounding area, I don’t
think that this would be a problem.
6 Secondly, crowded beaches can be annoying in
the middle of summer. However, there are many
1 ‘our life in the future could improve’ beaches in the area which tourists don’t know
2 B about. We should arrange transport to nearby
beaches so that tourists can explore the area and
7
our local beaches will be less packed.
Lastly, noise late at night disturbs many people.
1 Firstly/In the first place/To begin with/To start We could build a disco on the outskirts of town
with 2 Secondly/Another point is and provide a free all night bus service to get to it.
3 As a final point/Finally/Lastly That way, holiday makers could enjoy themselves
late and night and we could all sleep peacefully.
8
In conclusion, tourism does bring problems, but if
we all think carefully and positively about solutions
Students’ own answers. we should be able to have the best of both worlds.
Model answer 
Finally, technology is constantly improving the way Switch on (SB page 66)
we live. Thanks to technology, the number of
1
people working from home has increased. This
means that fewer people are driving to work and
the roads are cleaner and the air is less polluted B
as a result. Technology is also helping doctors find 2
new solutions to help seriously ill people: new
cures are invented every day with the help of
 A, D, F
sophisticated computer systems.
3
9

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4
10

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B Students’ own answers.


1 disappointing 2 proud Model answer 
3 brilliant, great, excellent 4 nervous This summer I went to see the youth drama group
5 professional put on A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William
Shakespeare. The performance took place in the
5 gardens of the town hall on a beautiful summer
evening.
Students’ own answers. The play tells the story of a group of fairies who
like to play tricks on humans, especially working
6
magic to make people fall in love! The acting was
lively and enthusiastic. They really brought
They were good, but a bit disappointing. Shakespeare’s play to life and made it feel fresh
and modern. I was really impressed by some of
7
the younger members of the group who
remembered all their lines and showed no signs of 
However , they carried on and ... stage fright.
All in all, it was an exciting evening ..., It was a pity that there were no cushions on the
8 grass. After an hour, some of the older members
of the audience started to get uncomfortable and I
think that we would all have enjoyed the play even
1 although/but 2 Despite 3 but
more if we had had something soft to sit on.
4 Generally speaking/All in all/On the whole 5
However, it was still a brilliant evening!
However
 At the end of the play, the actors got a great round
9 of applause. It seemed as if everyone agreed that
this was a brilliant show. I’d definitely recommend
Students’ own answers. going to see this performance.

10 Switch on (SB page 138)


1
Students’ own answers.
 A

1 Start videoing person A.


2 Pull a piece of material up to hide person A.
3 Stop the video.
4 Swap person B for person A behind the material.
5 Stop videoing again and slowly lower the
material.
6 Play the final completed video.

1 table 2 glass 4 towards 6 picks up

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1 1 complication 2 random 3 link


1 cartoon 2 crayon 3 sketch 4 fantasy 5 4 nerve-racking 5 relieved 6 mess up
animation 6 imagination 7 focus (on) 8 orphanage

6
2
1 (that) he couldn’t find all his old comics.
2 us (that) she had bought some new drawing 1e 2c 3a 4d 5b
materials the day before. 7
3 we all went/we should go to the film première
the following day.
Students’ own answers.
4 me (that) I had quite a lot of artistic talent.
5 he wasn’t really working very hard then.
Vocabulary 1 (SB page 142)
6 them (that) she would meet them there in an
hour. 1

3 2 conclude, conclusion 3 individual


1 rehearsal 2 audience 3 stage 4 view 5 admit 6 prepare, preparation
4 musicians 5 lines 6 classical 7 speech 8 argue

2
4
1 were not allowed to take
2 ordered the fans to stand Students’ own answers.
3 begged her parents to let
3
4 advised Mark to buy the
5 warned the children not to
1 h 2 a 3 d 4 f 5 c 6 g
5 4
1 out 2 out 3 away 4 of
5 said/explained 6 to 7 us 8 for 
Students’ own answers.

12 Find your voice 5

Reading (SB pages 140–141) 1 c 2 d 3 b 4 a


1
6

Students’ own answers.


1 show 2 focus 3 speak 4 have
2 5 stand 6 take 7 take 8 believe
9 stand 10 stick
graffiti love is bad the right to equal pay
Greek gods

They don’t make it to the final.

1d 2b 3f 4a 5g 6c

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Grammar 1 (SB page 143) 6


1
Students’ own answers.
1 S (may  has the same meaning as perhaps, i.e.
Grammar 2 (SB page 145)
‘not very sure’)
2 D (should  does not have the same meaning as 1
will , i.e. ‘not very sure’ vs. ‘sure’)
3 S (Could  has the same meaning as Do you 1 Hasn’t he? 2 Won’t she?
think?) 3 Were they? 4 Can’t you? 5 Did you? 6
4 D (might not  does not have the same meaning Must we?
as won’t , i.e. ‘not very sure’ vs. ‘sure’.)
2
5 S (I don’t think  does has the same meaning as it 
can’t , i.e. ‘sure’)
1 asking for information
2 2 expecting agreement

3
1 She must be feeling really nervous.
2 They should arrive at about six.
3 He may not get through to the next round. 1 I 2 A 3 A 4 I
4 They could be discussing the results.
4
5 You can’t have forgotten your notes!
6 They could be members of the audience.
Students’ own answers.
3
5
1 A 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 A
1 don’t they 2 will you 3 haven’t we
4 4 isn’t he 5 hasn’t she 6 should you
7 aren’t they 8 won’t you
Students’ own answers.
6
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Vocabulary 2 (SB page 144)
7
1

1 we 2 shall 3 might/may 4 am 5 is 6 will


1 mature 2 informal 3 responsible
7 must 8 did
4 illegal 5 unlucky
8
3

Students’ own answers.


1 irregular 2 incorrect 3 unreliable
4 untidy 5 dissatisfied 6 impolite
Listening (SB page 146)
7 illogical 8 dishonest
1
4
1 e 2 f 3 d 4 a 5 b 6 c
Students’ own answers.
2
5
Students’ own answers.
1 impossible 2 informal 3 unlucky
4 unacceptable 5 dishonest 6 illegal 3
7 unfair 8 argument
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neighbours and sharing food and the picture
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Speaking (SB page 147) so, while ... others, on the one hand, especially,
1 like, on the other hand, too, although, because, in
addition, in conclusion, in my opinion, but
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Writing (SB pages 148–149)


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Model answer 
In many families, parents and teenagers argue Revision (SB page 151)
about housework. Often, parents think that
teenagers should help at home, but teenagers 1
sometimes disagree with this idea. 1 responsibility 2 confidence 3 argument 4
On the one hand, I agree with teenagers who truth 5 pride 6 difference 7 conclusion
think that life is too short to worry about
housework. Teenagers are very busy with school 2
work and so they don’t want to come home to do 1 she may be at
boring tasks like tidying their rooms. On the other 2 must be asking everyone 3 it should be 4
hand, it seems unfair for parents to do all the Could that woman be 5 can’t be right
work, especially if they work full-time. 6 might not come
 Although I am very busy at school, I take pride in
the fact that my room is always tidy and I help with 3
chores such as doing the shopping and washing- 1A 2C 3C 4A 5B 6A
up. It’s not always the most enjoyable work but I
think that it’s important to help at home. What’s 4
more, knowing how to do housework will help me 1 Was I? 2 Can’t you? 3 Has he?
when I am an adult. 4 Must we? 5 Did you? 6 Aren’t they?
In conclusion, although I feel that my free time is 7 Won’t she? 8 Didn’t they?
precious, I think that teenagers should help at
home, In my opinion, it is unfair and unreasonable 5
of teenagers to think they can get away with doing 1 been 2 could 3 in 4 in 5 on
nothing to help their parents. 6 model 7 advice 8 difference

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1 Rio de Janeiro 2 Date with History


3 Earth Summit
4 world and business leaders

1 New Zealand
2 young people (from around the world)
3 Yes, he was.
4 Yes, she did.
5 No, she didn’t (she said it was busy).
6 She seemed confident. She said, ‘It’s going to
be awesome. I can’t wait – bring on tomorrow’.
7 the future
8 She thought it was excellent. She said, ‘It’s been
amazing. It’s changed my life’.

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