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Rules
7.1 Finders keepers? p66 e 3 And you can usually keep anything which the owner
has clearly abandoned.
Exercise 1a f 4  could be identified
POSSIBLE ANSWERS Exercise 8
they are all valuable, they were all owned by the same
ANSWERS
person, they were all stolen, etc.
1 might/could (both = possibility)
Exercise 1b 2 can’t/mustn’t (both = prohibition)
3 don’t have to/needn’t (both = lack of obligation)
ANSWERS
4 should/could (should = it’s a good idea,
In fact, all the items are valuable and were lost/stolen and
could = it’s possible)
then found by accident.
might/may (both = possibility)
Exercise 3a 5 may/can (both = permission)
6 ought to/have to (ought to = recommendation,
ANSWERS have to = obligation)
A bag containing $200,000 worth of diamonds has been
returned to its grateful owner. (noun)
It is estimated that the coins are worth around $10 million. GRAMMAR REFERENCE ANSWERS
(adjective)
Exercise 1
Exercise 3b 1 should 6 must
ANSWERS 2 may 7 must
1  noun  ​2  noun  ​3  noun  ​4  verb  ​5  noun  ​6  verb 3 do not need to 8 will not be able to
4 must 9 need to
SAMPLE ANSWERS 5 can 10 can
1 He was rewarded for his honesty.
2 He profited from having made some very clever Exercise 2
business decisions. 1 might/may 7 Can
3 A story about a missing boy was reported on the news. 2 mustn’t/can’t 8 can
4 Her claim was that she knew nothing  about what 3 Can 9 must/have to
happened. 4 can’t 10 Do (you) have to
5 The official story doesn’t sound very likely. 5 should/ought to 11 don’t (have to)
6 The police identified a suspect late last night. 6 should/ought to 12 can

Exercise 4a
ANSWER
7.2 Rules at work p68
b Exercise 2b
Exercise 5 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
ANSWERS
For: growing levels of employee stress and burnout,
1 lost property 5 suspended sentence employees working much longer hours (unpaid)
2 illegal 6 accidentally Against: does allow flexibility, such as leaving early to pick
3 justify 7 abandoned up children and then working at home in the evening
4 circumstances 8 valuables Exercise 3b
Exercise 6 ANSWERS
ANSWERS
1 against/from 4 to
1 official 4 circumstances 2 against/to 5 on
2 abandoned, accidentally 5 worth 3 against 6 for
3 illegal 6 reward Exercise 4
Exercise 7 ANSWERS
ANSWERS
1  of, of   ​2  for  ​3  from  ​4  to  ​5  on
a 1  They also have to give the money back. Exercise 8
b 2  you don’t have to report it
c 6  you don’t need to find the owner ANSWERS
d 5  you can’t just keep it 1  a  ​2  c  ​3  c  ​4  b  ​5  c  ​6  c  ​7  a

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Exercise 9 Exercise 6a
ANSWERS POSSIBLE ANSWERS
a  1, 7   b  4  c  2, 3, 5, 6 self-respect, self-access, self-confident, self-defence

Exercise 11a Exercise 7

ANSWERS/AUDIOSCRIPT 7.3 ANSWERS
1 They can’t have worked such long hours. 1 monolingual 4 international
2 They might have had a long lunch break. 2 self-control 5 bicentenary
3 They must have hated their jobs. 3 semi-retired
4 He must have been fired.
5 He could have resigned. Exercise 8a
6 He may have been made redundant. POSSIBLE ANSWERS
7 They can’t have been friends. biannual = happening twice every year
GRAMMAR REFERENCE ANSWERS interconnect = connect with each other
monotone = a single tone of voice
Exercise 1 multimillionaire = someone who has many millions of
1 can’t have finished pounds/dollars, etc.
2 might/could have met self-destructive = behaviour which has a damaging effect
3 must have had on yourself
4 might/could have handed in semi-human = only half human
5 must have been
Exercise 8b
Exercise 2 SAMPLE ANSWER
1 might have got Sarah was not really looking forward to the biannual
2 must have overcharged family dinner. It was always the same. Her sister, who was a
3 might not have got successful businesswoman, in fact a multimillionaire, would
4 can’t have been go on and on about how much money she made, and her
5 must’ve just missed dad would give a long speech in a really boring monotone.
Exercise 3 However, this time things were going to be different. She
1 She might’ve missed the bus. was bringing her new boyfriend and she knew her family
2 There must have been some mistake. would hate him, which was great. He had a beard, which
3 He might not have understood./He might have according to her father made him pretty much semi-
misunderstood. human.
4 They can’t have realized./They must not have realized.
5 Karen might/may have gone home early. 7.4 Speaking and writing p72
Exercise 1
7.3 Vocabulary and skills
ANSWER
development p70 They are all about changes in the law.
Exercise 3 Exercise 2a
ANSWERS ANSWER
1 He tried several times, but he failed. Madrid parking meters. Only one of them agrees with the
2 I knew he would do well, but I wouldn’t do well. change in the law.
3 He fired two members of staff and promoted a third
member of staff. Exercise 2c
4 What you don’t say is as important as what you do say.
ANSWERS
5 His ideas were imaginative and his work was excellent.
In favour: It will reduce pollution/encourage people to buy
6 I applied for promotion, but I didn’t get it.
less polluting cars/encourage people to use their cars less.
Exercise 4 Against: People who can’t afford new cars shouldn’t have
to pay more for parking/everyone should pay the same for
POSSIBLE ANSWERS the same services.
1 a workplace, an organization or a system such as the
banking system or health service Exercise 3a
2 People may make unfair or morally wrong judgements.
ANSWERS
3 making decisions that are best for everyone – not just
1  with    ​2  see    ​3  serious  ​4  off
for themselves
4 You may use your skills to manipulate people.
5 Bankers used to try and help people, but now it’s all
about earning incentives (i.e. bonuses)
6 rules, incentives and practical wisdom

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Exercise 4a Exercise 2a
ANSWERS POSSIBLE ANSWERS
Yes, that’s spot on. 1 She must have expected to see him.
Absolutely! 2 He could have been to a job interview.
That’s just what I was thinking. 3 It must have been someone’s birthday.
I couldn’t agree more. 4 He might have had some bad news.
You can’t be serious! 5 It can’t have been midwinter.
Come off it! Exercise 3
Exercise 8b 1 reward 5 accidentally
2 lost property 6 illegal
ANSWERS 3 valuables 7 profit
a I am writing to ask you to support our campaign to … 4 circumstances 8 abandoned
b It is obvious that …
c Without sufficient hostel places we cannot … Exercise 4a
d Unless something is done, … 1  on  ​2  to  ​3  to  ​4  for  ​5  against  ​6  for
e I urge you to add your support to this campaign.
f I look forward to your reply. Exercise 5a
1 multicoloured
2 monolingual
7.5 Video p74 3 interstate
VIDEO ANSWERS 4 bicycle
5 semi-detached
Exercise 1 6 self-confident, self-assured
common sense, legal statute, major crime, minor
misdemeanour, prison sentence Exercise 6a
1 True 4 see
Exercise 3 2 spot 5 serious
building sandcastles, making funny faces at dogs 3 just 6 beg

Exercise 4
1 F
2 F (they felt they were too noisy)
3 T
4 T (it was about not tormenting the dogs)
5 T
6 F

Exercise 5
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
Buying chewing gum – it makes a terrible mess when
people drop it in the street.
Wearing a suit of armour – comes from the days when
people might expect to be physically attacked by their
enemies and not wearing armour was a sign you came in
peace.
Building sandcastles – possibly that it destroys the
smooth surface of sand for everyone else to lie on
(particularly if the sand wasn’t washed smooth by the sea
each night).

Review p75
ANSWERS

Exercise 1a
1 should/ought to
2 must/have to
3 don’t have to/don’t need to/needn’t
4 shouldn’t
5 mustn’t

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