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Speakout Vocabulary Extra Upper Intermediate Answer Key PDF
Speakout Vocabulary Extra Upper Intermediate Answer Key PDF
UPPER INTERMEDIATE 9 7
ANSWER KEY Across 1–12:
4 non-refundable access, appeal, benefit, challenge, display,
UNIT 1 6 a good laugh estimate, insult, offer, order, process,
7 fascinated promise, talk
1 10 scared out of my wits
11 nervousness
13–21:
approve, contain, dispose, disturb, equip,
1 geek 2 keep 3 morning 14 contribution identify, introduce, pollute, remove
4 spontaneous 5 laugh 6 people 16 a people person
7 earth 8 witty 18 down to earth 8
2 20 frustrated
21 identification
1 order 2 estimate 3 display
4 promise 5 offer 6 benefit
1 eccentric 2 outgoing 3 genuine 22 negotiable 7 process 8 insult 9 challenge
4 cautious 5 flexible 6 trustworthy
Down 10 access 11 appealing 12 talk
7 mean 8 moody
1 turn your stomach
3 2 reference 9
3 preference 1V 2V 3N 4N 5V 6V 7N
2 mouth stomach
5 fill in your details 8 N 9 N 10 V 11 V 12 N
3 under over
8 a computer geek
4
5
busy scared
fascinated relieved 9 naive 10
12 sympathetic Across Down
6 scary shaking
13 impressed 2 economic 1 unethical
4 15 mixture 4 cure
5 hurry
3 keep track of
7 domestic
1 disappointment 2 anxiety 17 worry
19 free trial 6 drought 8 deterrent
3 fascination 4 spontaneity
9 appeal to crime
5 awkwardness 6 creativity 7 anger
11 debt 10 identify
8 amusement UNIT 2 14 irresponsible 12 import
5 1
17 shout
18 global
13 illegal
15 disturbing
1 prepare 2 reaction 3 interference
1 Rural 2 global 3 political 4 urban 20 crime 16 outrageous
4 donation 5 involvement 6 failure
5 domestic 6 industrial 7 ethical prevention 19 urban
7 prevent 8 treatment
8 Economic 22 queue 21 rural
6 2
1f 2b 3d 4a 5g 6e 7c
1d 2c 3h 4b 5f 6g 7a 8e
UNIT 3
7 3 1
1–10:
awkwardness, carelessness, consciousness, 1 record (n) 1 Once bitten, twice shy
darkness, nervousness, politeness, 2 Research (n) 2 what goes around comes around
sadness, soness, weakness, willingness 3 project (v) 3 nothing ventured, nothing gained
4 permit (n) 4 every cloud has a silver lining
11–20: 5 when in Rome do as the Romans do
5 present (v)
agreement, arrangement, commitment,
6 import (v)
disappointment, embarrassment,
7 desert (n) 2
investment, measurement, replacement, 1 poignant 2 incredible 3 hilarious
8 suspect (v)
retirement, statement 4 moving 5 intense 6 Inspiring
8 4 7 remarkable
1 test 2 queue 3 cured/has cured
1 nervous
4 tips 5 fines 6 delay 7 guess 8 lied 3
2 disappointment 1 gazed 2 sighed 3 whispered
3
4
Invest
Carelessness
5 4 crawl 5 wander 6 yawned
1 invasion 2 deterrent 3 monitor
5 conscious 4 store 5 authorities 6 prevention 4
6 agreement 7 keep 8 access 2 taken up 3 settled down 4 ran out
7 Politeness 5 set up 6 taken on 7 drop out
8 commit 6 8 went on 9 went by
9 replacement 1 disturbing, outrageous
10 retirement 2 unethical, illegal 5
11 awkward/nervous/embarrassed 3 irresponsible, reasonable 1 up 2 off 3 down 4 in 5 off, up
12 willing 6 on 7 back 8 up
13 arrangement
14 weakness 6
1 blockbusters 2 update 3 Wikipedia
4 forums 5 biographies, autobiographies
6 manual 7 lyrics 8 gossip
7 UNIT 4 UNIT 5
1–5:
burn down, calm down, close down, 1 1
cool down, slow down 1 winds me up 2 recharge 1 adapt 2 effect 3 cause 4 to
6–12: 3 switched off 4 chill out 5 focus on 5 harm 6 enables 7 revolutionised
8 transform
come down with, cut down on, let down,
2
look down on, turn down, put down,
get down to 1 delightful 2 breathtaking 3 perfect 2
4 exceptional 5 superb 6 significant 1g 2b 3f 4a 5d 6c 7e
13–14:
7 stunning 8 classic
deep down, up and down 3
8 3 1 efficient 2 activated 3 friendly
1 shape 2 how 3 humour 4 mind 4 long-life 5 waterproof 6 pocket
a) get down to b) cool down
5 hands 6 headed 7 nature 7 handheld
c) slow down d) look down on
8 inventive
e) up and down f) put down 4
g) come down with h) turn down
i) burn down j) let down
4 1 enter 2 launch 3 break into 4 set
1 rooms 2 informations 3 Correct 5 dominate 6 a gap 7 promote
k) calm down l) cut down on
4 furnitures 5 advices 6 Correct 8 endorse
m) deep down n) close down
7 researches
9 5
1 cool down
5 1 cold calls pop-ups
1 shape 2 how 3 humour 4 mind 2 jingle trailer
2 close down
5 hands 6 headed 7 nature 3 slogans commercials/advertisements
3 cut down on
8 inventive 4 trailers cold-calls
4 deep down
5 logo jingle
5
6
get down to
lets, down
6 6 commercial advertise
1 ball 2 tackled, scored, drew 3 kick off 7 pop-up logo
7 come/coming down with 4 tackle 5 ball game 6 ball park
8
9
calm down
up and down
7 lost, score, let in 8 ball’s, court 6
9 baseball, throws 10 plays, opponent 1 brilliant 2 bizarre 3 unrealistic
10 turning down 4 get 5 develop 6 rejected
11 burn down 7 7 predictable 8 dreadful
12 slow down 1–5:
13 look down on account, decade, occasion, package, 7
14 put, down reaction 1–5:
10 6–13: the air, the atmosphere, the headlines,
the law, the point
1 dramatic 2 novel 3 blog 4 poetry care, concentration, confusion, ground,
5 look up to 6 tweet 7 online article laughter, scenery, truth, transport 6–7:
8 pick up 9 moving 10 grow up 14–20: the best, the youngest
11 yawn 12 pass away 13 bring up belongings, earnings, outskirts, pyjamas, 8–9:
14 give in 15 hilarious 16 intense refreshments, remains, surroundings the 80s, the fiies
17 stand for 18 manga 19 crawl
20 run out 8 10–11:
the north, the southeast
1 are, pyjamas 2 Concentration, is
12–14:
Y H N X L N M L O G Q L V G G R H K S J 3 belongings, are 4 decade, is
the elderly, the poor, the press
M H V F H A X P N S S A J P U B I B C R
5 was, confusion 6 ground, is
8
Z R J K C D K S L R T T V D B E L G L B
Q M D R A M A T I C A W K N W M A F R R 7 transport, is 8 care, is 9 truth, is
A B O X K G A B N E V E Y W P Y R Z K I 10 outskirts, are 11 Refreshments, are
1 the law
D L V N D I N T E N S E O R Y Y I A S N
12 earnings, have 13 account, has
L O U B C V F E A J S T R K V Y O F T G 2 the youngest
C G H N I E Y R R L Z Z R C F Y U W A U 14 Laughter, is
3 The atmosphere
9
R S M O V I N G T G L S A B J U S Z N P
A S G E A N U C I L O O K U P T O T D O 4 the southeast
W L R D A M H G C P C A M W Y A W N F E
Down 5 the 80s
L V O C Q X X N L K S T J X N D T M O T Across
1 perfect 6 the elderly
S E W H V N O V E L N Z E O J X L S R R
4 trouble
L U U P A S S A W A Y Q Q M I R Z J W Y
2 classic 7 the best
8 in great shape
G C P A K B P Z Q W D Y D H W U W Q E A
3 tackle a problem 8 The press
M A N G A I I M E R W V W M B N M X A C 9 chill out
5 transport 9 the headlines
P M F E I P C S Q H D N J U Y O D D C F
10 significant
P K M O N I K Y D N C A A Y P U R L F H
6 remains 10 the north
R I O A T G U V A G B T B I R T U H C C 12 in the ballpark
7 breathtaking 11 The air
K T K R O H P O J O F Q R N I K M Z Y S
15 contents
11 switch off 12 the poor
16 wood
13 kick off 13 the point
17 on the ball
14 whereabouts 14 the fiies
18 focus on
20 exceptional 19 recharge
9 9 3
Across 2 discourage 3 dissatisfaction 1 down 2 off 3 out 4 down 5 up
4 reduce a price 4 disagreement 5 disrespectful 6 on 7 out 8 up
6 endorse 6 disorganised 7 dishonest
8 downside (also possible: drawback) 8 disappear 9 disability 10 disprove 4
9 advertising campaign 11 discomfort 12 disadvantage 1 promised to do it
11 outcome 2 apologise for breaking, denies
12 waterproof 10 doing it
13 come up with Across 3 refusing to take, persuade him to do it
16 revolutionise 2 use social networking 4 of hitting him
5 in no time
19 do harm
Down 6 interval 5
11 look on the bright side 1 tabloid 2 sensationalism 3 edition
1 criticise an idea
13 irrelevant 4 supplement 5 editorial page
2 promote a product
14 time aer time 6 biased 7 circulation
3 high-definition
5 built-in
7 solar-powered
17 wear make-up
19 unfamiliar 6
20 insecure 2 menu bar 3 news feed
10 breakthrough
4 breaking news 5 lead story
14 voice-controlled Down
6 popup ads 7 forum link 8 video link
15 terrible idea 1 international
17 influence
18 brand
3 take care of
4 drag your heels
7
1 brought out, e
19 dominate 7 upbeat
2 burn out, l
8 multitask
3 figure out, k
9 interview
UNIT 6 10 multi-storey
4 die out, d
5 look out for, i
12 in your prime
1 15 megaphone
6
7
pull out, j
chill out, a
1 maturity 2 elderly 3 for her age 16 misinterpret
8 sold out, g
4 come of age 5 immature 6 act his age 18 microscope
9 burst out, f
7 Age discrimination 8 in her prime 10 fallen out, b
2 UNIT 7 11
12
pointed out, h
passed out, c
1 mis 2 un 3 dis 4 il 5 im 6 under
7 pre 8 im 9 un 10 post 1 8
1 documentary
3 2 game show
1–9:
burn out, die out, pull out, chill out, sell
1 micro 2 trans 3 multi 4 bi 5 micro 3 series out, burst out, fall out, point out, pass out
6 bi 7 mega 8 micro 4 sitcom
5 wildlife 10–11:
4 6 soap operas, costume drama bring out, figure out
1 ups and downs 2 mixed feelings 7 thriller, detective series 12:
3 nowhere 4 looking forward 8 news, current affairs look out for
5 dreading 6 upbeat
2 9
5 2 I hope lots of people turn out for the 1 chill out 2 fell out 3 bring out
1 correct 2 ankles heels 3 missed lost fun run this weekend. 4 look out for 5 point out 6 figure out
4 correct 5 hour time 6 correct 3 Taking my son to university took me 7 burst out 8 pull out 9 passed out
7 little no 8 long short back to my student days. 10 die out 11 sold out 12 burn out
4 We’re putting my sister up temporarily
6 while she finds a new flat. 10
1 jobs 2 ridden 3 stayed up 4 owned 5 Every morning commuters put up with Across Down
5 getting 6 staying 6 charge a lack of available seats. 4 feature 1 headlines
7 travelled 6 That curry was amazing. I take back 5 editorial page 2 quiz
6 serial 3 break down
7 everything I said about Indian food!
7 I was in the library the other day and 7 sketch show 8 turn down
familiar, logical, mortal, predictable, relevant I came across a fascinating book 9 warn 10 remind
13 sensationalism 11 reality show
8 about Mongolia.
8 Volunteering at the children’s home 14 threaten 12 tabloid
1–4: brings out the best in you. 15 take on 16 suggest
disappear, disapprove, discourage, dislike 9 You sometimes come across as a bit 18 docudrama 17 navigation
5–7: grumpy. 20 put off buttons
dishonest, disorganised, disrespectful 10 The weather was awful at first but it 19 admit
8–12: turned out OK in the end.
disability, disadvantage, disagreement,
discomfort, dissatisfaction
UNIT 8 10 7
Across Down 1 accused me of
1 2 direct 1 collaborative 2 take advantage of
1 look into 2 Stick to 3 reach 4 greed 3 time-consuming 3 is suspected of
4 postpone 5 betray 6 evaluate 5 diplomatic 4 go out of 4 get hold of
7 put off 8 follow 6 walk all over your way 5 dream of
8 fairness 7 lock horns 6 make fun of
2 9 tactful 10 life-changing 7 made a fool of
1 life-changing 11 long-running 12 generosity 8 know of
2 correct 14 go against 13 handmade 9 make the most of
3 well-qualified 17 not li a finger 15 sensitive 10 be sure of
4 time-consuming 18 sun-tanned 16 arrive at 11 make use of
5 handmade 19 assess 12 get rid of
6 correct
7 twelve-year-long (also possible: 8
twelve-year sentence) UNIT 9 1–4:
8 correct accuse (someone) of, is suspected of,
1 dream of, know of
3 1 stalking 2 mugging 3 Shopliing 5–12:
2 I think brown-eyed dogs are so cute. 4 arson 5 counterfeiting 6 vandalism take advantage of, get hold of, make fun of,
3 Please take this form to the curly- 7 kidnapping 8 hacking make a fool of, make the most of,
haired man at the desk over there.
4 Rob bought a brand-new coat in the 2 be sure of, make use of, get rid of
3 10
1 rings a bell 1 full of suspense
2 changed his tune 2 hysterical
3 fiddling with her phone (also possible: 3 mainstream
playing) 4 alternative
4 playing second fiddle 5 acoustic guitar
5 blowing her own trumpet 6 sick and tired
6 going for a song 7 gory
7 drum up some support 8 trombone
8 face the music 9 widen
10 drum up support
4 11 go for a song
1 ready 2 bounds 3 quiet 4 then 12 outstanding
5 through 6 on 7 cons 2 downs 13 saxophone
14 hype
5 15 leaps and bounds
1h 2c 3g 4e 5a 6f 7d 8b 16 sink or swim
17 face the music
6 18 touching
1 height 2 widen 3 thick 4 narrows 19 change your tune
5 depth, broad 6 shorten 7 enlarge 20 breadth
8 length
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again and again P U I G S E A H K J B E G V F Q J L C C
dos and don’ts S S K S C T I F Q H Z J R X D H M T G H
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V G E U G W R F N I V E E W T I V R R Q
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1 over and over
2 here and there
3 more and more
4 worse and worse
5 dos and don’ts
6 pros and cons
7 give and take
8 drag and drop
9 sick and tired
10 Again and again
11 likes and dislikes
12 round and round