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INTERMEDIATE

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WORKBOOK ANSWER KEY

UNIT 1: BUYING A CAR

LISTENING - Ad

a. 2
b. 3

c. 1. Lara 5. Lara
2. Lara 6. Natalie
3. Natalie 7. Natalie
4. Lara 8. Lara

d. Ad 2

f. 1. wonderful
2. at another place, happy
3. newest, for the same money
4. promise

READING - Buying A Used Car

a. 3
b. 1, 4, 5

c. 1. make up your mind 3. should

2. lower 4. you ought to get somebody else to check it

d. SAMPLE:
Buying A New Car
1. You should decide what kind of car you want to buy.
2. It’s a good idea to think about the features you want in your car.
3. If you want to try the car, you can ask the dealer to let you drive it.

Renting An Apartment
1. First of all, you ought to decide on the size and location.
2. Don’t take an apartment that you can’t afford.
3. It’s a good idea to speak to other people who live in the building.

Going On A Diet
1. You should decide how much you want to lose.
2. You ought to go to a doctor before you go on a diet.
3. Don’t go on a dangerous diet.

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SPEAKING - The Car

a. This isn’t exactly what I had in mind.

No, …. This just isn’t what I need.
No, I’m sorry. This car simply isn’t what I wanted.

b. 1. Dealer - persuading 5. Customer - refusing

2. Customer - accepting 6. Customer - accepting
3. Dealer - persuading 7. Dealer - persuading
4. Customer - refusing

c. SAMPLE:
Car Dealer: Here it is. Isn’t it beautiful?
Car Dealer: Here it is. Isn’t it beautiful?
Customer: (refusing) I’m sorry. This isn’t exactly what I had in mind.
Car Dealer: And it’s only $5000 dollars.
Customer: (refusing) No, that’s too much for me.
Car Dealer: I could lower the price to $4000 dollars
Customer: (refusing) No, I really can’t afford this.
Car Dealer: What if I let you pay it off in 12 monthly payments?
Customer: (accepting) O.K. Do you accept checks?

GRAMMAR - Conditionals: Real

a. 1. c 4. d
2. e 5. b
3. a

b. 1. If you want a good dealer, you should come to us!

2. If you are interested in the latest models, we will show them to you.
3. If you find a car you like, we will let you test-drive it.
4. If you want / need a comfortable payment plan, we will give it to you.
5. If you buy from us, you will get great service.

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UNIT 2: ACCIDENTS
LISTENING - Bad Back

a. 1. hurt 5. careful
2. carry, 6. by himself
3. not supposed to 7. back problems
4. heavy things

b. The only true sentence is 3

Rewrites:
1. Anita is worried about Ben’s back problem.
2. Anita thinks Ben should see a doctor.
4. Fran is explaining why Ben was carrying a sofa.

c. SAMPLE:
Doctor: Are you in pain?
Ben: Yes, I am.
Doctor: How do you feel?
Ben: Not very good.
Doctor: Do you want some medicine for the pain?
Ben: Yes, I do. /Yes, please.
Doctor: Where exactly does it hurt?
Ben: Right here.
Doctor: How did it happen?
Ben: I was carrying a heavy sofa.
Doctor: Why were you carrying a sofa?
Ben: I had just bought it. I wanted to take it to my car.

READING - Cliff Terror

a. 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, 1

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b. SAMPLE:
But nobody heard Susan’s shouts, so she asked Ellen to join her.

“Come on, Ellen, shout with me!”

When still nobody heard them, Ellen had a great idea - they could use Susan’s ankle bandage, and
wave it in the air to get Daniel’s attention. She explained her idea to Susan.

“ If you take off your bandage, we can wave it in the air. Maybe then they’ll see us.”

After the girls had been waving the bandage for over five minutes, Daniel finally noticed them.
When he looked down he realized there was no way he could get them up the cliff. The only way to
rescue them was by helicopter, so he shouted down to them.

“ Don’t try to climb the cliff. Don’t move. I’m going to call for a helicopter to rescue you.”

Susan was so happy to hear this that she started dancing, on one foot. When Ellen saw her she said,

“I told you it was only a minor injury.”

SPEAKING - Look Out!

a. 2.

b. Warning: Ignoring a warning:

We aren’t allowed to walk here. Nonsense! It’s perfectly safe
It’s dangerous Don’t worry. It won’t
The sign says it isn’t safe.
You could get hurt.
Something might fall on you
Look out! There are falling
bricks.

c. SAMPLE:
A. Policeman warning driver about driving too fast:
“ That sign says you aren’t allowed to drive over 100 kilometers an hour.”
“You shouldn’t drive so fast. You could cause an accident.”

B. Father warning child climbing a tree:

“Be careful! You might fall. Don’t climb higher.”

C. Woman warning man carrying something heavy:

“You aren’t supposed to carry heavy things. You could hurt your back.”

D. Mother warning child not to go into the sea:

“Don’t go into the water. It’s dangerous. You aren’t allowed to go swimming
here.”

E. Teacher warning teenage student not to smoke:

“You aren’t allowed to smoke here. Don’t you see the sign?”

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GRAMMAR - Past Perfect: Progressive

a. 1. He had been sleeping at his desk all night.

2. They had been eating chocolate cake.
3. She had been working at the computer all day.

b. pushed had been thinking

crashed decided
hadn't been paying

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UNIT 3: PROBLEMS

LISTENING - Voice Mail: Family

a. Would you do me a favor? Could you pick up my dress at the cleaner’s for me?

b. POSSIBLE ANSWERS: 3, 4
Note that you wouldn't call your mother by her first name, so 2 is unsuitable.

d. 1, 3, 6

e. 1. A secretary who works with Marcy is sick.

2. Marcy has to stay at work late.
3. She can't pick up Lori's dress.
4. She has asked Jane to pick up the dress instead.
5. Jane will pick up the dress.
6. Lori will have the dress in time for the party.

f. SAMPLE:
Hi, ___________. This ______________________
Would you please do me a favor?
Could you go to the supermarket for me?
I don’t have time to go because I have an exam tomorrow.
Thanks a lot Bye

READING - A Foreign Affair

a. 5, 2, 6, 7, 3, 4, 8

b. 3

c. 1. F 5. F
2. T 6. T
3. F 7. T
4. T

SPEAKING - Fried Fish

a. The waiter: “Is this what you had in mind?”

The woman: “Yes, it’s wonderful!”
The man: “This is not what I wanted.”
The waiter: “I’m terribly sorry.”

b. 1. expressing satisfaction 5. apologizing

2. asking for an opinion 6. accepting an apology
3. expressing dissatisfaction

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c. SAMPLE:
Waiter: “Is this what you had in mind, ma’am?”
Customer 1: “Yes, it is. It’s wonderful”
Waiter: “What about you, sir? What do you think of the fish?”
Customer 2: “It’s terrible. It isn’t what I wanted.”

GRAMMAR - Past Perfect: Simple

a. 1. d 4. b
2. a 5. c
3. e

b. had lost had brought

had forgotten had forgotten
had kept

c. Ben went to the dentist because he had broken his front tooth
My friends didn’t want to go to that movie with me because they had already seen it.
Tom failed the exam because he hadn’t studied for it.
Tony didn’t win the piano competition because he hadn’t practiced enough.
Clare didn’t want to drive because she had been in a car accident as a child.

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UNIT 4: HELPING OUT

LISTENING - Neighbors

a. 1. F 5. F
2. T 6. F
3. T 7. F
4. T

b. Eric: 1, 2, 4 Rene: 3, 5, 6

c. 4, 6, 3, 7, 5, 2

READING - She Owes you a favor

a. It broke down in the middle of the highway.

She called Barry.
He was working on his history paper.
He is a mechanic. / He is her best friend.
He needs help with his history paper / assignment.

b. Barry: 3, 6 Marcello: 2, 9
Alison: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8

c. 3

d. 1. My car got stuck. It broke down.

2. You look tired. Why don’t you go home and take it easy?
I have a history assignment. The paper is due tomorrow.
I have an idea. I’m good at history. And I owe you a favor. I’ll do the rest of the
paper for you.

SPEAKING - Let’s Go

a. Asking for help: Would you mind helping me with the … assignment.
Agreeing to help: Sure, if I’m able to.
Making a suggestion: We could study in my room.
Accepting a suggestion: OK.

b. Asking for help: 3, 9 Making a suggestion: 1, 5, 7

Agreeing to help: 2, 8 Accepting a suggestion: 4, 6

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c. Dialogue 1
Hi Steve, would you mind helping me with the geography assignment?
Sure, if I’m able to.
Thanks. I don’t like studying in the library. It’s so noisy.
You’re right. It is too noisy here. Where can we study?
Well… we could study in my room.. It’s quiet there
My room is even quieter. Let’s go there.

Dialogue 2
Hi Steve, would you mind helping me with the geography assignment?
I’m working on my history paper. Maybe later.
Oh, please. I really need your help
You could ask Peter to help you. He’s also studying geography.
Peter? I don’t like Peter.
But he’s an excellent student

GRAMMAR - Reported Speech

a. 1. c 5. f
2. e 6. h
3. a 7. j
4. d

b. 1. - you could help me to organize it

2. - what time the party starts
3. - if she wants to help too
4. - that she is free
5. - what he wants
6. - how much that puppy costs
7. - Ryan will be thrilled

c. 1. I’ll ask Jane if she can baby-sit for us tonight.

2. Can you tell me when the next train leaves?
3. I wonder whether you can help me lift it.
4. Do you think that it will work?
5. I’d like to know why you did that.
6. Could you please tell me how much you paid for that?

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UNIT 5: DREAMS AND AMBITIONS
LISTENING : Soap Opera

a. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9

b. 1. Julie - bothersome 4. Julie - wished

2. Rob - insist on 5. Rob - chance
3. Rob - deserted 6. Julie - come

c. 1. didn’t enjoy 4. is married

2. he was rude 5. difficult
3. behavior

READING - The Singer

a. 1. c 3. a
2. b 4. d

b. 1, 3, 6, 7

c. 1. embarrassed 5. tiny
2. nervous, scared 6. beautiful
3. terrible 7. quiet
4. deep, full

d. The auditorium was deserted at first.

Each student climbed onto the stage.
Cindy’s teacher let her sing anything she liked.
Cindy sang powerfully.
The audience seemed as if under a spell.

SPEAKING - Assignments

a. 1. girl 2. boy

b. 1. Do you have that history assignment from last week?

2. Here it is.

d. Asking for something: Giving something:

Do you have an application form for me? Here’s a form for you to fill in.
Could I please have a student card? Take this list of telephone numbers.
That’ll be $50, please. Here is you student card.

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GRAMMAR - Conditionals: Unreal

a. 1. I wish I had enough money to buy a new car.

2. She won’t go to the party because she is tired.
3. He doesn’t have a car, so he doesn’t get to work on time.

b. 1. Ivan: If I could play professional tennis

Teacher: If you practiced more
Ivan: If I weren't studying so hard

2. Teacher: If you had to choose a job

Claire: My parents would pay
If only I had $10 000
Teacher: If you studied something else

c. 1. ...they are not here 4. …I don’t exercise every day

2. …she doesn’t have time 5. …she doesn’t know the truth
3. …he is not studying medicine

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UNIT 6: MONEY MATTERS
LISTENING - Radio: Quiz

a. 3

b. 2, 5

c. 1. weekly quiz show 7. wealthy

2. get 8. respect yourself
3. participants 9. hit song
4. a million copies 10. popular
5. impress 11. an alcoholic
6. polite to anyone 12. (real) diamond necklace

READING - Get Your Money’s Worth

a. 2

b. 1. d 3. c
2. a 4. b

c. 1. furniture 5. delivery
2. don’t have 6. item
3. brand-new 7. quality
4. guarantee 8. can afford

d. 3, 5

e. 4

f. people who buy: things they buy:

consumers products
buyers items
customers purchases

g. 1. that they can afford 5. thinking about

2. recommended 6. don’t have much
3. with limited budgets, 7. don’t have enough money
4. customers 8. value for your money

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SPEAKING - The Raise

a. 1. two people who work together 4. a twenty percent raise

2. a raise 5. She hasn’t decided yet / Maybe
3. not exactly

b. 1, 2
c. 1. b 4. offered me a raise
2. c 5. had in mind
3. a 6. accept the offer

d. 1. I went shopping for clothes at that new store, Best Bargains

2. Yes, definitely. They have only the best quality clothing there.
3. They were really reasonable.
4. I got a pair of jeans and two sweaters.

GRAMMAR - Reported Speech: Time Aspects

a. Speaker 1: a salesperson Speaker 2: a customer

Reported speech: 2
Underlined words in number 2: was, that day, wanted, could, had, wouldn’t, that

b. 1. d 4. a
2. c 5. b
3. e

c. 1. b 4. c
2. c 5. b
3. a

d. Betty asked Pam if she had been to the sale at the furniture store.
Pam answered that she had been the day before.
Betty wanted to know what the prices were like.
Pam told her that they were offering very reasonable prices and that they accepted a
twenty percent down payment on all purchases.
Pam said that she had to get down there right away.

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UNIT 7 Politics
LISTENING - Radio: News

a. a news update on local election results

b. 1. a news update on election results

2. a live report from a press conference

c. Ted Schmidt: 2, 4, 6
Nancy King: 3, 5, 9
Rosa Morales: 1, 7, 8, 10

d. SAMPLE:
Ted Schmidt, who is the Conservative candidate, was defeated in the local elections. He had been
against the crime laws.
Nancy King interviewed Schmidt before the elections. She reported that Schmidt thought he would
win. When he lost, Ms. King said it was probably because of the crime law.
Rosa Morales is the Liberal candidate. She had been in favor of the crime law and had promised to
propose a new crime law. Later, after winning the local elections, she held a press conference.

e. 1. was defeated in 4. that people think committed

2. an important topic 5. even though he had voted
3. suggested

READING - Brown’s Campaign Problems

a. 1. The Liberal candidate (for Northwood)

2. a fire started/ was reported / There was a fire
3. He thinks that someone tried to kill him/wants him out of the election

b. 1. candidate 7. resign
2. campaign 8. threats
3. elected 9. suspect
4. fight 10. arson
5. improve 11. murder
6. voters 12. defeat

c. SAMPLE:
There was a fire at 2 o’clock yesterday. It was in the office of the Liberal candidate, Mr. Brown /
Yesterday at 2 o'clock a fire broke out / started in the office of the Liberal candidate, Mr. Brown /.. .
No one was hurt because they were out to lunch at the time. The police are not sure why the fire
started. However Mr Brown is worried. He thinks that someone wants to kill him because they want
him out of the election campaign.

d. 1. Yes 3. Yes
2. No

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e. 1. In my opinion 4. However
2. Despite 5. Despite
3. Fortunately, because

SPEAKING - New Manager

a. 1, 3

b. I’m surprised he would do that without discussing it with me first.

I don’t like the idea of his hiring someone new from outside.

c. 1. believe 3. pleased
2. unhappy 4. don’t like

d. 1, 3

e. Expressions of displeasure:
I'm not very happy about it.
I'm really surprised that he did something like this.
I'm not pleased about it either.
Why did I have to hear about it from Johnson?

1. Johnson 3. Johnson
2. Sergei

GRAMMAR - Reported Speech: Review

a. 1. d 4. b
2. e 5. a
3. c

b. 1. the election campaign is going 5. the public thinks of our candidate's last speech
2. our party is going to win 6. his speech was successful
3. who will win 7. spoke well about all the key issues
4. chances are good

c. 1. He admitted that a few weeks before/earlier he had not been sure he would win
the election.
2. He claimed that somebody had tried to murder him by starting a fire in his office.
3. He promised that he would fight for free education for all children.
4. Then he asked the audience if/whether they were ready for all the changes.

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UNIT 8 Instructions
LISTENING - Radio: Weather

a. 3

b. 1. The Home Repair Show 3. Hank Hanson

2. Dick 4. The Handyman

c. Dick: 1, 3, 4
Hank: 2

d. the furnace the roof

e. 1. Hank is going to give us advice on how to get the house ready for winter.
2. What’s the first thing I’m supposed to do?
3. You ought to have your furnace cleaned and inspected.
4. If we didn’t have heat in the winter, we would freeze,
5. Have your roof checked for leaks.

f. 1. b 3. a
2. c

READING - Flight Information

a. 4

b. 4, 5

c. 2, 4, 1, 3

d. 1. information card 3. baggage claim

2. duty-free items 4. customs inspection

e. Instructions: Explanations:
Have your travel agent… It’s not always possible…
apply for them… There may be changes.
Make sure… you have to carry it
Always double-check …
prepare all kinds…
Take clothing…
Take light luggage …
Always keep…
it’s a good idea to…

f. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7

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g. 1. …you should apply for it a few months before you leave.
2. …prepare for all kinds of weather.
3. …double-check your flight times and hotel bookings a few days before you leave.

SPEAKING - Would you mind

a. 1. two 3. on a computer screen

2. He agrees to follow them

b. Giving a polite instruction: 1, 3

Receiving and agreeing to an instruction: 2, 4, 5

c. 1. three
2. the sofa, boxes
3. a. carrying the sofa c. put
b. move it

d. 1. Would you mind giving me/Could you give me / Would you give me
2. Would you mind cutting/Could you cut/ Would you give me
3. Would you mind getting me/Could you get me / Would you get me

GRAMMAR - Causatives and Permissives: Active and Passive

a. 1. Dick will check the roof himself

2. Betty will arrange for someone else to fix her furnace.
3. She insisted that the handyman fix the roof.
4. Mr. Thompson’s son fixes the furnace

b. 1. let 3. made
2. got

c. 1. dinner cooked 4. dishes washed

2. light bulb 5. homework done
3. changed 6. room tidied

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