STUDENT’S BOOK |  Answer key B2

Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 2

1 number 1 (negative form) Suggested answers 1 took
2 number 5 (because the first main point: reason and/or 2 makes
sentence has the idea of ‘become’, example given to 3 did / have done / ‘ve done
it’s get used to not be used to) justify it: 4 has taken / ‘s taken
teenagers The writer says some 5 had done
Exercise 4 are good at people think teenagers
1 didn’t/did not usually use to teaching are too young and Exercise 3
2 ended up getting/with inexperienced, but 1d 2f 3a 4b 5e
3 hasn’t/has not taken exams for he/she argues that
teenagers can teach Exercise 4
4 was set up
many different things. 1 over
5 get/become used to speaking
how to use The writer’s own 2 up
6 succeeded in remembering modern parents often ask 3 setting
RESEARCH technology him/her for help and
THINK | | CULTURE | LEARN | ME 4 out
advice regarding
Students’ own answers smartphones, 5 up
computers, tablets 6 lie
Pages 22–23 and apps / teenagers 7 catch
understand new
WRITING gadgets almost Exercise 5
Exercise 1 instantly – and can 1 to
teach others how to 2 for
1 In the photo on the left a young use them.
boy is learning to read / reading 3 as
green issues The writer’s friends
to an adult. In the photo on the 4 with
understand green
right a woman is learning to issues more than their 5 on
read / an woman is reading to a parents, and are often 6 against
young woman. good at persuading 7 at/in
them to change their 8 in
2 Students’ own answers
ways, for instance with
Exercise 2 recycling. Exercise 6
Suggested answers particular The writer’s sister 1 none
interests or loves fashion and often 2 any
do not make successful teachers
skills helps their dad choose 3 little
are not old enough to teach people stylish clothes.
things 4 all
are too young and inexperienced to Exercise 5 5 either
teach others Students’ own answers Exercise 7
Exercise 3 Exercise 6 1 were only a few
Students should tick: Students’ own answers 2 to get/become used to living
2 I would argue that 3 second time I had been / second
Exercise 7 time I’d been
3 … it seems to me that
Students’ own answers 4 in the existence of
4 In my view,
7 I disagree with Exercise 8 5 make an effort
8 In my experience, Students’ own answers 6 come up with

PROGRESS CHECK UNIT 3

UNITS 1–2 Pages 26–27
Pages 24–25 READING
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1 appearance Suggested answers
2 success 1 Alexander Graham Bell (the
3 competitions telephone), Leonardo da Vinci
4 championship(s) (a design for a flying machine),
5 popularity John Logie Baird (television),
6 pleasure Marie Curie (discovered radium),
7 believe Archimedes (Archimedes’ screw,
8 impressive a device for raising water from

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