Unit 60

60.1 2 in 3 on 4 have 5 for 6 same

60.2 2 by 3 until 4 since 5 for 6 during 7 for 8 in 9 since
60.3 2 a long time ago / ages ago 4 recently/lately 6 for the time being
3 the other day 5 for ages
60.4 2 fortnight 4 1963; 50 6 10
3 19; 20 57 7 1960s
60.5 Possible answers (from a Spanish man):
1 I’ve been in my present job for a year.
2 It takes me half an hour to get to work.
3 A typical working day for me lasts about seven hours. I work from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm, then I have a
long lunch break (siesta) and work again from 5 pm to 8 pm.
4 I’ve been studying English since 2009, but I stopped for three years during 2011–2014.
5 I haven’t spoken English since 11 o’clock this morning.
6 I saw my cousin Rafa the other day.
7 Nowadays I don’t go to the gym as much as I used to.
8 One day I hope to be a very successful architect.

Unit 61
61.1 2 two and a half
3 two thousand, three hundred and forty-five
4 nought point two five
5 one million, two hundred and fifty thousand
6 ten point nought/oh four
7 forty-seven per cent
8 the tenth of September (OR September the tenth)
9 nine four oh/zero, double three eight
10 minus five degrees Celsius (OR five degrees below zero)
11 in nineteen ninety-six
12 twenty twelve (OR two thousand and twelve)
61.2 2 twenty thousand 5 the thirty-first of August / August the thirty-first
3 the seventh of June / June the seventh 6 seven two three, six oh/zero nine
4 two hundred and twenty
61.3 2 majority 3 minority 4 calculator 5 up; work 6 stuck
61.4 2 seventy-two 3 sixty 4 five 5 three 6 fifteen
61.5 Possible answers:
1 Nineteen eighty eight 4 June the sixth
2 One metre eighty 5 About eighty thousand
3 My building is number twenty-one, 6 I think it’s about thirty-seven degrees.
and I live in flat three.

Unit 62
62.1 2 it’s (quite) shallow. 5 it’s huge/enormous.
3 it’s (quite) narrow. 6 it’s tiny.
4 he’s (quite) tall.
62.2 2 What’s the depth of the lake? 6 What’s her height?
3 How high is the mountain? 7 How long/wide is the pitch?
4 What’s the height of the mountain? 8 What’s the length/width of the pitch?
5 How tall is she?

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 62.3 Possible answers:
1 It’s just round the corner. 5 No, it isn’t far.
2 It’s about a mile away. 6 Yes, (it’s) quite a long way – about twenty miles.
3 It’s just down the road. 7 About fifteen minutes’ walk.
4 No, not far. 8 About ten minutes’ walk.

Unit 63
63.1 objects materials shapes colours
bell, flag, bucket, ladder silk, cotton, plastic, fur circle, square pink, grey, purple, navy blue
63.2 2a 3 e 4b 5f 6 c
63.3 2 a red chair 4 a purple shirt 6 a navy blue hat
3 a round mirror 5 a square table
63.4 2 a prawn 3 a bucket 4 a ladder 5 the moon 6 bones
63.5 Possible answers:
1 No. I don’t think they look nice.
2 I have a pink top, a purple skirt, a navy blue jumper and navy blue jeans.
3 I’ve got a T-shirt with different-coloured stripes and a skirt with thin blue and black stripes.
4 I’ve got nothing made from fur, but I have got two silk dresses.
5 I’ve got several pairs of leather shoes and some leather bags.

Unit 64
64.1 2 care 3 far 4 new 5 cup 6 run 7 want
64.2 2 a packet of spaghetti 6 a jug of water
3 a bowl of fruit 7 a box of matches
4 a jar of coffee 8 a bar of soap
5 a carton of milk 9 a bag of apples
64.3 2 a jar of jam 6 a tube of toothpaste
3 a packet of cigarettes 7 a vase of flowers
4 a can of cola 8 a packet of biscuits
5 a carton of milk (or a bottle of milk)
64.4 2 bunch 5 sheet/piece/bit 8 couple
3 slices/pieces/bits 6 drop/spoonful 9 contents
4 dozen 7 plenty/lots 10 several
64.5 2 apples 3 a pair of 4 biscuit 5 crisps 6 shirts 7 bunch

Unit 65
65.1 I’m terribly sorry / I beg your pardon
I was held up / there was a delay
don’t worry / never mind
65.2 2 Not 4 I’m; cancelled; problem 6 apologise; Never
3 keep; long; right 5 kind 7 beg
65.3 Possible answers:
2 I’m sorry I’m late but I overslept.
3 Oh, thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
4 I’m sorry to disturb you.
5 Excuse me, I have to take an important phone call.
6 I’m sorry to keep you waiting. I won’t be long.
7 I’m sorry I’m late but I got held up / delayed in traffic.
8 I must apologise for not sending the information we promised you. Unfortunately….

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