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Mindset 2 Student's Book Answer Key
9 1 She ran for prime minister after she had served UNIT 1
in parliament for six years.
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2 By the time you get back, I will have packed
everything. / I will have packed everything by
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the time you get back. STRETCH YOUR MIN
3 I haven’t played the guitar for a year. Critical Thinking
4 Does this bike belong to you?
5 At 9.00, I will be watching the film. POSSIBLE ANSWERS
6 When did Betsy turn 18? Maybe because we think that our customs and
7 I have been training at this gym since June. beliefs are better than those in other places.
8 Mike didn’t drink enough while he was running Travel can definitely help us to understand other
(the marathon). cultures because if you get to know people better,
you might feel closer to them and appreciate their
LISTENING Page 8 customs and beliefs.
Travelling is one of the most valuable things that a
Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. person can experience. It offers you a chance to
broaden your horizons and experience new things.
1 Speaking to someone you know
2 Long time no see! VOCABULARY Page 10
5 It’s been ages.
7 What have you been up to?
1 1 SusX and RockyR are American; KayRem89, JenTy
and MissBB are British.
8 Oh, the usual.
2 Positive: RockyR; Negative: SusX, KayRem89,
Speaking to someone you’ve just met JenTy; Neutral: MissBB
1 You’re new here, aren’t you? 3 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
3 Nice to meet you. answers.
4 What year are you in?
6 What do you like doing for fun? MIND YOUR
LANGUAGE
1
04 2 1 b 2 a 3 c
1
05 3 1, 3, 4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
mean
1
06 4 Conversation 1 have a particular meaning (verb)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 want to do something (verb)
Conversation 2 not kind (adjective)
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 reserved
Both quiet (adjective)
1, 2, 3, 9 booked, kept for use by particular people (verb)
hard
See Listening Script on page T169. difficult (adjective)
not soft (adjective)
SPEAKING with a lot of effort (adverb)
right
5 Dialogue A to the right side (not left) (noun / adjective)
1 you’re new here, aren’t you correct or true (adjective)
2 Nice to meet you suitable or best in a particular situation (adjective)
3 What year are you in something that you are allowed by laws or moral
4 What subjects will you be doing rules (noun)
5 How do you like it so far switch
6 I really like change from one thing to another (verb)
7 what do you like doing for fun a change (noun)
8 good luck mechanism for turning something electrical on or
9 See you around off (noun)
Dialogue B
1 Long time no see
2 It’s been ages
3 What have you been up to
4 I’ve decided on
5 I have to get going
6 Good luck
7 See you later / See you around
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2 1 had been dancing 3 had known
STRETCH YOUR MIN 2 had finished 4 had been chatting
Critical Thinking
3 1 have been washing 3 have been trying
POSSIBLE ANSWERS 2 hasn’t come off 4 have ever been
Advantages:
Tribes can have access to technology. 4 A 1 had been walking 2 have packed
They may receive help from Western countries. B 1 have been staying 3 had bought
Disadvantages: 2 had been cooking
They may be exposed to new diseases. C 1 has just moved 3 have been wondering
Corporations and large businesses could take 2 had given
advantage of them.
5 1 B Germany. Greg gave a married woman red roses.
2 C China. Beth’s gift was four teacups.
WORDS FROM THE TEXT
3 A India. Lauren is going to give her host a leather
4 1 anxiety (line 8) bag.
2 attempt to (line 39)
3 trembling (line 54) Page 15
4 come what may (line 62)
6 1 How long have you known him?
5 lose touch with (line 62)
2 What have you been doing?
5 1 powerful 5 your ancestors did 3 How long had they been driving?
2 natural 6 bring it from 4 Who had you been waiting for?
3 haven’t 7 don’t join 5 How many had she made?
4 unfair 6 How long has she been working?
7 Why had they stopped?
8 Which shops have you checked?
PHRASAL VERBS
1 accomplish GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
6 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a 6 b
1
12 7 1 have been celebrating 5 have been making
2 had been looking forward 6 had been crawling
MIND YOUR 3 had prepared 7 had chosen
LANGUAGE 4 had learnt / learned 8 have become
3 1 history teachers
2 to bring the history of ancient Italy and Greece
to life for students
3 free time, pizza making, fun bike ride and
eating in an authentic Greek restaurant
4 a bus tour of downtown Rome
5 afternoon of Day 2, afternoon and evening of
Day 3 and afternoon of Day 6
6 dinner on Days 2 and 5
UNIT 2 1
20 6 Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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21 7 1 B (waving your arms will make you sink, and
screaming will make you choke on the water)
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STRETCH YOUR MIN 2 A (turn over on your back, float and stay calm)
Critical Thinking 3 B (swim parallel to the shore until you’re away
from the current)
POSSIBLE ANSWER
Captain Smith believed that his ship would never
1
22 8 1 5 5 every 3-5 seconds
sink because of the technological advances in 2 245,000 6 strong winds
shipbuilding, but the Titanic sank on its first 3 20 per cent (%) 7 lack of funding
voyage when it collided with an iceberg. 4 salt
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
See Listening Script on page T175.
People often don’t follow safety rules when they
are overconfident. I think that people with years of
experience in a field or job think they know TECHNO TASK
everything, and are confident that nothing can go
wrong. So, they often ignore basic safety 1 Cryosat: bounces signals off snow and ice
precautions. to check on the Earth’s climate change.
From this quote, we can learn that no matter how SORCE: measures output of energy from
long you have been on a job, or how skilled you the sun.
think you are, you must always follow the basic Envisat: the largest satellite, carries phone,
safety rules. GPS and Internet signals across the world.
2 International Space Station
VOCABULARY Page 24
Accept all logical and grammatically correct
1
23 2 1 A - Ron Stevens
answers. The keywords are innovative way, reduce and
damage. In Post A, Ron explains some innovative
ideas for cleaning up space junk such as laser rays,
MIND YOUR special nets and robots. (lines 16-17)
LANGUAGE
2 B – Eve Benson
To realise means to notice or understand
The keywords are systems and more accurate,
something that you did not notice or understand which will lead students to Post B, where Eve points
before. In Spanish, we say darse cuenta de. out that their … methods will soon be improving
early warning systems. (lines 26-27)
2 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a
3 A – Ron Stevens
3 1 ensure 5 knock over The keywords are environmental problem and
2 slip 6 drown getting worse, which will lead students to Post A,
3 trip 7 burn down where Ron explains that Close to 200 million
pieces of space rubbish … are flying in low orbit
4 collide
around our planet. (lines 3-5)
4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS 4 D – Jeffrey Robinson
1 I’ve got a sprain, so I need to rest. The keywords are something and won’t happen,
2 That lifeguard works at the local swimming which will take students to Post D, where Jeffrey
pool. predicts: … it’s unlikely that all satellites would fail
3 During the lecture, I was distracted by the air at once. (lines 70-71)
conditioning. 5 B – Eve Benson
4 Strength is important if you work as a The keywords are inspired and work, which will
firefighter. lead students to Post B, where Eve explains that she
5 When there was a car crash near our house, we is … excited to be working on something that will
immediately called for an ambulance. save even more lives in the future. (lines 36-38)
6 Choking can be caused by eating peanuts.
6 C – Julie Foster
The keywords are financial considerations and
LISTENING Page 25 danger. In Post C, Julie explains how companies
5 POSSIBLE ANSWER want to reduce costs: Every company wants to cut
costs … , and the first thing to go is often cyber-
Swimming in the sea is definitely more dangerous
security … . (lines 49-50)
because waves are unpredictable and you can
drown.
LANGUAGE
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
1 odney
R
1 finishes 3 block
1
27 6 1 would have to 7 hadn’t ignored
2 leaves 4 will trip 2 ferments 8 can’t plan
Anne 3 creates 9 meets
1 hadn’t ridden / hadn’t been riding 4 had constructed 10 visit
2 wouldn’t have knocked … over 5 wouldn’t have happened 11 will see
3 will take 6 could have prevented 12 had been
4 visit
Keith 7 1 Hurricanes lose their strength as soon as they
1 are 3 didn’t use hit land.
2 don’t go 4 would take 2 If only Jeff hadn’t slipped on the ice.
3 I wouldn’t have fallen if I hadn’t worn high
D
STRETCH YOUR MIN heels.
Critical Thinking 4 We wouldn’t swim there if there weren’t a
lifeguard.
POSSIBLE ANSWER 5 I wish I had time to take a first-aid course.
The most common users of electric scooters are 6 I’ll feel safer after we install a smoke alarm.
young adults who ride them to get to work or to go 7 I will let the children on the boat providing they
to university because it is cheaper and faster than have life jackets.
public transport.
2 1 If freezing food killed bacteria, this would make 8 GRAMMAR IN SPEAKING
Accept all logical and grammatically correct
it safe. Unfortunately, some bacteria survive
answers.
freezing. Answer to question is No.
2 Raw meat contains bacteria. If you had changed
knives, your salad would have been safe to eat. VOCABULARY Page 30
Answer to question is Yes.
3 The knife might carry bacteria from the outside
1
28 1 1 to 2 about 3 at 4 of 5 of
to the inside if you didn’t wash it. Answer to
question is Yes.
2 1 of 2 with 3 for 4 from 5 for
4 You won’t know it’s cooked unless you use a 3 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
meat thermometer. That will tell you if the inside 1 She was very kind to us, so we gave her a
is hot enough. Answer to question is No. bunch of flowers.
5 As soon as you open it, the expiry date is no 2 I’m curious about outer space, so I’m going to
longer relevant. You can keep it in the fridge for buy a telescope.
up to two days. Answer to question is No. 3 If you are opposed to that candidate, you
Page 29 should vote for someone else.
4 To keep us safe from crime, there should be
3 1 had worn / 4 had been more police officers in our community.
had been wearing 5 had listened 5 If we are successful at cleaning up space debris,
2 were 6 would go away satellites will not be damaged by space junk.
3 could get
2 1 Body 4 Body
SPEAKING 2 Body 5 Closing
1 POSSIBLE ANSWERS 3 Opening
1 The person is on the rocks, at the edge of
the sea. MIND YOUR
2 He’s walking into the sea. LANGUAGE
3 There is a sign saying there is a dangerous
current and there are also rocks in the picture. 1, 2 and 4
4 He wants to surf. POSSIBLE ANSWERS
5 He might continue surfing as usual or he might 1 I must insist that action be taken regarding this
decide to turn back. problem.
2 We have no choice but to wander the streets
1
33 2 1 is going surfing. until morning.
2 about the current. 3 I suggest that you begin to run bus and train
3 it’s very dangerous. services all night.
4 a bit of a risk-taker. 4 This should definitely be provided by the city.
5 he’ll be fine. 5 It might be a good idea to provide public
6 do some surfing and then go home. transport that suits everyone’s needs.
7 even drown.
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See Listening Script on page T178.
3 because of (Opening)
3 PICTURE A cause: our age
burn herself, boiling water, spill, stove, curious result: entertainment options in the city centre are
not possible
PICTURE B due to (Opening)
fall off, canyon, reckless, post a picture, show off, cause: lack of late-night public transportation
selfie, cliff edge
result: entertainment options in the city centre
POSSIBLE ANSWERS are not possible
As a result (Body)
PICTURE A
cause: young people don’t drive cars, and taxis
unattended child, busy parents, cooker, pull pot, are expensive
grab pot handle, burn / scald
result: young people get stranded in the city
PICTURE B centre
extreme selfie, risk his life, take responsibility, Since (Body)
dangerous, behaviour, tragic, ignore safety cause: young people have no way to get home
warnings result: many of them wander the streets until
morning
4 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
answers. in order to (Closing)
action: The city should begin to run bus and train
services all night.
purpose: to ensure that young people have a safe
way home
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WRITTEN COMPREHENSION Page 37 STRETCH YOUR MIN
Critical Thinking
2 1 False. “This 12-week online course will take you
round the world to explore six cuisines and POSSIBLE ANSWER
cultures: Thai, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Middle- This shows that even very successful people have
Eastern and Caribbean.” failures in their life. It could help people in other
2 False. “Vegan and vegetarian options available.” areas such as careers and relationships.
3 True. “… students must watch OpenSchool’s POSSIBLE ANSWER
Kitchen Dangers video, …” This attitude can help us in all areas of our life to
4 False. “… we’ve earned a worldwide reputation for improve and become stronger. We have to realise
excellence.” that failure is just something temporary and when
5 True. “Now I’m willing to taste nearly anything!” it is overcome, it can be the very first step towards
success.
3 1 knowledge about a cuisine and where it comes
from
VOCABULARY Page 40
2 and / with creativity
3 fast food they eat 1 1 a 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 b
4 a letter from your school
5 difficult to follow MIND YOUR
LANGUAGE
4 a 12 - the number of weeks the course runs
b 2006 - the year that OpenSchool started Admired as a role model (past participle)
c 13 - minimum age of participants
d 90 / 140 - the fees for the course – without or 2 1 balance 4 keeps fit
with a school credit 2 award 5 feat
3 astounding 6 work out
1
34 ORAL COMPREHENSION Page 38 Page 41
5 1 Stand Up for 3 1 True
2 14-17 2 False. The players in the other team are your
3 30-second opponents.
4 transport safety – which includes walking, cycling 3 True
and public transport 4 False. When an athlete is ranked, their
5 €1,000 achievements are compared with their
6 a tablet opponents’ achievements.
7 50-60 5 False. A setback takes you away from your
8 1st December goal.
6 True
See Listening Script on page T179.
ORAL PRODUCTION
4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1 the Champions League, the NBA, the Football
6 Accept all logical and grammatically correct World Cup
answers. 2 You play with your teammates.
3 basketball, high jump, football, rugby
WRITTEN PRODUCTION 4 He / She does better.
5 Team A’s score is higher.
7 Accept all logical and grammatically correct 6 silver medal
answers. 7 He / She should play fairly.
LISTENING
5 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
answers.
1
35 6 Student 1: statement h
Student 2: statement d
Student 3: statement c
Student 4: statement e
Student 5: statement a
WORDS FROM THE TEXT 3 1 The uniforms will be sent to the players next week. /
The players will be sent the uniforms next week.
5 1 refrain from (line 16) 4 eager (line 43)
2 Suzy has been given three free lessons with a private
2 harsh (line 21) 5 reluctant (line 58) trainer. / Three free lessons with a private trainer
3 allowance (line 37) have been given to Suzy.
3 We were shown several new drills by the coach. /
6 1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 a Several new drills were shown to us by the coach.
4 It is said that Michael Phelps is the best swimmer of
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES all time. / Michael Phelps is said to be the best
swimmer of all time.
1 to this day, means up until this time 5 Our opponents are not expected to win this match. /
2 in public, means in view of other people The match isn’t expected to be won by our
3 in private, means with no one else present opponents.
6 He shouldn’t have been awarded the trophy before
we arrived. / The trophy shouldn’t have been
7 1 in future 4 on our own awarded to him before we arrived.
2 under pressure 5 out of place 7 It is believed that preparation is important. /
3 in the lead Preparation is believed to be important.
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT 1
43 6 1 -
2 Most TVs were black and white and the design
8 1 has become
1
41 7 is / will be accompanied of the football made it easier for viewers to see
2 have been taking place 8 get / have … done the ball on their TV screens.
3 has recently been found 9 can often be noticed 3 -
4 began 10 sounds 4 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons
5 had been recorded 11 feel 5 six
6 is now being used 12 will soon be brought 6 -
1
7 1 three years
9 1 Why have spectators been banned from football
44
2 eight
stadiums? due to COVID-19 restrictions
3 It may be because it’s easier to pass and to run
2 What sounds are sports networks using in the with.
2020 football broadcasts? artificial crowd noise
4 It’s hard to predict where the rugby ball is going
3 Where were the spectators’ voices recorded? to bounce when it hits the ground.
at actual matches in the past
5 black or white
4 Why is the artificial crowd noise disliked by some
6 to slow them down
viewers? Because they say that it sounds fake.
10 1 Did they give the runner-up an award? See Listening Script on page T182.
UNIT 4 2
03 2 Colin was too attached to Katherine and she
wanted her space.
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3 1 True - The keywords are with Katherine,
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STRETCH YOUR MIN recorded and voice mail message.
Critical Thinking They’d been walking home together from the
RadioShack when she recorded the message.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS (lines 17-19)
This quote is relevant to friendship and love because 2 False - The keywords are weather now, similar,
if your friends or your boyfriend / girlfriend do not Chicago and winter.
make you feel good, they are not good for you. … standing in a soybean field outside of
Gunshot, Tennessee and it’s hot. (lines 25-26)
VOCABULARY Page 54 3 True - The keywords are walk back from the
movie and romantic for Colin.
1 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. Do you remember that, K.? … the snow made it
so quiet, I couldn’t hear a thing in the world but
MIND YOUR you. (lines 31-34)
LANGUAGE 4 False - The keywords are Katherine, curious
and Colin’s message.
“I don’t think I need to,” she answered. (line 41)
2 1 no longer 4 it’s your destiny
5 True - The keywords are conjoined twin and
2 wanted 5 doesn’t forget
Colin’s surname.
3 very hard 6 get married
Eighteen-year-old Colin Singleton (line 1) and the
3 1 on my mind 6 butterflies in his stomach
word for a person who is not a conjoined twin is
singleton too. (line 60)
2 gossiping 7 drifting apart
6 False - The keywords are Katherine, promises
3 left out 8 couple
and call Colin.
4 row 9 cheer up
Maybe we shouldn’t talk till I get back.
5 envious (lines 62-63)
Page 55 4 1 b
The keywords are calls Katherine and because, so
4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS students need to find the reason for Colin’s phone
1 You are no longer a couple / friends. call: … I loved you so much. Now it’s hot, and dead
2 People like spreading rumours about a celebrity’s quiet again, and I love you still!
personal life, such as their romantic relationships. (lines 34-36) So answer b is the correct answer
because Colin is still so much in love with her that
3 An important part of a person’s well-being is having
he needs to speak to her. Answer a is incorrect
good friends.
because she doesn’t want to speak to him.
4 They get on well and are well-suited. Answers c and d are incorrect despite featuring the
5 If a good friend broke my trust, I would hold distractors heat and voice mail message.
a grudge. 2 a
The keywords are really and good decision, which
LISTENING will take students to lines 42-44, where they will
learn that the decision to break up had been hers:
5 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. … he didn’t even care to point out that they hadn’t
made a decision, … . The decision hadn’t been
2
01 6 1 True Colin’s, Katherine’s mother’s or mutual, but
2 False. Men gossip just as much as women. Katherine’s alone.
3 True 3 b
4 False. Gossip promotes cooperation among people. The keywords are Katherine’s mother and feel,
which will lead students to lines 48-51, where we
2
02 7 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 b can learn that Katherine’s mom had loved him
(lines 48-49) and was sad (line 50), but thought
See Listening Script on page T184.
that Colin … had always wanted to be attached to
my [Katherine’s] hip, which wasn’t healthy.
SPEAKING (lines 50-51) So Katherine’s mom seems to have
contradictory feelings about Colin. Answer a is
8 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. incorrect because she had loved him (line 49).
Answer c is wrong too because she thought their
READING Page 56 relationship wasn’t healthy (line 51). Answer d is
incorrect because Katherine says she told her
1 POSSIBLE ANSWERS mom. (lines 48-50)
A lack of shared interests or romantic time spent
together. / A lack of trust. / One member of the
couple is emotionally dependent on the other. /
Sometimes, parents don’t approve of the relationship.
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT 2
10 6 1 ancient Greece 9 Israel
2
07 7 1 which / that 5 whose 8 who / that 2 600 10 king
2 when 6 when 9 which 3 fans 11 the Song of Songs
3 where 7 which 10 where 4 inspired 12 Europe
4 whom 5 China 13 12-13th
6 500 14 entertaining
7 very strict 15 already married
8 1 I’ve found a new friend whose interests are 8 collected
similar to mine.
2 On Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated in See Listening Script on page T186.
February, people give each other flowers.
3 The boy that I wanted to talk to went home early. MIND YOUR
4 Please don’t hold a grudge against Liam, who PRONUNCIATION
was trying to do his best.
5 This is the friend with whom I love to travel. / 2
1 coincidence
11 4 knowing
This is the friend (who / that) I love to travel
2 emotion 5 experience
with.
3 cheer 6 ancient
6 The dress which she wore to the wedding was
beautiful.
7 David Jones, (who is) my ex-boyfriend, went to
SPEAKING Page 61
live in France. 2
12 1 They agree on the fact that money is not an
9 1 In 1993, a Croatian man named Stjepan Vokic important factor when choosing a friend. They
disagree over the importance of a friend sharing a
adopted a female stork whose wing had been
similar personality.
badly injured.
2 He named her Malena, which means little in They decide that the most important quality in a
Croatian. friend is one who accepts you the way you are.
3 He grew very fond of Malena, for whom he built See Listening Script on page T187.
a nest on his roof every spring.
4 In 2003, Vokic noticed a male stork which / that
had come to spend the summer with Malena.
2 1 a, f
2 d, i
5 The male, named Klepetan, flew south in the
3 b, c, e, g, h, j, k, l
winter, when the weather turned cold.
6 Every spring for 17 years, Klepetan returned to 3 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
the roof where Malena was waiting for him.
7 Klepetan, to whom a tracker had been attached, IMPORTANT
spent the winters in South Africa, 13,000 In my opinion, it is important to have similar
kilometres away. interests so that you can do things together.
8 The love story continued until 2019, when It is important to be a good listener too because
Klepetan died. friends must care about what their friends are
going through. Being empathetic is also an
important quality of friendship (to understand your
VOCABULARY Page 60 friends).
2
08 1 1 up 2 up 3 down 4 up 5 down It is important also to have friends who have a
good sense of humour because you will have a
2 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d better time together.
UNIMPORTANT
3 1 how she’s feeling 4 visit
For me, appearance is not an important quality in a
2 broke up 5 demands friend. You like them because you like their
3 forgot our date 6 liked personality and because they care about you, not
because of their clothes.
LISTENING As I see it, being popular at school is not an
important quality of friendship. I get along with my
4 Accept all logical and grammatically correct friends because we have similar hobbies and
answers. interests.
2
09 5 1 1, 3, 4 and 5.
2 1 C 2 2 A2 3 C1 4 B 5 D
2 1 d 2 c 3 b
Critical Thinking
POSSIBLE ANSWER
3 1 To show that Megan Rapinoe is a famous he is playing with the two meanings of the word
S
footballer.
present (gift and today).
2 her outspokenness, her hair colour and style, her
joy in the game POSSIBLE ANSWER
3 She plans to compete in the postponed 2020 This quote means that it is impossible to change
Olympics and the 2023 World Cup. the past and it is difficult to influence the future.
So, we have to make the most of the present
1 moment, which is a gift that we have to enjoy.
ORAL COMPREHENSION Page 68
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I agree with this quote because I think that we
4 1 a 2 a 3 c have to live in the present. That means not
worrying about what happened in the past and not
5 1 True fearing what will happen in the future. It means
2 False enjoying what’s happening now and living for
today.
3 True
4 False
VOCABULARY Page 70
See Listening Script on page T188.
1 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
answers.
ORAL PRODUCTION
6 Accept all logical and grammatically correct MIND YOUR
answers. LANGUAGE
1 Com més ràpid caminem, abans hi arribarem.
WRITTEN PRODUCTION
2 Com menys gastes, més estalvies.
7 Accept all logical and grammatically correct D
answers. STRETCH YOUR MIN
Critical Thinking
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
Most people my age are rather unpunctual because
they don’t really care about arriving late or not.
They feel that people have to wait for them. I agree
that older people are more punctual because the
older you get, the more responsible you become.
4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1 Between 7.30 and 8.30 in the morning.
2 a snowstorm
3 tomorrow
4 Read, listen to music and watch TV.
5 When I start watching YouTube.
LISTENING Page 71 3 d
The keywords are planning fallacy and students have
5 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. to find when it happens. In lines 37-39, we read: We
(are) … always thinking that the coming task will take
2
14 6 1 Rihanna (Speaker 2) less time than similar tasks in the past. Alice does not
2 not mentioned say that this is caused by planning too many tasks
3 Fidel Ramos (Speaker 4) (answer a), or that it is caused by doing new tasks
4 Bill de Blasio (Speaker 5) (answer b). Despite featuring the distractor past,
5 not mentioned answer c is incorrect because Alice says exactly the
6 Vladimir Putin (Speaker 3) opposite (lines 37-39): the planning fallacy happens
when past experiences are used to plan mistakenly.
7 not mentioned
8 Kanye West (Speaker 1) 3 1 True
The keywords are everyday actions and time log.
2
14 7 1 happy Write down how long it actually takes for you to
2 partying and shopping complete tasks, even trivial ones like taking a
3 one hour shower or walking to school. (lines 50-53)
4 Queen Elizabeth 2 False
5 (National Punctuality) Week The keywords are learn, sense and correct time.
6 golf tournament Check the clock. Rather than trying to time your
7 a parade tasks on your own, keep a watch or clock in an
easily visible place … . (lines 61-63)
See Listening Script on page T189. 3 False
The keywords are inefficient and arrive before.
Try being early! It might seem like a waste of time,
READING Page 72 but feeling calm can be surprisingly pleasant.
1 POSSIBLE ANSWER (lines 65-66)
4 True
I’ve asked for advice on issues I have with my
The keywords are breaking the habit and long.
parents, as well as problems I have at school.
It will take time to build up and strengthen these
Also ask students what advantages and new pathways in your brain, ... . (lines 67-69)
disadvantages there are in getting advice online.
POSSIBLE ANSWER 4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
The main advantage is that you can ask for advice 1 never to make plans with him again
on issues that you would be embarrassed to ask 2 the neural pathways in our brain become very
your peers or parents about. The main disadvantage strong
is that the person giving advice doesn’t really know 3 to be late
you. 4 the adrenaline rush from leaving things till the last
minute
2
15 2 1 a 5 create new neural pathways / overcome bad habits
The keywords are Ben writes, which will lead
students to the beginning of the advice column, Page 73
where Ben states: … he was right – I shouldn’t have
been so late. (lines 3-4) Answer b is incorrect D
because he admits that he has told himself a STRETCH YOUR MIN
Critical Thinking
hundred of times to check the time, but it never
helps. (lines 4-5) Answer c is wrong because Ben Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
does understand his friend’s anger. There’s no
evidence that Ben promised his friends he would WORDS FROM THE TEXT
never be late again (answer d).
2 b 5 1 fed up (line 5) 4 just right (line 30)
The keywords are chronic lateness, more 2 willpower (line 11) 5 despair (line 67)
serious and bad habits, and students have to 3 cram (line 21)
find the reason why chronic lateness is
considered more serious than other bad habits. 6 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
In lines 8-9, students will find the answer: … it can answers.
drive other people mad because it affects them
directly. Despite featuring the distractors common, EXPRESSIONS ABOUT TIME
overcome and wired into the brain, answers a, c and
d are incorrect. a time on your hands b time and time again
7 1 in no hurry 4 might
2 enjoyed 5 very quickly
3 now 6 at the last possible
moment
D
STRETCH YOUR MIN MIND YOUR
Critical Thinking PRONUNCIATION
2
POSSIBLE ANSWER 2
24 /ɜː/ Earth, further, were
They probably believed that our planet would be /ɪə/ nearly, years
destroyed because of war or pollution.
4 Accept all logical and grammatically correct MIND YOUR VOCABULARY Page 82
answers
1 1 despair 3 prompt 5 juggler
WRITING Page 78 2 delay 4 arrival 6 punctual
UNIT 6 LISTENING
Page 83
5 POSSIBLE ANSWER
POSSIBLE ANSWER App developer, social media manager, data scientist,
When you love the job that you are doing, it’s not cloud architect, influencer, YouTuber
really work, but something rewarding that you enjoy. POSSIBLE ANSWER
D food engineer, commercial drone operator, digital
STRETCH YOUR MIN currency advisor, self-driving car mechanic
Critical Thinking
2
26 6 1 Because someone has to decide how a digital
POSSIBLE ANSWER assistant is going to sound.
The idea behind this quote is totally different to the 3 It should be friendly, but not talk too much.
idea of dividing life into work and leisure; if you like 5 master’s degree in psychology
your job, you don’t really see your job as “work” or as 6 People with skills such as linguistics and
an obligation. I agree with this quote. technology as well as creative people who can
POSSIBLE ANSWER think outside the box.
If you agree with the idea in this quote, you won’t
choose a career based on its earning potential.
2
27 7 1 True
Instead, you’ll choose a career that really interests 2 False. She admits it is much easier to organise
you and which you believe you will enjoy. other people’s photos.
3 False. Maya only has a professional photo
VOCABULARY Page 84 organising certificate.
4 False. She is a naturally organised person.
1 1 IT help desk technician (B) 5 True
2 IT help desk technician, physiotherapist (B, C)
3 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
2
28 8 1 the environment 4 on animals
answers. 2 flowers, oils 5 very rewarding
4 Accept all logical and grammatically correct 3 children 6 environmental science
answers.
See Listening Script on page T194.
MIND YOUR
LANGUAGE
SPEAKING
2 1 sales assistant 9 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
2 Computer programming
3 Cleaning tables
4 shop owner
READING Page 86
5 Hotel receptionists 2
29 2 a
6 teacher
7 mechanic 3 1 c
The keywords are Alice, readers, expect and
Page 85 chatbox, which will lead students to text A, where
counsellor Alice Addison explains that … if you think
3 1 position 4 on the job 6 an internship
the chatbox cares only about the content of your
2 staff 5 booming 7 overtime answers, think again. (lines 19-21) The other options
3 range are incorrect because Alison thinks that readers
would not expect a chatbox to focus on either body
4 POSSIBLE ANSWERS language, tone of voice or grammar.
1 I disagree. STEM degrees (such as physics and
2 d
maths) are more likely to lead you to a job.
The keywords are VR recruitment and useful to
2 I disagree. I think you need an undergraduate companies, which will take students to text B, where
degree to have access to a good job today. we read that: it definitely lessens the probability of
3 I disagree. Companies always require experience. new recruits quitting once they see what the job
4 I agree. You will be more motivated if you know actually entails. (lines 39-42) There is no evidence in
that there is room for advancement in your the text for either answer a or b. Answer c is wrong
company. because negative aspects of the job are also shown.
5 I disagree. Some workers are burnt out and do not 3 b
find their jobs rewarding at all. The keywords are online games and see, which will
6 I agree. You have to think outside the box if you lead students to text C, where counsellor Emily Carter
want to be creative. points out that From the way you play, they can
analyse your decision-making ability and willingness
to take calculated risks … . (lines 53-56) There is no
evidence in the text for either answer a or c. Answer
d is incorrect because online games are not used to
check if candidates will succeed in interviews.
ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD 3 1 So that they can be understood by everyone,
including children.
2 a So life was and time passed.
UNIT 1 Page 100 b It doesn’t tell us the amount of time that
passed.
IRIS DAVIES 3 She went to the top of the hill every morning and
2 1 When the crowds flow into Queen Street from the returned home every evening.
suburbs and the hills.
2 And I almost hear the voices of a throng
4 a fireworks display
I never knew That passed through this same
Queen Street, and under skies as blue.
3 And other generations in distant years to be Shall UNIT 4 Page 103
walk and crowd through Queen Street, in joy or
misery. LIVERPOOL TOURS
4 But banish all such brooding, for May is in the air
5 And however Life shall use them, they shall talk in 2 1 the Royal Albert Dock, The Beatles Statue and the
years to be Of when they were young in Queen historic waterfront
Street in the city by the sea. 2 Tour A
3 Tour A
3 1 He lost his job. 4 Tour B
2 Because he wrote about ordinary people and how
events affected them. 3 1 False. The Liver Birds are located on the top of
3 Accept all logical and grammatically correct the Royal Liver Building.
answers. 2 True
3 True
4 During the last 10 or 20 years 4 False. It was donated by the Cavern Club.
3 1 c 2 d 3 c
4 Because many people in Auckland own a boat and
sailing is very popular.
GRAMMAR LAB
GETTING STARTED Page 106
Page 107
1 1 Have … left
2 have … been sitting
3 have … commented
4 had fallen off
5 had run out of
6 have been looking forward to
7 didn’t own
8 has been staring
2 1 am having 8 light
2 did … begin 9 have prepared
3 had colonised 10 has been planning
4 brought 11 has already invited
5 were celebrating 12 bought
6 comes 13 do … do
7 present
4 1 When did you get your driving licence? GRAMMAR LAB 2 Page 109
2 Will you have bought the camping equipment
before Tuesday?
3 We have not gone / been hiking since
September.
4 I voted after I had decided on a candidate. /
After I had decided on a candidate, I voted.
5 They have been talking on the phone for an
hour.
6 While we were sleeping, Mia called. / Mia called
while we were sleeping.
7 How much does this tablet cost? / What does
this tablet cost?
8 Ethan will be working at 11 am. / At 11 am,
Ethan will be working / at work.
GRAMMAR LAB 3 Page 110 5 1 The game should have been cancelled because
of the rain.
2 Will the match be shown on all the major
channels?
3 They got everyone in the team checked by a
sports doctor.
4 Physical activity is considered to be important
for children.
5 Do they arrange a new timetable every season?
6 We have been defeated (by the other team)
again.
4 1 Being romantic is a subject about which I know 3 1 may not come 4 ought to have gone
very little. 2 didn’t have to get up 5 could cancel
2 The people with whom I stayed were very kind. 3 must have been 6 couldn’t have seen
3 The song to which we are listening was written by
Adele. 4 1 couldn’t drive 4 have to / will have to
4 The envelope into which he put the letter had her take
address on it. 2 had to go 5 shouldn’t have missed
5 Thomas, with whom I’m going camping, is one of 3 could have taken 6 would have been
my oldest friends.
5 1 Kathy wasn’t able to juggle so many things at
1 Being romantic is a subject which / that I know a time.
very little about. 2 Those rumours can’t be true.
2 The people who / that I stayed with were very 3 You’d better not put off the job interview.
kind. 4 They might not have invited Robert. /
3 The song which / that we are listening to was Robert might not have been invited.
written by Adele. 5 You needn’t have rushed.
4 The envelope which / that he put the letter into 6 You ought to stick to your plan.
had her address on it.
5 Thomas, who I’m going camping with, is one of
my oldest friends.
GRAMMAR LAB 6 Page 113
5 POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1 She knew she could never love someone who
didn’t have a sense of humour.
2 Her parents are the people with whom we went
on holiday.
3 He gets along well with Matthew, whose interests
are similar.
4 He first met his best friend in 2018, when they
were in secondary school.
5 She loved her old school, where she had many
friends.
6 This is the house in which my grandfather used
to live.
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
3
21 5 1 cup 3 hang
2
batter 4 some
3
09 3 1 manor / manner 4
overwhelming PHONETIC PRACTICE
2 subtle 5 show off
3 resentful 6
values
3
24 3 1 swallow 4
couple
2 tears 5
cheer up
3 over 6 fate
VOWEL SOUNDS: /ɜː/ /e/
3
11 5 1 wear 2 paid
3
12 6 1 appropriate
4 attempt UNIT 5
2
manners 5 culture
VOWEL SOUNDS: /ʌ/ /ɑː/
3
25 1 1 /ʌ/ brother
UNIT 2 /ɑː/ apart
2
READING STRATEGIES
PREDICTING CONTENT Page 130
It deals with what side of the road people drive on.
UNDERSTANDING REFERENCE
1 the UK
2 driving on the left
3 the fact that Denmark, Norway and Finland
drove on the right
4 the switch
5 tourists
MAKING INFERENCES
annoyed by
HISTORICAL UNTRUTHS
Part 1
1 c 3 d 5 b 7 a
2 a 4 d 6 b 8 c
Part 2
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Part 1
1 c 3 a 5 d 7 b
2 b 4 c 6 c 8 d
Part 2
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Part 1
1 a 3 b 5 a 7 a
2 c 4 d 6 c 8 d
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