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Student's Book Answer Key
Note: In communicative exercises where several answers are possible, this answer key contains some examples of
correct answers, not all possible answers. Any valid answer in this type of exercise should be considered acceptable.
A 10. said
2. didn’t I 5. customary
3. isn’t he 6. etiquette
6. wasn’t it
7. can it
8. weren’t they
3. must be happy
4. must be in pain
LESSON 1: Offer a solution
D Accept answers with may or might: GRAMMAR
2. An acupuncturist may be able to / might be able
A Grammar practice
to help you.
1. get, to give
3. The hotel may be able to / might be able to
recommend a good dentist. 2. get, to buy
4. She may not be able to/ might not be able to 3. get, to pick up
come to the office before 6:00. 4. get, to make
5. You might be able to / may be able to buy an 5. get, to wash
antihistamine in the hotel gift shop.
6. get, to lend
B
1. Why don’t you have your assistant give them a
UNIT 3 ride to the meeting?
PREVIEW 2. I might be able to have my brother buy us
tickets to the game.
D Focus on language 3. Could you have your friends pick up some
1. it’s really urgent things for the party?
2. you’ve got a lot on your plate 4. You should have someone make hotel
reservations for us.
3. I know this is last minute
5. Why don’t you have your kids wash the dishes
4. No sweat
after dinner?
5. I owe you one / You’re a lifesaver
6. I’m sure you can have the restaurant lend you a tie.
6. I won’t keep you any longer
C Grammar practice
1. I think the author Paulo Coelho is from Brazil.
UNIT 4 2. I believe the novel Juliet takes place in Italy.
PREVIEW 3. I didn’t know U.K. author J.K. Rowling wrote a
new novel in 2014.
D Think and explain
4. Are you sure Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa
wrote the novel The Feast of the Goat in 1998?
Likes Doesn’t like
5. Are you disappointed U.S. author Stephen King
1 can’t get enough of 4 can’t seem to get into it has not won the Nobel Prize for Literature yet?
6. I’m happy the Chinese author Mo Yan won in 2012.
2 can’t put it down 5 just aren’t my thing
3 a real page-turner 6 put me to sleep LESSON 2: Ask about an article
GRAMMAR
E Paraphrase
A Find the grammar
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
I wonder if you could recommend something for me.
1. seen, met
If you can wait till the end of the week, I’d be
2. looking around / not looking for anything happy to lend it to you.
special
3. looking for and buying B Grammar practice
4. temporarily use / have it when you’re done 1. I wonder if her daughter likes to read.
with it 2. Could you tell me where you got that magazine?
5. give for a short time / for a while 3. I’d like to know if he’s a Bill Bryson fan.
4. I don’t understand why you don’t read
newspapers.
LESSON 2: Tell someone about the news LESSON 3: Describe natural disasters
VOCABULARY READING
B Listen to infer A Paraphrase
1. a drought Answers will vary, but may include the following:
2. a flood 1. strength
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. “Fill up your cars with gas before the storm.”
4. “Was the epidemic severe?”
A Listen for main ideas
Answers will vary, but may include the following: E
The broadcaster is reporting a tropical storm, 1. Robert told Marie not to wait for the evacuation
called Maria, with high winds and heavy rain order.
coming tomorrow, October 12, between 9 and 11
2. Sylvia said she thought the earthquake had
a.m. Flooding is expected and an evacuation may
occurred during the night.
be necessary.
3. The emergency broadcast said to buy bottled
B Listen for details water before the hurricane.
Answers will vary, but may include the following: 4. They told Marlene to call them on Tuesday.
1. He said to turn your refrigerator and freezer to
very cold. UNIT 6
2. He said to put valuable papers on the highest PREVIEW
floor of your home.
3. He said to listen to the radio for the location of C Focus on language
shelters. 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. f 5. a 6. e
1. Laura thought she would be a doctor, but she A Understand from context
changed her mind. Answers will vary, but may include the following:
2. I thought I would become an astronaut, but I a habit: something that you often do, usually
didn’t pass the exam. without thinking about it
3. We were sure Bill and Stella would get a divorce, a solution: a way to solve a problem
but their families talked them out of it.
volunteer: offer to do something.
4. Joe always believed he would become a writer,
prioritize: put your tasks in order of strategic
but it’s hard to make a living as a writer.
importance
C Listen to activate vocabulary B Confirm content
1. sculptor, it was impossible to make a living
1. Work habits.
2. marry, his parents convinced him not to do it
2. To show that they are keen learners and are not
3. lawyer, she couldn’t pass the entrance exam afraid of hard work.
4. marry, her tastes changed 3. Because if you are nice to people, they will go
out of their way to help you.
LESSON 2: Express regrets about past actions
4. You become more productive, and that
GRAMMAR increases your chance of career success.
A Grammar practice 5. You stay focused on your goals so you make
better decisions and get more things done.
1. must have been
6. People may think of you as a “complainer.”
2. should have studied, would have been
3. might have been REVIEW
4. should not have bought A
5. should not have broken up
Why did the person change Any regrets?
6. may have decided his or her mind?
1 Because his parents No
LESSON 3: Discuss skills, abilities, and convinced him it would be
qualifications hard to have a family.
2 Because she didn’t want to Yes
LISTENING COMPREHENSION cancel her trip to Canada.
3 She wasn’t getting paid
A Listen for details enough, and she likes law. No
2. d 4 His English wasn’t good
enough Yes
3. f
4. i
5. e
6. b
7. g
8. c
9. a
Occupation VOCABULARY
Qualification Definition or Study
1 athletic ability able to play sports professional tennis
C Listen to activate vocabulary
well player Type of
What people do to celebrate
2 artistic ability showing skill and painter holiday
imagination in art Mardi Gras religious wear costumes, dance in a huge parade,
3 mathematical showing skill with mathematician (U.S.) throw necklaces and candy to people
ability numbers Bastille Day historical dance in the streets, eat all kinds of foods,
4 logical thinking able to think philosophy professor (France) have military parades, set off fireworks
ability carefully, using Tsagaan Sar seasonal clean house, wear new clothes, make
formal methods (Mongolia) traditional food, give gifts, watch
5 a good memory able to recall scientist wrestling matches and horse races
information easily
6 leadership skills be good at leading a business
team, organization, management GRAMMAR
or country
A Understand the grammar
D Answers will vary, but may include the following: 2. Chuseok is a Korean seasonal holiday that
celebrates the yearly harvest.
2. They could have been happy together.
3. The woman who designed those amazing
3. They shouldn’t have sold it. costumes for the parade is really talented.
4. She might have taken a crash course. 4. The celebrations that take place in Brazil during
5. He must have had an accident. Carnaval are really wild!
5. People who remember April Fool’s Day every
April 1st have a lot of fun.
6. The Dragon Boat Festival in China is a
UNIT 7 holiday that takes place in May or June.
PREVIEW
LESSON 2: Ask about local customs
D Paraphrase GRAMMAR
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
A Understand the grammar
1. It happens / occurs in September or October.
2. On the Day of the Dead, Mexicans remember
2. We visit / gather with our relatives. family members who they have died.
They is not necessary because who is the subject of the clause.
3. The train stations are very crowded.
3. The tomatoes that people throw them at each
4. The traffic is very bad. other during La Tomatina in Buñol, Spain, make
5. It makes me remember / brings up memories of a terrible mess.
Eid al-Adha. Do not use an object pronoun after the verb.
B Grammar practice
2. you met yesterday
3. you saw in the parade
4. who visit other countries
5. people celebrate in Australia
A UNIT 2
‘m talking Lesson 1
1. I talk on the phone with my fiancé right now.
^ 1. He probably / most likely has a terrible cold.
She avoids OR Probably / Most likely he has a terrible
2. She’s usually avoiding sweets.
^ ^ cold.
‘re eating
3. They eat dinner now and can’t talk on the 2. She’s probably / most likely feeling very
^ nauseous. OR Probably / Most likely she’s
phone. feeling very nauseous.
I go
3. They probably / most likely don’t like going
4. Every Friday I’m going to the gym at 7:00.
^ to the dentist. OR Probably / Most likely they
wants don’t like going to the dentist.
5. Burt is wanting to go home early.
^ 4. The dentist probably / most likely isn’t in her
‘re all studying
6. Today we all study in the library. office today. OR Probably / Most likely the
^ dentist isn’t in her office today.
leaves
7. The train is never leaving before 8:00. 5. Acupuncture is probably / most likely very
^ popular in Asia. OR Probably / Most likely
freezes
8. Water is freezing when the temperature goes acupuncture is very popular in Asia.
down. ^
6. A conventional doctor probably / most likely
We like has to study for a long time. OR Probably /
9. We’re liking coffee. Most likely a conventional doctor has to study
^ for a long time.
I stay
10. On most days I’m staying home.
^ Lesson 2
1. Maybe his doctor uses herbal therapy. OR
Maybe his doctor will use herbal therapy.
2. Maybe conventional medicine is the best
choice.
4. Maybe she prefers to wait until tomorrow. 1. You should have / get that picture framed by
Lydia at Austin Custom Framing.
5. Maybe they’re afraid to see a dentist.
2. You should have / get your hair cut at the Curl
Up Hair Salon.
GRAMMAR BOOSTER 3. You should have / get your photos printed at
the mall.
UNIT 3
4. You should have / get a suit made by Luigi at
Lesson 1 Top Notch Tailors.
A 5. You should have / get your sweaters dry-
cleaned at Midtown Dry Cleaners.
1. Nick’s mother made him apologize
2. Are you going to make your friends tell
GRAMMAR BOOSTER
3. Our teacher might make us turn off
4. Should we make your sister pay UNIT 4
5. No one can make Gail come Lesson 1
6. they will make your husband wear Answers will vary, but may include the following:
7. Can we make the theater give 1. (that) I would be tall one day.
1. Don’t let your younger brother open the oven 3. (that) I can play the piano pretty well.
door. 4. (that) you returned my book.
2. You should let your little sister go to the store 5. (that) I had a doctor’s appointment.
with you.
6. (that) they were planning a trip.
3. We don’t let our daughter eat a lot of candy.
7. (that) we go on an exciting vacation.
4. I wouldn’t let my youngest son go to the mall
8. (that) I enjoy learning new languages.
alone.
9. (that) I liked to cook.
5. Will you let your children see that movie?
10. (that) I used to ride horses.
6. You should let them make their own decision.
11. (that) I won’t find a good job.
7. We always let him stay out late.
12. (that) I was traveling to the moon.
C
Lesson 2
1. Janet called her mother.
Janet’s mother called the train station.
A
1. I can’t remember whether there’s a test today.
2. Mark’s friends helped Mark.
2. We’re not sure whether the restaurant is still
Mark helped his friends.
open at 10:00 p.m.
3. My father signed the check.
3. Could you tell me whether the movie has
My father’s boss signed the check. started yet?
4. They opened the bank. 4. I wonder whether this hotel has 24-hour
Mr. Gates opened the bank. room service.
B A
1. Please let me know when the movie starts. 1. Martin told me, “Don’t get a flu shot.”
2. I wonder where the subway station is. 2. My daughter said, “Please pick me up after
school.”
3. Can you tell me how you know that?
3. The English teacher said, “Read the
4. We’re not sure what we should bring for newspaper tonight and bring in a story about
dinner. the weather.”
5. They’d like to understand why Pat doesn’t 4. We said, “Please don’t forget to listen to the
want to come to the meeting. news.”
6. Please tell the class who painted this picture. 5. They said, “Don’t buy milk.”
3. Should you have taken the job at the embassy? 3. enjoy yourself
2. Both painkillers and antihistamines can be 1. For example, I always make to-do lists on my
bought without a prescription. calendar.
3. A broken tooth requires a visit to the dentist 2. Whenever they have a lot of things to do, they
and a lost filling does, too. do the easiest things first.
4. You may have to wait for the results of an 3. When I get a bill, I put it on a shelf, and I
X-ray. Similarly, the results of a blood test may often forget about it.
not be ready for several days. 4. I’ve never had a hard time doing things on
5. An X-ray doesn’t take much time to do, and a time, such as paying bills or calling people on
blood test doesn’t either. their birthdays.
B WRITING BOOSTER
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
UNIT 4
1. If you feel pain in your back, you can try
taking a painkiller. On the other hand, if you
B Answers will vary, but may include the
have pain in your chest, you should see a
following.
doctor.
Thirty years ago, most people Many employees welcomed
2. While homeopathy is fairly common in
in the United States, Canada, and the new dress policy and the more
Europe, it is not as popular in the United Europe didn’t think about what comfortable work environment that
States. to wear to work in an office. Men came with it. Etiquette had definitely
always wore suits and ties. Women changed, and suits and ties were
3. Unlike other types of treatments, spiritual wore suits or conservative skirt rarely seen in many offices. Some
healing uses the mind or religious faith to outfits. But in the 1990s, that started employees went as far as wearing
to change. jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers to the
treat illnesses. office.
It began with “casual Fridays.”
4. Conventional medicine and acupuncture During the summer, some companies Then some people began to
invited their employees to “dress change their minds about casual
have been used for thousands of years
down,” or wear more casual clothes dress at work. Many managers
whereas homeopathy was only introduced in to work on Fridays. The policy felt that casual dress had led to
the late eighteenth century. quickly became popular with casual attitudes toward work. Now
employees. After this, it didn’t take the etiquette for dress in many
5. Many people choose conventional medicine long for employees to start dressing companies is beginning to change
first when they need medical help. However, more casually every day of the week. back again.
WRITING BOOSTER
UNIT 5
UNIT 3 A
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
A
Here are some things not to forget when preparing
Answers will vary, but may include the following: for an emergency. First, / First and most important,
1. From my point of view, children should study call your relatives who live in other places, telling
the arts in school because it gives them the them where you are so they don’t worry. Second,
chance to express themselves freely. / Next, / Following that, have a discussion with all
WRITING BOOSTER
WRITING BOOSTER
UNIT 8 UNIT 10
A A
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
There are a number of excellent presentation
graphics technologies available today. Two well- 1. In the middle of the country is the city of
known ones are Microsoft Office’s PowerPoint™ Cobán.
and Macintosh’s Keynote™. No matter which 2. To the north of Anchorage is Denali National
technology you use, here are some do’s and don’ts Park.
that will make your presentation more successful.
3. Along the coast are the cities of Sydney and
First, the do’s: Keep your slides concise. Keep the
Canberra.
amount of text to a minimum because it’s hard for
the audience to focus on your main points if there’s 4. To the north of Guatemala is Mexico.
too much text. Use large letters (from 18 to 48 5. In the center of the country is the city of Alice
points) and simple, easy-to-read fonts. Use bullets Springs.
to separate items in a list. Use just a few colors and
keep that color scheme consistent throughout the 6. East of Glacier Bay National Park is the city of
presentation. If you project your slides in a bright Juneau.
room, light-colored text on dark backgrounds will
be easiest to read.
What should a presenter avoid? Don’t use
all capital letters. They are hard to read. Never
use dark letters on a dark background. The
presentation will be hard to see. Don’t use sound
effects that are unrelated to the meaning of your