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Starter unit Charity and campaign words

5 1 F
Grammar 2 T
3 F
Modals of ability and permission; Modals of 4 F
advice, obligation, prohibition and necessity 5 T

1 1 ability; permission Adjectives: technology

2 ability
3 necessity 6 Positive: lightweight, reliable
4 ability; permission Negative: impractical, inefficient, useless
5 advice
6 permission Useful language
7 obligation 7 1
8 have to; obligation 2 The camera is practical and hard-wearing. /
9 prohibition The camera is hard-wearing and practical.
10 prohibition; no ability; no permission 3 I thought the horror film was terrifying.
11 no necessity; no obligation 4 It was the most
5 The main character was absolutely hilarious.
Present perfect and past simple; present
simple and past simple passive Unit 1
2 1 PP
2 PS Grammar
3 PS
4 PP Past simple, past continuous and used to
5 PP
1 1 F
2 F
Vocabulary
3 F
4 T
Verbs: technology
2 1 phoned
3 1 press 2 was talking
2 updates 3 left
3 browse 4 use
4 streamed 5 started
5 charge 6

Phrasal verbs Present perfect simple and present perfect

4 1 on continuous
2 out 3 1 PPC
3 in 2 PPS
4 out 3 PPS
5 up 4 PPC
6 out 5 PPS
7 along 6 PPC

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Vocabulary 4 1 A friend tells us how things really are.
2 Friendships of the good are the most important
Adjectives: personality in our lives.
3 Friendships of pleasure begin because we have
4 responsible, dependable, selfless, outgoing,
modest, optimistic, supportive, courageous,
company.
sympathetic
4 Friendships of the good take time to form.
5 According to Aristotle, friendships of the good
Collocations: get and make
are the most important for a happy life.
5 1 make
2 get Writing
3 make
4 get
Focus on writing: Linking expressions
5 make
6 make 1 1 On top of this
7 get 2 Honestly
8 get 3 All the same
9 get 4 Basically
5 Anyway
6 1 better
6 Actually
2 used to
3 a good impression
Writing task
4 the most of it
2 1 D
Useful language 2 A
3 B
7 1 S
4 C
2 D
3 I 3 1 He / She asked him to get involved with a
4 H
5 I 2
6 H 3 He used to think it was hard work, but now he

Reading 4 Paragraph 1
Students should greet their friend and ask a
1 The friendship of the good
question.
2 1 trendy Paragraph 2
2 relationship Students should introduce the activity and give
3 mirror some details, e.g. play football, do sport, join a
4 make friends club. They should demonstrate correct use of the
5 point of view present perfect and past simple.
6 admire Paragraph 3
3 1 Three Students should describe how they feel about
2 Friendships of utility the activity, e.g. , I really enjoy it,
3 When we share a common interest with and if they have changed their mind, e.g. I used
someone and enjoy their company. , but now . They should
4 They start when we admire a person or when demonstrate the correct use of the present
they impress us. simple. They should be given additional credit if
5 They often start when people are children or they provide further information, e.g.
at school.
6 The first two kinds break easily. Paragraph 4
Students finish the email and say goodbye.

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Unit 2 Useful language
7 1
Grammar 2
3 I consider myself to be responsible.
Past simple and past perfect simple 4
volunteering.
1 1 A
volunteering experience.
2 A
3 B
Reading
4 B
1 People all want a bargain.
2 1 Hunter had got his pocket money from his mum
before he went to the shops. 2 1 consumers
2 My cousins realized that they had spent too 2 charge
much money on the computer game. 3 bargain
3 Nicole only knew what the matter was because 4 purchase
she had heard them arguing. 5 select
4 rs until I saw an advert 6 browse
for them in a magazine. 3 1 charge
5 By the time we got to the supermarket, it had 2 consumers
closed. 3 browsing
4 Select
enough, (a) few, (a) little, lots of, plenty of, too 5 bargain
much, too many 6 purchase
3 1 F 4 1 shopping on Sundays, shopping online
2 F 2 The law changed.
3 T 3 You can shop for six hours, from 9.30 a.m.
4 T to 3.30 p.m.
5 F 4 They open half an hour earlier to let people
4 1 much browse.
2 little 5 They charge less for their goods.
3 a little 6 People shop online.
4 lots of 5 1 People in the UK have been able to shop on
5 too many Sundays since 1994.
2 Shops can trade for six hours only.
Vocabulary 3
4 Shops that charge less for their goods are
Verbs: advertising popular.
5 People are spending more time shopping online.
5 1 appeal
2 broadcast
Writing
3 exaggerate
4 promote
Focus on writing: Generalizing, exemplifying
5 recommend
and restating
Shopping 1 1 For instance
2 That is to say
6 1 V
3 On the whole
2 V
3 N
4 N
5 V

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Writing task 4 The new gym will be opened soon. / The new
2 1 gym will be open soon.
2 He / She has had a lot of bicycle lights in the 5 Were these gadgets invented in 2001?
past.
3 Reflexive pronouns, emphatic pronouns, each
dropped, it is easy to attach and it is good for other and one another
camping. 3 1 yourself
4 Batteries are expensive. 2 another
3 1 claim 3 herself
2 exaggerate 4 myself
3 mass appeal 5 yourselves
4 confident 6 himself
5 discount 7 other
4 Paragraph 1
Students should name the product and say what Vocabulary
it does.
Paragraph 2 Nouns: nutrition
Students should describe the product and how to 4 1 protein
use it, e.g. They should 2 serving
demonstrate the correct use of present and past 3 calories
tenses. 4 fat
Paragraph 3 5 Additives
Students should describe what happened when 6 preservative
they first used it, e.g. I remember when They 7 nutrients
should demonstrate use of past tenses to tell the
story and present tenses to describe the product. Verbs: how things function
They should use expressions to generalize, 5 1 boost
exemplify or restate. 2 crash
Paragraph 4 3 absorb
Students should finish the review and say 4 transport
whether they would recommend it or not and 5 repair
why.
Useful language
Unit 3 6 1 GI
2 GI
Grammar 3 RI
4 RI
The passive past, present and future 5 GI

1 1 Pr
2 F
Reading
3 Pr 1 The food is cheap, and the restaurant gives its
4 P customers what they want.
5 F 2 1 queued
2 1 Concert tickets are going to be sold at the door. 2 logo
2 The company was bought two years ago. 3 rivals
3 What kind of food is served in the school 4 diverse
canteen? 5 expanded
6 removed
7 wrapped

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3 1 in more than 120 Paragraph 3
2 which was half the price their rivals charged. Students should add more information using
3 customers queued to give their orders. vocabulary from the unit and, where possible,
4 two-part conjunctions.
5 today people are aware that fast food is not very Paragraph 4
healthy. Students should give their own opinion and
4 1 They are bright and cheerful, and they are suggest what can / should be done about the
usually full of young people. present situation.
2 It opened in 1940 in California.
3 The food was cooked, wrapped in paper and Unit 4
kept warm under lights. Customers were served
as soon as they ordered. Grammar
4 Sixty-nine million customers are served
every day.
First and second conditional
5 It has added healthy food to the menu.
6 Artificial additives and preservatives were 1 1 T
removed. 2 F
3 T
Writing 4 F
5 F

Focus on writing: Two-part conjunctions 2 1 Jo would pay for lunch if she were here.
2 If we ask him, the painter will give us some
1 1 so (tired) that
advice about colours.
2 such (a good writer) that
3 Would we win if we wore those shirts?
3 either (on Saturday) or
4 If I could choose, I would buy the hat.
4 ,
5 What will Chloe do if she
present?
Writing task
2 1 are powered Third conditional
2 advantage
3 1 Emil
3 disadvantages
bad food.
4 but
2
5 I think
3 If you had heard the news, would you have told
3 Tick 2 me?
4 1 They use robot teachers to teach students. 4 If we had bought tickets for the concert, we
2 They are powered by battery. would have gone.
3 They are available 24 hours a day. 5 What would your trainer have done if you had
4 They are expensive, and they are not won the match?
environmentally friendly.
5 Paragraph 1 Vocabulary
Students should introduce the topic and ask a
question. Phrasal verbs: well-being
Paragraph 2 4 1 cheer
Students should give some facts (from their 2 stressed
research) and state the problem. They can use 3 cut
phrases like Many people believe that , Most 4 take
people know that , 5 open

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Aches and pains Writing
5 1 broken leg
2 dislocated shoulder Focus on writing: Punctuation
3 sore back 1 1 Paula asked, Do you want to come to the tennis
4 stiff neck match with me
5 allergic reaction 2 Why didn t you want to come to Joe s house?
6 bruised knee 3 She ll arrive at three o clock if she doesn t miss
7 itchy skin the bus.
8 sprained wrist 4 I got into trouble with my dad. I d forgotten to tell
9 swollen ankle him that I d be home late.
5 Don t forget all the ingredients: onions, peppers,
Useful language garlic, tomatoes and basil.
6 1 I should
2 would you Writing task
3 thought 2 1 an art class
4 sure you 2 nervous
5 suggest getting 3 an older woman
6 will cheer 4 bad
7 stop eating 5 cheered
6 is
Reading 3 Paragraph 1
1 1 B Students should say where they were on holiday
2 D and how they found out about the place they
3 E visited. They should say why they wanted to visit
4 A it.
5 C Paragraph 2
2 1 T Students should give some details about how
2 F Exercise helps sore backs get better. they got to the place, who they went with and
3 T how long they spent there.
4 T Paragraph 3
5 F Looking at old photos makes you feel happier Students should add more information using
for longer than eating chocolate. vocabulary from the unit and talk about what
they did and who they met while they were
3 1 carbohydrates
visiting the place.
2 well-being
Paragraph 4
3 stress (somebody) out
Students should talk about how they felt after
4 mood
they visited the place and if they would
5 aching
recommend the place to other people.
4 1 You will feel less stressed out and your feeling of
well-being will increase.
2 It prevents aching muscles.
Unit 5
3 Because carbohydrates can boost a chemical in
your brain which can put you in a better mood. Grammar
4 You feel more positive emotions and fewer
negative ones. Verbs with -ing and to
5 1 1 T
2 F
3 T
4 T
5 T

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Question forms 4 1 He was a Baptist minister.
2 1 Who did they go out with last night? 2 He based them on the tactics of Mahatma
2 What is this device for? Gandhi.
3 3 He campaigned against poverty and the Vietnam
4 What happened at the end of the film? War.
5 I did send you an 4 The FBI considered him dangerous.
5
3 1 about
2 started
3 did she
Writing
4 was
5 goes Focus on writing: Spelling
1 1 enjoyed
Vocabulary 2 scientist
3 University
Nouns: protest 4 communicate
4 1 a sit-in 5 Although
2 a petition 6 famous
3 your rights
4 a speech Writing task
5 a demonstration 2 1 He was a physicist, a cosmologist, an author and
6 rallies a celebrity.
7 strike 2 He studied Physics at Oxford and Cosmology
and Astronomy at Cambridge.
Adjectives: feelings 3 Motor neurone disease
5 1 amusing 4 the nature of black holes
2 frustrated 3 1 born
3 irritating 2 won
4 amazing 3 age
5 bored 4 joined
6 shocked 5 beat
6 shocked
Useful language
4 Paragraph 1
6 1 could; sure Students should talk about where and when the
2 bound; unlikely; consider; no person was born and what they are famous for in
general terms.
Reading Paragraph 2
1 He was shot dead in 1968. Students should give some details about the
2 1 F His campaigns were nonviolent.
2 T career.
3 F The Big March was to Washington, D.C. Paragraph 3
4 T Students should add more information, using
5 T vocabulary from the unit. They should give more
3 1 prejudice details about what the person is famous for and
2 tactic say how successful they have been / were.
3 segregation Paragraph 4
Students should talk about the later part of the
4 inequality
5 anonymous
died.
6 radical
7 investigated

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Unit 6 Reading
1 1 A
Grammar 2 B
3 A
Reported speech 4 B

1 1 Dad said that we are going to go on the rides. 2 1 C

2 Anna said that I had washed the car. 2 D
3 He said that Diggerland is more fun than 3 A
Zip 2000. 4 B
4 The zookeeper said that he could swim. 3 1 stunt actors
5 Mum said that she was eating my breakfast. 2 special effects
6 She said that they had enjoyed themselves 3 outfit
today. 4 technical
5 wardrobe department
Reported questions, requests, commands 6 behind the scenes
2 1 B 4 1 He enjoyed the technical side the most.
2 A 2 She enjoyed the wardrobe department the most
3 B because she could put on outfits and take a
4 A selfie.
5 B 3

Vocabulary Writing

Verbs: reporting Focus on writing: Talking about numbers

3 1 boasted 1 1 just over
2 complained 2 around
3 admitted 3 just under
4 revealed
5 denied Writing task
6 agreed 2 1 C
2 D
Nouns: entertainment 3 A
4 1 P 4 B
2 T 3 1 The benefits of part-time work
3 P 2 It can increase self-confidence and teach good
4 P communication skills.
5 T 3 Students will learn how to manage their money
and their time.
Functional language 4 Part-time jobs make teenagers more confident,
5 1 According to Sandi, our new neighbours are and they learn important life skills.
French. 4 Paragraph 1
2 I reckon City will win the championship. Students should introduce the aim of the report
3 As far as I could tell, you were wrong. and say where they got the information from.
4 I totally agree with you. Paragraph 2
5 From my point of view, that was the best film. Students should say what the first question was
and give the results, using suitable expressions
for statistics.

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Paragraph 3 Useful language
Students should say what the second question 6 1 out
was and give the results, using suitable 2 sure
expressions for statistics. 3 keep / stand / stay
Paragraph 4 4 otherwise / or
Students should write a conclusion and suggest 5 essential / better
what the results of the questionnaire mean.
Reading
Unit 7 1 It is a dystopian novel, set in an imagined future.
It is part political and part science fiction.
Grammar 2 1 F It was published more than 70 years ago.
2 T
Future tenses; Future continuous 3 F Winston changes the facts to suit the ideology
1 1 the present simple of the government and its leader.
2 the present continuous 4 T
3 will + infinitive 5 F He worries she may be a government
4 happening informant.
5 at 3 1 informant
2 1 re going to book 2 propaganda
2 leaves 3 thoughtcrime
3 be doing 4 inconvenient
4 I ll answer 5 concept
5 6 surveillance
3 1 F 4 1
2 T
3 F 2 People in every generation feel that the book
4 T has something to say about the society they
5 F live in.
6 T 3
7 F his job.
8 T 4

Vocabulary Writing

Nouns: the news Focus on writing: Attitudinal adverbs

4 1 E 1 1 Currently
2 C 2 Fortunately
3 A 3 Surprisingly
4 F 4 Apparently
5 D
6 B Writing task
2 1 They agreed to a new shopping mall in Newgate.
Adjectives: utopia / dystopia 2 There will be at least 75.
5 1 materialistic 3 There were no objections from local shop
2 democratic owners.
3 idealistic 4 They objected to the number of fast food outlets
4 radical and the size of the car park.
5 repressive

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3 1 announced Vocabulary
2 touring
3 available Adjectives: senses
4 performed
4 1 E
5 recorded
2 F
6 loved
3 A
7 original
4 B
4 Paragraph 1 5 C
Students should say where the press release is 6 D
from and what it is about.
Paragraph 2 Abstract nouns
Students should describe what changes we can
5 1 apprehension
expect, and compare the development with what
2 compassion
is there now. They should use future tenses,
3 sympathy
present tenses and comparing expressions e.g.
4 intelligence
,
5 distress
than
Paragraph 3
Useful language
Students should describe the development,
using future tenses and vocabulary from the unit. 6 1 The first step is to watch the video.
Paragraph 4 2 The best way to start is to lay out all the pieces
Students should say how we will use the on the floor.
development. 3
cupboard.
4 While you are building it, keep reading the
Unit 8 instructions.
5 By now, you should have a new cupboard.
Grammar
Reading
Modals of deduction and possibility
1 1 C
1 1 certainty 2 A
2 possibility 3 D
3 impossibility 4 B
4 possibility
2 1 see
5 possibility
2 thunderstorms
6 possibility
3 smell
2 1 D 4 taste
2 D
3 1 targets
3 S
2 sticks out
4 S
3 predators
4 work out
Determiners
5 prey
3 1 G 4 1 It is very effective. It can catch more than 95% of
2 G the prey it targets.
3 S 2 It uses its hearing to communicate with other
4 S elephants when they are far away.
5 G 3 They use their sense of smell to protect their
homes and families.
4 It sticks out its tongue.

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Writing Paragraph 4
Students should sum up using an appropriate
Focus on writing: Discourse markers phrase, e.g. To sum up, and then give their
opinion and explain what could / should happen
1 1 Firstly
for their opinion to be true.
2 What is more
3 Nevertheless
4 To sum up Unit 9
2 (Possible additional answers in brackets)
Adding: what is more, moreover (furthermore, also, Grammar
as well, too)
Contrasting: nonetheless, nevertheless (however, Defining and non-defining relative clauses
but, although, even though, despite, in spite of) 1 1 which
Ordering: firstly, in the first place, last of all (first, 2 whose
secondly, finally, lastly) 3 who
Concluding: to sum up (finally, to conclude, 4 when
summing up) 5 where
3 1 They are increasing in Europe and North 2 1 D
America. 2 ND
2 It protects us against heart disease and some 3 D
cancers. 4 D
3 Because they do not harm animals when 5 ND
they eat.
4 They need to make sure they eat foods like Revision
lentils, beans and soya because these contain
3 1 help
the vitamins, minerals and nutrients normally
2 passed
found in meat.
3 Elephants
5 We could become flexitarians.
4 of
4 Paragraph 1
5 was sending
Students should describe the current situation 6 stealing
and what people think about it. They could give 7
an example of what they mean, e.g. Some
8 had been
9 the previous
Paragraph 2
10 did they buy
Students should describe the advantages of the
statement, using vocabulary from the unit. They
Vocabulary
should use discourse markers for ordering and
adding, e.g. Firstly, Secondly, What is more,
Verbs and prepositions: education
Finally.
Paragraph 3 4 1 on
Students should describe the disadvantages of 2 on
the statement, using vocabulary from the unit. 3 from
They should use phrases for contrasting, 4 from
ordering and adding, e.g. Nonetheless, 5 in
Nevertheless, Moreover, In the first place,
Last of all.

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Adjectives: careers Writing task
5 1 N 2 1
2 P 2 Lively, fit and good at organizing fun activities
3 N 3 at least three days a week
4 P 4 email Harry Jones and tell him / them about
5 N yourself
6 P 3 1 invited
7 P 2 participate
3 interested
Useful language 4 attending
6 Tick: 2, 3, 5 5 CV
6 part
Reading 4 Paragraph 1
1 1 C Students should explain why they are writing and
2 A refer to the advert.
3 D Paragraph 2
4 B Students should give personal information. They
should describe any relevant experience they
2 1 T
have had, using the correct tenses.
2 F They listen to snippets of information.
Paragraph 3
3 F Many poor children live in villages with no
Students should explain what they have learned
schools.
from the experiences they have had.
4 T
Paragraph 4
5 F It is being used in higher education.
Students should explain why they are a good
3 1 concepts candidate.
2 snippets Paragraph 5
3 traditional Students should say that they are sending a CV
4 convinced and mention when they are available. They
5 approach should finish the email and say goodbye.
6 trend
7 premise The email as a whole should use formal
4 1 Blended learning is a motivating way to help language, the correct use of tenses and
students learn all the basic skills they need. vocabulary from the unit. Students should be
2 Videos, recorded talks and vlogs given additional credit if they provide further
3 They will always find a way to learn. information, e.g.
4 It prepares them for the real problems they will
meet in the workplace
5

Writing

Focus on writing: Formal and informal English

1 Formal: attend, children, in addition, my duties
include, participate, receive, you will
Informal:

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