sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key 7 Simply the best Unit opener page Suggested answers 1. Peacock. It is displaying its coat to attract a mate. 2 Yes, by wearing beautiful clothes and make-up. 3. Students” own answers. Grammar What's it like? 1. Possible answers favourite music/composer — Johann Sebastian Bach favourite actor — Daniel Day Lewis favourite food — Nuremburg sausages favourite TV programme — The Americans favourite football team/sport ~ Bayern Munichifootball favourite book ~ Border Trilogy by Cormac MeCarthy favourite musician — Helene Grimaud eamoam> 2 talented, spicy, shocking, amazing, exciting, cool, delicious, unique, brilliant, funny, fantastic, sad 3 talented = Daniel Day Lewis spicy = sausages shocking = TV programme, The Americans exciting = Bayern Munich cool = Helene Grimaud delicious = sausages unique = Bach brilliant = Daniel Day Lewis funny ~ TV programme, The Americans fantastic TV programme, The Americans sad = the books he likes by Cormac MeCarthy GRAMMAR SPOT Do you like Cormac MeCarthy’s book? Yes, I do,/No, I don’t What are his books like? They're sad in some ways. /They'e full of hope. Practice ‘What's Berlin like? 1. What's Berlin like? 11. What's Berlin like? 'M It's a really exciting city. There's so much going on all the time. Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key 2-1 What's the weather like there? M It’s OK. It gets hot in summer and very cold in winter, and we do get quite a lot of rain, but people don't go there for the sunshine! 31 Whatare the people like? M Berliners are great — they're a very interesting mix. I's a very cosmopolitan attracts unusual people! 4-1 And what are the buildings like? 'M Amazing! Lots of them are famous and historical, but there are some fantastic modem ones, too, SI Whatare the restaurants like? 'M They're brilliant! You can find food from every country in the world, and some great traditional German food, too! 6 1 What's the nightlife like? M It’s fantastic! ‘There are lots of really good bars and clubs, and some wonderful theatres and concert halls. It's the best thing about Berlin! ity, and it Good, better, best! Comparatives and superlatives 1 Mat’s favourite cit 1 Do you travel a lot, Mat? M Oh, yes! [often go with Héléne on tour — we've been to Tokyo, Munich, and Santa Barbara recently. 1 And what are they like? M Well, they’re very different cities! Tokyo is obviously the biggest, and the busiest. It’s much. bigger than Munich, and much more modern. I Andis it more interesting? M Er, in some ways, yes, but I think they're all interesting cities. And, in fact, for me the best and ‘most interesting is Santa Barbara, I Really? Why? M Well, it’s much smaller than the other two cities, and it isn’t as exciting —it doesn’t have ‘Tokyo's skyscrapers or Munich’s history, But it’s unusual to find a city that’s so beautiful and calm, and so green. I. Santa Barbara sounds like the best city for relaxing. And what about food — which is the best city for food? 'M Oh, for me, Tokyo has the most delicious food ~ simple and fresh — I just love Japanese food! I. Sois it better than sausages and sauerkraut? M Mmm, I don’t know about that! GRAMMAR SPOT 1 Rule: add -er/-est to one-syllable adjectives. (a) older, oldest; (e) smaller, smallest Rule: short adjectives ending in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant and add - ervest. (b) bigger, biggest; (f) wetter, wettest Rule: adjectives ending in -p, change to -i and add -er/est. (c) busier, busiest; (g) noisier, noisiest Rule: adjectives of 3+ syllables are preceded by more and the most, and do not have -er!-est added. (@) more interesting, most interesting; (h) more delicious, most delicious Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key 2 good, better, the best bad, worse, the worst 3) Munich Practice General knowledge quiz 4 General knowledge quiz 1 Monaco is much smaller than Malta, but Vatican City is the smallest country — less than half 1 square kilometre, 2. The Eiffel Tower is nearly as tall as the Empire State Building, but the Burj Kahlifa in Dubai is the tallest by far— 828 m, 3. The Atlantic Ocean is bigger than the Arctic Ocean, but the Pacific Ocean is the twice as big as the Atlantic, 4. The Japanese Bullet Train isn’t as fast as the Italian AGV Italo. The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest train, at 431 kph. 5. The lion is more dangerous than the shark, killing about 100 people every year compared to the shark's ten, The hippopotamus is the most dangerous - it kills about 500 people a year: gest —it's Best for the job? 6 Best for the job? Age ‘Adam Bates is the oldest. He's 32. Jasmine Wyland is the youngest ~ she's only 26, Rachel Slater is @ bit younger than Adam. She’s 30. Present salary ‘Adam earns the most — he has the highest salary by far, £32,000, Jasmine doesn’t earn nearly as ‘much as Adam, only £25,000, and Rachel earns quite a lot more than Jasmine, £28,000. Experience ‘Adam has the most experience, but he doesn’t have much more than Rachel. They both have a ot more experience than Jasmine. Qualifications Rachel is the most qualified. She isn’t much more qualified than Adam, but she’s a lot more qualified than Jasmine. Happy to travel ‘Adam is happiest to travel, and Rachel is a lot happier to travel than Jasmine. Listening and speaking ‘The best things in life are free DIA B E F D c Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key 3. Jane loves sunsets, and her family and friends (including her baby grandson). She loves sunsets, because she thinks there’s nothing more beautiful. She loves her family and friends because she thinks they're the most important things in life and she loves hugs with her grandchildren, Her youngest boy isn’t free— he still lives at home and seems to need a lot of money. Robin loves going to parks. Ie thinks it’s great to be outside in nature and he likes to be on his ‘own and go walking as it gives him time to think. He spends money driving to the countryside, so that isn't free Charlotte loves her litle sister. She likes her because she's fun to play with, she’s always waiting for her to come home from school, and she thinks that Charlotte is the best person in the world, ‘Sweets aren’t free. Ella loves her boyfriend, She loves him because he makes her laugh so much and he’s the nicest friend anyone could have, Going to the cinema isn’t free. Oliver loves his dog — he loves playing with him. He loves him because he's beautiful, loving, crazy, and fun, and they grew up together. Taking him to the vet's isn’t free. Reading and speaking Favourite pictures 3 Example answers ‘A. She bought it from the National Gallery in London. It is in her bedroom on the wall opposite her bed. She loves the colours in Tiger in a Tropical Storm and also the shapes of the leaves and plants. She says that she feels as if she is in the jungle. She loves the tiger with its wonderful face, and that it shows her that it’s OK to be seared. The negative feelings she talks about are worrying about things, being afraid of life, and finding it difficult to sleep — the painting helps her to cope with these feelings, B He bought it at an art gallery in Berlin, It is on the wall above the fireplace in his living room. Greg loves the Matt Hennek’s photo, Kliffktste, because it’s amazing and it looks like a painting. He loves the light and the fascinating shapes and he never gets tired of it. ‘The negative feelings he talks about are related to the back of the woods — which looks dark, mysterious and scary — like the woods where Hansel and Gretel got lost. He uses the photograph to analyse what mood he is in - whether he eonnects with the light part or the dark part of the wood at that moment. A friend gave it to her as a present. It is in her kitchen, and she also has it as a screensaver on her computer. Sandra loves Girls under Trees because of the colours. She thinks it’s gorgeous. She also loves the fact that it’s a bit out of focus — but she thinks it makes it more beautiful, She thinks the girls in it are having a good time without any boys there and it’s full of life and happiness — it makes her feel good when she looks at it, The negative feelings she talks about are related to the artist. She is sad and upset that he died very young in the First World War, and what a waste ofa life that was, Greg and Sandra Lucy and Sandra Luey and Sandra Luey and Greg Lucy Lucy and Sandra Sandra Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key ‘Vocabulary 5 like (v) ~ adore, enjoy, love light ad) ~ bright difficult (ad) = hard wonderful (ad) ~ lovely, reat, amazing, beautiful afraid (ad)) ~ teed, scared, frightened see (v) = notice terrible (adj) ~ awful interesting (ad) = fascinating not very clear = out of focus Vocabulary Synonyms and antonyms 1. bright and light are synonyms, beautiful and lovely are synonyms, dark and light or dark and bright are antonyms. 2 They use the same adjective throughout (nice). Synonyms 3. Synonyms 1A P'mscared of spiders. Well, alot of people are frightened of big ones! Yeah, but even the small ones are a problem for me, Let's check the answer key to see if it's right. Yes, it's correct! Oh good -I really wasn’t sure about that one. It's strange that Dave left without saying goodbye. Yes, that is unusual, Maybe he was in a hurry today I think Ill find it hard to drive on the left when I'm in the UK It'll be difficult at first, but after a while you'll be fine. {can’t imagine it it’s the wrong side of the road! ‘Are you happy with your new phone? Yes, I'm very pleased with it. The camera's fantastic! I think I might get one of those myself then. ‘Tommy's a clever boy, isn’t he? Yes, he’s very intelligent for a ten-year-old, ve had some very adult conversations with him PUPP UP Pap ae eee aD 4. Possible synonyms good-looking: attractive, handsome, pretty, beautiful amazing: fantastic, wonderful, brilliant, great crazy: mad, bonkers lad: happy, pleased large: big, huge, enormous, gigantic, massive awful: terible, really bad, horrible well-known: famous normal: usual, regular Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key ‘Antonyms: 1 Everyday Engl Possible answers boring = interesting noisy ~ quiet rude ~ polite stupid = clever dirty = clean miserable = happy, cheerful slow = quick, fast cold = hot ‘What's on? 11. Members and under 12s 2 It’s free. 3. Sunday and Tuesday. 41 5. Headphones. 6 Mary Poppins Returns, 2 What's on? ‘A’ What shall we do today? B_['mnot sure. Let’s have a look. How about going to the cinema? A Er, no, I don’t feel like seeing a film. B OK... What about an exhibition? ‘A Maybe. What's on? B_There’s Modigliani at the Tate Moder, ‘A Mmm... not my kind of thing. What else? B_There’s an exhibition called Living with gods about beliefs in different cultures. ‘A. That sounds interesting! Where's it on? B The British Museum. ‘A. Oh good, the British Muscum’s free. B_ Yeah, but this isa special exhibition, and it’s £15, ‘A Oh, OK. We can get the Tube to Russell Square, What time is it open? B They're open ten tll six. And, we could go to a Silent Disco at the London Aquarium afterwards A. Oh, I'd love to! Come on, let's go! Writing Describing my hometown GRAMMAR SPOT 2 + who is for people + where is for places, + which or that is for things, Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key Relative pronouns which, that, who, where 2-1 That’s the man who helped me start my car. 2. That's the restaurant where we had dinner last night, 3. These are the children who need a lift home. 4 We found a wallet that had a lot of money in it 5. This is the parcel which arrived this morning. 6 That's the hospital where I was born, 4 Text: which’that which’that where which whieh/that who where who )uestions: In Pennsylvania, in the US. There are over 400. Is named after William Pitt, the Prime Minister of Britain in the 1700s, It was a thriving, industrial town. It had dozens of factories that produced iron and steel. Itis thriving again with theatres, shops, and restaurants Linda Bamicott and Andy Warhol, ‘They're tough but friendly. They have lived through good and bad times. They make the writer proud to be from Pittsburgh. Aaneunageeraneun Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key 8 Living dangerously Unit opener page Suggested answers 1 The man is rock climbing, Students’ own answers 2. because they like to take risks, they enjoy the adrenalin rush 3. sky diving, riding white water rapids, bungee jumping Grammar have to/don’t have to 1 1 He does yoga because it helps with learning to hold your breath and it also helps keep him calm when things get difficult. le can hold his breath for over four minutes, His dad took him surfing before he was two years old He goes swimming underwater at Three Tables Cave — it's great for breath-holding practice. Yes, he has. He’s travelled all over the world from Mexico to China, It's one of the most famous waves in the world, 2 You don’t have to, but it helps! Kurt, do you have to be very fit and strong to be a big-wave surfer? You have to be strong in mind and body. You have to learn to hold your breath. ‘That was one of the first things I had to learn, Kurt, did you have to start surfing when you were very young to be as good as you are today? Tean’t remember when I didn’t surf So, do you have to start young if you want to be a good surfer? ‘You don’t have to, but it helps! 9 I don’t have to train every day, but I do most days. 3. Questions and answers 1. Does Kurt have to train hard? Yes, he does, He has to train v 2 Why does Kurt do yoga? Because surfers have to hold their breath for a long time. 3. Doall surfers have to start young? No, they don’t have to, but it helps. ry hard, GRAMMAR SPOT 2. Do you have to work at the weekends? No, I don’t have to work at the weekends. But I had to work last weekend, 3. It’s not possible ~ can't It's necessary = have to I's not necessary ~ don’t have to Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key Practice have to - forms and tenses 2 2 hasto doesn’t have to don't have to did, have to had to Do, have to What should I do? should/must GRAMMAR SPOT 1 “You must see a doctor.’ expresses stronger advice. 2 Questions with should = Should I see a doctor? What do you think I should do? Negative with should = shouldn't (should + not) He shouldn't sit at his desk all day, (Questions with must are unusual when talking about advice. We more often transfer the question and negative to have to, which uses doldan't. Do Thave to see a doctor? You don't have to see a doctor. Negative with must = mustn't (must + not) Fle mustn't run before his ankle has healed. We don’t add -s with he/shevit when we use must. 3a Dear Adam b Dear Millie © Dear James Dear Cheryl 4-1. should, shouldn't (lames) 2. don’t think you should (Millie) 3 don’t have to, should (Cheryl) 4 must, mustn’t (Adam) ening and speaking A health and fitness quiz 2 HK EKER Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key Reading and speaking ‘Two stuntwomen and a stuntman: 1A stuntman or stuntwoman has to do dangerous things in the place of actors, such as fall out of windows or cars, fall ofT horses, jump over obstacles, ct. 4 Amanda Foster /2! mando 'fosta/ is from England — she isn’t married, Dayna Grant /! dein gra:nt/ is from New Zealand — she is married, ‘Stuntwomen earn more money than stuntmen in New Zealand, because they recognize that stuntwomen can't wear as much protective clothing as men, so itis even more dangerous for them, ‘Amanda has worked in James Bond 007: Die Another Day, A Knight in Camelot, World War Z, the Harry Potter series, Ninja Assassin Dayna has worked in Mad Max: Fury Road, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Xena: Warrior Princess. 5 Group A 1. She was sporty and was a PE teacher and a film extra, 2. Ona film set she heard someone say that there were no British black stunt actresses, so she decided to be the frst. ‘Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt (and Naomie Harris) ‘Sword fighting, jumping over tables, jumping on top of Brad Pitt and biting his face. Gymnastics, trampolining, motoreycle racing, martial arts, [Because she wants to see how they move because the viewer has to believe that she actually is the star 7 Many times. She doesn’t want to talk about her worst injury, She says: “All I can say is that as Tong as I leave a day's work in my own car and I don’t have to leave in an ambulance, it's been a good day.’ 8 Her children are grown up now and are proud of their mum, Group B 1 She was a gymnast and a horse rider. 2. Two friends, who were stuntmen, asked her to audition to be a stuntwoman on Xena: Warrior Princess, Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tilda Swinton (and Lucy Lawless) Shave her head, spend nine months in the Namibian desert, run alongside a truck and fall under its wheels, Martial arts (judo, karate), archery, chariot driving, Because they have to spend a lot of time together. Yes — she slipped, and her head fell on a dagger. She says: ‘I was a bit of a mess.” Her son thinks she's not a normal mum, Listening - a stuntman’s story 7 How did he become a stuntman? He loved all sports at school and he loved climbing trees, so he thought then that he wanted to become a stuntman — but he didn’t have the courage to do it until he was 29. Which celebrities has he worked with? Ralph Fiennes, Toby Stephens, Pierce Brosnan, Nicholas Cage How do stunt doubles prepare for a film? He worked at skills, such as horse riding, high diving, and martial arts. He talks through stunts with the director Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key Has he been injured much? Not too much — just a few bumps and bruises. He also sprained his ankle, but that was in the park and not after doing a stunt, Final word He doesn’t do much stunt work now and his wife is happy about that, but his sons love to hear about his work as a stuntman, Vocabulary and speaking Not a thing to wear! 1. head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose 3 a adress—on the body a shirt— on the top half ofthe body, and tie~ round the neck a skirt— on the bottom half ofthe body hoodie —on the top half ofthe body {jeans —on the bottom half of the body sunglasses —on the face/eyes sandals ~ on the feet a sports vest - on the top half ofthe body gloves~ on the hands a watch round the waist a cap~ on the head a tracksuit — on the body a jacket— on the top half ofthe body a searf-—round the neck shorts ~ on the bottom half ofthe body a jumper ~ on the top half ofthe body boots on the feet socks on the feet goggles ~ on the eyes a suit on the body a belt round the waist a helmet —on the head a T-shirt—on the top half of the body trainers ~on the feet swimsuit—on the middle part ofthe body leggings ~ on the bottom half of the body Neng tere rewos go Roem eae Everyday English At the doctor’s 1A asprained ankle diarrh food poisoning, flu an allergy a sore throat acold ommoas Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key 2 The doctor's 2 3 iagnosis Tean’t stop coughing and blowing my nose. You've got a cold. It's just a bad cold, Ive got a fever, my whole body aches, and I feel awful You've got flu — just go home and go to bed. Ie hurts when I walk on it You've got a sprained ankle. It looks quite bad. You should go for an X-ray. Tkeep going to the toilet, You've got diarrhoea. It's probably something you've eaten. You can get some pills from the pharmacist My glands are swollen, and it hurts when I swallow. You've got a sore throat — let me see! ... Ah yes ... i's tonsillits, Tkeep being sick, and I've got terrible diarrhoea. You've got food poisoning. It will pass in a few hours ~ oh dear ... the toilets just over there! I start sneezing when I'm near a cat. You've got an allergy. Lots of people are allergic to cats. You can take antihistamine pills — ‘you can get a packet from the chemist. erorcTOF ouoy on e's had a bad headache for a few days and he’s got a sore throat, Ie feels hot, especially at night, He can’t sleep because he feels hot and he starts coughing when he lies down, ‘What seems to be the problem? Any sickness or diarthoca? Do you feel hot? Does this hurt? Are you allergic to penicillin? She thinks he has an infection. She prescribes antibiotics/penicillin. She tells him not to go to work for a couple of days, to drink plenty of liquids, and to take things easy, He has to pay £8.80 for the prescription, 4. Seeing the doctor Hello, Come and sit down, What seems to be the problem? Well, I haven't felt well for a few days. I've had a bad headache, and now I've got a sore thro: Any sickness or diarrhoea? No, [ haven't been siek or had any diarrhoea, Do you feel hot? Yes, especially at night. [can’t sleep because I feel hot, and I start coughing when | lie down, OK. Pll just take your temperature. Can I just pop this in your mouth? Aaargh! Ah, yes. You do have a bit of a fever. Now, let me see your throat, Open your mouth wide, please ‘ot can u see? Pardon? Can you see anything? Yes, your throat looks very red. Does this hurt? Ouch! And your glands are swollen, Is it serious? No, not at all. You just have a bit ofa throat infection, You should have antibiotics. Are you allergic to penicillin? No, I'm not. Good. Now, you shouldn't go to work for a couple of days, and you must drink plenty of liquids. Just take things easy for a while. I'll write you a prescription, Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key E Thank you. Do I have to pay you? D No, no. Seeing me is free, bui you'll have to pay for the preseri E_ Right, Thanks very much, Goodbye. Writing Writing emails Comparing formal and informal a,b, ed, (g) (informal) a,b, ¢, dg (informal) 11 a,b,e,d, (informal) 2. f (formal) 3 a,b,c, dg (informal) 4 € (formal) 5 6 2. It's in York in the UK. You can study English, ‘You can contact Harriet Lombard. ‘A formal email 3-1 advertisement interested in frequently However to improve application form some information to hearing sincerely An informal email 5. I'm thinking of coming = I am interested in coming use English a lot = I have to use English frequently [want = I would like especially for my pronunciation = I would especially like to improve my pronunciation an interesting ad = your advertisement Pd love to =I would like Can't wait to = I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible 6 Hi Marion Just 1) to let you know I'm 2) hoping to do my English course in August. My English exam 3) is ‘on September 5 to get into the Engineering Department in Madrid University. I know itll be very difficult and 4) I'd like to improve my grammar, which I know is 5) awful. I know I should 6) work on my pronunciation too, Last summer when you were here in Madrid, you 7) said I could stay with you while I'm doing my course. Is that still OK with you? My course starts on August 4 and lasts three weeks. I 8) arrive / ‘m arriving on August 2 and I have 9) to go back to Madrid on August 27 for my cousin's ‘wedding on August 28, I'm really looking forward to 10) seeing all the family together again. Headway 6OxordUnwertyPress 2018sthedion Headway>> Pre-intermediate Student's Book Answer Key Can't wait to hear all your news. I hope we can be together in August. Love Isabella Headway © OordUniverstyPress 2018