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b. Malaysia
Which Meaning?
3 (noun) a part of the body
Check Your Comprehension
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B
READING QUIZ
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D
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Unit 2 Color Crossword Puzzle
Across
PEOPLE 3. warn 5. death 6. separate 7. strange
Prepare to Read
Down
1. Answers will vary.
1. bright 2. predator 4. calm 6. sense
2. Sample answers: cooking, sports, video games
7. smooth
Word Focus
A. 1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b Words in Context
B. 1. c 2. a 3. e 4. d 5. b 1. smooth 2. refreshing 3. mood 4. beige
5. colorful 6. grabbed 7. sounded
Scan 8. warned 9. reported 10. experienced
a. synesthesia 11. Iguanas 12. makes 13. sense
14. affects 15. condition
Which Meaning?
3 (verb) seem Word Families
1. poisonous (adjective)
Check Your Comprehension
2. poison (verb)
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C
3. decorate (verb)
4. decorations (noun)
PLACES 5. encouragement (noun)
Prepare to Read 6. encouraging (adjective)
1. Sample answers: There are many different kinds
of animals, including birds, monkeys, snakes, Synonyms or Antonyms?
frogs, and insects. 1. Antonyms 2. Antonyms 3. Synonyms
2. Sample answers: They use color for protection, 4. Antonyms 5. Neither 6. Synonyms
for hiding, or for warning other animals. 7. Synonyms 8. Neither 9. Neither
10. Antonyms 11. Antonyms 12. Synonyms
Word Focus 13. Synonyms 14. Synonyms 15. Antonyms
A. 1. a 2. e 3. b 4. d 5. c
B. 1. e 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. a What About You?
Speaking
Scan Answers will vary.
a. Gray or brown
Writing
Which Meaning? For these questions, answers will vary. These are
1 (verb) travel through the air sample answers.
Check Your Comprehension 1. [My partner’s] friends encourage him/her to
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B study.
2. He/She doesn’t have decorations in his/her room.
3. His/Her mood today is energetic.
THINGS 4. He/She feels calm when he/she goes to the sea.
Prepare to Read 5. His/Her mother helps him/her feel positive.
Answers will vary.
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a. True
Which Meaning?
2 (verb) cause
Check Your Comprehension
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D
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Unit 3 Circus Mystery Phrase
1. generation 2. festival 3. unload 4. original
PEOPLE 5. effort 6. community 7. cultural
Prepare to Read 8. professional 9. patience
1. Sample answers: balance, bend, jump, juggle
Mystery phrase: It takes a lot of concentration to
2. Sample answers: balance, concentration,
juggle.
patience, strength
Word Focus Words in Context
A. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. c 1. native 2. juggled 3. concentration
B. 1. a 2. d 3. e 4. c 5. b 4. balanced 5. caretaker 6. head 7. equipment
8. coach 9. long 10. key 11. load
Scan 12. perseverance 13. impact 14. village
b. 25 years old 15. entire
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b. prizes for acrobats
Which Meaning?
1 (adjective) lasting a lot of time
Check Your Comprehension
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C
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Unit 4 Sharks Crossword Puzzle
Across
PEOPLE 1. shark 2. gigantic 6. aquarium 7. coast
Prepare to Read
Down
1. Teaching notes: Sharks are fish; there are many
1. solitary 3. inhabit 4. dive 5. treasure
different kinds of sharks, they have no bones;
7. college
they live alone; they don’t chew their food.
2. Answers will vary. Words in Context
Word Focus 1. nutrition 2. replace 3. watch 4. dare
A. 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. e 5. reef 6. disappear 7. ends 8. occurred
B. 1. a 2. d 3. e 4. b 5. c 9. birth 10. dedicated 11. break
12. swallowed 13. agriculture 14. came across
Scan 15. dive
a. True
Word Families
Which Meaning? 1. aggressive (adjective)
2 (verb) look at 2. aggressor (noun)
3. pollute (verb)
Check Your Comprehension
4. polluted (adjective)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B
5. knowledge (noun)
6. know (verb)
PLACES
Prepare to Read True or False?
1. Answers will vary. 1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. False
2. Sample answers: Hawaii, Australia, Fiji, the 6. True 7. True
Philippines Phrasal Verbs
Word Focus 1. come 2. came across 3. wear down 4. wear
A. 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. e 5. b 5. come across 6. wear
B. 1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b
What About You?
Scan Speaking
b. Near Australia Answers will vary.
Scan
b. False
Which Meaning?
2 (verb) divide into pieces
Check Your Comprehension
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A
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Unit 5 Sports Crossword Puzzle
Across
PEOPLE 2. tough 6. wisdom 7. rank 8. innocence
Prepare to Read 10. attempt
1. Answers will vary.
Down
2. Sample answers: Tiger Woods, USA; Vijay Singh,
1. boundaries 3. rapid 4. combine
Fiji; Se Ri Pak, Korea
5. symbolize 9. cemetery
Word Focus
A. 1. e 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. c Words in Context
B. 1. d 2. c 3. e 4. b 5. a 1. coach 2. boundary 3. citizen 4. field
5. surface 6. gather 7. spread 8. ripen
Scan 9. qualify 10. represents 11. emphasized
b. Her father 12. overcame 13. set out 14. developed
15. rank
Which Meaning?
2 (verb) give Word Families
1. symbolize (verb)
Check Your Comprehension
2. symbolic (adjective)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D
3. success (noun)
4. successful (adjective)
PLACES 5. wise (adjective)
Prepare to Read 6. wisely (adverb)
1. Sample answers: surfing, kayaking, sailing,
snorkeling Synonyms or Antonyms?
2. Teaching note: The sport in the photo is 1. Synonyms 2. Antonyms 3. Antonyms
kiteboarding. 4. Synonyms 5. Antonyms 6. Neither
7. Synonyms 8. Neither
Word Focus
A. 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. b Sentence Completion
B. 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. e 5. b extreme; rapidly; surface; develop; changed
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a. innocence
Which Meaning?
3 (verb) become different
Check Your Comprehension
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. C
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Unit 6 Monsters Word Search
PEOPLE
Prepare to Read
1. Sample answers: Godzilla, Frankenstein, Dracula,
King Kong
2. Sample answers: He’s a vampire, he sleeps in a
coffin, he drinks blood, he’s a character in stories
and movies.
Word Focus
A. 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. e
B. 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. e 5. d
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a. True
Which Meaning?
1 (noun) all the others
Check Your Comprehension
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B Hidden message: Vampires drink blood.
Words in Context
PLACES 1. rest 2. reflection 3. claim 4. turn out
Prepare to Read 5. prevent 6. devils 7. average 8. chilly
1. Teaching notes: According to legend, it’s in a lake 9. exist 10. advice 11. gods 12. superstitious
(Loch Ness) in Scotland. A few people say they’ve 13. hoax 14. resembles 15. dreadful
seen it, but there’s no real evidence that it exists.
2. Sample answers: bigfoot, unicorns, phoenix, Word Families
dragons 1. investigations (noun)
2. investigate (verb)
Word Focus 3. power (noun)
A. 1. d 2. b 3. e 4. c 5. a 4. powerfully (adverb)
B. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. c 5. charming (adjective)
Scan 6. charms (verb)
b. False True or False?
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False
Which Meaning?
3 (noun) a tale, legend, or myth Synonyms or Antonyms?
Check Your Comprehension 1. Antonyms 2. Neither 3. Synonyms
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 4. Synonyms 5. Neither 6. Antonyms
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Unit 7 Music Word Search
1. case 2. composer 3. joke 4. orchestra
PEOPLE 5. talent 6. conductor 7. cabinet 8. astounded
Prepare to Read 9. investment
Answers will vary.
Mystery phrase: Mozart was a prominent composer.
Word Focus
A. 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. d
Words in Context
1. significant 2. economical 3. stolen
B. 1. a 2. c 3. e 4. b 5. d
4. acoustics 5. move 6. highlight 7. crafted
Scan 8. wandered 9. lead 10. hold 11. takes
a. Korea 12. individually 13. spied 14. arrange
15. privilege
Which Meaning?
2 (verb) went to live in a new place Word Families
1. compositions (noun)
Check Your Comprehension 2. composed (verb)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. C 3. prominence (noun)
4. prominent (adjective)
PLACES 5. superbly (adverb)
Prepare to Read 6. superb (adjective)
1. Answers will vary. Wrong Word
2. Teaching notes: Playing at Carnegie Hall means 1. conductor 2. enormous 3. window 4. sit
they have reached the top of the music 5. school 6. dreadful
profession. Many famous musicians have played
there and it is an honor to play there. Sentence Completion
Word Focus orchestra; worth; superb; truly; philosophy;
A. 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. e 5. a interfere
B. 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. e What About You?
Scan Speaking
b. rich man Answers will vary.
Writing
Which Meaning? For these questions, answers will vary. These are
3 (verb) requires
sample answers.
Check Your Comprehension 1. [My partner’s] cousin likes to tell jokes.
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 2. He/She keeps his/her clarinet in a case.
3. His/Her favorite composer is Beethoven.
THINGS 4. His/Her aunt is significant in his/her life.
Prepare to Read 5. One of his/her talents is singing.
1. Answers will vary.
2. Teaching notes: A good cello may cost between READING QUIZ
$1,000 and $1,000,000. 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. C
Word Focus
A. 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. e
B. 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. b
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a. In 1757
Which Meaning?
2 (verb) keep or store
Check Your Comprehension
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. D
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Unit 8 New Year Crossword Puzzle
Across
PEOPLE 1. precisely 2. habit 8. spectacular 9. confetti
Prepare to Read
Down
Answers will vary.
1. pessimistic 3. whistle 4. tick 5. horoscope
Word Focus 6. balloon 7. outfit
A. 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. e 5. c
B. 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. e
Words in Context
1. descends 2. romantic 3. sparkles 4. strikes
Scan 5. According to 6. distribute 7. lunar 8. loyal
b. Twelve 9. lower 10. fortune 11. celebration 12. horn
13. pine 14. waved 15. approached
Which Meaning?
1 (noun) type Word Families
1. influential (adjective)
Check Your Comprehension 2. influences (verb)
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. B 3. romance (noun)
4. romantic (adjective)
PLACES 5. fortunate (adjective)
Prepare to Read 6. Fortunately (adverb)
1. Teaching note: The photo shows people gathered True or False?
in Times Square in New York to celebrate New 1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. False
Year’s Eve. 6. False 7. True 8. False
2. Answers will vary.
Sentence Completion
Word Focus celebration; outfit; kinds; struck; confetti; fortune
A. 1. c 2. e 3. d 4. b 5. a
B. 1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b What About You?
Speaking
Scan Answers will vary.
a. 1904
Writing
Which Meaning? For these questions, answers will vary. These are
2 (verb) move the hand in greeting sample answers.
Check Your Comprehension 1. [My partner] usually opens presents at his/her
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A birthday celebration.
2. He/She likes classical, hip-hop, and many other
kinds of music.
THINGS 3. His/Her brother influences him/her.
Prepare to Read 4. One of his/her bad habits is eating unhealthy
Answers will vary. food.
5. He/She wears a new red outfit to celebrate the
Word Focus
New Year.
A. 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. c
B. 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. e
READING QUIZ
Scan 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. C
a. True
Which Meaning?
2 (noun) musical instruments
Check Your Comprehension
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C
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