READING &

LISTENING EXTRA
ADVANCED PLUS 8 UNIT 3
ANSWER KEY 1 on the hunt 2 innovative
1
3 strapped for cash 4 participants
5 fork out 6 trailblazer 1 (Sample answers)
UNIT 1 Constant searches for work, not
7 empower 8 ages
finding a job after long periods of
1 9 sharing economy
time, financial difficulties, being asked
4 a modern form of housing where for experience but unable to get
residents with similar interests and UNIT 2 experience without getting a job.
values share a living space 2 Students’ own answers
3A 2
Item 4 is related to sensory memory. Taste 2A
1 Billing is all-inclusive, there is a is one of the five senses. (Sample answers)
concierge service and a room-cleaning Feeling upset, depressed or cynical about
service. 3 working conditions. Generally feeling
2 Haven residents are like-minded young 1a 2b 3b 4c 5a 6c 7c 8a exhausted because of work overload.
people who want to make the most
of life. 4 2B
3 a convenient and fulfilling lifestyle 1f 2b 3a 4g 5e 6c 7d 8h 1 F – There is a reference to Susan’s ‘new
4 regular social events job’ in the first paragraph.
6 2 T
3B Professor Higgins forgot that her daughter 3 F - She works up to sixty hours a week.
1 False – Haven is a ‘mansion of over four was in the car and needed to be dropped 4 T
thousand square metres’. off at school. This was a failure in her 5 T
2 True short-term memory since she didn’t 6 F – Only people who are employed are
3 False – The rent ‘is reasonable, but remember her daughter getting in the car. likely to suffer from work burnout
not cheap’. 7 T
4 True 7 8 F – There is no mention in the article
1 False – The professor says ‘not everyone of whether Susan feels her work is
4 is here today, but we do have nearly important.
1g 2c 3d 4b 5f 6a 7e 8h one hundred percent attendance’.
3
5 2 True
3 True 1j 2a 3d 4e 5h 6f 7c
(Sample answers) 4 False – The professor says the brain 8 g 9 i 10 b
Advantages: weighs ‘just 1400 grams’.
saving money on utilities 5 False – It improves your memory with 4
sharing household chores regard to that particular subject. The Possible answers:
making close friendships professor says: ‘Cultivate a strong Join a club, play sports, do something fun
having someone you can rely on when interest in a subject and constantly and relaxing.
needed remind yourself of the reasons behind
this interest. When your emotions are 5
Disadvantages: in play, you upgrade your memory.’ financial consultant freelance writer
lack of privacy/independence 6 True librarian
relying on others to be tidy and 7 True solicitor teacher waitress
considerate
having to explain preconceptions about
8 False – The professor says that the
organisation of the shopping list into 6
co-living categories makes it easier to remember 1c 2a 3b 4a 5b
rent not particularly low things.
7
6 9 False – The professor simply uses a test
as an example. 1 T
1 about a month ago 2 F – ‘worn out’ means exhausted
2 Hello 25 flatmates! #overjoyed 8 3 T
3 Blue House is located in Blackheath 1 intricate 4 T
(which is pretty central). 2 potential 5 F – to ‘mess with’ something means to
4 a homeless shelter, a hall of residence 3 autobiographical affect it in a negative way
5 Niles refers to his own age group as 4 faulty 6 F – to ‘crash-land’ means to come to a
millennials. 5 under the weather sudden stop or burn out
7 T
7 6
7
enthused
retain 8 F – to ‘get in the way’ means to be an
1 She 2 He 8 continuity obstacle to something
3 She 4 He
5 He 6 He 8
7 She 8 He Pauline: 2, 7
9 She 10 He Nick: 5
Henry: 7
Dorothy: 4, 5
(Strategies 3 and 8 are not mentioned in
the audio.)
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7 True
UNIT 4
8 True 5
Suggested answers:
3 4 Spend your money wisely.
1b 2d 3a 4g 5f 6h 7c 8e 1b 2h 3a 4c 5f 6d 7e 8g Stay aware and safe.
Leave the city for short periods of time
4 5 whenever possible.
1 perusing Possible answers:
2 realm Oliver’s approach was unhealthy because 6
3 nosy he starved himself. 1 Jessica
4 pity No, because Oliver said he had a brawny 2 Jessica
5 conviction build which means that he was somewhat 3 Iris
6 condescending muscular, but not skinny. 4 Jessica
7 freewheeling We know that Oliver still struggles with his 5 Iris
8 deference weight because he counts the calories in
9 audacity everything he eats. He also has the urge to 7
10 eyeballed starve himself when he is upset. 1 True
2 False – Iris says she ‘frequently
6 6 interviews people’ for her podcast.
fake news 1 a 3 True
a public figure 2 a 4 True
theft 3 b 5 False – Jessica says the ‘amount of
trolling people and the distance between
7 7 us’ has been ‘a real shock’. She goes
1b 2e 3h 4f 5g 6c 7d 8a on to compare ‘Tbilisi, where our
1a 2b 3b 4b 5c 6a 7a 8a community was small and really open
8 8 to newcomers’ to Hong Kong.
1 pick up on 6 True
1 nonchalant 2 bombarded 7 True
2 commentaries 3 hare-brained 8 False – Jessica says she’s made ‘plenty
3 sinister 4 calls the shots of friends’.
4 hold off on 5 get over it
5 take something out on 6 loathe 8
6 wind someone up 7 Rubenesque 1 divorce
7 rudimentary 8 reckon 2 buddies
8 hysteria 3 persistence
8 Students’ own answers 4 podcast
5 outsider
UNIT 5 6 expat
UNIT 6 7 portfolio
1 8 hospitality industry
Possible answers:
1 An attractive body type depends
2 9
1 Because you experience a range of
largely on culture. In Africa and Latin Suggested answers:
emotions, both positive and negative.
America, for example, a fuller female 1 Locals may feel that cultural and
2 A honeymoon phase, a crisis phase and
body type is sometimes considered language differences will make
an adjustment phase.
more attractive. communication difficult.
3 Staying active makes you feel happy
2 The definitions are subjective but, thin = 2 You could gather tips and information
and energised and so helps you to
having very little body fat; overweight = from other expats and make friends
adapt. This can be done by taking
having too much body fat. quickly and easily. Disadvantages may
exercise and doing activities with
3 A person’s appearance can be judged be not learning the language or not
friends.
by clothing, height, weight, body shape, experiencing local customs.
hair and complexion.
4 It probably comes from the media – TV,
3
1 enduring UNIT 7
magazines, the internet. 2 optimism
2 Students’ own answers
3
4
annoyance
get back
1
Students’ own answers
3 5 habitual

1 False – Oliver was 22 years old.

6
7
settling in
promotes
2
2 False – Oliver starved himself. 8 well-adjusted Possible answers:
3 True 1 Yes, the writer gave more detailed
4 True 4 descriptions. For example, the writer
5 True 1g 2h 3f 4b 5a 6d 7c 8e described the train, her travelling
6 False – Oliver still counts calories to companion and part of their journey.
this day.

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2 The writer uses visual imagery. The
reader is able to construct mental
7 4
images while reading. One example is 1 interviewee 1 indispensable
the nerpa seal. The reader can picture 2 gig 2 impeded
the seal’s eyes and fur colour by the 3 boring 3 quaint
descriptions given. 4 telephone 4 whim
3 Yes, the writer uses figurative language 5 a few 5 forethought
when she personifies the train. The 6 eye-opener 6 conclusive
train jerks, coughs and dances in the 7 action 7 mishaps
description. 8 afternoon 8 premeditated

3 8 6
1 True 1 plot twist 1 Olivia discovered that her friend had
2 False – The editor suggests she only 2 quirky written a book.
use idioms when they work or enhance 3 subscriber 2 Elliot’s train line was being repaired
the writing. 4 novelty which caused him to take another train
3 False – The editor says this is an 5 draft and bump into Olivia.
excerpt from Kira’s first draft. 6 fine-tune 3 The outcome for both was favourable.
7 feedback
4 True
5 False – They are leaving from 8 take for granted 7
1 d, f, g, i, j
Yekaterinburg and it will take them
three days, or seventy-two hours, to
9 2 a, b, c, h
1 Kira probably works with animals since 3 e
reach their final destination.
she is spending two weeks with the
6 True
7 True
nerpa seals. 8
2 Student’s own answer 1 insomnia
8 False – Kira will be on her expedition
3 a and c 2 portable
for two weeks.
3 complimentary
4 UNIT 8
4
5
crack of dawn
grumpy
1 compromise
6 lull
2
3
tundra
mesmerising 2A 7 snooze
Possible answers: 8 bump into
4 flanked
5
6
stowing
tobogganing
1 I agree. City residents probably stay up
later because many facilities stay open.
9
2 I agree. The information box says that 1 Making Choices that Empower You
7 come-hither
these cities are in danger zones. 2 Olivia make the choice to switch from
8 sashayed
e-books to audio books.
5 Students’ own answers 2B 3 Student’s own answers
A night’s rest: An important choice
6
1 Kira is a research scientist. 3
2 The listeners are interested in hearing 1b 2a 3c 4b 5a 6b
about the Trans-Siberian Railway.
3 Kira believe that changing her writing
style will make people more interested
in her work-related subjects.

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