UNIT

1 Progress test Higher Answer key

Vocabulary Exercise 7 Exercise 13

1 on Model answer
Exercise 1 2 about
I wouldn’t like to learn the piano
1 lead singer 3 off
because I think it is very difficult. I
2 audience 4 to
think it would take a long time, and I
3 playlist 5 for
would rather learn something else.
4 6 from
performance I’m also not very musical, and the
5 sound quality piano isn’t my favourite instrument.
6 sell out Exercise 8

Listening
1 c
Exercise 2 2 b
1 tour 3 a
4 d Exercise 14
2 perform
3 lyrics 5 b 1 angry
4 record 6 c 2 optimistic
5 live 7 a 3 jealous
6 release 4 satisfied

Exercise 3
Reading 5 lonely

Exercise 15
1 satisfaction Exercise 9
2 joyful a 5
The text mentions 2 and 5.
3 optimistic b not used
4 surprised c 3
Exercise 10
5 bored d 2
6 sympathetic 1 T e 4
2 F f 1
Exercise 4 3 NI
4 T Exercise 16
1 b
2 d 1 b
Exercise 11
3 a 2 c
4 b 1 did you know that learning to 3 a
5 a play the piano can also help 4 c
6 c develop some practical life 5 a
7 d skills?

Speaking
2 to master the piano, you need

Grammar
to organise a regular
schedule for lessons and
practice. Exercise 17
Exercise 5 3 , you can also develop skills 1 matter
1 haven’t called by performing with others. 2 honest
2 ’ve been writing 4 don’t forget all the benefits 3 about
3 haven’t finished you are getting while 4 long
4 ’ve, been doing experiencing the joy of 5 much
5 ’ve been helping playing music!
6 ’ve planted
Exercise 12
Exercise 6 1 hang on in there
1 weren’t they 2 practice makes perfect
2 didn’t he
3 aren’t I
4 don’t you
5 has she
6 weren’t we

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1 Progress test Higher Answer key

Speaking task Writing

Exercise 18 Model dialogue Exercise 19

OPTION 1 Model Writing

B Hello. What’s the matter? Stranger Things takes place in a
A To be honest, I’m feeling really town called Hawkins during the
upset because I’ve had an 1980s. There are four friends called
argument with my friend. Michael, Dustin, Lucas and Will who
like playing games together. One
B Do you want to talk about it? night, Will disappears and everyone
A Yes. I arranged to meet them has to try to find him. We think that a
after school, but I forgot and I monster has taken him.
didn’t call them. My friend was What I like is that Stranger Things is
very worried. I feel really upset. about real people in amazing
B How long have you been feeling situations with scary monsters and
like this? you never know what’s going to
A Since it happened. What should I happen. I think the performances of
do? the young actors are excellent, the
story is very original, and the music
B First, you should calm down, and is great, too.
when you feel ready, go and say
sorry. You could buy your friend You should definitely watch Stranger
some chocolates. Things if you like science fiction
series and 80s music. It’s well worth
A Thanks. I feel much better now. seeing!
OPTION 2
A Hello. What’s the matter?
B To be honest, I’m feeling really
angry because something bad
has happened.
A Do you want to talk about it?
B Yes. I asked my friend to buy me
tickets for my favourite group, but
he forgot, and the tickets sold out.
I’m really angry about it.
A How long have you been feeling
like this?
B All day. What should I do?
A First, you should calm down. I’m
sure they will play here again.
And don’t be angry with your
friend. I’m sure he didn’t mean it.
Let’s go to the cinema and forget
about it.
B Thanks. I feel much better now.

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