World Around

KEYS
Maria Cleary
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World Around Quiz Page 15

Pages 6 and 127 5 a trigger, b boost, c prone to, d passing out/fainting,
1 False, 2 c, 3 False, 4 True, 5 b, 6 c, 7 True, 8 b, 9 b, e intake, f ill, g daft
10 True, 11 Lawyer, 12 a 7 parents, greens, him, give, says, like
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1 GREAT BRITAIN 2 F, T, F, T, T, F, T
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2 India, Pakistan, Germany/the Caribbean, USA.
1 (possible) food, school, history
3 1 c, 2 a
2 1 a, 2 b
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4 a Most people associate Wembley with football. b
2 They are all Indo-European languages.
Ezra works as an estate agent. c He describes the area
4 T, T, F, T, T, F
as a ‘goldmine’ because it is a popular area and people
5 England, Scotland, Ireland.
are always looking for somewhere to stay. d He likes
6a
his job because he meets people from different cultures
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and backgrounds.
True or False? T
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2 parlance, parlatory, parley, parlour,
2 1 a, 2 c, 3 b, 4, a, 5 b, 6 c, 7 c, 8 b
3 1 b, 2 c, 3 d, 4 a
3 Italian
4 a, c, d, g, i, j
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2 ENGLAND
5 T, F, F, F, T, F, T, T, T, F, T, T, T
6 (clockwise) Diana while she was working as a nanny, Page 21
Diana on her wedding day, Diana with her children at an 1 (top row) d,g (middle row) f, e, c, (bottom row) a, h, b,
adventure park, Diana doing charity work, Diana’s funeral Page 22
7 1 a, 2 b 1 a Traditional cup of tea, b British policeman (Bobby),
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2 True 2
3
F i rs t L a n g u a g e Second Language Roots
Public School C o m p re h e n s i v e
a t m o s p h e re not as good as Altwood brilliant Megan English Welsh Wales
girls 50 girls to 700 boys 50:50 Dan English Patois Jamaica
fashion snobby about designer clothes trainers and sports gear Uma Punjabi English Pakistan
friendliness not very friendly very friendly
Rachel English - Austria
study better facilities, same subjects same subjects
social life not as good as Altwood much better We i b o Chinese English Hong Kong

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2 True 5 1 b, 2, c, 3 a
3 Curry Page 26
4 True or False? True
2 (possible answer) The belief that one race is superior
B re a k f a s t Lunch Dinner Snacks
to another
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Steve banana Burger or Takeaway or tin lots of snacks:
3 18, 14, 15, 2006, 12, 16, 17, 1, 17, 2006
food and a yoghurt chicken and of spaghetti or crisps, can of
time drink at 08:40 on chips with milk beans with Ken Cola, biscuits
4 Yes, No, No.
who with his own at 12:30 in (brother) and chocolate Showab means that the problem is his ethnic
school canteen background, not his name.
with friends Page 28
Rachel cereal with Packed lunch Pasta Coffee 2 1 b, 2 a
food her family (sandwich, juice, with her mum and chocolate Page 29
time at 07:30 fruit, yoghurt) Fruit 3 Alberta (Canada) – Vienna (Austria) – Paris (France) –
who with in canteen at New York (USA) – Oxford (England) – Bombay (India) –
12:45 with
Netherlands
her friends
The longest single journey is from Alberta to Vienna.
Del Cereal, 3 or 4 Cheese roll, Cooked dinner Can of drink
food slices of toast fruit and biscuits (meat and veg) and crisps The shortest one from Vienna to Paris.
time and tea at 08:00 in canteen at with his mum 4 My mum is very angry. She lost her temper when I
who with with his dad. 12:40 told her about the party. She got really cross.

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Page 30 3c
2 Voluntary Work 5 (Possible answers) a She doesn’t recognise her and
Full Name: Alan Wilson automatically assumes that Kay is foreign. b Because
Age: 17 Kay has dark skin. c Possible themes: stereotypes,
Education: Still at 6th Form College. Studying for A- belonging, nationality.
levels Page 46
Work Experience: supermarket 1 (possible answers) Before she used to always be in a
Previous voluntary work: none rush. Before she used to often feel lonely. Now she
Availability: from 4.00 every day and weekends spends 25 minutes travelling to work. Now she doesn’t
Page 31 have to rush. Now she doesn’t feel lonely.
6 £1.80, 2 million, 1.2%, 30%, five years 2 F, F, T, F, T, F
7 Make Trade Fair 3 OK
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2 a exclude, b conclude Page 48
Page 34 1 Name: Racher Parker, Age: 15, Nationality:
1 Working Hours: long Scottish,, UNICEF Position: Youth Advisor, Job details:
Working Conditions: terrible advising on ways in which UNICEF can raise awareness
Breaks: non-existent among young people and how it can involve more
Punishments: harsh young people in its work, How did you hear about
Health and Safety: non-existent UNICEF: while doing research for a school assignment,
What are you looking forward to about the job?: I
3 WALES am looking forward to raising funds for UNICEF as well
Page 35 as raising awareness about important issues among
1 a, d other young people
Page 36 3 a Electronic tagging is a way of monitoring where
2 Prince Charles people are. It is used by the police. b It is used for
True or False? True adults who commit crimes. c He thinks it would be
4 Huy likes SFA because they are original. Rhys doesn’t good for young people because it could be used to
like SFA because they are weird. check that they are at school and see what they were
Page 37 doing. d young people who commit crimes, asylum
5 (Possible answer). The moral of the story is not to seekers, ex-prisoners, witnesses
jump to conclusions. Page 49
7 1 b, 2 d, 3 e, 4 c, 5 a 6 Dave is given detention because it is the first time
Page 38 that he has seriously misbehaved. Morag is suspended
2 Nat doesn’t want to hurt animals. Eddie wants to because she has caused problems before and detention
save the environment. Sandra wants to be healthier. has not stopped her from misbehaving.
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6 The show was stopped because it did not respect the 3 1 c, 2 a, 3 a, 4 b, 5 c
festival’s Welsh-only rule. 4 a T,, b F, c T, d F, e F, g T
7 Notting Hill Carnival c, Edinburgh Festival a, Up Helly
AA d, Glastonbury b
5 IRELAND
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2 T, T, T, F, F, F 1 (Possible answers) They show Saint Patrick’s Day
Page 42 celebrations, traditional musicians playing in a pub and
3 1 c, 2 c, 3 b, 4 Germany, 5 scrum, 6 b a game of Gaelic Football (Ireland’s national game
4 a People ‘fall ill’ because they want time off work to along with hurling).
follow the Tournament. b One supporter sold his roof 2 a REM (the other groups are from Ireland), b Hurley
tiles. (the others are Irish musical instruments) c Glasgow
(the other cities are in Ireland) d Margaret Thatcher (the
4 SCOTLAND other political leaders all had Irish roots).
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11 b, 2 c, 3 a, 4 c, 5 a, 6 b 1 Éire: one of the country’s official names. Free State:
Page 44 what many people in Northern Ireland call the country.
1 No, Scotland is not fully independent Republic of Ireland: the official description of the
True or False? True country. Six Counties: popular name for Northern
2 a Abercrombie, b Crawford, c MacDonald, d Wallace Ireland. Ulster: one of the provinces of Ireland,
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Ireland. die, victory

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1 a 6, b 4, c 5, d 1, d 2, f 3. 2 1 c, 2 f, 3 b, 4 d, 5 a, 6 e
a Italy, b Spain or another Spanish-speaking country, c 3 a eight, b United States, c fiddle, d The Waterboys,
Germany or Austria, d Poland, e Japan, f France or e rock and roll, f solo
another French-speaking country.
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2 a F, b D, c T, d F, e D f T
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3 1 They work for holiday agencies. 2 (Choose 5 from
1 c, 2 e, 3 a, 4 f, 5 d, 6 b
the following) a The families are wonderful. b
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Dubliners are joyous and friendly. c The atmosphere is
1 Russia and Canada
good. d Dublin has a good nightlife. e It is safer. f The
2 a New Mexico, b Florida, c Alaska, d Colorado, e
Irish are friendly. g The Irish are better speakers of
Kansas
English. h It is not too far away. i There is a varied
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social life. 3 The cost of living is high.
4 They both declare that everyone is equal and that
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liberty (freedom) and happiness are fundamental rights.
2 a When plastic became a cheap alternative to tin
5 The 50 stars represent the 50 states in the United
people didn’t want the Travellers’ tin buckets and cans.
States today. The colour red represents valour (courage)
b When people started using cars the roads became
and strength. The 13 stripes represent the original 13
noisier and it was more difficult to find a safe and quiet
states. The colour white represents purity and
place to camp. c When newspapers became popular
innocence. The colour blue represents justice and
people no longer looked forward to the Travellers
perseverance.
coming in order to hear the latest news. d When the
True or false? False
Government started giving unemployment benefit to
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people who had a fixed address the Travellers had to
2 7 (1937), 3 (1911), 5 (1927 – along with Oscar
move into houses if they wanted to get the benefit
ceremony), 9 (1963), 2 (1893), 8 (1948), 11 (1994), 6
money.
(1927 – along with The Jazz Singer), 1 (1891) 4 (1914)
3 True
10 (1975)
4 The Quechua are not nomads. Masaii – Kenya, Pygmy
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– Cameroon, Congo, Bedouin – North Africa, Middle
4 Animated films - 7; Westerns – 3, Biopics – 2, Rom-
East, Quechua – Peru, Innu - Canada
coms – 6, Musicals – 1, Action films – 5, Sci-fi films – 4
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7 25,000 – 24% - 50 – 2% - 65 - 1207
1 Indians, savages, redskins, Native Americans, nomadic
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tribes
1 Many people left Ireland between 1845 and 1851
2 The poster highlights racism towards Native
because there was a terrible famine.
Americans in sport. Many sports teams have names or
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mascots (symbols) that are stereotypes of Native
1c
Americans and which are offensive to Native
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Americans.
5 a 7, b 3, c 1, d 9, e 4, f 6, g 11, h 10, i 8, j 2, k 5
4 1 g, 2 e, 3 a, 4 f, 5 c, 6 d, 7 b
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1 a 1922, b The Loyalists are the people in Northern
6 Chief Seattle refuses to sell the land.
Ireland who want to stay loyal to the British
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government. c The Catholics started protesting because
1b
they found it difficult to get jobs and house. d The
2 a 3, b 2, c 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
Catholics felt that the British Army would protect them
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from Loyalist attacks. e The Northern Ireland Assembly
5 a A summary.
was first suspended because the political parties
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couldn’t work with each other.
2 a The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement that many
2 a Children just want to play and have fun. b People
countries have signed in order to help tackle the
have realised that they are not different from each
problem of climate change. b Greenhouse gas
other. c The leaders from both sides should solve the
emissions will be reduced by 5% by 2012. c They can
problems between themselves as most people just want
reduce greenhouse gases by reducing fumes from
to get on with their lives.
things like power plants and car exhausts, or by
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planting forests which absorb the gases naturally. d
World of words (possible answer) news, broken bottles,
Greenhouse gases destroy the ozone layer that protects
bodies strewn, battle call, back up against the wall,
the earth from the sun’s harmful UVB rays. When these
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rays get into our atmosphere they raise the earth’s
temperature. e Because President Bush said it would
destroy the American economy.
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3 Arguments for: The US needs oil and Alaska contains
some of the largest oil reserves in the US. The
multinational oil companies say that drilling for oil has
become safe and that there would be minimal effects
on the environment. Arguments against: The Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge is the largest nature reserve in
the US and it is home to caribou, polar bears and arctic
foxes as well local Inuit tribes. Environmentalists say
that the effect of drilling would be disastrous. And that
the worst oil spill in US history was in Alaska.
True or false? True
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2 1 b, 2 a, 3 c, 4 e, 5 f, 6 d
7 CANADA
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1 (possible answer) wilderness, cold, snow, bears,
Mounties, ice hockey, French, bilingualism, Inuit,
democracy
2 1 b, 2 c
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2 12: you can start part-time work and you can be
sent to Youth Prison or fined. 14: - . 16: you can drive
a car, you can get married with your parents’ consent,
you can leave school. 18: you can drink alcohol, you
can drive a car with passengers under 18, you can vote,
you can get married without your parents’ consent.
3 a Americans think Canadians are lumberjacks and fur
traders. That they live in igloos and eat blubber and
own dog sleds. They think all Canadians know each
other. b Canada has a Prime Minister not a President
(the political system is different). It is a bilingual
country. c Joe is proud that his country promotes peace
and diversity. He is proud that Canada is the second-
largest country in the world and that is the best at
hockey in the world. He believes that Canada is the
best country in North America.
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4 Yes (but they also live in sod or wooden houses), Yes,
No (They believe raw meat is healthy but they also cook
meat and other food), Yes (but they love lots of other
food as well), No (Inuit children learn English in school),
No (modern Inuit live in settled communities.)
True or false? True
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3 a Bertuzzi should be sent to jail. b Bertuzzi should be
suspended for the rest of the season and he should
have to take anger-management classes. c Bertuzzi
should be suspended indefinitely. d Bertuzzi should not
be punished.
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6 1 c, 2 d, 3 a, 4 e, 5 f, 6 b
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True or false? True
4 a Brand and vandalism. b Brandalism is the
defacement of public buildings (schools, libraries, etc)
by advertising, logos or other corporate slogans. Many
people believe that public places and spaces should be
free of corporate advertising and signs.
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2 a fertilizer, b pesticide, c gene, d disease, e bacteria,
f malnutrition, g calorie, h allergy, i crop
3 a T, b T,, c F, d T, e F, f T
8 THE WEST INDIES
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(possible answers) aspects: tourism, poverty, history
(pirates/slavery), gang violence, fishing, environmental
disasters, music
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2 From Britain and France to West Africa: guns,
ammunition and manufactured goods; from Africa to
the Caribbean and North America: Africans; from the
colonies to Britain and France: sugar, tobacco and
cotton.
3 The word Creole derives from the Spanish criollo.
Creole usually refers to a person in the West Indies with
mixed native and foreign (usually European) ancestry. It
can also be used to describe the native languages of
the West Indies, or as an adjective to describe culture,
cuisine and music.
True or false? True
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6 a There were lots of pirates in the Caribbean
because the Caribbean sea was full of ships loaded
with gold, silver and tobacco heading back towards
Europe and the Caribbean coast was an ideal hiding
place. b Pirates were groups of escaped slaves,
criminals, unsuccessful planters and free spirits. c The
British protected the pirates because in return the
pirates helped the British to fight the Spanish.
7 CD prices are too high, listeners don’t want to listen
to all of the songs on CDs, the record labels stopped
taking part in a government scheme to stop piracy
because the government was using information it
found against the labels.
8 Big Keith advises artists to give lots of live
performances and to make sure their CDs are not too
expensive.
9 a Online piracy is when you download music free (or
cheaply) from the internet. b Pirate recordings are
unauthorised (illegal) recordings of one or more songs. They
are often put in compilation CDs with new packaging, etc. c
Counterfeits are unauthorised (illegal) copies of a complete
CD. d Bootlegs are unauthorised (illegal) recordings of a live
concert, radio or television show.
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1 reggae, ragga, rocksteady, roots, ska 2 a The man calls the Flying Doctors because he has
True or false? True broken his leg. b Nurse Sue Salter, Doctor Mike Mears,
4 1 b, 2 c, 3 a Shane Parslow and Captain Doug Dawson go in the
Page 91 plane. c When the pilot arrives there are cows on the
5 (Possible answer) The song describes how people landing strip. d The doctor cycles to the house. e The
were brought from Africa as slaves in the past but doctor drives back to get his medical equipment and
became free. Now they are slaves to the system but the rest of the team. f The doctor cycles back. The
they can become free like they did in the past. others drive back in the truck.
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1 (Possible answer) Jamaica is in debt because 2 a The Inuit and b the Carib both take their names
following the country’s independence it borrowed from their native word for ‘people’.
money from the IMF in order to build the economy. The True or false? True
conditions the IMF placed on Jamaica means it is still Page 101
paying that debt. 7 The black represents the Aboriginal people, the red
Dumping is when poor quality products from outside a the earth and their spiritual relationship to the land,
country are imported into the country making it and the yellow the sun, the giver of life.
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2 F, T, F, T, F 2 1 b, 2 a, 3 a, 4 b
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4 1 c, 2 f, 3 e, 4 a, 5 d, 6 b Latin Name: Phascolarctus cinereus
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2 1 b, 2 a, 3 c, 4 b, 5 a Country: Australia
3 a, d, e, g, h Class: Marsupial
Habitat : Eucalyptus trees
9 AUSTRALIA Diet: Eucalyptus leaves
Weight: 5-14 kilos
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Life span: 10-14 years
1 (possible answer) The photos depict Aboriginal life,
a busy street in Sydney, Australian wildlife, the outback
10 NEW ZEALAND
and a typical Australian beach.
2 a outback (the other words are names for the Page 103
country) b kiwi (the others are Australian animals) 1 1 b, 2 c, 3 a, 4 a, 5 c, 6 a
c Tom Cruise (the others are from Australia) d Grand Page 104
Canyon (the others are Australian landmarks) 1 Queen Elizabeth I apologized to the Maori for the
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1 sixth-largest country, largest island, smallest and 2 (Possible answers). a Visitors wishing to make
oldest continent, driest and least populated country, complaints should go to the office between 9 and 11
flattest continent am. b Children are not permitted in the bar.
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3 The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivorous marsupial. It is 3
the size of a small dog. It hunts at night. It is very Good Bad
aggressive and gives off a bad smell when it is scared First country to give vote Can be racist
or angry. It also makes a loud screeching noise. to women People are ashamed of
Tasmanian Devils eat together and are known for the
One of the first countries their Maori past
loud noise they make when eating. The most famous to introduce
Tasmanian Devil is the Disney character ‘Taz’. Many have lost touch
environmental laws with traditional values
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Traditional values Very far away from rest
5 Peter doesn’t celebrate Australia Day. He says it’s not
a good choice for a national holiday. Sonia celebrates Amazing scenery of world
Australia Day but she doesn’t think it is a good choice Friendly people Hard to get work
of a day because when the British arrived they caused
problems for the native people. Ian celebrates Australia Page 106
day but he doesn’t agree with the day because he says 2 1 F, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F, 5 F, 6 T
Australians come from all over the world, not just from 3 bungee jumping, parasailing, jet boats
Britain. True or false? True
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5 1 He got lost in the Australian bush and was chased
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bodyboarding. 3 He was knocked unconscious when
snowboarding. 4 She went swimming in the cold sea.
5 She stopped talking for a day. 6 He sat on a live
alligator.
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2 a Ciara was bullied because she was overweight and
useless at sport. b She didn’t say anything because she
tried to ignore it and she tried to tell herself that it was
only name-calling. Also she didn’t want to make a fuss
at school. c She cried when her mum asked her if she
was being bullied. She was relieved that someone else
knew. d The bullies stopped annoying her because she
stood up for herself and told them to leave her alone.
5 It aims to teach children about bullying.
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6 Students are involved in two programmes: peer
partnering, which is when one student supports and is
friendly with a student who is being bullied, and
mediation, which is when one student talks to both the
bully and the student who is being bullied and tries to
sort out the situation.
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2 a likelihood, b outcomes, c theory, d calculated, e
statistics, f percentage
3 a F, b T, c F, d F, e F, f T
4 a 75, b 9
11 ASIA
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1 1 e, 2 a, 3 b, 4 c, 5, d
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1 (Possible answer) Because India is so varied that each
time you visit the country it seems like a different place.
2 (Possible answer) Political system where the people
decide the government
3 Day 1: She cleans her house and makes ‘rangoli’ patterns
outside. Day 2: She gets washed and then gets new
clothes and jewellery from her parents. Day 3 She goes to
the temple in the morning. Then she eats sweets and lights
fireworks. Day 4 She puts on her new clothes and goes to
the biggest temple. Day 5 She gets presents from her
brothers and goes out with her brothers.
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5 2 (1600), 6 (1857), 1 (1498), 7 (1858), 4 (1717), 8
(1885), 3 (1647), 5 (1757), 9 (1914).
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2/3 Because it is cheaper, the people speak English and
have a good level of education. Plus the government is
giving money to help new companies start up business.
4 1 d, 2 c, 3 a, 4 b
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5 (Possible answer) They are getting language and
culture training in order to make them seem American.
6 They are losing their jobs because they are being
outsourced to companies in Bangalore.
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1 An arranged marriage is one the parents organise but
the bride and groom can choose whether they want to get
married or not. In a forced marriage there is no choice.
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9 (Possible answer) Nisha Sharma stood up for her own
rights and in doing so became an example for young
women all over India. Her message to young people is that
they should learn to confront things and fight for their rights.
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2 a pilgrimage, b preacher, c prophet, d Bible, e Sufi, f
Koran, g prayer, h disciple, i parable
3 a T, b T, c F, d F, e T, f F
12 AFRICA
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1 (possible answers) The pictures depict native people
who live in the North African desert, famine victims,
wildlife, a busy street scene in Nairobi.
2 1 c, 2 d, 3 a, 4 b
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1 1 d, 2 a, 3 f, 4 e, 5 b, 6 c
True or false? True
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1 (Possible answer) Apartheid is a system of keeping
people from different races apart.
True or false? True
3 Same: There is no physical change in people’s lives.
The life for farm-dwellers is the same. Blacks still can’t
afford an education. There is still racism. Different: The
Government is different and listens to people.
Apartheid has gone. Black farm-dwellers have the
possibility of owning the land they work on. Blacks and
white can mix.
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6 You can kill one person but you can’t stop a movment.
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2b
3 a Aids has spread because people do not talk about
it. People must be open about Aids. 2 Aids has spread
because Africa is so poor and has such a low standard
of living.
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2 a narrator, b plot, c setting, d characters, e imagery
& symbolism, f themes, g narrative technique, h mood
& setting
3 a Philadelphia, b Nigeria and the US, c - , d
Ralindu/Lin, e She uses 1st person narrative in a direct,
colloquial style, f Events are described through the
narrator’s reaction to them. Aspects of American life
are described using bright positive adjectives, aspects of
Nigerian life have negative qualities. g The the themes
of the story are emigration and integration.
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Module 1
Worksheet
Wherever I Hang
2 She’s not sure why she leaves home 3 The sun, the
humming-bird splendour, big rats on the floor 4 Because of
the grey mistyness, and because things don’t seem real.
5 She gives people warning before she visits them and she
queues for things. 6 me land, me home; I not too sure; de
sun; this place call England; I touching; if they real; they
solid etc.
7 It gives the poem a sense of the Caribbean and the native
dialect and accent. We feel we can hear the poet speak.
9 Wherever the poet is, that is her home.
Reading 1 √ 2 X 3 X 4 √ 5 X 6 √ 7 X 8 X 9 √ 10 X
Skills Station
Listening 1 Steve 2 Del 3 Rachel 4 Rachel 5 Steve
6 Del 7 Rachel 8 Steve
Module 2
Worksheet
Kick It Out!
1 Have you ever suffered racism during your career?
2 How do you feel when you hear racist chants?
3 How do you react when people shout racist things at
you? 4 When were you first subjected to racism? 5 Who do
you admire? 6 Why did you join Kick It Out?
History of England
1 The Saxons had already come to England when the Jutes
2 The Vikings had invaded England before Saint
arrived.2
Augustine converted it to Christianity. 3 The Black Death
had killed one-third of the population of Europe before it
came to England. 4 James I executed Guy Fawkes because
he had tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
5 Queen Victoria came to power after the Industrial
Revolution had started.
Skills Station
Reading 1 developed 2 by 3 exports 4 efficiency 5
produced 6 factories 7 adequate 8 overcrowding 9
expectancy 10 conditions
Listening 1 T, 2 F, 3 F, 4 F, 5 F, 6 T, 7 T, 8 T
CLIL long, terrible, non-existent, harsh, non-existent
Module 3
Worksheet
Rights into Action
1 people 2 organise 3 at 4 it 5 still 6 on 7 who
8 improvement 9 facilities 10 than 11 don’t 12 needs.
Skills Station
Reading (possible answers) 1 That it may be about a
particular day. 2 It is the first day of the third millennium.
3 She had too much to drink and looked at fireworks
outside. 4 She may have enjoyed seeing the stars. She
didn’t like the fireworks and she seems annoyed that she
does the same thing every year. 5 Her resolutions were to
give up smoking, to be healthy, to remember her family
and to love Wales. 6 She read her horoscope and did the
washing-up. 7 She repeats ‘promising’ to give the idea she
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would like to change but cannot manage to.
8 The poet is aware of the fact that she repeats the same
actions and resolutions and this annoys her.
Writing
1 rents 2 before 3 than 4 where
Listening
2
Module 4
Worksheet
Relatively speaking
1. who 2. who 3 which 4 where 5 whose 6 where
7 which, who 8 which
Skills Station
Reading 1 c;
2 Possibly because the poet is black.
3 b round, c so, old; d. were, superstition, worst, her
words, e parts 4 ‘I’ (line 6): the poet seems to be asserting
her own identity. 5 “her words spliced into bars/ of an old
wheel. A segment of air.” The tone is sharp. The woman’s
words cut through the air. The old wheel is the wheel of
racial prejudice. 8 (Possible answer) Alienation or Identity.
Module 5
Worksheet
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
2 a heed, b dead end street, c strewn, d puts my back up,
e trench, f wipe
3 Something violent has happened. There are dead people
and lots of broken bottles (petrol bombs).
4 No, this is not the first time that something like this has
happened. The words ‘How long must we sing this song?’
suggest that this is not the first time that the singer has
sung about events like this. 5 broken bottles, bodies
strewn, battle call, back up against the wall, bloody, lost,
won, trench, tears, blood shot die, victory 6. TV has
become more real than reality itself.
7 He rose from the dead on Easter Sunday.
Reading 1 X 2 ? 3 √ 4 X 5 ? 6 √ 7 X 8 ? 9 √ 10 √
Skills Station
Listening Annie Moore; Phillip and Anthony Moore; Irish;
SS Nevada; New York; Yes; Parents and brother.
CLIL 1 c, 2 d, 3 b, 4 e, 5 a
Module 6
Worksheet
1c
2 a 2, b 3, c 1, d 2
3 a F, b T, c D, d T, e D, f T, g T
4 a 5, b 4, c 1, d 6, e 3, f 2
Skills Station
Reading 1 b, 2 a, 3 c, 4 a, 5 b, 6 c, 7 c, 8 b, 9 b, 10 c
Listening 1 F, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F, 5 F, 6 T,
Module 7
Worksheet
True or False?
 PHOTOCOPIABLE WORKSHEET ANSWER KEYS
1 F. Russia is the largest country in the world. 2 True.
3 False. Three-fifths (60%) of the world’s lakes are in
Canada. 4 True 5 False. Canada has the longest coastline of
any country in the world.
Naomi Klein
1 was growing up, loved. 2 was shopping, met. 3 was
working, asked, wanted. 4 decided. 5 liked, was earning. 6
was having, told, was, was. 7 thought, was. 8 was, was
complaining.
Skills Station
Reading 3
Writing (possible answers)
1 Skaters must be careful not to fall under buses.
2 Skaters have to be careful not to annoy other people
when they are skating. 3 Skaters mustn’t skate in the
streets. 4 Skaters needn’t build pipes and ramps in public
parks as they won’t be insured. 5 Girl skaters don’t have to
worry as skating is cool for girls, too.
Listening Kalle Lasn, Tallinn (Estonia), Estonian, married to
Masako Tominaga, Canada, BSc (Bachelor of Science
degree) in pure and applied mathematics, Australian
Defense Department – Market Research – Documentary
Film-making, manager of the Media Foundation
Module 8
Worksheet
Life and Debt
1 Jamaica became independent in 1962. 2 Jamaica
borrowed money from the IMF because it wanted to rebuild
the economy. 3 Jamaica hasn’t paid back its debt yet.
4 Multinationals opened in Jamaica. 5 Many of the clothes
factories ship in material without paying taxes, have the
clothes sewn in Jamaica and then ship them out to the rest
of the world. 6 Jamaica became a Free Trade Zone in order
to get an IMF loan. 7 This means that workers cannot have
unions. 8 Dumping is when cheap low-quality products are
imported into a country and sold for less money than the
equivalent local products.
Moder n Pirates
(Possible answers)
1 If CDs were cheaper then I wouldn’t download.
2 If there were no CD burners then we wouldn’t be able to
download music so easily. 3 If there were stronger penalties
then people wouldn’t risk downloading illegally. 4 If music
companies sold CDs on the Internet then fewer people
would download.
Skills Station
Reading 1 b, 2 c, 3 a, 4 b
Listening Ska is a fast off-beat style of reggae. Rocksteady
is a slow vocal style. Roots reggae is more political and
usually has a message of peace and anti-corruption. Ragga
is reggae made on computers.
Module 9
Worksheet
Australia is the most ...
1 Sam is 10, Leo is 5. 2 Anya has read 8 books, Kat has
read 4 books, Steve has read 3 books.
Comparative Quiz
1 highest. False. Mawson Peak is the highest mountain in
Australia. 2 lowest. True 3 hottest. False. The hottest
temperature recorded in Australia is 53°C. 4. driest. True.
Skill Station
Reading 1 aspiring, 2 for, 3 few, 4 least, 5 however, 6
most, 7 than, 8 need
Listening 1 F, 2 T, 3 F, 4 T, 5 F, 6 F, 7 T, 8 T, 9 F, 10 T
Module 10
Worksheet
Bullying
1 You scare your little sister into turning off the music
and/or leaving the room. 2 Your sister annoys you so much
that you leave the room. You are too cross and frustrated
to revise. 3 Your parents hear you fighting and punish both
of you. 4 Either you persuade your sister to use a personal
stereo to listen to her music or you decide it is best to study
in your bedroom (or another quieter room).
Skills Station
Reading lifeblood: something that is essential. Singing is
her lifeblood. heart-stopping: very frightening. Parts of the
film were heart-stopping. white-knuckle ride: scary and
exciting ride in an amusement park (you hold on so tight
that your knuckles go white).
Alton Towers has some of the best white-knuckle rides in
the UK.
1 taken the plunge
2 up and down
They both use descriptions of falling in order to describe
something else, reflecting the theme of the article: bungee
jumping.
Writing 1 must, 2 bully, 3 different, 4 other
Listening 3
Module 11
Worksheet
1 1 D, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F, 5 F, 6 T, 7 D, 8 F
2 the, to, - , have, - , a, who, a, give, can, times, - , their
very, have, him dowry
3 1 d, 2 f, 3 a, 4 e, 5 b, 6 c
Skills Station
Reading a mix, b cut, c sprinkle, d divide, e add, f put, g
leave. 1, 5, 3, 4, 2.
Listening 1 F, 2 T, 3 F, 4 F, 5 T, 6 T, 7 T, 8 F
CLIL 1 T, 2 F, 3 T, 4 T, 5 F, 6 T
Module 12
Worksheet
Aids
1 1 may, 2 can, 3 can, 4 will, 5 must, 6 should
Skills Station
Reading 1 Frida went to live with her uncle because her
mother didn’t have a job. 2 Frida’s cousin was afraid that
she might become ill, too. 3 She felt like this because her
uncle, her aunt and her mother died within a short space of
time. 4 She wants to be a lawyer .
Listening 1-2, 2-4, 3-1, 4-3
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