ANSWER

ANSWER KEY
3 VOCABULARY FROM THE
1A 1B CONVERSATION
1 VOCABULARY FROM 1 VOCABULARY 2 work-life balance
LISTENING a 2 dead-end,
dead-end, 3 demanding, 4 high- high- 3 cool about
2 g, 3 d, 4 c, 5 f, 6 e, 7 a powered, 5 challenging, 6 repetitive, 4 appreciate
7 motivating, 8 rewarding, 9 tedious 5 exploit
2 GRAMMAR 6 ready-made job
b 2 job-hunting,
job-hunting, 3 events manager
manager,,
a 2 had, 3 had had, 4 didn’t have
have to, 7 spare bedroom
4 academic qualifications, 5 work
5 had, 6 Did you have, 7 Have you got, 8 warehouse
experience, 6 career ladder
ladder,,
8 won’t have 9 lines can become blurred
7 civil servants, 8 fast track
10 strike the right balance
b 2 doesn’t have to / hasn’t got to c 3 full-time contract, 4 sick leave, 5 part-
3
4 have
don’tyou
havehad
/ haven’t got / haven’t time contract, 6 freelance contract,
7 unpaid leave, 8 compassionate leave, Can you remember…
remember…? 1
5 having 9 temporary contract, 10 paternity
6 haven’t had GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
leave, 11 zero-hours contract
7 Did, have / Have, had a 1 Have we got to leave
d 3 ✓, 4 ✓, 5 ✓, 6 promoted, 7 ✓, 8 ✓, 9 2 had our roof repaired
8 do, have / have, got
off work, 10 ✓ 3 has been working freelance
c 2 having me on, 3 has it in, 4 have it out,
out,
5 have a go, 6 hasn’t got it, 7 ’ve had it 2 PRONUNCIATION 4 ’ve never known
5 having me on
d 2 have, got,
got, 3 Have, had, 4 Did, have, a 2 helps children, difficulty learning, 6 due to bad management
5 Have, got, 6 Have, had, 7 Do, have, speak 7 in order to move up
8 Are, having 3 permanent job, full-time contract 8 in case my boss needs
e Student’s own answers. 4 extremely sensitive, understanding, 9 despite not having
children 10 ’ve had it with
3 VOCABULARY 5 most rewarding part, job, seeing,
benefit, therapy b 1 c, 2 a, 3 b, 4 c, 5 b,
b, 6 c, 7 c, 8 b, 9 a,
a 2 resourceful, 3 straightforward, 10 a
4 sympathetic, 5 gentle, 6 self- 3 VOCABULARY FROM READING
sufficient, 7 thorough, 8 sarcastic,
9 steady, 10 determined, 11 bright, 2 think, 3 point, 4 own, 5 made, 6 nose, 2A
12 spontaneous 7 gone
1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
b 2 On the whole,
whole, 3 a bit of, 4 GRAMMAR
4 deep down, 5 tends to, 6 a bit (too), 2 rush, 3 bubbling away, 4 grab,
a 2 Consequentl
Consequently, y, 3 Even though, 5 concocting, 6 picture, 7 leap
7 On the surface 4 because, 5 not to, 6 due to,
c 2 a cold fish 7 nevertheless, 8 in case 2 GRAMMAR
3 a heart of gold b 2 consequently,
c onsequently, therefore a 3 ✗had been making
4 wouldn’t hurt a fly 3 as, seeing as, since 4 ✗sometimes we caught /
5 a real pain in the neck 4 due to, owing to used to catch / would catch
6 had a very quick temper 5 ✗ forgot to pick me up
5 in order to, so as to
7 the life and soul of the party 6 although, despite the fact that, 6 ✓
8 lift a finger even though 7 ✗ lived / used to live
9 full of herself 7 yet 8 ✓
10 down to earth 9 ✗ were still decorating
c 2 so as not to forget it
4 PRONUNCIATION 3 as a result (it) will be closed until the 10 ✓
end of the year b 3 working,
working, 4 had left,
left, 5 ✓, 6 had done,
a 2 resourceful, 3 spontaneous,
4 sympathetic, 5 determined, 4 in case I go out 7 had been jogging, 8 used to be,
5 despite not meeting all the 9 living, 10 ✓
6
9 sarcastic,
gentle, 107self-sufficient,
steady,, 8 thorough,
steady requirements
requiremen ts / despite the fact that c 2 went / used to go / would go,
11 straightforward he didn’t meet all the requirements 3 had cleaned / ’d cleaned, 4 lay /
6 so that I would be ready for the exam used to lie / would lie, 5 fell / had
c stress on 1st syllable: steady, thorough, the next day
gentle fallen, 6 had been singing, 7 stopped,
7 in spite of not being able to go to 8 stood, 9 looked, 10 was staring,
stress on 2nd syllable: resourceful, the interview / in spite of the fact that
spontaneous, determined, sarcastic, 11 told, 12 was watching,
wat ching, 13 had seen,
she wasn’t able to go to the interview 14 had sent
straightforward 8 owing to being ill / owing to the fact
stress on 3rd syllable: sympathetic, d Students’ own answers.
he was ill
self-sufficient
d Students’ own answers. 3 VOCABULARY &
5 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT PRONUNCIATION
2 stuck, 3 together, 4 eye, 5 round, 6 gut, Colloquial English 1 a Across: 3 possibility
possibility,, 4 improvement,
7 head, 8 off, 9 white, 10 carry 5 frustration, 6 relationship,
1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE 14 achievement, 15 excitement,
2 Of course / I mean, 3 Apparently,
Apparently, 4 as to, 16 kindness
5 in a way / really, 6 really, 7 I mean / Down: 2 disappointment, 7 partnership,
Of course, 8 anyway 8 generosity, 9 imagination, 10 freedom,
2 VOCABULARY FROM THE 11 temptation, 12 awareness,
13 happiness
INTERVIEW
2 a, 3 b, 4 a, 5 a

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b 2 wisdom,
wisdom, 3 neighbourhoo
neighbourhood, d, 4 sadness, 4 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT 3 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
5 celebration, 6 membership, 7 illness,
2 (that) I looked for a new flat 2 a engineerin
engineering g V, b Engineeri
Engineering
ng N
8 boredom, 9 curiosity, 10 amazement 3 buying a travel pass to get around the 3 a succeed V, b succeed V
d 3 re
re||la
la||tion re|la
re| la||tion
tion||ship city 4 a servant N, b servant N
4 ge
ge||ne
ne||rous ge|ge|ne ne||roro||si
si||ty 4 (that) I (should) iron my outfit before my 5 a stirring V, b stirring A
5 a|chieve a|chieve
a| chieve||ment job interview
5 (that) I should consult a lawyer 4 GRAMMAR
6 frus
frus||trate frus|tra
frus| tra||tion
7 cu
cu||ri
ri||ous cu|ri
cu| ri||o|si
si||ty a 2 I mean, 3 Besides, 4 Obviously,
5 GRAMMAR 5 all in all, 6 After all, 7 As I was saying,
8 i|ma
ma||gine i|i|ma
ma||gigi||na
na||tion a 2 getting our new sofa delivered today 8 otherwise
9 a|ware a|ware
a| ware||ness 3 was lucky he didn’t get hurt in the b 2 words, 3 regards, 4 matter, 5 whole,
10 im|
im|prove im|prove
im| prove||ment crash
e 2 anger,
anger, 3 danger, 4 hatred, 5 death, 4 going to get my eyes tested later c 6 way, 7 say,
Students’ own8 answers.
case, 9 hand, 10 least
6 belief, 7 loss, 8 memory 5 you get Debbie to call me back
f 2 g, 3 e, 4 a, 5 c, 6 d, 7 h, 8 f 6 love it when the days start getting
longer Colloquial English 2&3
7 need to get someone to look at our
2B heating 1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE
8 car got stolen from outside my house 2 awful, 3 deadly, 4 rights, 5 picture,
1 PRONUNCIATION
b 2 get someone else to help 6 classic, 7 civil, 8 plot, 9 culture
b 3 D, 4 S, 5 D, 6 S, 7 D, 8 D, 9 S, 10 D 3 get used to getting up
2 VOCABULARY FROM THE
2 GRAMMAR
4 got better / been getting better
INTERVIEW
5 getting new flooring installed
a 2 One, 3 each other, 4 washed and 6 get the children to eat 2 gain control
dressed, 5 ourselves, 6 one’s, 7 their, 7 get sent 3 deliberate plan
8 by myself 8 get Jack to take 4 making me act
b 2 myself, 3 each
each other,
other, 4 we, 5 yourself,
yourself, 9 got injured 5 makes people dislike
6 They, 7 herself, 8 you 10 got worse / getting worse 6 given less than they deserve
c 2 it, 3 There, 4 it, 5 There,
There, 6 there, c 2 got your car 3 VOCABULARY FROM THE
7 There, 8 there, 9 It, 10 it
d Students’ own answers.
3 do,
4 get get
get ready
to fix CONVERSATION
5 Have, got caught 2 running, 3 earth, 4 shaped, 5 back,
3 VOCABULARY 6 do, get rid of 6 point, 7 further, 8 hung, 9 going, 10 so
a 2 career,
career, 3 strong,
strong, 4 quick,
quick, 5 hurt,
hurt, 7 gets on your nerves
6 under, 7 seek, 8 distant, 9 a rough, 8 do, get around Can you remember…
remember…? 1–3
10 couple 9 get a joke
10 does, get dark GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
b 2 e, 3 h, 4 a, 5 j, 6 i, 7 d, 8 g, 9 b, 10 f
d Students’ own answers. a 1 sympathetic,
sympathetic, 2 repetitive, 3 beliefs,
beliefs,
c 2 guy
guy,, 3 against, 4 look like, 5 quit, 4 curiosity, 5 awareness, 6 ashamed,
6 job, 7 chat, 8 perks, 9 need, 7 opposition, 8 loss, 9 rebellion,
10 unfortunate 3B 10 survivors
d 2 white lie 1 VOCABULARY b 1 a, 2 c, 3 b, 4 a, 5 c, 6 a, 7 c, 8 c, 9 a,
3 big picture 10 a
4 followed, to the letter a 2 refugees,
refugees, 3 civilians, 4 commander
commander,,
5 down to earth 5 forces, 6 troops, 7 casualties,
6 nose to the grindstone 8 survivors, 9 snipers, 10 ally 4A
7 the dead of night b 2 siege, 3 overthrow,
overthrow, 4 ceasefire,
ceasefire, 5 shell,
1 VOCABULARY FROM
6 treaty, 7 Civil War, 8 loot, 9 revolution,
8 catch,on
9 How eye
earth 10 execute, 11 coup LISTENING
10 pain in the neck c 2 defeated, was defeated, a 2 g, 3 e, 4 h, 5 a, 6 b, 7 f, 8 c
3 surrende r, surrender, b
surrender, 2 VOCABULARY
4 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
4 has captured, captured, a
3 M, 4 L, 5 L, 6 M, 7 L, 8 M 5 broke out, broke out, a a Across: 4 fast-moving, 5 heavy going,
6 were released, has, released, b 8 creepy, 10 haunting
Down: 2 thought-provoking
thought-provoking,,
3A 7
8
blow up, blew up, b
(has) declared, declared, b 3 intriguing, 6 gripping, 7 implausible,
9 moving
1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
2 PRONUNCIATION b 2 thought-provoking, 3 heart-warming,
2 aversion, 3 Boy
Boy,, 4 singletons, 5 loathe,
b 3 survive, survivor S 4 implausible, 5 gripping, 6 intriguing,
6 eager
4 execute, execution D
execute, 7 heavy going, 8 creepy
creepy,, 9 fast-moving,
f ast-moving,
2 PRONUNCIATION 5 commander, commanding S 10 moving
a 2 S, 3 S, 4 E, 5 E, 6 S, 7 S,
S, 8 E 6 history, historic D
history,
7 captive, capture S 3 GRAMMAR
3 VOCABULARY 8 besiege, besieged S
besiege, a 2 Not until / Only when, 3 Never,
9 victor, victorious D
victor, 4 Hardly / No sooner / Scarcely,
a 2 b, 3 e, 4 d, 5 g, 6 f, 7 j, 8 a, 9 c, 10 h
10 revolution, revolutionary S 5 Not until / Only when, 6 Hardly /
b 2 message, 3 way,
way, 4 anywhere,
anywhere, 5 life, No sooner / Scarcely, 7 Not only,
6 on, 7 house, 8 act, 9 real, 10 move 8 Rarely / Never
c 2 around, 3 away, 4 behind, 5 out, b 2 had wewe reached, 3 have I read, 4 was
6 down, 7 over, 8 through, 9 by, our flight, 5 did she realize, 6 does he
10 back, 11 together
together,, 12 into call, 7 had we set off, 8 do I have to

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c 2 all the papers had been given out 4 VOCABULARY FROM READING b 2 currency,
currency, 3 income, 4 in debt, 5 cost
did the exam begin of living, 6 shares, 7 inflation, 8 stock
2 age-old, 3 show up, 4 strip away,
3 did he betray my trust, (but) he also 5 ice, 6 muster up, 7 radical, 8 deal with, market, 9 exchange rate
lied to me The hidden noun is ‘recession’.
9 hubbub, 10 uninterrupted
4 had the sun gone down when the c 2 bankrupt, 3 afford, 4 check,
check,
temperature fell dramatically 5 standard, 6 make, 7 consumer,
5 have I seen such a wonderful sight 5A 8 interest
6 had the teacher turned her back than
the children started whispering 1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT d 2 penniless P,P, 3 loaded R, 4 hard up P,
P,
7 I opened the book did I realize that 2 e, 3 c, 4 f, 5 b, 6 a 5 wealthy R, 6 well-off R, 7 broke P
I’d already read it / I opened it did I e 2 a, 3 f, 4 e, 5 c, 6 d
realize that I’d already read the book 2 GRAMMAR
f 2 in the red
8 do you find two people so alike a 2 appears,
appears,
5 may, 3 expected,
6 seem, 4 According,
7 agreed, According,
8 Apparently 3 doesn’t grow on trees
d Students’ own answers. 4 cost an arm and a leg
b 2 It appears that 5 we tighten our belts
4 PRONUNCIATION 3 It has been announced that 6 a rip-off
b 2 /əʊ/, 3 /ɑː/, 4 /ɔɪ/, 5 /ʒ/, 6 /ɑː/, 7 /əʊ/, 8 /iː/ 4 is thought to have 7 tight-fisted
c 2 She’s
She’s an aficionado of fantasy novels. 5 may have been 8 make ends meet
3 The tsunami totally destroyed the 6 It is said that
2 PRONUNCIATION
village. 7 might have entered
4 Everything he says sounds like a 8 It is hoped that b 2 debt, 3 dishonest, 4 knowledge,
cliché. c Students’ own answers. 5 mortgage, 6 overwhelming,
5 I felt a bit of schadenfreud
schadenfreude e when he 7 psychologist, 8 receipt, 9 scientific,
didn’t win the competition. 3 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT 10 whispered
6 The coach resigned after the debacle 2 server, 3 movie theatre, 4 get mad, 3 VOCABULARY FROM READING
when his team lost 7–1 at home. 5 takeout, 6 waiting in line
7 He made a faux pas when he 2 ditch, 3 watershed, 4 deluge, 5 pearls,
criticized his girlfriend’s mother’s 4 VOCABULARY 6 laced, 7 pump, 8 heart, 9 lumbered
cooking. a 2 wasted, 3 took, 4 ’ll save, 5 play
play for,
for, 4 GRAMMAR
8 I had a strong feeling of déjà vu 6 takes up, 7 spare, 8 making up for,
when I entered the room. 9 gave, 10 having, 11 ran out of, a 3
4 I’d rather
I wish we you
hadncame
hadn’t’t bought
bought
12 took, 13 kill
5 If only we lived
4B b 2 from, to,
to, 3 at, 4 in, 5 behind,
behind, 6 at, 6 I’d rather she didn’t know
7 before, 8 at, 9 in, 10 from, to, 11 by
by,, 7 If only I’d listened
1 VOCABULARY 12 on 8 It’s time you had
a 2 roar, 3 sniffing, 4 crunched, 5 buzzing, c 2 short, 3 consuming,
consuming, 4 hands, 5 This, b 2 If only we didn’t owe
6 tapped, 7 hummed, 8 bangs, 6 matter, 7 up, 8 whole, 9 left, 10 being, 3 It’s time Mia made up
9 snoring, 10 slurp, 11 rattling, 11 about, 12 spare 4 Would you rather we took
12 hissed 5 We wish we hadn’t spent
5 PRONUNCIATION
b 2 a, 3 f, 4 d, 5 i, 6 h,
h, 7 b, 8 e, 9 g 6 it time you apologized
c 2 whispered,
whispered, 3 groaned,
groaned, 4 screamed, b 2 My cocous
usin
in Ni
Nick
ck is neneve
verr on ti
time
me.. 7 I wish I could see
5 stammered / stuttered, 6 mumbled, 3 Doin
Doing g ho
hous
usew
ewor
orkk ta
take
kess up a lolott of 8 We’d rather
rather you didn’t bring
bring
7 yelled, 8 sobbed, 9 giggled time.
c Students’ own answers.
4 We wawalk
lked
ed to totown
wn as we ha had
d
2 PRONUNCIATION load
lo adss of tim
time.
e.
b 2 crunched,
crunched, 3 sniffs, 4 mumble,
5 We seseem
em to hahave
ve ru
run
n ououtt of ti
time
me.. Colloquial English 4&5
6 It’s a que
questi
stion
on of tim
timee bef
before
ore the
5 scream, 6 slurp, 7 splash, 8 rattled, 1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE
9 stammer, 10 shouts sports cen
sports centre
tre close
closess down.
down. 2 text messages
c 2 He’ss a bit impatient at times.
He’
c 2 stretch,
stretch, 3 exclaimed, 4 sixth, 5 shelves,
shelves, 3 blood pressure
3 We stood in the queue for over an
6 bridegroom, 7 straightforward, 4 support network
8 spread hour.
4 You’ll have to wait a moment until I’m 5 Stress management
3 GRAMMAR ready. 6 breathing exercises
5 The performance starts at eight 7 lifesaver
a 2 might / may / could be waiting 8 college students
o’clock.
3 should be 9 health problems
6 She’s incredibl
incrediblyy insecure about their
4 might / may not like
relationship.
5 can’t be studying 2 VOCABULARY FROM THE
6 might / may / could / must have INTERVIEW
forgotten 5B 2 alleviate, 3 cut down, 4 get into, 5 lose,
7 can’t have 6 cope
8 might / may not want 1 VOCABULARY
b 2 are / ’re
’re bound
bound to win the match a 2 grant, 3 donation,
donation, 4 will, 5 fare,
3 definitely won’t give us a pay rise 6 quote, 7 fee, 8 budget, 9 deposit,
4 is / ’s likely to rain at the weekend 10 loan, 11 lump sum, 12 instalment
5 is / ’s unlikely to get promoted this
year
6 will probably take early retirement
7 are sure to complain about it
8 probably won’t pass his accountancy
exam
c Students’ own answers.

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3 VOCABULARY FROM THE 2 VOCABULARY
CONVERSATION
6B
a 2 inhospitable,
inhospitable, 3 illiterate, 4 impractical,
2 pace of life 1 VOCABULARY 5 incompetent, 6 discontinued,
3 in between a 2 top up,
up, 3 put me through,
through, 4 pop-up,
pop-up, 7 impersonal, 8 undo, 9 illogical,
4 reachable at all times 5 screen, 6 Wi-fi, 7 keyboard, 8 stream, 10 irreplaceable, 11 Unofficial,
5 pitted against 9 switch off, 10 passcode, 11 swipe, 12 disembark
6 career field 12 signal b 2 intercit
intercity,
y, 3 autobiog
autobiography,
raphy, 4 updated,
7 constant comparing b Down: 2 settings, 3 touch
t ouch screen, 5 superpower, 6 demotivating,
8 no hiding place 4 unplug, 5 broadband, 8 password 7 outplayed, 8 prejudge, 9 anti-
9 A big part of Across: 6 get through, 7 hang up, smoking, 10 microclimate,
10 the outside world 9 scroll, 10 keypad, 11 download, 11 underestimated
12 update
Can you remembe
rememberr…? 1–5 2 PRONUNCIATION
c 2 multitask,
zero, 3 misunderstood,
5 rescheduled, 6 coexist,47sub-
ill-
equipped, 8 bicentenary, 9 overspent,
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY a 1 b app 10 monorail
a 1 had my credit card stolen 2 a rang, b rung
2 used to be several theatres 3 a ran out, b run out 3 GRAMMAR
3 got some friends to help 4 a hung up, b hang up a 2 shouldn’t,
shouldn’t, 3 must have, 4 don’t
don’t have
4 did I find out 5 a crashed, b crushed to, 5 needn’t, 6 mustn’t, 7 Must, 8 ’re
5 sooner had my daughter passed allowed to, 9 couldn’t, 10 can
3 VOCABULARY FROM READING
6 is expected to reach b 2 should / ought to, 3 couldn’t,
couldn’t, 4 better,
better,
7 bound to be able 2 cringe, 3 for the worse, 4 flick through,
5 to hand 5 can’t / mustn’t, 6 have / need,
8 time we gave back 7 needn’t, 8 allowed, 9 must, 10 ought
9 can’t have spent
4 GRAMMAR c 2 shouldn’t have bought
10 wish I hadn’t got rid
a 2 won’t be able, 3 hadn’t
hadn’t been snoring, 3 wasn’t allowed to wear
wear
b 1 cost, 2 in, 3 hold,
hold, 4 pain,
pain, 5 Not,
Not, 4 are / ’re meant / supposed to speak
4 Would, buy, 5 hadn’t eaten, 6 would
6 matter / question, 7 whole, 8 know, English
have called, 7 didn’t like, 8 wouldn’t be
9 rough, 10 around / round 5 It isn’t / is not permitted to use
b 2 we known you were at home
6 won’t be able to come

6A 3
4 Supposing
whether youwelike
missed
or not you like it
our/flight
it or not whether 7 ought to apply
8 needn’t have taken
1 GRAMMAR 9 had / ’d better not be
5 Provided you look after my bike
a 2 c, 3 a, 4 c, 5 b, 6 a, 7 a, 8 b, 9 c, 10 c 6 even if we can’t afford it 10 have to wear a helmet
b 2 me not to tell, 3 her
her playing, 4 them
them to 7 on condition (that) you finish the d Students’ own answers.
get, 5 her working, 6 me put up, 7 me report by Friday
going out, 8 us do, 9 her travelling, 8 as long as they didn’t make too much
noise
7B
10 them to arrive
c 2 taking, 3 to read, 4 to wear,
wear, c Students’ own answers. 1 GRAMMAR
5 to come, 6 working, 7 to arrive, a 2 g, 3 d, 4 a, 5 e, 6 c, 7 h, 8 f
8 to celebrate 5 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
b 2 coming, 3 tastes, 4 talking, 5 didn’t
didn’t
d Students’ own answers. 2 getting a bit out of hand sleep, 6 looked, 7 has / ’s been
3 every single smoking, 8 do, 9 smell, 10 be ignoring
2 VOCABULARY & 4 has a thing about
PRONUNCIATION 5 have a bit
bit of an obsession with c 2 see that man steal
6 going on and on about 3 seems to have lost
a 2 home-made,
home-made, 3 self-conscious,
self-conscious, 4 Last- 4 doesn’t sound like
minute, 5 narrow-minded, 6 worn-out, 7 always talking
5 as though it’s been closed
7 well-behaved, 8 air-condition
air-conditioned,
ed, 6 VOCABULARY 6 heard the baby crying
9 second-hand, 10 high-risk 7 don’t look
The hidden compound adjective is a 2 h, with, 3 e, to, 4 b, of, 5 f, on,
on, 6 a, to,
7 c, on, 8 d, to 8 sounds
sounds like
'fast-moving'. 9 can smell something
b 2 dead-end,
dead-end, 3 high-pitched, 4 feel- b 2 on, 3 of, 4 for,
for, 5 with, 6 of, 7 to 10 as if we're heading
good, 5 life-changing, 6 low-cost, d Students’ own answers.
7 groundbreaking, 8 labour-saving, 7A
9 eco-friendly, 10 extra-curricular 2 PRONUNCIATION
d 2 old-
old-||fa
fa||shioned, 3 well-|
well-|be
be||haved, 1 PRONUNCIATION
b 2 endure,
endure, 3 allure,
allure, 4 impure,
impure, 5 obscure,
4 worn-|
worn-|out, 5 last-|
last-|mi
mi||nute, a 3 ✓, 4 ✓, 6 ✓ 6 immature
6 self-|
self-|con
con||scious, 7 home-|
home-|made, d 2 Whatt
Wha an inincr
cred
edib
ible
le jo
journ
urney
ey!!
8 high-|
high-|risk, 9 nar|row-
row-||min
min||ded, 3 VOCABULARY
3 What
What an ababso
solu
lute
te di
disa
sast
ster
er!!
10 se|
se|cond-
cond-||hand 4 What
What a sad enenddin
ingg! a 2 landscapes, 3 statue, 4 portrait,
e 2 dead-end job 5 What an awf
awful
ul thing
thing toto happen
happen!! 5 frame, 6 installation, 7 poster
poster,,
3 labour-saving
labour-saving device 6 What a horrible story! 8 drawing
4 eco-friendly
eco-friendly detergent 7 What
What a lo
love
vely
ly da
day!
y! b Across: 3 illustration, 6 self-portrait,
5 high-pitched
high-pitched voice 7 painting
6
7 life-changing
life-changing
low-cost experience
airline Down: 1 still life, 2 canvas, 4 abstract
art, 5 monument
8 high-heeled shoes
9 extra-curricular activities
10 feel-good movie

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4 VOCABULARY FROM READING b 2 to be working,
working, 3 to have met,
& LISTENING 4 enough to swim, 5 to have lost, 6 to 9A
2 biting, 3 gobsmacked, 4 swept, 5 clicked be made, 7 no point inviting, 8 Having 1 VOCABULARY
got up, 9 nowhere to go, 10 being
taken to a
5 VOCABULARY
c 2 to be seen, 3 to call, 4 to be looked
looked animal their where the noises
2 red herring, 3 out of the blue, 4 black and
after, 5 to be improved / to improve, young they live they make
white, 5 red tape, 6 black market, 7 white
lie, 8 grey area 6 to be having, 7 to take, 8 to be given bee ✗ hive ✗
d Students’ own answers. bird ✗ nest twitter
Colloquial English 6&7 5 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
dog puppy kennel
goat kid ✗ ✗
1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE 2 a, 3 e, 4 h, 5 f, 6 g, 7 b, 8 c
2 way, 3 work, 4 kind, 5 number, 6 age, horse foal stable neigh
6 VOCABULARY & lion cub ✗ roar
7 mood PRONUNCIATION
mouse ✗ ✗ squeak
2 VOCABULARY FROM THE a 2 gold, 3 log, 4 old boots, 5 fish,
INTERVIEW 6 mule, 7 rake, 8 post, 9 horse, 10 bat b Down: 4 hooves, 5 calf, 6 tank, 8 claws,
9 paws, 11 horns, 13 grunt, 14 fur
2 continue, 3 going well, 4 resulted from, b 2 The surgeon arrived as soon as the
Across: 2 meow, 3 chick, 7 cage,
5 in the process of doing it, 6 attended patient was ready. 10 shell, 12 wings, 14 fin, 15 tail
3 It was too late to see my doctor
doctor,, so
3 VOCABULARY FROM THE we went straight to the hospital. c 2 c, 3 h, 4 g, 5 f, 6 b, 7 d, 8 j, 9 e, 10 a
CONVERSATION 4 The specialist suggested I went on a d 2 bred, captivity
2 ruined, 3 digestible, 4 out, 5 aimed, diet for a while.
while. 3 rights activists
6 bring, 7 latched, 8 thrust, 9 thing, 5 I’m allergic to plasters, so I never use 4 hunted, sport
10 struggling them. 5 treated cruelly
d 2 surgeon, arrived, patient 6 charity, protect, environment
environment
7 live, wild
Can you remember…?
remember…? 1–7 3 doctor, hospital
8 endangered species
4 specialist, suggested, diet
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5 allergic, plasters, never
2 GRAMMAR
a 1 upgraded, 2 amazement, a 2 d, 3 h, ✓, 4 e, 5 c, ✓, 6 b, 7 g, ✓, 8 i,
3 overthrown, 4 intriguing, 5 penniless, 8B 9a
6 unplug, 7 irregular, 8 misjudged /
had misjudged, 9 deforestation, 1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT b 2 do, 3 isn’t, 4 should, 5 wouldn’t,
10 temptation 6 couldn’t / didn’t, 7 might, 8 was,
a 2 vastly overrated, 3 sheer perfection,
perfection,
9 can’t / won’t
b 1 c, 2 c, 3 b, 4 b, 5 a, 6 c, 7 b, 8 a, 9 b, 4 underwhelmed, 5 let-down,
10 a 6 jaw-dropping c 2 to, 3 not, 4 so,
so, 5 to, 6 so, 7 not, 8 to
d Students’ own answers.
2 VOCABULARY
8A a 2 overrated, 3 iconic, 4 lively,
lively, 5 spoilt, 3 PRONUNCIATION
1 VOCABULARY 6 picturesque b A Would you like to come
come to our
our
b Down: 2 unspoilt, 4 lively, 6 iconic, barbecue next Saturday?
a 2 painkillers,
painkillers, 3 faint, 4 stitches, 5 allergic
7 run-down B I’d love to. You
You don’t mind
mind if I bring a
reaction, 6 antibiotics, 7 swell up,
Across: 3 soulless, 5 remote, 8 pricey, friend, do you?
8 plaster, 9 bandage, 10 hypothermia
9 imposing A Not at all. Your
Your friend does
does eat meat,
b 2 bruise, 3 specialist, 4 blister,
blister, 5 stroke,
stroke, doesn’t she?
6 flu, 7 surgeon, 8 heart attack, c 2 unimposing,
unimposing, 3 tacky, 4 dull, 5 spoilt,
B No, she doesn’t. Actually, neither do I.
9 sprained ankle, 10 rash, 6 overrated, 7 picturesque, 8 off the
A Oh dear.
11 food poisoning, 12 psychiatrist, beaten track, 9 overcrowded B We do eat fish though.
though. Do you want
13 side-effects d 2 go, 3 get
get away, 4 postpone, 5 wander me to bring some salmon for the
round, 6 extend, 7 set off, 8 go on, 9 hit, barbecue?
2 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT 10 recharge, 11 sample, 12 chill out A Yes, please – I love barbecue
barbecued d
2 outweigh, 3 undertake, 4 underestimate, salmon.
5 sink, 6 vary, 7 stick to 3 GRAMMAR
B So do I.
a 2 b, 3 a, 4 b, 5 a, 6 a, 7 b, 8 a, 9 a, 10
10 b
3 VOCABULARY FROM 4 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
b 2 is due to appear
LISTENING
3 will be picking me up 2 health risk, 3 animal rights, 4 moral
2 a, 3 b, 4 c 4 on the point of looking position, 5 balanced diet, 6 vitamin
5 is / leaves at deficiency,, 7 carbon footprint
deficiency
4 GRAMMAR
6 is to be held
a 2 to set up
3 to be sniffing
7 am / ’m taking my husband
8 is about to start
9B
4 being photographed
being 1 VOCABULARY
c Students’ own answers.
5 having forgotten
having
6 to become a 2 sliced,
sliced, 3 toasted, 4 chopped,
4 PRONUNCIATION
7 have worn 5 whipped, 6 scrambled, 7 minced,
2 a, 3 b, 4 b, 5 a, 6 a, 7 b, 8 a, 9 b, 10 a
8 taking 8 deep-fried, 9 steamed, 10 grilled
9 to have finished b 2 mashed
mashed potato, 3 barbecued
barbecued spare
10 Having learnt / learned ribs, 4 roast lamb, 5 stuffed chicken
breast, 6 grated cheese, 7 boiled rice,
8 peeled prawns, 9 stewed plums,
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ANSWER KEY
c 2 a spatula, 3 a colander
colander,, 4 a chopping Can you rememb
remember
er…
…? 1–9 4 PRONUNCIATION
board, 5 a saucepan, 6 a whisk,
b 2 a, b, 3 b, a, 4 a, b, c, 5 b, a, 6 b, a,
7 a mixing bowl, 8 a baking tray, GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 7 a, b
9 scales, 10 a frying pan, 11 a food a 1 (got) it in for me
processor 2 Scarcely had we finished eating /
We had scarcely finished eating
10B
2 PRONUNCIATION
3 are bound to be changes 1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
b pronounced
pronounced with two syllables: 4 If only I hadn’t sent
different,
different, family, medicine, restaurant, 5 was made to pay a 2 ruled, 3 back, 4 hurdle,
hurdle, 5 nothing,
separate 6 I been offered a full-time contract
contract 6 detox, 7 stumbled, 8 ball
pronounced with three syllables: 7 had / ’d better not spend
comfortable, dictionary, interesting, 2 GRAMMAR
8 seem to be arguing
miserable, a 2 d, 3 g, 4 f, 5 a, 6 b, 7 c, 8 e
vegetablesordinary, temperature, 9 hate being watched
10 on the point of calling b 2 It was the
pronounced with four syllables: 11 although I told her not to 3 What we liked / loved / enjoyed /
everybody 12 has five years’ experience appreciated
3 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT b 1 should , 2 According,
According, 3 long, 4 up, 4 The reason why
5 like, 6 being, 7 rights, 8 are / would, 5 all I said
a 2 rubbery, 3 greasy, 4 juicy, 5 creamy, 6 The person who
6 lumpy, 7 watery, 8 crispy, 9 sticky, 9 stone, 10 other
7 What happened was
10 fluffy, 11 slimy 8 The last time
4 GRAMMAR
10A c 2 (who) I spoke to was the assistant
1 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT manager, not the manager
a 3 ✗ my parents’ villa, 4 ✓, 5 ✓,
3 (why) I didn’t buy the bag was that it
6 ✗ cereal bowl, 7 ✓, 8 ✗ at the end 2 sit-ups, 3 spine, 4 training, 5 flexibility, was too expensive
of the road, 9 ✗ plastic bags, 10 ✓ 6 press-ups, 7 stretch, 8 trunk 4 where my parents live is very
b 2 women’s
w omen’s clothes picturesque
2 VOCABULARY
3 vegetable drawer 5 was (that) Jane shut the door with her
4 Fiona and Charles’
Charles’ss / Charles’ car a 2 height,
height, 3 flattened, 4 shortened, keys still inside
5 sales department 5 strength, 6 depth, 7 weakened, 6 I need is a good, long rest
6 Toby’s
Toby’s clothes 8 lengthen, 9 width 7 (that / which) I was impressed by was
7 bread knife b 2 strengthen,
strengthen, 3 widened,
widened, 4 deepened, how quickly she learnt Italian
8 animals’
animals’ cages 5 thickness, 6 weakness, 7 length, 8 was her grandmother who / that
9 alarm clock 8 flatness, 9 Shortness taught her how to bake
c 2 steakhouses c 2 deepen my understanding d Students’ own answers.
3 the start
start of the meal
meal 3 flatten your hair
4 lunch
lunch menu 4 your eyesight weaker 3 PRONUNCIATION
5 blue cheese dressing 5 the height of a 2 What I don’t understand is why you
6 onion
onion bread 6 how short
how didn’t tell me before.
7 sister’s and brother-in-l
brother-in-law’s
aw’s 7 the depth of 3 The reason why I didn’t call you was
8 bottle of wine 8 can you strengthen that my battery was dead.
d Students’ own answers. 9 wide is 4 It was the lorry that caused the
10 flatness of the landscape accident.
5 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT 11 can you thicken 5 The thing I like most about my
2 utterly starving 12 isn’t strong enough husband is his sense of humour.
3 gobbled up 6 It’
It’ss your health that I’m worried
3 GRAMMAR about.
4 fiddly to prepare
5 chew on a 2 which / –, 3 where,
where, 4 who,
who, 5 of which,
6 a whole load of stuff 6 whose, 7 which, 8 that / which / –, 4 VOCABULARY
7 a jug of tap water 9 what, 10 with whom a 1 b succeed, c reach
8 make a fuss b 2 whose, 3 what, 4 that / which / –, 2 a strangers, b foreigners, c outsiders
5 whom, 6 which, 7 whom, 8 whose, 3 a deplore, b decline, c deny
4 a trip, b journey
journey,, c voyage
Colloquial English 8&9 9 which, 10 who
5 a migrants, b emigrants, c immigrants
c 2 who gave us the tickets couldn’t go
1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE 6 a reserved, b reclusive, c shy
to the concert
7 a floor, b ground, c soil
2 bit, 3 whole, 4 like, 5 pretty, 6 so, 7 went, 3 , which means that our walk in the
8 a walk, b wander
wander,, c stroll
8 out, 9 going, 10 something mountains will probably be cancelled
4 has two brothers, neither of whom b 2 a strange
stranger,
r, a foreigner
2 VOCABULARY FROM THE went to his wedding 3 decline, deny
decline,
INTERVIEW 5 I / who I / that I borrowed the book 4 trip, journey
2 major, 3 alarming, 4 slim, 5 slight, 6 wild from wants it back by the end of 5 immigrants, migrants
immigrants,
the week; The person from whom I 6 reclusive, shy
reclusive,
3 VOCABULARY FROM THE borrowed the book wants it back by 7 achieve, reach
achieve,
CONVERSATION the end of the week 8 walk, wander
2 bit, 3 ages, 4 appeal, 5 spectrum, 6 spoke to a steward, who directed us
to our seats
6 behind, 710religiously,
9 putting, whole 8 background, 7 many of which don’t work properly
properly,,
are very rarely cleaned
8 I / which I / that I bought for my son
wasn’t very expensive
d Students’ own answers.

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