A Note to Teachers:

The Listening scripts in this book are simplified versions of the scripts that appear
basic practice in the Options 3 Student's Book. However, the students can do the listening activities
in this Basic Practice workbook using either the simplified recordings in this book,

answer key or the original recordings in the Student's Book. This enables teachers to integrate
learners with different levels of linguistic ability into the normal class routine.

INTRODUCTION 3 1. many
2. much
3. a lot of
4. much

Vocabulary page 4 4 1. wear 4. Do

2. doesn’t exercise 5. lives
1 1. c 2. e 3. d 4. a 5. b 3. meet

2 1. driver 4. mechanic Page 7

2. photographer 5. lawyer
3. firefighter 5 1. am not using 4. is raining
2. are working 5. are not studying
3 1. whale 5. mouse 3. Is … doing
2. horse 6. sheep
3. duck 7. pig 6 1. works 4. Are you going
4. butterfly 8. rabbit 2. don’t like 5. Is Dad buying
3. are walking
4 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a
7 1. more creative 4. as big
Page 5 2. most beautiful 5. laziest
3. smaller
5 1. narrow 3. interesting
2. straight 4. famous Speaking page 7
6 1. huge 4. lazy 8 1. Pleased to meet you
2. strong 5. afraid 2. Welcome to our school
3. rich 6. clever 3. I’d like to introduce you
4. Come and meet
7 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
5. She’s a new student
a e r o p l a net r a m m o
8 ip lo r ry torbikem
iniva n 9 1. b 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. f 6. d
sh
1. lorry 4. tram
2. minivan
3. ship
5. motorbike
6. aeroplane
MODULE 1
9 a f o r e s t e SECTION A
i n k l t k o d
s a e t h y p t Vocabulary page 10
l h i r i v e r
a g n i l a c e
1 1. fin 4. tail
2. claws 5. trunk
n f l o w e r e
3. paw
d o t e r i a l

1. sky 4. island 2 1. wings 4. trunk

2. forest 5. river 2. fur 5. paws
3. tree 6. flower 3. feathers

10 1. sky 4. Deserts 3 1. e 2. b 3. f 4. a 5. d 6. c
2. Beaches 5. Flowers
3. path
4 1. species 4. fur
2. skin 5. endangered
3. harmless
Grammar page 6
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1 1. are 4. Were
2. was 5. Are
3. isn’t 6. weren’t
Reading (CD 1, Track 01)

2 1. some 3. any
5 1. department store 4. Kenya
2. exotic species 5. paws
2. a 4. an
3. in the wild
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6 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 15 1. Amazing Journeys 5. Six
2. two 6. radio
Grammar page 12 3. 4,000 7. food
4. petrol station
7 1. swam 5. carried
2. lived 6. ate SECTION B
3. built 7. played
4. jumped 8. ran Vocabulary page 14
8 1. flew 4. saw 1 1. backpack 4. signpost
2. didn’t stay 5. didn’t climb 2. sleeping bag 5. trail
3. went 3. campsite
9 1. did … stay 3. did … sleep 2 1. d 2. f 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. e
2. did … see 4. Did … take
3 1. went backpacking
10 1. swam 4. didn’t exist 2. plan a route
2. didn’t know 5. learned / learnt 3. spent the night
3. explored 6. didn’t sleep 4. set out
5. built a campfire
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4 1. pack your bag 4. trails
11 1. weren’t running, were eating 2. backpack 5. spend the night
2. was jumping, wasn’t swimming 3. campsite 6. sleeping bag
3. were sleeping, weren’t playing

12 1. Were, No, weren’t 3. Were, Yes, were

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2. Was, Yes, was 4. Was, No, wasn’t
Reading (Track 1, CD 03)
13 1. used to keep
2. used to have 5 1. Scotland 4. the bike basket
3. didn’t use to like 2. twice 5. The Lion King
4. didn’t use to be 3. December
5. Did … use to have
6. did … use to train
6 1. September, 2018
2. 30 years old
3. on a country road
Listening (Track 1, CD 02) 4. Because Dean (he) couldn’t find her mother.
Hi everyone. I’m Emma Wilson, and this is the Amazing 5. (just) to slow down and enjoy life (a lot more)
Journeys podcast. Today, our travel tale is about a
two-year-old dog called Bobbie.
In August 1923, the Brazier family and Bobbie drove from
Grammar page 16

their home in Silverton, Oregon, to visit relatives in 7 1. run 4. bought

Indiana. It was more than 4,000 kilometres away. When 2. swum 5. worn
they stopped at a petrol station in Indiana, a group of dogs
3. eaten 6. gone
chased Bobbie. Bobbie ran away. The family did
everything possible to find him, but Bobbie was still 8 1. has grown 4. has climbed
missing when they returned to Oregon.
2. has … driven 5. have travelled
More than six months later, the Braziers’ daughter was 3. have … bought
leaving the family’s café when she saw Bobbie walking
towards her. He was thin, his fur was dirty and his paws 9 1. haven’t seen
were injured, but he seemed happy. 2. haven’t left
Newspapers and radio were soon reporting Bobbie’s story. 3. hasn’t … loved
They called him “the wonder dog” for walking such a long 4. hasn’t … been
distance to get home. The family then got letters and 5. haven’t learned / learnt
learned that many people gave Bobbie food and other help
on his journey. But how did Bobbie find his home? It 10 1. Joe hasn’t found a ride yet.
remains a mystery. 2. Molly hasn’t ridden a bike for years.
3. Kate has already built a fire.
14 the wonder dog 4. We haven’t seen our cousins since 2019.
5. They have camped here many times.

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11 1. Have … spent, have … gone 3 1. happy 4. hope
2. Has … found, hasn’t had 2. see 5. can’t
3. Have … packed, haven’t finished 3. stop
4. has … visited, has been
4 1. dreamed 4. hidden
2. organised 5. succeeded
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3. follow
12 1. started 4. Have you seen
2. hasn’t driven 5. has already planned Listening (CD 1, Track 05)
3. didn’t arrive Ellen: Hey, Steve! When did you get back from the US?
Steve: Ellen! Hi! We got back last night.
13 1. has been 4. haven’t walked
Ellen: How was your trip?
2. opened 5. Have … ridden
Steve: Wonderful!
3. did … visit
Ellen: What did you like best? New York City? San
14 1. Have … been a. 3, started Francisco?
2. bought b. 1, visited Steve: Those were interesting, but my favourite place
3. has … been c. 2, has … begun was Yellowstone National Park.
Ellen: I’ve heard of Yellowstone. What did you do while
Listening (CD 1, Track 04) you were there?
I’ve never been abroad, but I like to read travellers’ blogs. Steve: We only had three days in the park, so we took
In the past, some travellers wrote personal travel books. In tours to the famous sites – like the Old Faithful
the 1870s, author Robert Louis Stevenson was in his 20s. Geyser. It erupts about 20 times a day. Just a
Because he enjoyed travelling, he decided to try earning second … I took a photo of it. Look, the water’s
money by writing about it. It worked. Before writing his going about 50 metres high.
famous novels Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Ellen: Oh, wow!
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson wrote the first English
books about nature travel experiences. Steve: And here’s another amazing site – the Grand
Prismatic Hot Spring.
One of these was a story about a journey with an animal:
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. The Cévennes is Ellen: The water’s yellow, blue, orange, green …
an area of mountains in France. In 1878, Stevenson went Steve: Fantastic, right? The colours come from bacteria
on a 200-kilometre walk there. For this trip, he designed in the water. And … these next photos are of the
one of Europe’s first sleeping bags. To carry it and other Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.
travel items, Stevenson bought a donkey. He named her Ellen: Beautiful views! Who’s the woman next to your
Modestine.
parents?
Modestine is the star of the story. She was difficult and
Steve: That’s Kima. She led our tour. She shared stories
she walked slowly. Because of this, Stevenson also walked
about Native Americans’ lives in Yellowstone.
slowly. Sometimes, she stopped suddenly and wouldn’t
move. Modestine often irritated Stevenson, but by the end They arrived there 11,000 years before the first
of the 12-day hike, he also loved her – and even cried European Americans came.
when he sold her. Ellen: What about animals?
Travels with a Donkey appeared in 1879. For over a Steve: Well, the park’s got bears and wolves, but we
century, it has inspired others to walk Stevenson’s trail and didn’t see those. We saw lots of bison. The bison
has influenced generations of travel writers. even walk in the roads and stop cars!
Ellen: That’s funny! All of this has got me dreaming of
15 1. d 2. e 3. b 4. c 5. a going to Yellowstone.

16 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 5 wants

SECTION C 6 1. T
2. F
Vocabulary page 18 3. F
4. F
1 1. an accident 3. a pizza 5. T
2. under the ocean 4. a trip
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2 1. searching 4. encouraged
2. dived 5. led
3. following
VIDEO (CD 1, Track 06)
Ivy: Let’s practise the dialogue.
Ben: OK, you start.
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Ivy: Where did you go on holiday?
5 1. were … hiking 3. were eating
Ben: We went to Sydney. 2. was resting
Ivy: I’ve always dreamed of going to Australia. How was
your trip? 6 1. did … use to play 3. didn’t use to like
Ben: It was fantastic! I had a wonderful time! 2. used to share
Ivy: So, what did you do while you were there?
Ben: We explored the city and spent time at the beach.
7 1. Did … see 5. have … worked
2. saw 6. have worked
My sister and I even learned to dive!
3. Has … found 7. Did … take
Ivy: Sounds great! Did you stay at a hotel? 4. hasn’t found 8. went
Ben: No, in a flat near the beach.
Ivy: When did you get back from Sydney? Language Builder page 22
Ben: Early yesterday morning, but I’m really tired.
Sydney is nine hours ahead of London now. 1 See translations in corresponding Vocabulary section.
Ivy: So, it’s 5 pm here, but to you, it feels like 2 am! la ws divew i
2 nkc ngss
inkhide
ru
7 1. Sydney

t
2. fantastic, a wonderful time 1. wings 4. hide
3. the beach 2. dive 5. trunk
4. flat near the beach 3. claws 6. sink
5. morning
3 1. We built a campfire to cook dinner.
8 a. 1 b. 5 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 2. He went backpacking in the desert.
3. I packed my bag for the trip.
9 See answers in Exercises 7 and 8. 4. They put up a tent at a campsite.
5. She set out on the trail.
10 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
11 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. 4 Picture B

Writing page 20 MODULE 2

12 1. After that 4. eventually
SECTION A
2. Suddenly 5. After that
3. then
Vocabulary page 24
13 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
1 People Actions

14 1. First 3. After a while judge attack

murderer break into
2. Then 4. Eventually
thief capture

15 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. victim escape

punish

PROGRESS CHECK page 21 2 m u v c c x b j

u q w m a c v r
Vocabulary r d s b p k i t
d o a t t a c k
1 1. set out 4. hides e d c g u n t h
2. poisonous 5. fur r t b j r p i y
3. dreamed e z e e e j m m

2 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. c
r w d g i c n e

3 1. species 4. organise 3 1. escape 4. broken into

2. trail 5. shared 2. case 5. thief
3. backpack 3. innocent 6. crime scene

4 1. court 4. judge
Grammar 2. clues 5. punish
3. guilty
4 1. swam 3. didn’t go
2. Did … watch 5 1, 3, 6
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Page 25 I am stealing something from this man in order to get him
to a police station without violence. He has got a gun and
is dangerous. His name is Colonel Maturin.
Reading (CD 1, Track 07)
He has committed crimes in Detroit, London and
6 1. a murderer 4. wallet Melbourne.
2. tall 5. doorman “Show that to your boss,” said Nora. A moment later, the
3. the Café Royal inspector entered the room. Nora showed him her police
identification card.
7 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F “How are you certain this man is Maturin?” the inspector
asked.
Grammar page 26 Nora replied, “I saw him murder Will Stevens, a bank
manager in Detroit.”
8 1. had worked 3. had escaped The inspector left the room and soon Nora heard Maturin
2. had broken into 4. had locked shouting. When it was quiet again, the inspector returned.
9 1. hadn’t heard 3. hadn’t locked “You were correct, Detective van Snoop,” said the
inspector. “We found a gun and other evidence and have
2. hadn’t captured 4. hadn’t found
arrested him. The next step is to send him to court in the
10 1. The criminals hadn’t spoken to a lawyer before US.”
8th January. Once the inspector had left the room, Nora cried. She
2. The victim hadn’t slept for weeks after the was remembering Will Stevens, the man she had loved.
robbery. Then, she made a decision. Before returning to her hotel,
3. By lunchtime, the investigator had heard reports she stopped at the post office to telegraph the New York
from two gun experts. Detective Force, announcing she was leaving her job.
4. He hadn’t planned to hurt the security guard She had done what she had dreamed of. She had captured
during the robbery. Maturin.
5. Until the robbery, most people hadn’t been
interested in the painting. 16 1. b 2. a
6. They had waited for two hours before they called
the police. 17 1. police station 4. evidence
2. gun 5. job
11 1. had gone 4. had organised 3. murder
2. had looked 5. hadn’t spoken
3. hadn’t found 6. hadn’t met SECTION B
12 1. Had … seen 4. had … hidden Vocabulary page 28
2. had … stolen 5. Had … locked
3. Had … done 1 Nouns Adjectives
character amusing
fairy tale ancient
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fiction awful

13 1. had already died 4. gave

myth
plot
imaginary
incredible
2. got 5. solved
poet thrilling
3. had worked setting unimportant

14 1. found 4. had lost 2 1

p
2. hadn’t made 5. didn’t sleep 2
f i
3
c t i o n l
3. had stolen h o
a n c i e n t
4

15 1. Had … seen, hadn’t r

2. did … capture a
3. Had … begun, had c
4. Did … determine, didn’t m y t h
5

Listening (CD 1, Track 08) r

At the police station, the tall man sat down and waited. 3 1. amusing 4. incredible
An officer took Nora into another room. Nora put the
2. awful 5. thrilling
wallet on the table and handed the officer the note she had
3. imaginary 6. unimportant
written.
The officer read aloud, My name is Nora van Snoop. I 4 1. setting 4. awful
belong to the New York Detective Force. 2. poet 5. imaginary
➔ 3. fairy tale 6. character
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Page 29 Michelle: An American author, Kit Frick. She’s written a
few other young adult novels and she’s also a
Reading (CD 1, Track 09) poet.
Connor: What’s it about?
5 1. Agatha Christie Michelle: I don’t know the whole plot yet, but it’s
2. London incredible so far. One of the main characters
3. Lula Landry is Anna, a 17-year-old girl. She confesses to
4. mansion murdering Zoe. But then, she begins to think
5. Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott her memories of the murder were imaginary.
Meanwhile, another girl, Martina, believes
6 1. film star 3. murder Anna is innocent. She decides to find the real
2. an autograph 4. JK Rowling murderer.
Connor: Where does it take place?
Grammar page 30 Michelle: Mostly in a village on Long Island, New York.
Connor: I guess you don’t know who the killer is yet.
7 1. can’t 4. can’t
Michelle: No. Maybe it really is Anna in the end.
2. can 5. can
3. can Connor: It sounds like you’re enjoying it.
Michelle: I love it! It’s really thrilling. And the characters
8 1. could 4. couldn’t are interesting.
2. can’t 5. can Connor: Sounds great. I’m writing down the title.
3. could Maybe I can find it at the library.
Michelle: You don’t have to go to the library. I’ll finish it
9 1. could 4. can soon and then I’ll lend it to you.
2. couldn’t 5. can
Connor: Great! Thanks!
3. could 6. can’t
14 b
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15 1. I Killed 4. imaginary
10 1. shouldn’t see 4. shouldn’t tell 2. murder mystery 5. New York
2. should read 5. should write 3. Martina 6. interesting /
3. Should … order realistic

11 1. She must return it. SECTION C

2. They mustn’t smoke here.
3. She mustn’t read this book. Vocabulary page 32
4. He / She must find more evidence.
1 1. with other people 4. quiet
12 1. has to 4. don’t have to 2. no one 5. weak
2. don’t have to 5. has to 3. attacks you
3. Do … have to
2 1. ran away 4. wonder
13 1. has to 4. Should I 2. fight 5. defend
2. don’t have to 5. shouldn’t 3. screamed
3. mustn’t 6. must
3 1. e 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. d

Listening (CD 1, Track 10)

Listening (CD 1, Track 11)
Connor: Hey, Michelle. Can I sit here?
Reporter: I’m outside Euston Square underground
Michelle: Sure, Connor. station, a few metres away from the scene of a
Connor: Oh … you don’t have to stop reading because bank robbery. With me is Detective Katherine
of me. Tennyson. Thank you for speaking to us,
Michelle: It’s OK. I’ve just finished a chapter. Detective. Can you tell us what happened?
Connor: What’s the book? Detective: At 10.30, about half an hour ago, a man
wearing a mask entered City Bank. Once
Michelle: It’s called I Killed Zoe Spanos.
inside, he took out a gun. He made everyone
Connor: What is it? A horror story? lie on the floor and keep quiet while a clerk
Michelle: No, it’s a murder mystery. was filling a bag with money. When she gave
Connor: I love those! him the bag, he ran out.
Michelle: Then you should read this. Reporter: Was anyone hurt?
Connor: Who wrote it? Detective: Luckily, no, although one customer fainted
➔
afterwards. ➔
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Reporter: The robber then stole a car. Is that correct?
Writing page 34
Detective: Yes. The robber grabbed a woman’s keys as
she was opening her car door. He pushed her 9 1. also
away, got in and drove off. It happened very 2. In addition / Moreover
fast. 3. also
Reporter: I know he was wearing a mask, so no one 4. Moreover / In addition
could see his face.
Detective: True, but everyone has described him as tall 10 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b
and thin, with blond hair. He was wearing
blue jeans and a grey jacket. 11 1. In addition / Moreover
Reporter: Do you think you’ll capture him? 2. also
3. In addition / Moreover
Detective: There’s a good chance. Police in London and
throughout the country have got details about
him and the car. It’s a blue Fiat, number
12 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
answers.
CD20 DYF. We’re also asking for the
public’s help in finding the car. If you see it,
you should call or text 311 with the location.
However, do not approach the vehicle.
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Remember, the robber has got a gun. Vocabulary

Reporter: That’s an important warning. Thank you,
Detective. 1 1. judge 4. wonder
2. awful 5. plot
4 1. b 3. keep quiet

5 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 2 1. b 2. e 3. d 4. f 5. a 6. c

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2. gun 5. captured
VIDEO (CD 1, Track 12) 3. escaped
Nora: Do you want to practise the dialogue now?
David: OK. I’ll start. Mason’s in hospital. Grammar
Nora: Oh, no! What happened? 4 1. I had already finished the book by the end of the
David: He was working in his parents’ shop. Thieves flight.
attacked him and robbed the shop. 2. How long had you slept before someone woke you?
Nora: That’s awful! Was he badly hurt? 3. Until the court case, the detective had not stopped
David: Luckily not. But he has to stay in hospital for working.
another day.
Nora: Wow! When did it happen?
5 1. had returned 4. had … stolen
2. arrived 5. didn’t walk
David: At about 8 o’clock last night. 3. hadn’t been
Nora: How many thieves were there?
David: Two. 6 1. couldn’t talk 4. Should … bring
Nora: 
What did they look like? Could Mason describe 2. can translate 5. must look
them? 3. don’t have to read
David: Yes, one was tall and muscular. The other was 7 1. should 4. can’t
medium-height and thin.
2. mustn’t 5. couldn’t
Nora: Do the police know who did it? 3. Can you 6. mustn’t
David: Not yet. But they’re still investigating.
Nora: OK ... let’s try that again. Language Builder page 36

6 1. d 2. e 3. f 4. b 5. c 6. a 1 See translations in corresponding Vocabulary

section.
7 See answers in Exercise 6.
2 1. thief, murderer 4. fairy tale
8 Accept all logical and grammatically correct 2. make a noise, scream 5. setting
answers.
3. poet 6. ancient
Detectives go to a crime scene to search for evidence.

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3 1. escaped 5. clues Page 41
2. captured 6. case
3. defend 7. grab
12 1. wasn’t opened 4. was repaired
2. were planted 5. were added
4. attacks 8. ran away
3. weren’t installed 6. weren’t designed

13 1. was … built, wasn’t completed

MODULE 3 2. were offered, was sold
3. Were … given, was done
SECTION A page 38 4. Were … found, weren’t adopted

Vocabulary Listening (CD 1, Track 14)

1 1. traffic jam, B 4. motorway, A Hello, everyone. I’m Amanda Hickson. I’m an urban
2. urban farm, C 5. pavement, E planner, and I’m here to talk about making cities better for
kids.
3. litter, F 6. residential area, D
Growing up in a city has got advantages, but cities weren’t
2 1. neighbourhood 4. disadvantages designed for kids, like suburbs were. Today, although one
2. homeless 5. pavement billion children live in cities, very little is planned for them.
It’s time to start changing that because, by 2050, about 70%
3. open space
of the global population is expected to live in cities.
3 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. d So, how can we improve cities for kids? One important
thing is to add open spaces. Here in London, we’re lucky to
4 1. crowded 4. improved have 3,000 parks, but other cities have got far less. We can
also create more car-free zones. In Barcelona, Spain, much
2. homeless 5. neighbourhood
of the city centre is now for walking and cycling only. This
3. advantage makes it safer for kids to move around.
Cities can also close some roads to cars at certain times. A
Page 39 UK group called Playing Out began promoting this in
2009. Now, in cities throughout the world, some roads are
Reading (CD 1, Track 13) closed for a few hours a week so kids can cycle, roller skate
and play street games. Other ideas are cycle lanes separated
5 1. Boston, USA 4. rubbish bins from traffic, and wide pavements so people can walk
together.
2. $1 million 5. advantages
In addition, urban residential areas should pass what I call
3. Twelve 6. important
the ice-cream test. Can you walk from home to a shop, buy
a container of ice cream and return home before it gets too
6 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
soft? This sounds silly, but it illustrates a serious idea – that
it should be possible for children to walk to shops, a
Grammar page 40 community centre and a park within about 10 minutes.
What ideas have you got? OK – first, the girl in the red
7 1. are spoken 4. aren’t given shirt. What’s your name? (fade out)
2. isn’t collected 5. are asked
3. is heard 14 b
8 1. grown 5. stopped 15 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a
2. improved 6. stopped
3. sent 7. built SECTION B
4. given 8. eaten

9 1. Are … offered 4. are left

Vocabulary page 42

2. is visited 5. Is … grown 1 1. Expect 4. achieve

3. is … located 2. regret 5. attract
3. Behave
10 a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. 3 e. 1

11 1. was made 4. wasn’t changed

2 1. admire 4. develop
2. give away 5. manage
2. were taken 5. was sent
3. fancy 6. get ahead
3. wasn’t told
3 1. b 2. e 3. d 4. a 5. c

4 1. regret 4. behave
2. attract 5. fancy
3. achieve 6. manage
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The article was about how she has followed her
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dream of writing since age 15.
Sue: Well, not all of us have got career goals. Or we
Reading (CD 1, Track 15) don’t think we’ll achieve them. Like, I’ve
always wanted to be a doctor, but now I’m
5 1. 500,000 4. 65% having problems with maths. I’m afraid I won’t
2. 2000 5. ideas have high enough marks to study medicine. I
3. digital skills don’t know what I’ll do then … What do you
two see yourselves doing in ten years? Robert?
6 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T Robert: OK … I love computer coding and app design,
so when I’m 25, I’ll probably be developing
Grammar page 44 virtual reality games or digital tools and earning
millions of pounds. What about you, Ben?
7 1. are 4. is Ben: I’m planning to be an architect, like my parents.
2. are 5. isn’t They design private homes, but I want to do
3. aren’t projects like housing for homeless people.
Robert: You know you won’t get rich that way.
8 1. is going to play Ben: Well, money isn’t everything.
2. aren’t going to take
3. Are … going to join 16 writer
4. am going to buy
5. are … going to volunteer 17 1. the school website 4. millions
6. isn’t going to swim 2. novel 5. homeless people
3. maths
9 1. won’t work 3. will improve
2. will make 4. won’t do SECTION C
10 1. Will … regret 3. Will … clean Vocabulary page 46
2. Will … travel 4. Will … marry
1 1. ticket office 3. passport
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11 1. will be getting on 4. will be playing 2 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. e 5. c

2. will be volunteering 5. will be building
3. will be travelling 3 1. by land
2. arrival
12 1. won’t be relaxing 3. won’t be going 3. take a break
2. will be camping 4. will be developing 4. make reservations
5. book a room
13 1. Where will Marci be working?
2. Will John and Dave be staying in a hotel in Wales? 4 1. by air 3. departure
3. When will Lisa’s cousin be visiting? 2. architecture 4. by sea
4. Will Jayden be participating in a science fair?
Listening (CD 1, Track 17)
14 1. will be working, ice-cream shop Oscar: Hey, Robyn, I liked your presentation.
2. won’t, will be camping (with a group of friends)
Robyn: Thanks, Oscar. Yours was good too. And now
3. will be visiting in a month’s time
– two weeks off!
4. will be participating, September
Oscar: Yes. I’m so ready to take a break!
15 1. won’t be using 4. won’t be visiting Robyn: Me too. Are you going anywhere?
2. will be packing 5. will … be learning Oscar: Yeah, this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying to Rome
3. Will … be working with my family for 10 days. My mum’s from
Rome, so we go twice a year and stay with my
grandparents.
Listening (CD 1, Track 16)
Robyn: Have you seen the Colosseum and the Forum?
Robert: Hi, Sue. Hey, Ben.
Oscar: Oh, yeah, of course, more than once.
Sue: Robert! Hi! Come and join us. We’re talking
about the article on the school website about Robyn: I was in Rome when I was nine, and I still
Natalie Larsen. Have you read it? remember that round building … uh, the Pantheon.
Robert: No. Who’s Natalie Larsen? Oscar: It’s dramatic, isn’t it? The only light comes from
the big, round opening in the ceiling. I haven’t
Ben: She once studied at our school. She’s 25 years been inside for years. Now that I’m more
old, and she’s recently published her first novel. interested in architecture, maybe I’ll go!
It even won a literary prize! ➔ ➔
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What about you, Robyn? What are you going to do
during the holiday?
Writing page 48
Robyn: I’ll be visiting family too – my older sister, in 11 1. Although 3. However
Glasgow. 2. but 4. but
Oscar: Nice!
Robyn: My sister’s in her first year of university there, and 12 1. but 4. Although
my parents are letting me visit her alone. 2. Although 5. but
Oscar: Cool! Are you flying? 3. However
Robyn: No, I’m taking the train. It’s only a four-and-a-half-
hour ride. It’s cheap too, especially when you make
13 1. Although 3. but
reservations in advance. 2. However
Oscar: Do you know what you’re going to do there? 14 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
Robyn: No idea, but my sister mentioned going to the answers.
Glasgow Science Centre. There’s an exhibition
there about green energy called Powering the
Future. Progress Check page 49
Oscar: Sounds interesting!
Girl: (voice from afar) Robyn! Vocabulary
Robyn: I have to run! Have a great holiday!
1 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a
Oscar: You too!
2 1. lots of people 4. don’t get
5 c 2. do well 5. outside the city
3. a boat
6 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T
3 1. regret 4. architecture
Page 47 2. expect 5. Homeless
3. litter
VIDEO (CD 1, Track 18)
Ivy: Have you practised the dialogue yet? Grammar
David: No. Do you want to do it now?
Ivy: OK ... Can you help me book a flight? 4 1. is expected 3. isn’t reserved
David: Sure, no problem. Where are you going? 2. Are 4. aren’t given
Ivy: To the City Planning Conference in Glasgow. 5 1. was published 3. wasn’t cleaned
David: From London to Glasgow. When would you like to 2. weren’t received 4. were stolen
travel?
Ivy: To Glasgow on Thursday, 4th April. Then, back to 6 1. are going to book 3. Is … going to buy
London on Sunday, the 7th. 2. am going to take
David: OK ... Here’s the list of flights. Which do you
prefer? 7 1. I will make dinner tonight.
Ivy: Not too early. Hmmm ... this one – the 10 am flight. 2. Will the new motorway reduce traffic jams?
And on the 7th – the 4 pm flight back. 3. I’m sure Gary won’t book us a room at that awful
David: Would you like economy or business class? hotel.
Ivy: Economy, of course. How much is a return ticket?
8 1. will be staying
David: For economy, £75 for each passenger. 2. won’t be living
Ivy: Great! 3. Will … be participating
David: How many seats do you want?
Ivy: Two, please. Language Builder page 50
David: OK, so would you like me to book the tickets?
Ivy: Yes, thanks! 1 See translations in corresponding Vocabulary section.
7 1. going 4. return ticket 2 1. cycle lane 4. traffic jam
2. to travel 5. do you want 2. urban farm 5. open space
3. business class 6. book the tickets 3. residential area

8 1. b 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. d 6. f 3 1. fancy 4. flight
2. passport 5. achieve
9 See answers in Exercises 7 and 8. 3. expect
10 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
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MODULE 4 Listening (CD 2, Track 02)
Hello. I’m Paul Smith and welcome to my weekly
podcast. Last week, I asked people to send me e-mails
SECTION A with their questions about food and diet for teens, so we’ll
be answering those questions today.
Vocabulary page 52 Here’s a question from Mary in the UK. I know fresh
vegetables have got lots of important vitamins and
1 1. sweet 5. salty minerals in them, but I really don’t like them. What should
2. spicy 6. frozen I do?
3. cooked 7. baked So, Mary, this is a common problem. Some people have
4. bitter 8. fresh got a specific gene in their bodies and this causes
vegetables to taste bad. But it’s important to include them
2 1. fat 4. Boiled in your diet because if you ate more vegetables, it would
2. tasty 5. sour definitely improve your health. You can add some
3. vitamins 6. healthy vegetables to food you really like. For example, if you like
hamburgers, you can put some tomato on the hamburger.
3 1. b 2. e 3. a 4. f 5. c 6. d Vegetables are healthy raw or cooked, and there are many
ways to cook them. For example, if you don’t like boiled
Page 53 vegetables, you can bake them in the oven instead. And
here’s a final option. If you add some vegetables like
spinach to a fruit smoothie, you won’t taste the vegetables,
Reading (CD 2, Track 01) but you’ll still get all the vitamins and minerals from
them. I hope that helps!
4 1. taste 5. sound
2. colour 6. noisy 13 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F
3. sweeter 7. salty
4. taste 14 1. e-mail 4. tomato / lettuce
2. minerals 5. bake
5 1. sweet 3. didn’t think 3. health
2. four 4. is
SECTION B
Grammar page 54

6 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. e 5. c Vocabulary page 56
brains ho u l d
7 1. eats 4. feel kle erneck
an

2. don’t use 5. will get art k n ee f i n g

ehe ertoe
3. won’t have 6. make on wrist
b

8 1. will feel 4. have

1 1. brain 6. finger
2. make 5. will give
2. neck 7. bone
3. won’t know 6. doesn’t exercise
3. shoulder 8. knee
4. heart 9. ankle
9 1. d 2. c 3. e 4. b 5. a
5. wrist 10. toe

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2. muscles 5. chin
10 1. were 4. would taste
3. back 6. thumb
2. would feel 5. ordered
3. would enjoy 6. would make 3 1. d 2. e 3. b 4. c 5. a

11 1. would try 4. entered

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2. added 5. wouldn’t notice
3. wouldn’t order 6. knew
Reading (CD 2, Track 03)
12 1. would have a healthy diet
2. didn’t eat so much fried food 4 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
3. were you
4. would love it 5 1. eyes 4. touch
5. didn’t serve vegan food 2. sounds 5. teams
3. people

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Grammar page 58 11 1. hasn’t 3. don’t do
2. Most 4. are
6 1. d 2. c 3. f 4. a 5. b 6. e
12 1. T 2. F 3. T
7 1. would have played 4. had worn
2. had caught 5. would have enjoyed SECTION C
3. would have found

8 1. had noticed 4. hadn’t taken Vocabulary page 60

2. wouldn’t have hurt 5. wouldn’t have been
3. had done
1 1. pain 4. upset stomach
2. tablets 5. bleed
9 1. You wouldn’t have broken your toe if you had 3. temperature 6. sneeze
worn boots.
2. If I hadn’t tried the salsa, I wouldn’t have known 2 1. e 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. d
that I liked it.
3. Bill would have exercised this morning if he
3 1. flu 4. getting better
hadn’t injured his shoulder. 2. blood 5. pain
4. I would have baked a cake if I had known you 3. gets worse
were coming.
5. If Amanda had brought water, she wouldn’t have Listening (CD 2, Track 05)
been thirsty.
Luke: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Luke Smith
and my guest today is Dr Melissa Winston.
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We’re talking about what people tell and
don’t tell their doctor.
10 1. hadn’t had, would have gone out, c
2. wouldn’t have fallen, had gone, e Dr Winston: Hi, Luke.
3. had worn, wouldn’t have felt, a Luke: Thank you for joining us, Dr Winston. How
4. hadn’t arrived, wouldn’t have missed, d long have you been a doctor?
5. would have died, hadn’t rescued, f Dr Winston: Nearly 20 years.
6. wouldn’t have had, hadn’t driven, b Luke: And as a doctor, what surprises you the most?
Dr Winston: Well, many people don’t tell me the truth
Listening (CD 2, Track 04) when they come and see me. In fact, I’d say
Part 1: as many as 80% of people aren’t honest with
me. If I hadn’t experienced this myself, I
Good morning. I’m Hannah, and I’m here to talk to you wouldn’t have believed it!
about the importance of exercise. I never used to exercise.
Luke: What do people lie about?
If I hadn’t had an accident, I probably wouldn’t have
started exercising. But, since then, I haven’t stopped doing Dr Winston: Many people don’t tell me the truth about
sport, and now I’m at university studying exercise and their exercise and eating habits because they
sport science. So, let’s start with a mini survey. Put your don’t do any regular exercise and they
hand up if you think that doing exercise has got a lot of haven’t got a healthy diet. Some people
don’t take the tablets I tell them to take.
benefits (pause) OK, wow, that’s 13 out of 15 people here.
When patients don’t give their doctor this
OK, here’s another question, put your hand up if you often
information, their condition often gets
do exercise ... (pause). Only seven people. Well, according
worse.
to research from Sport England, 65% of people from 11-16
years old understand that it’s good to do sport. But it also Luke: Why do you think people do this?
shows that a smaller percentage of these teens actually Dr Winston: Well, I think people are worried their doctor
participate in sports activities, similar to our survey here! will think badly of them. I try to make my
patients feel as comfortable as possible
Part 2
when they come and see me. If they feel
Exercise doesn’t just strengthen your muscles and bones. more comfortable, they will probably speak
The Sport England study also showed how exercise makes about their problems.
you feel happy and more confident. It also improves Luke: What about teenagers? Are they more
learning. Regular aerobic exercise, such as running, comfortable talking to doctors?
dancing or playing sports like football or tennis has an
Dr Winston: Some teenagers won’t even go to the doctor.
impact on your brain. It improves your memory and your
Many of them think if they tell the doctor
concentration, and it can even make you behave better about a problem, the doctor will tell their
in class! At a school near Chicago in the United States, parents. But doctors MUSTN’T tell anyone
they’ve got an early morning exercise programme called about a conversation between a doctor and
Zero Hour. Students there do exercise before school their patient. We’re here to help you get
starts. Since starting this, the students feel better about better and you can trust us!
themselves and they’re getting better test results. Now, I’ll Luke: Thank you, Dr Winston.
recommend some types of exercises you can do. Are there
any questions before I continue?
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5 1. nearly 20 4. comfortable
2. 80% 5. parents Vocabulary
3. eating
1 1. e 2. d 3. a 4. f 5. b 6. c

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2. sore throat 5. fried
VIDEO (CD 2, Track 06) 3. minerals
Nora: Where is Ben? He’s always late. Hello. What
seems to be the problem? Hi, Dr Miller. I’ve got a 3 1. temperature 4. toes
temperature and I can’t stop coughing. And is there 2. Salty 5. bleed
anything else that’s bothering you? Yes, I’ve got a 3. wrist
sore throat and ... Oh, there you are!
Ben: Sorry! Grammar
Nora: Let’s start. You be the doctor.
Ben: OK ... Hello. What seems to be the problem?
4 1. don’t rest, b 4. won’t eat, e
2. will hurt, d 5. will give, c
Nora: Hi, Dr Miller. I’ve got a temperature and I can’t
3. take, a
stop coughing.
Ben: And is there anything else that’s bothering you? 5 1. wouldn’t buy 4. ran
Nora: Yes, I’ve got a sore throat and a headache, too. I 2. would go 5. would get
feel terrible! 3. were 6. didn’t wear
Ben: OK, let’s see ... yes, your throat is very red. I’m
going to give you some medicine. 6 1. had moved
2. wouldn’t have been
Nora: How often should I take it?
3. hadn’t gone
Ben: Take two tablets a day for seven days. Be sure to
4. wouldn’t have stayed
rest for a few days and drink a lot. If you get worse,
5. wouldn’t have had
come and see me again.
Nora: Thank you.
Language Builder page 64
6 1. c 2. g 3. e 4. a 5. d 6. f 7. b
1 See translations in corresponding Vocabulary
7 See answers in Exercise 6. section.

8 Accept any logical and grammatically correct 2 1. vitamin, mineral

answers. 2. salty, healthy
3. muscle, stomach
9 Accept any logical and grammatically correct 4. temperature, sore throat
answers.
3 a b c d e f g h i
Writing page 62
n o p q r s t u v
10 1. For example 4. For example
2. like 5. such as
j k l m n o p q r
3. like
w x y z a b c d e
11 1. such as / like 3. For example
2. such as / like
s t u v w x y z
12 1. For example 4. For example f g h i j k l m
2. such as / like 5. such as / like
3. such as / like 1. I love spicy food.
2. I once broke my ankle.
13 Accept any logical and grammatically correct 3. I’ve got long fingers.
answers. 4. I eat fresh bread every day.
5. I’ve had the flu this year.
6. I sometimes have headaches.

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MODULE 5 Page 69

11 1. Milan is a city which is known as the fashion

capital of Italy.
SECTION A 2. Isak Andic and Nahman Andic were brothers who
started the company Mango in 1984.
Vocabulary page 66 3. Stella McCartney is a designer that doesn’t use any
fur or leather.
1 1. high heels 4. material 4. Sweden is the country where the first H&M shops
2. button 5. flip flops opened.
3. outfit 6. pocket 5. 1946 was the year when a model wearing the first
bikini was photographed.
2 1. animal skins 4. sheep 6. Cashmere is a type of wool which is made from
2. big 5. size goat hair.
3. good 6. feels good to wear
Listening (CD 2, Track 08)
3 1. smart; casual 3. large; size
Olivia: Hi, everyone. I’m Olivia Johnson. Today, I’m
2. try on; tight 4. materials; cotton talking to psychologist Dr Michael Clark about
how clothing can change how we act and feel.
Page 67 Welcome, Dr Clark. Can you begin with an
example of an effect of clothing?
Reading (CD 2, Track 07) Dr Clark: Sure. It is known that people feel more
confident and make better decisions when
4 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c they’re wearing a smart outfit such as a
business suit.
5 1. members of Oxford University’s rowing team Olivia: How does that happen?
2. the tennis shirts of the time
Dr Clark: Well, researchers think we’re affected by the
3. casual shirt meaning that we give to clothing. For example,
4. popular what do the words “white lab coat” make you
5. heavy cotton think of?
Olivia: Well, doctors, scientists …
Grammar page 68 Dr Clark: Exactly. That’s why some American researchers
used lab coats to study the influence of
6 1. Gary is the student who makes these bags. clothing. In one experiment, researchers
2. I’m looking for a shirt that is made of cotton. divided university students into two groups.
3. Saturday is the day when we receive the most Members of one group were given white lab
customers. coats to wear. All the students were then given
4. The shop where I bought those jeans closed last a task: to quickly identify images with elements
month. that didn’t match – such as the word blue
5. The trousers which you wore yesterday were written in red. The students who wore the white
designed by my cousin. lab coats did 50% better.
Olivia: Seriously?!
7 1. that 4. who
2. when 5. which Dr Clark: Yes. In the next experiment, there were three
groups. One group wore white coats. The
3. where
researchers called them “doctors’ coats”. The
8 1. who / that 4. where second group wore identical white coats, but
were told they were “painters’ coats”. The third
2. when / that 5. which / that
group didn’t wear coats. This time, the
3. which / that
students’ task was to compare two pictures and
list the differences. The group in the doctors’
9 1. which / that 4. when / that
coats found more differences than the other two
2. who / that 5. who / that
groups.
3. where
Olivia: That’s amazing.
10 1. who, c 4. where, a Dr Clark: It is. It seems that the doctors’ coats made the
2. when, e 5. which, d students more perceptive.
3. that, b Olivia: Hmmm! I’ll be thinking about this when I get
dressed tomorrow! Thank you, Dr Clark.

12 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b

13 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b

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SECTION B Listening (CD 2, Track 10)
Joanne: I’m Joanne Griffin with Shop Talk. Today we’ll
Vocabulary page 70 be talking about the history of one of London’s
most famous shops – Selfridges department
1 1. credit card 4. receipt store. With me is Dennis Emory, a marketing
2. cash 5. half off historian. Dennis, let’s start with the man behind
3. checkout counter Selfridges. He was American, right?
Dennis: Yes – Harry Gordon Selfridge. During his work
2 1. afford 4. take back at a Chicago department store, he had many
2. add up 5. save successful ideas, such as adding a restaurant. In
3. exchange 6. on sale 1905, while visiting London, he noticed that
local department stores were arranged less
3 1. refund 4. change attractively than American stores. So, he decided
2. checkout counter 5. special offer to build the city’s first modern department store.
3. good value Joanne: I guess he was rich.
Dennis: He was, so he could afford to do things bigger
4 1. afford 5. change
and better than locals. For example, no shop here
2. save 6. take them back had ever used adverts as aggressively as
3. add up 7. exchange Selfridges. His adverts promised good value,
4. cash beautiful surroundings and a comfortable
experience. On opening day, 15th March, 1909,
Page 71 there were 90,000 visitors within the first three
hours. According to old newspaper articles,
people were amazed.
Reading (CD 2, Track 09)
Joanne: How was Selfridges unique?
5 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T Dennis: In nearly every way! It was the first shop to have
beautiful presentations of products in huge
6 1. purchases 4. colours windows. Inside, unlike in other department
2. purchase a product 5. see something red stores, items were arranged so customers could
3. sales easily see and touch them. To encourage people
to stay in the shop, there were restaurants, a roof
garden, a library and even a post office.
Grammar page 72
Selfridges was also the first shop with women’s
toilets, the first to keep the lights on all night,
7 1. quickly 4. politely
and the first with special events like fashion
2. smartly 5. carefully
shows.
3. nervously 6. well
Joanne: Amazing. Harry Selfridge really transformed
8 1. more comfortably than 4. more carefully than shopping!
2. more simply than 5. as regularly as
3. as beautifully as
12 1. America
2. 15th March
9 1. more casually than 4. more calmly than 3. toilets
2. as hard as 5. as badly as
3. as frequently as
13 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
10 1. more carefully than SECTION C
2. rudely
3. as fast as Vocabulary page 74
4. more confidently than
5. as well as 1 1. relaxed 5. charming
6. beautifully 2. messy 6. nasty
3. cheerful 7. proud
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11 1. faster than 2 1. neat 4. efficient

2. more quickly than 2. hopeful 5. pleasant
3. more cheaply than 3. curious
4. more frequently than
5. better than
3 1. careless 4. hopeful
2. sensible 5. cheerful
6. as attractively as
3. skilful

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Listening (CD 2, Track 11) 6 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. f 6. d
Felix: Hi, everyone. I’m Felix Grant, a student here at
Dayton School. Today, our topic is giving gifts. 7 See answers in Exercise 6.
This makes many teens anxious for social
reasons. For some good advice, let’s welcome 8 Accept any logical and grammatically correct
answers.
Professor Barbara Shaw. (polite applause)
Barbara: Happy to be here. By the way, adults are also
anxious about buying gifts. A recent UK survey Writing page 76
found that around 45% feel anxious about 9 1. I think
buying Christmas gifts. We’d be more relaxed
2. In my opinion
about giving gifts if we got back to some
3. It seems to me that
basics. First, think about who you’re buying
for. If your friend wore only black sweatshirts, 4. If you ask me
would you get him or her a red one?
Felix: No, I’d probably get a black one.
10 1. If you ask me / In my opinion
2. I think / It seems to me that
Barbara: Right. It shows you know your friend’s 3. I think / It seems to me that
personal style, likes and dislikes. Next, decide 4. If you ask me / In my opinion
what to spend. Remember that people aren’t
always happier when they get expensive gifts 11 1. I think (that) / It seems to me (that)
than when they get cheaper ones. 2. In my opinion / If you ask me
Felix: Really? That surprises me! 3. I think (that) / it seems to me (that)
Barbara: Well, several studies have shown that price 4. In my opinion / If you ask me
doesn’t affect people’s happiness about a gift.
In one experiment, people who received a 12 Accept any logical and grammatically correct
simple, plastic pen were more pleased than answers.
those who got an expensive pen. Why?
Because the plastic pen was more practical. So,
don’t spend more than you can afford. Next, PROGRESS CHECK page 77
think creatively. Make something your friend
likes. Cook or bake something for them. Plan a Vocabulary
special day to spend together. Get them a gift
card for an experience they’re curious about. 1 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. d
Felix: I like those ideas – especially planning a 2 1. smart 5. anxious
special day. Now Professor Shaw will answer 2. ridiculous 6. cotton
your questions. 3. pleasant 7. cheerful
4. button
4 b

5 1. 45% 3. simple, plastic

3 1. hopeful 4. match
2. sensible 5. outfit
2. wears 4. day
3. take back

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Grammar
VIDEO (CD 2, Track 12) 4 1. which / that 4. who / that
Ivy: Are you ready? 2. when / that 5. which / that
3. where
Nora: Sure. Let’s go ... Check out this website. Maybe
there’s a birthday that Angela will like. Oops ...
5 1. c, where 4. e, who / that
Ivy: Let’s start again. 2. d, who / that 5. b, which / that
Nora: Here goes ... Check out this website. Maybe there’s 3. a, when
a birthday gift that Angela will like.
Ivy: Take a look at that leather bag! If you ask me, 6 1. as well as 4. proudly
she’ll love it! 2. faster than 5. as carefully as
Nora: Probably, but did you notice the price? We can’t 3. more skilfully than 6. nastily
afford it! How about a gift card for a clothes shop?
Ivy: Maybe, but let’s see what else there is. What about Language Builder page 78
a gift card for a ceramics lesson? She always likes
trying new things. 1 See translations in corresponding Vocabulary
Nora: You’re right. I think that’s a great idea! section.
Ivy: OK, so we’ve decided on a gift card for a ceramics
lesson. Let’s order it now!
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2 1. casual – p 7 1. the next day / the following day / the day after
2. charming – r 2. the previous day / the day before
3. ridiculous – a 3. then
4. cash – d 4. there
5. checkout counter – a 5. his
The famous brand is Prada. 6. the following week / the next week / the week after

3 True sentences: 8 1. would, the next day

You feel good when you succeed. 2. were, there
Jeans have usually got pockets. 3. could, then
Lycra is a type of material. 4. those, had been
You take back an item that you don’t want. 5. were filming, that day
People often feel relaxed during their holiday. 6. didn’t want, that
False sentences: 7. hadn’t finished, the previous day
You get change when you use a credit card.
Flip flops are a type of elegant shoes. 9 1. would 6. were
People are cheerful during sad events. 2. following 7. was
High heels are usually very comfortable. 3. could 8. then
4. that 9. had
5. those 10. previous
MODULE 6 Page 83
SECTION A
Listening (CD 2, Track 14)
Vocabulary page 80 Paul: I’m Paul Hastings with Behind the Scenes, a
podcast about films and television. Today, we’re
1 1. make-up artist 4. audience talking to Shawna Thomson, a voice actor.
Shawna’s voice is in television adverts and
2. prop 5. hero
belongs to Betty the Cat in the animated series
3. heroine 6. viewer
Betty.
2 1. cast 4. special effects Shawna: Hi, everyone.
2. scenes 5. soundtrack Paul: So, in addition to animated shows and television
3. lead role 6. supporting actor adverts, what else do voice actors do?
Shawna: Oh – video games, radio adverts, audiobooks,
31. scene 5. special effects narration of documentaries and trailers.
2. hero 6. audience Paul: That’s a big variety.
3. cast 7. soundtrack
Shawna: That’s one advantage of the job. Another
4. prop
advantage is that looks don’t matter, so voice
Charlie Chaplin was a famous actor and filmmaker actors can play more kinds of roles than other
in silent films. actors.
Paul: Is it easier or more difficult to act with only
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Shawna: I think every actor would answer differently. I
Reading (CD 2, Track 13) once heard Tom Hanks interviewed about
playing Woody, the hero in the Toy Story films.
4 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T He said that for him, voice acting was harder
because all the emotion was in the voice.
5 1. a make-up artist
Paul: Interesting point. And I’m curious, in animated
2. 6.30 am
films, which is done first – the animation or
3. running clothes the voices?
4. assistant director
Shawna: Generally, the voices. The animation is then
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created to match them.
Paul: That makes sense. What skills do voice actors
Grammar page 82 need?
6 1. was learning 4. couldn’t Shawna: General acting skills and the ability to sound
like different people – like an old person, a
2. didn’t want 5. would make
child, or someone with a particular accent.
3. hadn’t got 6. had met
Paul: How do people train to be a voice actor?
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Shawna: I’d say, take acting classes. Practise different
voices. Work with a voice instructor to use
Listening (CD 2, Track 16)
your voice correctly and protect your throat. Part 1
Finally, listen to good voice actors. Greg: My presentation is on the American singer and
Paul: Shawna, when we spoke last week, you said songwriter Billie Eilish. Eilish’s songs include
you’d do examples of some voices for us. different genres, like pop, electronic dance music
and goth-pop. In 2015, shortly before her 14th
Shawna: Sure. Guess who I am … (fade out)
birthday, she recorded Ocean Eyes, a song written
by her older brother, Finneas O’Connell. She
10 1. correctly posted it on SoundCloud for her dance teacher to
2. throat hear, but it was soon discovered by hundreds of
thousands of other people. The rest is history. By
11 1. a TV series 3. more difficult age 20, Eilish had become a top-selling artist and
2. bigger 4. before had won several Grammy awards. Eilish is close to
her family. Her parents and brother often go on
SECTION B tour with her. She’s a role model for many fans
because of her fashion style and her honesty about
her mental health.
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Part 2
1 1. band 4. studio Greg: Billie’s full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird
2. drums 5. stage O’Connell. She grew up in Los Angeles,
3. flute 6. trumpet California. She and her brother Finneas were both
musically talented from a young age. They also
have synaesthesia, so they see music in colour.
2 1. f 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c 6. e
Eilish sang in the Los Angeles Children’s Choir
and took dancing classes until her early teens. Her
3 1. studio 4. songwriter
first instrument was the ukulele. It looks like a
2. band 5. perform small guitar. Eilish also plays the guitar and the
3. lyrics 6. live concerts piano. When someone once asked her when she
had written her first song, she said that she’d been
Page 85 11 years old. Now, before I continue, I’ll play a
couple of Eilish’s songs. Yesterday, I asked some
friends what song would be the best to start with,
Reading (CD 2, Track 15) but then I decided to play my favourite. It’s called
Come Out and Play. I love it because it’s about
4 1. Lockdowns began and people quarantined at
being creative.
home.
2. stages 10 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
3. They posted video clips of home performances.
4. It reduces levels of a stress hormone (called 11 1. Los Angeles, USA 4. 11
cortisol). 2. colours 5. creative
5 1. b 2. c 3. e 4. d 5. a 3. small guitar

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6 1. could Vocabulary page 88
2. would
3. wrote 1 1. Baseball: bat, score
4. was studying, that year 2. Basketball: court, net, shoot, score
5. had recorded, the day before 3. Swimming: goggles, lifeguard
4. Football: goalkeeper, net, shoot, score
7 1. had 4. was
2. could 5. preferred 2 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a
3. would
3 1. swimming cap 4. record
8 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. b 2. finished first 5. work out
3. coach 6. champions
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9 1. The Beatles, which … had had

2. most of them, if / whether … wrote
3. yes, if / whether, could play
4. 13, what, had performed
5. No, he only plans to tour for six weeks at a time.,
if / whether, was planning
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David: Why not?
Listening (CD 2, Track 17)
Ben: I’m no good at singing.
Andy: Alice, I’ve found some famous moments in sport
David: OK. Then maybe we could try judo. Sue told me
for our project. Here’s one ... the African-
that it was a great workout.
American runner and long-jumper Jesse Owens
won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Ben:  Hmm … I’m not into that. What about the drama
Nazi Germany. club?
David: All right. I’ll give it a go.
Alice: Yes – let’s use that. And here’s another idea: when
I told my grandmother about this project, she Ben: That was good. I think we’re ready for class.
asked if I’d heard of the tennis battle of the sexes.
6 1. singing club, singing 4. judo
Andy: What was that? 2. coming with me 5. the drama club
Alice: It was a match in 1973, between male tennis star 3. not
Bobby Riggs and women’s champion Billie Jean
King. Riggs had said that he could beat any 7 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. e 5. b
woman because women couldn’t play as well as
men. But of course, Billie Jean King beat him. 8 See answers in Exercises 6 and 7.
Andy: Let’s use that! Oh – and how about Simone Biles
at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics? She’s the American 9 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
gymnast who wouldn’t compete in some events
because of her mental health. Writing page 90
Alice: Yes, good. I remember that. Many athletes called
Biles courageous for speaking so honestly about 10 1. to 4. to
her mental health – including the swimmer, 2. in order to 5. in order to
Michael Phelps. Maybe we could include him too. 3. so that
I’m checking … . In 2008, he set an Olympic
record which no one’s broken yet. He finished 11 1. to / in order to 4. so that
first in every event he swam in, winning eight 2. to / in order to 5. to / in order to
gold medals.
3. so that
Andy: Great. OK, now, what about a famous football
moment? Um, I’ve found something. The goal of 12 1. To / In order to 3. so that
the century. At the 1986 World Cup, in a match 2. to 4. to / in order to
against England, Argentinian player Diego
Maradona ran, dribbling the ball for 55 metres 13 Accept all logical and grammatically correct
past several English players and then scored a answers.
fantastic goal.
Alice: I’m not into football, but it sounds impressive.
Let’s use it. Now, let’s find video clips of these
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famous events.
Vocabulary
4 1. 1936 4. swimming
2. tennis 5. eight 1 1. net 5. live concert
3. 2021 6. goal 2. baseball 6. game
3. lifeguard 7. flute
5 1. Germany 4. all 4. nurse 8. actor
2. a man and a woman 5. 55
3. mental 2 1. c 2. e 3. f 4. a 5. d 6. b

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2. hero 5. bat
VIDEO (CD 2, Track 18) 3. scene 6. record

Ben: Let’s start. Grammar

David: OK, here goes … I’m trying to decide on an
afterschool activity. 4 1. were learning 4. could
Ben: What are you considering? 2. the previous week 5. would wear
David: Well, I’d like to try the singing club. I think I’m 3. had scored
quite good at singing.
Ben: Good idea! 5 1. they were starting, that day
2. would get there
David: How about coming with me?
3. had organised, the previous day / the day before
Ben: Me? No way!
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6 1. we / they would use that ball
2. the cinema had been there
3. I could learn the lines by the next day /
the day after / the following day
4. scene we / they were filming then
5. I had paid for those goggles
6. I / we wanted to hear their new song

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