2 Winning & losing

2 Check students know the meaning of athlete,

UNIT OBJECTIVES championship and competition and ask them to complete
the table in pairs. Drill the words paying attention to
B1 PRELIMINARY FOR SCHOOLS TOPICS: sport, hobbies correct word stress.
and leisure
Answers
GRAMMAR: review of past simple and past continuous 1 champion 2 athletics 3 competitor 4 competitive
tenses
3 Ask students to complete the exercise in pairs. Tell them
VOCABULARY: sports, phrasal verbs with in, collocations for
to identify what kind of word is missing. If it is a noun,
phrases to do with winning/losing should it be singular or plural? If it is an adjective, what
READING PART 4: understanding the task ending should it have? Remind students what a noun, a
PART 5: understanding the task verb and an adjective is. Explain that understanding how
these word types are used will help them do Part 4 in the
LISTENING PART 3: focus on numbers
Reading Test.
WRITING PART 2: planning a story
Answers
SPEAKING PART 3: phrases for agreeing and disagreeing 1 athletes 2 championship 3 competitive 4 athletic

Ask students to complete the exercise in pairs. Tell them

Sport
4
to decide which sentence, a–c, follows sentence 1–3. Tell
them to check their answers by reading all the sentences
Reading Part 4 in order to see whether they make sense as a coherent
paragraph.
STARTER Answers 1 c 2 a 3 b
Ask students to look at picture A on page 14. Elicit the
name of the sport (swimming). In pairs or small groups, ask 5 Students work in pairs. Make it clear that they should
students to look at pictures B–F and name the Olympic look for the answers in sentences 1–3. Explain that being
sports. able to identify what words pronouns are referring to will
help students do Part 4 in the exam.
Answers
Answers
B athletics C gymnastics D cycling E BMX biking
a These refers to events.
F (field) hockey
b It refers to the Olympic Games.
c there refers to Athens.
1 Ask students to make a list of as many Olympic sports as
they can.
Exam task
Make a list on the board of students’ suggestions. Pay
attention to pronunciation of the words for sports. Ask Ask students if they know when football became an Olympic
students which Olympic sports they enjoy / don’t enjoy sport for men and for women (1908 for men, 1996 for
watching. women). Tell them to read the text quickly to find out.
Look at the instructions for the Part 4 task with the class.
Answers The current list of Olympic sports is as follows. Sports
from the B1 Preliminary Vocabulary List are shown first. Other Give the class time to read the first two paragraphs of the
sports are shown in italics. text. Then ask them to discuss with a partner which sentence
Summer: athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, (A–H) fills gap 1. Check the answer with the class and elicit
(road and track) cycling, climbing, diving, (field) hockey,
the reasons why the answer (sentence E) is correct (the
football, golf, rugby (sevens), sailing, shooting, skateboarding,
surfing, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball topic of the second paragraph is the first proper football
archery, BMX, canoeing, equestrian (dressage, eventing, jumping), competition at the Olympics; sentence E uses the pronoun it,
fencing, handball, judo, karate, modern pentathlon, mountain which refers to this football competition, and explains how
biking, rowing, softball, synchronised swimming, taekwondo,
the competition grew after this time).
trampolining, triathlon, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Winter: skiing (Alpine, cross-country, freestyle, Nordic Read through the exam tip together. Ask the class to read the
combined) skiing, (figure) skating, ice hockey, snowboarding,
(speed) skating
rest of the text and do the task individually. Students check
biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, skeleton, ski jumping their answers with a partner. It may be a good idea to pair

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weaker students with stronger students so they can provide of any mistakes. Choose some pairs to ask and answer a
support. question in front of the class. Go over any mistakes with
the class, asking them to try to correct them.
Answers 1 E  2 F  3 H   4 B  5 C
Answers
Grammar Past simple 2 Were you having breakfast at 8.30 a.m.?
3 Were you studying maths at 10.30 a.m.?
1 Students work in pairs. If you have a weak class, it may be 4 Were you having lunch at 12.30 p.m.?
a good idea to elicit some examples of past simple forms 5 Were you walking the/your dog at 2.30 p.m.?
before doing the exercise. Give them a time limit of 6 Were you watching TV at 6 p.m.?
three or four minutes to complete this task. Then check
 See the Workbook and online resources for further practice.
answers as a class.

Answers Listening Part 3

1 Any three of: organised, included, defeated, changed,
helped, decided, happened, continued, impressed (NB 1 06 Explain that in Listening Part 3 it’s often
attracted is not correct because it is part of the past necessary to write down numbers and/or spell names.
perfect, not the past simple.)
2 Any three of: was, were, took part, won, had to, could, Ask students to say the numbers aloud before they listen.
meant Highlight any pronunciation difficulties or problems with
3 wasn’t saying dates. Play the recording.
4 Any one of: didn’t become, didn’t win, could not
Students compare answers with a partner. Then elicit the
2 In pairs, students choose the answers. Get them to answers from the class.
check the Grammar reference on page 80 when they
have finished. Check answers as a class. Ask students to Recording script
explain why the other verbs are wrong. 1 My birthday’s on the 30th of April.
2 My brother was born in 1990.
Answers 1 like  2 were  3 won  4 became
3 It costs £3.15.
3 Students do the exercise individually and then compare 4 We moved here in 2011.
with a partner. Check the answers with the class. If some 5 I’m 1.68 metres tall.
students are having difficulty it may be necessary to give
2 07 This exercise gives students practice in listening
them some remedial work on the past simple.
to numbers in context. Ask them to read the information
 See the Workbook and online resources for further practice. about Simone Biles. Read through the exam tips with
the class and elicit suggestions about what kind of
Answers 1 played  2 didn’t / did not learn  3 won  information they will need, e.g. 1 a date, 2 a number, 3 a
4 did Lauren buy  5 Was  6 weren’t / were not year, 4 a number, 5 a number. Then play the recording.
Students compare answers before listening again if
Past continuous necessary.
4 Look at the examples with the class. It may be helpful to
draw timelines on the board to illustrate these concepts. Answers
1 14(th)  2 15  3 2013  4 1.42  5 62
a) _________x
b) x_________x
Recording script
c) _________x_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Simone Biles was born on the 14th of March, 1997, in Columbus,
Ohio. She started having lessons in gymnastics when she was only
Answers a sentence 2  b sentence 1  c sentence 3
six years old and entered her first competition in 2011. She became
national champion at the age of 15. She became world champion
5 Elicit the forms of the past continuous: was/were +
for the first time in 2013. Many people agree that she is the most
-ing, wasn’t/weren’t + -ing. Students do the exercise talented gymnast in history. Although she is only 1.42 metres tall,
individually and then check their answers with a partner. she is incredibly strong. The world really fell in love with her at the
2016 Olympics, when she won five gold medals, scoring more than
Answers 62 points out of a possible 65.9.
1 Were you going; saw
2 were winning; scored 3 Pre-teach talent, luck and ambition and then ask students
3 was doing; was also watching to discuss the questions in small groups. Ask one person
4 Was Dan singing; arrived
in each group to report back to the class on their group’s
5 was skiing; broke
6 walked; was talking opinions.

6 Students take turns asking and answering the questions

with a partner. Monitor as they are working, taking note

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with a partner. You could allow students to check their
  Exam task
answers by using an L1 dictionary if available. Remind
08 Look at the listening task with the class. Explain that students to keep a note of new phrasal verbs they came
it’s not just numbers/spellings that are tested. Remind the across.
students of the exam tips and then ask them to identify the
Answers
kind of information that’s missing in the task with a partner. 2 believed in  3 join in  4 get in  5 staying in  6 give in
Go over the answers as a class before they listen (1 a date, 2 a
surname, 3 the name of a sport, 4 something you have to do 2 Students look at the two cartoons and say what is
in school, 5 something you can train – a noun, 6 something happening. Teach good/bad loser. Ask them to give you
you organise – a noun) some examples of good or bad losers. Give your own
example if they are struggling. Then either pre-teach any
Play the recording twice. Students compare answers before
unfamiliar vocabulary or let students use dictionaries to
the second recording.
check the meaning of words and phrases in the activity.
If you anticipate students will find the listening difficult, Students work in pairs to complete it. Check answers as a
photocopy the recording script (see page 50) and allow class.
students to read and listen.
Answers
Answers A: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9
1 22(nd) April / April 22(nd) B: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10
2 Simpson
3 hockey 3 This exercise practises some common collocations for
4 homework phrases to do with winning/losing (in questions 1, 2
5 mind and 5). Collocations are often tested in Reading Part 5. It
6 time
may be useful to encourage students to note down new
words/phrases under the topic of Sport in a vocabulary
Recording script
notebook. Also remind students that there is a Wordlist
You will hear a man called Len Bartle talking about a special sports
school on the radio.
on page 118 for this unit which they need to learn.
Thanks very much for the opportunity to tell your listeners about Students do the exercise individually before checking
the International Sports Academy, or ISA, in Florida, USA. My name’s answers with a partner. Then check answers as a class.
Len Bartle and I’m a senior coach at the ISA, one of the best sports
schools in the world. We have 500 talented young athletes aged 12 Answers
to 18 studying with us from dozens of countries. If you’re interested 1 beat  2 won  3 failed  4 defeat  5 achieve  6 succeeded
in starting here on September 18th, you’ll need to have an interview,
either here at the Academy, or by phone, on (1) April 22nd. Please
arrange this with my assistant. Call him on 0998 354678. His name’s FURTHER PRACTICE
Jed (2) Simpson. That’s S-I-M-P-S-O-N. Ask students to write sentences with the verbs which were
The programme at the ISA is busy and varied. You can choose one not used in the exercise.
main sport from all the usual sports, such as soccer, football, tennis
and swimming, and also (3) hockey, which you can do from the start
of the next school year. As well as doing normal school lessons, you
spend ten hours a week practising your main sport after school. As
Hobbies & leisure
well as your training programme, we expect you to find time for
(4) homework. And if you need extra help with English, we have Reading Part 5
classes in that, too. Students also learn how to perform well in
competitions – that means learning to control the (5) mind, as well 1 Ask the class what team games they play, e.g. football or
as making sure they are strong and fit enough to compete.
hockey. Ask them if they prefer team games or individual
So you need to be prepared to work very hard. But you don’t need to
worry about how you’ll manage being away from home for the first
sports like tennis. Encourage them to give reasons for
time. Each student has a personal coach who helps them manage their answers.
their (6) time and talks about any problems they may have.
2 Read the instructions and look at the first sentence with
If you’re talented, confident and believe in yourself, we’d love to hear
from you.
the class. Elicit which verb doesn’t go with the phrase
fit and healthy (reach). Tell the class that this exercise
4 Students discuss the questions in pairs. Discuss with the practises collocations. Explain that collocations are
class what the advantages/disadvantages of going to a words which are used together very frequently. Point
school like this might be. out that collocations can have similar meanings but not
exactly the same meaning, e.g. get/stay fit and healthy.
Vocabulary Getting fit is the process of becoming fit, staying fit means
keeping the same level of fitness. Suggest that students
1 Explain that it’s important to learn phrasal verbs as they learn common adjective-noun, noun-noun and verb-
can be tested in Reading Part 5. Ask students to work adverb collocations, as well as verb-noun and adverb-

14 UNIT 2 WINNING & LOSING

adjective collocations, as practised here, as set phrases/ Answers
expressions. They should make a note of them in their 1 It’s not It wasn’t really a letter, it’s it was more like … on
vocabulary notebooks whenever they find them. the first page of the card it say said … The only thing on the
card is was the address … we all think thought it would be
Ask students to complete the exercise in pairs. Then very adventurous … We went in the house and look looked
check the answers with the whole class. around …
2 recieved – received
arrieved – arrived
Answers
Verbs to be crossed out:
1 reach  2 make  3 got  4 ask  5 make  6 supply
3 Ask students to read the exam task. Get them to think
about the ideas to help them plan their story with a
partner. Then discuss the ideas as a class.
  Exam task
Look at the exam tip together. Elicit some suggestions
Look at the instructions for the task and the exam tip from students on how to begin and end the story. You
together. Remind the class to read the whole text before can also refer students to the Writing bank, SB page 100.
trying to do the task. Students do the task individually and
then compare answers with a partner. Check answers as a 4 Ask students to complete the sentences individually and
class. Then ask the class if they agree with the opinions in this then compare with a partner. In class feedback, write
text. some good examples of students’ sentences on the
board.
Answers
1 A  2 C  3 D  4 B  5 C  6 B Sample answers
1 ... I knew that I was the best runner / chess player, etc.
CLIL  You could ask the class to research an Olympic team 2 ... I suddenly began to have a lot of doubts.
sport (current team sports include: water polo, football, field 3 ... enormous and very unfriendly / much older than me.
4 ... the other team’s best player fell over and hurt her leg /
hockey, basketball, volleyball and handball. Ice hockey and the lights went out and we couldn’t see anything.
curling are in the winter Olympics. In the Paralympics, there is 5 ... my dad started crying.
wheelchair basketball and rugby, volleyball, five-a-side foot- 6 ... was too tired to feel anything.
ball and goalball. Baseball is included from the 2020 Summer
5 Students write their story in class or for homework. Tell
Olympics). Each group could do a mini-presentation on a
them to make sure they follow the advice in the exam tip.
different team sport. They could find out when it became an
Olympic sport, which country has won the gold medal most Sample answer
frequently, what the rules of the game are, etc. A debate When I woke up, I was very nervous because I wanted to win
into whether other sports, such as cricket or squash, should the competition so much. When I arrived at the swimming
pool, I got changed and waited for my race. It felt like hours
become Olympic sports could also be fun. and hours.
Then it was my turn. Suddenly, I felt calm. ‘It’s only a race,’ I said
Writing Part 2 to myself. I dived in. It was a perfect dive. Everything felt right
as I started to swim. I was enjoying myself. I forgot about the
1 Look at the instructions for the story in the exam task. competition until the last second. Then it was over. I looked
up and saw that my opponents were all behind me. I was the
Explain that the story was written by a student and that winner!
it contains some mistakes. Ask the class to read the story (104 words)
and then look at the teacher’s comments (1–4). With a
partner, students decide whether the comments are true
6 Ask students to check each other’s stories using the
or false.
questions. Tell them to count how many tenses and
Point out that although there are some basic mistakes, adjectives there are. Is it possible to include any more?
there is a good variety of adjectives and tenses in the They should think of alternatives if their partner has
student’s story. repeated the same word several times.
Answers 7 Ask students to discuss the questions in pairs. Encourage
1 True   2 True   3 False (The story is much too long, at more them to give reasons for their answers. Ask a few
than double the required length – students won’t be penalised students for their opinions in class feedback and find out
in the exam for writing something which is a little over length,
and it’s more of a problem if they write too little.)  4 False if the majority think sports competitions at school are a
good/bad idea.
2 Ask students to work in pairs and to find the mistakes in
the story. Check the answers with the class and elicit the Speaking Part 3
correct forms.
1 Explain to the class that in this part of the test they have
to discuss something with their partner. They will need

UNIT 2 WINNING & LOSING 15

to give their own opinions and respond to their partner’s Recording script
opinions, which will involve agreeing/disagreeing. They Your school is organising a visit to a large sports activity centre. Here
will need to listen carefully to what their partner is saying are the activities the students can try there. Talk together about the
in order to respond correctly. In pairs, students read the different activities they could try and say which the students would
phrases and put them under the correct heading. enjoy most.

Answers FURTHER PRACTICE

Agreeing: You’re right; That’s true; I think so too; I suppose so; Divide the class into seven groups. Give each of them one
That’s how I feel.
Disagreeing: I’m not sure about that; I don’t agree; Yes, but
of the sports from the exam task. Each group creates a
don’t you think ... ? word web for their sport. Allow them to use dictionaries.
They can write on large pieces of paper and then present
2 09 Tell the class they will hear two students talking their webs to the class. Then pin them to the classroom
about homework. The first time they listen they should wall so that all students have an opportunity to look at
decide whose opinion they agree with, Lina or Max. Then them.
they listen again and tick the expressions in Exercise 1
they hear.

Answers
Expressions used: I’m not sure about that; I suppose so; Yes,
but don’t you think ... ?; That’s true.

Recording script
Lina: I don’t think we get enough homework. Do you, Max?
Max: I’m not sure about that, Lina. I spend about two hours doing
homework every day. I think that’s enough.
Lina: Isuppose so. But what about at weekends? I often don’t get
any. I think other schools get more homework than us and
they get better exam results.
Max: Yes, but don’t you think it’s important to have time for
hobbies and sports?
Lina: That’s true. But most students just watch TV and play
computer games. That’s just a waste of time.

3 Individually, students prepare arguments agreeing or

disagreeing with the statements. Then ask them to
discuss each statement with their partner. Remind them
to use the expressions in Exercise 1. Ask students to write
out the expressions on a piece of paper and tick the
expressions every time their partner uses one of them.
Ask students to count the ticks at the end to find out
who used the expressions most. If time, the discussion
could be broadened to a whole-class discussion.

  Exam task

10 Play the instructions to the class. Ask them Do you

need to talk about each picture? (Yes) Do you have to find
more than one activity that students would enjoy? (No) Read
through the exam tip with the students before they do the
task in pairs. Elicit the sports shown in the pictures (surfing,
table tennis, rock climbing, horse riding, volleyball, sailing,
mountain biking). Remind students that they have to have
a conversation so both of them have to speak. Monitor as
they are working, noting down any errors. Give feedback on
the use of phrases for agreeing and disagreeing. Correct any
pronunciation errors.
Get the students to repeat the exercise with a different
partner.

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Photocopiable resources
Unit 2 Unit 4

Recording script 1 What time does the film start?

You will hear a man called Len Bartle talking about a special sports Boy: What time does the film start this evening, Mum?
school on the radio. Mum: Not until quarter to eight. I thought it started at quarter past
Thanks very much for the opportunity to tell your listeners about seven, but I got that wrong. Anyway, we need to be at the
the International Sports Academy, or ISA, in Florida, USA. My name’s cinema by half past seven because there’s always a queue to
Len Bartle and I’m a senior coach at the ISA, one of the best sports collect the tickets and get drinks.
schools in the world. We have 500 talented young athletes aged 12 Boy: So, we won’t need to leave here until seven fifteen, then.
to 18 studying with us from dozens of countries. If you’re interested
Mum: No. That should give us plenty of time.
in starting here on September 18th, you’ll need to have an interview,
either here at the Academy or by phone, on April 22nd. Please 2 What did Jenny buy at the film festival?
arrange this with my assistant. Call him on 0998 354678. His name’s Boy: Did you get that T-shirt at the film festival, Jenny?
Jed Simpson. That’s S-I-M-P-S-O-N. Jenny: I’ve had this one for ages, actually. There were loads of really
The programme at the ISA is busy and varied. You can choose one cool T-shirts there, but they were all much too expensive.
main sport from all the usual sports, such as soccer, football, tennis The only thing I could afford was a poster, but I haven’t put it
and swimming, and also hockey, which you can do from the start up on my wall yet.
of the next school year. As well as doing normal school lessons, you Boy: Did you get any famous actors to sign it?
spend ten hours a week practising your main sport after school. As
well as your training programme, we expect you to find time for Jenny: No, unfortunately. I wanted to, but they were only signing
homework. And if you need extra help with English, we have classes copies of their books.
in that, too. Students also learn how to perform well in competitions 3 Which instrument has the boy recently started learning?
– that means learning to control the mind, as well as making sure Woman: So, Jack, how are you getting on with your music lessons?
they are strong and fit enough to compete.
Jack: Well, I’m finding the violin quite hard at the moment. It
So you need to be prepared to work very hard. But you don’t need to was easy to begin with, but now I’ve got to a higher level,
worry about how you’ll manage being away from home for the first it’s much more challenging.
time. Each student has a personal coach who helps them manage
Woman: And you’re also studying the trumpet, right?
their time and talks about any problems they may have.
Jack: That’s what I wanted to learn, but there wasn’t a teacher
If you’re talented, confident and believe in yourself, we’d love to hear
available, so I took up the flute last month instead. I’m
from you.
enjoying it and I really like my teacher.
4 How did the family travel to the concert?
Did I tell you we almost missed the concert? I told everyone to be
ready really early because I was worried about the traffic. So we were
all in the car and guess what? It wouldn’t start. I couldn’t believe it.
There wasn’t a bus until the following day, and the train only went as
far as Lipton. There were no hire cars available either, so in the end
our very kind neighbour lent us his and we just got there in time.
5 Which circus tickets did the man decide to buy?
There wasn’t much choice of circus tickets. There weren’t enough
of the £12.50 seats for all of us, which is what I was planning to buy.
And although there were lots of seats at £14.95, these were only
on weekday afternoons, which I know wasn’t an option for us. So
I’m afraid I’ve gone for the ones at £17.00. I know it’s more than we
wanted to pay, but at least we won’t be right at the back.
6 What do the speakers decide to watch on TV?
Grandad: There’s an interesting documentary about sharks on in
half an hour.
Girl: I think I’ve already seen it, Grandad. It’s really good. I don’t
mind watching it again. But don’t you want to watch the
football?
Grandad: It’s not on until very late. I may be too tired to watch it.
Star Search is on at 9.00. You like talent shows, don’t you?
Girl:
Grandad: Umm, I’d rather watch the documentary if you’re sure you
don’t mind seeing it again.
Girl: No, that’s fine, Grandad.

48 PHOTOCOPIABLE RESOURCES Compact Preliminary for Schools 2nd Edition © Cambridge University Press 2019
Revision answer key
UNIT 1 UNIT 4
1 1 is sitting  2 gets up  3 We come, we’re living 1 1 I’ve never been  2 Did Ray go  3 have you known
4 says, cooks  5 really wants  6 is, she’s working 4 did you meet  5 We’ve had  6 they’ve ever eaten
7 I’m not enjoying  8 Do you like 7 My brother’s always wanted  8 did your teacher find

2 1 to  2 of  3 at  4 in 2 1 since  2 for  3 since  4 for  5 for  6 since

3 1 gym  2 canteen  3 IT room  4 science lab 3 1 excited  2 disappointed  3 jealous  4 worried

5 sports field  6 playground  7 classroom 5 surprised
8 hall  9 reception  10 tennis courts
4 1 satisfied  2 jealous  3 serious  4 anxious  5 amazed
4 1 wear  2 join  3 eat  4 get  5 handed in
6 take up  7 going  8 take 5 1 part  2 up  3 place

UNIT 2 UNIT 5
1 did the film finish  2 bought  3 were, passed
1 1 1 A  2 B  3 B  4 C
4 didn’t like, didn’t dance  5 did you go  6 wanted 2 1 I’ll  2 I’m going to  3 will win  4 I’ll  5 I’m going to
2 1 stopped, arrived  2 lost, was cycling 6 they’re going to
3 was waiting, saw  4 were eating, started 3 1 strawberry  2 carrot  3 spinach  4 pineapple
5 did you see, went  6 was working, hurt 5 lettuce  6 grape  7 peach  8 corn
3 1 B  2 C  3 A  4 B  5 B  6 A 4 1 turkey  2 chicken  3 Salmon  4 Beef  5 lamb
4 1 stay  2 get  3 give  4 believe  5 join  6 hand 6 Tuna  7 Cod

5 competition  2 competitive
1 5 1 Frozen  2 Raw  3 Fried  4 Boiled
3 athlete, championship(s)  4 athletics 6 1 out  2 on  3 away  4 down  5 off  6 up
5 athletic, champion  6 competitors

UNIT 6
UNIT 3
1 1 used to  2 didn’t use to  3 Did you use to  4 used to
1 cheaper than  2 the biggest (school)  3 better
1 5 didn’t use to  6 used to
4 more expensive than  5 the most fashionable
6 more interesting than  7 more comfortable than 2 1 him to take  2 for forgetting  3 to help  4 living
8 the worst 5 to take him  6 travelling  7 going  8 to buy him

2 1 B  2 A  3 B  4 C  5 C  6 B 3 1 have  2 go  3 going  4 do  5 having  6 making

3 ring  2 leather  3 casual  4 cotton  5 gold

1 4 1 mountain  2 convenient  3 peaceful  4 cosy
6 suit  7 wool  8 pink, purple 5 castle  6 beach  7 view  8 lively  9 jungle
10 balcony
4 1 smart new gold  2 beautiful light-blue cotton
3 stylish small cream  4 casual dark-red
5 comfortable pink wool  6 fashionable online

50 REVISION ANSWER KEY

Grammar reference answer key
UNIT 1 2 arrived, haven’t / have not seen her yet
3 ’ve/have already seen, saw
1 1 mustn’t  2 must, can’t  3 can  4 can’t / mustn’t
5 can’t / mustn’t 4 ’ve/have ever bought, cost, ’ve/have never spent
5 Have you ever done, ’ve/have never done
2 didn’t have to  2 could  3 had to  4 had to
1
6 did you go, went, ’ve/have never visited
5 could  6 didn’t have to
5 : Have you heard? My oldest sister’s getting married.
A
3 are taking up  2 helps  3 use up  4 walk  5 I go
1
B: Who to?
6 I’m training  7 I’m spending
A: A guy called Elliot.
4 do, weigh, prefer  2 helps  3 smell  4 ’s/is having
1 B: Really! How long did she know has she known him?
5 costs, think  6 owns, wants A: Only six months. Apparently they’ve met they met at work.
5 1 are, doing  2 ’m/am filling in  3 meeting B: Have you met Elliot already yet?*
4 hanging out  5 meet  6 doing  7 doing A: No, not yet, but my sister’s told me a lot about him.
8 Do, like  9 watching  10 don’t / do not feel like B: When was the last time you’ve seen you saw her?
A: I’ve seen I saw her last week. She drove me to school one
day.
UNIT 2 * Note that Have you met Elliot already? would be correct in
1 1 was watching  2 often phoned  3 realised American English.
4 was shining, were singing  5 won

2 1 was tidying, found  2 was leaving, realised UNIT 5

3 was watching, was cooking  4 heard, stopped, were
doing, walked  5 crashed, was updating 1 1 We’re going to see  2 I’ll be  3 I’m going to go
4 leaves  5 I’ll go

2 1 couldn’t   2 May/Can/Could  3 may/might/could

UNIT 3 4 could/should/can  5 could/might  6 Can/Could
1 2 a lovely old Spanish car
3 a new red and white Danish flag
UNIT 6
4 a short blue cotton skirt
5 an interesting long historical novel 1 2 My brother used to play football (regularly) (until he broke
his leg).
6 my favourite blue leather jacket
3 My hair used to be brown (but now it’s black).
2 the thinnest  2 worse  3 lazy  4 more comfortable
1 4 When I was younger, I didn’t use to get up late.
5 the best  6 nicer  7 far
5 Did you use to go on holiday with your parents (when you
3 1 the wettest  2 further/farther  3 heavier  4 better were a child)?
5 worse  6 the most beautiful
2 1 going  2 to have  3 going
4 1 who  2 which/who  3 which  4 where  5 which 4 to go  5 doing  6 living
7 to have  8 spending

3 1 ✓
UNIT 4
2✓
1 interesting, interested  2 relaxed, relaxing
1
3 In A, Ben stopped what he was doing in order to phone; in
3 annoying, annoyed  4 excited, exciting
B, Ben no longer phones his parents.
2 1 just  2 already  3 already  4 yet  5 yet 4✓

1 for  2 since  3 since  4 for  5 since 5✓

3
6 In A, the next thing they told us about was their holiday; in
4 1 went, ’ve/have just woken up B, they didn’t stop telling us about their holiday.

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Workbook answer key
Unit 1 brother’s room, so there’s no space. I’m Reading Part 4
really sorry about that, but we can meet
Grammar 1 H 3 A 5 E
at the bus stop at 9.30 a.m.
1
2 D 4 B
See you on Saturday.
Listening Part 3
1 organises Pablo
2 are staying 1 September 4 gymnastics
Reading Part 2 2 indoor 5 volleyball
3 try, don’t have / do not have
1 F 3 D 5 A 3 hockey 6 50% / fifty
4 are ... doing, ’m/am revising
2 H 4 B percent
5 works, goes
Listening Part 2 Reading Part 5
6 is ... speaking
1 B 3 B 5 A 1 C 3 D 5 B
2
2 C 4 C 6 B 2 A 4 C 6 D
1 at 3 about 5 of Reading Part 5
2 in 4 to 6 of Writing Part 2 Sample answer
1 B 3 A 5 A This was the most important game of
3 2 D 4 C 6 C the season and we were losing. The
1 get 6 being
Unit 2 match had started off badly, with the
2 starting 7 get other team, Braxton, scoring two goals
Grammar in the first ten minutes. Luckily, we had
3 relaxing 8 not doing
1 managed to score one, too, just before
4 not doing 9 finish
half-time. But, at the beginning of the
5 have 10 lying 1 bought
second half, one of our players got a red
Vocabulary 2 did ... learn card, so we only had ten players on the
3 weren’t / were not pitch.
1
4 organised Then, with only two minutes of the
1 D 4 F 7 A
5 became match left, our captain got the ball and
2 G 5 B 8 H
6 Was ran with it towards Braxton’s goal. She
3 E 6 I 9 C kicked it from about three metres away
7 didn’t / did not take part, was
– and missed! Suddenly, the match was
2 8 did, won
over. We had lost!
1 a new sport
2
2 an after-school club Unit 3
1 was sitting 4 were
3 a school trip Grammar
2 were eating sunbathing
4 good grades
3 was shining 5 was talking 1
5 packed lunch
6 were laughing 1 new black leather boots, f
6 on stage
3 2 cheap old cotton jacket, b
7 hard
1 was 5 was running 3 beautiful red silk shirt, e
8 a uniform
2 were losing 6 slipped 4 old-fashioned grey wool jumpers, a
9 late
3 had 7 fell over 5 interesting big silver earrings, c
10 homework
4 saw 8 didn’t win 6 valuable pale gold bracelet, d
11 classes
2
12 exams Vocabulary
Writing Part 1 Sample answer 1 better 5 most important
1
Hi Toby, 2 cheaper 6 worse than
1 e 3 f 5 a 3 more 7 more sensible
I’m really pleased you can come to the
2 c 4 d 6 b comfortable than
video game fair!
than 8 bigger than
I’d rather take a packed lunch than buy 2
food there because it’ll be cheaper. 4 more 9 less expensive
1 beat / defeated 4 succeeded fashionable
Let’s go by bus. The number 57 goes 10 best
2 won 5 lost
from the stop in my street directly to the 3
exhibition centre where the fair is. 3 beat / defeated 6 achieve
1 which 3 who 5 who
I’m afraid you can’t stay on Saturday 3
2 where 4 where 6 which
night because my uncle and aunt are 1 athletic 3 competition
visiting this weekend. They’re going to 2 athletics 4 competitive
sleep in my room and I’m sharing my

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Workbook audio scripts
02   Unit 1, Listening Part 2 Boy: Who doesn’t? The only part of the trip that I’m not so sure
about is the project we have to do. Why do we have to work
1 You will hear a girl trying to persuade her friend to join a school while we’re there?
drama club. Girl: Oh, I think it’s good. That way, we’ll concentrate better on
Girl: Have you decided about the drama club yet, Seb? Are you everything we’re seeing.
going to join? We need more people for the summer show.
Boy: Hmm, I’m still thinking about it. I’m not sure it’s my kind of 6 You will hear a girl telling her friend about a summer camp she went
thing. I mean, I’ve never done any acting before. on.
Girl: Well, I’m sure you’d be excellent at it. And, anyway, there are Boy: So how did it go at camp, Jo?
other ways you can help, like making costumes, lighting, doing Girl: Well, when I arrived and saw that I had to sleep in a tent with
the make-up, that sort of thing. five other girls, I thought I was going to hate it! But it was
Boy: Oh really? I’d be interested in helping with the costumes. OK, actually fun.
I’ll come and see what it’s like. It’s on Tuesdays, right? Boy: I bet! So you were doing German classes, weren’t you?
Girl: That’s what I signed up for, but not enough people wanted to
2 You will hear a girl talking to her brother about her new school do it, which was a pity as I was looking forward to them. So, I
uniform. ended up doing lots of sport – not that that really bothered
Boy: I think it looks great. What do you think? me.
Girl: Well, I’d prefer to be wearing jeans, obviously! But it could be
worse, I suppose. 03   Unit 2, Listening Part 3
Boy: The grey top looks good on you.
You will hear a woman called Susan Chapman telling a group of
Girl: Thanks. I think the skirt is really nice. It’s a much better style
secondary school pupils about a sports centre.
than the one I had at my last school.
Susan: Good morning. My name’s Susan Chapman, I’m the manager
Boy: That’s true. Well, I thought it was fine, but I know you didn’t
of the Westfield Sports Centre, and I’m here today to tell you
like it. Now, what about the jacket? Aren’t you going to put that
all about it.
on?
Now, as some of you may know, the Centre was closed for a
Girl: Right, yes, the jacket. That’s the part of the uniform that I’m not
few months for improvements. We were hoping to be able to
so keen on!
open again last July, but the work took longer than planned
3 You will hear a boy telling his friend about a new teacher. and we have only just opened now, in September. We were
Boy: Did I tell you that we’ve got a new teacher for Maths? lucky as we got a grant from the local council, and, with this
Girl: No. What’s she – or he – like? money, we were able to build a separate gym just for young
Boy: She. Mrs Brown. She’s really nice. And I like Maths much better people aged 12 to 16. And, now, as well as the old outdoor
now. swimming pool for the summer, we have a new indoor one.
Girl: That’s good, because you didn’t like it last term, did you? It’s 50 metres long and 25 metres wide, so perfect for serious
Boy: No, but it’s different with Mrs Brown. She explains everything swimmers to practise for competitions.
really well, it’s all clear, not like Mr Johnson. He was a nice As well as the gym and the pool, we have a whole range of
person, but not a great teacher, and he gave us a lot of other sports and activities that you might be interested in.
homework. Mrs Brown gives us just as much as he did, but I We have several team sports. In addition to basketball and
don’t mind if I know how to do it! football, which we’ve always had, we are now offering hockey
4 You will hear two classmates talking about a recent exam in which the on Saturday mornings. We also have individual sports. We’re
girl got a high mark. continuing our programme of classes for badminton, tennis
Boy: I don’t believe it! You got 90% in the Biology project. How did and squash, and we’ve just opened a new one for gymnastics.
you do it? Oh, and I forgot to mention before that next to our tennis
Girl: I can’t believe it myself! I think I was lucky. But I did do a lot courts we now have a couple of courts for volleyball, a game
of research and planning. I went over everything that we had which is becoming very popular.
done in class. And I looked things up online when I wasn’t sure And we have various dance and fitness classes for people of
about them. all ages, both young and old.
Boy: I did all that, too, and I only got 60%! In case you’re wondering how much it costs to sign
Girl: When you did your research, did you make any notes? up to Westfield, the good news is – it’s not very much!
Boy: No, I just read through everything and then wrote my project. To encourage young people to get fit, there is a 50%
Girl: Ah, well, that’s probably it. You can explain things better if you membership fee discount for anyone under 18. And it’s 25%
make good notes. You should try that next time. for over 18s, so tell your parents!
5 You will hear two classmates talking about their end-of-year trip.
Girl: So what do you think about the trip?
Boy: It sounds great. I’ve always wanted to go to Italy. Just think of
all those famous places that we’re going to see!
Girl: I know. I’ve never been to Italy either. I can’t wait to see Rome!
And the food is going to be fantastic. I love pizza!

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