lesson A People in a hurry

pp. 2-3

1.
2.
3.
4.

Exercise 1
1. Craig is a reckless driver.
2. Lucia always arrives late.
3. Carlos is waiting patiently.
4. Emily walks fast / quickly.
5. Laila is talking quietly.
6. Tom seems rude / impolite.
7. Tamara plays tennis well.
8. Ice and Kayare dressed appropriately.

Exercise 2
1. dishonest
2. unfriendly
3. unreliable

Exercise 3
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b

Exercise 3

A
1. slowly
2. good / hard / fast / quick
3. easily / fast / quickly

4. quick / fast
5. badly
6. well

B
Answers will vary.

Lesson B Personality and character

pp. 4-5

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6.
7.
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generous
reliable
easygoing
selfish

4. disorganized
5. impatient
6. inconsiderate

Answers to the questions will vary. Possible answers ma)"

include:
1. I'm honest. I always tell the truth.
2. She's friendly. She always takes time to talk to me.
3. He's unreliable. He's always late.
4. I'm disorganized. I can never find anything!
5. I'm impatient. I can't wait in lines.
6. They're inconsiderate. They always play their music
loudly.

Exercise 2
automatically
carefully, nicely
late
impatient, slow
reckless
serious
properly, strongly, well
patiently
differently
fast
quickly

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talented
disorganized
practical
outgoing

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6.
7.
8.

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a
b

Exercise 4
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
1. My older brother's pretty reliable. I think I'm pretty
unreliable.
2. My grandmother's incredibly friendly. I think I'm very
friendly, too.
3. My parents are fairly easygoing. I'm totally laid-back,
4. My mother's not impatient at all. I'm the opposite. I'm
extremely impatient.
5. My cousin's really practical. I'm not like him at ali.
6. My best friend's very honesto I'm honest too.

Lesson C He's a/ways working.

pp.6-7

Exercise 1
1. Jedd is always leaving work early.
2. Reba is always listening to music / her MP3 player,
3. Iohn is always sleepng.
4. Kayo is always eating junk food / chips.
5. Yasmin is always talking on the phone / on her cell
phone.
6. Chad is always reading comic books / books /
magazines.
Exercise 2
1. She's always canceling plans!
2. He's always losing stuff.
3. She's always telling jokes.
4. She's always buying things.
5. He's always helping people.

Ezercise 3
1.

Sam 's always doing

Fatema at least

2.
3.
4.

Iody was always borrowing

was always canceling
's always listening
at least
're always going
at least

Sandy
Daniel
Sarah
5. Alejandro
Diana

Exercise 4
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
1. When I was little, I was always eating candy.
2. My friends and I are always telling jokes.
3. I have some bad habits. I'm always forgetting things.
4. My best friend is always working late.
5. My parents are always traveling.
6. My favorite teacher in high school was always telling us
funny stories.
7. My neighbor is always making noise.

Lesson D Little-known facts

1. Aishwarya Rai lives with her parents in Mumbai.

2. Rai was bom in Mangalore. / Rai moved to Mumba,
3. Rai started modeling in college.
4. Rai studied architecture in college.
5. Rai won the title of Miss World when she was 21.
6. Rai makes movies in five languages.
7. Rai has a statue in Madame Tussaud's. / Rai was a jurar
in Cannes, France.
8. Rai feels that it's important to be nice.
Exercise 2

A
was bom and raised
started, at the age of
can be
accomplished
called

B
Answers will vary.

pp. 8-9

Exercise 1
A
famous, talented
accomplished, influential
down-to-earth, beautiful
generous, nice

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Lesson A Hopes and dreams

pp,10-11

Exercise 1

A
1. I haven't driven a sports car.
2. I have / haven't gone skiing.

3.
4,
5.
6.

I have
I have
I have
I have
7, I have
8. I have

/
/
/
/
/
/

haven't
haven't
haven't
haven't
haven't
haven't

learned a second language.

seen the Taj Mahal.
studied photography.
traveled to Europe.
tried windsurfing.
won an award.

B
1. has driven a sports car
2. have gone skiing

3. have learned a second language

4. have never / haven't seen the Taj Mahal
5. has studied photography

6. have never / haven't traveled to Europe

7. has never / hasn't tried windsurfing
8. has won an award
Exercise 2
1. My teachers been / gone to the United States many
times.
2. My boss has skied in the Swiss Alps several times.
3. I've always wanted to go on a roller coaster.
4. My neighbor has never been / gone to Canada before.
5. My parents have seen the movie Dr. Zhivago five times.
6. My brothers have tried Vietnamese food once or twice.

Exercise 3
Answers will vary Possible answers may include:
1. I've gone skydiving once.
2. I've gone rock climbing.
3. I've babysat for my cousin twice.
4. I've only been late to class once recently.
5. I've always wanted to visit Russia.
6. I've never tried cow tongue.
7. I've seen The Incredibles sx times.

Lesson B Unusual experiences

pp.12-13

Exercise 1
1. A Have, gone
B haven't; Have, done
A went
B was
A loved
2. A
B
A
B

've, traveled
've, wanted

took
spoke

3. A Have, tried

B did
A Did, like
B was
A 've gotten
4. A Did, do

B took; Have, been

A haven't; Did, enjoy

B loved

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5. Did, visit
6. Have, had
7. Did, eat
8. Have, lost

Exercise 3
L Did you try any new foods on your last vacation?
2. Have you ever hiked in the mountains?
3. Did you see a lot of movies last summer?
4. Have you ever walked across a tightrope?
5. Have you ever found sorneone's cell phone?
6. Have you ever forgotten a friend's birthday?
Answers to the questions will vary. Possible answers may
include:
1. Yes, I did. I tried oysters. They're delicious.
2. Yes, I've hiked in the mountains several times.
3. No, I didn't see many movies. I don't go to the movies
often.
4. No, I've never walked across a tightrope.
5. Yes, I found a ceIl phone in a taxi once.
6. No, I've never forgotten a friend's birthday.

Lesson C I've heard it's good.

pp.14-15

Exercise 1
1.

Alex Yeah, I amo Do you want to come?

Iake Cool. Do you have a favorite place?
Iake That sounds great. How do you get there?

2. Ki Won I've heard her tests are hard. How did you do?
Ki Won That's toa bad. Did you study?
Ki Won Oh, that sounds hard. Did you finish?

Exercise 2
1. Did you?
2. Do you?
3. Did you?
4. Are you?

5.
6.
7.
8.

Do you?
Haveyou?
Are you?
Have you?

Exercise 3
Answers wiIl vary. Possible an wers mav in
e:
1. Do you? Is it scary?
2. Have you?What did you see?
3. Did you?What did you catch?
4. Are you? Is it dangerous?
5. Do you? Do you want to go with me somerime?
6. Did you? Do you like it?

Lesson D TraveI blogs

pp 16-17

Exercise 1

A
She has always wanted to go to Patagonia.

B
1. She arrived in Pucn on January 24.
2. Her hotel is popular because it's in the middle ofto
it's cheap, and the food is good.
3. They gave her information about the national park,
Torres deI Paine.
4. He thinks she should camp because the refugios wiII be
too crowded.
5. The "w" hike takes five days.
6. Gisele slept in a tent.

Exercise 2
A
fortunately
Unfortunately
Amazingly
Fortunately
Unfortunately
Unfortunately
amazingly

B
Answers wiIl vary.

Unit 3 Waaders ai lhe wadd

Lesson A Human wonders
Exercise 1
1. h the most expensive
2. f the longest
3. c the most
4. e the youngest

pp 18-19

5. g
6. b
7. a
8. d

the
the
the
the

smaIlest
most famous
tallest
fastest

Exercise 2
1. the biggest
2. the easiest / best
3. the cheapest / least expensive
4. the most crowded / busiest
5. the largest / biggest
6. the thinnest
7. the best / cheapest / most reasonable
8. the worst / most terrible
Exercise 3
L me cheapest
2. me worst
3. me nicest
= lhe quietest

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5. the most amazing

6. the busiest

7. the most wonderful

8. the most delicious

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Answers to the questions wiIl vary. Possible answers ma

include:
1. The cheapest place to go shopping is downtown.
2. The worst place to go shopping is in the maIl.
3. The West Village has the nicest restaurants.
4. ForestVaIley is the quietest neighborhood.
5. The most amazing building I've ever seen is the
Guggenheim.
6. Fifth Avenue is the busiest street.
7. The most wonderful city I've ever visited is Prague.
8. The most delicious pastries are sold at Ana's Bakery.

Lesson B Natural wonders

pp. 20-21

Exercise 1

A
1. volcano
2. canyon
3. waterfall
Answer to question:

4. mountain
5. desert
6. ocean

Nature

B
Canvon
2.. Ocean
3. mountan
Exercise 2
1. HO\\wide:
2. How large
3. How cold;
4. How long;

4. Desert
:J. waterfall
6. voleano
They're 10.8 kilometers wide.
/ big; It's 4 million square kilometers.
It can reach minus 89.2 Celsius.
It's 5,971 kilometers longo

Exercise 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers ma)" indu 'e:
1. It sure does! And camping was the coolesr .
2. It really was. I had the best time.
3. We really should. It's the most beautiful da)".
4. It sure is. This is the most relaxing vacation Ive
taken.
Exercise 4
Answers will vary.

Exercise 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
1. Q How long is the Waikato River?
A It's 425 kilometers longo
2. Q How high / tall is Mount Cook?
A It's 3,754 meters high / tall.
3. Q How high / tall is Arthur R. Sutherland Waterfall?
A It's 580 meters high / tall.
4. Q How deep is Lake Hauroko?
A It's 462 meters deep.
5. Q How big / large is North Island?
A It's 115,777 square kilometers.
6. Q How big / large is South Island?
A It's 151,215 square kilometers.
7. Q Howwide is South Island?
A It's 450 kilometers wide at its widest parto

Lesson D /S Ihal a lacl?

Lesson C This is lhe most incredib/e p/ace!

4. F Antarctica's six months of nonstop daylight begins

Exercise 1
1.

2.

3.

Yeah, it really is.

Danielle It sure does.
Mark

Pete It sure is.

Pete Really? I didn't know that.
Pete They really are.
Kacie It really was.
Kacie We really should.

Exercise 2
1. A the coolest
B the best
2. A the worst
3. B the most incredible
4. A the most amazing

pp. 24-25

Exercise 1
A
....3.... the driest weather
3... the most time zones
.-5.... the smallest population
3... the farthest south
....3.... the strongest winds
-L the most ice
3... the most daylight
~ the coldest temperature

8
1. F Antarctica is the world's fifth largest continent.

2. T
3. F Antarctica gets the same amount of rain as the

Sahara Desert.
pp.22-23

in September. / Antarctica's six months of nonstop

daylight ends in March.
5. F About 4,000 people live in Antarctica during the
summer. / About 1,000 people live in Antarctica
during the winter.
Exercise 2

A
1. The Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world,
covers 9.1 million square kilometers ofland in North
Africa.
2. The sand dunes, the highest dunes in the world, are the
biggest tourist attraction in the Sahara.
3. The Qattara Depression in Egypt's Sahara, one of the
lowest points in Africa, is 133 meters below sea level.
4. The Libyan Sahara, the driest place in the desert, has
the least amount of animal or plant life.

8
Answers will vary.

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Lesson A Fami/y gripes

pp. 26-27

Exercise 1
1.

feff watch
feff to read, to use / use
Paul do

2.

3.

Kaya to change
Kaya to stay
Liz to help

Exercise 2
1. get me to try one
2. has me come home early
3. make me practice every day
4. lets me have the remo te
5. wants me to pay the bill
6. asks me to prepare dinner
7. help me wash the dishes
8. tells me to speak louder

Kyle clean
Naomi do
Kyle play

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.-eIS wll vary Possible answers may include:
__ Iy parents want me to go to a really competitive
college.
2. ~Iy best friend often asks me to help her study for her
mam test.
3. Our English teacher sometimes has us write long
essays.
-t. I always tell my friend to call at any time.
5. I can't get my family members to agree about anything!
6. Parents shouldn't let their kids stay out toa late.
7. My friends help me to be a better person.
8. 1can't make my parents buy me a computer.

Lesson B Fami/y memories

Exerc;se 1
1. immediate
2. aunt; niece
3. brother-n-Iaw, uncle
4. cousin
5. nephew
Exerc;se 2
Mom used
Mom used
Mom used
cook
Mom used

pp. 28-29

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

stepmother
half brothers
blended
stepdaughter
great-grandmother

to live; would spend

to lave; used to / would bring
to / would go, would always / always usd to
to have, used to / would watch

Exerc;se 3
Answers will vary.

Lesson C 11VOU ask me, ...

pp.30-31

Exerc;se 1
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
1. Ifyou ask me, children and adolescents don't exercise
enough these days.
2. I think you should always study a foreign language.
3. I don't think anyone needs a new cell phoneevery 16
months.
4. It seems like Iapanese students have a lot of
schoolwork.
5. It seems to me that people get married toa young,
perhaps.
6. If you ask me, text messaging is the best!

Lesson A Healthy food

pp. 34-35

Exerc;se 1
1. a bottle of, a carton of
2.' a can of, a jar of
3. a box of, a bag of
4. a jar of, a package / box of
5. a package / bag of, a can of
6. a package of, a carton of
ercise 2
L a jar of olives
2. a carton of eggs
3.. a liter I bottle of soda
=- a borde ofketchup

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5.
6.
7.
8.

a box of cookies
two loaves of bread
a bag ofpotato chips
two cans of pineapple

Exerc;se 2
1. You I agree with you .
You Definitely.
2. You Absolutely.
You You're right.
3. You That's true.
You Oh, 1know.
Exerc;se 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
1. Definitely. I think they're good in an emergency.
2. I know. I think it's better / cheaper to rent movies.
3. That's for sure. It seems there just isn't time to cook a
nice dinner.
4. Defirritely. I think it's important to be able to speaJc
more than one language.
5. That's true. It seems like my dad is always working.

Lesson D Chi/dhood memories

pp. 32-33

Exerc;se 1
A
personal
B
1. b

4. a

2. c
3. a

5. c

C
1.
2.
3.
4.

He has three children.

Five of them are coming for dinner.
His wife used to do the grocery shopping.
She's going to a party, so she isn't helping him with the
cooking and cleaning.
5. He is going to go grocery shopping.

Exerc;se 2
A
When I was a kid
In those days
Today
Nowadays
B
Answers will vary.

Exercise 3
a little
notmuch
many
veryfew
afew
less
fewer
Exercise 4
Answers will vary.

Lesson C Whatever you're having.

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L bread
2. ice cream
3. grapes
4. pizza

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5. yogurt
6. noodles
7. cheese

Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:

1. fish
5. potatoes
2. meat
6. chicken
3. carrots
7. cucumbers
4. vegetables
Exercise 3
1. too much, enough
2. too many; too much
3. too much; too
Exercise 4
1. too many
2. enough
3. too
4. enough

4. too
5. enough; too much
6. enough; enough
5.
6.
7.
8.

Exercise 2
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
You Oh, I don't care. Whatever you prefer.
You It doesn't matter. Either one is fine with me.
You Whatever you prefer.
You Either one. Whichever is easier.
You Either one is OK. Whatever you're having.

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pp.38-39

Exercise 1
lmani whichever is easier for you
lmani either one is fine
lmani either way is fine
lmani whatever you're having

enough
too
enough
too many

Answers to the questions will vary. Possible answers may

include:
1. I eat three snacks a day.
2. No. I don't eat many vegetables.
3. I always eat too much and often feel too full after a
meal.
4. No. I rarely exercise.
5. Yes. I eat a lot at lunch.
6. No. I never eat too quickly.
7. No. I drink a lot of tea, but not enough water.
8. No. I eat too many carbohydrates.

Exercise 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
Nora No, thanks, Maybe later.
Nora No, thanks. I'm fine.
Peggy I'm OK for now. But thanks.
Nora I'm fine, really.
Nora I'm OK for now. Maybe later.
Exercise 4
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
1. Either one is fine. Whatever you're having.
2. I'm OK for now. But thanks for asking.
3. I love both, really. Either one is fine.
4. It doesn't matter to me. Whichever is easier for you.
5. Whatever you prefer. I like both.

Lesson D The world's favorite snacks

pp.40-41

Exercise 1

A
cucumber
toothpaste
lemonjuice
baking soda
salt
cream of tartar
white vinegar

B
1. d
2. f
3. e

4. c
5. b
6. a

Exercise 2
A
For example
like / such as
like / such as

B
Answers will vary.

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Lesson A Making plans

Exercise 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
L I've got to make up my mind about a summer)~
2. I'd better clean the house before my parents \'lSIL
3. I don't have to write a report or give an oral
presentation.
4. I ought to read more books.
5. I'd rather read a magazine.
6. I'm going to have to go to the bank, go grocery
shopping, and pick up my laundry.

pp. 42-43

Exercise 1
are you doing
I'm just going
I'm going
1'11stop by
Ahmed 1'11rent
Finn I have
Ahmed 1'11wait
Finn 1'11be

L Ahmed
Finn
Ahmed
Finn

Leah I'm going to take

Mom I'll meet
Leah I won't need; 1'11get
Mom Are you bringing
Leah is coming
Leah you're going to like

2.

Exercise
Millie
Millie
Millie
Millie
Millie

Lesson C

'm meeting / 'm going to meet Greg for dinner

have my guitar lesson
leaves / is leaving at 7:00
'm going to call Heidi
have an eye doctor appointment
Raquel 'll go

Exercise 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
L I'm going to the theater tonight.
2. Not rea11y.I'm just going to my parents' house for
dinner.
3. Yes, I have to go to the dentist.
4. I'm having / going to have dinner with my roommate.
5. I think 1'11take a nap!

Lesson B Problems and solutions

Exercise 1
A
L living
2. impression
3. difference
4. best
5. mind

pp. 44-45

6.
7.
8.
9.

fun
sure
mistake
math
10. sense

B
L A make up your mind
A make sense
B do the math
2. A make a good impression
B make a difference; make a living
A make sure

3.. A make a mistake

B do your best
A make fun of
Exercise 2
Dear Daphne,

I'd rather not; I've got to

Dear Miguel,

10u're going to have to; You'd better

Dear Daphne,

oughr to; I'd rather

Bisa;
beuer, you might want to
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gol to gel going.

Exercise 1
1. to go
2. to get going
3. call you later

pp 46-47

4. better go

5. call you back

6. to have to run

Exercise 2
L b Sure. Talk to you later.
2. a No problem. (I) Got to go, too. Bye.
3. b OK. Catch you later.
4. a OK. See you later.
5. b Yeah, nice talking to you, too.
6. b OK. I better go, too.
Exercise 3
Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:
L Not really. I've got to go to English class. Can I call you
back?
Talk to you later.
2. I'm late for English class. 1'11call you later.
Catch you later.
.
3. I'm sorry I can't talk right now. I've got to run to English
class.
OK. Got to go.
4. I have to go to English class now. I've got to get going.
OK. See you tomorrow.

Lesson D Cluttered tives

pp. 48-49

Exercise 1

A
Heading 1: Save time
Heading 2: Save space
Heading 3: Save money

B
L g
2. e
3. a
4. b

5. f
6. c
7. d

C
L T

4. T

2. D

5. D

3. F

6. T

Exercise 2

A
1. as long as / provided that
2. unless
3. as long as / provided that

B
Answers will vary.