Upstream Elementary A2

Key to Companion
Upstream Elementary A2 - Key to Companion
Unit 1
A 1 B 3 C 5 C 7 A 9 D
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 B 10 A
B 1 rows 6 satellite
2 mow 7 relatives
3 species 8 staff
4 experience 9 aquarium
5 arrange 10 senses
C 1 tiring 4 unreliable
2 impatient 5 fascinating
3 unsociable
D 1 scientist 4 dusty
2 terrifying 5 invitation
3 definitely
E a) 1 f 3 e 5 d 7 h
2 c 4 g 6 a 8 b
b) 1 highly qualified
2 deal with
3 home bird
4 secondary school
5 wedding reception
6 apply for
7 take out
8 party animal
Unit 2
A 1 D 3 B 5 C 7 D 9 B
2 A 4 A 6 C 8 A 10 B
B 1 shoot 6 oil
2 wealthy 7 published
3 Armies 8 deaf
4 attractive 9 contented
5 astronaut 10 funeral
C 1 expensive 4 happy
2 small 5 plain
3 optimistic
D 1 independence 4 married
2 performance 5 musician
3 invasion
E a) 1 f 3 h 5 b 7 d
2 g 4 e 6 c 8 a
b) 1 put up a fight
2 detached house
3 brick wall
4 toss a coin
5 fell in love
6 take place
7 bay windows
8 chest of drawers
Unit 3
A 1 B 3 D 5 D 7 A 9 B
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 B 10 A
B 1 the underground 6 advert
2 cobbled 7 fireworks
3 last 8 hire
4 luggage 9 tiring
5 cruise 10 bagpipes
C 1 unavailable 4 arrive
2 cold 5 inconvenient
3 uncomfortable
D 1 attractions 4 collection
2 relaxation 5 tasty
3 frightened
E a) 1 h 3 f 5 c 7 a
2 e 4 g 6 b 8 d
b) 1 fasten your seat belt
2 wide range
3 travel agent
4 on offer
5 pick up
6 take part in
7 package holiday
8 Mind the gap
Unit 4
A 1 B 3 A 5 A 7 B 9 D
2 D 4 C 6 B 8 C 10 A
B 1 wet 6 grows
2 rubbish 7 mild
3 fins 8 average
4 hikers 9 covers
5 continent 10 throughout
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Upstream Elementary A2 - Key to Companion
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C 1 stressed 4 disagreement
2 noisy 5 strong
3 intelligent
D 1 survivors 4 responsibility
2 regularly 5 foggy
3 length
E a) 1 h 3 c 5 d 7 g
2 f 4 b 6 a 8 e
b) 1 look after
2 harsh enviroment
3 give way to
4 rescue centre
5 check-ups
6 water supply
7 polar bear
8 mountain range
Unit 5
A 1 C 3 D 5 C 7 B 9 A
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 D 10 D
B 1 damaged 6 tremors
2 hammer 7 passengers
3 nightmare 8 pavement
4 Eventually 9 ladder
5 missing 10 blanket
C 1 arrive 4 dead
2 dirty 5 empty
3 asleep
D 1 shocked 4 reaction
2 Careful 5 explosion
3 Suddenly
E a) 1 d 3 j 5 h 7 f 9 a
2 g 4 l 6 b 8 e 10 c
b) 1 put out
2 miss the bus
3 bolt of lighting
4 make contact with
5 burned down
6 pour with rain
7 emergency landing
8 fire brigade
9 enviromental disaster
10 set the alarm
Unit 6
A 1 A 3 B 5 D 7 C 9 B
2 B 4 B 6 A 8 A 10 C
B 1 variety 6 calories
2 Apply 7 avoid
3 gross 8 vanished
4 mind 9 cope
5 temperature 10 hungry
C 1 unnecessary 4 entrance
2 disagree 5 decrease
3 harmless
D 1 information 4 sleepy
2 operation 5 desperate
3 regularly
E a) 1 d 3 f 5 h 7 c
2 e 4 g 6 a 8 b
b) 1 works wonders
2 fast food
3 try out
4 balanced diet
5 skip meals
6 splitting headache
7 turns into
8 check-up
Unit 7
A 1 A 3 D 5 A 7 B 9 B
2 B 4 A 6 C 8 D 10 D
B 1 quality 6 order
2 reservation 7 assistant
3 vegetable 8 fried
4 blow 9 bracelet
5 tuna 10 exchange
C 1 fast 4 spend
2 won 5 traditional
3 turn on
D 1 celebration 4 newsagents
2 beautiful 5 healthy
3 jewels
E a) 1 f 3 b 5 a 7 c
2 g 4 d 6 h 8 e
Upstream Elementary A2 - Key to Companion
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b) 1 get into debt 5 throw away
2 central heating 6 fitting room
3 main course 7 lay the table
4 electrical goods 8 credit card
Unit 8
A 1 C 3 A 5 D 7 C 9 D
2 D 4 A 6 C 8 B 10 C
B 1 optional 6 opportunity
2 stage 7 absolutely
3 retired 8 dull
4 performance 9 instructor
5 shallow 10 member
C 1 outdoor 4 inactive
2 unsafe 5 boring
3 disappear
D 1 equipment 4 contestants
2 daring 5 creative
3 adventurous
E a) 1 d 3 e 5 b
2 f 4 c 6 a
b) 1 keep fit
2 sound effects
3 chat show
4 take up
5 look forward to
6 sold out
Unit 9
A 1 B 3 A 5 D 7 D 9 A
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 A 10 D
B 1 manage 6 transparent
2 launch 7 avoid
3 volume 8 faulty
4 lack 9 briefcase
5 build 10 employees
C 1 switch off 4 useless
2 light 5 stale
3 disadvantages
D 1 hidden 4 receiver
2 included 5 neatly
3 choice
E a) 1 e 3 g 5 a 7 d
2 f 4 b 6 c 8 h
b) 1 hard disc 5 sing along
2 microwave oven 6 drives me crazy
3 plug in 7 click on
4 break down 8 blow up
Unit 10
A 1 D 3 B 5 D 7 C 9 A
2 A 4 B 6 B 8 C 10 B
B 1 dense 6 campaign
2 sigh 7 witness
3 belongings 8 spooky
4 wonder 9 headlong
5 filthy 10 distance
C 1 illogical 4 huge
2 take off 5 dishonest
3 truth
D 1 collection 4 explanation
2 disappearance 5 strangely
3 interested
E a) 1 f 3 h 5 a 7 d 9 e
2 g 4 i 6 c 8 b
b) 1 cut down
2 made contact with
3 fortune-teller
4 casts a spell on
5 bright light
6 gives him the creeps
7 unexplained mystery
8 What on earth
9 raises funds
Special Days
Earth Day
raise, remind, suffer, bear, react, look after, tie
Mothers Day
1 occasion 5 ribbon
2 custom 6 honour
3 pure 7 glitter
4 please