Headway

Digital Pre-Intermediate
Workbook answer key
Fourth edition

Liz and John Soars

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 UNIT 1 10 1 2 Was it love at first sight? UNIT 2
3 Where did you go on your first date?
1 1 2 go  3 love  4 were born   4 When and where did you get
1 1 2 has  3 works  4 don’t have
5 moved  6 didn’t like   5 need  6 work  7 goes 
married?
7  ’m taking   8  ’m going to study 8 don’t feel  9 prefer  10 doesn’t earn
5 How many children do you have?
2 1 comes  2 ’s studying   11 doesn’t matter  12 have
6 What does Andy do?
3 ’m enjoying  4 ’s going to work   7 What do you like doing together? 2 2 do Dave and his wife live
5 has  6 likes  7 didn’t start  8 gave 8 Where are you going on your next 3 does he have   4  does he work
3 1 live  2 don’t work  3 acts   holiday? 5 does he go   6  does he earn
4 prefer  5 went  6 made   2 1 No, she didn’t. 3 2 don’t go  3 doesn’t like  
7 didn’t win  8 ’s doing 2 She was immediately attracted to him. 4 don’t earn, doesn’t matter
2 2 go  3 ’s surfing  4 works 3 They went to a gig. 4 2  No, he doesn’t   3  Yes, he does
5  ’m going to work   6  ’s sitting 4 Because it was very romantic. 4  No, I don’t   5  Yes, I do
7 doesn’t work  8 ’m acting 5 They became proper grown-ups.
6 Because bands like recording in 2 2 do you think  3  don’t understand
9  are walking 4 Do you need  5 belong  6 costs
sunny places.
3 2 a  3 c  4 c  5 a  6 c  7 a 7 Making music, playing with the 7 doesn’t matter  8 means  9 has
8 a  9 a kids, and going to the cinema. 10 agree  11 Do you like 12 prefer
4 2 Where are you going? 8 Cornwall. 3 2 I usually have toast for breakfast.
3 What language is she speaking? 11 1 1 He’s getting married soon. 3 I always watch TV in the morning.
4 What are you doing tonight? 2 Love. 4 How often do you have a holiday?
5 Where did you buy your jeans? 3 21. 5 We sometimes go to a Japanese
6 What are you going to cook for 4 Janice. Her friend. restaurant.
dinner? 5 Midnight. 6 I am never late for school.
7 How much money does he have? 6 Music. 4 2 works  3 enjoys  4 plays  5 goes
8 Did you go to work yesterday? 7 Travel abroad with Andy on work 6 does  7 has  8 watches  
5 2  is he going to make trips. 9 finishes  10 relaxes  11 studies
3  do Jane and Peter live 8 200. 12 tries  
4  Do they have   2 1 getting  2 fell  3 know, mean 5 2 going  3 coming  4 having
5  are you going   4 had, have  5 don’t do   5 taking  6 leaving  7 swimming
6  did you do   6 couldn’t travel  7 having   8 running  9 stopping
7  was your grandmother born   8 enjoyed 10 beginning  11 travelling 12 hitting
8  did she get married
12 1 2 foot  3 fun  4 cat  5 mean 6 2 He works  3 Yes, he is.
6 2 What  3 Where  4 Who 6 work  7 win  8 walk 4 She’s an actress.  5 She works
5 What  6 Why  7 What 6  No, she isn’t.   7  She’s playing tennis.
8 When  9 Why 2 2 meat  3 four  4 son  5 board
6 peace 7 2 b  3 b  4 b  5 a  6 b  7 b  8 a
7 2 d  3 i  4 g  5 j  6 b  7 a
8 c  9 f  10  h 3 2 new  3 piece  4 bored  5 meat 8 2 The sun rises in the east.
13 In any order 3 I’m looking for a white shirt in
8 1 Who’s  2 Whose  3 Whose medium. Have you got any?
4 Who’s  5 Who’s  6 Whose good could
food rude 4 ‘Where’s Paul?’ ‘He’s over there.
9 1 2 Do; make meal feel He’s talking to Angela.’
3 tell; say caught sort 5 She’s 21 years old! I don’t believe her!
4 look; watch steak make 6 I’m learning English for my job.
5 borrow; lend saw more 7 Why are you going out without a
busy fizzy coat? It’s freezing!
2 2 book, film  3 story, film  
8 My father works in a bank.
4 man, coffee  5 man, boy 14 Across Down
3 2 at  3 for  4 at  5 of  6 in   5 empty 1 quiet
7 with  8 for  9 to  10 of 6 last 2 late
10 wrong 4 terrible
4 2 rest, rest  3 flat, flat  
11 boring 7 single
4 kind, kind  5 left, left
12 expensive 8 stupid
9 worst

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9 1 1 happiness  2 before  3 worries 4 2 I have a terrible headache 4 1 2 in  3 at  4 in  5 on  6 at  7 at
4 enough  5 aren’t 3 Do you have any aspirin? 8 in  9 in  10 at  11 in  12 at
4 You’ve got a beautiful flat!
2 1 Giving energy and time to close 2 2 last night  3 a week ago
5 Sally has a really good job.
relationships. 4 ten years ago  5 last year
6 I don’t have any money.
2 Because a healthy body means a 6 two months ago
healthy mind. 13 3 2 on  3 in  4 ago  5 on  6 on  
3 Something you enjoy. /s/ /z/ /ɪz/ 7 When  8 at  9 last  10 at
4 Go on holiday with people you love
Pete’s Peters’ watches 5 1 2 Penny was eating a cake.
or have life-changing experiences.
wants loves relaxes 3 Martin was drinking coffee.
5 Because the memory of these
hates runs George’s 4 Sally was shopping online.
experiences stays with you forever.
Rick’s languages pieces 5 Rob and Matt were talking about
6 Because he can’t drive more than one
tickets Anna’s finishes last night’s match.
car at the same time.
starts teachers
7 Friends and family. 2 1 was Dave chatting
flats rains
10 1 Ben, 8  his dog; he loves taking him 2 was Penny eating
clothes Henry’s
for walks 3 were you buying
goes
Kirstie, 10  Amy; she always laughs 4 were you talking
when she sees her, and her first word 14 In any order 3 2 weren’t using  3 wasn’t doing
was her name shopping, running, cooking, walking, 4  weren’t talking
Nigel, 41  when they all go walking sleeping, reading, swimming, drawing
in the countryside at the weekend; it
6 a 1, 5  b 3, 6  c 2, 4
makes him happy when they go for 15 Across Down 7 3 was raining  4 rained
walks as a family, and he loves eating 6 teeth 2 sheep 5 were you talking  6 talked
outdoors 7 glasses 3 boxes 7 was wearing  8 did you wear
Fiona, 38  the first signs of spring, 10 mice 4 knives 9 lived  10 was living
sunsets; she loves to see the trees 11 women 5 children
8 1 1 b  2 a  3 c  4 b  5 b
turning green and the garden coming 12 potatoes 8 feet
into life after winter, there’s nothing 9 toys 2 1 They laughed and shouted at him.
more beautiful than glorious red 2 He said he was stopping the burglars.
sunset at the end of the day 3 The police.
UNIT 3
4 She thought Paul and his girlfriend
2 2 nothing, dogs’ (Ben) 1 2 became  3 set off  4 reached   were moving furniture.
3 laughs, holds, pick (Kirstie) 5 travelled  6 took  7 landed   5 Because it was his own fault.
4 dirty, noisy, crowds (Nigel) 8 controlled  9 planned  10 had
3 2 upside down  3 smashed
5 lots, don’t cost (Fiona) 11 flew
4 stuck  5 trapped  6 screaming
6 exciting (Fiona) 2 1 2 did he have 7 banging
7 more, sunset (Fiona) 3 did he set off
8 rude (Nigel) 4 did he travel
9 1 the town  2 left  3 mobile phone
4 13, Close  5 brown, jeans  
11 1 2 going  3 Shopping  4 cooking 5 did the journey take
6 one o’clock  7 quite, grey  
5 getting  6 Downloading 6 did he land
8 £50, house  9 didn’t catch
7 Making  8 Sending  9 chatting 7 did he have
10 doing  11 going  12 mending 8 was the first balloon crossing 10 1 1 father  2 thinks  3 wash  4 watch
5 Asian  6 just  7 English
2 2 driving licence   2 2 He didn’t set off from his garden.
3 washing machine   He set off from an airfield. 2 /θ/ thirty
4 shopping list   3 He didn’t start his journey at 5.00 in /ð/ weather, brother
5 sleeping bag   the afternoon. He started it at 5.00 in /ʃ/ shop, station, sure
6  swimming costume the morning. /ʒ/ measure, revision
4 He didn’t fly at 500 metres. /tʃ/ chocolate, catch, teacher
12 1 2 has, ’s got  3 has, ’s got /dʒ/ danger, January
He flew at 1,200 metres.
4 have, ’ve got  5 have, ’ve got /ŋ/ drink, thing, wrong
5 The journey wasn’t 50 miles.
6 has,  ’s got
It was 22 miles. 11 2 Did you have a good time
2 1  Does, he does   2  Has, he has 3 have a word
3 2  Yes, he did.   3  No, he didn’t.
3  Do, I don’t   4  Do, they do 4 had an argument
4  Yes, he did.   5  Yes, he did.
5  Have, they have   6  Have, I haven’t 5 have a drink
3 1 1 studied tried hurried
3 1 Have you got   2  ’ve got 6 had a shower
2 died lived arrived
3 have you got   4 ’ve got   7 have a swim
3 planned stopped travelled
5 haven’t  6 Have you got   8 have a break
4 made felt sent knew
7  ’s got 9 had a dream
2 2 ✓  3 ✗  4 ✗  5 ✗
6 ✓  7 ✗  8 ✗  9 ✗  10 ✓

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12 In any order 7 1 Just a little. I’m going to the dentist Lizzie  chicken curry; when she has
work hard, exercise regularly, tomorrow. friends for supper; it doesn’t taste like
explain clearly, shine brightly, 2 Just a few. I didn’t know anyone. the curries in Indian restaurants;
wait patiently, forget completely 3 Just a little. I’m trying to lose weight. spices, garlic, tomato paste, yoghurt,
4 Just a few. You can borrow them if chicken, onions, potatoes, rice
13 Across Down
4 found 1 bought you like.
12 1 2  the, a, the   3  a, a, the, a
7 thought 2 caught 8 1 I help  2 ’d like some   4 the, the  5 the, the
10 fell 4 felt 3 How much are  4 Can I have   6 a, the  7 the, the
11 wore 5 drove 5 have you got  6 Do you have   8  the, a, the, The
12 gave 6 broke 7 Anything  8 all  9 How much  
2 1 Bees make honey.
14 stood 8 heard 10 That’s
2 Children play with toys.
15 forgot 9 flew 9 1 3 everything  4 nothing   3 Mechanics mend cars.
16 began 13 wrote 5 everywhere  6 somewhere 4 Politicians tell lies.
14 spoke 7 No one 8 anyone   9 Everyone 5 Butchers sell meat.
10 someone 6 Cats eat fish.
UNIT 4 2 2 Nothing  3 anything  4 No one 3 2 Give Maria a ring. She’s at home.
1 2  butcher’s  3  newsagent’s 5 somewhere  6 Everyone 3 I go to school by bus.
4  travel agent’s  5  library   10 1 2 ✗ There are 10, 500 fish and chip 4 My sister’s a doctor.
6  dry cleaner’s  7  estate agent’s shops in Britain. 5 We have the best teacher in the
8  bookshop  9  hairdresser’s 3 ✗ Joseph Malin’s family fried chips world.
2 in their home to sell. 6 I usually go to bed at midnight.
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns 4 ✓ 13 2 slice  3 can/bottle  4 bunch
5 ✓ 5 packet  6 bottle  7 piece
stamp  petrol 
6 ✗ Charles Dickens wrote about 8 can/bottle  9 bunch  10 packet
car  meat 
fried fish. 11 packet/piece  12 bunch
dollar water
job  money  2 1 Because they believe a man called 13 piece/slice  14 packet
potato  rice  John Lees began selling fish and 14
loaf work   chips in a market in Mossley,
Vegetables Fruit Meat
fruit  Lancashire in 1863.
2 It is in honour of John Lees. courgette lemon turkey
soup  pea melon
3 More than 25,000. ham
bread   carrot peach
4 10,000. beef
news  onion raspberry
5 Burgers, kebabs, and pizzas. lamb
information cauliflower plum
6 Paris, France.
3 1 3 coffee  4 a coffee   5 glass   3 2 Joseph Malin
6  a glass
15 1 2 Coke  3 pie  4 cow  5 toy  
3 Charles Dickens 6 beer  7 pear  8 more
2 3 a cake  4 some cake 4 John Lees
5 Harry Ramsden 2 2 f  3 a  4 e  5 b  6 d
5 a newspaper  6 some paper
6 Oliver Dupart 7 h  8 g
4 1 1 any  2 any  3 some  4 any
5 some  6 some  7 any  8 any 11 Dave  his mum’s roast dinner; on 16 In any order
a Sunday; his mum’s are the best in salt and pepper
9 some  10 some
the world; roast beef, roast potatoes, fish and chips
2 2 I don’t want any rice. bread and butter
Yorkshire pudding, broccoli or peas,
3 I’d like some information about eggs and bacon
gravy
hotels in the town, please. shirt and tie
Sally  egg and tomato sandwiches;
4 He has done some very good work
when she goes for picnics in the 17 Across Down
recently.
summer; she loves eating food 6 clothes 2 sunglasses
5 I haven’t got any paper.
outdoors; chopped eggs, tomatoes, 7 stairs 3 tights
6 Can I have some milk in my coffee,
mayonnaise, salt and pepper, white 8 shorts 4 scissors
please?
sliced bread 9 trousers 5 pyjamas
5 1 How many  2 How much Freddie  hamburger and chips; two
3 How many  4 How many or three times a week; because he
5 How much  6 How many ate so many when he was a kid; a big
6 3 many  4 much  5 a lot of, many juicy burger, gherkins, salad, chips
6 much  7 a lot of  8 much with ketchup
9 much  10 a lot of  11 much  
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 UNIT 5 13 2 receive  3 arrive  4 become UNIT 6
5 earn  6 leave  7 arrive home
1 2 to work  3 to do  4 learning 1 1 1 b, c  2 a, c  3 a, b  4 a, b  5 a, b
5 thinking  6 to work  7 to go 14 1 Frankie Meazza, 17 he lived with
2 2 What’s Pete like?
8 finding  9 to do  10 to find his mum until she married again, he
3 What does Pete like?
11 to go  12 travelling didn’t get on with his stepdad so he
4 How’s Pete?
13 driving  14 to cross left; he lives in a hostel, he’s studying
5 Do you like Pete?
for his exams, he’s learning to drive;
2 2 Sheila wants to be a teacher because he’d like to be a mechanic, he’s 3 4, 6, 8
she enjoys working with children.
thinking of joining the army 2 1 2 What’s the food like?
3 Mike would like to be a farmer
Isabel Blair, 18  she was lazy, she 3 What are the people like?
because he likes working outside.
just wanted to be with her friends and 4 What’s Sydney like?
4 James is going to work in IT because
didn’t do her schoolwork; she’s got 5 What are the towns like?
he wants to earn a lot of money.
good exam results, she’s doesn’t know 6 What are the beaches like?
5 Jerry wants to be an accountant
what she wants to study so she’s going
because he likes working with 2 b 1  c 2  d 4  e 6  f 5
to give herself a year to think about it;
numbers.
she’d like to get work at her uncle’s 3 2 cheaper; the cheapest
6 We’re thinking of buying a cottage
care home in Toronto 3 bigger; the biggest
by the sea because we love sailing.
James Owen, 17  his dad was ill; he’s 4 fatter; the fattest
3 2 to earn  3 learning/to learn studying for his final school exams; 5 hotter; the hottest
4 to buy  5 learning  6 visiting he’s going to Newcastle University to 6 nicer; the nicest
7 going  8 doing  9  stopping study medicine, he’d like to be a 7 safer; the safest
10  to save surgeon 8 easier; the easiest
4 2 Do you like your teacher? 9 noisier; the noisiest
2 2 James; 13
3 Do you like going to the cinema? 10 happier; the happiest
3 Frankie; Because he fought with his
4 Would you like to go for a swim? 11 more expensive; the most expensive
stepdad all the time.
5 Would you like to go out tonight? 12 more difficult; the most difficult
4 Isabel; With her cousins in Canada.
13 more intelligent; the most intelligent
5 2 Would you like to see 5 James; Because the doctors and
14 more modern; the most modern
3 like cooking nurses who looked after his dad
15 more handsome; the most handsome
4 Would you like to borrow were so wonderful.
16 better; best
5 Do you like watching 6 Frankie; Because you get good
17 worse; the worst
training in the army.
6 1 won’t recognize  2 ’ll be 18 further; the furthest
3 won’t take  4 ’ll soon feel 15 1 2 try  3 fill  4 get  5 look  6 Pick
5 won’t be  6 ’ll see 4 2 Matt, Nellie
7 look  8 run  9 give  10 look
3 happier
7 2 I’ll pay  3 I’ll pick it up   2 2 down  3 up  4 down  5 back 4 Nellie, than Matt
4  I’ll answer/get 6 round  7 out  8 out  9 out 5 Nellie, than Matt
8 2 It’s going to rain. 10 away 6 more interesting job than Matt
3 He’s going to learn Japanese. 16 Across Down 7 Nellie’s house, than Matt’s
4 They’re going to play tennis. 4 Iran 1 Lebanon 8 more expensive than Matt’s
5 She’s going to water the plants. 6 Argentina 2 Wales 9 more, than Nellie’s
6 She’s going to miss the bus. 9 Egypt 5 Norway 5 2 No, she didn’t. She bought the most
9 2 ’m having, ’re eating 14 Ireland 7 Poland expensive.
3 are we having 15 Greece 8 Slovakia 3 No, it isn’t. It’s the most difficult.
4 ’re going 16 Iraq 10 Turkey 4 No, you aren’t. You’re the laziest.
5 are you seeing, ’m having 17 Holland 11 Chile 5 No, he isn’t. He’s the most generous.
18 Morocco 12 Belgium 6 No, it isn’t. It’s the worst.
10 2 b  3 b  4 a  5 b  6 a 13 Israel
6 2  as hot as   3  as good as
11 2 2 want  3 chip  4 walk  5 won’t 17 1 Turkey  2 Argentina 4  not as tall as   5  as intelligent as
6 cheap  7 can’t  8 fill  9 work
3 Holland  4 Greece 6  as well as
10 leave  11 live  12 fell  13 hit
14 hurt  15 full  16 can 7 1 It’s the biggest in the world.
2 Yours is the same as mine.
12 1 2 medicine  3 dangerous  
3 She’s older then her brothers.
4  hard, passed
4 I look like my mother.
5  University College, London
5 They’re different from the others.
6 citizen  7 paediatrician
8  International Red Cross 8 1 1 the most popular  2 the tallest  
3 the best  4 the biggest  5 best  
2 1 b  2 b  3 b  4 b  5 b  6 a
6 the biggest  7 the most beautiful
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 2 1 135  2 40  3 30 UNIT 7 7 2 No, thanks. I’ve seen it already./
4 £16.00, £8.50  5 2,200  6 30,000 No, thanks. I’ve already seen it.
1 1 2 ’s travelled.  3 ’s met  4 ’ve played 3 I haven’t washed it yet. Sorry.
3 1 Regent’s Park   5 ’s climbed  6 ’s crossed  7 ’s seen
2 The British museum 4 I don’t know. I haven’t been there yet.
8 ’s written  9 ’s won  10 ’s been
3 The London Eye 5 The postman hasn’t been yet. He
11 ’ve lived  12 ’ve had
4 The London Eye doesn’t come till later.
5 Regent’s Park 2 2 ’ve travelled  3 ’ve never lost 6 I’ve just spoken to him. He knows all
6 Regent’s Park 4 ’ve been  5 ’ve lived about it./I’ve spoken to him already.
2 1 1 have you worked He knows all about it./I’ve already
9 1 The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, spoken to him. He knows all about it.
Westminster Abbey, Picadilly Circus, 2 have you met
Big Ben, Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square 3 Have you ever played 8 2 haven’t eaten  3 haven’t read
4 have you written 4  ’ve never eaten   5  ’ve already had
2 1 upstairs  2 Piccadilly Circus 5 have you been 6  ’ve only just taken
3 smaller  4 as big as  5 wasn’t
6 eleven  7 year  8 Hyde 2 2 The US president hasn’t beaten 9 2 c  3 a  4 b  5 a  6 a
him at golf.
10 1 2 e  3 a  4 b  5 d  6 g  7 i 10 1 2 Yes, he is.
3 He and his wife haven’t moved
8 f  9 h  10 g 3 A Honda 125 cc
house for a long time.
4 It started in Veracruz on the Gulf of
2 2 good-looking  3 terrible   4 He hasn’t lived in a better place
Mexico and ended in Pennsylvania
4 clever  5 huge  6 annoyed than Long Island.
5 Six months.
3 2 impolite  3 inexpensive 3 2  No, he hasn’t   3  Yes, they have 6 India.
4 unhappy  5 uninteresting 4  No, they haven’t   5  Yes, he has
2 2 He hasn’t ridden a motorbike for
6 incorrect  7 unintelligent 3 2  saw; seen   3  wrote; written 40 years.
8 impossible 4  won: won   5  came; come 3 The journey was 14,000 miles long.
4 2 messy  3 cheap  4 miserable 6  went; gone   7  was; been 4 He was kidnapped for a short time
5 boring  6 wrong  7 stupid 8  had; had   9  read; read in Venezuela.
8 kind 10  did; done   11  began; begun 5 He broke his leg in Chile.
12  found; found   13  ate, eaten 6 He paid $9 for a hotel room in
5 1 cheap  2 tidy  3 boring  
Bolivia.
4 right  5 kind  6 miserable 4 1 1 for  2 since  3 for  4 for  5 since 7 He hopes to be in India for his
7 stupid  8 polite
2 1 b  2 a  3 b  4 b  5 a  6 a 77th birthday.
11 8 He’s been to India before.
5 1 2 arrived here at six o’clock
● ●● ●● ● ●●● 3 bought it last week 11 1 2 S  3 S  4 E & N  5 E & N
interesting ambitious magazine 4 wrote it two years ago 6 S  7 S  8 E & N
difficult expensive afternoon 5 went there in 2008
2 1 goes so fast
sociable successful understand 6 started it on 17 July
2 We’ve always been
wonderful apartment 7 lost it last night
3 argue about anything
customer surprising 8 worked as a waiter for two months
4 did you two meet
yesterday religious 9 lived there when I was a student
5 always lived around
Mexican important 10 had a curry before we left home
delicious 3 1 died two years ago, ’ve been on
2 at six o’clock, last week, two years ago,
2 met at school, both 16
in 2008, on 17 July, last night, when I
12 2 e  3 f  4 c  5 d  6 b 3 trying, its ups and downs
was a student, before we left home
4 Did, have
13 5 ’ve moved to a
6 1 1 have you ever lived  2 had
People Places 3  ’ve never lived   4  haven’t even cooked 13 1 2 politician; political
cheerful  historic 5  Did you like 3 artist; artistic
kind cosy 4 musician; musical
2 1 have you had  2 haven’t seen
warm exciting 3 ’ve had  4 did you get 5 chemist; chemical
lazy   modern 5  did you pay 6 scientist; scientific
selfish touristy 7 economist; economic
shy crowded 3 1 ’ve known  2 did you meet 8 photographer; photographic
3 met  4 went  5 ’s worked
Colours The weather 2 2 chemical  3 scientist  4 musical
white showery 5 politician  6 history
grey foggy 7 economic  8 photographic
purple warm
3 2 ambitious  3 success
brown sunny
4 health  5 fashionable
black windy 6 noise  7 comfortable
orange 8 popularity

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14 Across Down 9 1 1 mustn’t  2  don’t have to   2 2 make a cake
5 cousins 1 refugee 3 don’t have to  4 mustn’t 3 make up my mind
7 lawyers 3 thief 5 mustn’t  6 don’t have to 4 do your best
8 minister 4 politician 7 doesn’t have to  8 mustn’t 5 do me a favour
10 widow 6 soldier 6 make friends
10 1 2 licence, 2  3 150, commercial
11 farmer 9 immigrant 7 do the shopping
4 6, logs  5 12, day  6 6, off
13 foreigner 12 terrorist 8 make a phone call
15 ancestors 14 guide 2 2 ✗ Military pilots don’t have to pay
3
17 passenger 16 fan for their lessons.
3 ✓ take put
4 ✗ She had to carry huge logs from a photo some music on
UNIT 8 the forest to trucks in Wisconsin. my advice your glasses on
1 1 2  have to play   3  do you have to do   5 ✗ She now works as a rescue pilot. a long time the date in my diary
4  do you have to run   5  has to run 6 ✓ the children to the suncream on
6  has to be   7  don’t have to go 7 ✗ The students at her school come zoo
8  have to watch   9  doesn’t have to watch from all over the world. your coat off
2 2 do the players have to 8 ✓
9 ✗ She thinks there should be more 4 1 taking the children to the zoo
3 does Tony have to
scholarships for women pilots. 2 take a photo
4 do footballers have to
3 put your glasses on
5 Does Tony’s wife have to 11 1 For over four years.
4 put the date in my diary
2 1 3 O  4 P  5 P  6 O  7 O  8 P 2 About £37,000 a year without
5 takes a long time
Sundays. If she works Sundays, she
3 1 Did you have to 6 put some music on
gets paid more.
2 had to 7 take my advice
3 She loves trains. The best part is the
3 did your brother have to 8 put suncream on
kids who wave from bridges as
4 had to she goes past. 13 1 2 a  3 c  4 a  5 a  6 c
5 Did children have to 4 The hours. She has to work a 7 b  8 c  9 b
6 did you have to 35 hour week but at different times. 2 2 d  3 f  4 e  5 a  6 i
7 didn’t have to Sometimes she starts at two in the 7 h  8 b  9 g
4 Student’s own answers morning, but on other days she
starts at eleven at night. 3 1 short  fourth
5 2 Do you have to wear a uniform in 2 hurt  world
5 She was a shop manager at a clothes
your job? 3 fruit  through
shop, but she hated it. A friend’s
3 I have to study very hard because 4 mine  height
wife who worked for the railway
I want to get a good job. 5 slow  joke
said she should try it, and she took
4 We don’t have to get up early
a job as a ticket inspector. After six 14 Across Down
tomorrow. It’s Saturday!
months she took the exam to be a 3 skirt 2 shorts
5 When I was a child I had to help my
train driver. 6 belt 4 tie
mother with the housework.
6 TV stars and lots of politicians. 9 suit 5 socks
6 Do you have an English lesson today?
7 Yes – it’s awful. 11 jacket 6 boots
6 1 2 I think he should go by bus instead. 8 It’s OK. Most drivers are men, but 12 cap 7 gloves
3 I think you should go to the dentist. they’re good friends. They 13 scarf 8 pyjamas
4 I don’t think they should get married. sometimes make fun of her. 14 jumper 10 trainers
5 I think you should feed her. 9 Go for it, if you are interested. It’s 15 sandals
6 I don’t think you should eat so exciting but not glamorous – you’ll
much cake. probably hate the uniform. It’s a UNIT 9
7 I think you should take them back great job, and the money isn’t bad.
to the shop. 1 1 3 ran  4 had eaten  5 appeared
12 1 6 had brought  7 had heard
2 2 do you think we should go
make do 8 led  9 drowned  10 had been
3 do you think I should do
a cake the housework 11 left  12 had done
4 do you think we should invite
5 do you think I should cook a phone call my homework 2 1 had never been  2 had seen
up my mind the shopping 3 had promised  4 had disappeared
7 2 have to  3 have to  4 should a noise an IT course 5  hadn’t paid
5 should  6 has to  7 should your best
8 Do we have to  9 should the washing-up
10  have to me a favour
8 2 must tidy  3 must meet
4 must call  5 must look after
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2 1 1 I was hungry because I hadn’t eaten 8 1 15 years. 2 Present Simple
anything all day. 2 18. 2 is insured  3 are watched
2 I was tired because I hadn’t slept well 3 They sat together by the river on a 4  is the post delivered   5  ’re covered
the night before. perfect sunny afternoon. 6 is kept  7 are killed
3 I didn’t have any money because I’d 4 He’d treated his mother badly. Past Simple
spent it all on clothes. 5 Younger. 2  Was your car damaged   3  was sold
4 I was late for work because I hadn’t 6 Café Bella. Yes, they’d been there 4 was introduced  5 was locked
set my alarm clock. before. 6 were taken  
5 My mother was worried because I 7 No, he doesn’t. Present Perfect
hadn’t been in touch for a week. 8 Because he seemed to have no 2  Have you ever been questioned
6 My father was angry because I’d regrets. 3  ’ve been sacked   4  ’s been delayed
crashed his car. 9 2 was looking, spoke 5  has just been promoted  
2 3 went  4 ’d gone  5 gave 3 ’d spent, had told, loved Will
6  ’d given 4 had left, wanted 2  will be sent
5 ’d come 3  will the next Olympic Games be held
3 (present) He’d killed the evil villain,
Professor Zaros. He’d flown to the 6 felt, had treated 3 2 Where is Hindi spoken?
Mexican desert. He’d got up early. 7 was wearing, wore In India.
8 had missed, didn’t say 3 How many people were killed in the
4 1 2 d  3 e  4 c  5 f  6 a 9 didn’t arrange Second World War?
2 2 After the guests had gone home, 10 1 Between 60 and 80 million people.
I tidied up./I tidied up after the 4 Where were the Olympic Games
/iː/ /e/ held in 2008?
guests had gone home.
3 Although he’d earned a lot of team bread In China.
money in his life, he died a poor man. mean health 5 How many iPhones have been made?
4 Before I’d left the house, she woke read (present) read (past) More than 100 million!
up./She woke up before I’d left the bean head
4 2 No it isn’t! It’s made in France.
house. /ɪɘ/ /eə/ 3 No they aren’t. They are made by
5 We didn’t stop cleaning until we’d fear bear Apple.
cleaned every room in the house. year pear 4 No it wasn’t! It was painted by
6 As soon as I’d written my essay, Leonardo Da Vinci.
I went to bed./I went to bed as soon /eɪ/ /ɜː/
5 No they weren’t! They were built
as I’d written my essay. great earth in Egypt.
7 I’d been very rude to him, so steak earn
I rang and apologized. 5 2 be spent  3 be served
8 I ran to the station, but the train had 2 3 ✓  4 ✗  5 ✓  6 ✗  7 ✗  8 ✗ 4 be cleaned  5 be banned
already gone. 9 ✗  10 ✓  11 ✗  12 ✗ 6 be taken  7 be knocked down
8 be cancelled  9 be contacted
5 2 or  3 When  4 but   11 1 2 Alice  3 Henry  4 Jane and John
5 because  6 While  7 until 5 me  6 Sally  7 Pat and Paul 6 1 2 a  3 a  4 b  5 a  6 b
6 2 1 ring, ring  2 fan, fan 12 Across Down 2 1 grew up  2 was educated
3 waves, Wave  4 type, types 4 mend 3 import 3 studied  4 be used
5  boots, boot 6 push 5 drop 5 was shown  6 invested
8 borrow 7 save 7 was manufactured
3 2 Fine, fine  3 lie, lie  4 mean, mean 10 lose 9 whisper 8  have been sold   9  has been given
5 play, play  6 match, match 11 finish 10 leave 10 started  11 is based
7 fair, fair  8 flat, flat 12 catch 11 fail 7 1 2  Charlotte’s husband and Zoe and
7 1 Yes, she does. 14 remember 13 cry Will’s father
2 In London. 3  Charlotte’s husband, Rose’s father,
3 For his dad’s 70th birthday. UNIT 10 and Zoe and Will’s stepfather
4 For her sister’s wedding. 4 daughter  5 son  6 daughter
5 He studied Law instead. 1 1 1 1 has been developed   2  are used
6 He’s a lawyer. No, he doesn’t. 3 were developed   2 1 Charlotte  2 Guy  3 Zoe and Rose
7 Paint. 4 be produced  5 will be used 4 Fred
8 Amanda left Peter. 1 2 1 were injured  2 were taken
9 They were too young. 3 was killed  4 was hit
5  will be closed
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 3 1 He was killed in an aircrash. 3 2  in a cook book   3  the postman 8 1 1 ’ve been learning  2 like
2 A photographic business. 4 a parking ticket  5 suncream 3 ’ve been  4 went  5 stayed
3 A ‘daddy shop’. 6 the sunset  7 your head lights 6 have never seen  7 spent
4 A daddy with a nice smile and kind 8  a petrol station
2 1 ’s been trying  2 left
eyes. 11 2 2 listen  3 climb  4 island 3 ’s had  4 ’s been working
5 No, she didn’t. 5 foreign  6 farm  7 walk 5 wants  6 ’s written
6 Because she knew he wasn’t happy 8 wrong  9 autumn  10 could 7 ’s had
being alone. 11 sandwich  12 daughter
7 The engagement ring. 9 2 trained  3 have you made
8 The three children. It told the story 3 2 farm  3 island  4 could 4  Have you ever won
of how Charlotte and Guy had met. 5 climb  6 autumn  7 foreign 5  did your parents do
8 listen  9 sandwich 6 got  7 was running
8 1 1 1 He was better looking than his 8 do you do  9 ’m shooting
photograph. 12 Across Down
4 newsagent’s 2 butcher’s 10  ’ve ever read   11  ’s ever said
2 They didn’t talk about anything.
5 toy shop 3 travel agent’s 12  Do you prefer   13  did you last cry
3 He told her that he loved Vivaldi
7 jeweller’s 6 chemist’s 14  ’ve ever made
and the classics.
4 Her sister. 8 book shop 9 baker’s 10 1 2 tidy  3 set  4 take  5 pick
5 A pair of shorts, tennis shoes and 10 hairdresser’s 6 give  7 Slow
a football shirt, and a baseball cap 2 2 back  3 up  4 away  5 off
turned backwards. UNIT 11 6 out  7 up  8 out
6 He showed her some pictures of
1 1 1 haven’t heard  2 Have you started 11 1 3, 4, 6, 7
his wife and family.
3 spoke  4 didn’t know
7 His cousin. 2 2 ✓
5 gave  6 have gone
8 Because she was a Scorpio and he 3 ✗ They wanted a ‘bad-boy’ image
7 ’ve bought  8 found
was a Gemini. in contrast to the Beatles.
9 Have you seen  10 haven’t seen
9 His cousin. 4 ✓
10 Any information about Michael. 2 1  have been   2  Have you ever been 5 ✗ Ronnie Wood joined the band
11 About 60. 3 arrived  4 remembered  5 started five years after Brian Jones died.
12 All the beautiful young models 6 ’ve made  7 ’ve been   6 ✓
who wanted him, and all the 8 haven’t seen  9 knew 7 ✗ Only Mick Jagger has been
famous people he knewin the art 2 1 did Paul last speak knighted.
and music industry. 2 has he just bought 8 ✗ They played in St Petersburg in
2 1 S  2 A  3 C  4 M  5 C 3 did he find 2007.
6 M  7 S 4 did he last see 3 2  Charlie Watts
5 has Sally been 3  The Beatles
3 1 Because her date wasn’t as good as
6 Has she started 4  Brian Jones
she expected.
7 Has she seen 5  Mick Jagger
2 Because everything about the
8 have Helen and Rafael known 6  Keith Richards
meeting was bad. He didn’t look like
the person in the photo, and he and 3 1 gone  2 been, been 3 gone 7  Queen Elizabeth II, Mick Jagger
a wife and children. 4 gone  5 been  6 been 8  50,000 fans
3 Because his date didn’t think they 4 2 have been playing 12 1 1 The Rolling Stones.
should go out together because of 3 has been studying 2 Blues and jazz.
their star signs. 4 ’ve been learning 3 She likes all kinds of music. She
4 Because he talked and talked about 5 ’ve been looking doesn’t like blues.
himself. 6 ’ve been trying 4 Monday.
9 2  determined  3 shocked   7 ’ve been watching 2 1 27  2 lot  3 can’t  4 15
4 disappointed  5 surprised 8 ’s been revising 5 wasn’t  6 makes fun of
6 horrified  7 annoyed  8 amused 5 1 Have you been waiting 7 screamed
9  talented  10 delighted 2 have you been playing 13 1 2 bean  3 no  4 wear  5 here
10 1 2 head  3 star  4 coffee  5 ticket 3 Has it been raining 6 weight  7 court  8 peace
6 hair  7 station  8 sun  9 book 4 have the children been doing
2 1 wood  2 blue  3 week
10 traffic 5 has he been going out
4 threw  5 road  6 nose
6 Have you been watching
2 2 hairdresser  3 sunset 7 buy  8 saw 
4 traffic jam  5 traffic lights 6 2 f  3 a  4 b  5 h  6 d 3 1 sore, been, week
6 fireman   7 sunglasses 7 e  8 g
2 weight, piece
8 headphones 7 2 a  3 b  4 a  5 a  6 b 3 blue, Where, buy
7 b  8 a 4 rode, road
5 through, wood
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14 Across Down 6 1 2 ’d get up  3 ’d drive 11 Verb + preposition
3 singer 2 musicians 4 wouldn’t work  5 ’d go  6 ’d wear 2 for  3 to  4 with  5 for  6 of
6 dancer 4 songwriter 2 2 When/What time would he get up? Preposition + noun
8 actress 5 artist 3 What kind of car would he drive? 2 on  3 by  4 at  5 In  6 on
9 actor 7 composer 4 How many hours a day would he Adjective + preposition
11 drummer 10 poet work? 1 in  2 with  3 about  4 of
12 novelist 5 Where would he go on holiday? 5 of  6 about
13 playwright 6 What would he wear? Noun + preposition
1 for  2 with  3 of  4 to  
7 2 had, ’d go 5 of  6 on
UNIT 12 3 had, ’d grow
1 2 enjoy fine food  3 ’ll enjoy 4 had, ’d take up 12 1
4  ’ll want to go on   5  book 8 1 1 were, ’d travel ● ●● ●● ● ●●●
6 ’ll put  7 ’ll give 2 see, ’ll tell envelope advantage understand
2 1 2 What will you do if your plane is 3 ’ll come, like president decision entertain
delayed? 4 came, ’d understand universe ambitious
3 What will you do if the hotels are 5 were, ’d be accident direction
full? passionate forever
2 1 would you do, won
4 What will you do if you don’t like happiness remember
2 were, ’d join
the food? 3 ’d go, was
musician
5 What will you do if you get 4 ’d buy, were ●● ●●
sunburnt? 5 is, ’ll go wallet agree
6 Where will you go if the beaches 6 spoke, wouldn’t have to system award
are crowded?
9 1 1 Why we need sleep. If we didn’t ocean reply
2 a 4  b 5  c 1  d 3  e 2  f 6 sleep, we’d die. business divorced
3 1 1 If  2 when  3 when  4 If 2 About a third. practice become
5 If  6 when  7 If 3 Sleep. programme
4 They both took naps. different
2 A Bye, darling! Have a good trip!
B Thanks. I’ll call you when I arrive at 5 Because she woke him up.
the hotel. 2 1 three 13 Across Down
A But I’m going out tonight. 2 body, brain 2 stayed 1 learning
Remember? 3 from lack of sleep 4 friendly 3 sunbathe
B Well, if you’re out when I call, I’ll 4 four 7 forward 5 learned
leave a message on the answer phone. 5 disc jockey, eight 8 while 6 palace
A Great. What tome do you think 6 Sancho Panza 9 looked 10 online
you’ll be there? 3 1 Wise Men of Greece. 12 carefully 11 getting
B If the plane arrives on time, I’ll be at 2 Percentage of deeper sleep 16 international 13 going
the hotel about 10.00 in the evening 3 The year Michael Corke died. 17 important 14 make
your time. 4 The year King Perseus was killed, 18 been 15 ago
A OK. I hope everything goes well. Let 5 The number of hours Peter Tripp
me know when you have the time of stayed awake.
your flight home, and I’ll pick you up 6 The number of years Epimenides
at the airport. the Wise slept for.
B Right! Have a nice time while I’m
away! Don’t miss me too much! 10 1 1 a horse  2 a house
3 school  4 flying
4 2 We might go to Spain on holiday.
3 I might go out tonight. 2 1 police, motorway  2 horse, sleep
4 Jane might invite me to her party. 3 door  4 room, sunlight
5 I might get some money for my 5 revision  6 heart
birthday. 7 legs, air  8 feeling, world
5 1 might
2 might go out, might stay in
3 ’ll see
4 might make
5 ’m taking
6 are going to get married
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