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le s s o n A P e o p le i n a h ur r y pp . 2- 3

E x er c is e 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.

E xe rc is e 2

automatically

carefully, nicely

late

impatient, slow

reckless

serious

properly, strongly, well

patiently

differently

fast

quickly

E xe rc is e 3

A

1. slowly

2. good / hard / fast / quick

3. easily / fast / quickly

B

1. talented

2. disorganized

3. practical

4. outgoing

E xe rc is e 2

1. dishonest 4. disorganized

2. unfriendly 5. impatient

3. unreliable 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.

E xe rc is e 3

1. b

2.

a

3. a

4. b

5. generous

6. reliable

7. easygoing

8. selfish

5.

b

6.

a

7. b

8. a

4. quick / fast

5. badly

6. well

E xe rc is e 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.

B

Answers will vary.

L e s s o n B

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L e s s o n

C H e s a /w ay s w o rk in g . pp.6- 7

E x er c is e 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.

E xe rc is e 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.

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E ze rc is e 3

1. Sam 's always doing

Fatema at least

Iody was always borrowing

3 Sandy was always canceling

4 Daniel s always listening

Sarah

at least

5 Alejandro re always going

Diana at least

E xe rc is e 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.

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.

L e s s o n D L i t tle -k n o w n f ac ts pp . 8-9

E x er c is e 1

A

famous, talented

accomplished, influential

down-to-earth, beautiful

generous, nice

s

L es s o n A

H op es a n d d re am s pp,10-11

E x er c is e 1

A

1. I haven t driven a sports car.

2. I

have / haven't gone skiing.

3. I

have / haven't

learned

a second language.

4, I have / haven't seen the Taj Mahal.

5. I have / haven't studied photography.

6. I have / havent traveled to Europe.

7, I have / haven't tried windsurfing.

8. I have / haven't 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

E xe rc is e 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.

B

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.

E xe rc is e 2

A

was bom and raised

started, at the age of

can be

accomplished

called

B

Answers will vary.

E xe rc is e 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.

L e s s o n U n u s u a l e x p er ie n c es pp.12-13

E x er c is e 1

1. A Have, gone

B

haven't;

Have,

done

A went

was

A loved

A

ve,

traveled

B

've,

wanted

A took

B spoke

3 A Have, tried

did

A Did, like

B

was

A

've gotten

4 A

Did, do

B

took; Have, been

A haven't; Did, enjoy

loved

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~ Have, broken

3_ Have, won

e Did,

ride

5. Did, visit

6. Have, had

7. Did, eat

8.

Have, lost

E xe rc is e 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.

L e s s o n C I v e h e a rd it s g o o d pp.14-15

E xe rc is e 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?

E xe rc is e 2

1.

Did you?

2. Do you?

3. Did you?

4.

Are you?

5.

Do you?

6. Haveyou?

7. Are you?

8.

Have you?

n i t

3

ders i lh e w dd

L es so n A H u m a n w o nd ers pp 18-19

E xe rc is e 1

1.

h the most expensive

2. f the longest

3. c the most

4.

e the youngest

E xe rc is e 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

5. g the smaIlest

6. b the most famous

7. a the tallest

8.

d the fastest

E xe rc is e 3

L me cheapest

2. me worst

3.

me nicest

=he quietest

5.

the most amazing

6. the busiest

7. the most wonderful

8. the most delicious

lIItirttl look a n s w e r k e y

E xe rc is e 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?

L e s s o n

D

T r av e I b lo g s

pp 16-17

E xe rc is e 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.

E xe rc is e 2

A

fortunately

Unfortunately

Amazingly

Fortunately

Unfortunately

Unfortunately

amazingly

B

Answers wiIl vary.

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.

L e s s o n

B

N a tu ra l w o n de rs

pp. 20-21

E xe rc is e 1

A

1.

2.

volcano

canyon

waterfall

4. mountain

5. desert

6.

ocean

Answer to question: Nature

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Ocean

mountan

4. Desert

:J. waterfall

6. voleano

er c is e 2

HO\\

wide:

They're

10.8

kilometers wide.

How large / big; It's 4 million square kilometers.

How cold; It can reach minus 89.2 Celsius.

How long; It's 5,971 kilometers longo

e rc is e 3

nswers will vary. Possible answers may include:

.

Q How long is the Waikato River?

A It's 425 kilometers longo

. Q How high / tall is Mount Cook?

A It's 3,754 meters high / tall.

Q How high / tall is Arthur R. Sutherland Waterfall?

A It's 580 meters high / tall.

Q How deep is Lake Hauroko?

A It's 462 meters deep.

. Q How big / large is North Island?

A It's 115,777 square kilometers.

. Q How big / large is South Island?

A

It's 151,215 square kilometers.

Q Howwide is South Island?

A It's

450

kilometers wide at its widest parto

C T h is is l h e m o s t in c r ed ib /e p /a c e

p p .22-2 3

x er c is e 1

Mark

Yeah, it really is.

Danielle It sure does.

Pete

It sure is.

Pete Really? I didn't know that.

Pete

They really are.

Kacie It really was.

Kacie We really should.

e rc is e 2

A the coolest

B the best

A

the worst

B the most incredible

A the most amazing

e s s o n F am i /y g r ip e s p p . 26 -2 7

x er c is e 1

fe ff watch

f e f f

to read, to use / use

Paul do

Kaya

to change

Kaya to stay

Liz

to help

Kyle

clean

Naomi

do

Kyle play

E xe rc is e 3

Answers will vary. Possible answers ma) n u e:

1. It sure does And camping was the

oolesr

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.

E xe rc is e 4

Answers will vary.

L e s s o n

Ih al a la c l?

p p . 24 -25

E x er c is e 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.

4 F

Antarctica's six months of nonstop daylight begins

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.

E xe rc is e 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.

E xe rc is e 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

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Emme

.-eIS wll

vary Possible answers may include:

__ Iy

parents want me to go to a really competitive

college.

2. ~Iybest 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 cant get my family members to agree about anything

6. Parents shouldn t let their kids stay out toa late.

7. Myfriends help me to be a better person.

8. 1cant make my parents buy me a computer.

L e ss o n B Fa m i/y m e m o r ie s pp. 28-29

E xe r c; s e 1

1. immediate

2. aunt; niece

3. brother-n-Iaw, uncle

4. cousin

5. nephew

E xe rc ;s e 2

Mom

used to live;would spend

Mom used to lave; used to / would bring

Mom

used to / would go, would always / always usd to

cook

Mom used to have, used to / would watch

6. stepmother

7. half brothers

8. blended

9. stepdaughter

10. great-grandmother

E xe rc ;s e 3

Answers will vary.

L e s s o n C 11

V O U

a s k m e, ... pp.30-31

E xe r c; s e 1

Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:

1. Ifyou ask me, children and adolescents dont 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. Ifyou ask me, text messaging is the best

E xe rc ;s e 2

1.

You

I agree with you .

You Definitely.

You Absolutely.

You

Youre right.

3 You Thats true.

You

Oh, 1know.

E xe rc ;s e 3

Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:

1. Definitely. I think they re good in an emergency.

2. I know. I think its better / cheaper to rent movies.

3. Thats for sure. It seems there just isnt time to cook a

nice dinner.

4. Defirritely. I think its important to be able to speaJc

more than one language.

5. Thats true. It seems like my dad is always working.

L es s o n D C h i/d h o od m e m o r ie s pp. 32-33

E xe r c; s e 1

A

personal

B

1 b

2.

c

3.

a

4.

a

5.

c

C

1. He has three children.

2. Five of them are coming for dinner.

3. His wife used to do the grocery shopping.

4. Shes going to a party, so she isnt h elping him with the

cooking and cleaning.

5. He is going to go grocery shopping.

E xe rc ;s e 2

A

When I was a kid

In those days

Today

Nowadays

B

Answers will vary.

L e ss o n A H ea l t h y f oo d pp. 34-35

E xe rc ;s e 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

e r c is e 2

L a jar of olives

2. a carton of eggs

3.. a liter bottle of soda

= -

a borde ofketchup

5. a box of cookies

6. two loaves of bread

7. a bag ofpotato chips

8. two cans of pineapple

E xe rc is e 3

a little

notmuch

many

veryfew

afew

less

fewer

E xe rc is e 4

Answers will vary.

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E xe rc is e 2

L bread

2. ice cream

3. grapes

4. pizza

Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:

1. fish 5. potatoes

2. meat 6. chicken

3. carrots 7. cucumbers

4. vegetables

E xe rc is e 3

1. too much, enough

2. too many; too much

3. too much; too

5. yogurt

6. noodles

7. cheese

4. too

5. enough; too much

6. enough; enough

E xe rc is e 4

1. too many 5. enough

2. enough 6. too

3. too 7. enough

4. enough 8. 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.

L e s s o n

C W h at ev er y o u r e h av in g . pp.38-39

E xe rc is e 1

lmani whichever is easier for you

lmani either one is fine

lmani either way is fine

lmani whatever you're having

E xe rc is e 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.

E xe rc is e 3

Answers will vary. Possible answers may include:

Nora No, thanks, Maybe later.

Nora No, thanks. I'm fine.

Peg gy

I'm OK for now. But thanks.

Nora I'm fine, really.

Nora I'm OK for now. Maybe later.

E xe rc is e 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.

L e s s o n

D T h e w o rl d s f a v o r it e s na c ks

pp.40-41

E x er ci s e 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

E xe rc is e 2

A

For example

like / such as

like / such as

B

Answers will vary.

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L e s s o n

M ak in g p la n s

pp. 42-43

E x er cis e 1

L Ahmed

are you doing

Finn

Im

just going

Ahmed

I'm going

Finn 1'11stop by

Ahmed 1'11ent

Finn I have

Ahmed

1'11wait

Finn

1'11be

2 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

E xe rc is e 2

Millie mmeeting / m going to meet Greg for dinner

Millie have my guitar lesson

Millie leaves / is leaving at 7:00

Millie m going to call Heidi

Millie have an eye doctor appointment

Raquel 'll go

E xe rc is e 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 1'11ake a nap

L e s s o n B P ro b le m s an d s o l u t io n s pp .

44-45

E x er ci s e 1

A

L living

2. impression

3. difference

4. best

5. mind

6. fun

7. sure

8. mistake

9. math

10. sense

B

L A make up your mind

A make sense

do the math

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

E xe rc is e 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

isa

beuer,

you might want to

E xe rc is e 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.

L e s s o n C

v g o l t o g el g o in g .

pp 46-47

E x er ci s e 1

1.

to go

2. to get going

3. call you later

E xe rc is e 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.

E xe rc is e 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.

4.

better go

5. call you back

6. to have to run

L e s s o n

C l u t t e r e d

t i v e s pp. 48-49

E x er cis e 1

A

Heading 1: Save time

Heading

2: Save space

Heading

3: Save money

B

g

2. e

3.

a

4. b

5 f

6. c

7. d

C

L T

2. D

3. F

4. T

5. D

6. T

E xe rc is e 2

A

1. as long as / provided that

2. unless

3. as long as / provided that

B

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