Answer Key

2 li st en i n g

London
Los Angeles
plane
fly
Singapore
flight
schoolchildren
passengers

1 r e ad i n g
b

1 F
2 ?
3 T
4 F
5 T
6 F
7 T
8 ?

b
1 The speaker is a pilot.
2 schoolchildren is the odd-one-out
(it is not related to flying)

Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4

1 8
2 80
3 9.00
4 550
5 in a hotel

1 Dabrowska
2 Polish
3 36
4 a.dabrowska@onet.pl
5 71 339 7890

3 r e ad i n g & s p eaki n g

D
A
C
E

3 r ead i n g & s p ea k i n g

2 l i sten i n g

1 45
2 10%
3 6
4 527 million
5 328

a
1 F
2 ?
3 F
4 T
5 T
6 F
7 ?
8 T
9 ?
10 F

1 c
2 a
3 c
4 b
5 c

1 v o c ab u l ary
b
teacher

pupils, classroom,
school

journalist

interview, writing,
newspaper

taxi driver

passenger, traffic,
driving

pilot

airport, flight,
plane

hotel receptionist bill, guest, room

travel agent

booking, beach,
holiday

1 reading
a
1b, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7c, 8a

2 l i s ten i n g & s p ea k i n g
a
1f, 2a, 3h, 4c, 5g, 6b, 7e, 8d

1 1981
2 1935
3 2002
4 1957
5 1994
6 1945
7 1970
8 1960

c
1d, 2h, 3b, 4e, 5j, 6a, 7i, 8g, 9f, 10c

d
1 soundtrack
2 credits
3 plots
4 set
5 producer
6 director
7 extra
8 cast
9 screenplay
10 editor

5
1 r e a d i n g
a
1b, 2c, 3b, 4b

1 r ead i n g & s p ea k i n g
a

1 Irish.
2 Carols by Candlelight.
3 plum pudding.
4 Yes.
5 New Years Eve and the celebrations
that happen on this day in Scotland.
6 A plant with red leaves, used as
a Christmas decoration in some
countries.

b
1 An International Student Identity
Card. It gives you discounts on
transport and accommodation in
Europe.
2 An InterRail pass is a train ticket
that allows unlimited second class
travel in about 30 countries in
Europe and North Africa for a
specific period of time.
3 You can stay in youth hostels, or
travel by train overnight and sleep
on the train.

1 clay, 2 lantern, 3 shelter, 4 wren,

5 holly, 6 coal

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 4 The benefits of travelling by

InterRail are that you can create
your own itinerary; decide how
long you want to stay in a particular
place, change your plans as you go,
decide whether you want to travel
by a fast or slow train.
5 You should take a guidebook, a
rucksack, local currency (if the
country doesnt use the Euro), and
suitable clothes depending on the
countrys climate.

b
1 warm beer, cricket, tea and
sandwiches, and the Royal Family
2 trendy, hip, and happening
3 Hes an artist famous for preserving
animals in formaldehyde.
4 images of the Royal Family, red
buses, black taxis, and cooked
English breakfasts
5 Its a mixture of both.

2 l i sten i n g
She says:
3, 4, and 5
She doesn't say:
1 (She lives in Rome not Milan); 2
(She speaks French not Spanish.); or 6
(Shes leaving in September not June).

3 r e ad i n g & s p eaki n g
a

1 c
2 c
3 b
4 c
5 a
6 a
7 b

1 F
2 F
3 T
4 F
5 T
6 F
7 F
8 T

1 li st en i n g
Emma
Watches TV.
Goes to the gym.
Meets friends in the local pub.
Goes to the cinema.
Rents DVDs.
James
Goes to the pub.
Plays pool.
Plays football at weekends.
Goes to watch football matches.
Rajiv
Plays guitar in a band.
Play in local pubs and clubs.
Goes swimming in summer.
They all go to the pub.

2 r ead i n g
a
1 popular, 2 tired, 3 demand,
4 pictures, 5 temperature, 6 table,
7 games, 8 organize

c
Students own answers. See assessment
criteria.

6
1 l i sten i n g & s p eaki n g
a
1c, 2b, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8c, 9b,
10b

2 r e ad i n g & s p eaki n g
a
The article is about Britain and the
attempt to re-brand its image from
being traditional to being cool.

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6 You can play pub games like darts,

billiards, pool, cards, dominoes,
and skittles. You can take part in a
quiz or sing karaoke. You can watch
big sporting events on TV. You can
listen to live music and concerts.

3 r e a d i n g & s p ea k i n g
a

1 v o c a b u l a r y

1 hotter
2 more beautiful
3 worst
4 happiest
5 most dangerous

2 r e a d i n g
a
Sample answers
Examples of diversity in American
life are: race, nationalities, language,
politics, food and cuisine, leisure
activities, geography, weather
conditions

1 landlord, 2 illiterate, 3 soft,

4 cider, 5 pickle, 6 gourmet
1 Pub is short for public house.
2 In Roman times.
3 In 1393, King Richard said all
landlords had to put signs outside
their pubs. The signs contained
pictures as most people couldnt
read or write.
4 You can eat snacks, traditional food
like ploughmans lunch, scampi,
chicken and chips and also gourmet
food.
5 British beer is called bitter and is
served at room temperature. Lager
is lighter in colour and served cold.

1 T
2 F
3 T
4 F
5 F
6 T
7 T
8 F

1 b
2 b
3 c
4 b
5 c
6 b

c
1 2000
2 The melting pot means immigrants
mix into US culture and throw away
their own customs, while the salad
bowl means they integrate without
losing their own cultural identity.
3 A combination of two different
types of cuisine
4 Hawaii
5 Around 700,000

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a
Where is he/she from?
Joseph

Uganda

Maya

India

Hans

Germany

What does he/she love most

about the USA?
To give his children
The friendliness of the
opportunities he didnt have people
To earn more money as a
The fact there is no real
doctor
class system
Why did he/she move there?

To finish his studies

What does he/she miss the

most?
Open space and sunsets
Vibrant colours
Family, friends and German
beer!

The live jazz music

9
7
1 r e ad i n g

Film

Lead actor /
actress

Mehki Phifer and

Yes
Josh Hartnett

a
1a, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5b, 6d

b
1 On the south bank of the river
Thames in London.
2 Flags were used as advertising.
Colour coding was also used - a
black flag meant a tragedy, white a
comedy, and red a history.
3 Totus mundus agit histrionem - the
whole world is a playhouse.
Re-worded by Shakespeare in As
you like it to All the worlds a
stage.
4 A Quarto text was a stolen version
of a play. These versions were
obtained by someone attending
a play and copying the lines the
actors spoke. The play would
then be performed in another
theatre. Copyright did not exist in
Elizabethan times.
5 To take advantage of daylight as
there was no artificial lighting.

2 LISTE N I N G

1 1564
2 Anne
3 actors
4 River Thames
5 Hamlet

3 r e ad i n g & s p eaki n g
1 Ran
2 O
3 O, Shes the Man

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Did the
critic
enjoy
it?

Shes the
Man
Ran
Romeo +
Juliet

Amanda Bynes

No

Tatsuya Nakadai
Leonardo
DiCaprio

Yes

Test
1 L i sten i n g
a

1 c
2 b
3 b
4 c
5 b

b
6 29
7 separated
8 video editor
9 travelling
10 attractive

2 Re ad i n g
a
1 T
2 T
3 F
4 F
5 ?
6 T
7 F
8 F
9 F
10 ?

Yes

1 c
2 b
3 a
4 a
5 c

W r i t i n g G u i d e l i ne s
Task completion
The task is fully completed and the
answer easy to understand.
4 marks
Grammar
The student uses appropriate
structures to achieve the task. Minor
errors do not obscure the meaning.
3 marks
Vocabulary
The student uses a sufficient range of
words and phrases to communicate
the message clearly.
3 marks

S p e a k i n g G u i d e l i ne s

Interactive communication
The student communicates effectively
with his/her partner, asking and
answering simple questions,
and where necessary initiating
conversation, and responding. The
student uses appropriate strategies to
complete the task successfully.
Grammar and Vocabulary
The student uses a sufficient
range of vocabulary and structure
to communicate clearly. Minor
occasional errors do not impede
communication.
Pronunciation
The students intonation, stress,
and articulation of sounds make the
message clear and comprehensible.

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