Workbook Answer Key

Note: In communicative exercises where several answers are possible, this answer key contains some examples of
correct answers, not all possible answers. Any valid answer in this type of exercise should be considered acceptable.

UNIT 1 Exercise 13
1. Is Suraj Sharma from the movie Life of Pi?
Exercise 1 2. Is Lionel Messi a soccer player?
1. true 2. false 3. false 4. no information 5. false 3. Is Juan Gabriel Vásquez a Simón Bolíver Prize
winner?
Exercise 2 4. Are the Gipsy Kings’ songs in French?
2. b 3. d 4. a 5. Is Zhang Ziyi from Hong Kong?
6. Is Nobu Matsuhisa a sushi chef?
Exercise 3 Answers:
Answers will vary. Following is one example of what 2. Yes, he is.
students may write: 3. No, he’s not. / No, he isn’t.
I’d like to introduce you to Lionel Messi. Mr. Messi is 4. No, they’re not. / No, they aren’t.
an athlete. His nickname is Leo. He’s Argentinian. His 5. No, she’s not. / No, she isn’t.
date of birth is June 24, 1987. 6. Yes, he is.

Exercise 4 Exercise 14
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.

Exercise 5 Exercise 15
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. a 1. Are you Canadian? 2. Are you Chinese?
3. Are you British? 4. Are you Turkish?
Exercise 6
1. Who’s 2. What’s 3. How old is 4. What’s Exercise 16
5. Where are 6. Who are Answers will vary.

Exercise 7 Exercise 17
1. c 2. d 3. f 4. b 5. a 6. g 7. e 1. true 2. false 3. false 4. no information 5. true

Exercise 8 Exercise 18
1. Who are they? 2. What are their names? Answers will vary, but may include the following:
3. Where are they from? 4. How old is she? 1. His wife’s name is Tomiko. Their son’s name is Hiro.
2. His first name is Mitsuhiko.
Exercise 9 3. The company is Swedish.
Answers will vary. 4. She likes to watch movies in English.
5. Mr. Itani’s son is one year old.
Exercise 10 6. He watches TV in English.
1. Suraj Sharma is a wonderful actor.
2. Lionel Messi is a fantastic athlete. Exercise 19
3. Juan Gabriel Vásquez is a great writer. Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
4. The Gipsy Kings are excellent musicians. students may write:
5. Zhang Ziyi is a beautiful singer and actress. This is Roger Federer, but everyone calls him “Federer
6. Nobu Matsuhisa is a famous chef. Express.” He’s a tennis player. Mr. Federer lives in
Wollerau, Switzerland, but he’s originally from Basel,
Exercise 11 Switzerland. He speaks Swiss-German, English, German,
1. Are you 2. Are they    3. Is he 4. Are you French, and also some Swedish and Italian. In his free
5. Are we 6. Is she
time, he likes to play video games.

Exercise 12 GRAMMAR BOOSTER

2. Yes, he is. 3. No, she isn’t. / No, she’s not.
4. Yes, they are. Exercise A
2. How old is your son? 3. Where are you from?
4. Who are they? 5. What’s your e-mail address?

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Exercise B Exercise C
1. parents’ 2. teacher’s 3. Rosa’s 4. salesperson’s Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
5. sons’, daughter’s students may write:
Marc Anthony is a famous singer, actor and
Exercise C songwriter. His nickname is Skinny. His date of birth is
1. Their 2. His 3. Her 4. Your 5. my 6. Our September 16, 1968. Mr. Anthony’s hometown is New
York City. His parents are from Puerto Rico. His favorite
music is salsa, and his favorite singer is Rubén Blades.
Exercise D
1. His, he 2. you, your 3. their, they 4. we, our,
Her, She

Exercise E UNIT 2
1. It’s 2. I’m 3. She’s 4. He’s 5. They’re Exercise 1
6. We’re / We are 7. she’s not / she isn’t
What time
8. It’s not / It isn’t Who is What kind
Where is it? is the
How much
playing? of music? are tickets?
show?
Exercise F Marc Latin Havana Club 10:30 p.m. $35
1. No, he’s not. / No, he isn’t. Anthony
2. He’s an athlete. / He’s a professional soccer player. James jazz Riverfront 12:45 p.m. $23
3. Yes, it is. Carter Park
4. Answers will vary. Arcade rock Continental 11:30 p.m. $30
Fire Club
5. He’s from Basel, Switzerland.
Alfred classical City Music 8:00 p.m. $60
6. Yes, he is. Brendel Hall
7. Answers will vary.
8. Mr. Messi is (27) and Mr. Federer is (33).
Exercise 2
Answers will vary.
WRITING BOOSTER
Exercise 3
Exercise A
M A Answers will vary.
Name : marc anthony
S Exercise 4
Nickname: skinny 1. c 2. c 3. a 4. a
S
Date of birth: september 16, 1968
Occupation: singer, actor, songwriter Exercise 5
N Y C 1 Are you busy on Saturday night?
Hometown: new york city 6 10:00 p.m.? Well, I’d like to go, but that’s past my
P R bedtime.
Parents’ Birthplace: puerto rico 4 Really? Sounds great! What time’s the play?
Favorite music: salsa 3 Mamma Mia! is at the Community Theater.
R B
Favorite singer: rubén blades 5 At 10:00 p.m. It’s a late show.
2 No, I’m not. Why?
Exercise B 7 Too bad. Maybe some other time.
Mia Wasikowska is a famous Australian actress.
Her date of birth is October 14, 1989. Ms. Wasikowska’s Exercise 6
birthplace is Canberra, Australia. Now she lives 1. on 2. at, in 3. in 4. at, on 5. at, in 6. on 7. at
outside of Sydney. She can speak English with two 8. in
different accents. This is great for her occupation.
Ms. Wasikowska has a brother and a sister, Kai and Jess.
Her mother is from Poland.

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Exercise 7 Exercise 15
2. What time’s the concert? / When’s the concert? Wayne Seok Matheus Rocha Katherine Baldwin
3. Where’s the school?    Do you go to concerts? Do you play in a band? Are you a music lover?
Yes No Yes No Yes No
4. Where’s Michael?   
5. When’s your class? How do you listen What’s your favorite When do you listen
to music? kind of music? to music?
6. Where’s the exhibit?    on CDs rock / pop when I read
7. What time’s the author’s talk? / When’s the on the Internet jazz when I drive
author’s talk? on the radio R&B when I prepare classes
on music videos Latin when I eat
on TV music channels classical when I check e-mail
Exercise 8
on my phone hip-hop when I exercise
Answers will vary.

Exercise 9 Exercise 16
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. c 1. genres 2. app 3. classical 4. computer 5. MP3s
6. shows
Exercise 10
2. It’s around the corner from the library.
Exercise 17
3. Turn left at the corner. 1. true 2. false 3. no information 4. false
4. Go / Walk / Drive three blocks and turn right.
5. It’s across from the restaurant.
GRAMMAR BOOSTER
6. Go / Walk / Drive to corner of Bank (Street) and
Booker (Avenue). Exercise A
1. on 2. in 3. in 4. at 5. in 6. in 7. in 8. on 9. at
Exercise 11 10. in
1. It’s across from the Bishop Concert Hall. / It’s
down the street. Exercise B
2. Go two blocks and turn right. (It’s on the left side 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. c
of the street.)
3. It’s next to the Bishop Concert Hall. Exercise C
4. Turn left at the corner / on Foster Street. (It’s on 2. on 3. at 4. on   5. in   6. at   7. on 8. at   9. on
the left side of the street.) 10. at 11. on
5. It’s between Foster (Street) and Brown (Street).
6. Turn right at the corner / on Foster Street. Then Exercise D
turn left on Sixth Street. Go one block. (It’s on the 2. A: What time’s / When’s the concert?
right side of the street.) B: I think the concert is at 8:30.
3. A: Where’s the movie theater?
Exercise 12 B: The movie theater is on Park Road.
Answers will vary. 4. A: When’s the exhibit?
B: The exhibit is in January and February.
Exercise 13
1. It’s on Saturday, May 10. Exercise E
2. It’s at the Park Arts Theater. Answers will vary.
3. It’s at 7:00 p.m.
4. It’s at the Park Arts Theater.
5. It’s the Korean Dance: “Bu–che Chum” Fan Dance WRITING BOOSTER
Troupe. Exercise A
1. I love live music at jazz clubs.
Exercise 14
2. U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland.
1. Saturday   2. Park Arts Center 3. Rand Park 3. Her parents aren’t fans of hip-hop music.
4. play 5. dance 6. concert 7. 5:00 p.m. 4. Mamma Mia! is her favorite musical.
5. My husband listens to music on his commute.
6. They download music from the Internet.
7. Salsa music is fun to dance to.

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Exercise B Exercise 8
Answers will vary. 2. A: Does Mr. Kelly have a large family?
B: Yes, he does.
Exercise C 3. A: Do they work in your building?
Answers will vary. Following is one example of what B: No, they don’t.
students may write: 4. A: Do you speak English at work?
My partner’s name is Paul. He’s a rock fan. He’s really B: Yes, I do.
into rock music. He listens to rock music all the time. He 5. A: Does she live with her parents?
also likes to go to live concerts. B: Yes, she does.
6. A: Do you have any children?
B: No, we don’t.
7. A: Does your husband like show tunes?
UNIT 3 B: No, he doesn’t.
8. A: Do you live with your sister?
Exercise 1 B: No, I don’t.
Family relationships

Words for males Words for females

Words for males and Exercise 9
females 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. e 5. d
son daughter children
father mother parents Exercise 10
grandfather grandmother grandparents Answers will vary.
husband wife in-laws
uncle aunt cousins Exercise 11
father-in-law mother-in-law 1. stepdaughter 2. half-sister 3. stepmother
brother-in-law sister-in-law 4. stepsister 5. stepfather
brother sister
nephew niece Exercise 12
1. does 2. do 3. does 4. do 5. does 6. do 7. do
Exercise 2
1. nephew 2. grandparents 3. cousin 4. husband
Exercise 13
5. niece 6. in-laws 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. f 7. g

Exercise 3 Exercise 14
Note: Order of some of the answers may vary. 2. Where do, live 3. How often does, visit 4. How
2. Carrie is a daughter, a sister, a sister-in-law, and an many, do you have 5. What time / When do you go
aunt. 6. Who has
3. Seth is a grandson, a son, a brother, and a nephew.
4. Rick is a grandfather, a father, a husband, and a Exercise 15
father-in-law. Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
students may write:
Exercise 4 My brother Peter is a doctor. He lives in New York with
his wife. They have two children. Mike is twelve and
1. an only child 2. twins 3. adopted
Karen is ten. I see Peter and my sister-in-law twice a
year.
Exercise 5
1. b 2. d 3. e 4. c 5. a 6. f Exercise 16
1. kind 2. different 3. alike 4. but 5. both
Exercise 6 6. same
1. lives 2. doesn’t have / does not have
3. has, don’t live / do not live 4. work 5. live Exercise 17
1. both 2. but 3. doesn’t 4. isn’t
Exercise 7
1. lives 2. works 3. likes 4. doesn’t like
5. doesn’t have 6. has 7. live 8. work

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Exercise 18 WRITING BOOSTER
3. Chris and Lola both like coffee.
Exercise A
4. Chris eats a big breakfast, but Lola doesn’t.
1. and 2. and 3. but 4. but 5. and 6. but
5. Mia has a large family, but Rose doesn’t.
6. Mia doesn’t live near her parents, but Rose does.
Exercise B
7. Joon is a student, but Sam isn’t.
8. Joon and Sam both work.
Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
students may write:
Victor Oladipo and Tim Duncan are both athletes.
Exercise 19
They’re both tall. Mr. Oladipo was born in the 90s,
Answers will vary. but Mr. Duncan was born in the 70s. They are both
American. Mr. Oladipo has two sisters, but Mr. Duncan
Exercise 20 has three sisters. They’re both not married. Mr. Oladipo
1. false 2. false 3. true 4. false 5. true 6. true has no children, but Mr. Duncan has two children. They
like different kinds of music.
Exercise 21
1. Don’t 2. Do 3. Do 4. Don’t 5. Do 6. Do 7. Do

GRAMMAR BOOSTER
UNIT 4
Exercise 1
Exercise A
2. Cleo’s Café 3. Louis’ Restaurant 4. Louis’
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. e 5. c 6. f
Restaurant
Exercise B
Exercise 2
2. Yes, they do. 3. Yes, I do. 4. No, he doesn’t.
Answers will vary.
5. No, we don’t.

Exercise 3
Exercise C
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
2. Does she eat 3. Does he drink 4. Do you like
1. fruits: bananas, grapes, mangoes
5. Do you have
2. vegetables: carrots, broccoli, onions
3. oils: olive oil, coconut oil
Exercise D
4. meat: chicken, sausage
2. Where does Max work?
5. dairy products: butter, cheese, milk
3. When / What time do they start work?
6. sweets: candy, pie
4. Who calls you a lot / every day?
7. seafood: fish, shrimp, crab
5. Where does the Perez family live?
8. grains: rice, noodles, bread
6. How many sisters does Mona have?
7. How often does he see his cousins?
Exercise 4
There is fish, sausage, milk, cheese, broccoli, yogurt,
Exercise E
and a banana. There isn’t any lettuce or any juice.
2. My grandmother lives with my aunt.
There are apples, eggs, and grapes. There aren’t any
a. Who lives with your aunt? carrots, oranges, or onions.
b. Who does your grandmother live with?
3. Nathaniel loves Beethoven.
Exercise 5
a. Who loves Beethoven?
Answers will vary.
b. Who does Nathaniel love?
4. Elliot works for Mr. Kim.
Exercise 6
a. Who works for Mr. Kim?
Answers will vary.
b. Who does Elliot work for?
Exercise 7
1. b 2. a 3. e 4. d 5. c 6. f

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Exercise 8 WRITING BOOSTER
1. come with 2. kind of 3. to drink 4. mood for
Exercise A
1. and 2. and, In addition 3. and 4. In addition,
Exercise 9
and 5. and, and
1. a 2. the 3. a 4. a 5. an 6. the 7. the 8. a 9. a
10. the 11. the 12. a
Exercise B
Answers will vary.
Exercise 10
1. a 2. The 3. a 4. an 5. a 6. the 7. the 8. a
Exercise C
9. The
Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
students may write:
Exercise 11
Kim chee is an appetizer. It’s a kind of salad and Koreans
Answers will vary. eat it with most meals. The main ingredient is cabbage and
it’s very spicy. It’s healthy because it’s mostly vegetables.
Exercise 12 In addition, it’s low-fat and low-calorie.
2. There is clam chowder and chicken vegetable
soup. 3. Yes, there is.
4. Yes, there are.
5. Yes, it is.
6. No, it doesn’t / does not.
UNIT 5
7. There is pasta salad and mixed green salad. Exercise 1
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
Exercise 13 For listening to music: headphones, earbuds, speakers,
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a smart phone
Answers will vary, but may include the following: For watching movies: laptop computer, desktop
1. They have a lot of calories. 2. You will eat less computer, tablet, projector
food. 3. They’re fatty and salty. 4. They’re low-fat. With your computer: flash drive, headphones, projector,
speakers, webcam, keyboard, printer
While driving: smart phone, cell phone, GPS
Exercise 14
While on vacation: digital camera, camcorder
Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
students may write:
Exercise 2
Appetizers: grilled shrimp, mixed green salad
Answers will vary.
Soups: black bean, chicken vegetable, clam chowder
Entrées: fish, chicken, lamb
Exercise 3
Desserts: ice cream, apple pie, cake, cookies
Beverages: water, milk Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
students may write:
I need a new digital camera. My digital camera is ten
GRAMMAR BOOSTER years old. It’s an antique. It’s very large and heavy. And
it’s very slow. I’m ready for an upgrade.
Exercise A
Count: banana, egg, cookie, carrot, onion Exercise 4
Non-count: water, fun, cheese, help, sugar, fruit, bread, 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c
golf, coffee
Exercise 5
Exercise B 2. he’s looking 3. Are you going 4. I’m leaving
1. How much 2. How much 3. How many 5. Are you checking 6. I’m shopping 7. is having
4. How much 5. How many 6. How much 8. ’s using 9. She’s making
Answers to questions will vary.
Exercise 6
Exercise C 2. No, they’re not / they aren’t. They’re looking at the
1. X 2. a 3. a 4. an   5. a   6. X   7. a newspaper ads.
3. No, I’m not. I’m shopping for a smart phone.
Exercise D 4. No, she’s not / she isn’t. She’s going to the movie
1. some / any, some 2. some / any, any 3. any, tomorrow night.
some 4. some / any, any, some

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Exercise 7 Exercise 17
2. Is he checking e-mail right now? Answers will vary, but may include the following:
3. Are they buying a scanner? 2. portable: MP3 player
4. Is Kate working today? I can carry it everywhere I go.
3. affordable: fan
Exercise 8 It doesn’t cost too much.
2. is going to the tech conference 4. obsolete: cassette player
3. are you buying Nobody uses cassette players any more.
4. is your sister going to Dublin 5. popular: smart phone
All of my friends have smart phones.
Exercise 9 6. convenient: smart phone
1. She’s having lunch with Peter. I can check my e-mail any time, anywhere.
2. Yes, she’s going shopping. She’s looking for a
webcam. Exercise 18
3. No, she’s not / she isn’t eating dinner. She’s seeing / 1. false 2. true 3. true 4. true 5. false
watching a movie with Ed. 6. no information

Exercise 10 Exercise 19
Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
students may write:
Exercise 11 guaranteed: if there’s a mistake in your order, it’s free
1. How’s it going? 2. What’s wrong with it? affordable: costs only $29.99 a month
3. What brand is it? 4. Any suggestions? fast: your groceries are waiting for you in only one hour,
no more waiting in checkout lines
Exercise 12 portable: app for your phone
1. blender 2. microwave 3. washing machine
popular: hundreds of people are signing up for
4. fan 5. hair dryer 6. freezer
The Easy Shopper

Exercise 13 Answers will vary. Following is one example of what

students may write:
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
The Easy Shopper is a good product. It is fast and easy
2. Pell computers are awesome! 3. That’s too bad.
to use. I wouldn’t buy the Easy Shopper, though. I like to
4. It’s a lemon! go grocery shopping

Exercise 14
Answers will vary. GRAMMAR BOOSTER
Exercise A
Exercise 15
2. My mother’s buying a newspaper 3. They’re
2. is leaving 3. is going 4. is scanning 5. is buying
walking to school 4. It’s raining 5. He’s running in
6. is using 7. is making 8. is sending
the park 6. We’re closing the store 7. He’s writing
9. are cleaning 10. making
the report
Exercise 16
Exercise B
Answers will vary. Following is one example of what
2. Sonia and Leo aren’t / are not drinking tea.
students may write:
3. Ted isn’t / is not doing homework.
The employees at the Techo office are having
4. You’re not / You aren’t / You are not listening.
problems. The number Frank is calling is busy. The
photocopier is broken. The sink in the kitchen is clogged, 5. I’m / I am not reading a book.
and the coffee maker is not working. 6. We’re not / We aren’t / We are not eating at a
restaurant.
7. The printer isn’t / is not printing.

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Exercise C
1. c 2. b 3. a 4. f 5. d 6. e

Exercise D
2. Where are they playing soccer?
3. What is Sam eating?
4. When is Lidia coming home?
5. Why are you using my computer?
6. How much are you paying for that laptop?

WRITING BOOSTER
Exercise A
2. I have a convenient food processor.
3. We have an obsolete desktop computer.
4. She has an awesome smart phone.
5. They have a fast laptop.
6. He has portable speakers.

Exercise B
2. I hear Econotech scanners are good and
affordable.
3. Microwaves are fast and convenient.
4. These coffee makers are expensive and
guaranteed.
5. I’m looking for an up-to-date and small smart
phone.

Exercise C
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
1. It’s a GPS. 2. (It’s a) My Buddy. 3. (It’s) 266T.
4. It gives you directions. 5. Portable, expensive.
6. (You use it) in a car. 7. It’s a good product
because it gives free traffic updates.

Exercise D
Answers will vary.

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