299

Answer Key for NEW Weaving It Together 2

3. I parked my car on the corner of Greenwood Avenue
Unit 1 Your Personality  and Lexington.
READING 1  4. Maria is a student from Peru. She speaks Spanish,
French, and Italian.
Right Brain, Left Brain  5. There are no classes during Christmas, Easter, or
PRE‐READING page 3  Thanksgiving vacations.
6. Students who are Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, and
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  Jewish all got together to help.
Answers will vary. 7. I am taking three classes this semester: English 120,
KEY VOCABULARY  Spanish 1A, and Business Administration.
1. h 3. a 5. f 7. e 8. Have you been to see the White House in
2. d 4. g 6. b 8. c Washington, D.C.?

VOCABULARY pages 6‐7  EXERCISE 3 
Possible answers:
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT  1.  Eating in the United States of America
A  1.  have something in common 2. The Importance of Learning English
2. population 3. The Most Important Day of My Life
3.  message 4. Living Away from Home
4. logic
5.  in order EXERCISE 4 
6. recognize
There are more than 500 million left-handed people
7.  punctual
in the world. There are also many left-handers who are
8.  exceptions
famous. Recent American presidents who are
B Answers will vary.
left-handed are Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and
Barack Obama. Actors such as Tom Cruise and Robert
VOCABULARY BUILDING  De Niro and women like Queen Elizabeth II and Nicole
1. exception 4. population Kidman are also left-handed. In the old days, people
2.  exceptional 5. recognize thought left-handed people were bad. In Japan a long
3. populous 6. recognition time ago, a man could ask for a divorce if he found that
his wife was left-handed. Today, it’s not bad to be
READING COMPREHENSION pages 7‐8 
left-handed.
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
WRITING PRACTICE pages 13‐14 
1. b 2. a 3. c
Answers vary throughout this section.
LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
READING  2 
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F
Let’s Face It 
DISCUSSION page 8 
Answers will vary. PRE‐READING page 15 

CRITICAL THINKING page 8  PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.
WRITING  1  KEY VOCABULARY 
1. g 3. e 5. d 7. c
WRITING SKILLS pages 9‐12  2. f 4. a 6. h 8. b
EXERCISE 1  VOCABULARY pages 18‐19 
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
EXERCISE 2  A  1. jaw 5. reliable
1.  St. Mary’s College is located in Boston, 2. cheekbones 6. fragile
Massachusetts. 3. will 7. generous
2. In August 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state of 4. creative 8. confident
the United States. B Answers will vary.
300

VOCABULARY BUILDING  faces are warm, but they have a strong will.

1. generosity 4. creativity People with rectangular faces control their feelings,
2. generous 5. reliable but they are intelligent and creative. These people
3. to create 6. rely work hard and are very reliable. Their work is very
important to them and comes before everything else,
READING COMPREHENSION pages 19‐20  even family. They are not easy to be around when they
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
do not feel free or when they feel bored. Many people
1. b 2. a 3. b
with rectangular faces are at their best when they are
older.
LOOKING FOR DETAILS  Square faces usually belong to men, but women
1.  The Chinese believe that people with round faces can also have them. Men with this kind of face are
are confident. good at marking decisions and keeping to them. They
2.  The Chinese believe that it is lucky to meet a person are generous and honest. They put their friends first in
with a diamond face before a meeting. everything. Both men and women with square faces are
3. The Chinese believe that people with diamond faces lucky and live a long life.
are lucky in love. A wide forehead, high cheekbones, and a pointed
4. The Chinese believe that people with triangular chin make a triangular face. People with triangular
faces can get depressed easily. faces are lively and intelligent and often stand out from
5. Jacqueline Kennedy had a wide jaw and a narrow others; however, they worry too much and their
forehead. emotions are fragile, so they can get depressed easily.
6. Jane Fonda has a wide forehead and square chin. Because of this, they do better in jobs where they work
with people.
DISCUSSION page 20  The Chinese believe that a person with a wide jaw
Answers will vary. and narrow forehead is like the earth and changes little.
CRITICAL THINKING page 20  People with this kind of face love success and will
Answers will vary. almost always get what they want, especially money
and all that it brings. A man with this kind of face will
WRITING 2  not be close to his children, but his children will
WRITING SKILLS pages 21‐24  respect his strength. A woman with this kind of face
was Jacqueline Kennedy, who had a strong character
EXERCISE  1  even in difficult times.
Some people believe that the shape of a person’s People with wide foreheads and square chins are
face shows the general character of the person. The intelligent and work hard to get what they want. They
Chinese believe that there are eight basic shapes of can be calm and quiet, or they can be the opposite,
the face, and each shape shows a special character. too, because they like to get attention. Famous movie
The shapes are round, diamond, rectangle, square, stars Jane Fonda have this kind of face; so did Picasso,
triangle, narrow forehead and wide jaw, wide forehead the painter. They usually have a long life and save their
and square chin, and wide forehead and high energy for important times in life.
cheekbones. Here is what Chinese people say about People with wide foreheads and high cheekbones
these shapes. show strong character and a lot of energy. This helps
Round faces have high and flat cheekbones, flat them to be normal again if something bad happens.
ears, wide noses, and strong mouths with thin lips. They know what they like and don’t like to change their
People with round faces are very intelligent, and they habits. Nevertheless, they like to live a full life.
prefer to work with their brain instead of their body.
People with round faces are confident and usually live EXERCISE 2 
a long life. 2. People with triangular faces may not be tall, but they
Many movie stars and famous women have diamond look tall because of the shape of their faces.
faces. The diamond face is narrow at the top and has a 3. These people are confident, and they will usually live
pointed chin. The Chinese believe that it is lucky if you a long life.
meet a man or a woman with a diamond face before 4. Some may be movie stars, or they may work as flight
you go to an important meeting. People with this type of attendants.
face are generally lucky in love and in their jobs. They 5. People with high cheekbones know what they want,
may not be happy when they are young, but they get and it is hard to make them change their minds.
what they want later in their lives. People with diamond
 301
6. People with this shape of face may often be leaders, 3. inventive 6. poison
but they may also be criminals.
7. They can control their feelings, but they are also
READING COMPREHENSION pages 32‐33 
intelligent and creative. LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
8. Square faces usually belong to men, but women can 1. a 2. c 3. a
have them, too.
LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
EXERCISE 3  1.  Potatoes grew in Peru 7,000 years ago.
Answers will vary. 2. In the 1500s, the Spanish brought the potato back to
EXERCISE 4 
Europe.
Peoples with a wide forehead, and high cheekbones 3. There is poison in the leaves of the potato.
have a face that looks solid,  and bony. Famous 4. A disease killed the potato in Ireland in 1845.
examples of people with this face are Christopher 5. Two million people died of hunger in Ireland.
Columbus, Greta Garbo, and Abraham Lincoln. 6. The potato dish of Germany is potato salad.

WRITING PRACTICE pages 24‐25  DISCUSSION page 33 
Answers vary throughout this section. Answers will vary.
WEAVING IT TOGETHER  CRITICAL THINKING page 33 
Answers will vary.
TIMED WRITING page 26 
Answers will vary. WRITING  1 
SEARCH THE INTERNET page 26  WRITING SKILLS pages 34‐36 
A Suggested keywords: EXERCISE 1 
• famous left-handers 1. potatoes 4. tea
B  Suggested keywords: 2. rice 5. bread
• physiognomy 3. hamburger 6. corn
• phrenology
EXERCISE 2 
WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 26  1. an important part of our diet
1. Fifteen 2. don’t have 3. Right 4. eight 2. an important part in our religion
3. easy to grow
Unit 2 Food  4. the basic food of the Irish
READING 1  5.  popular all over the world
Live a Little: Eat Potatoes!  6. an important part of people’s diets in Asia
EXERCISE 3 
PRE‐READING page 28 
1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. a
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
Answers will vary. EXERCISE 4 
Sentences 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 are good topic sentences.
KEY VOCABULARY 
1. b 3. h 5. a 7. f
EXERCISE 5 
2. d 4. g 6. e 8. c 1. bread
2. an important part of our everyday food
VOCABULARY pages 31‐32  3. In my country, bread is an important part of our
everyday food.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
4. At the beginning
A  1. imagine 5. baked
2. poison 6. invented EXERCISE 6 
3. instead 7. dishes The Incas in South America grew potatoes for
4. disease 8. advantages thousands of years before the Spanish arrived. The
B Answers will vary. potato was the main part of their diet and culture. The
Incas measured time by how long it took to cook
VOCABULARY BUILDING 
potatoes. They also used potatoes to tell their fortune.
1. imaginative 4. invention
If they found an odd number of potatoes, it was bad
2. imagine 5. poisonous
302
luck. If they found an even number, it was good luck. 4. Yes, Last sentence.
WRITING PRACTICE pages 37‐38  EXERCISE 4 
Answers vary throughout this section. We all know that Muslims don’t eat pork, but many
people don’t know that in Pakistan they never offer beef
READING  2  to an important guest. Beef is cheap and easily
Bugs, Rats, and Other Tasty Dishes  available, so a Pakistani would never offer a guest
PRE‐READING page 39 
something as common as steak. Instead, he or she
would serve leg of lamb as an appetizer and chicken , 
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  or fish as a main course.
Answers will vary.
WRITING PRACTICE pages 48‐50 
KEY VOCABULARY  Answers vary throughout this section.
1. c 3. d 5. h 7. e
2. f 4. a 6. g 8. b
WEAVING IT TOGETHER 
VOCABULARY  pages 42‐43  TIMED WRITING page 51 
Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
SEARCH THE INTERNET page 51 
A  1. delicacy 5. appetizer
A  Suggested keywords:
2. alive 6. native
3. grilled 7. dessert
• the history of rice
4. pork 8. paste
• the history of corn
B  Suggested keywords:
B  Answers will vary.
• strange delicacies around the world
VOCABULARY BUILDING 
WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 51 
1. a grill 4. special
grilled 1. Peru/South America 3. fish heads
2. 5. to live
2. were 4. snakes
3. the specialty 6. alive
READING COMPREHENSION pages 43‐44  Unit 3 Celebrations and Special 
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
Days 
1. b 2. a 3. c READING 1 
LOOKING FOR DETAILS  Tihar: Festival of Lights 
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T PRE‐READING page 53 
DISCUSSION page 44  PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.
CRITICAL THINKING page 44  KEY VOCABULARY 
Answers will vary. 1. g 3. b 5. e 7. f
WRITING  2  2. h 4. a 6. d 8. c

WRITING SKILLS pages 45‐48  VOCABULARY pages 56‐57 

EXERCISE 1  VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
1. d 2. c 3. b 4. c A  1. worship 5. icon
2. holy 6. mud
EXERCISE 2  3. please 7. trail
Answers will vary. 4. stray 8. prosperity
B Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 3 
1. The people in my country make a special dish from VOCABULARY BUILDING 
the izote flower, which is delicious to eat. 1.  pleasure 4. prosperous
2. Nine 2.  pleased 5. stray
3. Some support each other (ex. To prepare this dish 3.  prosperity 6. stray
. . .)
 303

READING COMPREHENSION pages 57‐58  EXERCISE 4 
The Chinese New Year Celebration is 15 days long.
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS  The Chinese clean their homes and decorate, too.
1. b 2. a 3. d They also buy new clothes and prepare plenty of food.
LOOKING FOR DETAILS  The big celebration starts on New Year’s Eve. First,
Possible answers: they have a big dinner with plenty of food. There are
1. Hindus celebrate the festival of Tihar in Nepal. always special foods like a whole fish, chicken, and
2. People worship crows to keep sadness away. long noodles for long life. After dinner, the whole family
3. People pray for the dogs to guard their homes. sits up for the night. They play games ,  or watch
4. The cow is the symbol of wealth. television. Finally, there are fireworks all over the sky at
5. A female family member performs a special midnight.
ceremony or puja. WRITING PRACTICE pages 62‐63 
6. Brothers honor their sisters by putting garlands Answers vary throughout this section.
around their necks and by giving them gifts of
clothes and money. READING 2 
DISCUSSION page 58  Celebrating a Fifteenth Birthday 
Answers will vary. PRE‐READING page 64 
CRITICAL THINKING page 58  PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.
WRITING 1  KEY VOCABULARY 
WRITING SKILLS pages 59‐61  1. b 3. f 5. c 7. h
2. g 4. d 6. a 8. e
EXERCISE 1 
In my country, we call the new year Tet. First, on the VOCABULARY pages 67‐68 
night the new year begins, we go to the temple. We VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
pray to Buddha, give thanks for the past year, and pray A  1. afford 5.  blessings
that the new year will be happy. Then we return home. 2.  godparents 6. proud of
Next, just before midnight, my father bows before an 3. bouquet 7.  pose
altar we have for our dead relatives. He offers food to 4. guests 8. grown-up
the relatives and invites them to join the family. At B Answers will vary.
midnight, we have firecrackers, and children make a lot
of noise. It is Tet. The new year is here. Finally, we sit VOCABULARY BUILDING 
down and have a big and delicious dinner. We 1.  blessing 4. affordable
celebrate all night. 2.  to bless 5. grow up
3. afford 6. grown-up
EXERCISE 2 
1. 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5 3. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5 READING COMPREHENSION page 68 
2.  2, 1, 4, 3
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
EXERCISE 3  1. b 2. b 3. d
1. People worship different animals such as the crow,
LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
the dog, and the cow. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F  5. F 6. T
2. Tihar takes place in late autumn and lasts for five
days. [no comma needed] DISCUSSION page 69 
3.  Tihar is a time to worship animals, brothers and Answers will vary.
sisters, and the goddess Laxmi.
4. The city is full of lights and decorations. [no comma
CRITICAL THINKING  page 69 
needed] Answers will vary.
5. They put garlands around the animals’ necks, give WRITING  2 
them special food, and make them gifts.
6. Sisters wish their brothers long life and prosperity, WRITING SKILLS pages 70‐73 
[no comma needed]
304

EXERCISE 1  WRITING PRACTICE pages 73‐75 
2. dependent clause Answers vary throughout this section.
3. dependent clause
4. main clause
WEAVING IT TOGETHER 
5.  dependent clause TIMED WRITING page 76 
6. main clause Answers will vary.
7.  main clause
8. dependent clause SEARCH THE INTERNET page 76 
A Suggested keywords:
EXERCISE 2  • Dia del amor y la amistad
1.  Before they go to the party, they pose for • Kodomo no hi
photographs. • N’cwala
2.  After they have dinner, there is dancing. B Suggested keywords:
3. They have a church ceremony before they have the • coming-of-age around the world
special party. [no comma needed] • important birthdays in different countries
4. After the church ceremony is over, her parents
embrace her. WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 76 
5. The parents must rent a hall and a band to play 1. small country 3. is not
music before they have a reception. [no comma 2. is 4. fifteenth
needed] Unit 4 Amazing People 
6. The party can begin after the girl and her family
arrive at the hall. [no comma needed] READING 1 
EXERCISE 3  Barrington Irving’s Dream to Fly 
2. Before they go to the party, the girl and her PRE‐READING page 78 
attendants pose for photographs.
3. After the guests have dinner, the girl starts to dance PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
with her father. Answers will vary.
4. After the girl dances with her father, the other guests
KEY VOCABULARY 
dance.
1. g 3. a 5. b 7. c
EXERCISE 4  2. d 4. f 6. h 8. e
Last year, my oldest brother got married. His bride VOCABULARY   pages 80‐82 
was his friend’s sister. First , they had a civil marriage in
the town hall. A few weeks later , they had a church VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
wedding. The bride wore a beautiful white dress and a A  1. solo 5. solve problems
veil over her face. The bridegroom wore a tuxedo. After 2. neighborhoods 6. license
the religious ceremony was over, the newlyweds and 3.  careers 7.  determined
the guests went to a restaurant near the church. Here 4.  limit 8. equipment
there was a wonderful wedding reception with all kinds B Answers will vary.
of hot and cold food. After that , there was music and
dancing. Before the reception ended, the bride and VOCABULARY BUILDING 
groom met and thanked every guest. Finally , after the 1.  determine 4. equip
reception was over, the newlyweds went on a trip to 2. determined 5. limited
Hawaii for their honeymoon. 3. equipment 6. limit

EXERCISE 5  READING COMPREHENSION pages 82‐83 
First, you need to invite your closest relatives, like LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents, 1. c 2. a 3. d
brother, sisters, and close friends. Then ,  you must
decide what food you will give your guests at the LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
dinner. Next, you must pick out a church and a hall. 1.  Irving was born in Jamaica in 1983.
Finally, you must pick out a dress. For many girls, this is 2.  While Irving was working at a bookstore, he met an
the most important thing. airline pilot who took him on a short flight.
 305
3.  When Irving was in college, he wanted to share his  She loves to eat chocolate. We all wonder what she
love of flying with high school students in poor will do when she is 90.
neighborhoods.
EXERCISE 3 
4. Some airplane makers gave Irving parts so he could
build his own plane. Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas, USA, in 1897.
5. When Irving taught some young people how to put a
She was the first woman to fly solo across the
plane together, he also helped them to understand  Atlantic Ocean. Earhart also became the first woman
math and science.
to fly from California to Hawaii. In 1937, Earhart
6. While Irving was making his solo flight around the
wanted to fly around the world. She started her
world, students all over the world followed his flight flight, but she and her plane were never found.
on the Internet. WRITING PRACTICE pages 86‐88 
DISCUSSION page 83 
Answers vary throughout this section.
Answers will vary. READING 2 
CRITICAL THINKING page 83  The Fearless Fiennes 
Answers will vary. PRE‐READING page 89 
WRITING 1  PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
WRITING SKILLS pages 84‐86  Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 1  KEY VOCABULARY 
My sister Liz was born lucky. She has a beautiful 1. c 3. a 5. d 7. e
smile. 1 When she does something bad, she smiles 2. h 4. f 6. b 8. g
and my parents are not angry. 2 She eats a lot and VOCABULARY pages 92‐93 
does not get fat. Her favorite meal is a double
cheeseburger with french fries, a milkshake, and an VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
ice cream sundae. 3 She does not study hard but A  1. reach 5. charities
always gets good grades. After school, she does 2. get rid of 6. extreme
her homework in five minutes while she watches 3. records 7. give up
television at the same time. 4 In conclusion, I believe 4. surgery 8. raise money
that some people are born lucky, and some are not. B Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY BUILDING 
EXERCISE 2  A  1. raise your voice
1. Cheng has not been lucky in school this year. He 2. raise money
got sick and missed classes and could not take his 3. raise hopes
finals. He also lost his books. These were not only his B Answers will vary.
textbooks but also his notebooks. Everybody likes
Cheng because he will go out of his way to help READING COMPREHENSION pages 93‐94 
people. LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
2. My roommate Tony is very untidy. He has brown 1. b 2. d 3. c
hair and blue eyes. He leaves his laundry on the
floor. When he cooks, he never washes the dishes. LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
For a while, he had a bicycle on his bed. It is not Possible answers:
surprising that Tony can never find anything. 1. Fiennes and Burton crossed the Antarctic and Arctic
3. Uncle Santiago is very clumsy. When he drinks Ocean.
coffee, he always spills some on his shirt. In the 2. The Transglobe Expedition took three years and
shopping mall, he walks into other people all the covered 52,000 miles.
time. He has size 14 feet. Last time he came to our 3. Fiennes found the lost city of Ubar in 1992 in Oman.
house, he sat on the cat. 4. Fiennes couldn’t complete his North Pole expedition
4.   Aunt Dotty loves adventure, On her 60th birthday, in 2000 because his sled fell through the ice.
she went mountain climbing in the Alps. On her 70th 5. After his heart surgery, Fiennes had to learn how to
birthday, she went on a trip to the North Pole. When walk again.
she was 80, she drove solo across the United States. 6. Fiennes tried to cross the Antarctica in winter during
The Coldest Journey expedition.
306

DISCUSSION page 94  WEAVING IT TOGETHER 
Answers will vary.
TIMED WRITING page 101 
CRITICAL THINKING page 94  Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.
SEARCH THE INTERNET page 101 
WRITING 2  A Suggested keywords:
• Will Steger
WRITING SKILLS pages 95‐97  • Conrad Anker
EXERCISE 1  • Borge Ousland
My brother is very selfish. He does not want to B Suggested keywords:
share things with other people. For example , when • Edmund Hillary
he buys a chocolate bar, he puts it in a secret place. WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 101 
Then he eats it all, by himself. He never helps 1. is 2. can 3. can 4. is not
anyone. He says he is busy. For example , a game
on the computer makes him very busy. He does not Unit 5 Nature Attacks! 
care if something he does bothers other people.
For instance , last night he played loud rock ’n’ roll READING 1 
music until four o’clock in the morning. In conclusion, Lightning 
I think my brother is selfish and will always be selfish.
1. For example; For instance
PRE‐READING page 103 
2. yes PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
3. yes Answers will vary.
4. yes
KEY VOCABULARY 
EXERCISE 2  1. b 3. h 5. e 7. f
Possible answers: 2. g 4. d 6. c 8. a
1. For example, he gets food all over his shirt.
2. For instance, she never washes the dishes. VOCABULARY pages 106‐107 
3. For example, she always wants me to do things for VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
her. A  1. lightning bolts 5. exploding
4. For instance, she is a doctor. 2. amaze 6. protect
5. For instance, she always leaves the bathroom in a 3. frighten 7. shelter
mess. 4. injured 8. attract
6. For example, he went to the North Pole. B Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 3  VOCABULARY BUILDING 
Answers will vary. 1. amazing 4. frightening
EXERCISE 4  2. amazement 5. attractive
Answers will vary. 3. fright 6. attraction

EXERCISE 5  READING COMPREHENSION pages 107‐108 
Howard Hughes was born in Texas in 1906. He LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
was one of the richest men in the world, but he was 1. c 2. a 3. c
very strange. For example, he ate the same dinner
every night: a steak, a potato, and 12 peas. Later in LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
his life, he became even stranger. For instance, he Possible answers:
did not wear clothes and did not cut his hair. 1.  Every year about 100 people die from lightning in the
Hughes died without any friends in 1976. United States and Canada.
2. We see lightning first because light travels almost a
WRITING PRACTICE pages 98‐100  million times faster than sound.
Answers vary throughout this section. 3. Metal attracts lightning very quickly.
4. The Empire State Building in New York City gets hit
by lightning 25 times a year.
 307
5. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1750. KEY VOCABULARY 
6. Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning seven times in his 1. h 3. g 5. e 7. d
life. 2. f 4. c 6. b 8. a
DISCUSSION page 108  VOCABULARY pages 116‐117 
Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
CRITICAL THINKING page 108  A  1. destroy 5. focus
Answers will vary. 2. forecasts 6. develop
WRITING 1  3. brilliant 7. flat
4. twist 8. path
WRITING SKILLS pages 109‐110  B Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 1  VOCABULARY BUILDING 
1. October 1, 1987, was a frightening day for me. 1. to focus 4. to twist
2. October 1, 1987 . Suddenly , the room started to 2. focus 5. to destroy
shake. Some dishes fell to the floor. I got under a 3.  twist 6. destructive
table. 7:30 on a Thursday morning .
3. I came out and tried to turn on the television. A few READING COMPREHENSION pages 117‐118 
minutes later . LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
4. I tried the telephone. After that . The neighbors came 1. a 2. d 3. b
to see if I was all right. Shortly after .
5. My mother called me. Finally, at about 9:00 a.m. LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T  5. F 6. F
EXERCISE 2 
1. The San Francisco earthquake hit on the morning of DISCUSSION page 118 
April 18, 1906. Answers will vary.
2. On December 26, 2004, a tsunami hit Asia.
CRITICAL THINKING page 118 
3. The biggest earthquake recorded in North America Answers will vary.
was the earthquake on March 27, 1964.
4. Suddenly, people heard a noise like thunder. WRITING 2 
5. A terrible earthquake hit Kobe, Japan, in 1995.
6. A tsunami hit Sumatra, Indonesia, after the
WRITING SKILLS pages 119‐121 
earthquake. EXERCISE 1 
7.  few minutes later, buildings washed away.
A 1. Hurricanes are huge storms with strong winds and
8. Shortly after, a tsunami hit the coast of Sri Lanka. rain, and they are a major problem where I live.
EXERCISE 3  2. Global warming is making hurricanes happen more
In the United States, the states with the greatest often. / Hurricanes are becoming more powerful. /
number of deaths from lightning are Florida, Texas, Because of changes in weather patterns, hurricanes
and North Carolina. Avoid these states, especially in are lasting longer.
June, which is the worst month for lightning. The 3.  First; Second; Third
other bad months are August, July, April, and 4. Yes
September. 5. Because of the danger of flooding in the next
hurricane, his parents want to move somewhere
WRITING PRACTICE pages 111‐112  safer.
Answers vary throughout this section.
EXERCISE 2 
READING 2  2. There are a lot of tornadoes in the central part of the
Chasing Storms  United States because the land is flat and the air
conditions create powerful thunderstorms. / Because
PRE‐READING page 113  the land is flat and the air conditions create powerful
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
thunderstorms, there are a lot of tornadoes in the
Answers will vary. central part of the United States.
3. Samaras created special equipment because he
wanted to learn important information about
tornadoes. / Because he wanted to learn important
308
information about tornadoes, Samaras created B Answers will vary.
special equipment.
VOCABULARY BUILDING 
4. Tornadoes are very dangerous because they have
powerful winds that twist into a funnel shape and 1. memory 4. an attachment
pick things up from the ground. / Because they have 2.  to memorize 5. to disappoint
powerful winds that twist into a funnel shape and 3. to attach 6. disappointment
pick things up from the ground, tornadoes are very READING COMPREHENSION pages 130‐131 
dangerous.
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
EXERCISE 3  1. a 2. b 3. d
Even small thunderstorms are dangerous. The
reason is that every thunderstorm produces LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
lightning. Did you know that lightning kills and 1. The GoPro camera is small and easy to carry.
injures more people each year than hurricanes or 2. Woodman didn’t start to develop his camera until
tornadoes? Where is thunder, there is lightning. If you after he went to Australia.
hear thunder, go indoors or get in a car. A car is a 3. Woodman thought that at least some surfers would
safe place to be. It is not safe outside where be happy with a wearable camera.
lightning can strike you. 4. Woodman and his girlfriend made money by selling
belts.
WRITING PRACTICE pages 122‐123  5. In its first full year of sales, GoPro made $350,000.
Answers vary throughout this section. 6. Athletes use the GoPro for training.
WEAVING IT TOGETHER  DISCUSSION page 131 
TIMED WRITING page 124 
Answers will vary.
Answers will vary. CRITICAL THINKING page 131 
SEARCH THE INTERNET page 124 
Answers will vary.
A Suggested keywords: WRITING 1 
• preparing for a hurricane / tornado / flood /
earthquake / volcanic eruption WRITING SKILLS  pages 132‐134 
• city emergency disaster plans EXERCISE 1 
B Suggested keywords: 1. I got a smart phone for my birthday, and I soon
• recent natural disasters in the world realized what a useful invention this is.
WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW?  page 124  2.  Someone can get in touch with me wherever I am.
1. die 2. is not 3. don’t know 4. has They can leave me a voice message, text message,
or email. Now I can take a photo or video of it. I do
Unit 6 Inventions  not need to take camera with me. It is easy to carry
in my pocket.
READING 1  3. and 4.
The GoPro Camera  I got a smart phone for my birthday, and I soon
realized what a useful invention this is. I travel a lot ,
PRE‐READING page 126  so now someone can get in touch with me wherever I
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  am. If I am busy, they can leave me a voice
Answers will vary. message, text message, or email message, and I
can get back to them. It doesn’t matter where I am.
KEY VOCABULARY  Sometimes when Iam traveling, I see something I
1. f 3. a 5. b 7. c want to remember. Now I can take a photo or video
2. h 4. e 6. g 8. d of it because my new phone has a camera in it.
Therefore, I do not need to take a camera with me. It
VOCABULARY pages 129‐130 
is also very small and light , so it is easy to carry in
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT  my pocket. In conclusion, I really do not know how I
A  1. training 5.  disappointed lived without this wonderful invention.
2. attach 6. vehicle
3. at least 7.  memorable
4. shared 8. evidence
 309

EXERCISE 2  VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
1.  Mr. Kim has a hearing problem; therefore, he wears A  1. crops 5. genes
a hearing aid. 2. wrapped 6. insecticides
2. Janet does not like to wear her glasses, so she is 3. peel 7.  spills
wearing contact lenses. 4. cell 8. resistant
3. Peter bought an expensive car. Therefore, he had to B Answers will vary.
get a car alarm.
VOCABULARY BUILDING 
4. Jose got a photocopier for his office, so he does not
have to go to the copy store every day. 1.  resistant 4. peel
2.  resistance 5. spill
5. Kathy always has her cell phone with her; therefore,
you can contact her at any time. 3. peel 6. spill
6. Tony hates to wash dishes, so he bought a READING COMPREHENSION pages 141‐142 
dishwasher.
LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
EXERCISE 3  1. d 2. b 3. d
1. c 3. e 5. d
2. b 4. a LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. T
EXERCISE 4 
2. a. C b. E DISCUSSION page 142 
Possible answer: Because I forgot to put batteries Answers will vary.
in it, my portable radio does not work. CRITICAL THINKING page 142 
3. a. E b. C Answers will vary.
Possible answer: There is a snowstorm in
Canada, so the flight from Canada is three hours WRITING 2 
late. WRITING SKILLS pages 143‐146 
4. a. C b. E
Possible answer: I cannot see well with these old EXERCISE 1 
glasses, so I need to have my eyes tested again. 1. O 2. O 3. F 4. F 5. O
EXERCISE 5  EXERCISE 2 
Two students from Stanford University in California 1. Biotechnology creates new animals, plants and
started a project in 1996. They created a search foods. In addition, biotechnology provides us with
engine. They called it Google. It became very new medicines and materials.
popular. People started to use the verb to google 2. Scientists in the 1960s made corn, wheat, and rice
when they wanted to look up something on the that grew faster and bigger. Moreover, scientists
Internet. Today, the verb google is in the dictionary. made these crops more resistant to disease and
insects.
WRITING PRACTICE pages 134‐136 
3. Today, American farmers can grow more crops. In
Answers vary throughout this section. addition, American farmers do not need to use so
READING 2  many insecticides.
Changing Living Things?  4. Tomatoes that have had their genes changed are
red and have a perfect shape. Moreover, these
PRE‐READING page 137  tomatoes stay fresh longer.
5. Scientists have created cattle that have more meat.
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC 
In addition, scientists have created pigs that help
Answers will vary. people with heart transplants.
KEY VOCABULARY  6. Using biotechnology, scientists have created
1. c 3. a 5. d 7. b microbes that can break up oil. Moreover, scientists
2. g 4. e 6. h 8. f have created a plant that takes arsenic from the
ground.
VOCABULARY pages 140‐141 
EXERCISE 3 
1. In my opinion, we get some advantages if we use
biotechnology for our food.
310
2. Advantages: Biotechnology will help to create more VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
food for everybody. New crops will not need A  1. bride 5. charms
insecticides. This will be better for our health. We will 2. groom 6. symbols
have better fruits and vegetables. Disadvantages: 3. aisle 7. informal
The writer doesn’t include any. 4. crown 8. faithfulness
3. First of all; Second; In addition B Answers will vary.
4. Today, we have watermelon and grapes with no
seeds. VOCABULARY BUILDING 
5. In conclusion, biotechnology for our food will give us 1. symbol 4. charming
more food, the food will be better for our health, and 2.  symbolic 5. faithful
we will have better fruits and vegetables. 3.  charm 6. faithfully

EXERCISE 4  READING COMPREHENSION pages 155‐156 
China is a large country with many people to LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
feed. In the future, China needs even more food. In 1. d 2. b 3. c
the past, the Chinese government did not allow
plants that had their genes changed. Today,  LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
however, Chinese scientists are working hard to 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T
change the genes of rice. They want to create rice
that grows in cold temperatures, high places, and DISCUSSION page 156 
dry soil. In addition, they want rice that has many /  Answers will vary.
a lot of vitamins and resists insects. CRITICAL THINKING page 156 
WRITING PRACTICE pages 146‐148 
Answers will vary.
Answers vary throughout this section. WRITING 1 
WEAVING IT TOGETHER  WRITING SKILLS pages 157‐160 
TIMED WRITING page 149  EXERCISE 1 
Answers will vary. 1. The Hindu bride wears red clothes. However, a
SEARCH THE INTERNET page 149 
Japanese bride wears white. The Hindu bride wears
A Suggested keywords: red clothes; however, a Japanese bride wears white.
• the history of Facebook 2. Some brides in England wear a penny in their shoe.
• the history of Twitter However, in Sweden, the bride puts a gold coin in
B Suggested keywords:
her right shoe and a silver coin in her left.
• biotechnology in agriculture Some brides in England wear a penny in their shoe;
however, in Sweden, the bride puts a gold coin in
WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 149  her right shoe and a silver coin in her left.
1.  difficult 2. can 3. pig 4. can 3. In Finland, it is traditional for a bride to wear a crown.
However, in the United States, the bride usually
Unit 7 Customs and Traditions  wears a veil. In Finland, it is traditional for a bride to
READING 1  wear a crown; however, in the United States, the
bride usually wears a veil.
Flowers Dishes, and Dresses  4. In Turkey, if you catch a candy that the bride throws,
PRE‐READING page 151  you will wed soon. However, in the United States,
you will marry soon if you catch the bride’s bouquet.
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  In Turkey, if you catch a candy that the bride throws,
Answers will vary. you will wed soon; however, in the United States, you
KEY VOCABULARY  will marry soon if you catch the bride’s bouquet.
1. h 3. d 5. e 7. f EXERCISE 2 
2. a 4. g 6. b 8. c 1. In Nepal, red powder on a woman’s forehead shows
VOCABULARY pages 154‐155  that she is married. Similarly / Likewise, an American
woman wears a ring on her left hand.
2. In India, some marriages are arranged. Similarly /
Likewise, in Afghanistan, fathers often arrange their
 311
sons’ and daughters’ marriages. READING COMPREHENSION pages 167‐168 
3. In China, friends and guests play jokes on the
couple. Similarly / Likewise, in Saudi Arabia, a LOOKING FOR MAIN IDEAS 
groom’s friends often play jokes on him. 1. a 2. b 3. d
4. In France, the newlyweds drink wine from a
LOOKING FOR DETAILS 
traditional wedding cup. Similarly / Likewise, in 1. Today, Icelanders usually do not use last names.
Japan, a couple drinks rice wine from a small cup. 2. Smith is the most common name in English-
EXERCISE 3  speaking countries.
1. Plan B 3. In Scotland, the word Mac means son.
2. Brides wear white dresses and veils. The reception 4. In Spanish-speaking countries, people put their
can be a sit-down meal. mother’s family name last.
3.  Similarly; Likewise 5. Most people use an initial for their middle name.
4. The groom’s clothing. The amount of food on the 6. You cannot change your name to a famous
table. The time a reception ends. trademark’s name.
5.  However
DISCUSSION page 168 
6. Yes Answers will vary.
EXERCISE 4 
CRITICAL THINKING page 168 
Many countries have a wedding cake tradition. Answers will vary.
The bride and groom together cut a piece of the
wedding cake. The groom feeds the cake to the WRITING 2 
bride. Then the bride feeds the cake to the groom.
Everyone claps and cheers. This tradition of the WRITING SKILLS pages 169‐171 
cake is symbolic. It is a symbol that the couple has EXERCISE 1 
started to take care of each other. However, at some 1. It states the purpose of the letter.
weddings today, the bride and groom put the cake 2. It gives supporting information. Yes, it is.
in each others’ faces! 3. Yes, it does.
WRITING PRACTICE pages 161‐162  EXERCISE 2 
Answers vary throughout this section. As you know, we can address a woman as Miss,
READING 2  Ms., or Mrs. If a woman is married, we address her
as Mrs. If we don’t know if a woman is married, we
What’s in a Name?  address her as Ms. If she is very young, we address
PRE‐READING page 163  her as Miss. However, men do not have this
distinction. We address a man as Mr. if he is married
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  or not, young or old.
Answers will vary.
WRITING PRACTICE page 171 
KEY VOCABULARY  Answers vary throughout this section.
1. h 3. b 5. f 7. g
2. d 4. e 6. c 8. a WEAVING IT TOGETHER 
VOCABULARY pages 166‐167  TIMED WRITING page 172 
Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 
A  1. characteristics 5. honor SEARCH THE INTERNET page 172 
2. landmark 6. paperwork A Suggested keywords:
3. abbreviation 7. trademark • origin of the name [+last name]
4. initial 8. occupations • meaning of the name [+ first name]
B Answers will vary. B Suggested keywords:
• most common name in [+country]
VOCABULARY BUILDING 
1.  abbreviation 4. occupation WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 172 
2.  abbreviated 5. honor 1. don’t wear 3. is not
3.  to occupy 6. to honor 2. see 4. have
312

Unit 8 Readings from Literature  March wind rages;

April changes;
READING 1  Birds sing in tune
Months  To flowers of May,
And sunny June
PRE‐READING page 174  Brings longest day;
PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  In scorched July
Answers will vary. The storm clouds fly
Lightning torn;
KEY VOCABULARY  August bears corn,
1. f 3. g 5. h 7. e September fruit;
2. d 4. a 6. c 8. b In rough October
VOCABULARY pages 176‐177 
Earth must disrobe her;
Stars fall and shoot
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT  In keen November;
A  1. in tune 5. shoot And night is long
2. bears 6. torn And cold is strong
3. dripping wet 7. bleak In bleak December.
4. rough 8. rages
EXERCISE 2 
B  Answers will vary.
Possible answers:
VOCABULARY BUILDING  1. pretty 6. powerful
1.  raging 4. drip 2. fierce 7. cloudy
2.  rage 5. tune 3.  hot 8. colorful
3. dripping 6. tuneful 4. lonely 9. large
5. longest 10. distant
READING COMPREHENSION pages 177‐178 
EXERCISE 3 
UNDERSTANDING THE POEM  A Possible answers:
Possible answers: Winter Spring Summer Autumn
1. The writer feels the winter months are cold, wet, and harsh breezy boiling breezy
bleak. icy cool golden cool
2.  The writer means that April does not have the winds snowy flowering lazy golden
of March, and in April the birds sing. melting sunburnt
3. The month of June is sunny and brings the longest new breezy
day. harsh
4. August and September bring us corn and fruit.
5. The writer means that the leaves fall off the trees and B Answers will vary.
plants in October.
6. Long nights and cold weather make December EXERCISE 4 
bleak. Answers will vary.
FINDING THE MEANING OF THE POEM  EXERCISE 5 
Answers will vary. Christina Rossetti was born in London, England
in 1830. Her parents were from Naples, Italy. She
DISCUSSION page 178  was an important female writer of her time, and
Answers will vary. her writings are still popular today. After 1874, she
became ill and rarely went out of her house. She
CRITICAL THINKING page 178 
died in 1894.
Answers will vary.
WRITING PRACTICE pages 181‐182 
WRITING 1  Answers vary throughout this section.
WRITING SKILLS pages 179‐181 
READING 2 
EXERCISE 1  Fate 
January cold desolate;
February all dripping wet; PRE‐READING page 183 
 313

PREPARING FOR THE READING TOPIC  The prince got on his horse and started on his

Answers will vary. journey. One day, he met a stranger, who asked,
“Where are you going? What are you looking for?”
KEY VOCABULARY  The prince answered that he wanted to learn his fate.
1. b 3. a 5. c 7. d The stranger showed him a palace and said, “There
2. g 4. e 6. h 8. f you will learn your fate.”
VOCABULARY pages 186‐187 
The prince went to the palace. Another man
showed him a piece of paper with the word, You will
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT  marry a weaver’s daughter who has been ill for nine
A  1. stranger 5. fate years.
2. journey 6. cured The prince was horrified. “I will change my fate,”
3. prepared 7. horrified he said, and he left the palace. By evening, he was
4. refused 8. ill in a forest where he came upon a small house. He
B  Answers will vary. knocked on the door and asked to stay there for the
night.
VOCABULARY BUILDING  The man of the house replied, “Son, you are a
1. cure 4. to prepare great man. We have nothing for someone like you,
2. to cure 5. horrific but we can give you the best we have.”
3. preparation 6. horror After supper, the prince noticed someone in
READING COMPREHENSION page 187  another room. He asked who it was. His host
answered, “I am a poor weaver, and I have only one
UNDERSTANDING THE FOLKTALE  daughter. She is ill and has been in bed for nine
Possible answers: years.”
1. The prince asked the king for three bags of money to When the prince heard this, he was very
let him discover the world. surprised. He didn’t close his eyes that night. He
2.  The prince learned his fate when a man in a palace was thinking of how he might stop his fate. In the
showed him a piece of paper. middle of the night, he quietly entered the room of
3. The weaver told the prince that he could give him the the weaver’s daughter. He took out his dagger and
best they have. pushed it into her. He went away and left his money
4. The prince tried to kill the weaver’s daughter so he behind him.
might stop his fate. Years passed. One day the prince went out to
5. The king was very happy. hunt and saw a palace in the woods. In the palace
6. The weaver’s family bought a palace. was a beautiful young woman. He looked and looked
FINDING THE MEANING OF THE FOLKTALE  at her. He thought he could look at her beauty
Answers will vary. forever. He went to her and asked her to marry him.
She said yes.
DISCUSSION page 188  The prince went home to tell his father that he was
Answers will vary. going to have a beautiful wife. The prince was very
CRITICAL THINKING page 188 
happy. The king was happy, too, and prepared a big
Answers will vary. wedding for his son.
Days after their marriage, the prince put his hand
WRITING 2  on his wife’s heart. He felt something hard and
asked, “What is this?”
WRITING SKILLS pages 189‐191  His wife replied, “I am a poor weaver’s daughter.
EXERCISE 1  For nine years I was ill in bed. One day a young man
There was once a powerful king, who had only came to our house. He put his dagger into me and
one son, a prince. When the prince grew up, the king ran away. I was very ill, but my mother cured me.
chose a princess for him to marry. The prince The young man left three bags of money. We bought
refused, saying, “It is not my fate to be with this girl. I a palace, my father gave up weaving, and we lived
will not marry her.” Sometime later, the prince asked happily.”
his father, “Will you please give me three bags of When the prince heard this, he said: “O God!
money and let me discover the world.” The king Your words really are my fate!” Then he told his wife
agreed and gave him the money. everything.
314

EXERCISE 2  WRITING PRACTICE page 192 
Answers will vary. Answers vary throughout this section.
EXERCISE 3  WEAVING IT TOGETHER 
Answers will vary.
TIMED WRITING page 193 
EXERCISE 4  Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.
SEARCH THE INTERNET page 193 
EXERCISE 5  A Suggested keywords:
The old queen wanted to find out whether the girl • a poem about love / nature / youth / old age
was a real princess. So she went to the bedroom, B Suggested keywords:
took all the bedding off the bed, and put a pea on • a folktale from [your country]
the bottom. Then ,  she took 20 mattresses and put
them on top of the pea. Finally, she put 20 feather
WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? page 193 
beds on top of the mattresses. 1. don’t look 2. are 3. has 4. have