Student’s Book Answer key

Starter unit: What do Exercise 5 Explorers

1 The present continuous is for
you know? actions in progress. Exercise 1
2 The present simple is for Suggested answers:
Look after yourself! habits and routines. I don’t think they need to be
3 Time expressions: talented because it’s more
With present simple: twice a important that they’re practical.
Exercise 1
week (+ for example, often, Explorers have to be sensible
1 out never, hardly ever, sometimes, because they have to make
2 fit always, once a month, etc.) important decisions.
3 down With present continuous: now
4 cut (+ for example, today, right now) Exercise 2
5 stressed
6 mood Exercise 6 Students’ own answers

Suggested answers: Exercise 3

Exercise 2
2 We don’t study English six
diet: cut out sugary snacks, cut times a week. We study Suggested answers: Dwayne is
down on fast food English ... brave/curious/enthusiastic/
fitness: keep fit, work out 3 I’m not sitting next to the sensible/confident/practical.
relaxation and well-being: teacher at the moment. I’m
take care of yourself, feel sitting next to ... Exercise 4
stressed, meet up with friends, 4 I don’t usually work out every 1 Jamaica/the Caribbean
spend time outdoors, get day. I (never) work out./I work 2 London
enough sleep, chill out, improve out ... 3 (more than) 600
your mood 5 I don’t often meet up with 4 22
friends on Sunday evenings. 5 -40/minus 40
Exercise 3 I often meet up with friends
on ... Exercise 5
1 cut down on
6 We aren’t finishing exercise 8
2 cut out
now. We’re finishing 1 He grew up in Jamaica/the
3 take care of
exercise 6. Caribbean and London.
4 chill out
2 He decided to go on an
5 meet up (with)
Exercise 7 expedition after a life-
6 work out (not used)
changing experience/after an
1 can’t experience of gang violence.
Exercise 4 2 have to 3 He saw seals and polar bears
3 don’t have to while he was walking to the
1 At his school, students can
4 should North Pole.
talk to their tutors if they have
a problem. 4 When he arrived at the North
Exercise 8 Pole, he took photos, cooked
2 He suggests having outdoor
gym machines in the 1 had to hot soup and called base
playground. 2 couldn’t camp.
3 Yes, it does. 3 must/have to/should 5 Caleb thinks that Dwayne is
4 He suggests having a ‘chill- 4 didn’t have to/couldn’t inspirational because he was
out’ space at school where 5 don’t have to the first black British person to
students can go to relax. 6 mustn’t/shouldn’t travel to the North
Pole/because he is an
Exercise 9 ambassador for the Scouts
and is inspiring a new
Students’ own answers generation of explorers.

Exercise 10

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Exercise 6 Exercise 10 Grammar: future tense

1 This is an amazing story. 1 was reading review
2 Dwayne had an 2 saw
unforgettable trip. 3 were celebrating Exercise 1
3 The North Pole is a huge 4 began
area of ice. 5 took future simple (will), be going to,
4 It’s freezing there. 6 was lying present continuous (for future),
5 I’d be exhausted if I walked present simple (for future)
to the North Pole! Exercise 11
Exercise 4
1 the past simple
Exercise 7 1 b – future with will (often used
2 the present perfect
journey: noun; can be used as 3 when, Since after think/believe)
a verb (meaning travel) but is Other time expressions: 2 d – be going to
uncommon With present perfect: already, 3 e – present continuous for
tour: noun ever, for, just, never, since, yet future
travel: usually verb, only noun With past simple: ago, last … , 4 c – present simple for future
when talking about travel in yesterday 5 a – future with will (promises
general, e.g. ‘Travel broadens and spontaneous decisions)
the mind’. Exercise 12
trip: noun Exercise 5
1 Has Jade been to the South
Suggested answers: 1 ‘m revising
Pole yet? Yes, she has.
It’s a four-hour journey back 2 does
2 Where did she celebrate New
home. 3 will get
Year last year? She
We went on a tour around Italy. 4 ‘ll
celebrated New Year in the
My parents often have to travel 5 ‘re going to speak
Antarctic/in Antarctica.
with work.
3 Has she ever been to Everest
Last year we went on a school Exercise 6
Base Camp? Yes, she has.
trip to France.
4 When did she travel there? Students’ own answers
She travelled there when she
Exercise 8
was 12.
1 c – used to + infinitive 5 Has Jade already had lots of What’s in this book?
2 b – past simple adventures? Yes, she has.
3 a – past continuous for the Exercise 1
action in progress, past Exercise 13
1 Latitude Festival, p20
simple for the completed
Students’ own answers 2 Dark matter, p36
action
3 A tamagotchi, p86

Good intentions
4 Krakow, p53
Exercise 9
5 A shoplifting seagull, p75
2 He didn’t use to play in the 6 Harry, Niamh and Terence,
snow. He used to play in the Exercise 1 p27
forest. Students’ own answers 7 A recycling machine, p64
3 He didn’t use to train in the 8 Kylian Mbappé, p97
mountains. He used to train Exercise 2
in/at the gym. Exercise 2
4 He didn’t use to be a Scout Students’ own answers
1 e
ambassador. He used to be a
2 b
Cub Scout.
3 g
4 h
5 c
6 d
7 a
8 f

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Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 3

1 8 (plus Starter unit and Look Nouns: audience, hit, lead not mentioned: your dreams,
what you know unit) singer, live album, lyrics, movement
2 12 performance, playlists, sound
3 Vocabulary quality, support band Exercise 4
4 pp134–135 Both: record, release, tour
1 solving problems, making
5 4 Verbs: perform, sell out
decisions and planning
6 contents
2 Stay alert and concentrate for
7 Unit 9 Exercise 5
longer.
8 Project planner
Students’ own answers 3 Music activates the parts of
the brain involved in
Exercise 4
Exercise 6 controlling memory.
A Unit 8 4 You’ll be better at grammar
Students’ own answers
B Unit 6 and pronunciation in a foreign
C Unit 2 language.
Exercise 7
D Unit 7 5 house, hip hop, pop and disco
E Unit 3 It’s about music and studying 6 When you listen to music, the
F Unit 5 and the different types of music brain releases dopamine. This
G Unit 4 that people like. makes you feel good.
H Unit 1
Exercise 8 Exercise 5

Suggested answers: 1 False – When you listen to

1 Making music 1 A vlog is normally created to music, you use many different
share experiences, thoughts parts of the brain.
and ideas with an audience. 2 True
Vocabulary 2 Young people can identify 3 False – Hearing an old
with vloggers because they favourite song can bring back
Exercise 1 are often the same age and memories (but this won’t
come from a similar necessarily happen).
Types of music: classical
background. Young people 4 No information – It doesn’t
music, jazz (pop, rap, heavy
often share the same say if people who play music
metal, reggae, indie, folk …)
interests as the vloggers. also speak another language.
Musical instruments: drums,
Vlogs are popular because 5 No information – We are not
keyboard (guitar, violin, piano,
they are short, entertaining told how long adults spend
trombone, saxophone …)
and often funny. The vloggers listening to music.
People in music: composer,
are also often physically 6 True
DJ, guitarist, musician (band,
attractive and portray a 7 True
singer, keyboard player …)
pleasant and engaging 8 No information – The text only
Other music words: orchestra
personality. says that being in an
(concert, concert tickets, radio)
3 Students’ own answers audience and performing can
Students’ own answers
also improve mood.

Exercise 2 Reading and critical

Students’ own answers thinking
Exercise 3 Exercise 1
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers

Exercise 2

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Exercise 6 Critical thinking Exercise 6

Suggested answers: 1 People who listen to music 1 has achieved

contractions: … they’ve only are better at solving 2 has been producing
been speaking languages for problems, making decisions 3 has been working
200,000 years. and planning; background 4 has produced
talking to the reader: music can help you 5 has been experimenting
Background music … can help concentrate; listening to 6 has just started
you concentrate. music improves memory;
asking the reader questions: people who play a musical Exercise 7
Have you ever felt happier … ? instrument are better at
1 listened listening
exclamation marks: That’s learning grammar and
2 perform performed
about 6,280 songs a year! pronunciation of foreign
3 been listening listened
Listen to music! languages; listening to music
4 learning been learning
colloquial language and distracts the brain and helps
idioms: Want to exercise for you to exercise for longer;
Exercise 8
longer? when you listen to music, the
brain releases dopamine – Students’ own answers
Exercise 7 the ‘feel-good’ chemical.)
2 Students’ own answers Exercise 9
It wouldn’t be an infographic,
3 Students’ own answers
but a text that focuses on Alex (longest), Carla, Ben,
developing arguments. It would Debbie (shortest)
use the third person (not you), Grammar
Vocabulary and
present facts and analyse them.
There would be no exclamation Exercise 1
marks or colloquial language or Listening
idioms. 1 experiences
2 states Exercise 1
Exercise 8 3 time
Students’ own answers
1 alert (adj) Exercise 2
2 distracts (v) Exercise 2
3 process (v) 1 listened to …
4 occasion (n) 2 heard … A angry
5 beats (n) 3 has/hasn’t written … B calm/content/happy/joyful/
6 strengthens (v) 4 have/haven’t seen ... optimistic/satisfied
Students’ own answers C embarrassed
Exercise 9 D scared
Exercise 3 E calm/content/happy/joyful/
Students’ own answers optimistic/satisfied
1 past, present F surprised
2 are not G sad/pessimistic
3 repeated H bored/lonely

Exercise 4 Exercise 3
1 haven’t been listening Students’ own answers
2 hasn’t been practising
3 has been making

Exercise 5

1 present perfect continuous

2 present perfect simple

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Exercise 4 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

-ment: content – contentment 1 have you 1 asked

-ness: calm – calmness, happy 2 isn’t it 2 wants
– happiness, lonely – loneliness, 3 do you 3 weeks
sad – sadness 4 wasn’t it 4 tomorrow
-ism/-ion: optimistic – optimism, 5 didn’t you
satisfied – satisfaction The intonation goes up in the Exercise 4
other: angry – anger, bored – tag.
Is everything all right?
boredom, scared – fear, jealous
How long have you been feeling
– jealousy, surprised – surprise, Exercise 3
like this?
sympathetic – sympathy
Students’ own answers To be honest, ...
I’ve been a bit upset about it.
Exercise 5
Exercise 4 I feel much better now!
Students’ own answers
1 b
Exercise 5
2 c
Exercise 6
3 a Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
Exercise 5 Exercise 6
Exercise 7
1 up Students’ own answers
1 d 2 to

Writing
2 b 3 to
3 a 4 from
4 f 5 in
5 c 6 about Exercise 1

Students’ own answers

Exercise 8 Exercise 6

1 True Students’ own answers Exercise 2

2 False – Slow pop music 1 Latitude Festival, in July at
makes people buy things on Exercise 7 Henham Park, Suffolk
impulse. (paragraph 1)
1 connects
3 False – It is not illegal to listen 2 Positive things: variety of
2 did it start
to music without headphones. music, good sound quality,
3 has been bringing
4 False – International Busking special effects, fantastic
4 were
Day takes place in 100 cities performances at the Sunrise
5 made
worldwide in July. Arena. Best thing: the Teen
6 have uploaded
5 True Area (paragraph 2)
7 haven’t they
8 have attended 3 There should be more showers,
Exercise 9 and bottled water was too
Students’ own answers expensive. (paragraph 3)
Real-world speaking 4 Yes, reviewer recommends it,
especially to teenagers who
Grammar Exercise 1 love music and trying new
things. (paragraph 4)
They’re at a concert. They
Exercise 1
probably feel excited.
Exercise 3
1 agrees
2 be Exercise 2 Paragraph 2:
3 after Describe the good things.
Matt’s feeling upset. A friend
4 negative, affirmative Paragraph 3:
(Ben) told Matt he didn’t want to
Mention any bad things.
go to the concert, but Matt’s just
Paragraph 4:
seen him in the queue. He’s
Sum up and give your
been upset for a while because
recommendation (positive or
Ben doesn’t want to meet up.
negative).

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Exercise 4 Exercise 11 Exercise 8

If you enjoy watching new music Students’ own answers Students’ own answers
talent, don’t miss the Sunrise
Arena. Exercise 9
Teenagers should definitely
check out the Teen Area.
2 Friends for life? Who does your friend tell secrets
to? Who are your friend’s rivals?
I’d recommend this festival,
What quality does your friend
especially to teenagers ...
Make sure you buy your ticket
Vocabulary most admire in a person?

early, as they sell out fast.

Exercise 1 Exercise 10
It’s well worth going to Latitude.
Students’ own answers 1 Vloggers normally make
Exercise 5 ‘friend quiz’ video to attract
Exercise 2 viewers to their YouTube
1 Don’t miss the support band.
channel and make money
2 Make sure you see this band un-: unfriendly, unkind,
from the ads on the channel.
live. unsociable
Quizzes are a fun way of
3 I’d recommend (going to) the dis-: disloyal
getting a friend involved in a
festival, especially if you like in-/im-/ir-: immature, intolerant,
vlogger’s YouTube channel.
indie music. irresponsible
They are also relatively easy
4 It’s well worth buying a ticket.
and inexpensive to make.
5 You should definitely stand at Exercise 3
2 Students’ own answers
the front.
Suggested answers:

Reading and critical

A sibling
Exercise 6
B rival/opponent
Students’ own answers C best friend/mate, close friend, thinking
travel buddy
Exercise 7 D next-door neighbour Exercise 1
E teammate/rival/opponent
Students’ own answers It comes from German.
F classmate/close friend

Project
Exercise 2
Exercise 4
1 seven
Students’ own answers
Exercise 1 2 seven billion
Exercise 5 3 three
Rihanna
1 sibling Exercise 3
Exercise 2 2 relative
1 paragraph 3
1 A 3 flatmate/roommate
2 paragraph 2
2 D 4 opponent
3 paragraph 1
3 C 5 rival
4 B 6 acquaintance
Exercise 4
7 stranger
Exercise 3 8 colleague Students’ own answers

basic biographical details, how Exercise 6 Exercise 5

the singer brings people
together, main achievements, an Students’ own answers 1 beat
interesting introduction 2 challenged
Exercise 7 3 bump into
Exercise 5 4 have (nothing more) in
1 c, reliable, kindest
common
Students’ own answers 2 a, irresponsible, unkind
5 searched far and wide
3 d, friendly, sociable
Exercise 8 4 b, unfriendly

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Exercise 6 Exercise 3 Vocabulary and

Students’ own answers 2 That’s the house where my Listening
Suggested answers: best friend used to live.
1 they’re unique 3 They’re my teammates Exercise 1
2 have a doppelgänger who/that play rugby with me.
3 Niamh’s website 4 That was the match Students’ own answers
4 Many doppelgängers which/that our opponents
Exercise 2
won.
Exercise 7 5 2018 was the year when my 1 tell (you) the truth
niece was born. 2 forgive
1 b
2 c 3 keep in touch
Exercise 4 4 judge someone
3 a
4 c Yes, they would. 5 make (you) laugh
6 support
Exercise 8 Exercise 5
Exercise 3
Suggested answers: 2 My best friend, whose
1 The stories mentioned are birthday is on the same day Separable: cheer (someone) up
generally positive. In Niamh’s as mine, is three hours older Inseparable: fall out with
story there was some rivalry, than me. (someone), hang out with
but all between friends. 3 Last summer, when we were (someone)
2 Santana made a new friend; doing our exams, it was really
Exercise 4
Niamh found her ‘soulmate’ hot.
and travelled to Italy; Niamh 4 My sister’s flatmates, who online and offline friends,
set up a business related to also study law at university, friends and money
doppelgängers. are really friendly.
3 People could accuse you of 5 The city of Ankara, which is Exercise 5
something that you didn’t do, the capital of Turkey, is in
1 Two radio presenters (a boy
because they thought you Asia.
and a girl) are talking to each
were someone else/they
other.
could arrest the wrong person Exercise 6
2 They are in a radio studio.
for a crime; you could be very
2 Mo Salah, who is a famous 3 They are colleagues./They
disappointed if you met your
footballer, scored 44 goals in get on well together.
doppelgänger but didn’t like
one year for Liverpool./Mo 4 They’re talking about
them; you could find out that
Salah, who scored 44 goals in friendship/about online and
your doppelgänger is really
one year for Liverpool, is a offline friends.
your relative, which could
famous footballer. 5 We hear a listener’s voice
cause problems in the family.
3 A few years ago, when he near the end.
was visiting his hometown,
Grammar Mo Salah met his lookalike.
4 Photos of the lookalikes,
Exercise 1 which went viral on social
media, show how similar they
a stranger (who), people are./Photos of the lookalikes,
(whose), the videos (which), a which show how similar they
website (where) are, went viral on social
media.
Exercise 2 5 In the village of Nagrig, where
1 where he is from, Mo Salah has built
2 which/that a school and a hospital.
3 when
4 who/that Exercise 7
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Exercise 6 Exercise 5 Exercise 5

1 five 1 each other Students’ own answers

2 500 2 each other
3 (any two of) playing online 3 themselves Exercise 6
games, practising languages 4 each other
Students’ own answers
together, meeting people who 5 itself
are going through a similar
situation, it can be easier to Exercise 6 Writing
make friends online if people
Suggested answers: They
are shy in real life Exercise 1
should support each other. They
4 you can’t necessarily trust
shouldn’t be jealous of each Suggested answer: problems
people – they might not be
other. They shouldn’t fall out related to friends, e.g. friends
who they say they are
with each other. They should falling out with each other, being
5 friendship and money
talk to each other. They jealous of each other, worrying
6 her friend buys her lots of
shouldn’t fight with each other. about each other – maybe also
expensive presents, and she
They should look after each relationships with
can’t spend as much money
other. boyfriends/girlfriends, problems
Exercise 7 with parents about how much
Exercise 7 time teens are allowed to spend
Students’ own answers with their friends, etc.
1 is there
2 which
Grammar 3 who Exercise 2
4 whose Suggested answer: Tom is
Exercise 1 5 when worried about his friend Joe,
6 herself who doesn’t keep in touch with
1 himself 7 has already
2 herself him anymore.
8 ‘ve been thinking
3 itself
4 yourselves Exercise 3
5 themselves Real-world speaking Suggested answers:
None of the forms are the same. 1 gives advice on the podcast
Exercise 1 2 is called ‘All about life’, is
Exercise 2 preparing a special edition
They decide to buy a couple of
1 c about friends
comics.
2 e 3 is about one of his friends
3 a 4 used to be close friends, don’t
Exercise 2
4 b see each other much now
5 d What about … ? 5 is in Tom’s sister’s class at
Why don’t we get (him) (a school, says that Joe hardly
Exercise 3 comic)? ever goes out now
Yes, that sounds like a great
1 taught yourself idea! Exercise 4
2 see yourself Yes, sounds good to me.
3 enjoy yourselves 1 c
Sudoku isn’t really (his) thing.
4 hurt yourself 2 a
Does that sound OK?
5 record yourselves 3 d
What do you think?
Students’ own answers 4 b
Exercise 3
Exercise 4 Exercise 5
1 I completely forgot!
1 B To give more detail about a
2 It’s not his thing.
2 A topic: I mean, To be honest,
3 That’ll make him laugh!
Basically
4 Let’s do it!
To change topic: Well, that’s
enough about

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Exercise 6 Exercise 2 Reading and critical

1 Basically A – dark matter thinking
2 Anyway B – Kryptos sculpture
3 To be honest C – a pyramid Exercise 1
4 Well D – Aztec sun stone
E – crop circles They are both mysteries.
Exercise 7
Exercise 4 Exercise 2
Students’ own answers
1 disappointing Text A: d
Exercise 8 2 unbelievable Text B: d
3 entertaining
Students’ own answers Exercise 3
4 dramatic
5 puzzling 1 a
Project 2 b
Exercise 5 3 a
Exercise 1 Students’ own answers 4 b
5 b
Friends who have fallen out and 6 a
don’t speak to each other Exercise 6
anymore. 1 A – dark matter (puzzling, Exercise 4
A girl who has had problems curious, dramatic)
working with other classmates. 2 E – crop circles (frightening, 1 False – Blue dogs were seen
They don’t listen to her. fascinating) in Mumbai, India.
3 B – the Kryptos sculpture 2 False – All the dogs were
Exercise 2 (thought-provoking, ‘street dogs’ without owners.
entertaining) 3 False – The dye factory was a
1 b few kilometres away from the
2 a 4 C – a pyramid (curious,
disappointing) river.
3 d 4 False – Ego Leonard is the
4 c name he calls himself.
Exercise 7
Exercise 9 5 True
Suggested answers: beaches,
Students’ own answers cliffs, rocks, green fields with Exercise 5
grass and palm trees, hills,
Exercise 10 mountains, the sea and marine life 1 a
2 b
Students’ own answers 3 a
Exercise 8
4 b
1 c 5 a
2 Suggested answer: There is
3 Mysteries a lot of green which is a Exercise 6
colour associated with
Students’ own answers
Vocabulary relaxation, calm, tranquillity,
growth, freshness and
Critical thinking
reflection.
Exercise 1
3 Suggested answer: people 1 Some people thought it was an
1 awful, delighted, exhausted who are interested in travel, advertising stunt, and another
2 amazing, ancient, awful, history, nature and theory is that the figures are
freezing, huge, tiny, anthropology the work of the artist Ego
unforgettable Leonard as protest about the
amount of plastic in our seas.

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2 It is not possible that they Exercise 5 4 False – Da Vinci can’t have

were an advertising stunt by written the book because it
The man was very short. In the
the company Lego as the was written before he was
evening he pressed the button
company have said they were born.
for the fifth floor because he
not responsible. Ego Leonard 5 True
couldn’t reach any higher, so he
hasn’t confirmed if he made 6 False – The Ardic family say
had to get out and walk.
them or not. Other solutions they have decoded about 300
might be that someone else words.
created them for a joke or a Vocabulary and
Listening
scientist created a machine to Exercise 6
make things bigger but the
Students’ own answers
experiment went wrong.
Exercise 1
3 A solution could be that the
figures fell off a ship that was 1 place Grammar
transporting them illegally. 2 time
This would why they were 3 manner Exercise 1
found on beaches around the
world and why nobody had Exercise 2 1 before
claimed responsibility. 2 after
1 quickly 3 had
2 inside
Grammar 3 in 1912 Exercise 2
Adverbs of manner: smoothly,
well 1 hadn’t heard
Exercise 1
Adverbs of time: around 100 2 had looked
1 definitely BC, in 1900 3 hadn’t thought
2 possibly 4 had, learnt
3 definitely not Exercise 3
4 present, past Exercise 3
1 b – key words include
‘unknown language’ (so it 1 arrived
Exercise 2
can’t be Latin) and ‘code’ so 2 had never seen
1 could/might, could/might perhaps the language is in 3 made
2 must code and nobody knows 4 After
3 can’t anything about it. ‘Mysterious’ 5 moved
4 might/could, might/could is also a key word, so not a 6 used
5 must language people know. 7 had already done
6 can’t 2 a – key words say ‘solve’ and 8 after
‘experts’. b is unlikely to be
Exercise 3 correct as it is not linked to Exercise 4

1 can’t/couldn’t have had key words. 1 b

2 might/could/must have won 3 a – key words include 2 a
3 might/could/must have got ‘partially’ and ‘decode’, so it is 3 a
4 might/could/must have heard possible. If ‘partially’ wasn’t a 4 b
5 might/could have asked, must key word, then b could be 5 b
have said correct. 6 a
7 b
Exercise 4 Exercise 5 8 a

1 might/could be 1 False – There are drawings of

2 might/could be plants, people and scientific
Real-world speaking
3 must like ideas.
4 can’t be 2 True
Exercise 1
5 can’t/couldn’t have taken 3 False – It first became famous
6 might/could be when Wilfrid Voynich bought it Students’ own answers
7 might/could have done in 1912.

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Exercise 2 5 Rachel hears the mysterious Exercise 6

boy singing a strange kind of
1 He can’t find his headphones. Suggested answers:
music and hears him ‘speak’
2 They think he might have left As Alex touched the box gently,
– but he doesn’t speak out
them at home. his heart beat fast.
loud.
One cold dark evening,
Exercise 3 someone knocked loudly on the
Exercise 3
door, so I opened it.
1 lunchtime
Suggested answers: After I’d opened the box slowly,
2 bag
descriptive adjectives: huge, something unexpected
3 books
fascinating, frightening, curious, happened.
4 always
exhausted While we were looking carefully
5 school
dialogue: ‘But he can’t be from at the box, we heard a strange
the north!’ sound.
Exercise 4
different tenses: saw (past
I’m not absolutely certain. simple), was walking (past Exercise 7
You definitely didn’t use them continuous), had come (past
Students’ own answers
then. perfect)
They might be in your bag. modals of deduction and
Exercise 8
I’m sure they’re not there. supposition: must have
I wonder if they’re in your walked, Could he have done Students’ own answers
locker? adverbs of manner, place and
I doubt that they’re there. time: manner: hard, quickly,
Well, maybe they’re in your clearly place: outside, there Project
pocket. time: When, During, One day
Perhaps I didn’t! Exercise 1
Exercise 4 Suggested answer: She could
Exercise 5 be the prisoner’s daughter,
2 We were delighted to receive
Students’ own answers an unexpected present. niece or sister.
3 When I touched the curious
Exercise 6 box, it was freezing. Exercise 2
4 My story about a mysterious full descriptions of costumes,
Students’ own answers
box is unforgettable. details of how the characters
5 After these unbelievable should say each line
Writing events, we were exhausted.
6 The strange box looked Exercise 3
Exercise 1 ancient.
1 Charles and Marie enter the
1 the middle paragraphs (2–5) Exercise 5 cell at the beginning. At the
2 the last paragraph end, they try to escape with
3 the first paragraph 1 As Alex touched the box, his the prisoner.
heart beat fast. 2 The reader doesn’t really
Exercise 2 2 One cold dark evening, know what’s happening. The
someone knocked on the prisoner is wearing a mask so
1 Sam and Rachel door, so I opened it. the reader doesn’t know who
2 in a village somewhere 3 When we saw the box, we he is.
3 In the future. It says ‘During didn’t know what to do.
the Fall we lost technology, 4 After I (had) opened the box, Exercise 6
medicine, machines’ so it something unexpected
probably happens after our happened. Students’ own answers
time. ‘The Fall’ seems to have 5 While we were looking at the
been some kind of disaster. box, we heard a strange Exercise 7
4 A mysterious boy arrives and sound. Students’ own answers
things in the village start to
get better.
Exercise 10

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Exercise 2 Exercise 7
4 What next?
Expressions from exercise 1: ride 1 vote until you’re 25
a moped, get your driving licence, 2 in Britain without your parents’
Vocabulary have/get your ears pierced, dye permission at 16
your hair, work part-time 3 ride a moped at 15 in many
Exercise 1 Expressions from the text: countries
vote, give blood, fly a glider 4 you donate one pint of blood
Students’ own answers
5 at the age of 16 in Britain
Exercise 3 without your parents’
Exercise 3
permission
1 b
Students’ own answers
2 f
Exercise 8
3 d
Exercise 4
4 c Suggested answer:
1 b 5 a In my country (Spain) I think we
2 a 6 e have to be 18 to do most of
3 e these things, e.g. vote, drive
4 d Exercise 4 and give blood. However, it’s
5 c legal to ride a moped at the age
For example (paragraph 2),
of 15 if our parents agree. Most
including (paragraph 3), like
Exercise 5 girls have their ears pierced
(paragraph 4)
when they are babies! There
Ben: apply for a vocational
are some things I’m not sure
course, get a part-time job, write Exercise 5
about, such as what age we can
a CV
Suggested answers: fly a glider or get a part-time job.
Alice: go to university, do a
1 You can vote at the age of 16
degree, travel round the world
in Austria, Brazil, Ecuador Critical thinking
and Scotland.
Exercise 6 1 vote, fly a glider, drive, give
2 You can get a learner’s
blood, work, change your look
Students’ own answers driving licence before you’re
2 In Britain you can fly a glider
15 in American states like
solo at 14, but you can’t fly a
Exercise 7 Alaska and Wyoming.
plane with an engine until
3 You can be a blood donor at
students queueing for their you’re 18; you can ride a
the age of 17 in Japan,
exam results, getting their exam moped at 15 in many
Canada and the UK.
results, comparing their exam countries but you can’t drive
4 Until the age of 18, all young
results, a student being until later - however in Alaska
people in the UK must
interviewed, students talking and Wyoming, you can drive
continue with some kind of
about their exam results, young a car at 15.
education, such as an
people working and being 3 Students’ own answers
apprenticeship or part-time
interviewed in a cyber lab, two
vocational course.
Grammar
parents being interviewed
5 Sixteen-year-olds can make
changes to their appearance
Exercise 8
such as having their ears Exercise 1
Students’ own answers pierced.
1 be
Exercise 6 2 have
Reading and critical
thinking
1 c
2 d
3 a
Exercise 1 4 e
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Exercise 2 Exercise 2 Exercise 5

Suggested answers: 1 about 1 need

1 At 8:30 tomorrow morning, I 2 on 2 be able to
will be travelling to school. 3 from 3 is
2 In August, I will be going on 4 for 4 have to
holiday. 5 with 5 be doing
3 This time next week, I will be 6 have finished
studying English. Exercise 3 7 which
4 In ten years’ time, I will be Students’ own answers 8 must be
working. 9 finish
5 At six o’clock this evening, I Exercise 4 10 ‘ve been working
will be doing my homework. 11 have visited
6 At midnight tonight, I will be b 12 won’t
sleeping.
Exercise 5
Exercise 3 Real-world speaking
1 17:30
1 will/won’t have finished 2 apply for visa
Exercise 1
2 will/won’t have found 3 Monday
3 will/won’t have rented 4 swimming trunks yes
4 will/won’t have travelled 5 hiking boots
5 will/won’t have improved 6 get money Exercise 2

Exercise 6 1 two
Exercise 4 2 nine
1 In 1 Piotr and his mother 3 abroad
2 By 2 in the lake 4 Spanish
3 At 3 in May
4 By 4 San Francisco Exercise 3
5 (At) 5 in 1989
All of them

Exercise 5 Grammar Exercise 4

2 will be having his first driving Students’ own answers
lesson Exercise 1
3 will have become legal adults can/can’t and must Exercise 5
4 will be doing work experience
Exercise 2 Students’ own answers
Exercise 6
1 won’t be able to
Students’ own answers 2 will have to/need to Writing
3 won’t need/have
Exercise 7 4 will need/have Exercise 1
33 years (one third of 99 years) 5 will be able to
B
Students’ own answers

Vocabulary and
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Listening 1 present simple
1 g
2 c
2 future simple
3 a
Exercise 1
4 h
Exercise 4
San Francisco is in the USA 5 d
and Krakow is in Poland. 1 ‘ll learn, ‘m 6 e
Students’ own answers 2 leave, ‘ll apply 7 f
3 won’t look, get 8 b
4 ‘ll make, move
5 finishes, ‘ll go
6 won’t stop, retire

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Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 4

1 different from 1 three (address, phone and Photo A: Increase solar power
2 don’t use email) Photo B: Build wind farms
3 if 2 She states her passion for Photo C: Don’t cut down trees
animals and her intention to and destroy forests
Exercise 4 pursue a career working with Photo D: Don’t throw away old
animals. clothes – If you don’t need
1 Indirect: I was wondering if
3 communicating with them, give them to charity
we can choose what kind of
people/animals Photo E: Plant trees
environmental project we do.
4 part-time dog-walking and Photo F: Don’t use pesticides
Direct: Can we choose what
pet-sitting, voluntary work at Photo G: Find out about global
kind of environmental project
an animal rescue centre warming and climate change
we do?
5 Yes – She has relevant skills Photo H: Don’t pollute rivers,
2 Indirect: I’d also like to know
and experience and lots of seas and oceans
if I could get a grant for travel
enthusiasm. Students’ own answers
expenses.
Direct: Could/Can I get a
Exercise 5 Exercise 5
grant for travel expenses?
Students’ own answers 1 deforestation
Exercise 5 2 global warming
Exercise 7 3 endangered species
1 if the accommodation is free
4 climate change
2 when the job starts Students’ own answers
5 renewable energy
3 if I’ll have to send my CV
6 pesticides
4 what the activities are Exercise 9
7 wind farms
Students’ own answers 8 solar power
Exercise 6
9 landfill
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers

Exercise 7
5 Environment Exercise 6

Students’ own answers 1 throw away

Vocabulary 2 repurpose

Project
3 protect
Exercise 1 4 pollute
5 destroy/cut down
Exercise 1 give up plastic, look after the
6 ban
environment, plant trees, reduce
six parts He agrees with 2, 3, 4 and 5. He
pollution/reduce waste, recycle
disagrees with 1 and 6.
waste/recycle plastic, save water
Exercise 2 Other suggested answers:
Exercise 7
Students’ own answers pick up litter, reuse things, save
electricity, turn down the Students’ own answers
Exercise 3 heating, turn off lights, take
bottles/cans/paper to the Exercise 8
Cat-sitter – She has tailored her recycling
personal statement, skills and We see a teenager in her
experiences to that position. garden with a table full of litter in
Exercise 2
front of her, a map of Britain, a
Students’ own answers photo of a beach, photos of
people collecting rubbish on a
Exercise 3 beach and photos on mobile
phones of plastic people have
Problems: C, F, G, H
collected.
Eco-friendly solutions: A, B,
D, E

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Exercise 9 Exercise 4 2 Suggested answer: I’ve

probably got around 100
Suggested answers: 1 outfits
things. I’ve worn everything,
text: The on-screen text helps 2 manufacturing
but I’ve got a pair of shoes I
us to understand the language. 3 harmful
bought for a party that I’ve
For example, when the vlogger 4 staple
only worn once.
says ‘I saw people taking part in 5 accessories
3 Suggested answer: I would
a beach clean’ we see a caption 6 unwanted
definitely keep my brown
with the text, ‘#beachclean’.
boots because I wear them a
This caption aids Exercise 5
lot in winter.
comprehension.
1 False – Growing enough
images: There are many
Grammar
cotton for one pair of jeans
photos which help us to
takes 15,000 litres of water.
understand language. For
2 True
example, when the vlogger Exercise 1
3 True
says, ‘In Cornwall, people are
4 False – In the UK, 235 million 1 c
encouraged to pick up litter
items of clothing will be 2 a
every time they go to the
thrown away and end up in 3 d
beach’, we see two photos of
landfill. 4 b
people collecting litter on a
5 False – In a capsule wardrobe Negative form: a weren’t used
beach. These images aid
you have a few items of by farmers b isn’t going to be
comprehension.
clothing and use them to done c aren’t produced d won’t
the presenter: The vlogger
make as many different outfits be thrown away
speaks clearly and slowly. She
as you can.
speaks directly to the camera so
6 True Exercise 2
we can see her lips and facial
expression which aids 1 was started
Exercise 6
comprehension. Her voice is 2 are made
very pleasant and he speaks in 1 saving endangered species, 3 is made
an enthusiastic and engaging using renewable energy or 4 were paid
way. reducing deforestation 5 were created
Her body language is very open 2 100 billion new pieces of 6 were removed
and positive. She smiles and clothing 7 are employed
makes eye contact. She 3 three Olympic pools 8 is used
gestures a lot which aids 4 37 items
comprehension. 5 three months Exercise 3
6 three: one casual pair, one
1 will, be sent
Reading and critical
smart pair and one in-
between pair 2 Are, going to be improved
thinking 3 will not/won’t be mended
Critical thinking 4 will be made
Exercise 1
1 You organise your wardrobe Exercise 4
Suggested answers: mend, and put anything you don’t
pesticides, pollute, recycle, wear to one side. Then you 1 isn’t going to be repaired
repurpose, reuse, save water, don’t buy anything new for 2 aren’t going to be recycled
throw away, waste three months. After three 3 will be cut down
months, you donate or recycle 4 won’t be stopped (by the
Exercise 2 things you haven’t worn. Then government)
you start creating your 5 is going to be used (by
2 capsule wardrobe and don’t people)
buy anything new unless you
Exercise 3
are sure you really need it, it
1 b is good quality, you will wear
2 a it regularly and it will combine
3 b well with the rest of your
4 a wardrobe.

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Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Exercise 4

1 give 1 the majority of 1 made

2 are accepted 2 in the past 2 makes
3 get 3 specific 3 doesn’t let
4 are given 4 more than 4 lets
5 were installed 5 aged from 13 to 30 years old
6 are scanned 6 begin a beach clean-up Exercise 5
7 adds campaign
1 can
8 be used
2 clause
9 are going to be installed Exercise 7
10 will be used
1 False – In the past, people Exercise 6
thought it wouldn’t be
Exercise 6 1 Ten years ago it was thought
necessary to recycle
that plastic pollution wouldn’t
They are all things you could plastic./Years ago, it was
be a problem.
use to decorate a snowman. thought that recycling plastic
2 It is said that climate change
Answer: A snowman was built wouldn’t be necessary.
is getting worse.
there and all the things were 2 True
3 It is thought that many more
used to decorate it – the coal 3 True
animals will become
was used for the eyes and the 4 False – You can choose
endangered.
mouth, and the scarf round the where and when you clean up
4 Many years ago it was said
snowman’s neck. When the a beach.
that global warming didn’t
snow melted, they fell to the 5 True
exist.
ground.
Exercise 8
Exercise 7
Vocabulary and 1 9%.
1 is thought
Listening 2 name of Carolina’s campaign.
3 Spain and India (and many
2 haven’t worked
3 were invited
other countries).
Exercise 1 4 makes
4 over 7.6 million times.
5 analyses
Suggested answers: glass, 5 are interested in the future of
6 will be affected
paper, plastic, wood the planet.
7 who
8 might be
Exercise 2 Exercise 9

Students’ own answers

1
2
cardboard
leather
Real-world speaking
3
4
foam
aluminium
Grammar Exercise 1
5 nylon Students’ own answers
Exercise 1
Exercise 3 Students’ own answers Exercise 2
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers
Exercise 2
Exercise 4 1 Were, allowed to go Exercise 3
1 leather jacket 2 Are, allowed to use
1 waste
2 aluminium tins 3 Is, allowed to go
2 recycled
3 It’s a stone sculpture. 4 Were, allowed to stay out
3 quality
4 They’re nylon nets. 4 thinking
5 It’s a foam cushion. Exercise 3

1 make
Exercise 5 2 let
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Exercise 4 3 There are lots of websites Exercise 2

where you can buy kits that
These two are more eco- All except: a detailed history of
contain everything you need.
friendly than most other the issue, text in long
(talk directly to the reader,
phones. paragraphs with no headings
friendly tone, informal
I’d say they’re as good as most Text in short paragraphs with
language)
smart phones. headings or bullet points makes
4 Next week I’ll be writing about
Oh, the cheaper, the better! it easier to follow. Photos make
sunglasses. (contractions)
Not only is it green, but it’s it more motivating to read. A
5 You can design your own as
also great value. general introduction to the issue
well! (informal linker ‘as well’
and statistics give people the
instead of ‘in addition’,
Exercise 5 factual information they need,
informal language, talking
while easy practical advice
Students’ own answers directly to the reader)
means they can take action.
Exercise 6 Exercise 4
Exercise 3
Students’ own answers 1 plus
Suggested answers:
2 As well as
attractive photos: There are
Writing
3 as well
colourful images of fruit and
4 also
vegetables.
5 or
Exercise 1 statistics about the issue:
6 but
30% of food is wasted; almost
Yes. She calls them ‘amazing’ 50% of fruit and vegetables
and says at the end that they Exercise 5
produced are never eaten; in
are ‘definitely the way to go’, as 1 As well as being very strong, Europe, 29 million tonnes of
well as giving lots of positive skateboard wood is dairy products are wasted every
information about them. flexible./Skateboard wood is year; In America, 60 million
very strong as well as being tonnes of food, worth $162
Exercise 2 flexible. billion, are wasted every year;
1 e 2 You don’t need to use plastic globally, 30% of cereal products
2 a or much metal. are thrown away every year –
3 c 3 The frame is made of wood 286 million tonnes!
4 f so it’s eco-friendly, plus there a general introduction to the
5 b are some great designs. issue: The first section ‘Why is
6 d 4 The sunglasses look cool and food waste a problem?’ is a
also no trees were cut down general introduction.
Exercise 3 to make them. easy practical advice on what
Students’ own answers people can do: the ‘What can
1 So, bamboo bikes are you do?’ section
definitely the way to go! Exercise 6 bullet points make it easier to
(exclamation mark, use of follow: There are a number of
colloquial language ‘way to Students’ own answers
bullet points on the page.
go’)
2 You can get pretty much any Exercise 7
Exercise 4
type of bike you want – Students’ own answers
mountain bike, racing bike, c, a, b
hybrid ... (talk directly to the Students’ own answers
reader using ‘you’, informal Project
language ‘you can’ instead of Exercise 5
‘it is possible to’, ‘get’ instead Exercise 1 Students’ own answers
of ‘obtain’)
food waste
Exercise 7

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Exercise 10 Exercise 8 Exercise 7

1 and 2 Students’ own answers murder, robbery, theft, cyber- 1 b

crime 2 c
3 a
Exercise 9 4 c
6 Crimes and
Suggested answers:
consequences 1 It’s a documentary.
Exercise 8

2 It’s informative. Students’ own answers

Vocabulary Critical thinking

Reading and critical
Exercise 1 thinking Suggested answers:
1 The rats ate money which
1 B wasn’t theirs – theft. The cat
2 C Exercise 1
was smuggling objects into a
3 A prison. The bird was stealing
Students’ own answers
crisps from a shop – theft.
Exercise 2 None of the animals were
Exercise 2
1 escape probably aware that they were
All match description a. committing a crime.
2 suspicious
3 arrested 2 People were probably
Exercise 3
4 detectives involved in the crime with the
5 guilty 1 d cat, as the objects were
6 stolen 2 a attached to the cat’s body.
3 c 3 Students’ own answers
Exercise 3
Grammar
Exercise 4
1 suspicious, guilty
2 victim, detective the cat = the feline smuggler
3 prison the bird = the thief, the law- Exercise 1
4 rob, steal breaking seagull, the seagull
Zero: c
Exercise 5 First: a
Exercise 4
Second: d
1 burglar 1 stolen goods Third: b
2 smuggling 2 witnessed
3 shoplifter 3 law-abiding Exercise 2
4 theft 4 suspect
5 law-breaking 1 c
5 robbery
2 d
6 vandalism
Exercise 6 3 a
7 murder
4 b
1 near Tinsukia in Assam, India
Exercise 5
2 nearly $20,000/€18,000 Exercise 3
Students’ own answers 3 at the prison gates in
Arapiraca, Brazil 1 build
4 Attached to the cat’s body 2 will be
Exercise 6
were a mobile phone and 3 climb
Students’ own answers 4 don’t walk
charger, memory cards and
batteries. 5 goes
Exercise 7 6 will find
5 at a newsagent’s shop in
1 c Aberdeen, Scotland
2 d 6 cheese-flavoured Doritos
3 b
4 f
5 a
6 e

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Exercise 4 Exercise 8 Exercise 6

Suggested answers: At the time of the murder, there Suggested answers:

1 would tell the police. was snow on the ground. The 1 False – Jake’s grandma lost
2 would tell an adult. footprints would have been in money in an online scam.
3 would tell a security guard. the snow (not on the grass), so 2 True
4 society would be more they would have disappeared 3 False – Shakir doesn’t
dangerous. when the sun came out and the recommend using public Wi-
snow melted. Fi hotspots, because he was
Exercise 5 hacked.
4 False – Moira’s friend has
Suggested answers: Vocabulary and been bullied online.
1 If police hadn’t stopped the
robbers, they would have
Listening 5 True

stolen a huge diamond.

Grammar
Exercise 1
2 If the parrot hadn’t witnessed
the crime, the murderer 1 click
wouldn’t have been arrested. 2 attachment Exercise 1
3 The shop wouldn’t have 3 phishing
identified the thieves if they 4 protect 1 past simple
hadn’t had CCTV. 5 login 2 past perfect
4 The authorities wouldn’t have 6 fraudster
fined the tourist if he hadn’t 7 junk Exercise 2
jumped in the fountain. 8 bullying 1 had
2 were
Exercise 6 Exercise 2 3 could
first conditional 1 hacker(s) 4 hadn’t fallen
2 a scam 5 had
Exercise 7 3 to con 6 hadn’t clicked

1 Unless you break the law, you 4 bullying

5 fraudster Exercise 3
won’t go to prison./You won’t go to
prison unless you break the law. 2 knew
Exercise 3 3 had understood
2 Unless you study hard, you
won’t pass your exams./You Students’ own answers 4 was/were
won’t pass your exams unless 5 didn’t have
you study hard. Exercise 4 6 had done
3 Unless I finish my project, I won’t
go out tonight./I won’t go out online fraud, phishing scams, Exercise 4
tonight unless I finish my project. hacking, cyber-bullying
2 If only/I wish I were 18
4 Unless you use a password, already! = present wish
Exercise 5
your account isn’t secure./Your 3 If only/I wish I had used a
account isn’t secure unless 1 b strong password. = past
you use a password. 2 d regret
5 Unless we finish the 3 a 4 If only/I wish I hadn’t forgotten
exercises, our teacher won’t 4 e to log out of my account. =
be happy./Our teacher won’t 5 c past regret
be happy unless we finish the 5 If only/I wish I could drive a
exercise. car. = present wish
6 If only/I wish I had a new bike!
= present wish

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Exercise 5 Exercise 4
7 Time flies!
1 are stolen 1 Moreover
2 ‘ll need 2 Although
3 unless 3 not only Vocabulary
4 allowed 4 However
5 did 5 also Exercise 1
6 where 6 On the other hand
People say ‘time flies’ because
7 ‘d known
time passes quickly (usually
8 have taken Exercise 5
meant when you’re having a
For: 1, 3, 5 good time and time seems to
Real-world speaking Against: 2, 4, 6 pass more quickly than usual).
More arguments:
Exercise 1 For: Rules prepare you for work Exercise 2
in the future, as most
Call Bea’s mum; report the theft Students’ own answers
workplaces have rules.
to the police. Against: Some school rules are
Exercise 3
much too strict or old-fashioned.
Exercise 2 verb + to: promise, refuse, offer
All the Key phrases are used. Exercise 6 verb + object + to: ask, tell,
invite
Students’ own answers
Exercise 3 verb + that: explain, say,
suggest
1 bike Exercise 7
2 lock Students’ own answers Exercise 4
3 report
4 call a reply
5 doubt Project b complain
c recommend
Exercise 4 Exercise 1 d announce
e argue
Students’ own answers They have six rules. f point out

Exercise 5 Exercise 2 Exercise 5

Students’ own answers Suggested answer 1 reported
They have added a new rule 2 denied

Writing
(rule 6). 3 claimed
They have added a 4 insisted
consequence for breaking each 5 confirmed
Exercise 1 rule. 6 adding
For They have expanded some of The police might arrest the
the rules to make them clearer business partner, since her
Exercise 2 (mobiles in class, you mustn’t fingerprints would also be in the
be late). office, and she might want to
1 d
frame him for a murder that she
2 b Exercise 4 had committed.
3 a
4 c Students’ own answers
Exercise 6

Exercise 3 Exercise 8 verb + that

Addition: furthermore, in Students’ own answers

addition, moreover, not only ...
but also Exercise 11
Contrast: however, on the Students’ own answers
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Exercise 7 Exercise 4 Critical thinking

1 complain 1 in the early 1980s 1 Rubik’s Cube, Mario Bros,

2 recommend 2 Nowadays Furby, Facebook and
3 announce 3 2004 Pokémon Go!
4 reply 4 By 2007 2 Rubik’s Cube: a cube with
5 insist 5 in the 1990s coloured squares that you
6 20 years later manipulate so that all mini-
Exercise 8 squares of the same colour
Exercise 5 are together on each side of
Lara hasn’t had much free time
the main square
in the last year, but she hasn’t 1 Ernö Rubik
Mario Bros: a video game
been really busy either. 2 Nintendo
about two brothers, Mario and
She should get a bullet journal 3 1998
Luigi
to help organise her time. She 4 Mark Zuckerberg
Furby: a robotic gadget that
should try mindfulness. 5 more than 800 million people
could actually speak its own
language
Exercise 9 Exercise 6
Facebook: one of the first
1 Vloggers make advice videos 1 correct social networking sites where
as they are cheap and easy to 2 A video arcade is a place people post photos and
create. They are also a very where people used to watch information about themselves
effective way of encouraging films play computer games. for family and friends to see
viewers to interact with the 3 correct and comment on
videos by asking them to give 4 A millenium is a period of a Pokémon Go!: a game
advice. These types of videos hundred thousand years. whereby people had to use
get a lot of views and the 5 correct GPS on their mobiles to find
vloggers get money from their augmented reality creatures
YouTube channel. Young Exercise 7 outside
people can relate to the types 3 Students’ own answers
1 More than 350 million Rubik’s
of problems discussed on
Cubes have been sold.
Grammar
advice videos. Vloggers often
2 The main characters are the
encourage their viewers to
brothers Mario and Luigi (who
give their own advice and this.
are plumbers), and their Exercise 1
2 Students’ own answers
enemies are strange
creatures that live under New 1 past simple
Reading and critical York. 2 past perfect

thinking 3 Furbies could speak Furbish 3 had to

and they could learn English.
(They could also learn other Exercise 2
Exercise 1
languages, depending on 1 number of users had reached
Students’ own answers where the toys were sold, but one billion
this is not mentioned in the 2 had found her old school
Exercise 2 text.) friends on Facebook
4 Every day, around the world, 3 couldn’t survive without social
1 True people spend 950 million
2 True media
hours on Facebook. 4 the next craze would be
3 False 5 One argument for Pokémon
4 False virtual reality
Go! is that it gets people
5 True outside doing exercise. One
argument against it is that
Exercise 3
people are distracted looking
after just two years, currently, In at their phone while playing
the early 1980s, Nowadays, and could have an accident.
since then, Soon afterwards,
The following year, Three years Exercise 8
later, Twenty years after Students’ own answers

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Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 3

Suggested answer: 1 manage your time 2 ‘How old are you?’

Paul said (that) he was going 2 be on time 3 ‘How do you usually travel?’
into town the following day 3 be (just) in time 4 ‘Have you met a lot of famous
because he had to fix his 4 run out of time people?’
phone. He said that he had 5 make time for
dropped it and (that) the screen (someone/something) Exercise 4
had broken. He told me that he
Students’ own answers
would call me when he was Exercise 5
there. He said that we could
Nine Exercise 5
meet for lunch.
1 who
Exercise 6
Exercise 4 2 has been
1 c 3 to stay
1 ask, offer, tell
2 b 4 told
2 ask (us), tell (me)
3 b 5 was going to be
3 suggest
4 a 6 was
7 has met
Exercise 5
Exercise 7 8 could
1 to give us an example 9 would travel
1 no, she didn’t.
2 we should work in pairs 10 will be watching
2 It takes less than 24 hours for
3 to help me
the Earth to makes a
4 not to start exercise 7 yet Exercise 6
complete turn on its axis.
That’s why there’s a leap year 1 Planet Gallifrey
Exercise 6
every 4 years. 2 900–2,000 years old
1 d 3 three out of five questions 3 by TARDIS
2 a 4 a diary 4 Leonardo da Vinci, Einstein
3 c 5 her family

Real-world speaking
4 b

Exercise 7 Grammar
Exercise 1
What time is it? Exercise 1
Students’ own answers
1 yes
Vocabulary and 2 no Exercise 2
Listening 3 when we report yes/no
all of them
questions
Exercise 1 4 The word order is like an
Exercise 3
affirmative sentence.
Suggested answers: tell the 5 Do/Does/Did isn’t used in 1 love
time, what time is it?, it’s time to reported questions. 2 a waste of time
go!, spend/waste time 3 great
Exercise 2 4 silly
Exercise 2 5 different
1 if/whether next year would be
Students’ own answers a leap year
Exercise 4
2 what a nanosecond was
Exercise 3 3 how many babies were born Students’ own answers
1 There’s no time like the every second
present. 4 if/whether the 13th Doctor Exercise 5
2 Better late than never! was a man or a woman
Students’ own answers
3 Time will tell! 5 who had invented the first
4 You can’t turn back the clock. clock

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Writing Exercise 3 Exercise 6

A: direct statements and 1 beats

Exercise 1 questions 2 win
Students’ own answers B: reported statements and 3 game
questions 4 match
Exercise 2 5 trained
Exercise 7 6 play
Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
Exercise 7
Exercise 3
Exercise 10 Activities: a man putting on
a the main body skis, playing rugby, climbing,
b the conclusion Students’ own answers
cycling, mountaineering, arriving
c the introduction at an airport and saying
goodbye to his parents, doing
Exercise 4 8 Sport Nordic skiing, running,
Suggested answer: the mountain-biking, putting up a
tent, cooking, preparing food,
Vocabulary
minority, 25% (one in four), 50%
(half of the people), more than talking in a tent and arriving at
half, a large proportion, 80% the South Pole
(eight out of ten), 95% (the vast Exercise 1 Record broken: He breaks the
majority) British record for reaching the
Suggested answers:
25% = one in four, half of the South Pole from the Antarctic
play: basketball, handball,
people = 50%, more than half, coast in the fastest time.
tennis
eight out of ten = 80%, the go: cycling, hiking, surfing
(vast) majority = 95% Exercise 8
do: gymnastics, judo, karate
Suggested answers:
Exercise 5 Exercise 3 1 Factual information, e.g.
Suggested answers: maps, real-life clips,
1 France
60% = six in ten/six out of interviews, presenter,
2 snowboarding
ten/more than half formal style.
3 Rachel Atherton
10% = one in ten, one out of 2 Students’ own answers
4 Isaac Jean-Paul
ten, the minority 3 music: The music is very
5 Kiko Matthews
eight out of ten = 80%, the dramatic and suspenseful and
majority, a large proportion builds to a crescendo at the
Exercise 4
20% = two in ten, two out of ten end of the video.
1 a team images: Some are
Exercise 7 2 an event interesting and shown quickly
3 a team to grab our attention. Others
Students’ own answers 4 a goal of the Antarctic are shown for
5 a record longer which makes them
Exercise 8 6 a competition more significant.
Students’ own answers win: a colour and light: The
match/game/championship/title/ colours are bright and
medal/event/trophy brilliant. The bright white of
Project lose: a match/a game/a the Antarctic is stunning.
competition story: The story is short,
Exercise 1 exciting and suspenseful
Exercise 5 which grabs our attention.
five questions We keep watching to see if
1 won
Richard breaks the World
Exercise 2 2 beaten
Record.
3 hold
A before
4 compete
B after
5 support

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Reading and critical Exercise 6 Exercise 2

thinking 1 False – There were also 1 playing

athletes who did judo. 2 swimming
Exercise 1 2 False – They competed under 3 doing/to do
the Olympic flag. 4 competing
Suggested answers: 3 True 5 to do
competition/compete, game, 4 True 6 to get
athlete, medal, win, Olympic 5 False – The team didn’t win
Games any medals. Exercise 3
6 False – There will continue to
Exercise 2 Students’ own answers
be a Refugee Team.
Students’ own answers Exercise 4

Exercise 3 Exercise 7 1 gerund

2 infinitive
1 South Sudan, Syria, the 1 represent their country at the
3 gerund, infinitive
Democratic Republic of Olympics and win medals
Congo, Ethiopia 2 increasing/growing
Exercise 5
2 ten 3 people from all over the world
3 the International Olympic 4 the problems refugees have 1 watching
Committee to deal with 2 to train
4 people who had to leave their 5 won’t be necessary 3 to learn
homes but not their country, 4 testing
40 million Critical thinking 5 competing
5 Pierre de Coubertin 6 to win
1 running, swimming, judo. The
7 to compete
Olympics aims to promote
Exercise 4 8 to win
international peace through
1 ‘... came from four different sport. It is a way to educate Exercise 6
countries …’ people.
2 ‘The 10 team members 2 Students’ own answers Andy likes basketball. Beth likes
competed …’ 3 Suggested answer: I would volleyball. Carlos likes
3 ‘The International Olympic include computer games, but swimming. Daniela likes karate.
Committee (IOC) created …’ only ones that are not violent
4 ‘… people who have been and which teach people
Vocabulary and
Listening
forced …’ things like cooperation,
5 ‘The founder, Pierre de kindness and other skills. I
Coubertin …’ would include it because
Exercise 1
people could play online and
Exercise 5 get to know other players Students’ own answers
from different countries.
1 draw attention to Exercise 2
2 facing
3 flee Grammar Students’ own answers
4 crisis
5 forced Exercise 1
6 promote
1 b
2 d
3 c
4 f
5 a
6 e

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Exercise 3 Exercise 7 Exercise 3

2 confident Students’ own answers 1 win
3 coordinated 2 scored
4 fit
Grammar
3 team
5 flexible 4 match
6 focused
7 strong Exercise 1 Exercise 4
8 skilful
1 countable The start was slow
Suggested answers:
2 uncountable The crowd went wild. Everyone
Accuracy is important in
3 countable, uncountable was clapping.
basketball. If you are accurate,
4 affirmative You’ll never guess what
you will score lots of points.
happened!
My confidence got better from
Exercise 2 … by the time the match finished
practising. I feel much more
1 Few …
confident now.
2 lots of I’ll never forget …
You can improve your fitness by
3 not many It was so exciting.
running. If you run a lot, you will
get really fit. 4 several
5 not much Exercise 5
Flexibility is important for gymnasts.
They have to be really flexible. 6 a few Students’ own answers
You need to be focused if you want 7 plenty of
to be good at a sport. Most athletes Exercise 6
work on their focus so they don’t get Exercise 3
Students’ own answers
distracted during competitions.
1 c
Rowers are often very strong.
2 a
They work on strength during
3 b Writing
training.
A lot of football players are very
Exercise 4 Exercise 1
skilful. They use their skill to take
the ball past players. Students’ own answers 1 He disagrees.

Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 2

They discuss all of them. 1 c 1 b (apart is followed by from)

2 b 2 b (correct spelling)
Exercise 5 3 a 3 a (the verb infinitive only has
4 b 1 ‘s’, while the adjective has 2
1 True
5 b – focussed. The verb can
2 False – You should start by
6 a have double ‘s’ in other forms:
swimming a few lengths and
7 c focusses, focussed)
then increase the number
8 c 4 a (great is an adjective which
slowly.
means ‘very good’, greatly is
3 False – The podcaster says
Real-world speaking
the adverb. Here you need
that cycling has become really
the adjective)
popular in recent years.
4 False – It doesn’t take much Exercise 1 Exercise 3
time to make good progress.
5 True Students’ own answers 1 D
2 B
Exercise 6 Exercise 2 3 A
They are at home. They’re 4 C
1 30
2 1,013 talking about a football match.
3 3
4 40
5 2018

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Exercise 4 Exercise 10 Exercise 4

1 Traditionally Students’ own answers Suggested answers:

2 Nowadays 1 Better late than never! Make
3 In my view/I would argue time for someone/something.
that/I think that/I strongly Be on time
believe that/For me
9 Look what you 2 surprised, satisfied,
4 In addition/Furthermore
5 Some people say that
know! sympathetic, joyful
3 confident, accurate, skilful, fit
6 To conclude 4 conman, spam, junk mail,
Vocabulary identity theft
Exercise 5 5 carefully, quickly (adverbs of
Exercise 1 manner), indoors, nearby
1 Traditionally/In the past
(adverbs of place), eventually,
2 Nowadays/Today 1 shoplifter yesterday (adverbs of time)
3 Some people argue 2 pollute rivers and seas 6 deal with, worry about,
that/Some people say that 3 argue participate in
4 In my view/In my opinion/I 4 lead singer 7 let someone down, lie, tell the
think/I believe/It seems to me 5 amusing truth, hang out with someone,
that 6 athlete forgive someone
5 In my opinion/In my view/I 7 do work experience 8 nylon, foam, leather, sand,
think/I believe/It seems to me 8 next-door neighbour bamboo, denim
that, What is more/In
addition/Furthermore Exercise 2 Exercise 5
6 To sum up/To conclude/In
conclusion 1 f 1 b
2 e 2 a
Exercise 6 3 g 3 c
4 a 4 c
Students’ own answers 5 c 5 b
6 h 6 a
Exercise 7 7 d 7 a
Students’ own answers 8 b 8 c

Exercise 3
Project 1 go running – The others are
Reading
idioms or expressions about
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
time.
She’s from Australia. 2 entertaining – The others are Students’ own answers
feelings and emotions.
Exercise 2 3 champion – The others are all Exercise 2
benefits of sport/physical
1 c 1 B
qualities.
2 b 2 D
4 teacher – The others are
3 a 3 C
related to cyber-crime.
4 e 4 A
5 funny – The others are
5 d
adverbs (of manner, place or
Exercise 3
time).
Exercise 3
6 feel good – The others are 1 d
All except: diagrams and graphs verbs with dependent 2 c
prepositions. 3 b
Exercise 6 7 ask you – The others are 4 e
things friends do/don’t do. 5 f
Students’ own answers
8 blackboard – This is an 6 a
object, the others are
Exercise 8
materials.
Students’ own answers

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Exercise 4 Exercise 3 Units 5 and 6

1 False – The plastic makes the 1 who (ND)
roads stronger. 2 whose (ND) Exercise 1
2 False – The text only says 3 when (D) 1 is generated/are generated
some roads have been built 4 where (ND) 2 recycle
using it. 5 which/that (D) 3 will be created
3 True 6 which (ND) 4 was built
4 True 7 where (D) 5 will be/is going to be installed
5 True 8 whose (D) 6 are encouraged
6 False – It was viewed over 7 isn’t wasted
Units 3 and 4
70,000 times. 8 is made
7 False – The thief asked for 9 is thought
$100,000, but the friend only 10 will use
managed to get $900. Exercise 1
8 False – They arrested the 1 could be Exercise 2
thief and his friend. 2 can’t have been
1 Do your parents usually let
3 must have used
Exercise 5 you watch TV before you do
4 might have built
your homework?
crisis (n) – an urgent, difficult or 5 must be
2 Are you allowed to go out with
dangerous situation 6 can’t be
your friends every weekend?
turned (v) – to reach a certain 7 must enjoy
3 Does your teacher make you
age 8 must be
learn vocabulary every
bumped into (v) – met by lesson?
chance Exercise 2
4 When you were younger,
law-breaking (adj) – describing 1 What will you be doing at this were you allowed to go to
someone who breaks the law time tomorrow? school by yourself?
flee (v) – escape very quickly 2 Will you have left school by 5 Did your parents make you
the end of next year? tidy your room last weekend?
Exercise 6 3 Where will you be living in ten 6 Did your brother or sister let
Students’ own answers years’ time? you borrow anything last
4 Will you have got a job by the month?
age of 20? Students’ own answers
Grammar 5 Will you be lying on the beach
Exercise 3
Units 1 and 2
on 1st January?
6 Will you have got married by
1 wasn’t/weren’t
the age of 30?
Exercise 1 2 hadn’t arrived
Students’ own answers
3 wouldn’t have caught
1 have you been doing 4 hadn’t decided
2 ‘ve been writing/have been Exercise 3
5 were
writing 1 get, will phone 6 would cook
3 haven’t finished 2 will be able to 7 cook/am cooking
4 ‘ve written/have written 3 leave, will get, won’t go 8 feel
5 ‘ve finished/have finished 4 have to 9 had trained
6 Have you been practising 5 won’t watch, finish 10 wouldn’t have got
7 ‘ve been practising 6 will buy, am 11 is
12 won’t commit
Exercise 2 13 get out of
1 aren’t you 14 will train
2 each other 15 could
3 to
4 off
5 did you
Students’ own answers

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Units 7 and 8 Exercise 4 Writing

1 440 million
Exercise 1 2 secret location Exercise 1

1 She insisted on going with 3 next year 1 d

him./She insisted that she 4 surfboards 2 f
would go with him. 5 China 3 a
2 They replied that they had to 6 46,000 4 h
go. 7 15 5 e
3 He recommended going to 8 a fast beat 6 c
that restaurant. 7 g
4 Simon complained that Exercise 5 8 b
Amanda never helped him. 1 a
5 The girl denied doing it. 2 c Exercise 2
6 She argued that it was my 3 b 1 text 5
fault. 4 a 2 text 1
5 a 3 text 3
Exercise 2
4 text 2
1 her friends/them if they had Exercise 6 5 text 4
ever been to Rome Students’ own answers 6 text 8
2 me if my sister liked rap music 7 text 7
3 me where Sam and Angela 8 text 6
were going on holiday Real-world speaking Students’ own answers
4 Sue/her what she had done
the day before Exercise 1 Exercise 3

1 E Students’ own answers

Exercise 3
2 C
1 to lock 3 A Exercise 4
2 Doing 4 D
Students’ own answers
3 to play 5 F
4 borrowing 6 B
5 to have Review game
6 going, not to go Exercise 2
7 to buy 1 60 million. It’s worth $162
1 d (situation 5 ‘discussing billion.
8 running, to walk
different points of view’) 2 more than 800 million people
2 e (situation 1 ‘talking about 3 16 years old (14 with your
Listening problems and solutions’) parents’ permission)
3 a (situation 4 ‘talking about 4 a friend who acts like your
Exercise 1 feelings’) best friend, making plans and
4 f (situation 6 ‘reaching an promising to keep in touch,
Students’ own answers agreement’) but who will always let you
5 c (situation 3 ‘describing an down
Exercise 2 event’) 5 She’s worked with Jay-Z,
Students’ own answers 6 b (situation 2 ‘comparing and Rihanna, Drake and Lil Uzi
contrasting’) Vert. She’s a record producer.
Exercise 3 6 b
Exercise 4 7 There are nine time zones.
1 C
Students’ own answers 8 Dwayne Fields. He walked
2 D
more than 600 km.
3 A
Exercise 5 9 Locals called it ‘Sam’ and
4 B
customers paid for the stolen
Students’ own answers goods.
10 planet Gallifrey

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11 He’s Jagger Eaton and he Unit 3 Unit 6

started skateboarding when
he was five years old. Exercise 1 Exercise 2
12 c – Bahaa is from Egypt.
13 It was raining fish. 3 syllables: amazing, amusing, The rule in conditional
14 c curious, dramatic, inspiring sentences is that the first clause
15 b 4 syllables: disappointing, always rises and the second
16 They are five grandmothers enjoyable, fascinating, falls, no matter which way round
helping to fight cyber-crime. original, realistic the clauses are.
They try to con their own 5 syllables: unbelievable,

Unit 7
grandchildren to make them unforgettable
aware of the dangers of
scams. Exercise 2
Exercise 1
O o o (3 syllables): curious
o O o (3 syllables): amazing, 1 ‘Can you repeat the
Pronunciation amusing, dramatic, inspiring question?’
She asked if I could repeat
O o o o (4 syllables):
fascinating the question.
Unit 1 o O o o (4 syllables): 2 ‘Who invented the calendar?’
enjoyable, original He asked who invented the
Exercise 1 o o O o (4 syllables): calendar.
disappointing, realistic
The intonation goes up at the o o O o o (5 syllables): Exercise 2
end for real questions. unbelievable, unforgettable 1 They asked if you were ready.
Exercise 2 2 I asked what time the film
Exercise 1 started.
The intonation goes down at the We only stress had in the 3 He asked whether it was
end when asking for negative. raining.
confirmation.

Unit 8
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
1 We hadn’t been to the island
1 confirmation before. /hæd/ Exercise 2
2 real question 2 What had he heard in the
3 real question night? /əd/or /həd/ /e/ let: athletics, event, medal
4 confirmation 3 They had already seen a /iː/ be: beat, compete, team
pyramid. /əd/or /həd/ /eɪ/ make: game, play, train

Unit 2 Exercise 2
Unit 4
Exercise 2 1 1 /θ/: athlete, both, thing,
Exercise 2 think
the first column, /w/
2 2 /ð/: breathe, either, the,
/g/: degree, glider, legal, go they, this
Exercise 1 /dʒ/: gym, just, generation,
1 Stress is on the particle in enjoyable
phrasal verbs.

Unit 5
Exercise 2

pollution, deforestation,
emission, suspicion,
comprehension, education
The stress always falls on the
syllable directly before /ʃən/.

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