Clive Oxenden

Christina Latham-Koenig
Paul Seligson

New
ENGLISH FILE Pre-intermediate
Workbook Key

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A 5 PRONUNCIATION C
a /eɪ/ E, P
/iː/ R, M 1 VOCABULARY
1 GETTING TO KNOW EACH
/e/ P, K Across: 2 brain 5 nose 7 eyes 8 lips
OTHER /uː/ O
1j 2d 3i 4g 5e 6h 7b 8a 9 teeth
9 f 10 c b 1 alphabet 2 birthday 3 fourteen Down: 1 fingers 3 mouth 4 feet 
4 forty 5 Wednesday 6 tonight 6 hair 10 ear
2 GRAMMAR 7 airport 8 brother 9 exercise
10 university 2 PRONUNCIATION
a 1 Where are you from?
2 Who do you live with? a /iː/ teeth, knees
3 What type of TV programmes do 1 /æ/ back, hands
you like? B /ɑː/ arms, heart
4 Did you come to this school last year? /e/ legs, head
5 Are you going to study at home /əʊ/ toes, nose
1 VOCABULARY
tonight?
a father – mother 3 GRAMMAR
6 What are you thinking about?
uncle – aunt
7 Who did you talk to at the party? a 1 is raining 2 are carrying
nephew – niece
8 Who do you usually write e-mails to? 3 are playing 4 is watching
brother-in-law – sister-in-law
b 1 Does your sister speak Italian? 5 are sitting 6 aren’t talking
son – daughter
2 Where do you live? 7 isn’t smiling 8 is she doing
husband – wife 9 is waiting 10 is thinking
3 What music does your brother
listen to? b talkative – quiet 11 ’m getting
4 Is he meeting them tomorrow? shy – extrovert b 1 ’m watching 2 travel 3 ’m studying
5 Why aren’t you doing your generous – mean 4 gets 5 are, going 6 need
homework now? friendly – unfriendly
6 Where did they go on holiday last hard-working – lazy 4 VOCABULARY
year? 1 in the middle
7 How often do you go to the cinema? 2 GRAMMAR 2 on the right
8 Did you read the paper yesterday? a 1 I don’t like New York. 3 on the left
2 She doesn’t work in the city. 4 under
3 VOCABULARY 3 He doesn’t have red hair. 5 behind
1 eleven, twelve 4 You don’t smoke. 6 next to
5 We don’t often go out.
2
3
seventeen, eighteen
sixty, seventy 6 They don’t have lunch at one. 1
4 one hundred, one hundred and one b 1 do 2 Does 3 Does 4 Does  D
5 third, fourth 5 do 6 Do
6 twelfth, thirteenth c 1 works 2 doesn’t get 3 brings 1 GRAMMAR
7 Saturday, Sunday 4 does 5 doesn’t get up 6 stays  a 1 f 2 a 3 d 4 h 5 b 6 g 
8 evening, night 7 has 8 don’t have 9 doesn’t like 7e 8c
9 January, February 10 get on 11 don’t see 12 lives b 1 where 2 which 3 where 4 who
10 quarter past five, twenty past five
5 which 6 where, which 7 which
3 PRONUNCIATION
4 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE a /s/ watches 2 VOCABULARY
a 1 in pairs 2 Sit 3 Answer  /z/ relaxes 1 opposite 2 kind 3 similar 4 like
4 Turn off 5 Don’t /ɪz/ leaves 5 how 6 example 7 someone 8 place
b 1 Have a good weekend. /s/ runs
2 Which page is it? /z/ likes 3 PRONUNCIATION
3 Sorry I’m late. /ɪz/ cooks
a/b 1 waiter /ˈweɪtə/, water /ˈwɔːtə/
4 How do you spell your name? b 1 talkative 2 extrovert 3 unfriendly 2 kitchen /ˈkɪtʃən/, chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
5 Could you repeat that, please? 4 generous 5 nephew 6 serious 3 ninety /ˈnaɪnti/, nineteen /naɪnˈtiːn/
6 How do you pronounce that? 7 quiet 8 daughter 9 funny 4 homework /ˈhəʊmwɜːk/, housework
7 Can I have a copy, please?
/ˈhaʊswɜːk/
8 What does ‘phone’ mean? 4 READING 5 Austria /ˈɒstriə/, Australia /ɒsˈtreɪliə/
c 1 circle 2 cross out 3 complete a 1T 2F 3F 4F 5T 6T sandwiches /ˈsændwɪdʒɪz/, sunglasses
6 
4 choose 5 cover the text /ˈsʌnglɑːsɪz/
b 1e 2a 3f 4c 5d 6b
6 copy the rhythm 7 Italy /ˈɪtəli/, Italian /ɪˈtæljən/

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4 READING c 1 went 2 flew 3 rented 4 drove C
a 1 A manager 2 The afternoon  5 had 6 didn’t know 7 were 
3 A pedestrian 4 Laptops 8 argued
1 VOCABULARY
5 An antique shop 6 Your boss d 1 Where did they fly to?
a 1 punk 2 jazz 3 rap 4 opera
7 Eating 8 A friend 2 When did they go there?
5 heavy metal 6 blues
3 Did they have a good time?
4 Did they get on well? b 1 Where 2 When 3 Who 4 Whose
P ractical E nglish 1 5 How many times did they argue? 5 Which 6 How many 7 How long
8 What 9 What 10 Why
1 AT IMMIGRATION 3 PRONUNCIATION
a 1 needed 2 wanted 3 loved
2 GRAMMAR
1 travelling 2 in 3 purpose 4 holiday
5 long 6 Where 7 with 8 Is 9 it’s 4 waited a 1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6a
10 enjoy b /ɔː/ caught, bought, saw b 1–3 2–5 3–6 4–4 5–1 6–2
/e/ read, said, went c 1 Who painted The Last Supper?
2 SOCIAL ENGLISH /əʊ/ wrote, broke, drove 2 When did Kurt Cobain die?
No, thanks, I’m fine. Shall we go? 8 /æ/ rang, drank, sat 3 Where do penguins live?
Long! 12 hours. 4 /eɪ/ came, gave, made 4 How many Oscars did The Lord of
Great! Let’s go then. 10 the Rings win in 2004?
I’m fine. 2
No, I’m OK. I always sleep on planes. 6
2 5 Who won the Oscar for Best Director?
6 Where was Maria Sharapova born?
How was the flight? 3
B 7 When did your brother go to
Sure. My car’s outside in the car park. 9 New York?
Wow, you must be really tired. 5 1 GRAMMAR
Hello, Tom. How are you? 1 a 1 was sleeping 2 were you talking 3 PRONUNCIATION
Would you like a coffee or anything? 7 3 wasn’t working 4 were living a walk, wash, quickly, white, one
5 were you watching 6 were walking b who, hair, happy, hands
3 READING 7 wasn’t driving 8 was snowing
b 1 San Francisco Bay to the north and
east, the Pacific Ocean to the west.
b 1 They were playing tennis when it
started to rain.
2
2 No, the best way to explore is on foot. 2 He broke his leg when he was skiing. D
3 South Market and the Mission 3 The boys were fighting when their
District. father came home. 1 GRAMMAR
4 Prices are higher, queues are longer 4 A dog ate my sandwich when I was a 1 really mean 2 snowing 3 can’t
and (finding a) parking (space) is sleeping in the park. 4 a bit expensive 5 don’t like him
impossible. 5 We were studying in the library
5 October b 1 because, d 2 so, e 3 because, f 
when the fire started.
4 so, c 5 so, b 6 because, a
c 1 went 2 were having 3 got
2 4 was speaking 5 noticed
c 1 because, so, Although
2 because, so, Although
A 6 was sitting 7 decided 8 went
3 but, Although, so
9 said 10 stopped 11 was passing
12 took 13 came 14 was smiling
1 VOCABULARY 15 looked 16 was laughing
2 VOCABULARY
a 1 go swimming/sailing 2 go abroad a 1d 2g 3f 4b 5a 6e 7c
3 go camping 4 take photos  2 VOCABULARY
5 buy souvenirs 6 hire a car  a 1 at 2 in 3 In, on, on 4 in 5 in
3 PRONUNCIATION
7 go out at night 8 go for a walk  6 on, in 7 in, in 8 at, on /æ/ accident
9 stay in a hotel 10 go sightseeing /eɪ/ date
b 1 at 2 at, in, at 3 on, in, at, on
b 1 freezing 2 boiling 3 snow 4 foggy /ɔː/ awful
4 on, – 5 on 6 in 7 on, in 
5 cloudy 6 rain /ɑː/ dance
8 At, in, in
/ə/ woman
2 GRAMMAR 3 PRONUNCIATION
a Regular: arrived, remembered, talked, 4 READING
a/b 1 fam ous 2 similar 3 lat er
stayed, hated, walked, argued a 5, 1, 4, 3, 2
4 national 5 dramatic 6 phot ograph
Irregular: became, began, broke, did, 7 garden 8 memor able 9 woman
had, spent, saw CAN YOU REMEMBER…?
b 1 We didn’t study in Korea. 1 do 2 doesn’t 3 are 4 who 5 did
2 They didn’t speak Russian. 6 were 7 wrote 8 Although
3 My uncle wasn’t a doctor.
4 I didn’t sleep well.
5 My mum didn’t enjoy the film.
6 He didn’t pick up the receipt.
7 You weren’t on time.
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P ractical E nglish 2 B 8 don’t eat 9 eat 10 did, have
11 turn on 12 will, be
1 CALLING RECEPTION 1 GRAMMAR c 1 I’m going to 2 I’ll 3 I’m going to
4 I’m going to 5 I’ll 6 I’ll
1 This is room 724. 1 ’ll snow, ’ll rain 2 ’ll be 
2 My room is very cold. 3 won’t finish, ’ll be 4 won’t pass 
2 PRONUNCIATION
3 There’s a problem with the heating. 5 ’ll be able to, ’ll need
4 The air-conditioning isn’t working. a 1 meeting 2 patient 3 champagne
5 Can I have a chicken sandwich, please? 2 VOCABULARY 4 successful 5 violin 6 tomorrow
6 Do you have any fresh fruit juice? 7 optimistic 8 psychoanalyst
1 lose 2 fail 3 forgot 4 leave 5 teach
9 understanding
6 turn off 7 sent 8 borrow 9 found
2 SOCIAL ENGLISH 10 pull
3 VOCABULARY
1 well, c 2 How, d 3 What, for, a
4 This, e 5 time, b 3 PRONUNCIATION 1 to 2 about 3 to 4 with 5 about
6 for 7 with 8 to
a /ɒ/ enjoy
3 READING /əʊ/ stop
CAN YOU REMEMBER…?
1T 2T 3T 4? 5T 6F 7? 8F /ɒ/ work
/əʊ/ problem 1 didn’t 2 took 3 Which 4 which
5 going 6 won’t 7 Shall 8 is
3 4 READING
A a 1 Cancer 2 No, they won’t.
3 Buy any new clothes. 4 Aquarius P ractical E nglish 3
1 GRAMMAR 5 Taurus 6 Pisces
a 1 ’re going to play 1 PROBLEMS WITH A MEAL
2 isn’t going to rain 3 1 here, table 4 rare, done
3 are you going to put C 2 dirty, have 5 mistake, any
4 isn’t going to jump 3 cold, for
5 are they going to stay
6 ’m going to buy 1 PRONUNCIATION 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH
7 aren’t going to eat a 1 receive 2 forget 3 arrive 4 repair
We could go to a little café that I know. 5
8 Are you going to shave 5 exist 6 address
Listen, it’s still early. Shall we go for a
b 1 ’re going 2 ’m taking 3 ’re climbing walk? 3
4 aren’t windsurfing 5 ’re having  2 GRAMMAR Thank you. That was a lovely dinner. 1
6 ’re going 7 ’m planning a 1 I think I’ll go to bed. That sounds great. We could have another
c 1 I’m going to pass 2 Shall I turn off the air-conditioning? coffee. 6
2 I’m going to spend / I’m spending 3 I won’t drive fast. Good idea. Where shall we go? 4
3 it’s going to be 4 I’ll buy (you) another one. You’re very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed
4 He’s going to have / He’s having 5 Shall I call the police? it. 2
5 We’re not going to miss 6 I’ll have the chicken.
6 are you going b 1P 2D 3O 4O 5P 6D 3 READING
7 It’s going to be a 1? 2T 3T 4T 5F 6 ?
8 she’s going to have 3 VOCABULARY 7? 8F
1 come 2 call 3 pay 4 drive 
2 VOCABULARY
1 I’m looking for
5 give 6 take 4
2 I’m looking forward to 4 READING A
3 I’m looking after a 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 8, 7
4 I’m looking after 1 VOCABULARY
5 I’m looking for
6 I’m looking forward to 3 a Across: 2 dress 5 jacket 6 suit
7 socks 10 tights 11 tie 12 jeans
7 I’m looking for D 13 top
8 I’m looking forward to
Down: 1 tracksuit 3 trousers 4 hat
9 I’m looking after 1 GRAMMAR 7 shirt 8 shoes 9 belt
a 1 did, dream, was running, was, b 1 gets dressed 2 wear 3 try on
3 PRONUNCIATION
was flying 4 put on 5 Take off
a /ʌ/ money, month 2 Do, dream, have
/əʊ/ own, hotel 3 Are, doing, ’m having, Do, want 2 PRONUNCIATION
/uː/ improve, honeymoon 4 are, doing, ’re practising
/ʃ/ shirt, shoes, shorts
b 1 are, going to do 2 Are, going to /t/ trousers, top, tie
watch 3 did, do 4 spends 5 makes /s/ socks, dress, suit
6 watch 7 does, do / is, doing /k/ skirt, cap, coat

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3 GRAMMAR 3 isn’t as big as Russia 3 PRONUNCIATION
a 1 He hasn’t been to London. 4 didn’t play as well as Portugal a /ɔː/ dirty
2 She’s broken her leg. 5 doesn’t drive as carefully as Davina /ɜː/ bought
3 Have they eaten there before? 6 isn’t as expensive as Tokyo /əʊ/ world
4 Have you tried ice-skating? 7 doesn’t dress as elegantly as Ivana /ɔː/ Rome
5 I haven’t seen this film. 8 isn’t as relaxing as classical music
b 1 unfriendly 2 beautiful 3 exciting
6 We’ve had an argument. 4 dangerous 5 dishonest 6 unhappy
7 Have you ever lost your ID card? 2 PRONUNCIATION
7 unhealthy 8 impossible
8 He hasn’t met her parents. a/b 1 ago 2 fut ure 3 parents
b 1 never 2 ever 3 never 4 ever 4 happ ened 5 Americ an 6 harder CAN YOU REMEMBER…?
5 never 6 ever 7 ever 8 never 7 gen erat ion 8 machines 
1 going 2 will 3 won’t 4 Does 5 Has
9 journalist 10 today 11 sickness 
c 1 Have you ever worn, have, did you 6 have 7 as 8 ever
12 longer
wear, went
2 Have you ever borrowed, have, did
3 VOCABULARY
you borrow, needed P ractical E nglish 4
3 Have you ever met, haven’t 1 waste 2 take a long 
4 Have you ever bought, have, bought 3 don’t have enough 4 spend 
5 save 6 on
1 ASKING FOR INFORMATION
5 Have you ever had, have, took,
1 a 2 is 3 far 4 near 5 Can 6 take
ruined
4 READING 7 on 8 on 9 close 10 until

4 a A3 B1 C4 D5 E2
2 SOCIAL ENGLISH
B b 1F 2T 3T 4F 5F 6T
1 know 2 think 3 sure 4 remember
5 right 6 doing 7 studying 8 holiday
1 VOCABULARY 4 9 where 10 kind
1 tidy 2 make 3 do 4 change 5 use
D
3 READING
6 take 7 spend 8 clean
1 GRAMMAR a 1 14 miles 2 $12 3 $4 4 $44 
2 GRAMMAR 5 5.30 a.m. 6 taxi, airport bus
a 1 most polluted 2 most impatient
a 1 I’ve already washed the floor. 3 furthest 4 cheapest 5 easiest
2 Have you seen this film yet? 6 worst 7 most dangerous 5
3 Daniel has already made his bed. 8 most boring A
4 My parents haven’t learnt to use the b 1 busiest 2 dirtiest 3 more expensive
Internet yet. 4 noisiest 5 slower
5 You’ve already made a mistake.
1 GRAMMAR
c 1 He’s the rudest person I’ve ever met. a 1 not to have 2 to meet 
6 We’ve already been to New York.
2 This is the most exciting book I’ve 3 not to worry 4 to close 5 not to tell
7 Has the film started yet?
ever read. 6 to relax 7 to take
8 Edward has already found a new job.
3 It’s the most beautiful building we’ve
b 1 ’s just fallen 2 ’s just done b 1 important to be
ever seen.
3 ’ve just won 4 ’ve just woken up 2 careful not to drop
4 That’s the funniest joke you’ve ever
5 ’ve just bought 6 ’ve just missed 3 dangerous to swim
told.
4 difficult to sleep
5 It’s the most beautiful photograph
3 PRONUNCIATION 5 interesting to talk to
I’ve ever taken.
6 nice to see
1 yellow 2 yesterday 3 year  6 That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever
7 easy to use
4 university 5 young  done.
6 January, June, July 7 jacket 8 jeans 7 That’s the most delicious meal she’s c 1 to study 2 to learn 3 to buy
9 generous 10 judo ever made. 4 to have 5 to make 6 to take
8 These are the best poems he’s ever 7 to argue 8 to meet
4 READING written.
a 1T 2F 3F 4F 5T 6F
2 VOCABULARY
2 VOCABULARY I’m Bill. I’m 16 and I’ve decided to leave
school. I’m going to leave next week.
4 a 1 interesting 2 impatient 3 safe
4 noisy 5 rude 6 crowded  I’m hoping to get a job with computers
C 7 polluted 8 modern because I’m planning to make lots of
money.
b 1 unhealthy 2 impossible
1 GRAMMAR 3 uncomfortable 4 unfriendly I’ve tried to work hard but I’m not a
a 1 worse 2 more slowly 3 harder 5 impolite 6 unhappy 7 untidy very good student. All the other students
4 more stressful 5 funnier 6 wetter 8 impatient understand and learn to do things quickly
7 better 8 more popular but not me. And I never remember to
bring my books to class and always forget
b 1 isn’t as quiet as this one
to do my homework.
2 doesn’t speak as quickly as Carlos

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I’d like to learn to fly because I want to be 2 PRONUNCIATION P ractical E nglish 5
a pilot. But first I need to do a course. My a 1 mustn’t 2 listen 3 half
mother offered to pay for the course but 4 Wednesday 5 knees 6 know
only if I promised to finish school! 1 TAKING SOMETHING BACK
7 while 8 sign 8 walk
1 bought 2 decided 3 tried 4 too
3 PRONUNCIATION 3 VOCABULARY 5 refund 6 here
a 1 remember 2 reception 3 survive 1 British and American English are very
4 decide 5 pretend 6 tomorrow 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH
similar.
7 advice 8 escape 2 English pronunciation can be quite 1 What, think 2 Never 3 lovely
difficult. 4 would, like 5 good, idea 6 lost
4 READING 3 Learning Japanese isn’t very easy.
a 1F 2F 3T 4F 5T 6T 4 I think Hungarian is incredibly 3 READING
complicated. a 1 latest 2 boutiques 3 overlooks
4 won’t break the bank 5 crowds
5 5 Czech is a bit easier.
6 Reading is a really useful way to learn 6 huge
B vocabulary. b 1 Borders 2 Borders 
3 Banana Republic 4 Virgin Megastore
1 GRAMMAR 4 READING 5 Camper 6 Borders
a 1 tidying 2 going 3 making  b 1 Ana 2 Péter, Sompong 3 Konrad
4 eating 5 talking 6 travelling 4 Elke 5 Péter 6
b 1c 2a 3e 4f 5d 6b A
c 1 Writing 2 sending 3 imagining 5
4 driving 5 listening 6 Staying D 1 GRAMMAR
7 reading 8 getting up 9 taking a 1c 2a 3f 4b 5e 6d
10 going 11 getting 12 having 
1 VOCABULARY b 1 take 2 will break 3 hear 4 stay
13 Turning 14 leaving
a 1 football 2 baseball 3 swimming 5 will be 6 see 7 ’ll get 8 will feel
d 1 to get 2 to stop 3 working 
4 skiing 5 volleyball 6 tennis  c 1D 2C 3F 4A 5G 6B 7E
4 to set up 5 cooking 6 to open
7 rugby 8 aerobics 9 cycling  d 1 puts, will come
7 to spend 8 learning 9 getting up
10 golf 2 see, will have
10 catching 11 travelling 12 working
13 sailing 14 surfing 15 to move b 1 play 2 go 3 plays 4 go  3 walk, will have 
16 teaching 17 to be 5 does 6 play 4 throw, make, will come
c 1 skiing 2 baseball 3 basketball 5 dig, will find
2 PRONUNCIATION 4 volleyball 5 swimming 6 break, will have
a 1 singing 2 language 3 morning d 1 down 2 round 3 through  7 flies, will have, kill, will have, will be
4 listening 5 enjoying 6 relaxing 4 over 5 through
7 remembering 8 pretending 2 VOCABULARY
2 GRAMMAR 1 wearing, carrying 2 won, earned
3 VOCABULARY a 1 is running across 2 is going through 3 say, told 4 hoping, waited
1c 2d 3f 4a 5e 6b 3 is cycling up 4 are skiing down 5 watched, look at 6 known, met
5 is getting out of 6 are rowing round 7 make, do 8 look, look, look like

5 b 1 round 2 out of 3 to 4 into 3 PRONUNCIATION

C 5 along 6 under 7 past 8 through
9 along 10 towards 11 across a 1b 2e 3f 4c 5a 6d
6
1 GRAMMAR 3 PRONUNCIATION B
a 1 have to 2 don’t have to /ɒ/ over
3 doesn’t have to 4 has to 5 have to /ə/ through
6 don’t have to 7 Does, have to, have to 1 GRAMMAR
/ɑʊ/ under
8 Does, have to, have to a 1 had, would drive
b 1 You must fasten your safety belt. CAN YOU REMEMBER…? 2 saw, would be
2 You must stop here. 1 been 2 hasn’t 3 more 4 most 5 to 3 wouldn’t know, found
3 You mustn’t smoke. 6 doing 7 mustn’t 8 out 4 would, do, lost
4 You must turn left. 5 were, would come
5 You must wear a helmet. 6 would buy, had
6 You mustn’t walk on the grass. b 1 If I saw a shark, I’d be very
c 1 don’t have to 2 mustn’t  frightened.
3 don’t have to 4 mustn’t 5 mustn’t 2 What would you do if you saw a fire?
6 don’t have to 3 He’d go sailing if he could swim.
4 If she won the lottery, she’d buy lots
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 5 What would people do if they 6 never left open.
couldn’t watch TV? 10 You should be very careful if you’re
6 I’d go to the doctor’s if I were you.
D driving here.
11 You have to wait until a waiter shows
2 PRONUNCIATION 1 GRAMMAR you where to sit.
a 1 open, chicken, insect a 1 should, B 12 You mustn’t use radios in this park.
2 about, afraid, attack 2 should, F
3 finally, animal, crocodile 3 shouldn’t, A 7
4 direction, mosquito, safari 4 shouldn’t, E
5 shouldn’t, D
A
3 VOCABULARY 6 should, C
Across: 1 bear 3 tiger 4 elephant b 1 should tell 2 shouldn’t be 1 VOCABULARY
7 sheep 3 shouldn’t go 4 should go  1 frightened 2 terrified 3 wasps, spiders
5 should buy 6 should join 4 panic 5 closed spaces 6 heights
Down: 1 butterfly 2 lion 3 eagle
6 horse 7 shouldn’t watch
c 1D 2F 3A 4B 5C 6G 7E 2 GRAMMAR
4 READING a 1 since 2 for 3 for 4 since 
b Sentence 2 2 PRONUNCIATION 5 Since, for 6 since 7 since
a 1 would 2 should 3 could 8 For, since
4 understood 5 good b 1 since 2 for 3 since 4 for 5 for
6 6 since 7 for 8 for 9 since 10 since
C 3 VOCABULARY c 1 How long have, lived
1 getting, worse 2 got, e-mails  2 When did, move out
1 GRAMMAR 3 get, angry 4 get, tickets 5 get, on 3 How long have, been
6 gets, home 7 get, married  4 How long has, been
a 1 might go 2 might get
8 is getting, taller 9 ’m getting, off 5 When did, become
3 might continue 4 might rent
10 got, lost 6 How long has, been
5 might live 6 might share
7 When did, get
7 might not want 8 might fail
9 might have to
CAN YOU REMEMBER…? d 1 Gill has lived here for seven years.
1 to 2 having 3 don’t 4 through 2 How long has she been a professional
b 1 might 2 may not 3 might 
5 won’t 6 would 7 might / may  dancer?
4 might 5 may not 6 might 7 might
8 should 3 They have been married since 2000.
8 may not
4 He has been in France since February.
5 How long have you had your car?
2 PRONUNCIATION
P ractical E nglish 6 6 He’s had this job for eight years.
a 1 organization 2 invitation 3 election 7 She has had three homes since she
4 information 5 imagination was born.
6 translation 7 communication 1 ASKING FOR MEDICINE
8 My parents lived / have lived in the
8 decision 1 help 2 hurts 3 have 4 Are 5 think same house for many years.
6 might 7 take 8 times 9 often
3 VOCABULARY 10 much 3 PRONUNCIATION
a Verb: communicate, conclude, correct, a 1 /ɪ/ 2 /ɪ/ 3 /aɪ/ 4 /aɪ/ 5 /aɪ/ 6 /ɪ/
confuse, demonstrate, inject, organize, 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH
7 /aɪ/ 8 /ɪ/
predict 1 Bless
2 How, sounds, shall, mind, choose
Noun: communication, conclusion,
correction, confusion, demonstration, 3 sorry, pity 7
injection, organization, prediction B
3 READING
b 1 conclusion 2 communicate
3 injection 4 demonstration a 1 You must keep this medicine 1 VOCABULARY
5 prediction 6 organize somewhere safe. 1c 2d 3g 4e 5b 6h 7f 8a
2 You should be careful not to take too
4 READING much of this medicine. 2 PRONUNCIATION
3 You have to turn your mobile off.
a 1T 2F 3T 4F 5 T 6 T  4 You should be careful with your a Stress on 2nd syllable: successful,
7F 8T belongings. career, appear, direct, director
5 You mustn’t smoke here. Stress on 1st syllable: famous, cinema,
6 You should be careful or you might violence, ticket, actor
fall over.
7 You shouldn’t leave anything valuable
in your car.
8 You shouldn’t drink this water.
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3 GRAMMAR 7 P ractical E nglish 7
a 1 ’ve known 2 were 3 met 4 were D
5 ’ve been 6 went 7 were 8 chose 1 BUYING TICKETS
9 told 10 ’ve been 11 ’ve shared
1 GRAMMAR Return, please. How much is that? 3
b 1 have, lived 2 got, were  Thanks. Oh, can I get anything to eat on
3 left, ’ve worked 4 did, go, took a 1 Aspirin is used to relieve pain.
2 The sandwich was named after the the train? 9
5 have, had, bought  Can I have a ticket to Glasgow, please? 1
6 haven’t seen, moved Earl of Sandwich.
3 St Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Good. And what time does it arrive? 7
Christopher Wren. Here you are. When does the next train
4 READING leave? 5
4 This film is based on a true story.
a 1, 6, 3, 7, 5, 4, 2 5 The first crossword puzzle was That’s £15.80. 4
b 1 was 2 did his family move  published in 1913. It gets there at 12.15. 8
3 did he see 4 did he work 6 The first credit card was issued by Yes, there’s a trolley service with snacks
5 has he been married the Diner’s Club. and drinks. 10
7 The fax machine is not used very In ten minutes. 6
c 1 In 1941. / On January 5, 1941.
often these days. Single or return? 2
2 In 1952.
3 (When he was) at secondary school. 8 Penicillin was discovered by
4 For eight years (from 1963 to 1971). Alexander Fleming. 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH
5 For 40 years. / Since 1965. b 1 President Kennedy was assassinated 1 looking 2 take, ready 
in 1963. 3 Why, wondered
7 2 Champagne is made in France.
3 What is your dog called? 3 READING
C 4 Television was invented by John a 1 can’t 2 can 3 under 4 can
Logie Baird. 5 after 6 $12 7 don’t have to 
1 GRAMMAR 5 This room is cleaned every morning. 8 must
a 1 Did you use to enjoy 6 Her flat was designed by a famous
2 didn’t use to like architect.
7 Stamps are only sold in the Post
8
3 used to be A
4 Did Colin use to work Office.
5 didn’t use to be 8 Where were those shoes made?
6 used to live c 1 I was stopped by the police last night. 1 GRAMMAR
7 didn’t use to do 2 Crocodile Rock was sung by Elton a 1 nobody 2 anything 3 somebody
8 Did he use to play John. 4 anywhere 5 anyone 6 something
b 1 used 2 used to 3 didn’t use to 3 All the photographs at our wedding 7 anything 8 somewhere 9 anywhere
4 Did you use to 5 used  were taken by my cousin. b 1F 2T 3F 4T 5F 6T 7T
6 Did your children use to 4 The heating is controlled by a
computer. 2 PRONUNCIATION
2 PRONUNCIATION 5 The first World Cup was won by
a /e/ seven, help, stressful, never, best,
Uruguay.
a /z/ used to anything
6 This wasn’t painted by Van Gogh!
/s/ friends /əʊ/ sofa, go, don’t, close, no, home
7 Was the telephone invented by
/tʃ/ school
Edison? /ʌ/ Sunday, nothing, lunch, study,
/dʒ/ great
button, something
3 VOCABULARY 2 VOCABULARY
1 designed 2 named 3 discovered 3 VOCABULARY
1c 2g 3e 4b 5a 6f 7h 8d
4 used 5 created 6 invented 7 made 1 tired 2 relaxing 3 boring 
8 recorded 9 written 10 based 4 depressed 5 interesting 6 exciting
4 READING
7 tiring 8 relaxed 9 bored
a 1 Where did you go to school? 3 PRONUNCIATION 10 depressing 11 interested 12 excited
2 Did you ever get into trouble?
a /d/ painted, based
3 What subjects were you good at? 4 READING
/ɪd/ checked, rained
4 Did you have a favourite teacher?
/t/ discovered a 1 Sunday evening 2 the winter
5 What did you want to do when you
3 Christmas 4 Monday morning
were young?
6 What’s the most important lesson
CAN YOU REMEMBER…? 5 the summer holidays 6 lunchtime
1 have 2 were 3 not 4 shouldn’t 7 New Year’s Eve
you’ve learned in life?
5 long 6 did 7 used 8 were
b 1 T 2 ? 3 F 4 ? 5 T 6 F 
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B a 1 put up 2 sit down 3 get on A
4 stay up 5 get into 6 get up
7 turn on
1 VOCABULARY 1 GRAMMAR
1 producer 2 calendar 3 stressed a 1 hadn’t watered 2 ’d forgotten
4 close 5 verdict 6 free 7 diet 
8 3 hadn’t done 4 ’d read 5 had started
8 social 9 water 10 skin D b 1 Had you seen it before?
2 Had you read it before?
2 GRAMMAR 1 GRAMMAR 3 Had they been there before?
a 1d 2g 3b 4f 5c 6h 7e 8a a 1 am 2 Neither 3 So 4 were  4 Had you eaten them before?
b 1 enough money 2 big enough 5 would 5 Had he flown one before?
3 enough wind 4 hot enough 5 a few b 1 So do I. c 1 After I had turned off the light, I got
6 a little 7 a few 8 a little 9 a few 2 So did I. into bed.
10 a little 3 Neither do I. 2 After Cindy had got dressed, she
4 Neither am I. went to work.
3 PRONUNCIATION 5 So can I. 3 After I had seen the film, I read the
a /ʌ/ young, sunscreen, month 6 So have I. book.
/uː/ fruit, food, studio 7 So would I. 4 When Ben had copied my notes, he
/aɪ/ wine, diet, exercise 8 So did I. gave them back to me.
/e/ friend, stress, many 5 After Kathy and Tom had done some
2 VOCABULARY exercise, they had a shower.
4 READING 1 similar 2 so 3 both 4 as 5 like d 1 had met 2 finally discovered 
a 1T 2F 3T 4F 5 T 6 T  6 both 7 so 8 neither 3 had been 4 hadn’t lost 5 had seen
7T 8T 6 had left 7 had put 8 heard 9 went
3 PRONUNCIATION 10 had broken 11 had already left
12 hadn’t stolen
8 a 1 identical 2 adopt 3 baby 
4 student 5 exercise 6 political
C 7 investigate 8 personality 9 medical
2 PRONUNCIATION
10 romantic a /iː/ week, people, screamed
1 VOCABULARY /ɑː/ fast, asked, last
a 1 to pick up 2 Turn, down 3 pick, up 4 READING /eɪ/ name, behave, gave
4 call, back 5 Give, back 6 Take, back /ɪ/ hit, sit, hospital
a 1F 2F 3? 4T 5T 6 ? 
b 1 turn on 2 wake, up 3 go back 7F 8F
3 VOCABULARY
4 take off 5 look for 6 look after
7 give up 8 look up 9 fill in CAN YOU REMEMBER…? 1 strangely 2 suddenly 3 accidentally
10 throw away 4 immediately 5 suddenly 6 Luckily
1 for 2 has 3 use 4 written
7 unfortunately 8 immediately
5 anything 6 much 7 on 8 So
2 GRAMMAR
a 1 fill in this form / fill this form in 9
2 wake him up P ractical E nglish 8 B
3 got up at 6.30
4 write it down 1 MAKING PHONE CALLS 1 GRAMMAR
5 put your clothes away / put away
1d 2h 3i 4a 5b 6f 7 c  a 1 lived in a small flat
your clothes
8e 9g 2 didn’t like it much
6 call you back
3 was studying English
b 1 Can you turn it up? 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH 4 had been to New York
2 I looked after them for an hour. 5 hadn’t read the paper
3 I’ll give it back (to you) tomorrow. 1 everything 2 that 3 What’s 
6 had woken up really early
4 Shall I look it up? 4 Cheers 5 I don’t
7 had got home at 11.00
5 Have you thrown it away? 8 wouldn’t forget
6 He gets on with them very well. / 3 READING
b 1 He asked me if I wanted a coffee.
He gets on very well with them. a Sentence 2
2 He asked me if I was a new student.
1 k 2 a 3 h 4 c 5 m 6 b 7 g  3 He asked me if I’d been there long.
3 PRONUNCIATION 8 n 9 d 10 f 11 i 12 e 13 j 14 l 4 He asked me where my parents lived.
a /g/ regular, great, immigration, glass 5 He asked me what I was studying.
/dʒ/ vegetables, energetic, allergic, 6 He asked me where I’d gone to school.
generally 7 He asked me if I was interested in
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number was.
c 1 Do, want 2 don’t like 3 ’ll talk
4 can take 5 ’ve broken 6 will, do
7 don’t want 8 ’ll wait

2 VOCABULARY
a 1 told 2 asked 3 said 4 asked
5 said 6 asked
b 1 told 2 said 3 told 4 asked 
5 told 6 asked

3 PRONUNCIATION
a 1 read, went
2 saw, caught
3 stood, should
4 paid, made
5 preferred, heard
6 cried, tried
7 told, sold

CAN YOU REMEMBER…?

1 nobody 2 many 3 them 4 did 
5 had 6 gone 7 was 8 if

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