Unit 1 RELATIONSHIPS

1. My brother is my parents' son.

My cousin is my aunt or uncle's son or daughter.
My father-in-law is my husband or wife's father.
My grandfather is my mother or father's father.
My uncle is my mother or father's brother.
My aunt is my mother or father's sister.
My nephew is my brother or sister's son.
My niece is my brother or sister's daughter.
My great-aunt is my grandmother or grandfather's sister.
My grandmother is my mother or father's mother.

2. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are mentioned in the text.

3. 1 h 2g 3a 4 b 5f 6c 7e 8d

4. grandparents' stories (paragraph D)

cousin's wedding (A)
young adults (E)
extended families (B)
come and go (G)
Italian proverb (F)

5. 1 percentage / children / extended families / Asia, the Middle East, South America, Sub-Saharan
Africa
2 grandparents/less busy /stressed / parents
3 young adults/ think / living alone
6. 1 over 40%
2 They are often retired.
3 (They think it will be) exciting.
7. 1b 2d 3a 4c
8. 1 almost 70%
2 grandparents' stories
3 lonely
4 your grandmother
9. 1 present simple 2b
10. 1 always 2 often 3 often; (not) always 4 usually 5 Sometimes
11. The frequency adverb is usually between the subject and the verb. (I often cook). When the verb
is 'to be', the adverb comes after the verb. (It is always cold.) Some frequency adverbs can also
start a sentence. (Sometimes I watch TV.)
12. 1 social media 2 geographically mobile 3 less security 4 convenience 5 mental health problems
Unit 2 PLACES AND BUILDINGS

1. A treehouse B shipping container homes

C igloo D houseboat

4. b

6. exercise 5 - scanning; exercise 4 - skimming

7. 1c 2e 3a 4f 5 b 6d

8. 1 B 2 A 3 B

9. 1 suit everyone 2 draw attention 3 reindeer skins 4 busy lives

10. 1 c 2 a present simple b present simple c past simple d past simple

11. 1 live 2 have 3 moved 4 spends 5 preferred

12. 1 shares 2 lived 3 stayed 4 has 5 moved

13. 1 roast chicken 2 homesick and sad 3 her parents 4 Ping and Pong 5 forest
6 feel at home / feel welcome
Unit 3 EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

1. Work: business, employers, job, office, retirement

Studies: academic, blended learning, degree, qualification, primary education, lifelong learning,
seminars 2

2. All the words except office are in the text.

3. The text is more positive than negative.
4. 1 C (Para A) You only need to read part of the paragraph (studying partly in a traditional way in
the classroom and partly online or via email).
2 D (Paras B and C) You need to read the whole of paragraph B and the beginning of C. The elite
having most of the opportunities is not a benefit.
5. 1 overseas 2 advantages 3 disrupting 4 attending 5 enrich 6 valuable 7 offices
6. Sentences 1, 3,4, 6. The main ideas can usually be found in the first sentence of the paragraph.
7. 1 B 2A 3C
8. 1 The sentences all relate to the present and the past.
a The level was raised in the past and is still high in the present.
b They were not educated in the past, which affects their present.
c They became businesses in the past and they are still businesses.

2b

3a

9. 1B 2C 3D 4A
Unit 4 FOOD AND DRINK

1. 1 curry, rice 2 cereal 3 mashed potato 4 fish, chips

5 noodles, vegetables, chicken 6 chicken, salad 7 toast 8 burger

Countable: burger, chips, vegetable

Uncountable: cereal, chicken, curry, fish, mashed potato, rice, salad, toast

4. 1 daal 2 chicken 3 China 4 burgers 5 India 6 burgers

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

6. 1 repeat 2 identity 3 palm(s) 4 prosperity 5 Asia

7. 1 Fresh fruit is healthy and we should eat it every day.

2 Chips cooked in the oven are healthier than fried chips.

3 Burgers and pizza are the cheapest foods you can buy.

4 In India it is easy to find vegetarian food.

5 My favourite food is chicken.

8. 1 some 2 many 3 much 4 any/much 5 some 6 much

9. 1F 2B 3A 4E 5G 6F 7D

10. 1C 2E 3B 4A 5F 6D 7E
Unit 5 CONSUMERISM

1. According to the text, all these activities can be done at a mall. The pictures show a climbing
wall, a beauty treatment, skiing, a health check and having an expensive meal.
2. 1 All of the activities are mentioned.
2 The text mentions the US, China, the Middle East, East Asia, Bangkok, Singapore, Madrid,
London.
3 It is about the present and future.
3. (1) Asia and not the US is now the 'mall capital' of the world and is home to the five largest malls
in the world. (2) China is home to the two largest.
4. C Malls are becoming 'the new downtown', with cinemas, bowling alleys and even concert halls.
D Mall owners are going to need to think of new ideas to remain in business.
E Malls will need to consider the environment too.
5. Possible answers
C There will be more fine dining/ There will be spas, fitness centres and art galleries / There will
be more apartments and office space.
D There are 'pop-up' shops, stalls and kiosks at different times of the year.
E Malls will have to make sure people can reach them by public transport/ Malls will have to use
natural sources of heat and light / There will be more plants, trees, grass and waterfalls.
6.
7. 1c 2e 3a 4f 5b 6d
8. B iii Cv Di E iv
9. Will-SO what will the mall of the future look like? / It is predicted that this will happen more
and more in the future. / Some malls will only sell electrical items / Some malls will only include
ezpensive shops/ the facilities malls will need to offer/ Malls will need to consider the
environment too. / There will be more open-air malls / designers will have to make sure / They
will also need to use more natural sources of heat and light / we will see more plants, trees /
there will be 'virtual malls' /technology will be used within malls / the mall will go from strength
to strength
going to - in the future we are going to see line dining' too / There are also going to be more
apartments / Mall owners are going to need to think of new ideas
10. 1 is going to 2 are going to 3 will 4 will/are going to 5 are going to 6 will
11. 1F 2D 3B 4C 5E
12. 1 B ii 2 C iv 3 D vii 4 E i 5 F vi
Unit 6 LEISURE TIME READING

1. A baseball B martial arts (Wu Shu) C hockey D table tennis E rugby

2. 1 hockey: a, b, c, I, j, i
2 tennis: e, g, i, k
3 volleyball: a, e, h, i
4 football: a, b,c, i, j, l
5 rugby: a, i, j, I
6 baseball: a, f, i
7 table tennis: e, f, g, i
8 martial arts: d
9 basketball: a, b, i

5. 1B 2E 3A 4C 5D

6. 1 False 2 True 3 True 4 False 5 False

7. Not Given

8. 1 NG 2 NG 3T 4T 5 NG

9. 1 True 2 False 3 Not Given 4 Not Given 5 False 6 True

10. 2 G (mixed) 3 D (feature) 4 E (horses) 5 B (change) 6 C (clever)

12. 1 False 2 Not Given 3 True 4 True 5 False 6 Not Given 7 False 8 True

9 H (moving) 10 M (traceurs) 11 C (competition) 12 E(creativity) 13 B(barriers) 14 D(confficts)

15 I (personal)
Unit 7 FAME AND THE MEDIA

1. Sample answers
1 Google, Yahoo, Bing, MSN
2 BBC, CNN, New York Times, Yahoo News
3 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, China: Weibo
4 Wikipedia, Britannica.com, Encyclopedia.com
2. Students' own answers
3. B
4. 1E 2D 3C 4B 5A 6A
5. C The opinion is not stated directly, but the phrase 'waste their time' shows the writer doesn't
like Facebook.
6. 1 No 2 Yes 3 Not Given 4 No
7. See exercise 8.
8.
9. 4 No 5 Not Given 6 Yes
10. If clause If you want to become famous on YouTube,
Result clause you should make lots of videos and release one every. day.
If clause If you allow advertisements in your videos,
Result clause you will make money ...
If clause If you achieve fa me on Facebook,
Result clause it probably won't last.
Should is used instead of will/wont in one of the result clauses.
11. 1 A 2C 3B 4B 5C 6A 7B
8 No 9 Yes 10 No 11 Yes 12 Not Given 13 No
14 Not Given 15 Yes 16 No
Unit 8 NATURAL WORLD

1. 1 opposite 2 similar 3 similar 4 opposite 5 similar

4. 1c 2a 3b 4c 5d
5. 1 Hardy Jones 2 campaigner The information was in paragraph B. No.
6. 1 grey whales 2 humpback whales 3 seven/7 hours 4 move her legs 5 leg
The information was in paragraph E.
7. D
8. See exercise 9.
10. 1d 2g 3f 4b 5a
11. (in A) Dolphins' protection of humans might not be just automatic or instinctive: they may
actively decide to help in certain situations. (in F) Although we may never be sure why they help
us ...
12. they could tell, he couldn't get away
13. 1 entertainment 2 Gerald Durrell 3 natural habitats 4 wild
5 enrichment 6 Webcams 7H 8G 9D 10E 11A