Sunday, 19 June 2016

9&10 REVISE AND CHECK (Student's Book, pp. 102-103): Answer key

GRAMMAR


1  b   2  c   3  a   4  c   5  c   6  b   7  a   8  c   9  a   10  c   11  c   12  b   13  a   14  b   15  a


VOCABULARY


a

1  genetics
2  scientific
3  neighbourhood
4  loneliness
5  death

b

1  overpopulated
2  mispronounced
3  multinational
4  autobiography
5  underpaid

c

1  loss
2  set up
3  leader
4  launch
5  branches
6  staff
7  rise
8  side
9  carry
10  guinea

d

1  quiet
2  sound
3  later
4  order
5  never


PRONUNCIATION


a

1  neighbourhood
2  prove
3  research
4  launch
5  colleague

b

1  biological
2  physicist
3  multicultural
4  increase
5  manufacture


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?


a  He's really surprised and sad.

b

1  b   2  c   3  a   4  c   5  a   6  c   7  a   8  b   9  c   10  b


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FILM?


1  radio waves 
2  biologists
3  blackboard, Oxford / 1931
4  1925, scientific instruments, astronomy
5  sun, moon, stars
6  time, angles
7  world, stars
8  silver, George III     

10B THE POWER OF WORDS (Workbook, pp. 66-68): Answer key

1 READING


a  

He didn't go to the ceremony to protest about the treatment of American Indians on TV and in films, and about what was happening at Wounded Knee.

b

1  c   2  a   3  d   4  b   5  c

2 GRAMMAR


a

2  a
3  -,-
4  -
5  the, the
6  -
7  a
8  -,-

b

2  the
3  The
4  -, the
5  the, -
6  -, the, -
7  The, the
8  The, the

c

3  (wrong) gone to prison
4  (wrong) at school
5  (right)
6  (wrong) at church
7  (right)
8  (wrong) at university
9  (right)
10  (right)

3 VOCABULARY


a

2  peace and quiet
3  sooner or later
4  knife and fork
5  bed and breakfast
6  more or less
7  all or nothing
8  salt and pepper
9  now or never
10  once or twice

b

1  pieces
2  sick, tired
3  give, take
4  ups, downs
5  law, order
6  safe, sound
7  wait, see
8  now, again

4 PRONUNCIATION


a

2  (second column)
3  (first column)
4  (first column)
5  (first column)
6  (second column)

5 LISTENING


a

1  c   2  b   3  c

b

1  Bertie
2  write with his right hand when he was left-handed
3  his brother, Edward
4  1925
5  by filling his mouth with marbles
6  at his own office
7  10 months
8  because he wanted to marry a divorced American woman
9  his therapist Mr Logue
10  he called the King 'Your Majesty', which he had previously refused to do


10A THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (Workbook, pp. 63-65): Answer key

1 GRAMMAR


a

2  (wrong) Everybody was
3  (wrong) Everything went wrong
4  (right)
5  (wrong) All men
6  (right)
7  (wrong) Most people
8  (right)

b

2  None   3  any   4  none   5  no   6  Any

c

2  neither   3  either   4  nor   5  Both   6  both   7  Neither

2 VOCABULARY


a

2  chemical   3  biology   4  genetic   5  Physics

b

2 e   3 a   4 b   5 d

c

2  be a guinea pig
3  made, discovery

4  test new drugs
5  prove, theory

3 READING


a

1 C   2 E   3 D   4 A   5 B

b

1 C   2 E   3 D   4 B   5 A   6 D   7 B   8 A   9 E   10 C

c

1  thought up
2  a gap in the market
3  withdrawn
4  sketches
5  spilling
6  mass producing
7  still going strong
8  royalties

4 PRONUNCIATION


2  same syllable (first)
3  same syllable (second)
4  different syllable (experiment, experimental)
5  same syllable (second)
6  same syllable (first)
7  different syllable (scientist, scientific)
8  different syllable (theory, theoretical)

5 LISTENING


a

1  smoke detector (right picture)
2  glasses (bottom left picture)
3  ear thermometer (top left picture)

b

1  poisonous gases
2  level of sensitivity
3  scratch
4  new substance
5  measure the temperature
6  reduce the amount

Friday, 10 June 2016

Next Workbook Check: Files 9A, 9B & Colloquial English (pp. 56-62)

Just a reminder to have your Workbooks ready by Monday 13 June. Don't forget to work on the Pronunciation and Listening sections using your iChecker (included in your iTutor CD).

IN THE STREET (Student's Book, p. 93, exs. a, b and c): answer key

a  Four of them.

b

Ivan is against adverts which can make smoking seem attractive to young people.

Yasuko prefers to do their own research before she buys a product.

Jeanine and Ivan say they are concerned about young people's health.

Dustin is not sure we should ban the advertising of unhealthy products.

Elvira thinks that women are sometimes exploited in advertising.

c

1  susceptible
2  subconsciously
3  comes... mind
4  pretty much
5  issues  

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Useful language for writing your report

INTRODUCTION

The aim/purpose of this report is to...
This report looks at...

REPORTING IMPRESSIONS AND FINDINGS

It seems/appears that...
Most people/The majority of people seem to/tend to...
It is interesting/surprising/strange that...
Interestingly, / Surprisingly, / Strangely,...

MAKING A RECOMMENDATION

I recommend that...
It would be advisable to...
It would be a good idea to/if...
I would recommend (+ -ing)

Friday, 15 April 2016

READING: 'Crime online' (Student's Book, pp.76-77, exs. b & c)

b


The best summary is C.

c



  1. People think that anything in the online world is free.
  2. If people wanted a song on a CD, they wouldn't just take it from the shop as it is stealing, but online they feel they can help themselves (take something without permission).
  3. The government wanted to punish illegal downloaders with internet disconnection. A group of artists and musicians opposed this because they said it reduced people's rights.
  4. She thinks people who download music illegally should be punished (for example being banned from using the internet).
  5. Because they love music, but they are watching the music industry suffer.
  6. Because the music industry will get smaller and music magazines will close. People who want to work in the music industry will find that the salaries are very low because of money lost through illegal downloading.