29 marzo, 2020

9A whatever, whenever, etc.Key

a 2 Whenever 3 Whoever 4 however 5 whatever 6 wherever 7 Whenever 8 however
 9 whichever 10 Whoever 11 whichever 12 wherever
b 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 c

9A clauses of contrast and purpose Key

a 2 j 3 h 4 i 5 f 6 e 7 a 8 c 9 d 10 b
b 2 A lot of companies have reduced staff numbers in order to save money.
3 Despite the long flight / Despite the fact the flight was long, she felt great when
 she arrived in New York.
4 Nick didn’t tell Louisa the truth so as not to hurt her feelings.
5 I bought the shoes even though they were ridiculously expensive.
6 The company has a big market share in spite of doing very little advertising /
in spite of the fact that they do very little advertising.
7 They had to leave the hotel early so that they wouldn’t miss their train.
8 She didn’t get the job though she was a strong candidate.

8B The media Key

2 headline 3 objective 4 journalist 5 paparazzi 6 wed 7 freelance 8 censored
 9 agony aunt 10 accurate 11 row 12 split 13 critic 14 commentator 15 presenter
16 editor

8B reporting verbs Key

a 1 to give 2 to come 3 having / having had 4 not going / not having gone
5 to tell; breaking 6 going 7 not to leave 8 making

b 2 promised to tidy
3 apologized for forgetting
4 advised (his father) not to keep
5 suggested trying
6 admitted eating
7 invited (me) to come
8 blamed (us) for losing

15 marzo, 2020

8A Crime and Punishment KEY

B burglar C committed D dealer E evidence F fraud G guilty H hacker I innocent
J jury K kidnapped L let M mugger O offence P pickpockets Q question R robberies
S stalker T theft V verdict W witnesses

8A have something done KEY

a 2 She’s having her hair washed.
3 She’s having her hair cut.
4 She’s having her hair dried.
5 She’s having her hair curled.

b 2 had my portrait painted
3 having my photo taken
4 are having our kitchen redecorated
5 have your blood pressure checked
6 had your fortune told
7 ’m having my car serviced / ’m going to have my car serviced
8 to have my watch repaired
9 have the big tree cut down
10 have our house repainted
11 have the brakes tested
12 had a lot of new furniture delivered

8A the passive KEY


a 2 have been stolen 3 are being interrogated 4 was being driven 5 were discovered,
was stopped 6 be taken 7 are caught 8 has been vandalized 9 had been broken
10 are going to / will be robbed 11 to be sent
b 2 is thought that 3 is said to 4 are understood to 5 is expected that 6 are thought to

11 marzo, 2020

7B The body Key

2 brush your teeth 3 heart 4 suck your thumb 5 lungs 6 waist 7 fist
8 shrug your shoulders 9 wink 10 blow your nose 11 raise your eyebrows 12 yawn
13 hug 14 wave 15 shake hands 16 nod your head 17 elbow 18 stare 19 stretch
20 frown

7B as Key

a 2 f 3 h 4 c 5 g 6 i 7 a 8 j 9 d 10 e
b 2 as 3 like 4 like 5 as 6 as 7 as 8 like

7B verbs of the senses Key

a 2 smells 3 smells as if (like) 4 smells like 5 feels 6 feels like 7 feels as if (like) 8 feels
9 tastes 10 tastes like 11 tastes as if (like) 12 tastes 13 look as if (like) 14 look
15 look as if (like) 16 look 17 look like 18 look 19 sounds 20 sounds
21 sounds as if (like) 22 sound like