GRAMMAR
1 must have 9 never be found
2 should have told 10 to be
3 can’t have got 11 is said
4 rather do 12 burglar alarm installed
5 as if 13 to talk
6 tastes like 14 killing her husband
7 as a waiter 15 apologized for being
8 was being repaired
VOCABULARY
a 1 remind 3 stole 5 argue
2 matter 4 raise 6 refuses
b 1 calf (The others relate to hands.)
2 hip (The others are organs.)
3 wink (The others are things you do with your hand.)
4 vandal (The others are all kinds of thieves.)
5 smuggler (The others are crimes.)
6 evidence (The others are people.)
c 1 chew 5 hack
2 scratch 6 blackmail
3 stare 7 bribe
4 frown 8 quit
d 1 critic 3 censored 5 accurate
2 biased 4 newsreader
PRONUNCIATION
a 1 frown 3 fraud 5 jury
2 biased 4 stare
b 1 realize 3 kidnap 5 objective
2 kidney 4 commentator
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a She presented a TV programme called Crimewatch about unsolved crimes in the UK
and then she was murdered and the police couldn’t solve the crime.
b 1 F 3 F 5 T 7 F 9 T
2 T 4 T 6 T 8 T 10 F
29 marzo, 2020
9B Word building Key
Prefix: 2 underpaid 3 multimillionaire 4 subtitled 5 monolingual 6 autobiographies
7 antivirus 8 misunderstood 9 post-war 10 megabyte
Suffix: 1 comfortable 2 sleepless 3 cheerful 4 recognizable 5 terrorism 6 improvement
7 inflation 8 weakness 9 elegance 10 childproof
Irregular: 1 heat 2 loss 3 height 4 death 5 Hunger 6 success
7 antivirus 8 misunderstood 9 post-war 10 megabyte
Suffix: 1 comfortable 2 sleepless 3 cheerful 4 recognizable 5 terrorism 6 improvement
7 inflation 8 weakness 9 elegance 10 childproof
Irregular: 1 heat 2 loss 3 height 4 death 5 Hunger 6 success
9B uncountable and plural nouns Key
a 2 some jeans 3 says 4 have 5 is 6 a piece of 7 some 8 equipment 9 business 10 staff
11 is 12 is 13 experience 14 advice 15 some 16 some 17 those 18 them 19 the
20 homework 21 rubbish
11 is 12 is 13 experience 14 advice 15 some 16 some 17 those 18 them 19 the
20 homework 21 rubbish
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
06 marzo, 2020
7A past modals KEY
a 2 might have broken 3 must have left 4 must have put 5 can’t have drunk
6 might not have seen 7 must have worked 8 can’t have finished
9 might not have been able to get / might not have got 10 must have switched off
b 2 shouldn’t have used 3 shouldn’t have broken up 4 should have come
5 should have waited 6 should have kept 7 should have told 8 shouldn’t have worn
6 might not have seen 7 must have worked 8 can’t have finished
9 might not have been able to get / might not have got 10 must have switched off
b 2 shouldn’t have used 3 shouldn’t have broken up 4 should have come
5 should have waited 6 should have kept 7 should have told 8 shouldn’t have worn
7A would rather KEY
a 2 would rather not see 3 Would you rather have 4 would rather stay
5 would rather not do 6 would (you) rather have 7 Would (you) rather go 8 would rather not go out
b 2 I’d rather not go shopping today.
3 Would Karen rather work for herself or for a company?
4 Would you rather get a takeaway or go out for dinner?
5 Hamish would rather not work at night...
6 I’d rather not see my in-laws so often…
5 would rather not do 6 would (you) rather have 7 Would (you) rather go 8 would rather not go out
b 2 I’d rather not go shopping today.
3 Would Karen rather work for herself or for a company?
4 Would you rather get a takeaway or go out for dinner?
5 Hamish would rather not work at night...
6 I’d rather not see my in-laws so often…
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