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14 mayo, 2020

9&10 Revise and Check key

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

VOCABULARY
a 1 genetics   3 neighbourhood 5 death
   2 scientific 4 loneliness
b 1 overpopulated
   2 mispronounced
   3 multinational
  4 autobiography
  5 underpaid
c 1 loss        6 staff
   2 set up    7 rise
   3 leader    8 side
   4 launch   9 carry
   5 branches 10 guinea
d 1 quiet    3 later   5 never
   2 sound  4 order

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 neighbourhood 3 research  5 colleague
   2 prove                4 launch
b 1 biological 3 multicultural 5 manufacture
   2 physicist   4 increase

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Billy Ray Harris feels surprised and sad.
b 1 b   3 a   5 a   7 a   9 c
   2 c   4 c   6 c   8 b   10 b

VIDEO CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FILM?
5 .45
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

29 marzo, 2020

7&8 Revise and Check Key

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

20 febrero, 2020

5&6 Revise and Check Key

GRAMMAR
a 1 hadn’t found                     6 to have
   2 didn’t work                      7 to getting up
   3 wouldn’t have gone         8 I could speak
   4 wouldn’t be                      9 I’d learnt to play
   5 used to driving               10 you wouldn’t leave

b 1 meeting
   2 cleaning
   3 to get
   4 not to be
   5 living

VOCABULARY
a 1 proud
   2 homesick
   3 grateful
   4 guilty
   5 stunned

b 1 exhausting        6 disappointing
   2 shocked            7 amazes
   3 embarrassed     8 horrified
   4 stressful            9 offensive
   5 annoys            10 scary

c 1 a conductor
   2 a band / a choir
   3 a cello
   4 a soprano
   5 a keyboard

d 1 pillow
  2 snore
  3 nap
  4 nightmare
  5 set

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 really
   2 alarm
   3 chauffeur
   4 architect
   5 guilty

b 1 upset
   2 devastated
   3 orchestra
   4 insomnia
   5 sleepwalk

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a his contact lens solution (which he drank) and the training he did for a career in the Armed Services
b 1 a        6 c
   2 c        7 c
   3 c        8 b
   4 b        9 a
   5 a       10 b

06 diciembre, 2019

3&4 Revise and Check Key

GRAMMAR
a 1 a  3 a  5 a  7 c   9 c
   2 c  4 b  6 c  8 a  10 b
b 1 ’ll / will be lying  2 will…have started    3 has landed / lands   4 drink   5 finish / ’ve finished.

VOCABULARY
a 1 gate                       3 aisle        5 jet lag
   2 baggage reclaim   4 turbulence
b 1 lately   3 hard      5 especially
   2 even    4 luggage
c 1 blew       3 poured   5 took
   2 dropped 4 got
d 1 blizzard (The others relate to wind.)   2 chilly (The others relate to hot temperatures.)
3 damp (The others are nouns.)    4 bright (The others relate to cold temperatures.)
5 drought (The others relate to storms.)
e 1 in     3 up     5 place
   2 off   4 after

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 hardly  3 lounge   5 trolley
   2 clear    4 humid
b 1 eventually  3 especially   5 hurricane
   2 gradually   4 passenger

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a No. There are a dozen professionals and a handful of people who have ever tried it.
b 1 D 2 E 3 A 4 F 5 C

28 octubre, 2019

1&2 Revise and Check Key

GRAMMAR
a 1 about  2 did   3 does 4 Have 5 been
b 1 a 2 b  3 b 4 c 5 b 6 b 7 a  8 c 9 a 10 c

VOCABULARY
a 1 tempered  2 absent  3 fisted4 confident  5 fashioned
b 1 bleed 2 swollen 3 bandage 4 toothache 5 rash
c 1 feel 2 sprained 3 fainted 4 fit  5 getting changed
d 1 plain (The others are a pattern.)
   2 smart (The others are a type of material.)
   3 collar (The others are adjectives.)
   4 lycra (The others are items of clothing.)
   5 scruffy (The others are positive adjectives.)
e 1 over 2 down 3 throw  4 up 5 hang

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 ache  2 suede 3 striped 4 wear 5 cough
b 1 incredibly 2 big-headed 3 antibiotics 4 swimsuit 5 fashionable.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Shamans go into a trance and then try to find solutions for people’s problems.
b  1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a

12 abril, 2019

I recently visited Thailand... Key

1 would 2 due 3 before 4 last 5 that 6 plenty 7 my 8 however 9 quite 10 insisted 11 me 12 out 13 although 14 finally 15 which 16 as 17 it 18 all 19 least 20 only.

The telephone in The US key

0. became 1. in 2. applied 3. through 4. just 5. achieved 6. close 7. but 8.filled 9. saying 10. giving 11.come 12. within 13. figure 14. level 15. on.

27 marzo, 2019

Take a holiday on the M1 key

1= NEGLECTED 2= HAND 3= HARBOUR 4= YET 5= PEOPLE 6= TAKE 7= SCENES 8= RATHER.

WHY ARE SO MANY MEN SECRET DIETERS?
1. f   2. g  3. c   4. e    5. b  

09 mayo, 2018

Cloze test Laughter

1. amusing 2. exercise 3. benefits 4. stressed 5. reduces 6. groups 7. other 8. surprinsingly 9. burning 10. although 11. invited 12. between 13. which 14. popular 15. collapses 16. emergency 17. sure 18. ways 19. sensation 20. stupidity

23 abril, 2018

7&8 Revise and Check Key

GRAMMAR
1 a       6 b       11 c
2 a       7 a       12 b
3 c       8 c       13 a
4 b       9 b       14 a
5 c     10 c       15 b
VOCABULARY
a 1 terms  2 nursery  3 secondary  4 behave   5 boarding
b 1 on  2 ceiling  3 gate  4 on   5 fireplace
c 1 choice  2 agreement  3 success  4 complaint  5 demonstration  6 retirement 
7 qualifications   8 translator  9 scientists  10 explanation
d 1 overtime  2 shifts   3 temporary  4 set   5 self-employed
PRONUNCIATION
a 1 pupil        3 village   5 educate
   2 wooden   4 said
b 1 secondary      3 delivery   5 achievement
  2 unemployed   4 apply
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Possible answer: It is better to do a job that you love than a
job which you hate, but which pays better.
b 1 DS 2 T 3 F 4 DS 5 DS 6 T

17 abril, 2018

Cloze: Flat-sharing key

0. and
1. bit
2. looking
3. noticed
4. mind
5. home
6. them
7. out
8. as
9. which
10. all
11. to do
12. especially
13. late
14. biggest
15. preferably
16. time
17. except
18. exhausted
19. mess
20. broken

Distracters: making, hurried, clothes, specific

Cloze: The Euro key

0. introduced
1. one
2. currency
3. thanks
4. not
5. all
6. promises
7. only
8. long
9. protested
10. leader
11. won
12. parties
13. about
14. part
15. changed
16. us
17. trust
18. survey
19. terrible
20. top

Distracters: British, for, money, spent

16 marzo, 2018

Cloze: key to Woody Allen

0. real
1. specializes
2. apart
3. famous
4. convinced
5. based
6. evidence
7. genuinely
8. keep
9. dying
10. never
11. do
12. away
13. mind
14. time
15. nearly
16. so
17. another
18. was
19. some
20. way
Distracters: clown, good, people, working

Cloze: Key to Let it be

0. the
1. together
2. written
3. all
4. mad
5. car
6. between
7. it
8. used
9. got
10. on
11. greatest
12. because
13. formed
14. idea
15. exceptions
16. whose
17. dream
18. all right
19. better
20. difficult
distracters: become, guitar, happy, other

5&6 Revise and check key

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

VOCABULARY
a 1 lips / mouth
2 eyes
3 nose
4 hands
5 teeth
b 1 beat
2 court
3 get injured
4 scored
5 go
c 1 close
2 common
3 touch
4 got
5 fiancé
d 1 soundtrack
2 subtitles
3 special effects
4 star
5 scene
e 1 out
2 off
3 up
4 out
5 on

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 couple      3 eyes           5 war
   2 taste         4 ears
b 1 referee     3 spectators   5 colleague
   2 review     4 director

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
b 1 b 2 a 3 c

09 marzo, 2018

1 READING & SPEAKING Unit 6B


 C.

2 F 3 E 5 B 6 A 10 D 12 C.
Annabel 6 Martin 5 Sean 4 Sarah 3.

3 PRONUNCIATION diphthongs
b.
1 bike /aɪ/ bite, eyes, smile
2 train /eɪ/ face, taste
3 phone /əʊ/ nose, shoulders, throw, toes
4 owl /aʊ/ mouth
5 chair /eə/ hair, stare
6 ear /ɪə/ beard

01 diciembre, 2017

1&2 Revise and Check

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

VOCABULARY
a 1 duck (The others are seafood.)
2 crab (The others are meat.)
3 beetroot (The others are fruits.)
4 raspberry (The others are vegetables.)
5 chicken (The others are ways of cooking.)

b 1 dishonest  2 kind 3 unselfish  4 lazy 5 talkative / loud
c 1 waste  2 inherit    3 earn    4 borrow     5 save
d 1 exhausted    2 starving  3 freezing   4 filthy    5 furious
e 1 out 2 out 3 on 4 back 5 out

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 steak              4 tiny
   2 money           5 worth
   3 account

b 1 salmon    4 delicious
   2 invest      5 sensible
   3 immature

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a It changed his life, but not totally. He continued working and
does not have expensive cars, etc.
b 1 T 2 DS 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 DS

26 mayo, 2017

9&10 Revise and Check

GRAMMAR
1 b    6 a    11 a
2 c    7 b    12 a
3 c    8 b    13 b
4 b    9 a    14 c
5 a   10 c   15 a
VOCABULARY
a 1 luckily
2 careless
3 uncomfortable
4 unfortunately
5 impatient
b 1 turned
2 set
3 unplug
4 turn
5 turn / switch
c 1 remote control
2 keyboard
3 memory stick
4 headphones
5 mouse
d 1 football pitch
2 profile picture
3 ground floor
4 petrol station
5 speed camera
e 1 detective
2 prove
3 victims
4 solve
5 suspect
PRONUNCIATION
a 1 through    2 charge    5 careful
   2 although  4 headphones
b 1 comfortable   3 cable 5 evidence
    2 adaptor         4 witness
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a 1 F 2 T 3 DS 4 DS 5 T 6 T 7 F

05 mayo, 2017

7&8 Revise and Check

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

VOCABULARY
a 1 terms
2 nursery
3 secondary
4 behave
5 boarding
b 1 on
2 ceiling
3 gate
4 on
5 fireplace
c 1 choice
2 agreement
3 success
4 complaint
5 demonstration
6 retirement
7 qualifications
8 translator
9 scientists
10 explanation
d 1 overtime
2 shifts
3 temporary
4 set
5 self-employed

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Possible answer: It is better to do a job that you love than a
job which you hate, but which pays better.
b 1 DS 2 T 3 F 4 DS 5 DS 6 T

16 marzo, 2017

5&6 Revise and Check

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

VOCABULARY
a 1 lips / mouth
2 eyes
3 nose
4 hands
5 teeth
b 1 beat
2 court
3 get injured
4 scored
5 go
c 1 close
2 common
3 touch
4 got
5 fiancé
d 1 soundtrack
2 subtitles
3 special effects
4 star
5 scene
e 1 out
2 off
3 up
4 out
5 on

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 couple      3 eyes           5 war
   2 taste         4 ears
b 1 referee     3 spectators   5 colleague
   2 review     4 director

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
b 1 b 2 a 3 c