5B usually and used to key

2 works 3 don’t live 4 used to dream 5 didn’t use to eat 6 (usually) cook 7 used to live
8 (usually) stay 9 didn’t use to play 10 doesn’t ride 11 (usually) wear 12 used to be
13 (usually) stay in 14 used to have

5A past tenses key

3 was still feeling 4 didn’t have 5 didn’t matter 6 knew 7 had always wanted 8 called
 9 told 10 was shining 11 was driving 12 were chatting 13 saw 14 had flown 15 tried
16 was buzzing 17 disappeared 18 felt 19 had stung 20 was driving 21 crashed.

Grammar Bank 5A past tenses: simple, continuous, perfect

a
1 had trained              6 was playing
2 was cycling             7 had stopped
3 cleaned                    8 hadn’t lost
4 started                     9 was raining
5 hadn’t scored
b
1 happened, were driving
2 cheered, blew
3 didn’t recognize, had changed
4 stopped, wasn’t wearing
5 weren’t listening, was talking
6 couldn’t, hadn’t snowed
7 weren’t able to, hadn’t booked
8 got, had taken off / took off

3&4 Revise and Check

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

VOCABULARY
a 1 in  2 for  3 on  4 at  5 of
b 1 limit  2 belt   3 lanes   4 rush  5 rank
c 1 stuck   2 van   3 platform  4 set   5 take
d 1 boring  2 frightening  3 excited  4 disappointed  5 depressing
e 1 leave  2 engaged  3 hung  4 screensaver   5 ringtones.

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 want       3 machine     5 argue
   2 the end   4 gossip
b 1 motorway       3 pedestrian     5 embarrassing
   2 disappointed   4 vibrate
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a It was a classical concert. Someone’s mobile phone rang.
b 1 It rang during the fourth movement. It was a marimba riff.
   2 No.
   3 a) The audience members were horrified. A lot of people stood up. They wanted the man with the    phone to leave.
      b) They applauded him.
  4 No.
  5 No, he started a bit before the place where he had stopped the performance.
  6 Yes

4B must, have to, should KEY

a 2 mustn’t 3 don’t have to 4 both possible 5 should  6 doesn’t have to 7 mustn’t 8 mustn’t 9 should

b 2 mustn’t 3 don’t have to 4 must / have to  5 don’t have to 6 must / have to 7 mustn’t  8 must / have to

CONSEJOS PARA SER EL ALUMNO 10

4A can, could, be able to key

a 2 both possible 3 be able to 4 both possible 5 not being able to 6 be able to 7 both possible 8 be able to 9 both possible 10 both possible 11 being able to 12 both possible.

b 2 couldn’t 3 be able to 4 can 5 been able to 6 couldn’t 7 being able to 8 can’t 9 Being able to 10 be able to 11 be able to 12 can’t

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