Key to exercises

This is the key to the last handout I gave you in class:
Matching Reading Key:

1 - D
2 - F
3 - B
4 - E
5 - H
6 - G
7 - C
8 - A

Assignments

Hi,

I wanted to remind you of the activities to work on these days:

American Cities Reader:

• p 97, exercise 1
• Read Chapter 8 on New Orleans
• p 105, exercise 1
• p 106-7, exercises 2 and 3
• p 108-110, exercises 1, 2, 5

My Grammar Lab:

• p 56: Unit 19, -ed/-ing adjectives
• p 62-3: Unit 22, Comparative structures
• p 146-147: Unit 49, Rules

KEY to erxercises on pages 90-1 from American Cities:

Key to reading exercises

Hi,

I'm providing the key to some Reading exercises from our coursebook.

How to complain successfully, p 76-7
3 c
Clive thinks the best way to complain is to write a polite letter.
1 He got some free packs of biscuits.
2 He got a Volkswagen Golf GTI (for his friend)
3 He got 2.000 pounds (the cost of the holiday).
4 His daughters were invited to Heathrow Airport to inspect British Airways' catering facilities.

d
1 Don't lose your temper
2 Write a letter
3 Know who you are writing to
4 Threaten action
5 Don't be too specific
6 Use flattery

The Dragon's Den, p 80-81
4a
1 They are very successful business people
2 The room where they meet the contestants.
3 The contestants make a presentation to the "Dragons", who then ask them questions and decide whether or not to invest in the contestants' business.
4 b
1 C
2 A
3 A
4 C
5 B
6 C

Key

Hi:
This is the key to the Relative Clause Quiz we did in pairs in class:

A
Sport: 1 which; 2 which. Art and Literature: 1 who; 2 whose; Film and TV: 1 who, 2 who; Geography: 1 which, 2 where; Technology: 1 whose, 2 where

B
Sport: 1 where, 2 whose; Art and Literarute; 1 whose, 2 who; Film and TV: 1 where, 2 who; Geography: 1 where, 2 which; Technology: 1 where, 2 which

Key

Hi,

This is the key to the last homework assignment from your coursebook:

p 94-95 READING
1 B                              2 D                        3 A                              4 H
5 G                              6 I                         7 F                               8 E
C
1 paragraph 3                         
2 paragraph 8
3 paragraph 3                         
4 paragraph 6
5 paragraph 1                           
6 paragraph 2
7 paragraph 4                           
8 paragraph 5

Key

Hi,

This is the key to exercises on page 70 and 71 as well as the reading task about different trips on pages 78 and 79 from your coursebook.
Today we will start lesson on Health a Medicine.

Have a good one!

Key

Hi!

This is the key for the latest homework assignment I told you to do at home.

• NI1

• NI2

I hope you all do well in the exam. Don't get nervous and remember to have sound sleep before the exam. 
I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your reviews of my work and the school. It was my pleasure to have you in class :-)

What's your soundtrack?

Dear NI2 students,

I'd like you to have a look at the key for text on page 71 from your coursebook:
d. 
1 B
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 A
6 A
7 D
8 C

Revise and check, p 66-67

Dear NI2,

This is the key for exercises on p.66 and 67

GRAMMAR
a
1 hadn't found              4 had more time
2 must have                  5 can't have got
3 should have told

b 1 c    2 a    3 c    4 b    5 c

VOCABULARY
a 1 relieved- the others are negative feelings
2 anxious - the others mean surprised
3 calf- the others are part of the hand/ fingers
4 hip - the others are organs
5 nod -  the others are gestures you do with your hand

Slow down, you move too fast, p 70-71

Dear NI1 students,

This is the key to the Reading exercises on p 70 & 71 from your coursebook:

4.a
1. encourage             2 increase
3 ban                         4 promote
5 reduce                    6 protect

A.
1 Carlo Petrini, an Italian journalist. Because he saw that McDonald's had opened a restaurant un a beautiful square in Rome.
2 He thought it was tragic that people live too quickly to sit down to eat a proper meal and that they they only eat mass-produced food.
3 To encourage people to stop during they day and eat slowly, to use local shops and markets, eat out in small family restaurants, cook with traditional recipes.
4 It is now a global organization and has members in 100 countries.

NI2 key to pages 52-53

Dear NI2 students,

Find the key to the text on pages 52 and 53 from your coursebook:

QUESTIONNAIRE
1) C (They freeze and can't do anything)
1b)
1 Because in a crisis our minds take longer to process information, people can't take a decision about what to do. People also often refuse to believe that the disaster is happening to them.
2 No, becaise people's normal personality is not a good guide to how they'll react in a crisis.

D
1 F (She didn't run. She waited for someone to tell her everything was all right.)
2 T
3 F (She was looking for things to take with her.)
4 T
5 T
6 F (They had very little time. The plane caught fire after 60 seconds.)
7 T
8 F (Because they think it's not "cool" to do so.)

Complaint Letters

Dear NI2 students,

Find the key to the exercises on complaint letters: 

Exercise 2 a:                         Exercise 3
1 iii)                                          a) ii)
2 vi)                                          b) ii)
3 ii)                                           c) ii)
4 v)                                           d) ii)
5 vii)                                         e) iii)
6 i)                                           
7 iv)

b
1 ii)
2 vi)
3 iii)
4 i)
5 v)
6 vii)
7 iv)

NI2 Key to exercises on p 50 & 51

Dear NI2 students,

Here are the key and audio files you need to do the revision of Unit 3, pages 50 and 51. 

GRAMMAR

a. 1 was being
2 probably never be
3 to be a
4 said that
5 won't come

b. 1 'll be lying
2 will...have started /will have ...started
3 has landed
4 drink / have drunk /have been drinking
5 finish / have finished

VOCABULARY
a 1 Kidnapper - the others all steal
2 smuggler - the athers are crime
3 evidence - the others are people
4 scorching - the others refer to cold weather
5 mist - the others are extreme weather

Unit 2, What do you remember

Dear NI2 students,

Find the key to the exercises on page 34 and 35 from your coursebook:

GRAMMAR:
1. A  
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. B

Never give up!

Dear NI1 students,

Find the key to the reading on page 47 from your coursebook:

p. 47. 

Natalie

1. A car hit her when she was going to a training session on a motorbike. 

2. Three months after the accident.

3. Thrilled. It felt like her leg was there.

4. She qualified for the final at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (for able-bodied swimmers).

5. She hopes to swim faster than she did before the accident. 

Bethany

1. A tiger shark attacked her and tore off her arm. 

2. As soon as she left hospital. 

3. She was so happy she cried.

4. She finished 5th at the National Surfing Championship.

5. She accepts that she will never be world champion. 

Culture Shock

Dear NI1 students,

 

Find the key to the text on page p. 38 of your coursebook:

 

EX. A

Being polite is very important to the English. If you want someone to do something, you must ask them politely.

 

EX. B

The English and the Russian idea of good manners is different.

 

EX C

1. F (She got angry because of the way he asked her to pour him some tea.)
2. T
3. T
4. F (He was very surprised, i.e. amazed)
5. F (It was disgusting.)
6. F (She was angry.)
7. T
8. T
9. F (They thought she was mad.)
10. T

EX. D

1. step 2. pour 3. make 4. swallow 5. translate

Key

Find the key to the last homework assignment I gave.
Key to exercises:
- Talking about cause and effect
- Houses, flats and rooms
- Health and the body
- The Ultimate Transplant
I think there's nothing else missing, right?

Progress Check 1

Find the key to Progress Check, Units 1-5, p. 57-58 here.

Key to exercises on Grammar and Vocabulary on p. 56.

Language Review, Unit4

KEY TO EXERCISES ON P. 46 FROM THE COURSEBOOK

Ex.1
1. is 2. ever seen 3. was studying 4. read 5. saw 6. were 7. had been wondering 8. had read 9. wasn't 10. realised 11. has always been 12. feel

EX. 2
1. What I hate most is people gossiping.
2. It's being a successful author that he wants most.
3. It was only when I saw the film version that...
4. When I'm on holiday, reading is all I want to do.
5. It wasn't until the end of the story, I realised she was lying.

EX.3
1. flooding 2. blank 3. back 4. brought 5. looking 6. momories 7. vividly 8. nostalgic

EX. 4
1. idiotic 2. traumatic 3. colossal 4. fatuous 5. excruciating 6. tremendous 7. dazzling 8. immense

Making logical comparisons

You can find the exercises about "Making logical comparisons" here. We read that in class some days ago. Once you've worked on it, you can check the aswers in this link.