Gold Experience A2

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Workbook answer key

Enjoy yourself

5 not usually

6 never

Vocabulary
1 2 reading
6 drawing
2 2 read 3
fishing
3 2 fishing
6 singing
4

3 fishing
sing

4 singing

4 painting

5 cooking

5 dance

3 play 4 draw 5 reading

7 cook 8 painting

Things you can play: piano, chess,

computer games, guitar
Things you can watch: DVD, film, TV
5 2e 3a 4f 5c 6b
6 2 go 3 watch 4 go 5 listen 6 play
7 go 8 collect
7 2D 3F 4C 5H 6B 7A 8E
8 2A 3C 4B 5A 6B 7C

Grammar
1 2 go 3 doesnt 4 Do 5 dont 6
watch
7 takes 8 dont
2 2 do 3 play 4 like 5 enjoys 6 loves
7 watch 8 is
3
2 Does, like
3 Do, enjoy
4 Do, start
5 Does, collect
6 Do, buy
7 Does, sing
4 2A 3F 4B 5C 6E
5 2 often 3 sometimes 4 not often

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2 We often go shopping in the holidays.
3 There is sometimes a chess competition in
June.
4 Kiera never enjoys her music lessons.
5 Jasmine doesnt usually read comics.
6 My singing lessons are always fun.
7 They dont often go on sleepovers.
7
2 Jonathan doesnt usually play computer
games.
3 Amy sometimes goes on a sleepover.
4 Jonathan never goes on a sleepover.
5 Amy doesnt often take photographs.
6 Jonathan often takes photographs.
7 Amy doesnt usually sing in the bathroom.
8 Jonathan always sings in the bathroom.
8
much: fun, money, music, time
many: books, friends, hobbies, people
9 2 much 3 many 4 much 5 much 6
many

02

Cant live without it?

Vocabulary
1

6 mobile 7 Internet 8 online

7 2 great 3 bored 4 entrance 5
experiments 6 hard
8 2 email 3 experiment 4 send 5 online
6 website

Grammar
1 2 getting 3 having 4 hitting 5 making
6 winning 7 driving 8 sitting
2
2 Deborah is writing in her school diary.
3 The students are doing a science
experiment.
4 I am watching a film on my laptop.
5 Oscar is taking a photo on his mobile.
6 We are reading about King Henry VIII on the
Internet.
3 2 is 3 are 4 isnt 5 are 6 isnt
4
2 are playing
3 re downloading
4 m texting
5 s writing
6 are looking
7 re sending
8 m making
5
2 s reading a book
3 s working on a laptop
4 s talking on the phone
5 s eating a cake
6 are sleeping on the rug
6 2A 3C 4B 5A 6A
7 2 live 3 are 4 go 5 isnt 6 m writing
7 are doing 8 re having
8 2 going 3 m/am 4 are 5 isnt 6 s/is
7 s/is 8 s/is

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Vocabulary
1 2A 3B 4C 5B 6A
2 2 watch 3 listen 4 email 5 play 6
painting 7 comics 8 read
3 2 singing 3 the violin 4 download
5 TV programme 6 screen
4 2H 3D 4B 5A 6C 7E 8G
2 2 keyboard 3 mobile phone 4 speakers
5 screen 6 mouse
3 2E 3A 4C 5B 6D
4 2 download 3 surfing 4 texts 5
headphones 6 email 7 webcam
5 2B 3A 4C 5C 6A
6 2 send 3 surf 4 reads 5 computers

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Grammar
1 2 many 3 much 4 many 5 much 6
many 7 many 8 much
2 2 m painting 3 go 4 Is 5 love
6 re learning 7 Do you draw 8 do
3
2 We dont usually watch DVDs after school.

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3 Oliver sometimes takes photos with his

mobile.
4 They never play computer games at school.
5 Sophie and Alex dont often chat online.
6 My dad usually works on his laptop in the
evenings.
4 2 are 3 starting 4 make 5 have 6 is

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We

2 2 wasnt 3 was 4 werent 5 wasnt

were
3 2 it wasnt 3 they were 4 it was 5 I
wasnt 6 she was

school

Vocabulary
1

art, music, history, science, maths, PE,

geography, computer studies
2 2 gym 3 science lab 4 sports field
5 classroom 6 library
3 2 canteen 3 Classroom 4 science lab
5 library 6 sports field
4
get: a good mark, a prize
have/do: an exam, a test
learn: a language, French
wear: a school uniform, a tie
write: in your notebook, on the board
5 2 wear 3 got 4 wrote 5 wear 6 have
6 2H 3F 4B 5G 6C 7 A 8D
7 2 timetable 3 test 4 homework 5
uniform 6 desk
8 2C 3B 4C 5A 6A 7C 8B

Grammar
1 2 go 3 took 4 see
spoke 8 begin

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6 be

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4 2 chose 3 didnt give 4 spoke 5 had

6 didnt wear 7 began
5 2 wasnt 3 began 4 finished 5 didnt
have 6 went 7 had 8 were
6
2 Did you finish your history homework?
3 Did David get a good mark in his biology
test?
4 Did the teacher write the answer on the
board?
5 Were your library books in your school bag?
6 Did Clare and Mark have lunch in the school
canteen?
7 2D 3E 4F 5C 6A
8 2 Did 3 went 4 had 5 was 6 didnt
7 took 8 saw

04

What a bargain!

Vocabulary
1 2 supermarket 3 music shop 4 bookshop
5 sports shop 6 computer shop
2 2 market 3 card 4 receipt 5 cash
3 2A 3B 4F 5E 6D
4 2 receipt 3 price 4 market 5 cash
5 2 shop assistant 3 try on 4 bargain 5
open 6 closed 7 customer
6 2d 3a 4b 5c 6f
7 2 saving 3 bought 4 spend 5 paid 6
cost
8 2A 3F 4B 5C 6E

Grammar
1
-er: bigger, shorter
-ier: busier, prettier
more + adjective: more difficult, more
expensive
irregular: worse, better
2 2 nicer 3 more helpful 4 easier 5
cheaper 6 better
3 2 more interesting 3 more boring 4
heavier 5 funnier 6 worse 7 more
beautiful 8 bigger
4 2 bad 3 biggest 4 far 5 most difficult
6 light 7 best 8 friendly
5 2 oldest 3 heaviest 4 youngest 5
smallest 6 tastiest
6 2 than 3 more 4 than 5 more 6 the
7 2 heaviest 3 younger 4 bigger 5 busier
6 most
8 2C 3A 4B 5C 6A 7C

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Vocabulary
1 2 gym 3 receipt 4 canteen 5 price
6 library 7 classroom 8 market
2 2 wear 3 had 4 bought 5 have 6
spent
3 2 cost 3 receipt 4 try 5 bargain 6
paid
4 2 lesson 3 test 4 homework 5 field
6 shopping 7 case 8 assistant

Grammar
1 2 higher 3 the funniest 4 the most
difficult
5 worse 6 the best 7 the neatest 8
bigger
2 2 were 3 bought 4 stopped 5 saw 6
had 7 took 8 spent
3 2 they werent 3 it wasnt 4 I did 5 it
was
6 she didnt
4 2B 3B 4A 5B 6A

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Mysteries from history

Vocabulary
1 2 castle 3 ancient 4 king 5 famous
6 battle 7 treasure
2 2 ancient 3 Queen 4 famous 5 Battle
6 treasure 7 Castle
3
at: 2.30 p.m., the beginning of last year, 12
oclock
in: April 2008, the twenty-first century, the
thirteenth century
on: 25 May 1975, 2 January 1952
4 2A 3B 4A 5C 6B
5

loud, dangerous, light, dark, clean, dirty

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6 2 dirty 3 dark 4 poor 5 loud 6 rich

7 2 treasure 3 battle 4 2001 5 tower 6
history
8 2 1901 3 Queen 4 rich 5 poor 6
dark
7 dangerous

Grammar
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
2
3

were
was watching
were
was searching
was

Were the children hiding the treasure?

The king and queen werent staying in the
castle.
4 We were studying ancient Greece.
5 Henry wasnt speaking to his brother.
6 Was she visiting the Natural History
Museum?
3
2 they were
3 he wasnt
4 I wasnt
5 they were
6 they werent
4
2 found, were digging
3 was standing, saw
4 were working, went
5 was telling, rang
6 was driving, stopped
7 were having, heard
8 was watching, fell
5 2A 3C 4B 5C 6B 7A 8C
6
2 Harry is the boy who found the treasure.
3 Where are the students who went to
London?
4 Im reading a book which is about dinosaurs.
5 Theyve got a painting which is 300 years
old.
6 Thats the man who works in the museum.
7 Wheres the map that was on my desk?
8 This is the website that has information
about Henry VIII.
7 2 who 3 which 4 that 5 that 6 that
8 2 that 3 talking 4 who 5 was 6
standing 7 who 8 making

06

Have a good trip!

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Vocabulary
1
Land: bike, coach, motorbike, train, tram
Air: helicopter, plane
Sea: ferry, ship, yacht
2 2 bus 3 coach 4 ferry 5 helicopter 6
train 7 yachts 8 tram
3 2 on foot 3 drive 4 go 5 ferry 6
catch
7 journey 8 helicopter
4 2 train station 3 harbour 4 coach station
5 airport 6 port
5 2F 3C 4A 5D 6E
6 2 trip 3 driver 4 ticket 5 bus stop
6 passengers
7 2 sailed 3 drove 4 fly 5 rides 6
drives
8 2 catching 3 take 4 airport 5 drive 6
sail

Grammar
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Are we going to stay for seven nights?

Is she going to stay with a family in Brazil?
What are you going to do next summer?
When is she going to learn to drive?
Is Jacob going to cycle to school tomorrow?
Are they going to meet at the coach
station?
2 b3 c7 d5 e6 f1 g2
3
2 m going to meet
3 re going to walk
4 m not going to buy
5 re going to see
6 s going to stay
7 arent/re not going to do
4
2 wont walk
3 will take
4 will be
5 wont buy
6 wont leave
5
2 Will she have a lot of luggage with her when
she comes? No, she wont.
3 Will they miss their friends and family? Yes,
they will.
4 Will we buy our tickets before we go? No, we
wont.
5 Will he take lots of photos to show us? Yes,
he will.
6 Will you send me an email? Yes, I will.
6
2 isnt/s not coming

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4
5
6
7

s collecting
m meeting
s going
isnt/s not seeing
2 re/are 3 to 4 by
7 will

5 re/are

Workbook answer key

6 going

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Vocabulary

1 2 castle 3 harbour 4 airport 5 museum

6 port
2 2 in 3 at 4 on 5 at 6 in 7 at 8 in
3 2 tickets 3 caught 4 driver 5
passengers
6 delay 7 train 8 station
4 2A 3B 4B 5C 6C

Grammar
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
3
4

2 who

3 which

4 who

5 that

was leaving, arrived

were going, stopped
was getting off, saw
was travelling, met
were playing, heard
2 is 3 will 4 are 5 isnt 6 will
2 ll/will 3 Are 4 going 5 ll/will
7 will 8 re/are

07

3
2
3
4
5
6
4

6 who

6 to

You can do it!

Vocabulary
1

6
7
8

He goes cycling.
She goes skiing.
He does gymnastics.
She plays volleyball.
He does synchronised swimming.
2 played 3 do 4 going 5 goes 6
went
7 goes 8 play
2 volleyball 3 kiteboarding 4 running
5 cycling 6 judo 7 gymnastics
2 ski 3 surf 4 skateboard 5 run 6
swim
7 climb
2 surfed 3 cycle 4 swam 5 ran 6
skied
2 do 3 practice 4 swimming 5 play
skied 7 does

Grammar
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
2
3
4
5
6

can ride
can surf
cant skateboard
can run
can play

Can you do gymnastics? No, I cant.

Can your sister ski? Yes, she can.
Can Amelia and Eve swim? Yes, they can.
Can Max ride a bike? No, he cant.
Can your parents skateboard? No, they
cant.
3 2 Can 3 can 4 Could 5 couldnt 6
Can
7 cant 8 can
4 2A 3A 4C 5A 6C 7A
5
2 dont have to
3 has to
4 dont have to
5 have to
6 have to
6 2A 3D 4B 5C 6E
7 2 do 3 to 4 had 5 doesnt 6 can
8 2 fast 3 late 4 badly 5 easily 6
slowly

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See the world

horse-riding, basketball, tennis, judo, running,

kiteboarding
2 2B

3C

4B

5C

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Vocabulary
1

mouse, snake, giraffe, spider, tiger, leopard,

zebra, elephant
2
2 great 3 fun
lonely
3 2 difficult
scary
4 2 cool 3
hot
5 2 snowy
6 stormy
6 2f 3g

4 scary

3 exciting
warm

5 exciting
4 lonely

4 boiling hot

5 fun

5 cold

3 sunny 4 cloudy 5 windy

7 foggy
4a 5d 6e 7b

7
Across: 3 river 5 mountain 7 lake 8
ocean
9 desert 10 wood
Down: 1 rainforest 2 forest 4 hill 6
island
8 2 6,650 km 3 300 kg 4 8 cm 5 53 kg
9 2 continents 3 Asia 4 weather 5
summer 6 temperature 7 winter 8
spring

Grammar
1
2
2
3
4
5
6

2 ve

3 have

4 s

5 ve

6 s

Have you ever been to a zoo?

Weve never travelled by boat.
Has Charlotte ever been to Tokyo?
They havent had a holiday in the UK.
Has it ever snowed here?

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7 Ive never liked mountain climbing.

3 2 seen 3 taken 4 bought 5 read 6
caught 7 taught
4
2 have seen
3 hasnt been
4 has snowed
5 havent bought
6 havent held
5
2 she has
3 they havent
4 it hasnt
5 they have
6 he has
6
2 Has your teacher ever been to the Amazon?
3 Have your parents ever been mountain
climbing?
4 Has Georgina ever slept in a rainforest?
5 Have they ever found a mouse in their
house?
6 Has Martin ever visited the island of Corsica?
7
2 have never climbed
3 has never rained
4 has never ridden
5 has never lived
6 has never seen
8 2A 3B 4C 5A 6C 7B 8B

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Vocabulary
1 2 been 3 done 4 done 5 been 6
played
2 2 wood 3 hill 4 island 5 mountain
river
3 2 board 3 rackets 4 swimsuits 5
helmet
6 net
4 2 snow 3 sunny 4 cool 5 wetsuits
6 kiteboarding 7 windy 8 fast

Grammar
1 2 badly 3 quietly 4 easily 5 well
fast
2
2 Has, climbed
3 Has, skateboarded
4 Have, been
5 Have, worn
6 Has, run
3 2A 3B 4A 5C 6A
4 2 No 3 can 4 have 5 did 6 to

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8 Do

09

Let me entertain you

Vocabulary
1 2E 3D 4A 5C 6F
2 2 dancer 3 singer 4 magician 5
musician 6 comedian
3
2 talent show
3 chat shows
4 news programme
5 sports programme
6 documentary
4
2 animation
3 comedy
4 horror film
5 romantic film
6 science fiction film
5 2 comedy 3 action 4 romantic 5
animation 6 horror
6

6 Weve known our drama teacher for a long

time.
2 2 for 3 for 4 since 5 for 6 since 7
since 8 for
3 2 for 3 since 4 since 5 for 6 since
4
2 havent been, for
3 has worked, for
4 has loved, since
5 have known, for
6 hasnt seen, since
5
2 How long have you been at this drama
college?
3 How long has Jack wanted to be an actor?
4 How long has Yasmin had this talent?
5 How long has your dad played the piano?
6 How long have they lived in Hollywood?
6 2 have 3 how 4 Since 5 for 6 have
7 played 8 since
7
2 Ive just started a great book.
3 Theyve just chosen the winner.
4 The magicians just arrived on stage.
5 Dannys just appeared in a new film.
6 Shes just joined a rock band.
8
2 s just told
3 s just phoned
4 ve just bought
5 s just finished
6 ve just seen

10

Eat well, feel well

Vocabulary

scary, interesting, funny, boring, strange,

ridiculous
7 2B 3A 4C 5B 6A
8 2 TV 3 contestants 4 stage 5 judges
6 comedian 7 audience 8 show

Grammar
1
2 This soap opera has been on TV since 1988.
3 Michaela has loved ballet dancing since she
was a small child.
4 Theo and Robin have had singing lessons for
two years.
5 Ive played the violin since I was eight years
old.

GOLD EXPERIENCE A2

1 2 boil 3 barbecuing 4 roasting 5 grill

6 fried
2 2 baked 3 fried 4 barbecued 5 boiled
6 roast
3
sweet: chocolate, ice cream
salty: chips, crisps
sour: lemon, lime
4 2 junk food 3 unhealthy 4 healthy 5
snack 6 fit
5 2 junk 3 healthy 4 unfit 5 regular 6
do
6
2 headache
3 sore throat
4 cough
5 stomach ache
6 temperature
7 toothache

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7 2C 3A 4A 5B 6A
8 2 exercise 3 food 4 vegetables
barbecue 6 fried 7 sweet

Grammar
1 2 must 3 mustnt 4
6 must
2
2 must keep
3 must do
4 must remember
5 must see
6 mustnt bring
3 2 must 3 mustnt 4
6 mustnt
4
2 needs to
3 needs to
4 doesnt need to
5 needs to
6 doesnt need to
5
2 need
3 doesnt need
4 need
5 need
6 dont need
7 doesnt need
6
2 should get
3 should ask
4 shouldnt go
5 should enter
6 shouldnt put
7 should leave
7 2C 3B 4A 5B
8 2A 3B 4A 5B

mustnt

must

5 mustnt

5 mustnt

Grammar
1
2
3
4
5
6
2

s just come
s just baked
ve just grilled
ve just eaten
ve just drunk
2 need to 3 mustnt 4 dont need
5 shouldnt 6 must
3 2 for 3 since 4 since 5 for 6 for 7
since 8 for
4 2 to 3 ve/have 4 need/have 5 for 6
Do

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More than a job

Vocabulary
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
3

2d

3f

4e

5c

6a

football player
bus driver
maths teacher
shop assistant
pop singer
2 journalist 3 waitress 4 receptionist
5 mechanic 6 doctor
4 2 hospital 3 restaurant 4 hotel
5 police station 6 garage
5

6C
6A

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Vocabulary
1
2
3
4
5
6
2

chat show
soap opera
sports programme
romantic films
documentary
2 grill 3 barbecued 4 roast 5 boil 6
fried
3 2 contestants 3 audience 4 show 5
judges 6 comedian 7 funny 8 TV
4 2 unfit 3 junk 4 fried 5 healthy 6
exercise

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6 2 chef 3 receptionist 4 hospital

office
6 journalist
7 2F 3A 4E 5C 6B
8 2 waiter 3 hard 4 part 5 earn
7 good

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Grammar
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
3
2
3
4
5
6
4
5
2
3
4
5
6
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8

2F

3A

Vocabulary
4E

5C

6D

gets, sells
has, likes
feel, have
rains, work
earns, works
Simon will work at his dads garage if he
becomes a mechanic.
Our boss will be angry if we dont finish our
work.
If Danielle gets a job at the hospital, shell be
part of a big team.
Grace will be a famous pop singer if she sells
a lot of records.
If you want to leave work early, youll have
to ask the boss.
2 leaves 3 works 4 s 5 ll buy 6 will
be
ll put, s
ll be, dont have
will phone, need
like, ll love
get, ll be
If she studies hard, she could go to
university.
If you like cooking, you could be a chef.
If he enjoys working with cars, he could be a
mechanic.
If Andrea sings well, she could win the
competition.
If Dan works hard, he could get a better job.
wont work
dont drink
ll have
is
will/could lose
make
will remember
2 will 3 earn
have to 7 ll

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alarm clock, flip-flops, rucksack, sunglasses,

tent, sun cream
2 2 rucksack 3 sun cream 4 sunglasses
5 tent 6 flip-flops
3 2 passport 3 suitcase 4 campsite 5
map
6 picnic
4
have: an accident, fun
go: camping, on holiday
stay: at a friends house, on a campsite
5 2C 3A 4C 5B 6C 7A 8B
6 2 had 3 stayed 4 went 5 had 6 stay
7 went
7
2 take off
3 turn on
4 are, looking for
5 Look out
6 Have, turned off
8
2 off 3 go 4 take off 5 have 6 have

Grammar
4 babysit

Summer fun!

5 wont

1
-ing forms: bored with, enjoy, good at, look
forward to

to infinitive: agree, decide, forget, want

2 2F 3E 4A 5D 6B
3 2 seeing 3 to go 4 swimming 5 to buy
6 to bring
4
2 Your bags are checked at the airport.

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3 Information about the apartment is emailed

to you.
4 Ice creams and cold drinks are sold on the
beach.
5 Your seat number is printed on your train
ticket.
6 You are given a map of the campsite when
you arrive.
5 2 is 3 is 4 are 5 is 6 are
6
2 are not allowed
3 is advertised
4 is not included
5 are sold
6 is cleaned
7 2A 3B 4C 5A 6C 7A 8B
8 2 at 3 s/is 4 is 5 going 6 to

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Vocabulary
1 2 turn off 3 look for
out
6 turn on
2 2D 3B 4E 5F
3 2A 3C 4B 5A
4 2 for 3 Campsite 4
cleaners

4 take off
6A
6A
part

5 Look

7B 8A
5 hard 6

Grammar
1 2 to earn 3 starting 4 being 5 to help
6 fixing 7 to switch 8 to find
2 2 ll have 3 isnt 4 stay 5 give 6 ll
send
3
2 are given
3 is advertised
4 is not allowed
5 are used
6 is written
4 2 wear 3 could borrow 4 go 5 go
6 doesnt get

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