WRITING EXTRA

INTERMEDIATE 1B 5
ANSWER KEY Possible answers Your address in the top right-hand corner
A Possibly, wife writing to husband of the letter.
UNIT 1 B Son or daughter writing to mother The date
C Possibly, one friend to another
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1 D Possibly, wife writing to husband
Students’ own composition.
1I 2F 3I 4I 5F 6F 2A
A personal B personal C personal
2 D business UNIT 5
The first one is formal, the second one is The recipient needs to do something in
informal. messages A and D. 1
3 2B
1c 2b 3d 4a 5 c, e 6d
1 Dear Colleagues; I would like to take Possible answers 2
this opportunity to introduce myself to A Your wife phoned. Please buy a carton Arguments in favour:
you all; I look forward to working with of milk on your way home. 1 It is environmentally-friendly.
you all. Yours sincerely, B Gone to the library to study. Back in 2 It helps to decrease a country’s
2 I will start; I would like; I have been; I time for lunch. Jane dependence on imported energy.
am sure; My experience will benefit C Do you want to go to the football Arguments against:
3 Hello Paul; How are you? Hope to hear match on Saturday at 11 am? Please let 1 It is not completely safe.
from you soon; All the best, me know today. 2 Nobody wants to live next to a nuclear
4 it’d be OK; My name’s Danny; I’m at D Lucy Green called from Adamson and power plant.
university; I’ll be visiting; you’d be able Company. Please call her back asap.
4 Number: 0568-453871. 3
Introduce advantages: one of the main
1F 2I 3I 4I 5F 6F 3 advantages …
5 Students’ own composition. Introduce disadvantages: the main
disadvantage …
Students’ own composition.
Contrast ideas: however; although
UNIT 4 Give additional reasons: in addition to this,
UNIT 2 another disadvantage is …
1 Give your personal opinion/a conclusion:
1 Possible answers
Skills and qualities: dynamic; a good
in my opinion; the problem is that …
Students’ own answers.
communicator; well organised; capable of 4
2 working independently 1
2
although
However
Students’ own answers. Words and phrases: relevant experience;
dynamic; a good communicator; 3 This means that
3 well organised; capable of working 4
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in my opinion
In general
1c 2d 3a 4b independently; fast internet connection

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d, e, c, b, a Students’ own composition.
before; as soon as; during; while;
by the time; until; aer
1 as soon as 2 before 3 while
3 UNIT 6
4 during 5 until Possible answers

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Yes, it is a good covering letter. The writer
says why they are writing, and clearly 1
shows how they meet the requirements Students’ own answer.
1 aer/as soon as/when
2 before for the job, repeating where appropriate
the wording of the original advertisement.
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3 while Students’ own answers.
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during
By the time/When
4 3
Dear,
6 I am writing to you regarding … 1 Have you considered that?/
Is that possible?
Students’ own composition. I would like to submit an application for
this post. 2 It will probably be better to talk to
Please find my CV attached. your brothers separately/
UNIT 3 I believe that I meet all the requirements Maybe you should limit the occasions
you outline in your advertisement. that you see them together until they
1A If you require any further information, stop fighting.
3 Perhaps this is just a game for them.
Requests: A and B please contact me on (phone number) or
Give information: D at (email address).
Invitations: C I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,

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4A UNIT 8 2
The word ‘probably’ qualifies the 1 They both played an important role in
statement and says how true or possible 1 enabling us to use electricity.
the writer thinks it is. 1 It helps you to find websites which 2 steam/the steam engine
reflect your personal preferences. 3 Yes, it probably would because the
4B 2 You search for websites which are nineteenth century was an age of
it’s possible that … related to a particular topic; you then initiative and innovation.
perhaps receive a list of sites that
in all likelihood stumbleupon recommends for you. 3
maybe 3 You click on an icon to say if you like 1 sentence 1
Same meaning: it’s possible that …, it or not. 2 sentences 2–4
perhaps, maybe 4/5 Students’ own answers. 3 firstly, then, also, finally
4 aer the first paragraph
5A 2
Students’ own answers. So, how does wishweb work? Well, when 4
you enter, you search for websites which firstly: in the first place
5B are related to a particular topic; you then then: aer that
in all likelihood receive a list of sites that wishweb also: in addition
finally: in the end
6 recommends for you. For each of the sites,
you click on an icon to say if you like them
Students’ own composition. or not, and wishweb records your opinion. 5
In this way, it builds up a database which Students’ own composition.
includes all your opinions and the
UNIT 7 opinions of all the other users.
UNIT 10
1 wishweb then uses this database to direct
1 Usain Bolt
you to websites that are popular with
people who have the same tastes as you.
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2 Jamaica 1 price 2 food 3 atmosphere 4 price
I’d recommend wishweb to all our readers.
3 He is the first man to hold both the 5 service 6 décor
It really helps you to discover some
100 metres and 200 metres world
record at the same time. He is also
fantastic places on the web which would
be impossible to find otherwise.
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the first man to win the Olympic gold Questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
medal in the 100 metres, 200 metres
and 4x100 metres relay in consecutive
3 3
1 wishweb, which is a very useful search
Olympic Games. a Contrast two ideas: although, while
engine, helps you to discover new
4 For his particular way of celebrating his b Introduce a condition: unless
websites./wishweb, which helps you to
victories – a dance popular in Jamaica, c Express a consequence: such … that;
discover new websites, is a very useful
which is called To Di World. so … that
search engine.
2 2 I’d recommend it to web designers who
want to see lots of different designs.
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1 athlete 2 fastest 3 records Possible answers
3 I don’t like that website because it’s
4 champion 5 highest 6 dance 1 The food was so bad that I won’t go
difficult to read the information.
7 Jamaica again.
4 It’s very popular with young people, who
2 Although the service was terrible, the
3A/B use it to stay in contact with their friends.
5 The website is not very user-friendly
food was good when it came.
Possible answer 3 There was such a wide choice that we
because it has lots of mistakes.
Introduction: couldn’t decide what to eat
Jack White-U.S. rock musician. 4 4 Unless you like fish, it isn’t a good
place to eat.
Plays guitar, drums, keyboards & piano. 1b 2d 3a 4c
Brief history: 5 While they have great food, the prices
Became famous in The White Stripes with 5 are very high.
his then-wife Meg White.
The WS: 6 albums, incl. No. 1 album Icky
Students’ own composition. 5
Thump. Students’ own composition.
Present day: UNIT 9
Now: solo career and plays in bands.
Believes colour is important; wears a 1
combo of red, white, & black. 1 Look carefully at the task/title and
Interesting fact: decide what you need to do.
Was going to be a priest but thought the 2 Brainstorm ideas
church wouldn’t like him playing guitar. 3 The organisation of ideas
4 Look for grammar, spelling and
4 punctuation errors.
Students’ own composition.

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