Student's Book Answer Key

Elementary Student’s Book
Life Answer Key

M: Yes, I’m from Wales but I travel all
Unit 1
the time.
Opener (page 9) I: And are you married?
M: Yes, I am. My wife’s name is Sally.
1 He’s in Majlis al Jinn Cave, Oman
She isn’t at home at the moment.
His surname is Alvarez.
I: Why? What’s her job?
2 1c 2a 3b 4d M: She’s also an explorer and we often
travel together.
1a (pages 10 and 11)
I: Is she from Wales too?
1 The flags on the coats show that they M: No, she isn’t. She’s from Canada.
are from Canada and Britain. I: Are you the same age?
M: No, we aren’t. I’m thirty-six and
2 1T
Sally is thirty-five.
2 F (Wales, in Great Britain)
3T 7a 1 ’m 5 aren’t
4T 2 Are 6 ’re
5 F (explorer) 3 ’m not 7 isn’t
6 F (She’s from Canada) 4 ’s 8 Is
7 F (He’s thirty-six and she’s thirty-
8 1 Are 5 ’re
five)
2 ’m 6 Is
3 3 ’s 7 isn’t
First name Mike Sally 4 ’re 8 ’s
Surname Burney
Age twenty-six thirty-five 1b (pages 12 and 13)
Job / explorer photographer
Occupation 2 1 England
Country USA Wales
2 Yes, they are.
Marital status single married
3 He’s a farmer.
Relationship husband wife
4 He’s an explorer and a scientist.
5 No, she isn’t.
5 I: Hello. What’s your name? 6 Yes, he is.
M: My name’s Mike Burney.
3 1 Mary 4 Maeve
I: Are you from Great Britain?
Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 1
2 Colin 5 Katy 1c (pages 14 and 15)
3 Richard 6 Samira
2 1 85 5 38%
4 M: father, uncle, nephew, step 2 1.2 billion 6 51%
brother 3 1 billion 7 2.5 billion
F: mother, aunt, niece, mother-in-law 4 21% 8 5 billion
B: cousin, parent, grandparent
3 a
5 1 uncle, aunt
5 FACT FILE: China
2 niece, nephew
1.2 billion people live in China.
3 cousin
70% of the population speak the
4 step brother
language of Mandarin Chinese.
5 mother-in-law
Over 1 billion Chinese people have a
6 parent
mobile phone.
7 grandparent
65% of the population work in
6 Possessive ’s in the article: Louise’s agriculture.
mother, Richard’s step brother, 35% of the Chinese use the Internet.
Louise’s grandparents, Louise’s
6 We use in with:
sister
countries and cities (e.g. in China)
Possessive adjectives in the article: areas of work or industry (e.g. in
her family, Her father, Their uncle agriculture).
and aunt
Note that we do not use in to talk about
7 1 My 5 She what languages people speak, e.g. I
2I 6 His speak English but my friend speaks
3 your 7 Our French. But we can use in in other
4 you 8 Their contexts, e.g. the book was written in
Chinese.
8 1✓ 2✗ 3✓ 4✗ 5✓
7
9 2 Her sister’s Claire.
Spain The USA
3 Their cousins are Juliet and Jane. Population 47 million 300 million
Spanish 100% 12%
4 His grandparents are dead.
a service industry 70% 55%
5 Is your name Sylvain? (hotels,
6 Helen is our niece. banks, etc.)
mobile phones Everyone Everyone
the internet 30 million 250 million

1d (page 16) 3a and is for extra information
but is for a difference
3 1
Conversation 1 = 2 people; 3b 3 I’m British, but Hindi is my first
Conversation 2 = 3 people language.
2 They are at a conference 4 He’s from Germany, but he’s in
Russia at the moment.
4 1 first 5 Moreau
5 My friend is 30 and he’s single.
2 is 6 New Caledonia
6 I live in Spain, but I work in France.
3 first 7 Valérie
7 She’s a student and she’s at Oxford
4 Laurens
University.
5 Students should tick: 8 My family is in the countryside, but
My name’s … I’m in the city.
I’m …
1f (pages 18 and 19)
I’m from …
Nice to meet you. 1 1 in Bangkok
Nice to meet you too. 2 to celebrate Chinese New Year
I’d like to introduce you to …
3 b, a, c
He’s from …
Nice talking to you. 4 1e 2a 3f 4g 5d 6b 7c 8h
See you later.
6 a1 c8 e3 g4 i7
Bye.
b2 d5 f 10 h6 j9
1e (page 17)
Unit 1 Review (page 20)
1 They are at a conference.
1 1 What ’s your name?
2 Students should tick all boxes in the 2 Are you from England?
table except for Valérie’s job. The 3 Where are you from?
information they give is as follows: 4 Are you single or married?
5 Are you an explorer?
First name Gary Valérie
Surname Laurens Moreau
Job Science lecturer – 3 1 ’s 6 aren’t
Country / UK / English New 2 ’s 7 ’s
languages Caledonia /
French 3 ’s 8 ’s
Other lives in USA, Speaks 4 Are 9 isn’t
information married, two English
children and Spanish 5 are 10 ’s

4 1 your
2 His
3 They
4 photographer’s, my
5 Her, I’m
5 1f 2c 3a 4e 5b 6d
6 1 have 3 live
2 speak 4 work
7 5, 2, 4, 1, 3

Life 6 1 this
2 that
3 these
4 those
7 1
Unit 2
What’s this?
Opener (page 21) It’s a camera.

2
1 There are seven people.
What’s that?
The possessions are made of plastic. It’s my mobile phone.

3
2 22 balls 1 sofa
What are these?
50 shoes and boots 3 TVs
They’re my boots.
3 4
What are those?
balls yellow, blue, red,
They’re keys.
orange; black and white
boots black, grey, white,
blue, red, green 8b 1 /j/ 3 /i:/ 5 /j/ 7 /j/
a chair black 2 /i:/ 4 /j/ 6 /i:/ 8 /i:/
roller blades white; black
a sofa red (or brown)
2b (pages 24 and 25)
shelves white
shoes white, blue, black
1 Sample answers:
a toy car red and yellow
TVs black, silver The apartments look the same size with
the same walls, windows and lights.
2a (pages 22 and 23) They all have a sofa on the right, and a
TV on the left.
1 kayaker, climber, diver
The families are different, they have
2 1 first-aid kit 7 hat
different furniture, and the sofas are
2 compass 8 knife
different colours.
3 camera 9 gloves
4 pens 10 torch 2 1S 2S 3S 4D 5D
5 boots 11 map
6 mobile phone
5 1a 2d
3 a hat, a first-aid kit, a camera,
gloves

4 2 A (Japanese engine)
3A
1 2 3 4
sofa ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 C (parts are from Brazil but it doesn’t
armchair ✓ say that the car is famous there)
chair ✓ ✓ 5A
television (TV ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
6 B (they are made in Britain by an
mirror ✓
desk ✓ American company)
lamp ✓ 7 B (the glass is French but the factory
computer ✓ ✓
is Belgian)
pictures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
blinds ✓ 8A
curtains ✓ ✓ ✓
cupboards and ✓ 4 1 Britain 7 Japanese
✓ ✓ ✓
drawers 2 German 8 Belgium
rug ✓
3 Austrian 9 Brazilian
carpet ✓
plant ✓ 4 the Netherlands 10 England
5 Canadian 11 Spanish
6 Italian 12 France
5 After there is, the noun is singular.
After there are, the noun is plural. 6 1 Asia, Europe, the Americas (north
and south)
6 1 ‘s 5 Is, is
2 Students’ own ideas.
2 isn’t 6 Are, aren’t
3 are 7 are, ‘s 2d (page 28)
4 aren’t 8 Are, aren’t
2 Conversation 1 coffee £3.50
9 1 on 5 in the middle Conversation 2 bags $19.35
2 under 6 in front of Conversation 3 football €21.00
3 opposite 7 behind Conversation 2 is shown in the photo.
4 on the right
3 Can I help you? S
10 1 in the middle 4 under I’d like a coffee, please. C
2 between 5 on Large or small? S
3 on 6 next A large one, please. C
These ones are large. S
2c (pages 26 and 27)
Is there a medium size? C
2 1A 2C 3B Are there other colours? C
These ones are red. S
3 1A
Those are nice! C Colour, British = Nationality, fast =
How much are they? C Opinon, new = Age large = Size, green
Are they all black and white? C = Colour
This one is red and blue. S
5 1 It’s a fast, new, Japanese motorbike.
OK, that one, please. C
2 They’re lovely, red gloves.
How much is it? C
3 There are two beautiful, old, Italian
4 S: Hello. Can I help you? chairs for sale.
C: Yes, I’d like a T-shirt, please. 4 A nice, small, grey computer desk for
S: Large or medium? sale.
C: Medium. Are there other colours? 5 A large, modern, white house.
S: These ones are green and blue.
C: How much are they?
S: They’re $7.50. 1 green, blue, yellow and red
5 A large one, please. 3 1Y 2Y 3Y

These ones are large.
4 1c 2b 3d 4a 5e
These ones are red.
This one is red and blue. 5 1 southern 5 tunnels
OK, that one, please. 2 under 6 a house
3 opals 7 always
1 one 2 ones 3 one 4 ones
4 Red 8 don’t find opals
2e (page 29)
6 1 45 3 3,000 5 95
1 A computer desk and chair; a car (a 2 90 4 300,000 6 millions
1965 British Mini); a rucksack
8 1 oil 4 coal
2 1 modern, new 4 fast 2 gold 5 gas
2 good 5 large 3 diamonds
3 useful 6 cheap
3 1 It’s an old car.
1 2 shelf 6 child
2 They’re modern computers.
3 family 7 boot
3 It’s a brown sofa.
4 woman 8 shoe
4 They’re fast roller blades.
5 knife
4 useful = Opinion, modern = Age,
2 1 that 3 those
white = Colour, red, white and blue =
2 this 4 these
3 1 is 5 in front of
2 are some 6 on
3 isn’t 7 between
4 aren’t any 8 behind
4 2 map 5 blinds
3 Dutch 6 France
4 hat 7 age
5 2 desk 5 rug
3 Austria / France 6 Brazilian
4 roller blades 7 slow
7 1c 2a 3e 4f 5d 6b

Life We add don’t (the auxiliary verb do +
not or n’t) to make the verb negative.
8 1 expensive 4 popular
Unit 3
2 free 5 crowded
Opener (page 33) 3 great 6 quiet
2 1 It’s 12 o’clock at night (midnight). 9 1b 2e 3d 4a 5c
2 The Midnight Sun Restaurant in the

10
north of Norway. 1
3 The food is great. 1 have 2 live 3 like 4 do
4 Summer 5 finish
5 Twenty-four hours 2 do (the auxiliary verb)
3a (pages 34 and 35) 3 1 and 3
1 1 Melbourne 3 Tokyo 11 1 What do you do?
2 London 4 Bogotá 2 Where do you live?

3 Do you like shopping?
2 1 pollution
4 What time do you finish work?
2 because of the traffic
5 Do you have a car?
3 eight million
6 Do you eat in cafés at lunchtime?
4 parks
7 What time do you eat dinner?
5 the no-car zones
8 Do you meet friends after work?
6 half a million
7 There are lots of great shops and no 3b (pages 36 and 37)
cars. 1 1 an accountant 5 a doctor

8 in the cafés 2 a sailor 6 a waiter
3 1 free 7 beautiful 3 a photographer 7 a teacher
2 crowded 8 clean 4 a pilot 8 a student
3 polluted 9 expensive 3 She is a marine archaeologist and

4 popular 10 small works on a ship.
5 great 11 modern
6 noisy 4 1c 2b 3e 4a 5d
5 The main verb is have (used with I, 5 1 under the sea 5 start
you, we and they). 2 don’t work 6 don’t finish

3 five 7 two children 3 Does he have children?
4 seven 4 What time does he finish work?
6 1 for 2 with Fact file

1 photographer
8 Verbs: is, studies, has, doesn’t
2 Lincoln Nebraska
work, ’s, gets up, meets, starts,
3 He has three children.
finishes, doesn’t finish, lives, go, love
4 six o’clock
1 You add -s or -es
2 doesn’t 3c (pages 38 and 39)
9 1 comes 5 prefers 2 a
2 studies 6 doesn’t have
3 2 languages
3 speaks 7 travels
3 speakers of Mandarin Chinese;
4 has 8 doesn’t get
people who speak English for doing
10 4 /jz/ 7 /s/ 10 /jz/ business, reading the news or studying
5 /s/ 8 /z/ 11 /z/ science and medicine
6 /s/ 9 /s/ 12 /z/ 4 native English speakers
5 Spanish speakers
11 1 d 2e 3c 4a 5b
6 different languages in London
12 7 of the world’s population speak
Chinese, Hindi, Spanish and English
Student A
8 different islands in Vanuatu
1 Who does he work for?
9 different languages in Vanuatu
2 Where does he work?
10 speaker of Amurdag
3 Does he speak English?
4 What time does he start work? 4 1 second 3 official
2 first 4 ancient
Fact file
1 National Geographic Magazine 6 Paragraph 1: d Paragraph 3: b
2 all over the world Paragraph 2: a Paragraph 4: c
3 English
7 1 the order 2 how many
4 nine o’clock
8 1 5, 9, 11, 13 3 61st, 71st, 81st
Student B
2 11, 31, 61 4 1st, 2nd, 4th
1 What does he do?
2 Where does he live?

3d (page 40) with my friends to Narabeen Beach.
It’s quiet and relaxed. Afterwards we
2 1 visitors’ centre
go to the centre of the city. There are
2 Children’s Museum
over three thousand restaurants with
3 Centennial Park
every type of food from Japanese to
4 theatre
Lebanese.
5 parking
6 library 3f (pages 42 and 43)
7 business district and offices
3 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13
8 aquarium
4 1 Is there a post office near here?
3 The aquarium, Centennial Olympic
2 Is there a good place to eat near here?
Park, World of Coca-Cola®
3 Is there a park round here?
4 1 near here 4 Go across 4 How do I get to the supermarket from
2 about, away 5 on the right here?
3 straight up 6 Go past
5 1c 6 b, c, e, f
3e (page 41) 2c 7b
3a 8a
1 A possible list: a travel website, a
4c 9c
tourist information office or visitors’
5b 10 a, b, d, f
centre, a travel guide, guidebook or
map, friends who have already been Unit 3 Review (page 44)
to the place, travel blogs.
1 1 live 4 work
2 Bella mentions 1, 2, 3 and 4. 2 eat 5 have, go
3 like
3a 6
2 1 do 3 Do 5 don’t
3b I’m from Australia and I love
2 Do 4 don’t 6 don’t
Sydney! There are over four million
people here but it’s never crowded. 3 1 come 4 don’t
That’s because there’s the harbour 2 lives 5 doesn’t
with the famous Sydney Opera House 3 speaks 6 does
and there are beautiful beaches. My
4 1 five o’clock
favourite season is summer because
2 quarter past seven
of the surfing. Lots of people go to
3 twenty-five past nine
Bondi Beach but on Saturdays I go
4 quarter to twelve
5 three minutes past three
6 four minutes to ten
5 1 restaurant 5 office
2 library 6 park
3 hospital 7 car park
4 hotel 8 museum
6 1 big 5 modern
2 popular 6 polluted
3 crowded 7 clean
4 beautiful 8 quiet
7 1 Where 4 across
2 near 5 Take
3 away 6 Turn

Life 3
The Mulgray The Kitt The Bryan

Twins Twins Twins
Unit 4
Job? writers actors and professional
Opener (page 45)
musicians tennis
players
1 2
Free-time gardening, Tae Kwon Bob goes to

2
activity? walking Do, the gym. Mike
Person 1 swimming meets friends
at the beach.
Free-time activity? go shopping
Bob and
When? every Saturday Mike both
Who with? friends watch ﬁlms
and play
Why? It’s fun! computer
games.
Person 2
Free-time activity? go fishing Who together together on their
with? own / with
When? early in the morning friends /
together
Who with? my brother
Why? It’s quiet and relaxing.
Person 3 4 1 go walking
Free-time activity? go to the gym 2 play a musical instrument
When? after work 3 do Tae Kwon Do
Who with? on my own 4 play computer games
Why? It’s good for you. 5 watch films
6 play tennis
7 go to the gym
2 It's about both: their work and their free 8 meet friends
time.
7 a 1 and 2 b 3 and 4
3 1 Yes 4 No
2 No 5 Yes
3 Don’t know 6 No

4 1 after g boxing – box, cycling – cycle,
2 before running – run, sailing – sail, skiing –
3 ski, surfing – surf, swimming – swim
1 usually
3 1 A, B, C, D
2 often
2 A, D
3 sometimes
3 B, C
4 not often
4A
6 1c 2b 3a 5 A, B, C, D
7 1T 2T 3T 4 1F 2O 3F 4O 5O 6F
4 F (You see polar bears every day)
5 Sample answers:
5 F (He takes photos at night)
Facts: there are lots of facts in the text
6 F (It’s sometimes boring)
Opinion: ‘I don’t like soccer’; ‘I like
9 They go at the end of the sentence.
the adrenaline’; ‘it’s very peaceful’
10 2 twice a year
6 1 before 3 no
3 once a day
2 no 4 well
4 once a year / every year
5 three times a day 7 1 can 4 can
6 once a month / every month 2 can 5 can
3 Can, can’t 6 can
1, 2, 4 and 6 contain adverbs.
1 2
a baseball, basketball, cricket, 4d (page 52)
football, tennis, (ice hockey uses a
1 1 volunteer jobs for a student’s gap
flat type of ball called a puck)
year
b sailing, surfing, swimming
2 helping lions in Zambia; writing for
c skiing
an English-language newspaper in
d baseball, basketball, cricket,
Bolivia; teaching English
football, ice hockey
e baseball, basketball, cricket, 3 1 Help the lions
football, ice hockey, tennis
4 Students should tick:
f go cycling, running, sailing, skiing,
Are you good at teaching?
surfing, swimming
Do you like animals?
(note that we say do boxing)
I can speak English well. 1 By bouncing a ball and throwing it.
I can’t go for eighteen months. 2 a ball, a hoop, a court
I’m (not very) good at writing.
2 1E 2B 3A 4C 5D
I love them!
3 1 What do you do in your free time?
4e (page 53)
2 How often do you do it?
2 2, 5 and 6 are about work. 3 Why do you enjoy doing it?
1, 3 and 4 are about free time.
4
3a The new Spielberg film
Question 1
3b 2 her =the receptionist Caroline: going to concerts,
3 it = the party; him = Omar playing the ukulele
4 it = sushi; there = to the restaurant Maureen: gardening
on Brooke Street Ben: going snowboarding, playing
5 one = the photocopier golf
6 it = the email from Paris; them =
Question 2
the two customers in Paris
Caroline: every day for about 10 or
4 2 I have your letter. Can you come 15 minutes; every week on a
and get it? Monday
3 Do you like Mexican food? The Maureen: In the spring, quite often;
café downstairs does it at lunchtime. in the summer less often
4 I’m in my office so meet me there. Ben: snowboarding for two weeks;
5 Olav can’t finish his work. Can you disc golf once a week;
help him? competitions some weekends
6 Matt and Suki are late. Please call
Question 3
them.
Caroline: loves making music,
7 I like the new nightclub. Can we go
getting together with friends
there?
Maureen: fresh air, eating fresh
8 Can you buy a new computer? This
vegetables
one is very old.
Ben: beautiful mountain scenery;
4f (pages 54 and 55) hang out with friends; see some
interesting locations
1 The photo shows a basketball hoop
from an odd angle. 6 1B 2M 3C 4M 5B 6B 7B

7 1 combination of 8 sport
2 prepare it 5 1 skis 5 ice
3 meeting 2 ball 6 teams
4 clean 3 water 7 mountain
5 more energy 4 gloves 8 sky
6 spend time with
6 1 at 4 very well
7 places
2 well 5 Do
Unit 4 Review (page 56) 3 play
1 1 swimming 4 listening
2 playing 5 watching
3 going
2 2 Chris often watches TV.

3 Annette goes to the cinema once a
month.
4 Shelly sometimes plays computer
games.
5 Chris plays computer games every
day.
6 Chris sometimes goes to the
cinema.
7 Annette doesn’t often play
computer games.
8 Shelly usually goes to the gym at
the weekend.
3 1c 2b 3e 4a 5d
4 1 running
2 camping
3 football
4 the guitar
5 a musical instrument
6 TV
7 the gym

Life 9 raisins
10 juice
19 cheese
20 pepper
3 1 /tƒ/ 3 /tƒ/
Unit 5
2 /d’ / 4 /d’ /
Opener (page 57) 4 1a 2c 3b 4f 5d 6e
1 He’s a noodle chef and he cooks 6 1B 2C 3A

noodles in a street café in Chinatown,
Thailand. 7 2 B, K 6K
3C 7C
2 1 Because he travels to different 4 B, K, C 8 B, K
countries. 5 B, K
2 Because he tastes lots of different
types of food. 9 You can count onions, lemons, carrots
3 He always goes to the local and tomatoes
restaurants and cafés. You can’t count juice or meat.

4 Because there are lots of street
cafés and they’re really cheap. All the 10 1 some 5 some
street chefs make the food by hand 2a 6 some
and then they cook it on a real fire. 3 an 7 any
You can smell the food in the 4 some 8 some
distance. 11 Student A needs mushrooms. Student

5 His favourite dish is noodles. B needs butter and mushrooms.
3 1 make 3 smell 5 taste 5b (pages 60 and 61)

2 cook 4 serve 6 eat
2 1 They are good for everyday
5a (pages 58 and 59) shopping.
1 1 rice 11 prawns 2 They are great for fresh food and
2 peppers 12 onions local dishes.
3 potatoes 13 oranges 3 It is 200 years old.
4 chips 14 salt 4 meat and seafood
5 pasta 15 nuts 5 the local sauce
6 chicken 16 eggs 6 a great restaurant
7 lamb 17 lemons 7 live music – musicians play and sing
8 fish 18 lentils 8 from Thursday to Saturday (early)

4 1 a lot of 2 not many 3 no
3 not much 4 Norway
5 It’s on Spitsbergen in Norway
5 3 There aren’t many local markets in
6 below (inside a mountain)
my region.
7 half a million
4 Do you buy many sweets for the
8 2.2 billion
children?
5 There isn’t much milk in the fridge. 4 1 A lot of people in China eat rice for
6 (no rewrite possible) breakfast.
7 She doesn’t put much salt on her 2 The United States of America is
food. famous for burgers.
8 Do you eat many strawberries in the 3 I’d like a bottle of water, please.
summer? 4 A friend of mine is vegetarian.
5 I eat my main meal in the middle of
7 Castries Market
the day.
8 1 six 2 one 3 two 6 There are many varieties of potato.
9 1 a bottle of sauce 6 a2 b4 c3 d5 e1
2 a piece of chocolate
7 Sample answers:
3 a slice of bread
It’s is important to store different types
4 a glass of water
of seed for the future. Svalbard Global
5 a packet of pasta
Seed Vault is the biggest seed vault in
6 a tin of tuna
the world. It is a very cold place. The
7 a kilo of flour
vaults are one hundred and thirty
8 a bag of rice
metres inside the mountain, on the
10 How many asks about countable island of Spitsbergen. There are three
nouns. large areas and there are about half a
million varieties of seeds here. They
How much asks about uncountable
can live here for thousands of years.
nouns.
5d (page 64)
3 1 a bottle of sparkling water, a seafood
2 storing
special, and a four-cheese pizza
3 1 because of bad weather or disease 2 $27.40 (plus tip)
2 farmers
4 Here is the menu. W
Can I get you anything to drink first? 2D 6E
W 3G 7F
I’d like a bottle of water, please. C 4B
I don’t want a starter. C
4 1a 2c 3b
I’ll have a seafood special. C
I’d also like a dessert. C 5 1 in Bologna in Italy
Are you ready to order? W 2 from countries all over the world,
I’d like a four-cheese pizza. C including Australia, Sierra Leone and
That was delicious. C Saudi Arabia
Can I get you anything else? W 3 they learn how to make ‘gelato’
Could we have the bill, please? C 4 35 to 40
5 Madagascar
5e (page 65)
6 800 euros
1 1b 2a 3c 7 management and marketing
8 about 120,000 euros
2b 2 full stop: … in about fifteen
minutes. 6 1b 2a 3d 4c
3 comma: a cool, dry place
7 1c 2a 3d 4b
4 colon: … follow these instructions:
5 comma: First of all, Unit 5 Review (page 68)
6 comma: After you open the bottle,
1 1c 2d 3b 4e 5a 6f
use the sauce within three months.
2 1 much
2c Fortune cookies are nice at the end of a
2 A lot of
meal in a Chinese restaurant, and
3 a lot of
they’re easy to make.
4 a lot of / much
You need the following: pieces of 5 a lot of / many
paper, three eggs, sugar, salt and flour. 6 not many
First of all, write your messages on 3 How much: rice, soup

the pieces of paper. After you mix the How many: eggs, oranges, bottles of
eggs, sugar, salt and flour, pour the water
mixture onto a tray.
4 1 oranges, raisins
5f (pages 66 and 67) 2 peppers, potatoes
3 chicken, lamb
2 1A 5C
4 juice, milk
5 pierogi, satay
6 bag, tin
6 1 make 4 pour
2 tastes 5 mixes
3 put
7 1 Would you like

2 I’d like
3 Are you ready to
4 Can we have

Life Switzerland: franc
3 Queen Elizabeth II’s face is on the

notes.
Unit 6
4 Over thirty countries including Canada,
Opener (page 69) Cyprus, Fiji, Bermuda, the Bahamas,
1 He plays music in the street. Passers- Scotland.
by give him money. 5 2 1936 5 1992
2 1 Oxford Street is a famous shopping 3 1960 6 2002
area in London. 4 1977
2 A lot of people come shopping here 6 1 ten years old; in her mid-twenties;
and spend money. middle-aged; in her late fifties; in her
3 Because people go in and change seventies
their money, then give their small 2 29 = late twenties; 35 = mid-thirties;
coins to the busker. 41 = early forties; 55 = mid-fifties; 61
3 spend money, earn money, give … = early sixties; 89 = late eighties
coins / money, change money 3 Students’ own ideas.
4 You change money at a currency 7 1 The two sentences in a are about the
exchange. present (the present simple
You spend money in the shops. form of be).
You give / spend money in the street. The sentence in b is about the past (the
You earn money at work. past simple form of be).
6a (pages 70 and 71) 2 There are many occurrences of was,

wasn’t, were and weren’t. The negative
1 Canada: dollar
forms are wasn’t and weren’t.
China: renminbi
Egypt: pound 8 1 was 5 were
France: euro 2 wasn’t 6 was
Japan: yen 3 was 7 weren’t
Mexico: peso 4 were 8 were
Pakistan: rupee
Russia: rouble
Saudi Arabia: riyal

6b (pages 72 and 73) 5 Yes, thousands of visitors came and
the exhibition had to move to a bigger
1 1 It is Birmingham Museum and Art
building.
Gallery, in central England. Visitors
6 £3,285 million
go to find out about local history and
see old archaeological objects. 8 1 past
2 Students’ own answers 2 lived, worked, made
3 lived and worked are regular; made is
2 1 To help improve the museum.
irregular
2 one exhibition
3 She read an article about it in the 9 Regular: received, studied, showed,
newspaper. moved, wanted
4 Because his children have a school
Irregular: were, took, came, was
project about history and
archaeology. 10 1 lived 5 became
5 No, it’s his first visit to a museum. 2 went 6 died
3 worked 7 made
3 1 interested 4 boring
4 discovered 8 had
2 exciting 5 excited
3 interesting 11a 3 like = 1; liked = 1
4 want = 1; wanted = 2
4 1 interested, excited
5 work = 1; worked = 1
2 exciting, interesting, boring
6 start = 1; started = 2
-ed adjectives describe how the 7 play = 1; played = 1
person feels, -ing adjectives describe 8 visit = 2; visited =3
the thing or situation. 9 travel =2; travelled =2
5 1 interesting 4 bored 6c (pages 74 and 75)

2 interested 5 excited
2 1 animals
3 boring 6 exciting
2 seashells
7 1 one thousand years ago 3 metal coins
2 metal work and jewellery 4 paper money
3 under the ground in a field 5 cheque book
4 1,500 6 credit card
7 mobile phone
3 1b 2f 3a 4d 5e 6c
6d (page 76) Responses
Yes, certainly.
1 The WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
Yes, of course.
helps animals in the wild and works
I’m sorry, but I can’t.
on conservation and environmental
I’m afraid I don’t have any coins.
projects.
6e (page 77)
Save the Children helps children
2 A thanks someone for a graduation
around the world in emergency
present
situations and in long-term relief.
B thanks someone for their work
The Red Cross and Red Crescent give C thanks a customer for showing
food and medicine to people in wars. interest in their products
2 1b 2a 3c 3a A B C
Introduction Hi! Dear Dear
3 Nadia Mr Keeping
Thank the Thanks Thank you Thank you
Conversation 1 person for… for… very much
for…
1 could you
Talk about See you See you I look
2 Yes, certainly future soon! again forward to
contact next year. hearing from
Conversation 2 you in
the future.
3 Can I End the Love Best Yours
4 Yes, of course. writing regards sincerely
5 Could you
6 I’m sorry 3b
Conversation 3 A
7 Can I The note in A is handwritten and
8 I’m afraid very informal. Ginny is writing to a
family member or close friend –
4
and is probably quite young.
Requests Examples of high informality
2 Can I ask you something? include abbreviations (thanks),
3 Could you lend me some dramatic punctuation (!), and very
money? personal language (Hi, Love).
4 Can I borrow the money?

B 2 1 Was there a route
The email is still informal. Sanjit 2 Were Meriwether Lewis and William
is writing to someone he knows Clark
well, but in a business context. 3 Was there a woman
The letter is warm and informal, 4 Was she
but it avoids abbreviations and 5 Was her face
highly personal language.
3 1 We change money at a currency
C exchange.
The business letter is written to 2 We earn money at work.
someone the writer does not 3 We spend money in shops.
know except in a business 4 We give money to charity.
context. Consequently, it uses all 5 We keep money in a purse or wallet.
the formalities of such a letter,
4 1 card 4 transfer
including fixed expressions such
2 phone 5 account
as Please find enclosed and I
3 shells
look forward to.
5 1 -ed 2 -ing 3 -ing 4 -ed
1 1 was 5 made 7 1 Could you give me a dollar?
2 travelled 6 discovered 2 Can I ask you something?
3 bought and sold 7 called 3 Could you lend me your phone?
4 became 4 Can I borrow your car?
3 1 page 78 5 photo 3
2 photo 6 6 photo 1
3 photo 5 7 photo 2
4 photo 4
4 1c 2a 3b 4a 5c 6c
1 1 became 6 was
2 wasn’t 7 worked
3 wanted 8 discovered
4 sent 9 was
5 were
Life 4 Sample answers:
for the money, for the adventure, to
become famous, to show they were
Unit 7 strong and brave, to get future work as
a pilot, to test the technology of the
Opener (page 81)
planes, to develop their skills as pilots,
1 You can see a sailing ship, small to see the world, to explore new places
boats, an airship, the sea and a city on

5 1 didn’t (past of do)
the skyline.
2 no
It’s the second Mayflower ship. 3 base infinitive
2 1 120 25 6 In the 1920s, people didn’t travel into

space. People travelled by train.
3 1 sailed 3 arrived in
People didn’t pay by credit card, they
2 left 4 travelled
paid with cash.
7a (pages 82 and 83) People didn’t play computer games,
they played games.
1 From England to South Africa
People didn’t use satellite navigation,
2 1C 2A 3D 4B they used maps.
3 1T 8 1b 2c 3a
2 F (four aeroplanes didn’t finish the
9 1 had 3 didn’t go
journey)
2 didn’t have 4 wanted
3T
4 F (they left Italy and landed the 10 did
next day in Cairo)
5 F (they had a lot of mechanical
problems with the plane and its 1 migrations by animals
engine)
2 easy / difficult, fast / slow, safe /
6 F (The Silver Queen couldn’t take
dangerous, short / long
off so in the end they changed their
plane for a different one.) 4 1b 2c 3a
7T 5 1 Central Asia
8 F (the newspaper didn’t give them 2 her calf
£10,000 but only £5,000.) 3 the beach
4 the same beach 7c (pages 86 and 87)
5 in water
1 Sample answers:
6 1 -er 2 more Space travel is important so we can
explore new worlds, find new minerals
7 1 bigger
and materials, discover life on other
2 colder
planets, improve scientific
3 hotter
understanding, improve technology.
4 more dangerous
5 cheaper It’s too expensive, there’s nothing
6 more expensive there.
7 longer
2 Voyager 1
8 more interesting
It photographed planets and moons
9 easier
10 higher 3 1 two
2 Jupiter and Saturn
8 Sample answers:
3 Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
2 A car is more expensive than a
4 at the end of our solar system
bicycle.
3 Rock-climbing is more dangerous 4 1 Florida 2 Voyager 2
than surfing. 3 Saturn 4 Jupiter’s
4 Travel by air is cheaper than travel 5 Uranus 6 Neptune
by sea. 7 outside the solar system
5 An elephant is bigger than a lion.
5 Fact: On 20th August and 5th
6 A holiday in the city is more
September in 1977, two spacecraft took
expensive than camping in the
off from Florida, USA.
countryside.
7 Paris is more expensive than New Opinion: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2
York. started a long and difficult journey to
8 Train journeys are longer than plane the end of the solar system.
journeys. 6 Paragraph 2: … the best photographs
10 The first sentence is a fact, the … ; … most famous for its rings …
second is an opinion. Paragraph 4: … their most amazing

journey …
7 a compares two things

b compares more than two things Conversation 2
1 in his own country
8 (the) best, (the) most famous, (the)
2 the local food; the weather
coldest, (the) furthest, (the) most
3 the food was delicious and the
amazing
seafood was fresh; the weather was
good and far have irregular forms. terrible
The word the comes before the
5 1 How was 4 was, like
superlative adjective.
2 Was it 5 happened
9 1 Which planet is the nearest to the 3 Did you
Sun? (Mercury)
7e (page 89)
2 Which planet is the easiest to see in
the sky? (Venus) 2 1 Because he travels all the time and is
3 Which planet is the furthest / always online.
farthest from the Earth? 2 He writes about his journeys.
(Neptune)
3 1 website 5 blogger
4 Which planet is the best for human
2 blogs 6 uploads
life? (Earth)
3 online 7 comment
5 Which planet is the hottest?
4 homepage 8 posts
(Venus)
4 1 ten kilometres from Kodari
7d (page 88)
2 three days
1 1b 2a 3c 3 the north side of Everest
4 The bus stopped – the engine needed
3 A tiring
fixing.
B comfortable
5 He looked a bit sad.
C very interesting
6 He wanted a good hotel and a hot
D really useful
meal.
E delicious
5a a because
4
b so
Conversation 1
5b 1 because 4 so
1 still on the trip
2 so 5 so
2 the flight, the airport hotel
3 because 6 because
3 the flight was tiring; the hotel
was comfortable
7f (pages 90 and 91) 3 This house is more expensive than
the apartment. This apartment is
3 1 American woman in space
cheaper than the house.
2 days
4 London is bigger than Madrid.
3 travelled
Madrid is smaller than London.
4 other women
5 The Nile River is shorter than the
4 1g 2d 3f 4a 5b 6h 7c 8e Amazon. The Amazon River is longer
than the Nile.
5 1 a 2 b 3 a, b 4 b 5 b 6 c
5 2 It’s the fastest car.
3 It’s the most expensive home.
1 1 began 6 worked 4 It’s the biggest capital city.
2 travelled 7 didn’t travel 5 It’s the shortest river.
3 took 8 became
6 Sample answers:
4 didn’t return 9 didn’t believe
1 a bike 3 a boat
5 stayed 10 said
2 a plane 4 a car
2 2 Where did he travel from?
7 1 journey 3 take
3 How long did the journey take?
2 trip 4 writes / blogs
4 How long did he stay in China?
5 After 1295 did he travel to Asia 8 1 meal 3 hotel
again? 2 weather 4 flight
3 1 He began his journey when he was

seventeen years old.
2 He travelled from Venice through
to Persia, to Afghanistan and along
the Silk Road to Cambulac (now
Beijing).
3 The journey took three years.
4 He stayed in China for seventeen
years.
5 No, he didn’t.
4 2 A Porsche is faster than a Mini. A

Mini is slower than a Porsche.

Life Height: tall
Hair: short, dark
Eyes: brown
Unit 8
10 Sample answers:
Opener (page 93) He’s got brown hair and a hat.

He’s handsome.
1 1 in the Philippines
She’s got a red ribbon.
2 colourful, crowded, exciting, fun,
She’s got blue eyes.
loud, popular, noisy
She hasn’t got a hat.
2 1 T 2 DK 3 DK 4 T 5 F He’s got a white face, red cheeks and

red lips.
He’s got one eyebrow. He’s ugly.
2 1 boy on the right They’ve got big heads.
2 boy on the left They are beautiful / ugly.
3 girl in the middle
3 1 She was on holiday.
2 1 She is a fashion photographer.
2 Three children were in the masks.
2 She works in the fashion capitals of
3 The festival is in the summer.
the world.
4 People travel there for the food and
3 She is in Sudan now.
the music.
5 She thinks they are a bit ugly. 3 1b 2b 3a 4a
6 The white face of the third mask.

4 In sentence 1, like means ‘similar to’.
7 Yes, they are.
The businessman’s suit in Beijing is
8 Because she’s got blonde hair and a
like the businessman’s suit in Berlin.
red ribbon.
6 1b 2 a, present simple
5 1 be 2 have got
7 So, what is she doing there?
6 1 is 2 are
‘I’m taking photographs, of course!’
3 have got / ’ve got
‘I’m not taking photographs for Vogue
4 have got / ’ve got
or anyone else.’
5 has got / ’s got
‘But I’m visiting regions in the world
with their own traditional clothes and
8 General appearance: handsome their own fashions.’

8 1 I’m calling 5 neck 10 ankle
2 ‘s speaking
8d (page 100)
3 ‘m not staying
4 ‘m waiting 2 1 They are on the subway /
5 are you going / ’re you going underground. They feel tired, sleepy,
6 Are you travelling bored, etc.
7 are working / ’re working 2 Students’ own answers.
8 is not working / isn’t working
3 1 His photos are very interesting and
9 1 is travelling the speaker likes them because
2 doesn’t go normally she doesn’t look at people in
3 she’s visiting their everyday life very closely, but the
4 likes photographer does.
5 is taking 2 on the New York subway
6 doesn’t take 3 First: the man and woman on the
7 Does she have right.
8 is she taking Second: the woman in the middle
reading her book.
10 1 jumper 6 shoes
Third: the woman with blonde hair
2 belt 7 socks
listening to music.
3 dress 8 tie
Fourth: the other blonde woman on the
4 trousers 9 shirt
left watching her.
5 skirt 10 hat
Fifth: the other woman at the back
8c (pages 98 and 99) looking at the photographer.
2 Picture 1 (page 98) fashionable 4 1b 3j 5f 7d 9i

Picture 2 (page 99) traditional 2a 4c 6h 8e 10 g
3 a3 b4 c2 d1 5 interesting
sometimes
4 1T 3 DK 5 DK 7F
everyday
2T 4T 6F 8 DK
listening
5 1 shoulder 6 chest blonde
2 back 7 hand closely
3 arm 8 leg
4 foot 9 knee

6 Sample answer: Gr8 = Great
The subject of the photo is a crowd 4 = for
of people. They are in the subway at 2 = to
rush hour, waiting for a train. They Sry = Sorry
look expectant, as if the train is 2day = today
about to come into the station. After = Afterwards
Several of them are looking at the l8r = later
photographer. One man is reading a
3b 1 4, 2
book, some of the others might be
2 R, C, U
reading but you can’t see the books.
3 (I am) Shopping 4 clothes. (Do) u
One woman is wearing a yellow hat
wan 2 come? (I have) Got (an) English
and scarf and she looks cold. The
exam. (I) Didn’t know it’s 2day.
man near the front is wearing a black
4 After(wards)
and white shirt and a green and black
5 Call me after
tie, with bold patterns.
3c 1 Are you in town?
8e (page 101)
2 I am later today.
1 1 In eastern hemisphere countries, the 3 Do you want to meet?
eyes are very important in emoticons, 4 OK. At three?
but with western emoticons, the
3d Sample answers:
mouth is more important and you turn
1 Thx 4 msg
your head to the left to read them.
2 meet @ station
2 Students’ own answers
3 Sry am l8.
3 Students’ own answers
4 c u Mday @ 6.
2 The first person feels sorry and sad
because they have an exam and can’t
go shopping (Sry; :( ). 2 1 costume 5 gloves
2 jewellery 6 trumpet
The second person feels great then
3 mask 7 clown
surprised (Gr8, :-); :0 )
4 fireworks
3a The texts use the following symbols
4 1 make-up, costume
or abbreviations:
2 make-up, clown
R = are 3 fireworks, trumpet
U = you 4 make-up
5 mask, jewellery, gloves 3 2 ugly 5 neck
3 tall 6 chest
5 1 in Scotland
4 lips
2 yes
3 the USA 4 1e 2b 3d 4a 5c
4 He’s listening to his national
6 1 shows 5 hair
anthem
2 in the middle 6 hats
5 in India
3 looks 7 like
6 loud and happy music
4 T-shirt 8 interesting
7 in Jaipur
8 yellow, orange, pink, red, purple,
light blue and dark blue
9 Venice
10 every year
6 They are all positive.
8 Beltane Fire Festival in Scotland
1 1 has got / ’s got

2 have not got / haven’t got
3 have got
4 has not got / hasn’t got
5 have not got / haven’t got
7 Have … got
8 Has … got
2 1 are working / ’re working

2 always starts
3 are you doing
4 is writing / ’s writing
5 are living
6 Do you like
7 are you wearing
8 are driving / ’re driving
Life I’m not going to stay out late
Monica and I are going to have dinner
at a Japanese restaurant
Unit 9 … what are you doing afterwards?
(present continuous)
Opener (page 105)
1 future
1 The woman is sleeping. She’s in a
2
film which is being shown in Sydney
negative: subject + be + not +
Harbour, projected onto a huge
going to
screen.
question: be + subject + going to
2 1b 2b 3a/b

2
1 a horror film
What? Where? Who?
b comedy ﬁlm at a cinema directors,
c documentary actors,
actresses
d science-fiction film a play or at the directors,
e romantic comedy a musical theatre actors,
actresses
f action film art and in an art artist
g animation paintings gallery or painter
Novel in a book writer
3 All types of film (including comedies, music at a musician
concert
documentaries and animation, but hall
possibly others too)
4 1T 2F 3F 4T 5F 6F 4 1b 2a 3c 4a 5b 6c 7b 8c
6 1 My wedding and other secrets 5 1a 2c 3b
2 to a Japanese restaurant
6 1Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 9Y
3 no
2 DS 4N 6N 8 DS
7 1 buy 4 have
8 1 part 1 2 part 2
2 see 5 stay
3 doing 9 1 a I’m going to buy this book about
Martin Scorsese to read about his life.
8 I’m going to buy a ticket
Are you going to see it too?
2 d I’m going to art school to study 5 7.30
painting. 67
3 b I’m going to play this computer
3 1 like 6 great
game again to reach level five.
2 free 7 time
4 c I’m going to the theatre to see a
3 want 8 meet
play by Shakespeare.
4 ’d love 9 See
9c (pages 110 and 111) 5 ’m sorry
3 Stanislaw Witkiewicz 2 4 1 I’d love to.

Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 3 2 I’d really like to.
Ando Hiroshige 4 3 That’s great!
Damien Hirst 5 4 That sounds fantastic!
Vincent Van Gogh 1
5 It’s the present continuous. It’s talking
4 Stanislaw Witkiewicz 1, 5 about the future.
Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 1, 7
9e (page 113)
Andõ Hiroshige 1, 6
Damien Hirst 2, 5, 8 2 1 music 4 a film
Vincent Van Gogh 1, 3, 4, 6 2 a restaurant 5 perfume
3 an art exhibition
5 Prefer means ‘to like one thing more
than another’. 3 2 to 4 are generally positive.
1 and 5 are negative.
6 1 Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Vincent Van
Gogh and Damien Hirst 4a 1 it sounds very slow
2 She prefers Stanislaw Witkiewicz’s 2 it tasted great
landscapes and other nature 3 They look amazing!
paintings, Van Gogh’s other 4 I felt scared
paintings (not his sunflowers), and 5 it smells awful
Damien Hirst’s early paintings.
4b musical: looks, sounds
9d (page 112)
book: looks
2 1 Phantom of the Opera
fitness centre: looks, smells
2 tonight
3 She’s working late. new building: looks
4 Yes
sports car: looks, feels, sounds
aftershave: smells 5 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b / c 6 a, b, d
clothes: look, feel Unit 9 Review (page 116)
chocolate: tastes, smells 1 1 are going to watch

2 are going to play
computer game: looks, sounds
3 am going to meet
4c angry: look, sound 4 aren’t going to drive
beautiful: look, sound 5 Are … going to have a

6 is going to buy
bored: look, sound, feel 7 isn’t going to write
delicious: look, taste, smell 8 Is … going to play
loud: sound 2 Sample answers:

I’m going to the theatre to see a
interesting: look, sound, smell, taste musical.
nice: look, sound, smell, taste, feel I’m going to a concert hall to listen to
music.
soft: feel
I’m going to an art gallery to look at
terrible: look, sound, smell, taste, feel paintings.

I’m going to a café to have a drink.
tired: look, sound, feel
I’m going to the shops to buy clothes.

3 1P 2F 3P 4F 5F 6F
2 1 When something moves in front of
4 1 science fiction 4 horror
it, it takes a photograph.
2 comedy 5 action film
2 Because they can take photos of
3 documentary 6 animation
animals that are difficult to see.
3 When a plant moves in the wind, 5 1 theatre 4 musicians
the camera sometimes takes photos 2 art gallery 5 director
with no animals. 3 novels 6 concert hall
4 You need to put them where

6 landscape: mountains, sea, sky, trees
animals eat and spend time.
plants: flowers, grass, trees
4 1c 3d 5g 7e 9h animals: kangaroos, birds, butterflies
2i 4a 6b 8f
7 1 Would you like to come to the
cinema?
4 Sorry, but I’m working late.
2 When are you going?
6 OK. I’d love to come at nine.
5 The film is also on at nine.
7 Great. Let’s meet outside the
cinema at quarter to nine.
3 At six.
8 Right. See you there. Bye.

Life 6 haven’t
10 1 have 5 ’ve
2 has 6 ’s
Unit 10
3 haven’t 7 haven’t
Opener (page 117) 4 hasn’t 8 hasn’t
3 2 B 3 B, C 4 C 5 B 6 C 10b (pages 120 and 121)
4 1c 2f 3a 4e 5d 6b 3
10a (pages 118 and 119) Student A

Topic: memorising names and
1 The boy is using a public telephone,
faces
probably coin operated. Most people
Techniques: listen to the people
rarely use public telephones now
and repeat their names, look at
because they use their own mobile
their faces and the clothes they’re
phones instead.
wearing, write down their names
4 1T 2T 3F 4F and where you met them.
6 2 booked a holiday at a travel agent Student B

6 bought a CD Topic: memorising numbers
9 used a map Techniques: try to ‘see’ the
11 paid for something by cheque number in your head, repeat it a
12 watched a programme at the time few times and learn numbers in
it’s on TV groups, make it personal.
14 sent a letter in an envelope

Student C
7 1 b 2 b, c 3 a 4 a, c 5 a 6 a, c Topic: memorising directions and
addresses
8 1 They are talking about an
Techniques: try to ‘see’ the map,
experience in the past.
repeat the directions a few times or
2 No
draw the directions in different
9 1 have bought / ’ve bought colours.
2 have
5 1 teach 3 forget
3 have never had / ’ve never had
2 test 4 relax
4 have watched / ’ve watched
5 have you ever sent 7 1 His name is Nelson Dellis.
2 He has won the USA Memory 3 F (cars are heavy and difficult to fly,
Championship. Yes, he has. (Because and there are other problems with
he won it ‘again’) flying cars)
4T
8 1b 2a 3c
5T
9 1 99 6 T (not specifically in the text)
2 300 7T
3 2011 and 2012 8T
4 the Olympic Games
7 1M 2S 3S 4M 5S 6M 7S
5 memory techniques
6 for hours and hours and hours every 10d (page 124)
day.
2 1 in Kuala Lumpa (at the Ancasa hotel)
7 people all over the USA.
2 it’s three o’clock in the afternoon
10 1 present perfect, past simple 3 Omar’s mobile
2 past simple 4 the Ancasa Hotel
3 present perfect 5 603 2169 2266
6 on the company website
11 1 Have you ever taken an English
exam? When did you take it? 3 1b 2e 3a 4d 5c 6f
2 Have you ever studied science?
10e (page 125)
Where did you study?
3 Have you ever taught a subject? 3 1 Name of caller: Richard Sanger
What did you teach? 2 omarox.com/e-1 (not a-1)
4 Have you ever learnt a musical 3 Call him back on his mobile number
instrument? What did you learn? 4 0770 234 3785
5 [email protected] (underline,
10c (pages 122 and 123)
not dash)
2 1A 2B 3D 4C
4b 2 Email the date of the meeting.
3 1 Invisible objects, teleporting 3 Meet Mrs Rivers at the airport.
2 Flying cars, robot servants 4 Book a room for two nights at the
hotel.
4 1b 2c 3e 4d 5a
5 Buy two new mobile phones.
5 1T
2 F (the wheels were not invisible)

10f (pages 126 and 127) Speaker 3
1 English
2 1 Which language are you learning at
2 new words; pronunciation
the moment?
3 write the meaning of the word;
2 What do you find difficult about
draw a picture
learning a language?
4 use every chance to speak the
3 When you hear or see a new word
language; watch the news and look
in the language, how do you
at the Internet in English
memorise it?
4 What is your advice for someone Speaker 4
who wants to learn a new language? 1 Chinese
3 repeat new words over and over
4
again
Speaker 1
1 English
2 so many new words to learn; 1 2 Have you ever ridden a motorbike?
it’s difficult to understand every 3 Have you ever learnt / learned a
word musical instrument?
3 write words and definitions 4 Have you ever met a famous person?
down 5 Have you ever made a film?
4 have fun, but work hard; study
2 a5 b2 c4 d1 e3
every day and practise
4 1 Have you ever visited
Speaker 2
2 did you study
1 French
3 worked
2 remembering vocabulary; ends
4 did you
of verbs, particularly the irregular
5 Did you learn
ones
6 have spoken / ’ve spoken
3 think about whether it looks or
sounds like something you 5 2 text message
already know 3 GPS
4 make it fun; read a newspaper, 4 podcast
listen to a podcast, make it more 5 search engine
like a hobby 6 download

6 1 study 4 practise
2 remember 5 test
3 forget
8 1 Is that A as in Amsterdam?
2 Was that thirty or thirteen?
3 Is the number 675 6475?
4 Is there anything else?
5 Have you sent the email?

Life 5 No, but a lot of people do.
6 It can be dangerous.
7 At the end of March it’s sunny and
Unit 11 the days are longer so you should go
then.
Opener (page 129)
8 You can take a ship with a lot of
2 The speaker met some Bedouins who travel companies now. They offer
lived in tents in the desert. They put special tours.
the table outside and made tea. They

7 1 an umbrella
drank tea together and watched the
2 a lunch break
sun go down.
3 a taxi
3 backpacking around the world

8 take a coat, take a holiday, take a
11a (pages 130 and 131) phrase book, take a ship
1 2 single 9 1 the infinitive (without to)
3 carry-on bag 2 You invert should and the subject.
4 book the hotel in advance You don’t use do or does.
5 souvenirs
10 1 You should take a holiday.
6 check in
2 You should wear sun cream. You
7 sightseeing
shouldn’t go sightseeing.
3 It is for independent tourists who like 3 You should learn some words.
to travel alone. 4 You shouldn’t take the bus.

5 You shouldn’t buy your souvenirs
Jan Lanting gives advice for
here.
independent travellers, in particular
6 You should go sightseeing.
suggestions for good places to visit.
11b (pages 132 and 133)
4 1 Thurlestone
2 Malaysia 2 1 Visas and immigration
3 The Arctic 2 Money and currency

3 Language
5 1 They are in London, it’s March.
4 Weather
2 renting a car
5 Safety and emergencies
3 a coat
6 Road travel
4 It’s very hot

3 Students should tick b and e 7 everywhere / anywhere = places;
nobody = people; something = an event
4 1 visa 5 climate
or object
2 currency 6 hand side
3 time zones 7 licence 8 1 anywhere 5 something
4 multicultural 8 illegal 2 everywhere 6 somebody
3 anywhere 7 nothing
7 1 necessary 3 not possible
4 Everything 8 everybody
2 possible 4 not necessary
11d (page 136)
8 1 have to 5 can
2 cannot 6 cannot 2 1 a holiday brochure
3 have to 7 don’t have to 2 Brazil, Argentina, Chile
4 don’t have to 8 can 3 a tour followed by two weeks of
travelling at the end
11c (pages 134 and 135)
3 1 You should go on that.
2 1c 2b 3a 4e 5d
2 How about visiting the Andes?
3 1 He wants to do something exciting. 3 Can I make a suggestion?
2 backpacking over the Andes, going 4 Why don’t you go on a tour?
on a safari, swimming with dolphins 5 You could travel on your own.
3 other tourists – he doesn’t want to 6 Yes, but I’m interested in the
see them everywhere wildlife.
7 But the disadvantage is that there are
6 For: he doesn’t like holidays with
lots of other people with a bus tour.
hotels, beaches and swimming pools;
8 But the advantage is that you see
he doesn’t want to go somewhere
more with a tour guide.
with a lot of tourists; Antarctica is
9 Maybe you’re right.
huge and beautiful; nobody lives
10 That’s a really good idea.
there; there’s no pollution or traffic; it
has lots of nature and wildlife 4b /Œ/: bus, but, love
/Š/: could, should, book
Against: you can’t stay overnight;
/u:/: cruise, you, food
there are increasing numbers of
tourists and decreasing numbers of 6 Sample answers:
animals and birds 1 hiking in the mountains, a bus tour
2 backpacking round a region of the
world or round her own country
3 a cruise, a sightseeing tour of 5 1 camping, hiking, sightseeing
different cities 2 single, return
3 souvenir
11e (page 137)
4 tourist, tour guide
3 2 the bedroom, the gym, the
6 1 time zones
restaurant
2 work visa
3 It was so-so – positive about the
3 hand side
facilities, but negative about the staff
4 driving licence
4a 3 C 4 C 5 O 6 C 7 C 8 O
7 1b 2c 3d 4a
4b It says: ‘please comment’
11f (pages 138 and 139)
1 1 Muslim
2 around the Kaaba in Mecca
2 1c 2a 3b
4 1 Mecca 4 Kaaba
2 the Hajj 5 Mina
3 Masjid-al-Haram 6 Arafat
5 1a 2a 3a 4b 5a 6c 7b
6 1 religious 4 Christianity
2 cathedral 5 pilgrims
3 pray 6 pilgrimage
1 1 shouldn’t 3 shouldn’t
2 should 4 should
2 1 don’t have to 3 can

2 can’t 4 have to
4 1 somewhere 2 something
3 someone

Life weather: degrees Celcius
journey: kilometres
fruit or vegetables: kilograms
Unit 12 tax: percentage
house: square metres
Opener (page 141)
5
1 Sample answers:
The main photo shows an Inuit man Map 1
in the Arctic Circle with his dogs 1 It shows the change in
(huskies) and sledge. The place is temperature.
flat, dry, very cold and covered in 2 30 years
snow. The man is holding a large 3 By different colours for the
photo of a tropical, equatorial different levels of change.
landscape which shows a mangrove Map 2

swamp with lots of trees. It is wet, 1 It shows the change in rainfall.
green, hot and humid. 2 30 years
2 1 2,500 4 25 3 By different colours for the
2 2,500 5 -10 different levels of change.
3 56 6 1F 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T
12a (pages 142 and 143) 8 1 future 2 don’t add 3 is
1 9 1 It’ll be hotter in my country in the
2 °C degrees temperature future.

Celcius 2 The temperature in this country won’t
3 km kilometres distance
4 l litres quantity of increase in the future.
water (or 3 I think I’ll visit Antarctica one day.
liquid)
5 m2 square area 4 There will be more ice in the Arctic
metres Circle.
6 kg kilograms weight
5 The percentage of people living in
cities will decrease.
2 1 °C 3% 5 kg, kg 6 Everyone will speak English.
2
2 km 4m 6l 7 People won’t buy cars.
8 I don’t think the number of dry
3 juice: litres
deserts will increase.
11b 1 ’ll 2 will 3 ’ll 4 Will 5 will 6 ’ll 10 1 eleven
2 two hours
12b (pages 144 and 145)
3 seven metres long
2 1 The Black Hole of Andros 4 the submarine had lights
2 Mount Dinpernalason, Merume 5 a 3D film
Mountains, the Foja Mountains 6 the first explorer of the Mariana
Trench
3
7 on the ship
areas of water areas of land 8 He made a lot of money from his
sea desert
films.
ocean island
lake forest
river mountain 11 1 f 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a 6 e
12c (pages 146 and 147)

5 2 the Atlantic Ocean
3 Paragraph 1: c Paragraph 3: d
3 the Himalayan mountains
Paragraph 2: a Paragraph 4: b
4 the Mazaruni River
4 1 a explorers; b astronomers
6 1 Mount Dinpernalason, Mount
2 a star; b planet
Everest
3 a to orbit; b to travel
2 Lake Vostok
4 a surface; b rock
3 Guyana, Papua New Guinea
4 Antarctica 5 Paragraph 1: First of all, astronomers
look for a star.
7 Sample answers:
More importantly, it is the correct
The United Arab Emirates, the
distance from the Sun …
Seychelles, the Pacific Ocean, the
Unfortunately, many of these planets
Indian Ocean, the Pyrenees, the
are either too near to the star or too far
Andes, the Rocky Mountains, the
away.
Thames, the Nile, the Rhine, Mount
Fuji, Mount Etna, Lake Baikal, Paragraph 2: However, if the planet is
Ecuador, Asia, etc. in a good position, …
That’s because there is often water
8 2 the 3 the 4 Ø 5 the 6 the 7 Ø
under the rocks.
9 1b 2a 3d 4c 5e
1d 2a 3b 4e 5c

12d (page 148) 3b 1 There will be presentations about
how to help the environment.
1 1 They help the Earth – they clean
2 You can watch theatre, listen to
parks, pick up rubbish or plant trees.
music and look at art by local
2 April 22nd 1970 in the USA
performers and artists.
3 They wanted to help the Earth and
3 Shops are going to be selling
the environment.
environmentally-friendly products.
2 1a 4 a and b 4 You can also buy hot and cold food.
2 a and b 5a 5 Entrance to the event is free.
3b 6 Visit our website at NECG.org /
earthday for more information.
3 1 thank you 5 Nowadays
2 I’m from 6 finally 12f (pages 150 and 151)
3 I’d like to 7 In conclusion
3 1d 2b 3a 4f 5c 6e 7g
4 First of 8 for listening
4 1b 2c 3a 4f 5h 6d 7e 8g
12e (page 149)
5 1T 2T 3T 4F 5T 6F
1 Sample answers:
Normal places include notice boards, 6 Volcanoes have created 80% of the
walls in entrance halls or corridors world’s surface. Humans, animals and
where a lot of people walk, or outside plants can live on the ground created by
places that a lot of people visit in the volcanoes.
community (e.g. village halls, shops
7 1 volcano 4 eruption
and supermarkets, bus stops, etc.).
2 tectonic plates 5 lava
2 It answers all of the questions except 3 active 6 magma
5 and 7. The answer to 9 is implied
(to help the environment).
1 1 ’ll 5 won’t
3a Writer uses key words – nouns,
2 won’t 6 Will
verbs, numbers, times
3 Will 7 will
Writer doesn’t use grammatical 4 will
words which carry little meaning –
2 1 The 5Ø 9 The
prepositions, auxiliary verbs,
2Ø 6 The 10 The
pronouns, possessives, articles, etc.
3 The 7Ø 11 Ø

4 The 8 The 12 The
4 1 km² 2 °C 3 kg 4m 5%
5 1 big, 163 km²

2 warm, 20 °C
3 tall, 9.8 m
4 many, 3,790 people
6 1 Sea 3 island
2 River 4 deserts
8 2 the 5 to
3 am 6 your
4 has

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Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 2

Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 3

Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 4

Opener (page 21) It’s a camera.

The possessions are made of plastic. It’s my mobile phone.

Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 5

5 A large one, please. 3 1Y 2Y 3Y

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Opener (page 33) 3 great 6 quiet

2 1 It’s 12 o’clock at night (midnight). 9 1b 2e 3d 4a 5c

2 The Midnight Sun Restaurant in the

3a (pages 34 and 35) 3 1 and 3

1 1 Melbourne 3 Tokyo 11 1 What do you do?

2 London 4 Bogotá 2 Where do you live?

cars. 1 1 an accountant 5 a doctor

3 1 free 7 beautiful 3 a photographer 7 a teacher

2 crowded 8 clean 4 a pilot 8 a student

3 polluted 9 expensive 3 She is a marine archaeologist and

you, we and they). 2 don’t work 6 don’t finish

Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 9

6 1 for 2 with Fact file

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Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 12

The Mulgray The Kitt The Bryan

Free-time gardening, Tae Kwon Bob goes to

4b (pages 48 and 49)

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2 2 Chris often watches TV.

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Opener (page 57) 4 1a 2c 3b 4f 5d 6e

1 He’s a noodle chef and he cooks 6 1B 2C 3A

3 He always goes to the local and tomatoes

restaurants and cafés. You can’t count juice or meat.

street chefs make the food by hand 2a 6 some

and then they cook it on a real fire. 3 an 7 any

You can smell the food in the 4 some 8 some

distance. 11 Student A needs mushrooms. Student

3 1 make 3 smell 5 taste 5b (pages 60 and 61)

1 1 rice 11 prawns 2 They are great for fresh food and

2 peppers 12 onions local dishes.

3 potatoes 13 oranges 3 It is 200 years old.

4 chips 14 salt 4 meat and seafood

5 pasta 15 nuts 5 the local sauce

6 chicken 16 eggs 6 a great restaurant

7 lamb 17 lemons 7 live music – musicians play and sing

8 fish 18 lentils 8 from Thursday to Saturday (early)

First of all, write your messages on 3 How much: rice, soup

7 1 Would you like

Life Elementary © National Geographic Learning 20

3 Queen Elizabeth II’s face is on the

1 He plays music in the street. Passers- Scotland.

by give him money. 5 2 1936 5 1992

2 1 Oxford Street is a famous shopping 3 1960 6 2002

area in London. 4 1977

3 spend money, earn money, give … = early sixties; 89 = late eighties

coins / money, change money 3 Students’ own ideas.

exchange. present (the present simple