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STUDENT’S BOOK ANSWER KEY Level 2

Unit 10 B
Form
1 No sooner 4 Rarely
Unit opener
2 Not only 5 Little
A 3 Only when
giant coconut crab—real
world’s smallest cat—fake Function
UFO—fake 1 a) for emphasis
scorpions on sticks—real 2 a) formal
rabbit-shaped fruit—real
hole in the sidewalk—fake C
1 have I heard such a ridiculous theory
1 Speaking
2 will they (ever) admit what really happened
A 3 sooner had I begun to talk than he interrupted me
1 belief: The wall can be seen from space. with his own theory
reality: It can’t. 4 only is your theory illogical, (but) it also ignores
2 belief: We only use 10% of our brains. the evidence
reality: We use all of our brains. 5 if/when you examine the evidence will you come to
3 belief: Shaving makes hair grow back thicker and the right conclusion
stronger.
3 Reading
reality: Shaving has no effect on hair growth.
A
B Possible answers:
1 incorrect belief You might use snopes.com to verify information when
2 general false belief someone sends you an email warning you about a virus
3 trick or other threat, or when you see something online that
4 not genuine sounds suspicious or false.
5 not real B
6 easy to trick
1 F
C 2 NM
3 T
1 gullible
4 F
2 misconception
3 hoax
4 fake
5 myth

2 Grammar
A
A conspiracy theory is the idea that a group of people
secretly worked together to cause a particular event.

Notice!
These phrases are followed by an inverted word order:
a verb phrase and then the subject.

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C B
The date when Snopes was founded needs to be Form
checked. At one point the wiki entry says “Snopes was 1 Cost me a lot of money. / Heard of those? /
founded in 1995 by Barbara and David Mikkelson, You going to get any of it back?
who still run the site today” and at another it says 2 Cost me a lot of money. / Heard of those? /
“The Mikkelsons decided to use the name when they You going to get any of it back?
launched the site in 1997.” 3 The person receiving the email
Students should also find the following mistakes: 4 And then the password entered
The site, located at www.snopes.com, owned and
5 do so
operated entirely by the Mikklesons, should be The site,
6 in doing so
located at www.snopes.com, is owned and operated
entirely by the Mikklesons; 7 guess so
Not only the Mikklesons debunk or confirm stories,
Function
should be Not only do the Mikklesons debunk or
1 leave out
confirm stories;
2 so
Snopes has become so well-known that people use it as
verb: should be Snopes has become so well-known that C
people use it as a verb:
Had any suspicious emails recently? Perhaps the sender
email hoxes should be email hoaxes;
claims to be the relative of a famous person and they
Snopes has been accused having should be Snopes has
will pay you to help transfer money. And the amount of
been accused of having
money promised is in the millions. This email scam has
D been around for years. The person sending the email
1 validity 6 prove probably claims they need to send money outside their
country but can’t (do so) because of political problems
2 verify 7 dismiss
there. The email asks you to help and says that in doing
3 confirmation 8 debunk
so you will earn a reward. But first, you just have to
4 confirm 9 disprove pay a small administration fee and send your details.
5 support Of course, once you’ve done so, you never see the fee
again and are at risk of identity theft. The best way to
E deal with these emails is to delete them immediately
1 validation 4 verifiable and forget about them.
2 confirm 5 dismissed
3 support 6 proof D
Possible answers:
5 Grammar identity theft
A Avoid having your identity stolen. Keep all personal
information secret.
Phishing is the sending of fake emails with the aim of
online scams
finding out someone’s password, account details, or
Got an email from someone wanting help to transfer
other personal information.
money? Delete it now!
Notice! phishing
Ever received a phishing email? If so, be careful.
1 Haven’t seen you around.
Never email anyone your details.
2 Not so good, actually.
3 Cost me a lot of money. 7 Listening
4 Heard of those? C
5 You going to get any of it back? Part 1: a
No. The meaning is the same, even without the Part 2: a
initial words. Part 3: b
Part 4: b
Part 5: a

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lifeSkills 2 Grammar
C A
a 3 e 7 1 No sooner had I gotten home than I saw the email.
b 5 f 1 2 Not only did I read about Kennedy’s assassination,
c 2 g 4 (but) I also saw a documentary about it.
d 6 3 Never have I heard such a ridiculous explanation
(before). / Never before have I heard such a
D ridiculous explanation.
1 Information not provided. 4 Little did I realize that it was, in fact, a phishing email.
2 The author of the blog is not provided. Sharon 5 Scarcely had I clicked on the link when my
Fowler is the author of the study. computer froze.
3 There is no bias, and the writer has a fairly informed 6 Only if you give them your password will they access
point of view, based on available research. While he/ your account.
she recommends limiting intake of diet soft drinks,
he/she does accept that the research doesn’t prove B
that diet soft drinks cause obesity. 1 Ever received a phishing email? Know someone
4 The claim is that individuals who consume diet soft who has?
drinks are more at risk of being overweight. There is 2 Should get all my money back, or at least I hope so.
a study with statistics to back up this claim. 3 The person making the claim has not presented
5 Yes, there are a number of references and links to a case supported by facts.
other sources. 4 Anyone using the lab must have a pass signed by
6 It could be verified by following the links and the director.
checking the references, as well as by searching
online using key words such as obesity and diet Speaking workshop
soft drinks. A
7 Although the article does not have a precise year on Schools should teach students about online scams and
it, it should be possible to follow the links to see how do what they can to protect students online. Students
recent the information in the references is. This article spend a lot of time online, making them vulnerable.
was written after 2008, and so is fairly recent. They need to learn to avoid the risks. The speaker also
has personal experience of phishing emails. The majority
Language wrap-up of school time should be spent on academic subjects,
but the schools should make pupils aware of the
1 Vocabulary
potential dangers online.
A
1 myth B
2 misconception 1 firmly of
3 fake/phony 2 do I believe
4 gullible 3 primary
5 hoax 4 based on
6 fake/phony 5 doubt
6 seems
B
1 ed
2 ied
3 ation
4 ation

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