CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT

1b    2c    3a    4a    5b    6a

READING EXERCISE
1B    2A    3B    4B    5C    6A    7B    8C

1. REVISE AND CHECK Section from the Student's Book:

GRAMMAR
1a    2c    3c    4b    5a    6c    7b    8a    9c    10b

VOCABULARY
a. 1 hooded - the others describe the design of a material.
    2 smart - the others are materials.
    3 station - the others are to do with air travel.
    4 backpack - the others are clothes.
    5 hang up - the others describe how clothes look on a person.
    6 friendly - the others are adverbs.

b. 1 off    2 out    3 behind    4 up    5 in    6 like    7 at

c. 1 lately    2 fit    3 even    4 hard    5 luggage    6 especially    7 getting changed  

PRONUNCIATION
a. 1 linen (it's /i/)    2 nearly (it's /ɪə/)    3 weren't (it's /3ː/)     4 took (it's /ʊ/)    5 changed (it's /d/)
b. stylish, undressed, arrivals, passenger, actually

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a. 1E    2A    3B    4D    5C
b. bullets = small metal objects that are fired from a gun
    allayed my fears = calmed me down, stopped me being afraid
    rotten = that has gone bad and can't be eaten
    overhead locker = small cupboard above your head on a plane where you can leave your clotes, bags, etc.
    flipped the plane over = turned the plane upside down
    fellow = used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way



2. WHY DON'T YOU GET A PROPER JOB? - Reading exercise:

   1. 0-I    1-B    2-H    3-E    4-G    5-A    6-F    7-C
  
   2.  prospects: chance of being successful
       determined: decided upon sth
       rigid: unchangeable, fixed
       well-founded: justified
       dependable: reliable
       resourceful: able to use initiative
       pitfalls: things that may cause problems
       redundancy: loss of one's job due to financial reasons
       downsizing: reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company
       freelancing: being self-employed, working for different employers
       obsessed: thinking about sth constantly
       guidance counsellors: careers advisors
       resilient: strong, able to recover easily from setbacks

   3. Positive: practical, ambitious, optimistic, determined, diligent, dependable, quick-thinking, resourceful,
                    independent, resilient.
      Negative: obsessed, unrealistic

GRAMMAR
a. 1 about    2. did    3. does    4. Have    5. been
b. 1a    2b    3c    4a    5b

VOCABULARY
a. 1 wise - the others describe negative characteristics.
   2 insincere - the others describe positive characteristics.
   3 blister - it's a symptom whereas the others are illnesses
   4 A & E - it's a part of a hospital whereas ther others are people

b. 1 to    2 at    3 in    4 to    5 for

c. 1 forgetful    2 ambitious    3 reliable    4 moody    5 sensitive

d. 1 bleed    2 swollen    3 bandage    4 bad-tempered    5 bossy    6 arrogant   

PRONUNCIATION
a. 1 headache (it's /k/)    2 bossy (it's /s/)    3 flu (it's /u:/)     4 cough (it's /ɒ/)    5 earache (it's /ɪə/)
b. arrogant, immature, injection, allergic, specialist

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a. 1c    2b    3a    4a    5c
b. correspondence = the letters / emails you send and receive
    genres = particular styles or types of something
    family ties = strong connections between members of a family
    random = chosen without deciding in advance, or without any regular pattern
    on the spot = at the exact moment, immediately