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lesson

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People in a hurry

pp.2-3 Exercise 1

1. Craig is a reckless driver. 2. Lucia always arrives late. 3. Carlos is waiting patiently. 4. Emily walks fast / quickly. 5. Lailaistalking quietly. 6. Tomseems rude / impolite. 7. Tamara plays tennis well.

8. Ice and Kayare dressed appropriately. Exercise 2 automatically carefully, nicely late impatient, slow reckless serious

properly, strongly, well patiently differently fast quickly Exercise 3

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1. slowly

2. good /hard /fast /quick 3. easily / fast / quickly

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1. talented 2. disorganized 3. practical 4. outgoing Exercise 2 1. dishonest 4. disorganized 2. unfriendly 5. impatient 3. unreliable 6. inconsiderate

Answers to the questions willvary. Possible answers ma)" include:

1. I'm honest. I always tell the truth.

2. She's friendly. Shealways takes time to talk to me. 3. He'sunreliable. He's always late.

4. I'm disorganized. I can never find anything! 5. I'm impatient. Ican't wait in lines.

6. They're inconsiderate. They always play their music loudly. Exercise 3 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. generous 6. reliable 7. easygoing 8. selfish 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 4. quick /fast 5. badly 6. well Exercise 4

Answers willvary.Possible answers may include: 1. Myolder brother's pretty reliable. I think I'm pretty

unreliable.

2. My grandmother's incredibly friendly. Ithink I'mvery friendly, too.

3. Myparents are fairly easygoing. I'm totally laid-back, 4. Mymother's not impatient atall.I'm the opposite. I'm

extremely impatient.

5. Mycousin's really practical. I'm not like him atali. 6. Mybest friend's very honesto I'mhonest too.

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Lesson B

Personality and character

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He's a/ways working.

1. Jedd isalways leaving work early.

2. Reba is always listening to music /her MP3player, 3. Iohn is always sleepíng.

4. Kayo isalways eating junk food /chips.

5. Yasmin isalways talking onthe phone / on her cell phone.

6. Chad isalways reading comic books /books / magazines.

Exercise 2

1. She's always canceling plans! 2. He's always losing stuff. 3. She's always telling jokes. 4. She's always buying things. 5. He's always helping people.

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Ezercise 3

1. Sam 'salways doing Fatema at least

2. Iody was always borrowing 3. Sandy was always canceling 4. Daniel 's always listening

Sarah at least

5. Alejandro 'realways going Diana atleast

Exercise 4

Answers willvary.Possible answers may include: 1. When Iwas little, Iwas always eating candy.

2. My friends and Iare always telling jokes.

3. I have some bad habits. I'malways forgetting things. 4. Mybest friend is always working late.

5. Myparents are always traveling.

6. My favorite teacher inhigh school was always telling us funny stories.

7. Myneighbor isalways making noise.

Lesson D

Little-known facts

pp. 8-9 Exercise 1 A famous, talented accomplished, influential down-to-earth, beautiful generous, nice

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Lesson A

Hopes and dreams

pp,10-11

Exercise 1

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1. I haven't driven asports car. 2. Ihave /haven't gone skiing.

3. Ihave /haven't learned a second language. 4, I have /haven't seen the TajMahal. 5. Ihave /haven't studied photography. 6. Ihave /haven'ttraveled to Europe. 7, Ihave /haven't tried windsurfing. 8. I have /haven't won an award.

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1. has driven asports car 2. have gone skiing 3. have learned asecond language 4. have never /haven't seen the TajMahal 5. has studied photography

6. have never /haven't traveled to Europe 7. has never /hasn't tried windsurfing 8. has won an award

Exercise 2

1. Myteachers been /gone tothe United States many times.

2. Myboss has skied in the SwissAlpsseveral times. 3. I've always wanted to go on a roller coaster.

4. Myneighbor has never been / gone toCanada before. 5. Myparents have seen the movie Dr.Zhivago fivetimes. 6. Mybrothers have tried Vietnamese food once or twice.

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1. Aishwarya Railiveswith her parents in Mumbai. 2. Raiwas bom inMangalore. /Raimoved toMumbaí, 3. Rai started modeling in college.

4. Rai studied architecture in college.

5. Raiwon the title of MissWorld when she was 21. 6. Rai makes movies infive languages.

7. Rai has astatue inMadame Tussaud's. /Rai was ajurar inCannes, France. 8. Raifeels that it'simportant to be nice. Exercise 2

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Answers willvary. Exercise 3 Answers willvary Possible answers may include: 1. I've gone skydiving once. 2. I've gone rock climbing. 3. I've babysat formy cousin twice. 4. I've onlybeen late to class once recently.

5. I'vealways wanted tovisit Russia. 6. I've never tried cow tongue. 7. I've seen TheIncredibles síxtimes.

Lesson B

Unusual experiences

1. A Have, gone

B haven't; Have, done

A went B was A loved 2. A 've,traveled B 've, wanted A took B spoke 3. A Have, tried

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L Did you tryany new foods onyour lastvacation?

2. Haveyou ever hiked in the mountains?

3. Did you seealotof movies last summer? 4. Haveyou ever walked across atightrope? 5. Have you ever found sorneone's cellphone?

6. Have you ever forgotten a friend's birthday?

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1. Yes,I did. I tried oysters. They're delicious. 2. Yes,I'vehiked inthe mountains several times. 3. No, I didn't see many movies. I don't go to the movies

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4. No, I've never walked across a tightrope.

5. Yes, I found aceIl phone ina taxi once. 6. No,I've never forgotten afriend's birthday.

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I've heard it's good.

pp.14-15 Exercise 1

1. Alex Yeah,IamoDo youwant to come?

Iake Cool. Doyou have a favorite place?

Iake That sounds great. How doyou get there?

2. Ki Won I'veheard her tests are hard. How didyou do?

Ki Won That's toa bad. Didyou study? Ki Won Oh, that sounds hard. Did you finish? Exercise 2 1. Didyou? 2. Doyou? 3. Didyou? 4. Areyou? 5. Doyou? 6. Haveyou? 7. Areyou? 8. Have you?

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Lesson A

Human wonders

pp 18-19 Exercise 1 1. h the most expensive 2. f the longest 3. c the most 4. e the youngest Exercise 2 1. the biggest 2. the easiest /best 3. the cheapest /least expensive 4. the most crowded /busiest 5. the largest /biggest 6. the thinnest

7. the best /cheapest /most reasonable

8. the worst /most terrible

5. g the smaIlest

6. b the most famous 7. a the tallest 8. d the fastest Exercise 3 L me cheapest 2. me worst 3. me nicest = lhe quietest 5. the most amazing 6. the busiest 7. the most wonderful

8. the most delicious

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Answers wiIlvary.Possible an wers mav in e: 1. Doyou?Isit scary?

2. Have you?What didyou see?

3. Didyou?What didyou catch?

4. Areyou? Isit dangerous?

5. Doyou? Doyou want togowith me somerime? 6. Didyou? Doyou like it?

Lesson D

TraveI blogs

pp 16-17 Exercise 1

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Shehas always wanted togo toPatagonia.

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1. She arrived in Pucón onJanuary 24.

2. Her hotel is popular because it'sin the middle ofto

it'scheap, and the food is good.

3. They gave her information about the national park,

Torres deIPaine.

4. Hethinks she should camp because the refugios wiII be

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1. The cheapest place togo shopping isdowntown.

2. Theworst place to go shopping isin the maIl. 3. The West Villagehas the nicest restaurants. 4. ForestVaIley is the quietest neighborhood. 5. The most amazing building I've ever seen isthe

Guggenheim.

6. FifthAvenue is the busiest street.

7. The most wonderful cityI've ever visited is Prague.

8. The most delicious pastries aresold atAna's Bakery.

Lesson B

Natural wonders

pp. 20-21

Exercise 1

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1. 2. 3. volcano canyon waterfall 4. mountain 5. desert 6. ocean

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Canvon 2..Ocean 3. mountaín 4. Desert :J. waterfall 6. voleano Exercise 2

1. HO\\·wide: They're 10.8 kilometers wide.

2. Howlarge /big;It's4million square kilometers.

3. Howcold; Itcan reach minus 89.2°Celsius.

4. Howlong; It's5,971 kilometers longo Exercise 3

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A It's 3,754meters high /tall.

3. Q Howhigh /tall is Arthur R.Sutherland Waterfall? A It's 580 meters high / tall.

4. Q How deep isLake Hauroko? A It's462meters deep.

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Howbig /large isNorth Island? A It's 115,777 square kilometers. 6. Q Howbig /large is South Island?

A It's151,215 square kilometers. 7.

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Howwide isSouth Island?

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Lesson

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This is lhe most incredib/e p/ace!

1. Mark Yeah,it really is.

Danielle Itsure does.

2. Pete Itsure is.

Pete Really? I didn't know that. Pete They really are. 3. Kacie It really was. Kacie We reallyshould. Exercise 2 1. A the coolest B the best 2. A the worst 3. B the most incredible 4. A the most amazing

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Lesson A

Fami/y gripes

pp. 26-27 Exercise 1 1.

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Answers willvary.Possible answers ma)" indu 'e: 1. It sure does! And camping was the coolesr .

2. It really was. Ihad the best time.

3. Wereally should. It's the most beautiful da)". 4. Itsure is.This isthe most relaxing vacation Ive

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Exercise 4 Answers willvary.

Lesson D

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1.F Antarctica isthe world's fifth largest continent. 2. T

3. F Antarctica gets the same amount of rain as the Sahara Desert.

4. F Antarctica's sixmonths of nonstop daylight begins

inSeptember. / Antarctica's sixmonths of nonstop

daylight ends inMarch.

5. F About 4,000 people live in Antarctica during the summer. /About 1,000 people livein Antarctica during the winter.

Exercise 2

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1. The Sahara Desert, the largest desert inthe world,

covers 9.1 million square kilometers ofland in North Africa.

2. The sand dunes, the highest dunes in the world, arethe

biggest tourist attraction inthe Sahara.

3. The Qattara Depression in Egypt's Sahara, one ofthe

lowest points in Africa, is133meters below sealevel. 4. The Libyan Sahara, the driest place in the desert, has

the least amount ofanimal or plant life.

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Exercise 2

1. get me to try one 2. has me come home early 3. make me practice every day 4. lets me have the remo te 5. wants me topay the bill 6. asks me toprepare dinner 7. help me wash the dishes 8. tells me to speak louder

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__ Iyparents want me to goto a really competitive

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2. ~Iy best friend often asks meto help herstudy for her

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5. Ican't get my familymembers to agree about anything!

6. Parents shouldn't let their kids stay out toa late. 7. Myfriends help me to be a better person. 8. 1can't make myparents buy me a computer.

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Fami/y memories

pp.28-29 Exerc;se 1 1.immediate 2. aunt; niece 3. brother-ín-Iaw, uncle 4. cousin 5. nephew Exerc;se 2

Mom used tolive; would spend

Mom used tolave;used to /would bring

Mom used to / would go,would always / alwaysuséd to cook

Mom used to have,used to/ would watch 6. stepmother 7. half brothers 8. blended 9. stepdaughter 10. great-grandmother Exerc;se 3 Answers willvary.

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pp.30-31

Exerc;se 1

Answers willvary.Possible answers may include: 1. Ifyou ask me,children and adolescents don't exercise

enough these days.

2. Ithink you should always study a foreign language.

3. I don't think anyone needs a newcell phoneevery 16 months.

4. It seemslike Iapanese students have a lot of

schoolwork.

5. Itseems to me that people get married toa young, perhaps.

6. If you ask me,textmessaging isthe best!

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1. You Iagree with you. You Definitely. 2. You Absolutely.

You You'reright.

3. You That'strue. You Oh,1know. Exerc;se 3

Answers willvary.Possible answers may include: 1.Definitely.I think they're good inan emergency. 2. I know. Ithink it's better /cheaper to rent movies.

3. That's for sure. Itseems there just isn't time tocook a

nice dinner.

4. Defirritely.Ithink it's important to be able tospeaJc

more than one language.

5. That'strue. Itseems likemydad isalwaysworking.

Lesson D

Chi/dhood memories

pp.32-33

Exerc;se 1 A personal B 1.b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. c C 1. Hehas three children.

2. Fiveof them are coming for dinner.

3. Hiswifeused to do the grocery shopping.

4. She's going to aparty,so she isn't helping him withthe

cooking and cleaning. 5. He is going to go grocery shopping. Exerc;se 2 A When I was akid In those days Today Nowadays B

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Healthy food

pp. 34-35 Exerc;se 1

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6. apackage of, a carton of úercise 2

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1. fish 5. potatoes 2. meat 6. chicken 3. carrots 7. cucumbers 4. vegetables Exercise 3 1. too much, enough 2. too many; too much 3. too much; too 5. yogurt 6. noodles 7. cheese 4. too 5. enough; too much 6. enough; enough Exercise 4 1. too many 5. enough 2. enough 6. too 3. too 7. enough 4. enough 8. too many

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1. I eat three snacks aday.

2. No.Idon't eatmany vegetables.

3. Ialways eat too much and often feel too fullafter a

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4. No.I rarely exercise.

5. Yes.Ieat alotat lunch.

6. No.I never eat too quickly.

7. No.I drink a lotof tea, but not enough water. 8. No. I eat too many carbohydrates.

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pp.38-39

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You Oh,Idon't care.Whatever you prefer.

You It doesn't matter. Either one isfine with me. You Whatever you prefer.

You Either one. Whichever is easier.

You Either one isOK.Whatever you're having. Exercise 3

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Answers willvary. Possible answers may include: 1. Either one isfine. Whatever you're having.

2. I'm OKfor now.But thanks for asking.

3. I loveboth, really. Either one is fine.

4. It doesn't matter tome.Whichever iseasier for you.

5. Whatever you prefer. Ilikeboth.

Lesson D

The world's favorite snacks

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cucumber toothpaste lemonjuice baking soda salt cream of tartar white vinegar

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Lesson

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Making plans

L Ahmed areyou doing

Finn I'mjust going Ahmed I'm going Finn 1'11stop by Ahmed 1'11rent Finn Ihave Ahmed 1'11wait Finn 1'11be 2. Leah I'm going to take Mom I'll meet Leah Iwon't need; 1'11get Mom Are you bringing Leah iscoming Leah you're going to like Exercise 2

Millie 'mmeeting /'mgoing tomeet Greg for dinner Millie have my guitar lesson

Millie leaves / isleaving at7:00

Millie 'mgoing to call Heidi

Millie have an eye doctor appointment Raquel 'llgo

Exercise 3

L I'm going tothe theater tonight.

2. Not rea11y.I'm just going to myparents' house for dinner.

3. Yes,I have togotothe dentist.

4. I'm having / going tohave dinner with myroommate. 5. I think 1'11take a nap!

Lesson B

Problems and solutions

pp.44-45 Exercise 1 A L living 2. impression 3. difference 4. best 5. mind 6. fun 7. sure 8. mistake 9. math 10. sense

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L A make upyour mind A make sense B do the math

2. A make a good impression

B make adifference; make aliving A make sure 3..A make a mistake B doyour best A make fun of Exercise 2 Dear Daphne, I'd rather not; I've got to Dear Miguel, 10u're going to have to;You'd better Dear Daphne, oughrto;I'drather Bisa;

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Answers willvary.Possible answers may include:

L I've got tomake up mymind about asummer)~

2. I'd better clean the house before myparents \'lSIL

3. I don't have towrite areport or givean oral presentation.

4. Iought to read more books. 5. I'drather read amagazine.

6. I'm going to have togo tothe bank, gogrocery

shopping, and pick up my laundry.

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Exercise 1 1. togo 2. toget going 3. callyou later Exercise 2 L b Sure.Talk toyou later.

2. a No problem. (I)Got to go,too. Bye.

3. b OK.Catch you later.

4. a OK.See you later.

5. b Yeah, nice talking toyou, too. 6. b OK.I better go,too.

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L Not really.I've got togotoEnglish class. Can Icallyou back?

Talk toyou later.

2. I'm late for English class. 1'11callyou later.

Catch you later. .

3. I'msorry I can't talk right now. I've got torun toEnglish class.

OK.Got togo.

4. I have togo to English class now. I'vegot to get going. OK.Seeyou tomorrow.

4. better go

5. callyou back 6. to have torun

Lesson D

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3. as long as /provided that