Key to exercises
Inside view
Conversation 1
Activity 2
Flights | From (city) | Departure date | To (city) | Preferences |
London | 17 June | New York | one way √round trip √aisle window √economy club | |
New York | 10 September | London | ||
Accommodation
| Town or city | Check-in date | Check-out date | |
Boston | 12 August | 15 August | √single room double room √with shower √breakfast included | |
New York | 15 August | 17 August | ||
Travel | From (city) | Departure date | To (city) | train √bus |
New York | 12 August | Boston | ||
New York | 17 August | Chicago |
Activity 3
1 Because Mark has to do that at the airport.
2 The rooms cost around 75 dollars a night.
3 Check-out time is usually midday.
4 Mark will book his ticket while he’s in the States.
Activity 5 New York City Boston Chicago Washington DC
Activity 6 upstate New York : 1, 3, 6, 7 Boston: 2, 8 Chicago: 5
New York City: 4 Washington DC: 9
Activity 7(1) summer vocation (2) eight weeks (3) the start of term (4) campsite in the mountains (5) amazing (6) six days (7) dream vocation
Everyday English
Activity 8 1 (b)2 (a)3 (b)4 (b)5 (a)6 (a)7 (b)8 (b)
Outside view
Activity 2 Size compared with other countries: the sixth largest country in the world
Length of coastline: 27,000 kilometres Population: 20 million
Location of Perth: on the west coast Length of Great Barrier Reef: 2,300 kilometres long
Famous landmarks in Sydney: the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge
Famous animals: koalas and kangaroos
Activity 3 1 Australia is the smallest continent.2 Ayers Rock.3 The Aborigines.4 The Great Barrier Reef 5 Nearly one quarter.
Listening in
passage 1
Activity 3 1–4–5–7–3–6–8–13–10–2–11–12–9
Activity 4 True statements: 2, 3
Activity 5
1 Next she took the train to Albany.
2 Someone sent by the school.
3 Because she was wearing a thick coat and a warm hat.
4 She took a taxi.
5 One of the other teachers, Rebecca.
6 In a flat near the school.
7 Because she hadn’t been paid yet.
8 A hot dog and coffee.
Activity 6 1 (a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (a)
Listening in passage 2
Activity 8 2–4–5–3–1
Pronunciation
Activity 4 (1) man(2) bike(3) road(4) border(5) Mexico(6) United States(7) comes up(8) border(9) guard stops(10) points(11) two sacks(12) man(13) shoulders(14) bags(15) guard(16) sand(17) man(18) bike

