speakout Pre-Intermediate ANSWER KEY
ANSWER KEY UNIT 1 Life Ex 1: 2 Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
close 3 keep 4 sites 5 but 6 me 7 about 2E 3–4F 5B 6–7A 8D 2 a few 3 a lot of 4 lots of 5 quite a lot of 6 a number write letters✓ make phone calls ✓ the internet ✓✓✓ Skype ✓ text/send texts ✓✓ Facebook ✓✓✓✓✓ email ✓✓✓ mobile phone ✓ 2 fun 3 sense 4 make 5 easy 6 funny 2 kind 3 sincere 4 comfortable 5 easy-going 6 creative 2 mostly 3 Mainly 4 mainly 5 Mainly 6 Mostly Mainly/mostly = most of the time
UNIT 2 Work Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
2 a 3 made 4 at 5 job 6 get 7 relax 8 flat 2 eleven 3 day 4 engineer 5 Working 6 Asia 7 abroad 8 photographer 2 filmmaker 3 singing teacher 4 private investigator 5 charity worker 6 Director of Sales 7 college professor 8 expedition leader 2C 3A 4D 5B 6A 7D 8C ✓4, 5, 8 need to take work home, seeing people who are poor, long hours, hard to make plans, being away from my family 2 in 3 for/for 4 about /from 5 from/ in
UNIT 3 Time out Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6:
2 to 3 time 4 This 5 bar 6 band 7 doing 8 time ✓go out to a jazz club, play football, run a halfmarathon, study different languages, play the guitar, go running, go to a barbecue 2A 3D 4F 5E 6C B Robin Hood C relaxing D quiet E his friends’ F Sunday B2 C1 D1 E2 F2 1 like to 2 great 3 like coming 4 enjoy/ like 5 love to 6 enjoy/ enjoy
UNIT 4 Great minds
Overview: Answer: b Ex 1: 2 learning 3 spare 4 ’m studying 5 ’m finding 6 ’re asking 7 learning Ex 2: 2A 3D 4A 5B 6F 7C 8C Ex 3: 2 play 3 ’m taking 4 paint / draw 5 do 6 design Ex 4: 2 Arabic 3 courage 4 learning Spanish 5 learning capoeira 6 Sanskrit 7 French 8 playing the trumpet Ex 5: 2 Spanish 3 hard 4 capoeira 5 evenings 6 a few years ago 7 the imbira 8 patience Ex 6: 2 really 3 the most 4 most 5 hard 6 difficult
UNIT 5 Travel Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
2 countries 3 of 4 ’ve 5 and 6 going 7 new 8 ’m 2 different lifestyle 3 Egypt 4 beautiful scenery 5 eating different food 6 plane journeys 7 backpacking 8 missing flights 2b 3b 4b 5a 6a 1 travel 2 airport 3 theatre 4 most 5 culture 6 place 2A 3E 4C 5F 6D B necessity C living out of a suitcase D ran out of E tend to F disadvantage 2 out 3 excited 4 around 5 to 6 married
UNIT 6 Fitness Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
2f 3a 4e 5c 6d A 2✓3× B 1✓ 2× 3✓ C 1✓2✓ 3× 2e 3a 4b 5f 6d 2E 3A 4D 5B B1, C2, D1, E2 2 keep 3 team 4 dessert 5 dancing 6 keeping b a sweet tooth c watch what I eat d hectic lifestyle e get into
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UNIT 7 Changes Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7: Ex 8:
Because she lives in a fantastic city and is really happy with her job at the BBC. 2A 3F 4B 5E 6C No. 2 bought 3 am 4 where 5 life 6 family 2a 3b 4b 5a 6b 2D 3F 4C 5E 2 afford 3 get 4 on 5 full-time 6 career 2F 3D 4B 5E 6C
UNIT 8 Money Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6A: Ex 7: Ex 8:
2 buying 3 also 4 markets 5 about 6 feel 2a 3f 4e 5d 6c 2B 3 – 4D 5C 6A 7C 8 – 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T Bb Ca Db Ea ✓ book, handbag, sunglasses, skirts, shoes, coat, telephone, trainers, tops, trousers 2 have 3 you 4 feelings 5 in 6 can’t 2 fun 3 mixed feelings 4 in/mood 5 gives/a buzz 6 bear
UNIT 9 Nature
Ex 1: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6F Ex 2A: ✓ wildlife, sharks, big cats, spiders, whales, dog, horses, guinea pigs, scorpions, snakes, foxes Ex 3: 1 well 2 liked 3 wildlife 4 watching 5 should 6 cats Ex 4: 2 graceful 3 treated with respect 4 exotic 5 telly Ex 5: 2A 3D 4B 5D 6B Ex 6: 2 afraid 3 frighten 4 frightened 5 scared 6 scary
UNIT 10 Society Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4A: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
2 people 3 things 4 do 5 Some 6 country 7 city One [M1] 2F 3D 4A 5B 6E Tick: terrific theatre, good transport, huge choice of restaurants, cheap and frequent tube, feeling safe 2 round 3 feeling 4 issue 5 cycling 6 choice 2 away 3 close 4 go 5 out 6 out 2 chill out 3 on the go 4 miss out 5 right next door 6 close at hand
UNIT 11 Technology Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
2 money 3 live 4 plan 5 it 6 to 7 technology 2 mobile phone 3 iPod 4 MP3 player 5 laptop 6 e-book reader 2A 3F 4E 5B 6C 2 Twitter. 3 It’s not charged. 4 A mobile phone and MP3 player. 5 Two. 6 Lots and lots 2 laptop 3 iPod/phone/computer 4 phone 5 phone/ TV 6 phone/computer/Internet 2 broke 3 devastated 4 turned 5 essential 6 that b5 c4 d6 e2 f3
UNIT 12 Fame Ex 1: Ex 2: Ex 3: Ex 4: Ex 5: Ex 6: Ex 7:
2 lives 3 wouldn’t 4 being 5 doing 6 fame 7 to be 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F 2c 3b 4a 5c 6b 2a 3b 4b 5a 6b Underline: Ranulph Fiennes, Fidel Castro, Mischa Barton, Dalai Lama, Bob Dylan, Edmund Hillary, Johnny Depp 2F 3A 4D 5B 6C 2 for 3 with 4 in 5 for 6 of
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