1st Batxillerat Unit 8 Review Answer Key

1st Batxillerat. Student's Book page 113. Answer Key.

1)
1 travel
2 going
3 book
4 staying
5 go
6 pack

2)
1 historic
2 impressive
3 characterful
4 affordable
5 Sitting

3)
1 cosy
2 plain
3 atmospheric
4 an affluent
5 sleepy

4)
1 Line 1: on a travel => on a journey / trip (OR I’m travelling)
2 Line 2: passed => spent
3 Line 3: To swim => Swimming
4 Line 5: the surroundings => the surrounding area(s)
5 Line 7: for go => to go
6 Line 9: To sit => Sitting

1st Batxillerat Unit 6 Review Answer

1st Batxillerat. Student's Book page 111. Answer Key.

1)
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 C

2)
1 great inspiration
2 meat was cooked
3 got my eyes tested
4 will be observed
5 is battery-operated
6 eco-friendly model

3)
1 Even though
2 On the one hand
3 Despite
4 However
5 In spite of

4)
1 discovered itself => was discovered
2 made => was made
3 proving => testing
4 correct
5 paper recycled => recycled paper
6 cut her hair => had her hair cut

1st Batxillerat Unit 5 Review Answer Key

1st Batxillerat. Student's Book page 110. Answer Key.

1)
1 can’t have seen
2 have to ask
3 catch his eye
4 will be able to
5 with each other
6 can’t come

2)
1 confidence
2 impatient
3 disrespectful
4 aggressive
5 apologize

3)
1 I would be grateful if you could send me a new phone.
2 I look forward to hearing from you on this matter.
3 I was wondering if it would be possible to get my money back.
4 I appreciate your assistance with this issue.
5 Dear Ms Harris, I am writing in relation to a phone which I bought from you recently.

4)
1 Do we can => Can we
2 musts => must
3 sensible => sensitive
4 will can => can / will / will be able to
5 the hands => hands
6 correct

1st Batxillerat Unit 4 Review Answer Key

1st Batxillerat. Student's Book page 109. Answer Key.

1)
1 A 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 B

2)
1 keep your cool
2 me to phone
3 get on well with
4 if he could take
5 suggested that we go cycling / suggested going cycling
6 are going out

3)
1 So, how are you settling in to the new house, then?
2 Remember I told you I’d come and visit?
3 Hey, have you heard that Kay and Lee are dating?
4 Anyway, let’s meet up soon. (OR Let’s meet up soon, anyway.)
5 I almost forgot, what’s your new phone number?

4)
1 that her tell => her to tell
2 that he don’t tell => not to tell
3 get to know to someone => get to know someone
4 correct
5 compromise => commitment
6 had he => he had

1st Batxillerat Unit 2 Review Answer Key

1st Batxillerat. Student's Book page 107. Answer Key.

1)
1 pollution
2 population
3 ourselves
4 operating
5 going

2)
1 will
2 going
3 be
4 change(s)
5 have
6 themselves

3)
1 Robots will work so that people will have more free time.
2 They leave Earth so as to escape an epidemic.
3 Villagers have been collecting food to prepare for a disaster.
4 Mars doesn’t have oxygen and as a result, people can’t live there.
5 The robot loses control, so they have to try to stop it.

4)
will get => get
help => ‘ll help
you => yourself / yourselves
will reach => reach
them => themselves
are going to => will

1st Batxillerat Unit 3 Review Answer Key

1st Batxillerat. Student's Book page 108. Answer Key.

1)
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 D 7 D 8 B

2)
1 is unsuitable
2 who is a director
3 whose album
4 his back on
5 face up to
6 which is being closed down

3)
1 No sooner
2 had finished
3 had already gone
4 than
5 had

4)
1 Line 2: who => which
2 Line 2: ilegal => illegal
3 Line 3: inmoral => immoral
4 Line 6: irresponsable => irresponsible
5 Line 7: which => who
6 Line 7: who’s => whose

2nd Batxillerat End of Year revision ANSWER KEY

End of year revision               2^nd Batxillerat          Grammar & Vocabulary

1   Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use the correct participle or participial phrases. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

check   cry   live   run   shake   shock   walk

     Running around the track, he got very tired.

1   Shocked to hear the news, he turned pale and left the room.

2   Having checked all his messages, he put down the phone.

3   Living in the countryside, he’s lost touch with many of his friends in the city.

4   Walking into the job interview, he tripped and fell over.

5   The teacher saw Vicky crying and asked her what was wrong.

6   I felt the ground shake/shaking beneath my feet and ran outside.

2   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. Use the words in brackets.

1   It’s not against the rules for staff to chew gum. (be allowed to)

     Staff is/are allowed to chew gum.

2   I should have arrived on time. (if only)

     If only I had arrived on time.

2   I really want to be able to play the violin. (wish)

     I wish I were able to/was able to/could play the violin.

3   I really want my neighbours to stop playing loud music. (wish)

     I wish my neighbours would stop playing loud music.   

4   I won’t go shopping unless you lend me your car. (if)

     If you don’t lend me your car, I won’t go shopping.        

5   I failed my exam because I didn’t study. (had)

     If I had studied, I wouldn’t have failed my exam.  

6   The hairdresser cut Sue’s hair yesterday. (got)

     Sue got her hair cut yesterday.

7   They gave Mrs Harris a present. (was)

     Mrs Harris was given a present.

8   There’s the place – I got married there. (where)

     There’s the place where I got married.

9   ‘You broke my bike,’ Ian said to Helen. (accused)

     Ian accused Helen of breaking his bike.

10 ‘I didn’t hit your car, Mr Long,’ said Dan. (denied)

     Dan denied hitting/having hit Mr Long’s car.

3   Choose the correct options or complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Pop-up shops, which / where are temporary shops that appear for a short period of time, are becoming more common. Pop-up shops (1) are used (use) by businesses because they are often more affordable than having a permanent shop. They are also useful for promoting a business because their sudden appearance (2) is usually noticed (usually / notice) by passers-by and potential customers. They (3) give (give) businesses the opportunity to test new products on the market, (4) which / who helps them for the future. The temporary nature of a pop-up shop also (5) encourages (encourage) people (6) which / who are browsing to make quick purchases. There are some customers (7) whose / who admit (8) buying (buy) items from pop-up shops that they might not buy in normal shops.

4   Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in bold.

     Gemma promised to text me when she got home. (text)

1   Kamil apologized for forgetting his mother’s birthday. (forget)

2   By the time you arrived, we had already been waiting for three hours. (already / wait)

3   Sam advised his sister not to go to the party. (not / go)

4   Did you see James yesterday? (see)

5   Sorry, I forgot the money. I will bring it tomorrow, I promise. (bring)

6   Have you ever visited the Taj Mahal? (ever / visit)

5   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. Use the words in bold.

1   He’s starting doing judo. (taken)

     He’s taken up judo.

2   Susan has given up cigarettes. (stopped)

     Susan has stopped smoking (cigarettes).

3   My internet shopping addiction is out of control. (hand)

     My internet shopping addiction has got out of hand.

4   These tickets are very expensive. (arm)

     These tickets cost an arm and a leg.

5   My sister is doing lots of shopping to make herself feel better. (therapy)

     My sister is getting some retail therapy.

6   Dan is very unhappy at the moment. (down)

     Dan is feeling down at the moment.

6   Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of phrasal verbs formed from the words in bold.

     I’ve decided to sign up for a triathlon. (sign)

1   Jane couldn’t finish the race and dropped out three kilometres from the end. (drop)

2   I don’t like it when people listen in on my conversations. (listen)

3   He finished talking to his friend on the phone and then hung up. (hang)

4   After answering my emails, I logged off the computer. (log)

7   Complete the sentences with a compound adjective formed with a word from A and a word from B.

A  ankle-   average-   clean-   friendly-   scruffy-   well

B  dressed   length   looking (x2)   shaven   sized

     After he removed his beard, he was clean-shaven.

1   His clothes were old and his hair was very messy – he was scruffy-looking.

2   She was wearing a blue T-shirt and a long, ankle-length skirt.

3   He was well-dressed in a suit and tie.

4   My sister is friendly-looking . She’s always smiling.

5   He wasn’t fat or thin – he was average-sized .

UP TO UNIT 4 GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY REVISION - 1ST BATXILLERAT

Up to Unit 4 Revision

1  Complete the sentences in reported speech.

‘I’m having the best day of my life,’ said Sylvia.

Sylvia said that she was having the best day of her life.

1   ‘It’s the first time I’ve seen this film,’ said Maria.

     Maria said that IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD SEEN THAT FILM.

2   Hannah said, ‘I’ll call you tomorrow.’

     Hannah told me that SHE WOULD CALL ME THE FOLLOWING DAY / THE DAY AFTER.

3   ‘These are my favourite clothes,’ said Damon.

     Damon said that THOSE WERE HIS FAVOURITE CLOTHES.

4   Ben said, ‘I was born here.’

     Ben said that HE HAD BEEN BORN THERE.

5   ‘This is the man I saw yesterday,’ said Jill.

     Jill said that THAT WAS THE MAN HE HAD SEEN THE DAY BEFORE / THE PREVIOUS DAY.

6   ‘Will you stay?’, he asked me.

     He asked me IF / WHETHER I WOULD STAY.

7   ‘Why are you leaving?’, Susan asked her friend.

     Susan asked her friend WHY HE / SHE WAS LEAVING.

8   ‘Where do you live?’, the taxi driver asked me.

     The taxi driver asked me WHERE I LIVE / LIVED.

2  Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the correct forms of the reporting verbs in the box. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

advise offer order remind suggest warn

‘You shouldn’t drive because the roads are icy,’ said Sarah.

Sarah advised us not to drive because the roads were icy.

1   ‘Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?’ said Ross.

ROSS SUGGESTED GOING OUT /  THAT WE GO OUT FOR DINNER THAT NIGHT.

2   Emma said to me, ‘I’ll help you with your homework.’

 EMMA OFFERED TO HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK.

3   My sister said to me, ‘Don’t forget you have a dentist’s appointment this afternoon.’

     MY SISTER REMINDED ME TO GO TO THE DENTIST’S THAT AFTERNOON.

4   ‘Stop talking immediately,’ the teacher told the class.

     THE TEACHER ORDERED THE CLASS TO STOP TALKING IMMEDIATELY.

5   ‘There’s a storm coming,’ said the weather man.

     THE WEATHER MAN WARNED THAT THERE WAS A STORM COMING.

3  Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.

1   Karen saw an old friend in the street yesterday. (into)

     Karen BUMPED INTO AN OLD FRIEND YESTERDAY.

2   He always says different things to different people. (two)

     He’s very TWO FACED.

3   We decided not to go out last night. (in)

     We decided TO STAY IN LAST NIGHT.

4   I’ll take you to the train station and leave you there. (drop)

     I’ll DROP YOU OFF AT THE STATION.

 5  He’s made a lot of money this year. (fortune)

     He’s MADE A FORTUNE THIS YEAR.

6   ‘You should leave before it gets dark,’ she said. (recommended)

      She recommended LEAVING / THAT WE LEAVE / LEFT BEFORE IT GOT DARK.

7   ‘I’ll help you wash the car,’ Carole said to her husband. (offered)

     CAROLE OFFERED HER HUSBAND TO WASH THE CAR.

8   She hasn’t been on holiday for a long time. (since)

     IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE SHE LAST WAS ON HOLIDAY.

9   They used to sing around the piano every Christmas. (would)

     THEY WOULD SING AROUND THE PIANO EVERY CHRISTMAS.

10 Sue and José have a plan to meet at the cinema at  8 p.m. (meeting)

     SUE AND JOSÉ ARE GOING TO MEET / ARE MEETING AT THE CINEMA AT 8 p.m.

11  That’s the singer. He was on TV yesterday. (who)

     THAT’S THE SINGER WHO WAS ON TV YESTERDAY.

12 ‘Don’t forget to book a table at the restaurant,’ he said to us. (reminded)

     HE REMINDED US TO BOOK A TABLE AT THE RESTAURANT.

13 This is the house where I was born. (that)

     THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT I WAS BORN IN.

14 This is the first time that he’s visited Barcelona. (never)

     HE HAD NEVER BEEN TO BARCELONA BEFORE.

15 I started studying English six years ago. (been)

     I HAVE BEEN STUDYING ENGLISH FOR SIX YEARS.

16 The London flight is scheduled to leave at 6.45 p.m. (departs)

     THE LONDON FLIGHT DEPARTS AT 6:45 p.m.

17 The film finished one minute ago. (just)

THE FILM HAS JUST FINISHED.

4  Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.

She was delighted when she heard the news. (moon)

She was over the moon when they heard the news.

1   My mum isn’t speaking to me because I spilled coffee on the sofa. (doghouse)

     I’m IN THE DOUGHOUSE BECAUSE…

2   Try to stay calm when you’re taking your exams. (cool)

     Try to keep YOUR COOL WHEN…

3   I’ve had so much good luck lately! (roll)

     I’m ON A ROLL LATELY !

4   He turned up completely unexpectedly. (blue)

     He CAME OUT OF THE BLUE.

5   My sister and I have got very similar interests. (common)

     My sister and I HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.

6   I’ve been feeling quite ill for several days. (weather)

     I’ve been UNDER THE WEATHER FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

5  Correct the sentences with antonyms for the underlined words.

The boy was very honest – he stole my wallet, then he lied about it. dishonest

1   Max was very rude and respectful towards his neighbour. DISRESPECTFUL

2   Kat always tells Steve what to do. Their relationship is very equal. UNEQUAL

3   Cats are loyal compared to dogs. DISLOYAL

4   James is very kind and mean. UNKIND

5   He didn’t say ‘thank you’ when his friend helped him.
I thought he was grateful. UNGRATEFUL

6   Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) HAVE BEEN LEARNING English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work) DIDN’T WORK / HAD NOT WORKED hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be) WEREN’T / HAD NOT BEEN really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) WANT TO PASS my English exam successfully next year, I (study) AM GOING TO STUDY harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) SENT me on a language course to London.  It (be) WAS great and I (think) THINK I (learn) LEARNT / LEARNED a lot.
5. Before I (go) WENT to London, I (not / enjoy) DIDN’T ENJOY learning English.
6. But while I (do) WAS DOING the language course, I (meet) MET lots of young people from all over the world.
7. There I (notice) NOTICED how important it (be) IS to speak foreign languages nowadays.
8. Now I (have) HAVE much more fun learning English than I (have) HAD / USED TO HAVE before the course.
9. At the moment I (revise) AM REVISING English grammar.
10. And I (begin / already) HAVE ALREADY BEGUN to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
11. I (think) THINK I (do) WILL DO one unit every week.
12. My exam (be) IS / IS GOING TO BE on 15 May, so there (not / be) ISN’T any time to be lost.
13. If I (pass) PASS my exams successfully, I (start) WILL START an apprenticeship in September.
14. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) WILL GO back to London to work there for a while.
15. As you (see / can) CAN SEE,  I (become) HAVE BECOME a real London fan already.