A1 ( Keys-- Revise and Check section , page 74

FILE 6 REVISE AND CHECK. p. 74
What do you remember?
Grammar
1b  2a  3b  4a  5b  6b  71   8b   9b   10a

Vocabulary
a 1 make   2  play   3 have   4 book  5 take

b 1 shelf ( not a room)
   2 cooker ( not in a living room)
   3 there  ( not a preposition)
   4 town hall ( a building)
   5 square ( not a building)

c 1 with  2 on  3 on   4  of   5  to

PRONUNCIATION
b 1 near   2 know  3 floor  4  church  5 theatre

c opposite  between  behind   cupboard  

What can you do?
Can you understand this text?
a 1B 2 F 3 E 4 A 5 D 6 G 7 C

b 1 T 2F 3F

CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a 1b  2a   3b   4b   5a

b 1b  2a  3b  4b  5b

B1 ( Keys unit 4C) : usually /used to

p. 60- 1 Vocabulary and speaking

1. known  2  met   3 colleague   4 get on very well   5 have a lot in common   6 lost touch
7 keep in touch    8 argue

2. Grammar- p. 60
b. It's for finding out what old friends are doing, and getting back in touch with them.
You find the wep page for your old school or workplace and add your name to the list. You can also put a photo and some information. If you want to send a message to someone on the list, you do this via Friends reunited, not personal emails.

c. Carol wanted to meet Robert, an old boyfriend. She lost touch with him when they broke up.
Alex wanted to meet his old shool friends. He thought they  might help him recover his memory, which he lost after a motorbike accident.

d. 1 We used to go out   2 he used to go to   3 I used to live  4 used to com   5 I used to know

e. We use used to to talk about habitual actions or states in the past. We make negative sentences and questions with did/dind't, e.g. Did you use to go to boarding school? I didn't use to have short hair.


Grammar bank activities. p. 137

a.
1 I used to get up
2. Did she always use to...?
3. Do you usually have breakfast...?
4. They didn't use to have
5 he usually drinks tea
6 He used to be a teacher
7 Do you usually wear...?
8 we went to
9 Did she use to live...?
10. we didn't use to live...?

b
1 used to live
2 Did you use to have
3 didn't use to like
4 used to be
5 did you use to work
6 used to play
7 used to have
8 Did you use to argue
9 didn't use to be

3. LISTENING- Carol story- p. 61
a. Carol's reunion was not a success. They didn't have anything in common any more.

b.
Carol's story
1. He always said that he would hate to be a teacher
2 She thought ' he always used to be late'
3 People say she looks five years younger than she is. He looked like an old man. He was bald ( and was wearing a hideous jacket)
4 That they didn't have anything in common any more.
5 He wasn't a rebel any more, he was boring and conventional.

c. Alex's reunion was successful. He is now in touch regularly with the people he met and is going out with one of them

d Alex's story
6. No, he didn't recognize anyone.
7 He felt nervous
8 All the things he used to do when he was at school ( e.g. play in the football team, etc.).
9 Anna is a girl who used to be at his school. They are now going out together.

reading 5. p. 62

b. edit your friends= decide which of your friends are important, and stop seeing, spending time with the rest

1c  2b 3a  4c


HOW WORDS WORK... p. 63
Expressions and phrasal verbs with get

1 F  2B  3D  4G  5A  6E  7C

2.
1 get on with    2 get to know   3 get   4 get in touch  5 get rid of

B1 (File 4B) : Listening activities + vocabulary bank : houses

6 minutes English BBC- house swapping

A. Before listening- Guess the following questions without listening to the programme.
1. What does house swapping mean?
2. What are the benefits of house swapping? 
3. If you didn't have enough money for a holiday, would you consider the option of house swapping?
4. What kind of houses are mentioned in the programme?
B. While listening- answer this question:
1  According to a recent survey which is the most popular destination for UK home swaps?

a) Australia
b) UK
c) USA

Listen out for the correct answer at the end of the programme! 

• audio
• transcript download
• Vocabulary from the programme ( click here and scroll down)

C. Optional activity -After listening: ( Basics of home exchange in 8 minutes)  

1. Name the advantages of house swapping. Now think about the disadvantages.
2. What kind of houses do you see in the video?

Watch this video and find out! 

3. Movie about home exchange

Have you seen the movie "The Holiday" about home exchange? Click here to read more...

Watch the trailer here. ( and click on media ( trailer)

FYI ( For your interest) : The Holiday Speak up DVD is at the library.

KEYS- FILE 4B - Vocabulary

p. 151-Vocabulary Bank: houses.
1 Types of houses
1 terraced house
2 block of flats
3 cottage
4 detached house

2 Where people live
1g   2 d    3e   4b    5a    6c   7f

3 Parts of a house

1 chimney    2 roof    3 balcony   4 garage    5 wall    6 gate    7 garden   8 steps   9 terrace   10 path

4 Furniture 

bathroom-washbasin, shower
kitchen-sink, dishwasher
living room-coffee table, armchair
bedroom-bedside table, chest of drawers

B1 ( File 4B Keys): grammar + grammar bank

Here are the keys for file 4B:

pages- 56-57- Exercise 1b- Grammar- second conditional
Joaquín Cortés (JC)
Isabella Rossellini ( IR)
1. B (JC) and J ( IR)
2. A ( IR) and H (JC)
3. D (IR) and F ( JC)
4. C ( JC) and G (IR)
5. E ( JC) and I (IR)

page 57- exercise 1 c
1. The past tense
2. The conditinal form ( would + infinitive)
3. There is no if-clause
4. Imaginary situations

Grammar Bank keys 4B- page 136.
a. 
1 It would be better for me if we met tomorrow.
2 She wouldn't treat him like that if she really loved him.
3 If I could live anywhere in the world, I'd/would live in New Zealand.
4 The kitchen would look bigger if we painted it white.
5 I wouldn't buy that house if I were you
6 He'd /would be more attractive if he wore nicer clothes
7 If we didn't have children, we'd /would travel more.
8 What would you do in this situation if you were me?

b
1 get
2 'd/would feel
3 lost
4 'll cook
5 didn't live
6 doesn't get lost
7 gets
8 'd /would enjoy

A1 ( FILE 4C Revise and check section): Keys

GRAMMAR

1 A   2 B   3 B   4 B   5B   6 A   7 B   8 A   9 A    10A

VOCABULARY

a 1for   2 in   with  3 for  4to
b 1 turn on  2 ride  3 tell  4 play  5 take  6 use
7 get  8 run  9 go  10draw

PRONUNCIATION

a 1 find  2 die  3 wait  4 turn  5 cook
b together   follow   instruction  classical  because

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a 1 a
2 e.g. Cooking is a waste of time; A lot of adults don't cook; if a mother
hates cooking she doesn't teach her children to cook; many schools don't teach cooking

b 1 boil   2 teenager   3 spectator sport   4 it doesn't matter   5 a waste of time   6 delicious   7 take-away food

B1-KEYS: Reading page 53

Student's book page 53. Reading

a. One of the pupils is an adult.

b. He's a journalist. He wanted to see if it was true that school is getting easier. He went to a large, state, secondary school.

c. He finds school very different  today because teaching methods have changed. He found it difficult to say if lessons are more difficult or easier than when he went to school, but he found being a pupil in today's school very hard work.

d. 2 D  3H  4C  5G  6B  7 E  8A

A1 ( Keys Writing Describing a friend)

Student's book
page 49 Writing

a
1 friend    3 intelligent    5 beautiful
2 studies  4 writing     6 always

b
1. Who is the person in the photo?
2. How old is he/she? etc.
3. Describe him/her
4. What does he/she like doing? etc.
5. Why is your friend special?

A1- FILE 3- REVISE AND CHECK SECTION

What do you remember?

GRAMMAR
a. 
1b   2a   3a   4b  5a   6b   7a   8a   9b   10a
b 
1 What colour is
2 What time is
3 What time do
4 How often do you eat
5 When do .....watch

VOCABULARY
a  1 bad   2 cheap   3 ugly   4 short   5 full
b  1 get  2 take  3 have  4 do  5 go
c  1tall   2 seven   3 one   4 nephew  5 Easter
d  1 up   2 until   3 by   4 at   5 for

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 do    2 stop    3 think    4 father   5 hour
b 1 expensive  2 difficult   3 always   4 July   5 December

What can you do?


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a 4 ok    5 ok
b resolution= a decision to do something new
happens= occurs
very enthusiastic= feel very positive about 
a personal trainer= a person who helps you get fit
cut out= stop eating
go jogging= run slowly as a form of exercise

c  Because in the winter our bodies need food and sleep not diets and exercise.

CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?  ( we are going to do this in class)

A1-KEYS File 2- Writing section

These are the keys for the writing task in file 2. Page 25
WRITING A LETTER

1. What's your name?
2. Where are you from?
3. What do you do?
4. What languages do you speak?
5. Why do you want to learn English?
6. Do you have a big family?
7. What do the people in your family do?
8. How old are your brothers and sisters?
9. How old are you?
10. What are your interests?

B1 ( KEYS- file 2A : Grammar bank and reading

New English File intermediate
Keys to file 2A-

• Grammar bank page 133

         2A page 133

         a.

a.        

1.       he hasn’t arrived yet

2.       We haven’t seen each other

3.       Have you ever written

4.       She’s never been to

5.       I lent him €50

6.       I’ve known them for ten years

7.       What year did you leave

8.       We have already been

9.       she hasn’t replied yet

10.   They’ve lived in that house

b. 

b.      .

1.       have you been, started, lived, moved, ‘ve lived

2.       Has your brother found, ‘s just started

3.       Have you ever been, went, was, cost

• Reading exercise 4 " My life without money". Page 22. 

b- She wants to prove that money is not important; what is important is what kind of person you are.

She does things for other people and in exchange they give her what she needs to live.

c-

1 She was a psychotherapist.

2 A few clothes and a few personal belongings.

3 She set up a ‘swapping circle’.

4 First she house-sat, now she lives in a student residence.

5 Yes, but she doesn’t get paid.

6 She asks friends or she does something for someone.

7 That all jobs are equally important and that we shouldn’t judge people according to how much they earn.

8 She gave it away

d-

2 give up             3 turn up             4 give away        5 set up               6 look after

B1 - Vocabulary Keys File 1C and writing task: Personality and describing people vocabulary bank

Check your keys at the bottom of this post (FILE 1C student's book New English File intermediate) and then do the following exercise. Remember to post your comment on the blog.

• Visit this page for more practice (adjectives to describe personal traits) 
• Writing task 1: 
•  Writing task 1 ( negative and positive personality traits).Look at the flower word cloud and choose the word which represents the personality trait you dislike the most. Why? ( 80 words maximum)

• Writing task 2. What should your ideal partner be like? Support your opinion (100 words maximum)
• Remember to use these expressions to balance your opinion using linkers.

• Giving Opinions
• I I think....../
  I don't think ; 
  I believe/don't believe (that) smoking should be outlawed.( neutral)
• In my opinion, Gone with the Breeze is the best movie ever made.( neutral-formal)
• I feel/don't feel that it's the right thing to do.( informal)

• Contrasting two points
• 1 On the other hand, ......On the other hand.....   2  However, ..... 3  On the contrary (an emphatic reaffirmation of one's own opinion. For example: It's not hot. On the contrary, it's cold.)

 Look forward to your comments!
Elena

KEYS Vocabulary Bank ( pages 148-149)

Vocabulary Bank
Personality- page 148

1. What are they like?
2  Competitive     3 Selfish   4 Agressive   5 Charming  6  Sensible   7 Sociable    8 Manipulative
9 Moody  10 Independent  11 Bossy  12 Affectionate   13 Reliable   14 Sensitive   15 Ambitious
16 Jealous

- adjectives=bossy, selfish, jealous, agressive, moody, manipulative
+ adjectives=charming, sociable, affectionate, reliable, sensible
+ and + ( depends on you)= competitive, sensitive, independent, ambitious.


2. Opposite adjectives ( formed by different words)
 clever- stupid; generous-mean; insecure- self- confident; lazy- hard working; quiet-talkative; shy- extrovert
3. Negative prefixes ( same root but different meaning resulting from adding a negative prefix)
unfriendly, unimaginative, unkind, unreliable, unselfish, unsociable, untidy, dishonest, disorganized, impatient, irresponsible, insensitive


Vocabulary Bank 
Describing people- page ( 149)
1. Age
   1 about   2 forties    3 mid-    4 late    5 early

2. Height and build

   1A     2C     3C

3. Hair

    1 E    2 A   3 G   4 B   5 C   6 F   7 D

4.General adjectives : + =positive adjectives/ - = negative adjectives; used for men (M), women (W), both (B).

  attractive= +, B                  plain= -, B
  beautiful= +, W                  pretty= +, W
  good-looking= +, B            ugly= -, B
  handsome= + M

B1 ( Keys): Revise and Check section File 1

GRAMMAR

1 did you get
2 bought
3 Do you like
4 hit
5 was driving
6 had changed
7 'm meeting/I'm going to meet
8 finish
9 'll pick you up
10 'll love /'re going to love

VOCABULARY
a 
1 seafood ( not an adjective)
2 fried ( not a kind of meat)
3 roast ( a way of cooking- the others are cutlery)
4 pitch ( not a person but a place)
5 beat ( verb, not a  place)
6 affectionate ( the others are adjectives with a negative meaning)
7 moody ( the others are adjectives with a positive meaning)
8 family ( it's a 'group'- the others are individual members)

b 
1 spicy
2 starter
3 draw
4 injured
5 stepfather
6 selfish
7 mean

c 1 for, out    2 for     3 up    4 on

PRONUNCIATION

a 
1 course / o:/
2 food    / u:/
3 roast   /əʊ/
4 draw  / o:/
5 frozen /əʊ/


b menu, referee, impatient, sociable, irresponsible

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a
1 F  2 DS  3 T  4 T  5 F  6 F  7 DS  8 T  9 DS  10 T

b
nutritionist= an expert on diet
rejects= doesn't want
solid= the opposite of liquid
craves= wants very much
choking = not being able to breathe because you have something in your throat
in advance= before you do something

B1 Keys: Writing ' Describing a person'

Writing Describing a person- Student's book- page 17

a.
1. Because a friend of Claudia's, Christelle, wants to stay in her house in Scotland. Stephanie wants to know a bit more about Christelle, and if Claudia thinks she would get on with Stephanie's family.

2. Yes, Claudia recommends Christelle.

b. studying   friends    responsible   listening   usually

c.
1. extrovert, sociable, hard-working, responsible, independent
2. going out, seeing films, listening to music
3. She's a bit untidy, her English isn't very good

d.
Anna is     incredibly   untidy
                very/really
                quite
                a bit

B1- Keys to reading exercise File 1C

Student's book, page 14, reading exercise 3 ( We are family....To sisters tell the truth about themselves - and each other).

3b and c
1 C 'she had bright red spiky hair'
2 W 'I always thought Carnie was really cool'
3 C  'I used to follow them, but she hated that'
4 W 'I desperately wanted to be with her'
5 W 'I sometimes think poor Wendy has spent all her life competing with me'
6 C  'I wasn't interested in studying'
7 W 'Wendy used to tell my parents'
8 C  'I used to pinch her and bite her'
9 C  'I was very jealous of Wendy'
10 W ' She always defended me'

3d 
1b  2a  3a  4a  5b  6a  7a  8b

B1-Keys (File 1B) Reading exercise

Click here to download the keys to excersise 7: Reading



When you hear the final whistle.

Michael Jordan

A1 Keys: Revise and Check section-pages 14-15

Here are the keys for the Revise and Check section ( Student's book), pages 14-15

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

VOCABULARY

a 1. from  2. to  3. in  4. at  5. off

b 1. Read  2. Work  3. Listen to   4. Open   5. Answer

c 1. file ( not a number)
   2. Chinese ( not a country)
   3. France ( not a nationality /language)
   4. sixteen ( not a multiple of ten)
   5. her ( not  a personal pronoun)
   6. they ( not a possessive pronoun)
   7. watch ( not a question)
   8. address ( not an object)
   9. lipstic ( not something you can read)
  10. pen ( not a verb)

PRONUNCIATION
b. 1. what   2. they  3. table  4. one  5. China
c. address   surname   Argentina   Portuguese   umbrella

What can you do?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
b.
Old English- woman, house
Latin= wine, family
French= menu, hotel
Other languages= siesta, judo
New words= Internet, e-mail

CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
1.a     2.b     3.b    4.a     5.b     6.a    7.b   8.a    9.a   10.a

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
b- What  How   Where   What    What

KEYS (Student's book): Files 4 and 5

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KEYS- Review sections files 2,3,4,5

Download here.

KEYS: File 3A-exercises 4, 5 page 25

exercise 4
1.would......accept
2. wouldn't take; didn't want
3. was /were; 'd/would....accept
4. might go; wasn't/weren't
5. didn't offer; wouldn't take
6. got; didn't like; 'd/would come


exercise 5
1.Suppose; assuming
2. Imagine/If; as long as/provided
3 If/Suppose; even if
4 Imagine; provided

Keys file 1D + Review (student’s book)

Exercise 5 page 13

2.with                   3 come                 4 mean                5 can’t                  6 else    7 Are     8 sort    9 for

Review unit 1 page 13

1 a) 2 few            3 in         4 of        5 bit       6 by       7 up

2 1 I’ve spent--- spent  2 I’m needing---need    3 I learn---I’ve been learning     4 it handed in---it was handed in             5 Kim was---Kim’s been           6 I meet---I’d met           7 I talked—I was talking

3a) 2 campus     3 graduate          4 lecturer            5 scholarship     6 degree

4 1 Have              2 didn’t          3 did      4 don’t          5 do       6 Do       7 Didn’t            8 didn’t                               9 does                  10 was                  11 didn’t

5             1a) meeting       b) to meet          2a) to tell            b) telling              3a)drinking         b)to drink           4a) to talk                b)talking              5a) to be             b)being