Answers to Workbook Unit 8

Workbook Answers
Unit 8

page 44
1A (suggested answers)

1. Outdoor activities: soccer, jogging, baseball
2. Indoor activities: cooking, computer games, board games, puzzles, rug making, model building, table tennis, card games
3. Activities you do alone: cooking, computer games, rug making, model building, jogging, puzzles
4. Activities you do with other people: soccer, board games, table tennis, card games
5. Things you collect: stamps, comic books, coins
6. Things you make: rug making, cooking, photography

page 45 - 2A

3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6

page 46 - 3A

1. How long has Alan been studying in Japan? He's been studying there since April.
2. How long has your brother been talking on the phone? He's been talking for more than two hours.
3. How long has Sandra been working at the hospital? She's been working there since 2001.
4. How long has that dog been making noise? He's been making noise since last night.

3C

1. working
2. have
3. for
4. taking

page 47 - 1A

1. scuba diver
2. water polo player
3. horseback rider
4. race car driver
5. mountain climber
6. marathon runner
7. in-line skater
8. skydiver
9. rugby player

B (suggested answers)

1. a, b, c
2. a, b, c, d
3. b
4. a, b, c
5. a, b, d
6. b
7. a, b
8. a, b

C

1. have seen
2. has enjoyed
3. have been studying
4. has been raining
5. have read
6. has been writing
7. has taken
8. have been working

page 48 - B

1. F - a few
2. T
3. F - a different country
4. T
5. F - more than two hundren
6. F - don't stop
7. T
8. F - shorter

page 49 - C

1. taking
2. traveled
3. visited
4. like
5. gotten
6. haven't put

Answers to Workbook Unit 7

Unit 7
Lesson A
page 39 - 1A

1. faint
2. coughs
3. sweating
4. runny
5. scratch
6. shivers
7. sneeze
8. indigestion
9. lightheaded
10. exhausted

B

Noun: indigestion

Verb: faint, cough, sweat, scratch, shiver, sneeze

Adjective: runny, lightheaded, exhausted

page 39 - 2A

• How are you today?
• What seems to be the problem?
• Is there anything else?
• Do you have a fever?

page 40 - 3A

1. adj.
2. v.
3. n.
4. v.
5. n.
6. adj.
7. v.
8. v.
9. n.
10. n.

B

1. I have a toothache. I have a cold. I have a fever.
2. I feel dizzy. I feel sick. I feel exhausted.
3. I can't stop sneezing. I can't stop shivering. I can't stop scratching.
4. My foot hurts. My eye hurts. My head hurts.

Lesson B

page 41 - 1A

1. bandage
2. lozenge
3. mouthwash
4. lotion
5. sleeping pills
6. aspirin
7. nasal spray
8. cough syrup

B

1. My teacher said to learn five new words every day.
2. The doctor told Carlos to eat fruit and vegetables.
3. Our boss told Jennie to finish the report by Friday.
4. My mother said to call more often.
5. The policeman told Dave not to drive so fast.

page 42 - 2A

1. -
2. x
3. +
4. -
5. +
6. -
7. -
8. +
9. x
10. +

B

1. d
2. e
3. f
4. a
5. c
6. b

page 43 - C

1. sleep
2. stop
3. get
4. Reduce
5. have
6. go
7. do
8. wake
9. feel

1st week of February, 2010. "How do you say…"

Hello everyone.
In order to make good use of this blog, I am going to start a new section called "How do you say..." I will select certain sentences, words or expressions from your posts and put them together so that we can learn from each other. Thank you to the contributors!!! Here are this week's examples. PLEASE RESPOND!!!

-"But I'll try to let some comment else..."
So, I understand this sentence. It is a translation of a Spanish concept. And I understand it because I speak Spanish. But what about a person who doesn't speak Spanish? How would they say this? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

-“an hindrance”
Okay, obviously I understand this. No problem. But, since this is a class blog, let's review the use of "a" and "an". WHEN DO WE USE "A" AND WHEN DO WE USE "AN"?

-“dependig [sic] of”
Yes, my friends, SPELLING is one of the most common difficulties in English, even for native speakers. My advice? Use a dictionary (I do) or use the spell check option when using a computer (I do this too). So, we know it should be "depending," but that is not the only thing. WHAT PREPOSITION FOLLOWS THE VERB "DEPEND" IN ENGLISH?

-“you feel during an hour like a king”
Great, here we have two things to look at. The first is "during." This is a direct translation from Spanish (from lost to the river is funny for Spanish speakers, but an English speaker won't understand you). WHAT WORD DO WE USE TO TALK ABOUT DURATION OF TIME IN ENGLISH? And the second thing is the word order. WHAT IS THE CORRECT WORD ORDER OF THIS SENTENCE?

I hope you will all leave comments!!

Answers to Workbook Unit 6

page 32 (1A)

ACROSS: 2. nearly 5. raised 10. produce 12. approximately 14. manage
DOWN: 1. import 3. advertise 4. develop 6. employ 7. aluminum 8. logo 9. broadcast 11. compete 13. purchase

page 33 (2A)

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. a

2B

• It's called Universal Institute.
• Approximately 500 people study here every month.
• Now we have nearly 20.
• The fee is about $100 per month.
• Yes. The number of students increased over 10 percent last year.

page 34 (3A)

1. started
2. built
3. taught
4. made
5. found
6. written
7. visited
8. done
9. sent
10. cooked
11. read
12. eaten

3B

1. Two hundred people are employed by the Smith Corporation.
2. Baseball is played by teams in many countries.
3. The letters were typed by Frank.
4. Chinese is spoken by over one billion people.
5. That book was written by two women.
6. Excellent coffee is grown by farmers in Mexico.

3C

1. is spoken
2. visit
3. is checked
4. celebrate
5. is learned
6. is used
7. provides
8. is celebrated
9. are sold
10. hate
11. reads
12. are found

page 35 (1A)

1. billboard
2. brochure
3. poster
4. bumper sticker
5. skywriting
6. window display
7. junk mail
8. TV commercial

1C

1. Because the car crashed, the tree was destroyed.
2. The woman was angry so she shouted at Pete.
3. The woman was angry because the tree was killed.
4. Although Pete said "I'm really sorry," the woman yelled louder.
5. Pete was unhappy because his car was damaged.
6. Although the car was damaged, Pete could still drive it.

page 36 (2B)

1. spread
2. significance
3. supporters
4. pressured
5. consumerism

page 37 (2C)

1. Buy Nothing Day
2. They shouldn't spend any money for 24 hours.
3. in over 15 countries
4. Canada
5. the start of the Christmas shopping season
6. People are forgetting the real meaning of the holidays.
7. people's ideas about shopping

2D

1. so
2. because
3. Although
4. because

Thanks for participating!!!

Thank you to Paloma, Rosa, Flor, Noe and Mario for participating in the blog. I hope everyone else will take a moment to make comments, share new vocabulary and expressions and find new ways to make this blog a good learning tool for all of us to share. So, don't be shy! You don't have to stand in front of the class and talk...you just have to sit in front of the computer and type!!!

Brian

Debate - Adjusting to change

This week's debate topic is "adjusting to change". The two situations are:

A - Have you lived in another culture? Studies have discovered a U-curve of cultural adjustment with four phases:

1. the honeymoon
2. hostility
3. humor
4. feeling at home

Do these phases of cultural adjustment match your experience? Why or why not?

B - What is your daily routine? Could you change it easily? Why or why not?

Debate - Tipping

How do you feel about tipping? Share your opinion about this "touchy" subject.

In my experience, my Spanish friends are generally against tipping unless the waiter or waitress does something out of the ordinary. The reason they give is that "this is not the U.S. and here waiters and waitresses get paid a salary, so you don't have to tip." But to me, that is not the point. If the service is good, I like to leave a tip, even if it is just 20 or 50 cents. I know that waiters here don't live on tips, but their salaries aren't normally that great either.