1. Agent X. 2. Agent y.

Sex: female Sex: male

Age: about 35 Age:an older man, about seventy

Height: about average Height: rather short, about five feet or five feet two

Hair: long, black Hair: grey, large mustache

Other: glasses, yellow flower in hair Other: white flower in jacket

3. Agent z. 4. The Boss.

Sex: female Sex: male

Age: quite young, about thirty Age: about forty-five

Height: really tall Height: very tall

Hair: blond Hair: very long, dark

Other: carrying red flowers Other: no flower, wearing a T-shirt saying “Bruce Springs is the Boss”

UNIT 4. My Future Job.

1. 1. nurses; 2. dentist; 3. vet; 4. farmers; 5. teachers; 6. actor; 7. train

2.

1. primary school teacher

2. hospital nurse

3. hospital nurse

3.

hospital nurse: a, b, g, h

primary school teacher: d, e, f

army general: c

UNIT 5. Working Day.

1. 1. d; 2. b; 3. e; 4. a; 5. c

2 .

1. always 5. always

2. never 6. never

3.sometimes 7. never

4 . sometimes

UNIT 6. How do you like your Job?

1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T; 7. F; 8. F; 9. DK; 10. T; 11. T.

UNIT 7. How Do You Spend Your Weekends?

Various answers are possible.

UNIT 8. I Haven’t Got Anything to Wear.

1.

Use to in gaps 1,5 and 6.

2.

1. Ann; 2. Tom this evening; 3. red; 4. wear; 5. blue; 6. blue; 7. Christmas; 8. You’re right. I would. 9. smaller; 10. belt; 11. Ann; 12. taking; 13. We’re friends, aren’t we? 14. lot, Ann; 15. Tom’s; 16. twenty minutes; 17. minute; 18. Ann.

UNIT 9. How Much Is It?

1.

Object:

ring $1,259

bracelet $545

pen $135

watch $23.75

calculator $7.85

2.

Watch, ring, pen, bracelet

3.

They are too expensive.

UNIT 10. Making a Complaint: It Doesn’t Work.

1. Good afternoon; 2. Can I; 3. you; 4. Yes; 5. I’d like to see the; 6. please; 7. No, the manager; 8. Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you said; 9. That’s all right; 10. can I see the; 11. please; 12. I’m afraid she’s very; 13 just now; 14. Have you an; 15. I haven’t. I want to make a; 16. Oh, I see.

UNIT 11. Things Are Changing.

FANTASIA: SOME STATISTICS	100 years ago	50 years ago	now
Population	20m	35m	46m
Average number of children per family	4.5	3.6	2
Average July temperature	33^0C	34^0C	35^0C
Average January temperature	9^0C	8^0C	7^0C
Average height (men)	1m65	1m67	1m70
Average height (women)	1m60	1m62	1m65
Length of working week	54hrs	49hrs	42hrs
Paid holiday	---	2wks	5wks
Average time taken for letter to travel 100km	1day	2days	3days
Size of Fantasian army	500 000	200 000	50 000
Population of San Fantastico	1m	4m	3m
Percentage of population without homes	23%	17%	8%
Percentage of population unemployed	20%	7%	17%

UNIT 12. Things Are Different.

VEHICLE	A	B	C	D	E	F
Number of wheels	4	4	2	6	10	2
How many people does it carry?	1-2	4	1-2	72	100	1
Top speed (in kph)	6	695	240	110	2,160	25
Weight (in kilos)	15	695	203	9,000	175,000	13,5
Price (in pounds)	185	7,000	4,893	91,000	?	195

UNIT 13. People Are Different.

1. T, 2. F, 3. T, 4. T, 5. F, 6. F.

UNIT 14. Countries Are Different.

1. America is more like Europe.

2. Americans are friendlier.

3. New York is an awful place.

4. Americans are ready to listen to you.

UNIT 15. News Broadcast.

1. The state visit is expected to last three days.

1. Dr Rask has known President Martin since their student days.

2. Dr Rask has just returned from an overseas fact-finding tour.

3. Dr Rask has been visiting Third world countries for the last six weeks.

4. Correct.

5. Traffic in West Square has been very slow.

6. Rain has been falling.

7. Parts of the town center are under water.

8. Correct.

10.There will be price controls on vegetables and fruit.

11. The exchange rate is now 1.23 dollars to the grotnik.

12. The fire is in Grand South Station.

13. Correct.

UNIT 16. Are We Alone in the Universe?

1. going home 4. about fifty yards across

2. (relatively) late 5. yes

3. about half a mile 6. no

UNIT 17. A Matter of Life and Death

1.

Sentences 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 are in the dialogue.

2.

Various answers are possible.

3.