B2.1 - 17. Comparatives and superlatives

Ex A
1 easier / than / 2 bigger than / 3 more slowly than / 4 more important than / 5 more comfortable than / 6 more peaceful than / 7 more beautiful than / 8 longer than

Ex B
1 drink as much milk as / 2 better than / 3 isn't as tall as / 4 lives farther/further (away) from Tokyo / 5 doesn't have as many / 6 typing is worse than

Ex C
1 the largest / 2 the most beautiful / 3 the most expensive / 4 the easiest / 5 the worst / 6 the most difficult / 7 the most popular / 8 the richest

Ex D
1 has never had such a / 2 the worst driver in / 3 ever said such a hurtful / 4 the first time I've (ever) / 5 the best coffee I've / 6 is the most interesting / 7 anyone more generous than / a more generous person than / 8 is as cheap as that

B2.2 - Revise and Check p 22-23. Key

Grammar
Ex a
1 about / 2 did / 3 does / 4 Have / 5 been

Ex b
1a / 2b / 3b / 4c / 5b / 6b / 7a / 8c / 9a / 10c

Vocabulary
Ex a
1 bad-tempered / 2 absent-minded / 3 tight-fisted / 4 self-confident / 5 old-fashioned

Ex b
1 bleed / 2 swollen / 3 bandage / 4 toothache / 5 rash

Ex c
1 feel / 2 sprained / 3 fainted / 4 fit / 5 getting changed

Ex d
1 plain / 2 smart / 3 collar / 4 lycra / 5 scruffy

Ex e
1 over / 2 down / 3 throw / 4 up / 5 hang

Pronunciation
To be done in class.

Can you understand this text?
1b / 2c / 3b / 4a

Can you understand this film?
1T / 2F / 3T / 4F / 5T / 6F / 7F / 8T / 9T / 10 F

B2.1 - Revise and Check p 22-23. Key

Grammar
1a / 2c / 3b / 4a / 5c / 6a / 7c / 8a / 9b / 10a / 11b / 12a / 13a / 14 c / 15b

Vocabulary
Ex a
1 glamourous / 2 moody / 3 childish / 4 sensible / 5 creative / 6 suitable / 7 luxurious / 8 stressful / 9 risky / 10 impressive

Ex b
1 insect repellent / 2 safari / 3 package / 4 sunburnt / 5 pack / 6 memory card / 7 guided / 8 swimsuit

Ex c
1 butcher's / 2 newsagent's / 3 baker's / 4 florist's / 5 chemist's / 6 estate agent's / 7 fishmonger's

Pronunciation
To be done in class.

Can you understand this text?
 1C / 2F / 3B / 4D / 5A

Can you understand these people?
1c / 2b / 3a / 4a / 5b

2 Present tenses - Key

Ex A
11i / 2g / 3h / 4a / 5d / 6c / 7b / 8e / 9d / 10f / 11i / 12 c / 13a / 14d / 15g / 16f

Ex B
1 ok / 2 ok / 3 ok / 4 Do you understand / 5 I think / 6 ok / 7 don't know / 8 ok / 9 ok / 10 He's commuting

Ex C
1 You look / What are you thinking / 2 he's climbing / What is he doing / He's ringing / 3 is taking / She seems / don't yo think? / 4 boils / gives off / 5 breaks / lets down / 6 stands / overlooks / 7 know / is looking for / I don't suppose / 8 heat / begins / 9 are currently meeting / are attempting / 10 He's always spilling / makes / 11 drives / spends / 12 He's working / needs

Ex D
1 I've been studying / 2 ok / 3 met / 4 lived / 5 ok / 6 I've owned / 7 They haven't sold / 8 have been married / 9 ok / 10 has crashed / 11 I've already spoken / 12 ok

Ex E
1 I haven't had / since / 2 has heard / since / 3 She's worn / has been wearing / for / 4 hasn't ridden / since / 5 I've seen / since / 6 hasn't snowed / for / 7 They've lived / have been living / since / 8 hasn't spoken / for / 9 I haven't bought / since / 10 She has been waiting / for

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1B Adjectives p133 - Key

Ex a
1 the worst / 2 as sporty as / 3 ok / 4 ok, ok / 5 ok / 6 a better driver than / 7 the most comfortable ones / 8 very successful / 9 easier than the other one / 10 ok

Ex b
1 luckier / 2 much smaller / 3 more difficult / harder / 4 the nicest / 5 as helpful / 6 worse / 7 much more exciting / 8 as good

106 Comparison 2 (much better / any better / better and better / the sooner the better)

Ex 106.1
2 much bigger / 3 much more complicated than / 4 a bit cooler / 5 far more interesting than / 6 a bit more slowly / 7 a lot easier / 8 slightly older

Ex 106.2
2 any sooner / any earlier / 3 no higher than / no more expensive than / 4 any further / farther / 5 no worse than

Ex 106.3
2 bigger and bigger / 3 heavier and heavier / 4 more and more nervous / 5 worse and worse / 6 more and more expensive / 7 better and better / 8 more and more talkative

Ex 106.4
2 the more I liked him or the more I got to like him / 3 the more profit you (will) make or the more your profit (will be) / 4 the harder it is to concentrate / 5 the more impatient he became

Ex 106.5
2 older / 3 older or elder / 4 older 

Do, go or play?

Do you go, do or play a sport?

Pronouns - Key

4.1 PERSONAL PRONOUNS

4.1A Subject and object pronouns

2 We / 3 It’s / 4 She’s / 5 it / 6 It's / 7 him / 8 her

4.1B Subject or object pronoun?

2 Me / Him / Her / Us / Them 

3 me / us

4 Me / Us

5 me / I

6 me / I am ... I

7 I ... me / I am

4.1C Gender in relation to animals, things and countries

2 It / 3 it/her / 4 she/it / 5 it/one / 6 she/it / 7 He/It / 8 it / 9 It / 10 She / 11 He / 12 It/She

4.1D Context

2 it / 3 who / 4 him / 5 they / 6 me / 7 I / 8 he / 9 He / 10 he / 11 you / 12 They / 13 you / 14 him / them

4.4 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

4.4A Basic differences

2 His / 3 mine / 4 our / 5 Yours / 6 theirs / 7 one's / 8 his / 9 her / 10 its

 4.4B The double genitive

2 no friend on mine / 3 a play of Shakespeare's / 4 this/that problem of yours / 5 a friend of ours / 6 loud music of hers / 7 A friend of my sister's / 8 Those neighbours of theirs / 9 That radio of yours

4.4C 'My own' and 'of my own'

2 his own business / a business of his own / 3 their own rooms / rooms of their own / 4 its own kennel / a kennel of its own

4.4D 'The' in place of 'me'

2 my / 3 the / 4 the / 5 my / 6 My / 7 My / 8 the / 9 the / 10 the

4.4E Context

2 ours / 3 its / 4 your / 5 our / 6 Yours / 7 your / 8 hers / 9 the / 10 our / 11 our / 12 your

4.5 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

4.5A Verbs commonly followed by reflexive pronouns

2 yourself / 3 himself / 4 herself / 5 itself / 6 oneself / 7 ourselves / 8 themselves / 9 herself / 10 himself

4.5B Verb + reflexive, or not?

2 washes itself / 3 dress herself / 4 sat ourselves down / 5 got myself wet / 6 woke myself up / 7 got himself engaged / 8 Get yourself/yourselves ready

4.5C Reflexive pronouns used after preposotions and for emphasis

Write 1: 2 you / 3 me / 4 ourselves / 5 herself / 6 us/you/me, etc / 7 himself / 8 himself

Write 2: 

2 The building itself is all right, I think.

3 You can't do that yourself/yourselves!

4 you fetch it youself.

5 Do it yourself!

4.5D Context

2 ourselves / 3 ourselves / 4 ourselves / 5 us / 6 themselves / 7 themselves / 8 them / 9 us / 10 us / 11 us / 12 ourselves

B2.1 Entry Checker Key

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B2.2 Entry Checker Key

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