Answerkey

Note: You can use short forms to answer the

questions,e.g. 'I am working' *'I'm working', 'she
has done' -+ 'she'sdone',etc.
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Zoe:

Well,I guessthefirstthingyounoticeis how

earlypeoplehavedinnerherein the UK,
maybeat 6 o'clock.And oftenin the USAand
Canada,
too. Butin Spainor SouthAmerica,
for instance,
theydon'tusuallyhavetheirmain
mealuntillatein the evening,
andtheyoften
go out afterthat.Bythen,in a town likethis,
everything's
closing,isn'tit?

Lucas:

Well,I don'tthinkthat'salwaystrue.
Some
placesstayopenvery latethesedays,
particularlyin the town centre.

Zoe:

But howdo youget homehere?Thebuses

andtrainsallstoprunningaroundeleven-thirty.

Lucas:

Thereareusuallytaxisaroundafterthat.There
alwaysseemto be peoplegettingintothem,or
waitingfor them.

Zoe:

Well,evenif you can get one,they costfar too

much,in myopinionanyway.

Lucas:

You'rerightaboutthat.That'swhy I nevertake
them.ButI supposeyoucouldwalkhome.

Zoe:

All the wayfromthe town centre?Youmust

bejoking!And that'sanotherthing.At night
in placeslikeltalyor Greeceor the Middle
East,therearealwayslotsof peoplearouM.
Families,
I mean.Soyoudon'tworryabout
anythingbadhappening
there,butwhenI'm
herein yourtowntherearetimeswhenI feel.
well.not as safe.I knowit seemssilly,but it's
true.

Lucas:

Youmaybe rightthatolderpeoplego to bed

earlymostnights.But doesn'tthat makeit
you seeis
morefun whenyou'reout?Everyone
young!

Zoe:.

That'strue!

Lucas:
Zoe;

So do peoplein the southof Europeget up

laterthe nextmorning?
Well,schoolstartsjust as earlyas in theporth
of Europeso I don'tthinktheystayin bedany
aboutthe
lateLAndthe schooldayis normally
sameas here.

Lucas:

And whenthere'sno school?

Zoe:

Theyhavelunchlater,perhapsat two or three.

A propermeal,that is - notjusta sandwich.
After that peoplesometimeshavea quick
sleep.

Homesand habits

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Recording script
Julia:

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Hi.My name'sJuliaDaviesandthisis myroom.

I spendmostof myevenings
thereandpartof
the weekend,
thoughI'mout quitea lotthen.
It'snota particularly
big room,but I'vegot all
myfavourite
thingsthere.There'smycomputer,
whichI usemainlyfor emailing,
onlinechatand
lookingaroundon the Internet,
andmymobile
- | lovel.ertingpeople!| do my homework
theretoo, asyou can seefromthe pileof text
books.Theyshouldreallybe on the bookshelf,
buttherejust isn'tanyspacethere.I reada lot,
actually- that'swhy thereareso manybooks
andmagazines.
AlsoI playthe guitara bit,and
thoughI'mnotverygoodyet mymumsaysI'm
startingto get betterlThenthere'sthe DVD
p1ryil. I don'toftenusethat, but when I have
someoneround,we sometimes
watcha filmor
two.

@ 2 " 3 a 4f. 5d

6b

Listening Xlax"t
4
@ Suggestedanswers:
I doesn't shut late, lots of places stay open late
2 cost a lot of money, charge low prices
3 sometimes doesn't feel safe, is always very safe
4 get out of bed before, stay in bed longer
5 a sensible thing to do, not very clever
Recording
Lucas:

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Whenyou'retravelling
abroad,Zoe,do youfind
that peopledo thingsat differenttimesof the
day?

Answer key

Lucas:

I thinkthat'ssensible.
if it'sjustfor a few
minutes.I'd liketo do that,everyday.

Zoe:

lt'scertainly
a goodideawhenit'shot.Maybe
the differentroutinesin differentoartsof the
worldarebecauseof the weatherthere?
yes.
That'spossible,

Lucas:

@f No 2Yes 3Yes 4No

5Yes

3on

Reasonsnot to like it: the lack of natural light,

the possibility of damp, claustrophobia.
Other places:tree houses,convertedlighthouses,
aeroplanes,boats,etc.

Grammar
P r es e nt
s im pi ean dp r c se ntc on t r nu ous
: to
s la
verc$

Prepositicns
of time
@Zin

@ Suggestedanswers:

4aI 5in

Otu 2d 3a 4c
Q2 am/'msitting 3 is 4 am/'mlooking

@ af half past two, bedtime;

5 love 6 stay 7 go 8 is getting /'s getting

9 leave 10 is blowing ll am/'m having
12 don't think

IN the morning, summer,2010,the holidays;

ON April 24, Saturdays

@ al state verbs except: change, dream, fill, improve,

paint, relax

Grammar
Frequencyadverbs;que$tlonfornrs
l$ t before 2 they go afterit 3 at the end
answers:
@ Suggested
2 I checkmy email everytwo hours.
3 I'm neverlate for school.
4I sometimes
write lettersto friends.
5 I don't alwayshavelunch at home.
6 I'm sleepyin the morning almosteveryday.
7 I hardly evergo out on Mondaynights.
8 I stayin bedlatemostweekends.

Reading Part 5

Pointsin text: l, 3, 4, 6,7

6corners

@ News report; modern cavehomes.Suggested

points:
o As the climate becomeshotter, cave homes are
becoming more popular.
o It's never very hot or cold in caves.
o Modern cave homes are pleasant places to live.
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4A

5c

Flouse
end ilome;countaille
and uncountable
n ou ns
Q Suggestedanswers:
,

@Zground 3third 4like 5few

7 as 8 in 9 job 10 electricity

2A

Suggestedanswersfor replies:2 I prefer to get up

late. 3 No, nobody at my house is watching TV at
the moment. 4I'm wearing blue and black clothes
today. 5 The small bed, the computer and the
desk belong to me. 6 I sometimesforget to brush
my teethin the morning.

Vocabulary

@ article; It's about a windmill built to be a home; C;

On one side,near the top of the windmill [sails);
around the lower part of the windmill (balcony).

) r o

@ Z Oo you prefer to get up early or late? 3 Is anybody

at your house watching TV at the moment?4 What
colour clothes are you wearing today?5 Which
things in your house belong to you? 6 What do you
sometimes forget to do in the morning?

6B

TB BD

Living room: sofa,cushions,armchair

Bathroom:bath, cupboards,mirror, taps, toilet,
towels, washbasin
Kitchen: cooker, cupboards, dishwasher,
microwave, sink, taps, washing machine, fridge
Bedroom:blankets,cupboards,mirror, chestof
drawers, pillow
Hall: bell

@ furniture
[C]is the
@ tUl tellsyouthenounis uncountable;
symbol for a countable noun.

"o,no,"tePET