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INTERMEDIATE
Answer Key
INTERMEDIATE 3
Workbook Answer Key
UNIT 1 - COUPLES
LISTENING - Engagement
a. 5, 1, 6, 3, 4, 2, 8, 7
a. 1. Judy 5. Judy
2. Meg 6. Judy
3. Judy 7. Meg
4. Meg
b. 1. True 4. True
2. False 5. True
3. True 6. False
c. 1. spend 5. affectionate
2. easygoing 6. upset
3. humor 7. trust
4. cheek 8. mistake
Telling about
b. a decision: 4, 6, 9
Expressing
regret: 5, 7
Expressing
an Opinion: 1, 2, 3, 8
c. SAMPLE:
Dialogue 1
Alison: Hi Tony. I’m so sorry to hear about the divorce.
Tony: Don’t be sorry. It’s what we both want./ We don’t love each other any more.
Alison: But maybe you decided too quickly. / Perhaps you should think about the kids.
Tony: We decided divorce was the right thing for all the family.
Dialogue 2
Sam: Hi, Tony. Keep smiling. You made the right decision.
Tony: Thank you. But it wasn’t easy./ It was a joint decision.
Sam: Yes, but it’s obviously the best thing. I think you should come out with the guys
tonight. Now you can be a free man with no cares!
Tony: Yes, I think so too.
b. 1. b 4. e
2. c 5. d
3. a
a. 1. “School Sports”
2. Tina Laurence.
3. to speak about her gymnastics team / to talk about why her team lost the competition
4. optimistic
b. 1. c 3. a
2. b
c. 1. False- She has made a name for herself with her champion gymnastics team.
2. False- Tina Laurence was on her way to becoming an Olympic athlete.
3. True- The North Stars were expected to win. /The team would have make it
to the finals . / How did the girls take not making it to the finals?
4. False- …, but they weren’t willing to give in
5. False- The girls who had been competing for a long time knew how to handle
such an upset
6. True- the team will have to regain their confidence
d. 1. expected 5. handle
2. exhausted 6. build up
3. concentrate 7. strength
4. blow 8. finals
e. 1. c 5. f
2. e 6. d / h
3. a 7. d / h
4. b 8. g
f. SAMPLE:
1. When did you have your tragic accident?
2. What happened?
3. How did you feel?
4. How did you manage to overcome being so upset?
5. How do you feel about coaching a gymnastics team?
d. SAMPLE:
Things you should do
You should: eat nutritious meals, exercise daily, go at your own pace, get into shape, do an exercise
program which best suits you.
b. giving advice 1, 3, 5, 6
reprimanding 2, 4, 7
a. 1. c 3. a
2. b
c. 1. c 4. d
2. e 5. b
3. a
d. 1. If he had had enough money to join a health club, he would have become fit
2. If the health club hadn’t closed early last night, Susan would /could have
exercised.
3. If Tom had taken his tennis racket to work, he could have played tennis during
his lunch break.
4. If Dr. Kane had given his patients enough information about exercising, they
wouldn’t have injured themselves.
a. 1. f 5. t
2. f 6. f
3. t 7. f
4. f 8. t
b. 1. management 4. management
2. workers 5. workers
3. workers
c. 1. h - walk out of
2. e - increase in wages
3. c - close down
4. b - call for a strike
5. f - t throughout the world
6. a - accept incentives
7. d - continue with negotiations
a. 1. a cut in wages
2. foreign competition
3. the management
4. both workers and management
5. the strike started fifty days ago and no one knows when it will end.
b. 1. strike 4. employees
2. decrease in wages 5. close down the plant.
3. close down
1. If the management had been aware of the strength of the competition, we would
c. be in the plant now.
2. If it weren’t for the plant, many people wouldn’t be able to make a living.
3. If it weren’t for the loyalty of the workers, the plant would not have survived as
long as it has.
a. 1. c 3. d
2. a 4. b
b. 1. Mrs. Smith, who is one of the worker’s wives, went on strike with her husband.
2. Solid Steel, which is going to close down tomorrow, is the largest plant in our region.
3. Hank Wiskowski, who represents the employees, disagrees with the management.
4. The workers, who went on strike fifty days ago, are still striking.
1. Incentives, which were offered by the management, were rejected by the workers.
a. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
1. c 4. d
2. e 5. b
3. a
a. 1. fact 4. opinion
2. opinion 5. fact
3. opinion
b. offering help: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10
refusing help: 2, 4, 7
accepting help: 8, 9
c. SAMPLE:
Dialogue 1
Social Worker: Do you need help finding a place to stay?
Homeless Person: Yes, that’s very kind of you.
Social Worker: Can I help you with your shopping?
Homeless Person: Yes, that’s very kind of you
Social Worker: Is there anything else I can do for you?
Homeless Person: Oh, all right. You can drive me to the doctor’s.
b. 1. who 3. whoever
2. whatever 4. where
a. 1. T 4. T
2. F 5. T
3. F
c.
Lully: Why did you come to the party?
Chad: How’s your health? / How are you feeling?
Mom: Hello
Chad: Would you like to come with me to meet some of my friends?
Mom: No thanks, I don’t want to leave Lully alone at the party.
Lully: Go with him, Mom.
Mom: Oh, all right.
a. 1, 2, 4, 6, 9
b. SAMPLE:
Correct information:
You shouldn’t smoke.
Don’t drink too much alcohol.
You should eat small amounts of fish and chicken.
Don’t drink whisky.
You should eat fresh fruit and vegetables.
You should weigh yourself weekly.
You should exercise at least three times a week.
Incorrect information:
You may smoke two cigarettes a day…
You may not drink wine any alcohol at all, including wine.
You may eat as much grilled fish and chicken as you wish.
Don’t worry about your weight.
Don’t weigh yourself more than once a month.
It’s a good idea to exercise once in a while.
Exercising too much can weaken your heart.
a. 1. in the gym
2. to help the woman with the weights
3. she put the wrong weights on the bar
4. put the extra weights on the bar
5. yes
a. 1. b 4. a / b / c
2. d 5. e
3. a 6. f
b. 1. Allegra 4. Ray
2. Ray 5. Allegra
3. Allegra
d. Musical Disturbance
Kind of event: musical comedy
Audience reaction: cheering
Success: sure to be a classic
Ray’s recommendation: recommends it
Allegra’s recommendation: doesn’t recommend it
f. SAMPLE
1. The music is intolerably loud and the singers are untalented.
2. The director, Noel Hill, is usually successful. / It is directed by the same person who directed the
successful “The Astonished Genius”.
3. The main performers were ill.
4. It is long running and popular.
5. She knew “The Astonished Genius” would be successful.
1. take 5. put on
2. polish 6. wait
3. choose 7. leave
4. iron
SPEAKING - Lunch
a. Expressions of satisfaction: Wow, that lunch was delicious.
Leave taking: Well, I’ve got to get back to work.
b. 1. satisfaction 6. satisfaction
2. leave taking 7. leave taking
3. satisfaction 8. leave taking
4. satisfaction 9. leave taking
5. leave taking
GRAMMAR - Conjunctions
a. 1. So do I. 4. I didn’t either.
2. I did too. 5. My daughter does too.
3. Neither did I.
a. 1. T 5. T
2. T 6. F
3. F 7. F
4. F 8. T
b. 1. fabulous 6. skip
2. dishes 7. favorite
3. started off 8. restaurant
4. instead of 9. used to be
5. appetite
c. wonton soup, egg rolls, chicken wings, noodles, rice, sweet and sour chicken,
sesame chicken, fried bananas
a. 1. h 6. b
2. d 7. i
3. a 8. f
4. g 9. c
5. e
SPEAKING - Recommendations
1. giving an opinion
2. asking for an explanation or clarification
3. giving an opinion
4. asking for an opinion
5. asking for an explanation or clarification
6. giving an opinion
7. giving an opinion
8. asking for an explanation
a. 1. b 4. f
2. c 5. d
3. a 6. e
1. I wouldn’t be washing
2. if we hadn’t had an argument.
3. if we had made a reservation.
4. I wouldn’t be standing here.
a. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10
b. 1. regret 3. hope
2. regret
a. Good things:
The policeman was really cute.
The policeman only gave her a warning.
She wasn’t hurt.
The driver of the sports car was the musician, Mick Starlight.
Bad things:
The alarm clock didn’t ring.
There was no hot water for the shower.
A policeman signaled her to stop.
A sports car crashed into her car.
c. 1. signaled 6. warning
2. nervous 7. mess
3. ironed 8. intersection
4. wet 9. right into
5. embarrassed
a. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
b. 1. c 4. e
2. a 5. d
3. b
b. SAMPLE
2. He must have left.
3. He must have got stuck in traffic.
4. They must have gone to the mall.
5. They must have forgotten us!