-Solucionario Workbook Bat 1

1. Choose the sentence that best follows the

original.

1. Lisa is an old acquaintance of mine.

a. We’ve been best friends for ten years.

b. We grew up in the same street.

2. Kelly’s boyfriend is very muscular.

a. He exercises in the gym every day.

b. He knows a lot of people.

3. Many designers make suits for women.

a. They are very popular with businesswomen.

b. Female tennis players often wear

them in matches.

4. In this detective novel, there are many clues

to the killer’s identity.

a. The killer’s identity is known from

the beginning.

b. It’s easy to guess who the killer is.

5. My younger brother is chubby.

a. He wants to lose weight.

b. He makes friends easily.

2. Choose the correct answer.

1. The footballer was in pain from the injury /

disorder to his knee.

2. The reporter recorded every blind / single word

the politician said during the interview.

3. Don’t look away / run off with when I’m

talking to you!

4. Hugh is generous / impulsive. He never thinks

before he does anything.

5. Why is Jane on a diet? She’s already very

plain / slim.

3. Complete the captions with the adjectives

below. There are more words than you need.

gorgeous • unattractive • helpful

straight • shoulder-length • open-minded

calm • petite • nosy • wavy

1

I want my hair to be

and like hers.

Faces

1

2

Before you say anything, try and

be about my new look.

3

I have the feeling that our new

neighbour is very .

4

Why am I so ?

I want to be !

shoulder-length /

wavy

wavy /

shoulder-length

open-minded

nosy

unattractive

gorgeous

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4. Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the words and phrases below.

look up • reply • cope with • realise

share • remind • pretend

1. I e-mailed John yesterday, and I hope he

soon.

2. I need to some information

for my report.

3. David and Gill a flat last year.

4. How do people exam stress

these days?

5. I (not) it was so late.

6. I received an SMS from Sally. She

me about the meeting.

7. Sue and Kate often they’re

sisters because they look alike.

5. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of

the words and phrases below.

run into • curly • gorgeous • dark

run after • good-looking • kind-hearted

all in all • romantic

6. Write T (True) or F (False) for each sentence.

Correct the false sentences.

1. Selfish people only think about themselves.

2. Short-tempered people become angry slowly.

3. It’s easy to convince stubborn people to do

something they don’t want to do.

4. Talkative people don’t speak a lot.

5. Confident people believe that they can

succeed.

6. Bossy people always tell other people what

to do.

7. When people look through someone, they

pay a lot of attention to him or her.

8. People look forward to something

in the past.

7. Complete the sentences. Make them

true for you.

1. I don’t feel very confident when I

.

2. Recently, I looked up

.

3. I think it’s romantic when

.

4. My parents are usually open-minded about

.

5. My friends and I sometimes share

.

Susan: Hi, Kristy.

Kristy: Susan! I hardly recognised you. I see you cut

your hair and coloured it black. When your hair was

long, it was so straight. It’s so short and

1. now. And it’s so

2. . I really like it!

Susan: Thanks. But I don’t think it suits me.

Kristy: I disagree. I think you look

3. . Listen, I want to talk

to you about something.

Susan: What is it?

Kristy: I 4. Mark Thomas the

other day. And I know he’s a friend of your brother’s ...

Susan: Yes, they’re good friends. Mark is a really

nice, 5. person. He’s really

fun to be with, and he’s handsome too.

Kristy: Yes – he’s really 6. .

Susan: I agree. 7. ,

he’s a wonderful guy. He’s also so

8. ! He gives his

girlfriend flowers once a week.

Kristy: Has he got a girlfriend?

Susan: Yes, he has. So don’t 9. him!

replies

look up

shared

cope with

didn’t realise

reminded

pretend

curly / dark

dark / curly

gorgeous

ran into

kind-hearted

good-looking

All in all

romantic

run after

T

F

F

F

T

Short-tempered people become angry quickly.

It’s hard to convince stubborn people

to do something they don’t want to do.

Talkative people speak a lot.

T

F

F

When people look through someone, they

don’t pay a lot of attention to him or her.

People look forward to something in

the future.

Accept all logical and grammatically

correct answers.

1. Match I and II to form sentences.

I

1. Does Bob sometimes

2. Is Cheryl

3. She always

4. Today, we’re

5. Everyone is

6. They all

II

a. worries about how she looks.

b. attend the same school.

c. going to university next year?

d. meeting at Joe’s Café tomorrow night.

e. not working at the office.

f. study in the library?

2. Complete the sentences with the correct

form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present

Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Why they (smile)

at us? Do we know them?

2. I (enjoy) this holiday! I don’t

want it to end.

3. Debbie (not know) where

the new cinema is.

4. On annual White Nights, many museums and

shops (stay) open all night.

5. My parents (let) me use the

car tomorrow.

6. How much your dog

(weigh)?

3. Write the words in the correct order to form

sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

1. at nine / open / the / office / every morning

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