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 * __UNIT 5: READING pages 54 - 55__**

case (line3): a container or cover offering protection bill (line 32): a banknote coin (line 32): a piece of metal used as money
 * EXERCISE 1**

1. in the underground station in Washington D.C. (look for a capital letter showing the name of a place) 2. a Stradivarius (look for a capital letter showing the name of a violin) 3. about $1,000 a minute (look for a symbol and a number showing the amount of money)
 * EXERCISE 2**

1. Joshua Bell is one of the most talented violinists in the world. (The answer is indicated in the phrase... //and the young man was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented violinists in the world, ...// (lines 7-9). 2. Because he was participating in an experiment to see if people would appreciate his music without recognising him. ( The answer is indicated in the sentece //This was all part of an experiment that was organised by a reporter from the Washington Post. Would people appreciate Bell's talent even if they didn't recognise him//? (lines 12-16)
 * EXERCISE 3**

3. He received thirty-two dollars from only 27 people. In addition, only seven people stopped for longer than a minute to listen to him. (The answer is found in the sentence //Surprisingly only 27 people gave him money// (line 22)

1. C 2. D
 * EXERCISE 4**

1. FALSE. For 43 minutes, Bell played some of the most tricky musical pieces ever written for the violin. (lines 18-20) 2. FALSE. Surprisingly only 27 people gave him money. (line 22) ... only seven people stopped for longer than one minute to listen (lines 21-22) 3. TRUE. It was a strange feeling, that people weere actually... ignoring me. (lines 27-28)
 * EXERCISE 5**

1. spot (line 2) 2. going on (lines 10-11) 3. tricky (line 19) 4. outstanding (line 23) 5. goes off (line 30)
 * EXERCISE 6**

__**UNIT 5: VOCABULARY pages 56 - 57**__

1. TRUE 2. TRUE 3. FALSE - A talented pianist plays the piano well. 4. FALSE - It isn't easy to forget an outstanding performance. / An outstanding performance is often very memorable. 5. TRUE 6. TRUE 7. FALSE
 * EXERCISE 1**

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A
 * EXERCISE 2**

make plans, make money, do your best, make an appointment, do business, do a favour, make a decision, do the shopping.
 * EXERCISE 3**

1. do the shopping 2. make a decision 3. do business 4. do (me) a favour 5. make an appointment 6. make (a lot of) money 7. do (our) best 8. make plans
 * EXERCISE 4**

Possible answers: make arrangements, make your bed, make a profit, do well, do homework, do the dishes...
 * EXERCISE 5**

1. rip-off 2. status symbol 3. image 4. fake 5. second-hand 6. in demand
 * EXERCISE 6**

1. B 2. D 3. F 4. E 5. A 6. C
 * EXERCISE 7**

1. worth it 2. discount 3. brand names 4. cost 5. influences 6. pay for
 * EXERCISE 8**

1. appreciate 2. cost 3. brand name 4. status symbol 5. image 6. makes a difference 7. bargain
 * EXERCISE 9**

__**UNIT 5: TOPIC VOCABULARY p. 60**__

1. similar 2. opposites 3. opposites 4. similar
 * EXERCISE 1**

1. try on 2. a waste of money 3. afford 4. exchange 5. cost a fortune 6. fit
 * EXERCISE 2**

=__UNIT 6: READING (page 66)__=


 * EXERCISE 1**

Policy (line 2): an official decision or plan about what to do in a certain situation. hosted (line 11): to organise and hold an event. wise (line 24): having a lot of knowing.

rights (line 3): something that people (and animals) morally and legally deserve. //The word "rights" comes after a series of adjectives - political, legal, economic, personal - so we know it is a noun. We can guess from the context that it is something that people should have.//
 * EXERCISE 2**

//distrust (line 10): doubt or suspicion.// The word "distrust" is linked with the noun "hostility" by the connector "and". We can therefore assume it is a noun. The word "trust" may be familiar to us, and we should note the negative prefix dis-. In other words, this means a lack of trust.

downside (line 29): the disadvantages of something. // We can see that this word is made up of two separate words: "down" and "side". By taking each meaning separately - "down" (meaning "negative") and "side" - we can understand that this means the negative side of something.

1. TRUE. The keywords are "most people" and "few rights". We understand from the text that white people formed the minority (line 2), so most people were black. The text then goes on to say that "black people had almost no... rights" (lines 2-3)
 * EXERCISE 3**

2. FALSE. They keywords are "tells no one about his idea." In lines 18-19, we learn that "Mandela shares his vision with François Piennaar..."

3. FALSE. The keywords are "unable to help the team". We learn in lines 19-20 that "the Springboks' captain... leads the team to success beyond all expectations, ...".

4. TRUE. The keywords are "actors" and "do an excellent job". The writer states that "One of the greatest aspects of the film is the acting. (line 22)

1. C 2. A
 * EXERCISE 4**

1. Mandela was arrested because he fought against the apartheid system. (line 3) 2. The blacks hated the Springboks because the Springboks symbolised apartheid. (line 15-16) 3. The efforts of the team's captain were important for both his country and his team. (lines 25-26) 4. Some viewers will feel that the film speands too much time ono the sport itself. (lines 29-30)
 * EXERCISE 5**

1. real (line 7) 2. unite (line 12) 3. leads (line 20) 4. superb (line 24) 5. strength (line 35)
 * EXERCISE 6**

__**UNIT 6 VOCABULARY (page 68-69)**__
1. vote / be free 2. an earthquake / a wedding 3. find a job / speak English well 4. a country / a team 5. a sandwich / a room 6. win a competition / get high marks 7. carry heavy things / clim a mountain
 * EXERCISE 1**

1. leader 2. minority 3. resembled 4. success 5. released 6. effort 7. made it 8. arrested
 * EXERCISE 2**

disadvantage, inaccurate, unnecessary, impossible, dislike / unlike, imperfect, unhappy, independent
 * EXERCISE 3**

1. inaccurate 2. independent 3. unhappy 4. disadvantage 5. dislike 6. impossible 7. unnecessary 8. imperfect
 * EXERCISE 4**

1. by computer 2. an actor 3. the actors 4. watch 5. China 6. happy 7. read
 * EXERCISE 5**

1. art / theatre / restaurants 2. a true story / a biography / a book 3. a photograph / a film / a video 4. a singer / an actor / a clown 5. a novel / a film / a play 6. a TV programme / a film / a play 7. a thriller / a drama / a horror film
 * EXERCISE 6**

1. success 2. set in 3. cast 4. viewers 5. roles 6. imperfect 7. pride
 * EXERCISE 7**

__UNIT 6: TOPIC VOCABULARY (page 72)__
1. isn't 2. is 3. is 4. is isn't 6. is 7. isn't
 * EXERCISE 1**

1. original 2. ridiculous 3. gory 4. let-down 5. hilarious 6. worth seeing
 * EXERCISE 2**