Gold experience b2 work book answer key

4 I don’t like drama lessons, so I’m planning to give them up next term.. 3 He stopped working at the factory when he got a better job.. 5 I will take my football boots with me today in

01 Soulmates

Vocabulary

1

2

2 Skateboarding didn’t use to be my thing,

but I’m really into it now!

3 Nothing will ever put me off dancing; I love

it too much

4 I don’t like drama lessons, so I’m planning to

give them up next term

5 You’ll never stop Sonya from watching TV;

she’s completely addicted to it

6 If I were better at the guitar, I could join my

friend’s band

3

2 She was dressed in a knee-length pink

flowery dress

3 He relaxed in comfortable baggy grey pants

4 She wore a stunning short woollen dress

5 She was dressed in a really amazing blue

8 I like wearing tight blue denim jeans

4 2 feet 3 take 4 out 5 stand 6

confidence 7 own 8 name 9 into 10

laid-back

5 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 C 7 B

6 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 A 7 D 8 B

7 2 creative 3 loyalty 4 generosity 5

8 2 relationship 3 obsessed 4 trendsetter

5 rebel 6 rejections 7 stubborn 8 spoiled

Grammar

1 2 fallen 3 known 4 met 5 sung 6

stolen

b has stolen c Have met d have fallen

e has sung f haven’t known

2

2 I have never seen that clip on YouTube

before

3 She has always wanted to be an actress

4 We have been living here for ten years

5 How long have you been studying drama?

6 We have just arranged to meet in the park

7 Have you learnt that dance yet?

8 Our class has been making a video since

March

3 2B 3A 4C 5C 6A 7B 8C

4 2 have you eaten 3 she’s been travelling

4 is always bossing 5 have you known

6 I’m not studying

5 2 has run 3 didn’t recognise 4 hasn’t

texted

5 lived 6 did she leave 7 didn’t Paul tell

8 downloaded 9 have lost 10 paid

6 2 since you met

3 began driving six months ago

4 is always annoying 5 have you been

playing

6 I’ve ever seen 7 has just started

8 first time Clare has acted

7 2 are always reading 3 ran 4 travelled

2 trendy, cotton T-shirts

3 beautiful, blue, denim jeans

4 fantastic, loose, woollen sweater

5 plain, cream, linen suits

6 stunning, red, knee-length dress

7 purple silk

8 short, tight, leather skirt

4 2 socialise 3 sarcastic 4 funny 5 caring

6 sensible 7 thoughtful 8 spoiled/spoilt

5 2 e 3 f 4 g 5 h 6 b 7 a 8 c

6

2 Has she been in the band for a long time?

3 Why is that bossy girl always asking questions?

4 Did you hear what I just said?

5 Have you written to your penfriend yet?

6 That is the best film I have ever seen

7 We did not discover the secret for ages

8 I am thinking of getting a temporary job next year

7 2 at 3 do 4 up 5 are 6 out/round/around

7 out 8 because

8

2 are always teasing

3 has never appeared/been

4 have not (haven’t) been to

5 since the band played

6 does not (doesn’t) belong to

7 time I went to

8 arrived/got here ten minutes ago

9 have not (haven’t) finished reading

10 rely on

02 Wild

Vocabulary

1 2 prey 3 stroke 4 slaughter 5 reflex

6 defence 7 hooked 8 fins

2 2 B snake 3 A shark 4 G tiger 5 D

crocodile

6 E polar bear 7 C turtle

3 2 A 3 D 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 C 8 B

4 2 run out of 3 gave up 4 cut it down

5 thrown away 6 turn it down

1 2 it was raining 3 was always escaping

4 saw, chased, then threw 5 had been running

6 had gone 7 felt scared

8 Had the tiger killed

2 2 had been snowing 3 was sitting 4 wanted

5 had ever seen 6 had already taken

7 realised 8 had last ridden

9 had you been watching 10 had never been

3

2 As we watched, the zebra lifted its head and

looked at us

3 They could see that the cat had already

eaten the mouse because there were only

bones left

4 While the biologists were exploring the cave,

they discovered a rare species of bat

5 Did she scream very loudly when she saw

the scorpion?

6 Volunteers rescued the injured seal and kept

it in a sanctuary until it was healthy again

7 By the time she got her camera out, the

leopard had disappeared

8 The wolves followed the buffalo for an hour

before the snowstorm arrived

4 2 ago 3 had 4 been 5 were 6 did

8 2 diving 3 begged 4 disappeared

5 slaughtered 6 crashed 7 organised

8 emission 9 logging 10 containers

3 2 wave 3 Fossil 4 change 5 warming

6 Solar 7 ice 8 Greenhouse

4 2 down 3 down 4 out 5 off 6 away

2 had never seen tigers before

3 had been travelling for

4 while they were filming

5 since they last saw

6 the time I left

7 were still eating their

8 had ever had

8

03 Awesome science

Vocabulary

1 2 satellite 3 aliens 4 gravity 5 weird

6 robot 7 doomed 8 predictions

2 2 mathematics 3 technology 4 astronomy

7 2 scientists 3 prediction 4 unable

5 chemistry 6 suggestion 7 incredible

8 unlikely

8

3 At 10 a.m tomorrow, you’ll be at home

but I’ll be flying/will be flying over the

Pacific!

4 I will/’ll send you a text as soon as I hear

the news

5 The teacher says he will buy some new

test tubes when he gets the chance

6 Hurry up! The chemistry lesson starts in

five minutes!

7 After we finish/have finished learning

about frogs, we’ll/will go on to another bit

of the biology syllabus

4 2 unlikely 3 to 4 are 5 likely 6 is

1 2 a producer 3 geologist 4 inventor

5 technologist 6 chemist 7 physicist

3 2 contract 3 career 4 application

5 employees 6 apprentice 7 reference

6 2 flexible 3 idiotic 4 practical 5

competitive

6 knowledgeable 7 motivated 8 sensible

7 2 sensible 3 idiotic 4 unbelievable

5 satisfying 6 repetitive 7 tiring 8

inventive

8 2 competitive 3 sensible 4 dependant

5 creative 6 idiotic 7 cooperative

8 enjoyable

Grammar

1 2 applying 3 Nursing 4 promoting

5 to leave

6 travelling 7 to know 8 work

2 2 to annoy 3 hearing 4 cut 5 to

2 Only yesterday, the manager warned the

staff not to touch the broken switch

3 He stopped working at the factory when he

got a better job

4 My last teacher always encouraged me to

work hard

5 Please do not expect me to work evenings /

in the evenings

6 I don’t remember the boss telling me that,

but I suppose he did

7

2 We stopped to get more petrol as we had

nearly run out of fuel

4 Can you remember sucking your thumb

when you were younger?

5 Please don’t encourage George to

Revision Unit 4

1 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 B

2

3 2 reference 3 qualifications 4 applicant

5 competitive 6 practical 7 suitable

6 2 wouldn’t / would not let me leave

3 is not used to doing 4 wanted me to

make

5 suggest getting some / that you get

some

6 is not worth applying for

7 make me wait (for)

8 about going to a movie

4 They would have cancelled the final if the

champion was/were ill, but luckily he was

fine

5 I will take my football boots with me today

in case the trainer asks me to play I hope

so!

6 I would have served better in the game last

week if I had not injured my shoulder

4

2 if she could afford

3 unless you come/go/are there, too

4 hadn’t asked her

5 you concentrate hard

6 in case you fall off

7 might have won/might not have lost

5 2 would 3 unless 4 case 5 is 6 does

6 motivation 7 saddle 8 temptation

6 2 I had gone to 3 could have gone swimming

4 hadn’t broken 5 unless I needed it

6 you lived nearer 7 in case it’s

7

2 I’ll buy a ticket for the boxing contest but when if I can’t get there in time, you go in without me

3 You won’t be able to play football if you will forget your boots

4 I will bring your cycle helmet in case you need it, shall I?

5 I’d be careful when doing extreme sports if I’d be were you

6 If I won’t don’t see you in the gym, I’ll text you

7 Provided it won’t doesn’t rain tomorrow, we can play the game outdoors

8 I won’t sell you these trainers unless you

2 2 challenged 3 loathed 4 quit 5 mix

6 struggle 7 blamed 8 confessed

6 7 2 impossible 3 death 4 relief 5 grief

2 The lines were too difficult for him to learn

3 The ground was comfortable enough to sit

on

4 I’m not clever enough to understand Shakespeare

5 The stage was too high for me to climb on

6 I was not lucky enough to pass the audition

7 The painting was not good enough to win a prize

8 The seats were too hard for us to sit on

3

2 It’s too late for to get tickets for the gig

3 The theatre is too far away for us to walk

to

4 Dad’s guitar is too old to play it

5 Is the ground dry enough to sit on?

6 Our director thinks my voice is not good enough

7 The nearer we get to the show, the scarier

it all seems!

8 We had such a good time at the play!

4

2 The bigger rock concerts become

3 not old enough to be

4 such a good performance that

5 these the cheapest tickets

6 a great deal louder than

7 was not as good as

8 is far more talented than

5 Countable: actor, album, idea, people, programme

Uncountable: growth, happiness, love, music, pride, success

6 2 the 3 a 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 A 8 - 9 –

4 The French are excellent cooks

5 Did you see the documentary they showed

at 6 p.m yesterday on the Discovery

Channel?

6 You need the intelligence to be a great

playwright like Shakespeare!

7 There’s been a huge growth in the numbers

of people using YouTube

8 My brother’s success has brought him the

2 2 plot 3 performance 4 character

5 audience 6 audition 7 costume

6 staff 7 excluded 8 pace

2 2 subject 3 pace 4 punishment 5 victim

6 row 7 method 8 torture

3 2 bully 3 experiment 4 term 5 tutor

6 subjects 7 boarding 8 prefect

9 participate 10 nickname

4 2 do 3 make 4 make 5 Do 6 did

5 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 D

6 2 take 3 detect 4 hand 5 rules 6

step

7 state of the art 8 distance learning

7 2 take 3 term 4 grades 5 torture

6 abolished 7 cheat 8 detect

8

Grammar

1 2 be 3 make 4 allowed 5 have 6 were 7 will 8 had

2 2 are not allowed 3 is being interviewed

4 is punished 5 will be opened / is going

to be opened / is being opened 6 was being redecorated 7 had been put out

8 Have you been informed

3

2 is being demolished

3 are not allowed to leave the school at lunchtime

4 teacher been told what happened

5 is being told off at this minute

6 were all made to stay in school for detention

7 the visitors being taken care of

8 will be appointed next term

4

2 Has the classroom not been cleaned yet?

3 The teacher was given flowers

4 How were you taught to cook?

5 Each student was given ten dollars to spend

6 Has the computer been repaired yet?

7 We are not allowed to wear jeans in school

8 Will our exam results be sent in the post?

5 2 was made to have 3 was being planned

4 are not allowed to study

5 should be repaired 6 still being made

6 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 B

7 2 had a tooth taken out yesterday

3 got me to wash 4 need cleaning

8

2 Did you get those notes typed

3 have had my phone stolen

4 needs checking / to be checked

5 get yourself tattooed

6 have my eyes tested

4 The students are being told the result of

their exams (by the headteacher)

5 Students are never allowed to go into the

staffroom

6 The headteacher was paid thousands of

dollars by the government

7 Were you given that bicycle for your

birthday?

8 I was made to cross the road on a proper

crossing (by a policeman)

6

2 Your desk needs fixing

3 We’ve had new computers installed in our library

4 Last week, I got my brother to do my homework for me!

5 Has anything been done to solve your problem?

6 In my opinion, holidays should definitely be longer!

7 My hair needs to be cut / needs cutting

8 I wasn’t allowed to go to the club last weekend

7 2 should/could 3 needs 4 are 5 be

6 to

7 allowed 8 made/forced

8

2 needs fixing / to be fixed

3 should have been done

4 were not allowed to miss

2 2 swap 3 gossip 4 boasting

5 misinterpreted 6 teasing 7 access

8 flirting

3 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 C 6 A 7 D 8 C

4

5 2 involvement 3 democratic 4 pollution

(n), polluted (adj) 5 achievement 6

7 2 civilisations 3 knowledge 4 social

5 privacy 6 objections 7 extremely

3 where I had been

4 if I was free to go out

5 whether Jamie was going to the gig

6 why the computer was not working

7 Tracy if she knew the name of the singer

8 if I had seen his clip on YouTube

2

2 (that) he was starting a new school next

term

3 what time I was going out

4 if I had remembered to buy my aunt a

birthday card

5 they were going to book a holiday in France

so I could practise my French

6 if/whether I had found the money I (had)

lost

7 that Adam had just gone to get his book

8 that I had dropped Adele’s ring and that we

couldn’t find it

3

2 I asked him what the problem was

3 He said/told me he was having trouble with his laptop and that he couldn’t get his emails

4 I asked him if he was sure he’d got an Internet connection

5 He said/told me he wasn’t sure but that it had been working OK the day before

6 I said/told him I’d check and that there might be a problem with our telephone line

7 He asked if/whether that affected the Internet

8 I said/told him it did I said/told him not to worry and that I’d get his laptop working soon

4 2 told 3 he 4 had 5 was 6 why 7 them

8 said

5 2 reminded 3 suggested 4 persuaded

5 ordered 6 confessed 7 invited 8 thanked

6 2 about being tired / that he was tired

3 buying / having bought that make of camera

4 to make a clip for YouTube

5 going out / that we go out

6 James to (come to) my party

7 to sit down and be quiet

8 borrowing my phone without asking

8 2 are believed to have got

3 is reported to be gaining 4 are said to be

5 is claimed to be 6 is said to have created

7 is believed to have started

Revision Unit 8

1 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 B

2 2 viral 3 site 4 online 5 mouse 6 user

7 screen 8 digital

3 2 independence 3 privacy 4 knowledge

5 involvement 6 imagination 7

assessment 8 evidence

4 2 networking 3 broadband 4 confess

5 keyboard 6 panicky 7 misinterpret

5 My classmates insisted on they were right

6 The technician suggested I turning the computer off and then on again

4 whether Berners Lee invented

5 apologised for not phoning her

6 are thought to be coping

7 ordered me to turn off

8 insisted on playing

09 Tearaways

Vocabulary

1 Good qualities: unselfish, tolerant, polite, generous, easy-going

Bad qualities: disrespectful, cruel, rebellious, stubborn, fussy

2 2 behaviour 3 widowed 4 helpful

5 improvement 6 arrival 7 disrespectful

6 2 burgle 3 mug 4 probation 5 arrest

6 judge 7 charge 8 victim

7 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 D