Unit 1 – Answer key

2.
1. Standard worksheets a. ’m forgetting – will forget; b. is leaving – leaves; do you
do – are you going to do; c. takes – is taking; is – will be;
READING d. shines – is shining; will go – are going
1.1 / 1.2 READING 1.1 PAST TENSES
1. 1.1 b; 1.2 b; 1.3 c; 1.4 a
a. Paragraph 5; b. Paragraph 1; c. Paragraph 4; d. Paragraph
2.
2; e. Paragraph 3
a. was shining; b. was; c. was feeling ; d. arrived; e. had
2.
a. metropolis; b. booming; c. policed; d. blend waited; f. was starting/started; g. had accepted; h. had;
3. i. got; j. had taken / took off; k. told; l. started; m. was
a. rigid; b. harmful; c. disadvantages; d. unified trying; n. was beating; o. saw; p. could; q. didn’t know; r.
4. was coming; s. felt; t. stopped; u. were crying; v. landed
a. true – “(…) culture is an important part of identity and we
must strive to recognise and respect that value…”; b. false – 1.1 LINKING WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
“(…) relationships between cultures can be a bumpy road, 1.
but there will always be more benefit in unity than in a. In spite of enjoying new experiences, we are afraid of
separation.”; c. true – “(…) multiculturalism has ideas of going abroad.
collaboration and respect at its core…”; d. true – “Being a
b. No matter how hard the students worked, they never got
more supportive member of my community means more
good grades; as a result, they decided to talk to the
friends, more work, more opportunities and more growth.”
teacher.
1.3 / 1.4 READING c. In order to experience a deeper cultural diversity, I
1. should go to a multicultural city.
a. exclusion; b. xenophobia; c. prejudice; d. stereotypes d. You’ll only be able to stay a short time due to the very
2. high costs.
2.1 b; 2.2 a; 2.3 c; 2.4 b e. Although he doesn’t have any relatives left in his
hometown, he sometimes visits his old neighbours.
f. My life in Canada was good and secure; however, there
was always something there that was missing from my life.
LISTENING 2.
a. – 5 – h; b. – 3 – l; c. – 6– k; d. – 2 – i; e. – 1 – j: f. – 4 – g
1.1 / 1.2 LISTENING
1. 1.2 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
a. Anastasia; b. Kristina; c. extra sentence; d. extra 1.
sentence; e. Kristina; f. Melanie; g. Anastasia; h. Melanie a. at a loss; b. at once; c. on good terms; d. in vain; e. for
2. the sake of; f. by chance; g. on behalf of; h. in advance; i. by
a. adaptation - transition; b. disperse - diverse; c. expanse - no means
extent; d. integrity - identity; e. acquaintanceships - 1.1 b; 2. f; 3. none; 4. e; 5. a; 6. none; 7. i; 8. g; 9. h; 10. d;
relationships; f. homebound - background; g. feeling - 11. c; 12. none
sense; h. world - globe; i. unity - community 2.
a. at a loss; b. on good terms; c. at once; d. in advance; e. in
1.3 / 1.4 LISTENING vain; f. on behalf of
1.
a. T; b. NM; c. T; d. T. 1.2 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
2. 1. a. anybody; b. somebody; c. everybody; d. nobody
b; c; f; h 2.
3. a. everything; b. somebody, c. anybody; d. someone;
a. 8%; b. 30%; c. 43% e. anything; f. something; g. everything; h. somebody;
i. nobody; j. nothing; k. anything; l. everything
3.
a. Everywhere she goes…; b. …. knows everyone’s opinions.;
GRAMMAR c. … can’t go anywhere.

1.1 PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSES 1.3 ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS

1. 1.
a. are you doing; b. ’m having; c. have; d. starts; e. doesn’t about – anxious; worried; angry
leave; f. are doing; g. ’m beginning; h. are getting; i. is going of – scared; capable; jealous
to be / will be; j. do you mean; k. are you going to do, l. are for – suitable; thankful; ready
they celebrating; m. brings; n. sounds; o. ’ll love; p. Will you with – obsessed; disappointed; busy
eat / Are you going to eat; q. hope; r. are planning; s. isn’t to – relevant; beneficial; addicted
going to rain; t. ’m interviewing / ’m going to interview; 2.
u. Do you know; v. is knocking a. 2 – l; b. 3 – h; c. 3 – k; d. 1 – j; e. 2 – I; f. 3 – g
3. Personal answers.

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1.3 PRESENT PERFECT/PRESENT PERFECT
1.2 CULTURE-RELATED NOUNS
CONTINUOUS 1.
a. 3; b. 5; c. 2; d. 4; e. 1; f. 9; g. 7; h. 10; i. 8; j. 6
1. 2.
a. has been volunteering; b. has loved; c. has notice / has a) heritage; b) beliefs; c) ethnic; d) traditions; e) diversity;
been noticing; d. hasn’t made; e. has been thinking; f. has f) uniformity; g) language; h) morality; i) ethnicity;
decided; g. has already created; h. has collected; i. has been j) background
hoping
2. 1.2 COLLOCATIONS WITH MAKE AND DO
a. has never experienced; b. have been working on; c. has 1.
already returned; d. haven’t/have never forgotten; e. you a. 2; b. 4; c. 1; d. 3; e. 5
have ever written; f. has known him since; g. she hasn’t
2.
eaten for
a. made… decision/plans; b. making… arrangements; making
1.3 IF-CLAUSES plans; c. make a list; d. doing… research; e. doing a good
1. job; f. making a noise
1.1 c; 1.2 d; 1.3 b; 1.4 d; 1.5 a; 1.6 d 3.
2.
a. make; personal answer; b. do; personal answer; c. make;
a. wouldn’t have been able to escape the militia;
b. wouldn’t have helped 25 people to arrange their personal answer; d. do; personal answer; e. make; personal
departure; c. wouldn’t have saved her family and wouldn’t answer
have found a new home
3. 1.3 INTOLERANCE
a. Hassina had enough money, she would pay for her son’s 1.
surgery; b. have helped them if they had explained what a. racism; b. xenophobia; c. hatred; d. segregation;
the problem was; c. the Charity finds them a room, they will e. bigotry; f. prejudice; g. discrimination
stay in a hotel; d. I hadn’t taken a plane to Haiti, I wouldn’t 2.
have realised how powerful and destructive nature can be; a. bigotry; b. xenophobia; c. racism; d. discrimination;
e. we protest against the inappropriate conditions provided e. xenophobia; f. discrimination
for those immigrants, the employers won’t do anything 3.
a. xenophobia; b. intolerance; c. race; d. ethnic; e. gender;
1.4 I WISH/IF ONLY f. status; g. values; h. racism
1.
a. I wish/If only; could have; b. I wish/If only; would stop; 1.3 COLOUR IDIOMS – BLACK AND WHITE
c. I wish/If only; didn’t have; d. I wish/If only; could go; 1.
e. I wish/If only; would treat; f. I wish/If only; had known a. in the black; b. a white elephant; c. whiter than white;
2. d. white as a sheet; black out; e. raise the white flag; f. the
a. I had kept; b. wish they had arrived; c. had been black sheep; g. a white lie; h. a black spot; i. in black and
appointed earlier; d. I could have more time; e. wish John white.
would stop telling 2.
3. a. black out; b. on the black market; c. a white lie; d. the
a. I wish/If only I had a new mobile phone.; b. I wish/If only black sheep; paint a black picture; e. white as a sheet
I could go back home.; c. I wish/If only my family had fled 1.4 COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
earlier.; d. I wish/If only they would stop playing boring
1.
music.
a. lose; b. aloud; c. effect; d. piece; e. hear; f. allusion;
g. fares; h. brakes

2.
VOCABULARY a.  - aloud allowed; b.  - piece peace; c. ; d.  - fare fair;
e.  - Hear Here; f. ; g.  - allusion illusion; h. 
1.1 MY CLOTHES, MY IDENTITY
1.
a. check(ed); b. spotted; c. polka-dot; d. striped; e. floral/
/flowered; f. plain; g. paisley
2.
a. 4; b. 1; c. 3; d. 5; e. 2
2.1 Size
3.
a. sleek; b. vintage; c. flattering; d. casual; e. clingy; f. baggy

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2. Inclusion worksheets 1.1 LINKING WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
a. In spite of enjoying new experiences, we are afraid of
READING going abroad.
b. No matter how hard the students worked, they never got
1.1 / 1.2 READING good grades; as a result, they decided to talk to the teacher.
1. c. In order to experience a deeper cultural diversity, I
a. Paragraph 5; b. Paragraph 1; c. Paragraph 4 should go to a multicultural city.
2. d. You’ll only be able to stay a short time due to the very
a. 3; b. 4; c. extra word; d. 2; e. 1 high costs.
3. e. Although he doesn’t have any relatives left in his
a. 4; b. 2; c. 1; d. 3; e. extra word hometown, he sometimes visits his old neighbours.
4. f. My life in Canada was good and secure; however, there
a. true; b. false; c. true; d. true was always something missing.
1.3 / 1.4 READING 2.
a. – 5 – h; b. – 3 – l; c. – 6 – k; d. – 2 – i; e. – 1 – j; f. – 4 - g
1.
a. exclusion; b. xenophobia; c. prejudice; d. stereotypes 1.2 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
2. 1.
2.1 b; 2.2 a; 2.3 c; 2.4 b a. at a loss; b. at once; c. on good terms; d. in vain; e. for
the sake of; f. by chance; g. on behalf of; h. in advance; i. by
no means
1.1 b; 2. f; 3. e; 4. a; 5. i; 6. g; 7. h; 8. d; 9. c
LISTENING 2.
a. at a loss; b. on good terms; c. at once; d. in advance;
1.1 / 1.2 LISTENING e. in vain; f. on behalf of
1.
a. Anastasia; b. Kristina; c. Kristina; d. Melanie; e. Anastasia; 1.2 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
f. Melanie 1.
2. a. anybody; b. somebody; c. everybody; d. nobody
a. transition; b. diverse; c. extent; d. identity; e. relation- 2.
ships; f. background; g. sense; h. globe; i. community a. everything; b. somebody; c. anybody; d. someone;
e. anything; f. something; g. everything; h. somebody;
1.3 / 1.4 LISTENING i. nobody; j. nothing; k. anything l. everything
1.
a. T; b. NM; c. T; d. T 1.3 ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS
2. b; c; d; f 1.
3. about – anxious; worried; angry
a. 8%; b. 30%; c. 43% of – scared; capable; jealous
for – suitable; thankful; ready
with – obsessed; disappointed; busy
to – relevant; beneficial; addicted
GRAMMAR 2.
a. 2 – l; b. 3 – h; c. 3 – k; d. 1 – j; e. 2 – I; f. 3 – g
1.1 PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSES
1. 3. Personal answers.
a. are you doing; b. ’m having; c. have; d. starts; e. doesn’t
1.3 PRESENT PERFECT/PRESENT PERFECT
leave; f. are doing; g. ’m beginning; h. are getting; i. is going
to be; j. do you mean; k. are you going to do; l. are they CONTINUOUS
celebrating; m. brings; n. sounds; o. ’ll love; p. Are you 1.
going to eat; q. hope; r. are planning; s. isn’t going to rain; a. has been volunteering; b. has loved; c. hasn’t made; d.
t. ’m interviewing; u. Do you know; v. is knocking has been thinking; e. has decided; f. has already created; g.
2 has collected; h. has been hoping
2.1 b; 2.2 b. leaves; are you going to do; 2.3 a. is taking; will 2.
be; 2.4 b. is shining; are going a. never experienced; b. have been; c. has already
returned; d. not/never forgotten; e. have ever written; f.
1.1 PAST TENSES has known; g. not eaten for
1.
1.1 b; 1.2 a; 1.3 b; 1.4 a 1.3 IF-CLAUSES
2. 1.1 c; 1.2 d; 1.3 b; 1.4 d; 1.5 a; 1.6 d
a. was shining; b. was; c. was feeling; d. arrived; e. had 2.
waited; f. was starting; g. had accepted; h. had; i. got; j. had a. wouldn’t have been able; b. wouldn’t have helped;
taken; k. told; l. started; m. was trying; n. was beating; c. wouldn’t have saved; wouldn’t have found
o. saw; p. could; q. didn’t know; r. was coming; s. felt; 3.
t. stopped; u. were crying; v. landed a. Hassina had money; pay; b. have helped them; explained
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d. I hadn’t taken; realised how powerful and destructive a. bigotry; b. inclusive; c. diversity; d. equitable; e. respect;
nature can be; e. we protest against the inappropriate f. Bias; g. prejudice; h. stereotypes; i. race; j. gender;
conditions provided for those immigrants; won’t do k. discrimination; l. intolerance
anything

1.4 I WISH/IF ONLY

1.
a. I wish/If only; could have; b. I wish/If only; would stop;
c. I wish/If only; didn’t have; d. I wish/If only; could go;
e. I wish/If only; would treat; f. I wish/If only; had known
2.
a. only; had; b. had arrived; c. had been; d. had; e. wish
John would
3.
a. I wish / If only I had a new mobile phone.; b. I wish / If
only I could go back home.; c. I wish / If only my family had
fled earlier.; d. I wish / If only they would stop playing
boring music.

VOCABULARY
1.1 MY CLOTHES, MY IDENTITY
1.
a. check(ed); b. spot; c. polka-dotted; d. striped; e. floral/
/flowered; f. plain; g. paisley
2.
a. 4; b. 1; c. 3; d. 5; e. 2
2.1. Size
3.
a. sleek; b. vintage; c. flattering; d. casual; e. clingy; f. baggy

1.2 CULTURE-RELATED NOUNS

1.
PART A:
a. 3; b. 5; c. 2; d. 4; e. 1
PART B:
a. 4; b. 2; c. 5; d. 3; e. 1
2.
a. heritage; b. beliefs; c. ethnic; d. traditions; e. diversity;
f. uniformity; g. language; h. morality; i. ethnicity; j. back-
ground

1.2 COLLOCATIONS WITH MAKE AND DO

1.
a. 2; b. 4; c. 1; d. 3; e. 5
2.
a. decision/plans; b. arrangements; plans; c. a list; d. research;
e. a good job; f. a noise
3.
a. do; personal answer
b. do; personal answer
c. make; personal answer

1.3 INTOLERANCE
1.
a. racism; b. xenofobia; c. hatred; d. segregation; e. bigotry;
f. prejudice; g. discrimination
2.
a. bigotry; b. xenophobia; c. racism; d. discrimination;
e. xenophobia; f. discrimination
3.

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1.3 COLOUR IDIOMS – BLACK AND WHITE 1.4 COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
1. 1.
a. in the black; b. a white elephant; c. whiter than white; a. lose; b. aloud; c. effect; d. piece; e. hear; f. allusion;
d. white as a sheet; black out; e. raise the white flag; f. the g. fares; h. brakes
black sheep; g. a white lie; h. a black spot; i. in black and 2.
white. a.  - aloud allowed; b.  - piece peace; c. ; d.  - fare
2. fair; e.  - Hear Here; f. ; g.  - allusion illusion; h. 
a. black out; b. on the black market; c. a white lie; d. the
black sheep; paint a black picture; e. white as a sheet

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