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Pagina 30 n 2

1 Joe Jacobs was a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2 He went on a beach when he finished his book.

PAGINA 30 NUMERO 3

 1 was

2 went, finished.

PAGINA 30 NUMERO 4

It was a terrible stormy night six months after my father’s death. My mother was sitting (sit) alone by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive. She was feeling sad and ill. Suddenly, she heard a noise outside. ‘There’s someone at the door, Peggotty,’ my mother called. ‘Who is it?’ Peggotty was her servant and her only real friend. ‘I’ll go and see,’ Peggotty replied.She went and opened the door.

Dracula

As the carriage moved quickly along the rough dry road, Jonathan Harker looked out at the changing view. Behind him was a land of small green hills and colourful fields of fruit trees. Now he was driving into the Transylvanian mountains through a thick forest. It was getting dark and the other people in the carriage were quiet and afraid. A woman opposite him reached towards him and put something in his hand. It 14 wasa small, silver cross. ‘Wear it around your neck,’ she said. ‘You’ll be safe.’

PAGINA 30 NUMERO 6

 My parents were studying when they met

My computer crashed when I was doing my homework last night.

I was watching TV when my mum got home yesterday.

It was raining when I woke up this morning.

I burnt myself when I was making breakfast.

A friend texted me when I was walking to school.

PAGINA 30 NUMERO 7

1 when did your computer crash?

2 was you watching when your mum got home yesterday?

3 was it raining when you woke up this morning?

4 did you burn yourself when you was making breakfast?

5 did a friend text you when you was walking to school?

PAGINA 34 NUMERO 2

1 T

2 F

3 F

4 T

5 T

6 T

PAGINA 34 NUMERO 3

He used to have five or six good friends

He used to phone people from the phone in the sitting room

His parents bought him a camera for his sixteenth birthday.

PAGINA 34 NUMERO 4

1.  People used to read   maps, but now they use   GPS systems.
2. People didn’t use to use their cars much, but now they drive everywhere.
3. People update their online profiles now, but they used to write letters.
4. Children play inside now, but in the past they used to play outside.
5. Teachers used to suggest books, but now they give out website addresses.
6. Families used to watch TV together, but now they watch it individually.
7. Students use Google now, but they used to look up things in encyclopedias.
8. Parents didn’t use to worry so much, but now they give children less freedom.

PAGINA 34 NUMERO 5

When I was at primary school:

1. my parents used to take me to school every day.
2. I didn't use to go online much.
3. I went on a school trip to the Science Museum.
4. I didn't use to like school dinners.
5. my parents bought me my first mobile phone.
6. I used to want to be an astronaut.

PAGINA 34 NUMERO 6

1 Did you use to go online much?  No, I didn’t

2 Did you go on a school trip to the Science museum? Yes, I did

3 Did you use to like school dinners? No, I didn’t

4 Did you parents buy you your first phone? Yes, they did

5 Did you use to want to be an astronaut? Yes, I did

PAGINA 44 NUMERO 1

1 beatles

2 Selena Gomez

3 Ed Sheeran

PAGINA 44 NUMERO 3

1 Another term has just ended at the Brit school.

2 We haven’t heard of them yet.

3 She has already won numerous awards

4 In 2006 Leona Lewis won The X Factor.

PAGINA 44 NUMERO 4

1 I’ve updated my Facebook proile with some new photos. JUST

2 I want to learn the guitar, but I haven’t found a teacher. YET

3 My favourite band released a new album today and I’ve downloaded it. ALREADY

4 I’ve finished a really good book. JUST

5 I can watch TV tonight because I’ve done my homework. ALREADY

PAGINA 44 NUMERO 5

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins grew up in London with her mum and

Began singing when she was four. She graduated from the Brit School in 2006. Adele

has already earned millions of pounds, but according to her friends, she hasn't changed She’s still the same girl they knew before she was famous. She wrote her first two albums about two relationships that ended badly. But now she is in a happy relationship – will she continue to write good songs? Adele says, ‘I don’t know what’s going to happen if my music career goes wrong. I haven't had a proper job yet!’

 

PAGINA 44 NUMERO 6

1 I have already visited a big art gallery.

1 I haven’t visited a big art gallery yet.

2 I have already listened to a Beethoven symphony

2 I haven’t listened to a Beethoven symphony yet.

3 I have already acted in a play.

3 I haven’t acted in a play yet.

4 I have already red a classic novel.

4 I haven’t red a classic novel yet.

5 I have already wrote a poem or a short story.

5 I haven’t wrote a poem or a short story yet.

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 1

1 T

2 T

3 F

4 F

5 F

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 2

long	longer (than)	the longest
big	bigger (than)	the biggest
busy	busier (than)	the busiest
Long adjectives
expensive	more expensive (than)	the most expensive
Irregular adjectives
good	better (than)	the best
bad	worse (than)	the worst
far	further (than)	the furthest
You use not as + adjective + as to make negative comparisons: Romeo and Juliet isn’t as long as Hamlet. =

 

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 3

1. Music downloads are cheaper than CDs.
2. Jazz is not as popular as classical music.
3. Live music is more exciting than recorded music.
4. Lady Gaga is not as talented as Adele.
5. Male actors have more interesting roles than female actors.
6. The film is never as good as the book.

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 4

1 The worst song you have ever heard?

2 The greatest band of all time?

3 The most exiting place in your place?

4 The funniest comedian you have ever seen?

5 The best tv presenter in your country?

6 The most intelligent person you know?

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 5

1 C

2 A

3 E

4 B

5 D

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 6

1. I’m not old enough to watch X-rated films. You have to be eighteen.
2. I don’t go to the cinema much – tickets are too expensive
3. I’m not confident enoughto perform on the stage.
4. I’m too youngto remember music from the 1990s!
5. I’m not patient enough to learn a musical instrument.
6. I don’t download films. My Internet connection is not fast enough

PAGINA 48 NUMERO 7

1 F

2 F

3 V

4 V

5 F

6 F

PAGINA 78 NUMERO 3

1 If he goes to south America next year, he won’t go to University the yea after.

PAGINA 78 NUMERO 4

1 B

2 E

3 A

4 C

5 D

PAGINA 78 NUMERO 6

1. He thinks if I go travelling, I won't go to university when I come back.
2. If I tellthem the truth, they definitely won't letme go.
3. You won't learnany Spanish if you visither!
4. If my dad doesn't agreeI won't beable to go.
5. If your mum think it’s a good idea, she'll convinceyour dad.

PAGINA 78 NUMERO 7

I want to join a band.

Great! If you join a band , you will have a lot of fun.

Oh dear, if you join a band you won’t go schoolwork

I want to have a part time job

Great! If you have a part time job you will earn a lot of money

Oh dear! If you have a part time job you will get up early.

PAGINA 92 NUMERO 2

 1 C

2 B

3 B

4 C

5 B

PAGINA 92 NUMERO 3

 If I had a day off tomorrow , I would spend it with a friend

PAGINA 92 NUMERO 4

1. If everybody went to university, nobody would want to do manual jobs.
2. There wouldn't be so much traffic if more people worked from home.
3. Family relationships would improveif parents tookmore time off work.
4. If people retiredat fifty, there would bemore jobs for young people.
5. The world would bea better place if everybody hada job.

PAGINA 92 NUMERO 5

1. I don’t have a part-time job, so I don’t earn any money.
   If I had a part-time job, I’d earn some money.
2. I don’t earn any money, so I don’t go out.
   If I earned money, I’d go out
3. I don’t go out, so I don’t meet new people.
   If I went out, I’d meet new people
4. I don’t meet new people, so my life is boring.
5. If I met new people, my life wouldn’t be so boring
6. My life is boring, so I’m not happy.
   If my life wasn’t so boring, I’d be happy / If my life weren’t so boring, I’d be happy.
7. I’m not happy, so I need a part-time job.
   If I was happy, I wouldn’t need a part-time job / If I were happy, I wouldn’t need a part-time job

PAGINA 92 NUMERO 6

1 needed

2 could

3 didn’t have

4 was

5 didn’t have

6 was.

PAGINA 96 NUMERO 2

Jonnie is in IT

Erica works for a clothes shop

Sam works from home

PAGINA 96 NUMERO 3

Jonnie

• He doesn’t have to wear the company T-shirt.

• He can eat at his desk.

• He mustn’t take his laptop into the canteen.

• She has to work very long hours.

• She doesn’t need to wear designer clothes or a suit.

• He needs to get up early.

• He can go for a run when he wants a break.

• He must remember to have a shave before his conference call tonight.

PAGINA 96 NUMERO 5

a You needn't go – you can stay if you want.

b You mustn't go – we haven’t finished yet.

a You mustn't tell her – it’s a secret between you and me.

b You needn't tell her – she already knows everything.

a You needn't eat that – you can leave it if you want.

b You mustn't eat that – it’s really bad for you.

PAGINA 96 NUMERO 6

Can you call your teachers by their first name?

Can you use your mobile phone in class?

Do you have to take end of term tests in each subject?

Do you have to change classrooms for each lesson?

Can you leave school before you are eighteen?

PAGINA 120 NUMERO 2

A 2

B 1

C 6

D 4

E 7

F 3

G5

PAGINA 120 NUMERO 4

 HAD HIDDEN, HAS ALREADY SOLD, HAD PUT.

PAGINA 120 NUMERO 5

1 My mum had made dinner

1 When I got home yesterday

2 when I got to school this morning

2 I had breakfast

3This lesson started

3 this lesson had started.

PAGINA 120 NUMERO 6

Dave suddenly remembered that he hadn't locked his apartment.

When the police arrived at the house, the burglar had disappered

The police arrested a man after they had searched his apartment.

Julie didn't recognize the suspect because he

had grown a beard.

Sophie felt nervous because she hadn't appeared in court before.

The crime scene was covered in water. What had happened

When she got home, the police had already called her three times.

They had lived there for many years before they found out the terrible truth.