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VOCABULARY TRAINER
Progress Gold B
Peter Watcyn-Jones
Eva Hedencrona
Karin Smed-Gerdin
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StudentlitteraturSkola och vuxenutbildningBox 141221 00 LUND
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Denna trycksak är miljöanpassad, både när det gäller papper och tryckprocess.
Art.nr 33106 (avser 10-pack)ISBN 978-91-44-05071-3
© 2008 Författarna och Studentlitteratur ABUpplaga 1:1
Omslag och illustrationer Lisa Ericsson
Printed by Narayana Press, Denmark 2008
ContentsChapter 1Planner 3Folding wordlists 4Vocabulary check 8
Chapter 2Planner 11Folding wordlists 12Vocabulary check 16
Chapter 3Planner 19Folding wordlists 20Vocabulary check 24
Chapter 4Planner 27Folding wordlists A 28Vocabulary check A 32Folding wordlists B 36Vocabulary check B 40
Chapter 5Planner 43Folding wordlists 44Vocabulary check 48
Chapter 6Planner 51Folding wordlists 52Vocabulary check 56
Chapter 7Planner 59Folding wordlists 60Vocabulary check 64
Chapter 8Planner 67Folding wordlists 68Vocabulary check 72
Chapter 9Planner 75Folding wordlists A 76Vocabulary check A 80Folding wordlists B 84Vocabulary check B 88
Key to Vocabulary checks 91
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1 Communicate PlannerTick ✓ as you complete sections in book, CD-ROM and Trainer.
A Word
Warm-up
Discuss
Read and Enjoy: OIC
Speak
Looking at the text
Useful words – speech
Verbs to do with speaking
Idioms to do with speech
Act it out: Carry on talking!
Listening: Talking Cockney
Read and Enjoy: Cockneys
Warm-up
Listen and react
The Ambassador’s Dandruff
Warm-up
Looking at the text
Vocabulary: Words of similar meaning
‘When in Sweden, do as the Swedes do’
Use of English: Sentence-changing
Read and Enjoy: Japanese etiquette
I Remember …
Discuss
Vocabulary: Fill in the missing words
Similes
Writing
Vocabulary Expander: British and American English
I Never Knew That!
Why Do We Say That?
Refl ect
Projects
Books to read and enjoy
Resource Section: How to Study p. 128–130, Learning a language see:
www.studentlitteratur.se/progressgold
Extra speaking activity: Group Challenge – What if…? p. 286
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A B
Answers p. 6
Write the Swedish word for the word in bold type.
Speak/The Ambassador’s Dandruff
1 enclose an attachment
2 enclose an attachment
3 invoke a memory
4 a nice bloke
5 a medical practitioner
6 protect the environment
7 no sign of recognition
8 henceforward known as …
9 exchange addresses
10 a thick strap
11 a big exaggeration
12 a brief encounter
13 random order
14 feel bewildered
15 Seen Tom recently?
16 medical treatment
17 a strange creature
18 the boy is illiterate
19 Never smack a child!
20 a playful puppy
21 we invariably lose
22 a wrong assumption
23 conduct a straw poll
24 a reasonable offer
25 a sudden brain wave
26 I’ve got dandruff!
27 a former president
28 remark on something
29 listen to gossip
30 a notorious gangster
31 simply the best
32 a clear explanation
33 have suffi cient money
34 a patient teacher
35 responsible for marketing
36 care about your appearance
37 a well-groomed woman
38 he’s obviously in love
39 neither here nor there
40 intend to work harder
analfabet nyligenbehandling praktiker; utövarebifoga, skicka med rem, bandbihang; h. (bifogad) fi l skyddaförvirrad slumpmässig; på måfå(hund)valp smälla (till)hädanefter utbytaigenkännande varelsekille åberopamöte; sammanträffande överdrift
anmärka opinionspejlingansvarig skvallerföre detta snilleblixtförklaring tillräckligförnuftig tålmodigförutsättning; antagande uppenbarligenha för avsikt att utseendehelt enkelt varken…ellerkonstant; alltid välvårdadmjäll ökänd
Bold line = next text
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Answers p. 7
Fold the page down the middleand check the answers on page 7.
The Ambassador’s Dandruff (cont)/I Remember…
41 aware of danger
42 interpret his words
43 occur every year
44 show awareness
45 best behaviour
46 extend your horizon
47 a diffi cult concept
48 embrace your mother
49 an important message
50 no response
51 children are present
52 top and tail
53 a terrible betrayal
54 unwanted pregnancy
55 marital problems
56 guilty of infi delity
57 commit suicide
58 embroider a story
59 a factual account
60 a solemn occasion
61 a sordid affair
62 overwhelm him
63 accustomed to fame
64 despite the weather
65 abandon all hope
66 litter the pavement
67 equip the kitchen
68 he’s happy nevertheless
69 expel your breath
70 it’s very deceptive
71 emerge from the room
72 What a coincidence!
73 the entire population
74 as dead as a doornail
75 reinforce the walls
76 show gratitude
77 a sudden bolt of lightning
78 annoy your teacher
79 step on the brake
80 oblivious to everything
begrepp omfamna; omfattabeteende, uppförande otrohetbrodera ut reaktionbudskap rubb och stubbförräderi, svek saklig, objektivgraviditet självmordhögtidlig, allvarlig ske medvetenhet tolkamedveten om vidganärvarande äktenskaplig
belamra; beströ sammanträffandeblixtnedslag h. smutsig; simpelbroms stendödfalsk; vilseledande stöta utförkrossa, tynga ner tacksamhetförstärka trotshela trots det, i alla fallkomma ut utrustaomedveten; glömsk van vidreta, irritera överge
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AB
Fun Facts
Speak/The Ambassador’s Dandruff Answers to p. 4
Test yourself by writing the English words here.
21 konstant; alltid
22 förutsättning; antagande
23 opinionspejling
24 förnuftig
25 snilleblixt
26 mjäll
27 före detta
28 anmärka
29 skvaller
30 ökänd
31 helt enkelt
32 förklaring
33 tillräcklig
34 tålmodig
35 ansvarig
36 utseende
37 välvårdad
38 uppenbarligen
39 varken…eller
40 ha för avsikt att
1 bifoga, skicka med
2 bihang; h. (bifogad) fi l
3 åberopa
4 kille
5 praktiker; utövare
6 skydda
7 igenkännande
8 hädanefter
9 utbyta
10 rem, band
11 överdrift
12 möte; sammanträffande
13 slumpmässig; på måfå
14 förvirrad
15 nyligen
16 behandling
17 varelse
18 analfabet
19 smälla (till)
20 (hund)valp
English is the language spoken in the greatest number of countries (57), followed by French (33), Arabic (23), Spanish (21) and Portuguese (7).
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Fun Facts
The Ambassador’s Dandruff (cont)/I Remember… Answers to p. 5
61 h. smutsig; simpel
62 förkrossa, tynga ner
63 van vid
64 trots
65 överge
66 belamra; beströ
67 utrusta
68 trots det, i alla fall
69 stöta ut
70 falsk; vilseledande
71 komma ut
72 sammanträffande
73 hela
74 stendöd
75 förstärka
76 tacksamhet
77 blixtnedslag
78 reta, irritera
79 broms
80 omedveten; glömsk
41 medveten om
42 tolka
43 ske
44 medvetenhet
45 beteende, uppförande
46 vidga
47 begrepp
48 omfamna; omfatta
49 budskap
50 reaktion
51 närvarande
52 rubb och stubb
53 förräderi, svek
54 graviditet
55 äktenskaplig
56 otrohet
57 självmord
58 brodera ut
59 saklig, objektiv
60 högtidlig, allvarlig
Japanese uses symbols rather than letters. Each symbol represents a word, or part of a word, rather than a sound. There are 18,000 symbols altogether but you only need to know about 1,880 to ‘get by’.
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Vocabulary check
A Choose the answerChoose the correct answer (a, b or c).
1 Bill Clinton is _____ President of the USA.
a) an early b) a former c) an older
2 Our wildlife holidays offer a thrilling _____ with wildlife in its natural state.
a) encounter b) meeting-place c) message
3 We decided to _____ email addresses so we could keep in touch in the future.
a) embroider b) switch over c) exchange
4 The match continued _____ the heavy rainfall.
a) even though b) despite c) nevertheless
5 There was not _____ evidence to convict him.
a) suffi cient b) satisfying c) responsible
6 Inuits believe that every living _____ possesses a spirit.
a) message b) practitioner c) creature
7 ‘Are parents allowed to _____ their children in Sweden?’ ‘No, it’s totally illegal!’
a) emerge b) smack c) entreat
8 Most fi lm stars and celebrities take pride in their _____ and always try to look their
best – at least in public.
a) appearance b) recognition c) countenance
9 Numbers in the National Lottery are chosen at _____.
a) chance b) random c) slump
10 It cost a lot of money to _____ the school’s computer room.
a) invoke b) train c) equip
B Defi nitionsHere are defi nitions of 8 words. Can you work out what they are? To help you, the fi rst and last letters are given.
1 s____________________e The act of deliberately killing yourself.
2 s____________________n Someone or something that is … is very serious.
3 i____________________e Unable to read or write.
4 b____________________e A slang word for ‘man’.
5 p____________________y A young dog.
6 e____________________d If you … something, you make it longer or bigger.
7 o____________________r Another word for to ‘happen’.
8 m____________________l An adjective used to describe things relating to marriage.
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C Which word is it?Find the following words.
1 Which word beginning with pat- is what a good teacher should be?
____________________
2 Which word ending in -uff is a condition that affects your hair? (You often buy special
shampoo to try to get rid of it.) ____________________
3 Which word beginning with br- is a sudden very clever idea? ____________________
4 Which word beginning with an- means to irritate someone? ____________________
5 Which word ending in -ly means that something happened only a short while ago?
____________________
6 Which word ending in -ual means to be concerned with facts (or containing facts)?
____________________
7 Which word beginning with bew- means you are very confused and can’t understand
something or decide what to do? ____________________
8 Which word ending in -ke is one of a car’s controls? ____________________
D Fill in the missing wordsFill in the missing words by translating the Swedish words in brackets. To help you, the fi rst letter is given.
1 Al Capone was a n____________________ gangster. (ökänd)
2 ‘Remember children to be on your best b____________________ at the party,’ said my
mother to us before we left the house. (beteende, uppförande)
3 He claimed his parents had a____________________ him at the age of 13. (övergivit)
4 He e____________________ two photos with the email he sent to his friend. (bifogade,
skickade med)
5 ‘Julie’s not eating much these days.‘
‘No, I know. She’s o____________________ in love again!’ (uppenbarligen)
6 His idea met with a very cool r____________________ from the others. (reaktion)
7 Is medical t____________________ free in the UK? (behandling)
8 It was a perfectly r____________________ decision. (förnuftigt)
9 The c____________________ of an arranged marriage is not easily understood in many
cultures. (begrepp)
10 It was an unwanted p____________________, so Diana decided to have an abortion.
(graviditet)
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For further practice of this vocabulary and more, see your CD-ROM, chapter 1.Foan
E Choose the wordsChoose a word to fi ll the gaps. Two of the words will not be used.
assumption exaggeration obliviousattachments gratitude reinforceaware of interpret sordidentire invariably strap
1 Details of the Prime Minister’s ____________________ affair with a night club dancer
were splashed all over the News of the World newspaper.
2 Charles had a thick blue and white ____________________ around his suitcase to
easily identify it in the luggage reclaim bay.
3 When checking your email, be very careful about downloading ____________________
because they could contain a virus.
4 The woman spoke very little English, so I agreed to ____________________ for her at
the police station.
5 James had spent his ____________________ life in Borneo as a missionary.
6 They decided to ____________________ the bridge as it was too weak to take heavy
traffi c.
7 ‘I owe a great debt of ____________________ to my parents,’ said the actress with
tears in her eyes. ‘Without their encouragement and support I’d never have won this
Oscar.’
8 ‘There were millions of people at the demonstration.’ ‘That’s an
____________________, Tom. The press said the numbers were just over 10,000!’
9 Young children are not always ____________________ the dangers of chatting on the
Internet.
10 It’s pointless going on a seaside holiday in Britain in the summer as it
____________________ rains!
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5 Fighting Spirits Planner
Mahatma Gandhi
Looking at the text Discuss Vocabulary: Defi nitions Vocabulary: Opposites Writing
I Have Lived a Thousand Years
Discuss Looking at the text
Listening: The Handkerchief
Listen and react Discuss
Ellen MacArthur
Warm-up Looking at the text Discuss Vocabulary: Defi nitions Writing
Listening: An Interview with Stephen Hawking
Warm-up Listen and react Vocabulary: Fill in the missing words
Use of English: Word-building Vocabulary Expander: Words of similar meaning Why Do We Say That?
Refl ect Projects Books to read and enjoy
Resource Section: Word-building p. 149
Extra speaking activity: Group Challenge – What’s the question? p. 288
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Mahatma GandhiAnswers p. 46
A B
1 a stern magistrate
2 demur politically
3 a disrespectful child
4 remove his turban
5 treat people equally
6 regard you as a friend
7 he’s an outcaste
8 full of race prejudice
9 haphazard actions
10 a capricious politician
11 a famous port city
12 sit in a compartment
13 in the rear of the train
14 huddle up together
15 humiliate someone
16 feel very confused
17 proceed with the march
18 the turning point in his life
19 timely intervention
20 feel obliged to do it
21 utter a curse
22 take pity on him
23 invoke evil spirits
24 obtain a passport
25 a resident of Peru
26 a petty trader
27 a petty trader
28 an old acquaintance
29 prohibit guns
30 own property
31 designate an area
32 in a good location
33 exercise discretion
34 enforce a law
35 the simplicity of the idea
36 abstinence from drugs
37 abstain from intoxicants
38 a frugal life
39 show contempt
40 a British subject
anse invändabehandla kastlösdomare krypa ihopfortsätta kupéförvirrad milstolpe; vändpunktförödmjuka rasfördomargodtycklig respektlöshamnstad ta avi den bakre (delen) tillfälligingripande tvungen att
anspråkslöshet (lyckas) skaffa, fåbekant medborgareberusningsmedel omdömeegendom platsenkel; sparsam småskalig, enkelförakt svordomförbjuda tycka synd ominvånare upprätthållakalla på utse; bestämmaköpman återhållsamhet
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I Have Lived a Thousand Years/Ellen MacArthurAnswers p. 47
C D
41 await deportation
42 a cramped room
43 a prelude to job losses
44 make a descent
45 a long incarceration
46 the frenetic pace of life
47 a ferocious dog
48 blonde plaits
49 inside the inferno
50 just a twist of fate
51 a prison inmate
52 savour the fl avour
53 a harrowing experience
54 overwhelming odds
55 essentially correct
56 circumnavigation of the globe
57 a long voyage
58 a hurricane warning
59 win an award
60 announce the news
61 work for charity
62 launch a new charity
63 empower people
64 negotiate storms
65 extraordinary courage
66 a rare commodity
67 a horrendous journey
68 prolonged suffering
69 no room for complacency
70 magnify an image
71 moderate his views
72 decrease in value
73 can scarcely move
74 an undulating sea
75 takes its toll
76 fade from sight
77 Incidentally, who are you?
78 a dense forest
79 The kettle’s boiling!
80 albeit a good one
en ödets nyck nedstigningfl ätor orkan, svår stormfängslande; inspärrande pris; belöningförkrossande (sjö)resaförvisning smaka påhektisk; frenetisk tillkännage, meddelahelvete trånghemsk upptakti grund och botten vild; våldsamintagen världsomsegling
avta, dämpas minska, avtadö bort ; förblekna om än; låt varafasansfull självbelåtenhetför övrigt, förresten starta; lanseraförstora, överdriva tät, kompaktge styrka utomordentligklara, passera vara, artikelknappt vattenkokarekräver sin tribut vågig, böljandelångvarig välgörenhet
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Mahatma Gandhi Answers to p. 44
AB
Fun Facts
21 svordom
22 tycka synd om
23 kalla på
24 (lyckas) skaffa, få
25 invånare
26 småskalig, enkel
27 köpman
28 bekant
29 förbjuda
30 egendom
31 utse; bestämma
32 plats
33 omdöme
34 upprätthålla
35 anspråkslöshet
36 återhållsamhet
37 berusningsmedel
38 enkel
39 förakt
40 medborgare
1 domare
2 invända
3 respektlös
4 ta av
5 behandla
6 anse
7 kastlös
8 rasfördomar
9 tillfällig
10 godtycklig
11 hamnstad
12 kupé
13 i den bakre (delen)
14 krypa ihop
15 förödmjuka
16 förvirrad
17 fortsätta
18 milstolpe; vändpunkt
19 ingripande
20 tvungen att
There are approximately 6.8 billion people in the world in 2008. In about 2026, India is expected to overtake China as the country with the world’s highest population.
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Between 21 March 1985 and 22 May 1987 Canadian Rick Hansen went round the world in a wheelchair. He travelled through 34 countries.
I Have Lived a Thousand Years/Ellen MacArthur Answers to p. 45
CD
Fun Facts
61 välgörenhet
62 starta; lansera
63 ge styrka
64 klara, passera
65 utomordentlig
66 vara, artikel
67 fasansfull
68 långvarig
69 självbelåtenhet
70 förstora, överdriva
71 avta, dämpas
72 minska, avta
73 knappt
74 vågig, böljande
75 kräver sin tribut
76 dö bort ; förblekna
77 för övrigt, förresten
78 tät, kompakt
79 vattenkokare
80 om än; låt vara
41 förvisning
42 trång
43 upptakt
44 nedstigning
45 fängslande; inspärrande
46 hektisk; frenetisk
47 vild; våldsam
48 fl ätor
49 helvete
50 en ödets nyck
51 intagen
52 smaka på
53 hemsk
54 förkrossande
55 i grund och botten
56 världsomsegling
57 (sjö)resa
58 orkan, svår storm
59 pris; belöning
60 tillkännage, meddela
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Vocabulary check 5
A Choose the answerChoose the correct answer (a, b or c).
1 We made our way through a very _____ forest.
a) heavy b) strong c) dense
2 A _____ is an offi cial who acts as a judge in the lowest courts of law.
a) magistrate b) barrister c) prosecutor
3 The _____ from the mountain was more diffi cult than expected.
a) voyage b) descent c) view
4 This building is government _____.
a) property b) possession c) owner
5 The storm got worse and worse. In the end we were _____ to abandon the car and
continue on foot.
a) invoked b) overwhelmed c) obliged
6 Samantha wore her hair in _____.
a) fringes b) plaits c) ponytails
7 Don’t forget that shares can _____ as well as rise in value.
a) decline b) decrease c) shrink
8 ‘My parents still _____ me like a child!’ moaned Brian to his best friend.
a) treat b) handle c) behave
9 _____ John, did you know that Sue and Ben are planning to get married?
a) Albeit b) However c) Incidentally
10 Jeremy found it hard to cope with the _____ pace of life in New York and longed to be
back home in the relative calm of Bexhill-on-Sea.
a) assiduous b) frenetic c) prolonged
B Defi nitionsHere are defi nitions of 8 words. Can you work out what they are? To help you, the fi rst and last letters are given.
1 c____________________d A … room, etc. does not have enough space for the
people in it.
2 h____________________e A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in
the western Atlantic Ocean.
3 h____________________e To … someone means to say or do something which
makes them feel ashamed or stupid.
4 p____________________t If you … something, you forbid it or make it illegal.
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5 f____________________l People who are … or lead … lives, do not eat much
or spend much money on themselves.
6 a____________________e A person that you know but who is not a close
friend.
7 c____________________s Someone who is … often changes their mind unex-
pectedly.
8 i____________________e One of the people living in an institution such as a
prison or a mental hospital.
C Which word is it?Read through the questions below to fi nd the words. Choose from these.
deportation horrendous scarcely traderdisrespectful kettle take pity on voyage
Which of the above...
1 wouldn’t you want your child to be? ____________________
2 is a long journey by sea? ____________________
3 is another way of saying ‘feel sorry for’? ____________________
4 would you use to make a nice cup of tea? ____________________
5 fi ts into this sentence? I was so tired after running the marathon that I could … move.
____________________
6 might an asylum seeker be worried about? ____________________
7 is another word for ‘dreadful’ or ‘terrible’? ____________________
8 is someone who buys and sells things for a living? ____________________
D Fill in the missing wordsFill in the missing words by translating the Swedish words in brackets. To help you, the fi rst letter is given.
1 He was arrested for trying to o____________________a false passport.
(/lyckas/ skaffa, få)
2 In the distance they could see the gently u____________________hills of
Pembrokeshire. (böljande)
3 Do you think young people should be taught a____________________ from sex?
It might reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. (återhållsamhet)
4 A shop’s l____________________ is just as important as what it sells. (plats)
5 After working two years in the Far East, Paula felt an o____________________
desire to return home. (förkrossande)
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6 ‘You can’t arrest me! I’m a British s____________________!’ he protested.
(medborgare)
7 ‘I shall treat that suggestion with the c____________________ it deserves,’ she
answered. (förakt)
8 My father agreed, a____________________ reluctantly, to lend me his car.
(om än, låt vara)
9 He muttered a loud c____________________ as the other driver suddenly cut
in front of him. (svordom)
10 Liverpool was once one of the most important p____________________
c____________________ in the world. (hamnstäder)
E Choose the wordsChoose a word to fi ll the gaps. Two of the words will not be used.
charity essentially prolongedcomplacency ferocious residentconfused harrowing savourdiscretion negotiate twist of fate
1 People are often ____________________ about all the different labels on food these
days.
2 Some guard dogs – especially Rottweilers – can be really ____________________.
3 At sea, Ellen MacArthur often had to ____________________ severe storms.
4 This concert is for ____________________. It’s in aid of the ‘Save the Children’ fund.
5 Harold is a ____________________ of Australia.
6 Although she was a qualifi ed plumber, Margaret felt she had never really been
accepted into what was ____________________ a man’s world.
7 I fi rst met Mary at a conference in Manchester. Then by a curious
____________________ we met again a month later in New York. Three months
after that, we were married!
8 The BBC showed ____________________ television pictures of the famine in
Rwanda.
9 ‘Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for
_________________________,’ said the Prime Minister.
10 What I’ve just told you is confi dential, but I know I can rely on your ______________.
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Warm-up Vocabulary: Fill in the missing words Discuss
A Brief History of Inventions
Warm-up When and what?
Missing details: The Life of Thomas Edison Use of English: Find the mistakes
Listening: Who Lives, Who Dies?
Warm-up Listen and react A moral dilemma Who’s who in medicine in Britain?
The Democratic Driver
Warm-up Discuss Vocabulary: Defi nitions Writing
The Pig
Discuss
Read My Lips Discuss
Just Do It!
Warm-up Follow-up Looking at the text Discuss Writing
Do It Again?!
Warm-up Looking at the text Vocabulary: Words of similar meaning
Vocabulary Expander: Phrasal verbs 2 I Never Knew That! Why Do We Say That?
Refl ect Projects Books to read and enjoy
Resource Section: On Speaking p. 138.
Extra vocabulary activity: Types of people, p. 291
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To Infi nity and Beyond/A Brief History of Inventions/The Democratic Driver/The Pig
Answers p. 70
A B
1 to infi nity and back
2 kill a civilian
3 an absolute requirement
4 verify the news report
5 withstand pressure
6 strap on skis
7 an extended visit
8 exposed to radiation
9 car maintenance
10 increase buoyancy
11 on completion of the test
12 a fl ooded mine
13 enable him to do it
14 the forerunner of computers
15 hurt his jaw
16 take the escalator
17 for internal use
18 change a light bulb
19 buy a new refrigerator
20 orbit the moon
21 a reusable container
22 commute to work
23 stuck in a traffi c jam
24 the advert’s tag line
25 display common sense
26 display common sense
27 emerge from the bushes
28 oblivious to the noise
29 show great audacity
30 a mortgage on the house
31 an oblong shape
32 try to dissuade someone
33 hesitate momentarily
34 traffi c congestion
35 the principal cause of cancer
36 take the tram to work
37 drive me round the bend
38 a juicy chop
39 a juicy chop
40 show remorse
avslutning käkebestyrka; bekräfta långvarigcivilperson oändlighetfl ytförmåga rulltrappaföregångare röra sig i en banaglödlampa spänna fastgöra det möjligt stå emotinvändig underhållkrav utsatt förkylskåp översvämmad
avlång; rektangulär pendlaavråda saftigdyka upp sloganfräckhet spårvagnför ett ögonblick stockninggöra mig tokig sunt förnufthuvudorsak trafi kstockninginteckning; lån visa, uppvisakotlett ånger; samvetskvalomedveten; glömsk återanvändningsbar
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C D
41 an average of two a day
42 correct usage
43 don’t shoplift
44 transcend time
45 the allure of a pretty face
46 ease of availability
47 indulge in a luxury
48 food was scarce
49 boost her confi dence
50 feel comforted
51 extend him an invitation
52 fi nally seal a deal
53 essential for life
54 reek of perfume
55 an approachable boss
56 with great expectation
57 a lunatic idea
58 live in squalor
59 go to elementary school
60 get plastered (sl.)
61 move cautiously
62 he’s well-known apparently
63 a seedy hotel
64 word soon spread
65 feel wretched
66 a state of inertia
67 not quite comprehensible
68 easily fl ustered
69 a little wrong-footed
70 smile indulgently
71 create a buzz
72 a tedious programme
73 lots of chatter
74 to speak in tongues
75 spill your guts to her
76 suffocate his victim
77 jostle through the crowd
78 bulge outwards
79 jam the entrance
80 fl ood the land
användning räcka utberusad snattaelände stinkaförväntning tillgängliggrundskola tillgänglighethänge sig åt tjusninghöja; stärka träffa en överenskommelsei genomsnitt tröstadknapp, otillräcklig vansinniglivsviktig överskrida, gå utöver
begriplig rykte, pratdet sprider sig, ryktet går sjabbigdigna, svälla ut slöhetfylla, blockera tala i tungorförsiktigt tråkig; tröttsamförtvivlad, olycklig trängasförvirrad uppenbarligen, till syneskväva ur balansmed överseende vräka ur sigpladder översämma
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Global Positioning System (GPS) is a system of 24 linked satellites that allows people to pinpoint their exact position anywhere on Earth. The system is operated by the American Department of Defence and was fi rst used by aircraft and ships.
To Infi nity and Beyond/A Brief History of Inventions/ Answers to p. 68The Democratic Driver/The Pig
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Fun Facts
21 återanvändningsbar
22 pendla
23 trafi kstockning
24 slogan
25 visa, uppvisa
26 sunt förnuft
27 dyka upp
28 omedveten; glömsk
29 fräckhet
30 inteckning; lån
31 avlång; rektangulär
32 avråda
33 för ett ögonblick
34 stockning
35 huvudorsak
36 spårvagn
37 göra mig tokig
38 saftig
39 kotlett
40 ånger; samvetskval
1 oändlighet
2 civilperson
3 krav
4 bestyrka; bekräfta
5 stå emot
6 spänna fast
7 långvarig
8 utsatt för
9 underhåll
10 fl ytförmåga
11 avslutning
12 översvämmad
13 göra det möjligt
14 föregångare
15 käke
16 rulltrappa
17 invändig
18 glödlampa
19 kylskåp
20 röra sig i en bana
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CD
Fun Facts
61 försiktigt
62 uppenbarligen, till synes
63 sjabbig
64 det sprider sig, ryktet går
65 förtvivlad, olycklig
66 slöhet
67 begriplig
68 förvirrad
69 ur balans
70 med överseende
71 rykte, prat
72 tråkig; tröttsam
73 pladder
74 tala i tungor
75 vräka ur sig
76 kväva
77 trängas
78 digna, svälla ut
79 fylla, blockera
80 översvämma
41 genomsnitt
42 användning
43 snatta
44 överskrida; gå utöver
45 tjusning
46 tillgänglighet
47 hänge sig åt
48 knapp, otillräcklig
49 höja; stärka
50 tröstad
51 räcka ut
52 träffa en överenskommelse
53 livsviktig
54 stinka
55 tillgänglig
56 förväntning
57 vansinnig
58 elände
59 grundskola
60 berusad
There are more than 70 countries where people drive on the left. These include the UK, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Ireland, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan.
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Vocabulary check 8
A Choose the answerChoose the correct answer (a, b or c).
1 ‘How many satellites do you think there are _____ the Earth at the moment?’
‘I haven’t a clue. Hundreds probably.’
a) looping b) jostling c) orbiting
2 This machine is an early _____ of the modern computer.
a) forerunner b) ancestor c) type
3 After weeks of heavy rain, the farm and surrounding area was completely _____.
a) overrun b) fl ooded c) wretched
4 In Europe, women live longer, on _____, than men.
a) whole b) general c) average
5 Which of these is a part of the face?
a) elbow b) jaw c) ankle
6 Open the windows, please. This room _____ of garlic!
a) reeks b) boosts c) chokes
7 The prisoner seemed to show no _____ for the terrible crime he had committed.
a) embarrassment b) consciousness c) remorse
8 He wanted to emigrate to New Zealand, but his family managed to _____ him from
doing so.
a) persuade b) dissuade c) disable
9 Aspirin _____ thins the blood and prevents it from clotting.
a) eventually b) thoughtfully c) apparently
10 What a _____ orange!
a) juicy b) sweetly c) softy
B Defi nitionsHere are defi nitions of 8 words. Can you work out what they are? To help you, the fi rst and last letters are given.
1 o____________________g An … shape has four straight sides, two of which are
longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°.
2 m____________________e A loan of money which you get from a bank or building
society in order to buy a house.
3 c____________________n A person who is not a member of the armed forces or
the police.
4 p____________________d An informal or slang word for ‘drunk’.
5 s____________________t To … is to steal goods from a shop or store by delibe-
rately leaving without paying for them.
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6 m_____________________y For a very short time; briefl y.
7 s______________________y If you describe a place as …, you disapprove of it because
it is dirty and unpleasant and is possibly connected with
immoral or illegal activities.
8 i______________________y A point so far away that it can never be reached.
C Which word is it?Read through the questions below to fi nd the words. Choose from these.
chop display essential tediouscommute escalator lunatic tram
Which of the above...
1 can you travel to work by? ____________________
2 is another word for ‘show’? ____________________
3 can you eat? ____________________
4 is found in a shopping mall and the underground? ____________________
5 is to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home?
____________________
6 fi ts into this sentence? Oxygen is … for all life. ____________________
7 is another word for ‘dull’ or ‘boring’? ____________________
8 means crazy, ridiculous or extremely stupid? ____________________
D Fill in the missing wordsFill in the missing words by translating the Swedish words in brackets. To help you, the fi rst letter is given.
1 Do you think r____________________ plastic wine bottles will ever catch on?
(återanvändningsbara)
2 We now have a Europe with practically no i____________________ borders.
(inre; invändiga)
3 What is the minimum entrance r____________________ for this course?
(krav)
4 You don’t need any special skills for this job – just c____________________
s____________________. (sunt förnuft)
5 The new one-way system should ease traffi c c____________________ in the town centre.
(stockning)
6 After the elections, opposition groups began to e____________________.
(dyka upp)
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For further practice of this vocabulary and more, see your CD-ROM, chapter 8.
7 At times, Jimi Hendrix’s technique seemed to t____________________ the limitations
of the guitar. (överskrida; gå utöver)
8 Hospital beds in the country were s____________________ and medicines were
practically non-existent. (knappa, otillräckliga)
9 Is it true that even Inuits use r_________________________. (kylskåp)
10 He was out of work and living in s____________________. (elände)
E Choose the words
Choose a word to fi ll the gaps. Two of the words will not be used.
allure exposed round the bendavailability extended traffi c jambuoyancy fl ustered usagecompletion principal cause withstand
1 Workers at the nuclear plant were ____________________ to high doses of radiation.
2 The boat was built to ____________________ just about every weather condition at
sea.
3 Satisfactory ____________________ of the course does not, however, guarantee you a
job.
4 All holidays on offer are subject to ____________________.
5 ‘The children have been driving me ___________________________ lately,’ moaned
Janet to her mother.
6 Air can be pumped into the diving suit to increase ____________________.
7 Smoking is probably the ___________________________ of lung cancer.
8 An accident on the M4 caused a long ____________________ between junctions 40
and 42.
9 Charles has never been able to resist the ____________________ of a big city,
especially the exciting nightlife there.
10 Steven arrived late for the meeting, looking hot and ____________________.
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Key to Vocabulary checks
Chapter 1
A Choose the answer 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 c
B Defi nitions 1 suicide 2 solemn 3 illiterate 4 bloke 5 puppy 6 extend 7 occur 8 marital
C Which word is it? 1 patient 2 dandruff 3 brainwave 4 annoy 5 recently 6 factual 7 bewildered 8 brake
D Fill in the missing words 1 notorious 2 behaviour 3 abandoned 4 enclosed 5 obviously 6 response (reaction) 7 treatment 8 reasonable 9 concept 10 pregnancy
E Choose the words 1 sordid 2 strap 3 attachments 4 interpret 5 entire 6 reinforce 7 gratitude 8 exaggeration 9 aware of 10 invariably
Chapter 2
A Choose the answer 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 b
B Defi nitions 1 engrossing 2 shutter 3 wrinkles 4 groan 5 gradually 6 unconscious 7 furnace 8 quest
C Which word is it? 1 double space 2 distinguished 3 accuracy 4 annual 5 advanced 6 attempt 7 pinch 8 fl ung
D Fill in the missing words 1 certify 2 nuclear weapons 3 precious 4 strand 5 shrimps 6 apparent 7 exceptional 8 edition 9 pure 10 times table
E Choose the words 1 fairy tale 2 overlook 3 complexity 4 high-brow 5 perilous 6 novelty 7 limit 8 impact 9 margin 10 severe
Chapter 3
A Choose the answer 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 a
B Defi nitions 1 pushy 2 necklace 3 dawn 4 retch 5 brass 6 peers 7 toddler 8 giggle
C Which word is it? 1 elbow 2 astonishing 3 burgundy 4 tense 5 sentence 6 basin 7 decelerate 8 hook
D Fill in the missing words 1 extraordinarily 2 involuntary 3 folly 4 reminder 5 soared 6 indignantly 7 pounded 8 limp 9 track-and-fi eld 10 anxious
E Choose the words 1 transfer 2 cage 3 ought to 4 askew 5 ignored 6 shoved 7 fi erce 8 consistent 9 stabbed 10 obit
Chapter 4 A
A Choose the answer 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 b 7 a 8 c 9 c 10 a
B Defi nitions 1 scholar 2 replica 3 rational 4 bustling 5 munch 6 roughly 7 villain 8 cheer
C Which word is it? 1 breeches 2 mournful 3 bladder 4 tavern 5 recall 6 glove 7 dagger 8 deny
D Fill in the missing words 1 Henceforth 2 Merchant 3 gentle 4 grief 5 honourable 6 plaster 7 minor 8 wig 9 playwright 10 orchard
E Choose the words 1 trap door 2 pelting 3 connection 4 attached 5 chiefl y 6 precious 7 drawings 8 companion 9 herbs 10 shape
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Chapter 4 B
A Choose the answer 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 b 9 c 10 a
B Defi nitions 1 melodious 2 astonishment 3 gruel 4 grace 5 scatter 6 apprentice 7 eager 8 beam
C Which word is it? 1 panting 2 detect 3 stray 4 worthwhile 5 inevitable 6 voracious 7 ailments 8 captivity
D Fill in the missing words 1 exertion 2 trivial 3 mischievous 4 succession 5 misery 6 snores 7 yawned 8 carpenter 9 thrust 10 odious
E Choose the words 1 restored 2 fl aw 3 animated 4 sequel 5 reckless 6 winked 7 homage 8 ventured 9 sew 10 insignifi cant
Chapter 5
A Choose the answer 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 b
B Defi nitions 1 cramped (expected
answer) Also possible: crowded
2 hurricane 3 humiliate 4 prohibit 5 frugal 6 acquaintance 7 capricious 8 inmate
C Which word is it? 1 disrespectful 2 voyage 3 take pity on 4 kettle 5 scarcely 6 deportation 7 horrendous 8 trader
D Fill in the missing words 1 obtain 2 undulating 3 abstinence 4 location 5 overwhelming 6 subject 7 contempt 8 albeit 9 curse 10 port cities
E Choose the words 1 confused 2 ferocious 3 negotiate 4 charity 5 resident 6 essentially 7 twist of fate 8 harrowing 9 complacency 10 discretion
Chapter 6
A Choose the answer 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 c 9 b 10 a
B Defi nitions 1 prosperous 2 euphoria 3 discard 4 obsolete 5 mammal 6 spacious 7 summit 8 recycle
C Which word is it? 1 effortlessly 2 regret 3 stew 4 Numerous 5 retreat 6 gross 7 forehead 8 reveal
D Fill in the missing words 1 decent 2 jar 3 agitation 4 ornamental 5 savour 6 inherently 7 crest … ridge 8 bewitching 9 decaying 10 exposures
E Choose the words 1 vivid 2 riotous 3 embrace 4 account for 5 glows 6 twinkling 7 rundown 8 compassion 9 acknowledge 10 potential
Chapter 7
A Choose the answer 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 b 9 c 10 b
B Defi nitions 1 damp 2 bracelet 3 remote control 4 propose 5 evict 6 thigh 7 hearse 8 mean
C Which word is it? 1 eloquent 2 coffi n 3 stillborn 4 folding 5 response 6 coronation 7 replaced 8 visible
D Fill in the missing words 1 gravel 2 gaze 3 nursery school 4 assert 5 initially 6 assassination 7 comfort 8 ripped 9 jumpy 10 stale
E Choose the words 1 wailing 2 carburetor (AmE) 3 premonition 4 indelible 5 disasters 6 immortalized 7 redo 8 commitment 9 assemble 10 cardboard box
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Chapter 8
A Choose the answer 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 c 8 b 9 c 10 a
B Defi nitions 1 oblong 2 mortgage 3 civilian 4 plastered 5 shoplift 6 momentarily 7 seedy 8 infi nity
C Which word is it? 1 tram 2 display 3 chop 4 escalator 5 commute 6 essential 7 tedious 8 lunatic
D Fill in the missing words 1 reusable 2 internal 3 requirement 4 common sense 5 congestion 6 emerge 7 transcend 8 scarce 9 refrigerators 10 squalor
E Choose the words 1 exposed 2 withstand 3 completion 4 availability 5 round the bend 6 buoyancy 7 principal cause 8 traffi c jam 9 allure 10 fl ustered
Chapter 9 A
A Choose the answer 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 c
B Defi nitions 1 stationary 2 wristwatch 3 encyclopaedia 4 fl ow 5 toot 6 formerly 7 pedestrian 8 futile
C Which word is it? 1 tranquil 2 fl uent 3 cream 4 sleeve 5 seize 6 gasp 7 strait 8 chatty
D Fill in the missing words 1 far-fetched 2 haze 3 urge 4 diverted 5 veer 6 circumstances 7 omniscient 8 passably 9 momentum 10 self-conscious
E Choose the words 1 frantic 2 scenery 3 volunteers 4 enroll 5 ripe 6 evidently 7 assume 8 genie 9 encompassed 10 vast
Chapter 9 B
A Choose the answer 1 a 2 b 3 b (steal = stjäla) 4 a 5 c 6 c 7 b (beech = type of tree) 8 a 9 c 10 a
B Defi nitions 1 bilingual 2 affl uent 3 paradox 4 subservient 5 cherish 6 jettison 7 vanish 8 heritage
C Which word is it? 1 mourn 2 squandered 3 townships 4 virtue 5 distinguishing 6 luxurious 7 pinstripe 8 distinctive
D Fill in the missing words 1 shameful 2 simplistic 3 convulsion 4 substantial 5 clutch 6 revised 7 oppression 8 betrayal 9 undercurrent 10 immense
E Choose the words 1 dreary 2 authentic 3 safeguard 4 counterpart 5 astonishing 6 obliterated 7 grunt 8 predominant 9 emerge from 10 game park
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