Connect B1 Workbook Teacher's Edition

84 Pages·33.596 MB·English

by  Blair Megan, McCormick Kevin.

Burlington Books
0 Class Megan Blair Kevin McCormick
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Crazy English
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,w» Fit and Healthy 9
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_ That's entertainment 14
Review 1 Units 1-3 19
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You've Got a Friend
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Making Music
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The Inventive Mind
31
Review 2 Units 4 -6 36
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JF All About You 38
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Survival Instinct
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Q Crime Time
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Review 3 Units 7 -9 53
I f l Special Days
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Back to Nature
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The Best Choice?
65
Review 4 Units 10-12 70
Have a Laugh!
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Taking the Lead
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Review 5 Units 13-14 82
A
Circle the correct word in the sentences below.
1. The singer performed before a large audience/ youth.
2. That word is hard to communicate /(pronounce.
3. Does this book includ^)/ involve photos?
4. She wants to do well in all her exams because she is very embarrassed / ambitious.
5. Pam's mother is from the United States so Pam(probably)' successfully speaks English fluently.
6. The English teacher told the students to repeat / make the words after her.
7. Over 20,000 people will decide / attend the concert in the park tomorrow.
5 TEST YOUR MEMORY! How well do you remember the words you have learned?
Complete the words in the sentences below.
Mary plays the piano as w as the guitar.
When Jim has to give a talk in French, he loses his conM?.t!S!?.........
You shouldn't have a con/C^T'?1/!. with your friends inside the library. Talk outside.
The film Nim's Island is b.?.®.?.^ on the book by Wendy Orr.
My teacher doesn't let students shout out the answers in class.
Michelle speaks English without an accent because English is her mother t.?C3.y.?........
My friend helped me overcome my dif. n.Z!J!/ ies when I started my new school.
■ The head teacher gave a t.#:....... about road safety.
- ,■ ■ ■■■■ ■— .■ - ■... ■... ■ . . . . i ....,.....
Complete the sentences with the words below.
accents • celebrities • discovered • developed • fluently • popular • voice • youth
1. Mariah Carey is a singer with a beautiful ....../.?.!?.?.........
2. Kelly Clarkson and Johnny Depp are famous ......
3. The TV programme Survivor is very P.9.P.yt?S, all over the world.
4. Most people think Christopher Columbus America, but some people think
it was Amerigo Vespucci.
5. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the famous tennis players, speak English ..fly.ecT.bf ...
but-with foreign .......
6. Charles Babbage „ developed the first computer.
7. The Scouts is a group with over 30 million members.
Match the sentences. The words in bold will help you.
1. Sam didn't answer that question correctly. ..2. a. He cheated on his test.
2. David was expelled from university. 3. b. You could hear everything they said.
3. John failed his maths test. 7 c. I will never forget the beautiful music.
4. The theatre is filling up quickly. ..2. d. He doesn't study enough.
5. Robert is very shy. ..1 . e. That's why he got a poor mark on the test.
6. The children were talking at the top of their voices. ..4. f. People are taking their seats'.
7. Going to the opera was a fantastic experience. ..2. g. He doesn't make friends easily.
EXPRESSIONS: make, do Complete the sentences with the expressions below.
Make any necessary changes.
do her best • do me a favour • do me good • make a good impression
make mistakes • make fun of ® make sure • make up his mind
1. I'm so hot. A cold drink would da.ma.qoQd....................
2. Please..................do.me.a.fauom.............. and bring me the book I left upstairs.
3. Tom needs to make.up.his.-mind and decide if he wants to play basketball or football.
4. .....................Maks.sure you take an umbrella to school. It's going to rain.
5. If you want to goto university, you should .................Ja.your..beat to pass all your exams.
6. He is working long hours because he wants to make.a^oad.impreasjan on his new boss.
7. Nobody is perfect. We all..................maJos-miatakes.................sometimes.
8. My brother....................mabss.fun.of................. me when I speak French because I have a bad accent.
Read the text below and decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fits each space.
Christina Taka from Korea needs to (1) something about her English. She
understands English perfecdy but she is afraid to speak. Every time she tries to say
something (2) loud, she gets embarrassed because she doesn’t sound like a
native (3) She’s thinking of (4) an English course in New York during
the summer. She’s hoping that hearing English 24 hours a day will help her build
up her (5).........
In New York, she will be able to (6) speaking English a lot. For example,
she may make a (7)...... in class and then later talk about the same topic with
a (8) shopkeeper. She hopes she’ll also pick (9) new vocabulary and
(10) her accent just by listening to people speak on the street.
1. A get B ) do C have D be
2. A in 3< ocl—t C too D very
3. A speaker B audience C talker D tongue
4. A studying B learning C taking D giving
5. A success B voice C ambition D confidence
6. A .repeat B attend C practise D experience
7. A difficulty B conversation C method D speech
00@local B unique C near D foreign
9. A over 0 up C on D down
10. A pronounce B succeed C) improve D develop
PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS
A Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs given. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1. Robert.....................practises............-........(practise) the piano every day.
2. Look! Sarah..................is.wearing (wear) the new dress she got for her birthday.
3. Babies.........................sleep..........................(sleep) more hours a day than young children.
4. That automobile company..................i&developlng...................(develop) a car that runs on electricity.
5. What time eloes.the.traLn.araVe.... (train / arrive) in London?
6. They .are.travelling. (travel) to Spain later this year.
7. why...................ia.Bob-wsridng............... (Bob / work) so late today?
8. Our maths teacher often begins................... (begin) the lesson by checking homework.
9. The bus to the city.................. leaves.............. (leave) once an hour.
1 o. Maria ^oesa’t.speak (not speak) English fluently although she studied it at school.
B Complete the dialogues below with the correct form of the verbs given. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1. "I............................................ (not understand) the homework our science teacher gave us."
"I don't either Do.you.tWnk (you / think) we should ask Sally for help? She s the
best student in the class."
2. "...................Oo.you.ra.ifld (you / mind) if I borrow that book?"
"Not at a||. |t .......................is......................... (be) one of my favourites. I'm sure you'll like it."
3. "Kevin.........................looks.........................(look) ill.
"Maybe he...................doBsn’X.fed (not feel) well. I'll ask him."
4. "How much.Ao&s.Xh\s.Ar.es&.casX. (this dress / cost)?"
"€200. Would you like to see something that ...................costs........................ (cost) less?
5. "This year, I .................a-m-taking (take) a cooking course.
"Really? Why..................^o-youW (you / need) one? You're a terrific cook. You cook
better than anyone I know."
6. "The film.......................begins. (begin) at 10.00."
"Okay....................Do-you-want-.................. (you / want) me to pick up the tickets?
Complete the sentences with the time expressions below.
15 April • all the time ® at the moment • hardly ever • often
on Tuesdays • once a month ® this evening ® this year
1. Ray visits his grandmother...............o.ace.^..month He'd like to see her more often
3Ut she /es too far away.
2. sj <er term starts on .....................15.April.........................
i cant come to the phone................a.tt.Tbjs.niQmfint'............... . He is too busy.
Tim is studying Chinese. Next year, he hopes to take a trip to China.
■. ~oc so she nardJy.-ever......................uses sugar when she cooks.
of celebrities .....ail.-the-.time......................
3M sane‘■eqpenfftood so they .................meet in the park.
to see Romeo
Circle the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences below.
1. Cheryl.. of travelling to India this summer, 5. "Why isn't Anne here?"
a!) is thinking c. doesn't think "She has a cooking course
thinks d. think a. this Wednesday this evening
b. at the moment Wednesdays
2. Jim takes the bus to school because he walks.
a. often c. always The Olympics every four years.
b. rarely never a. taking place c. takes place
b. are taking place ( d.) take place
Her friends a surprise party for her birthday.
a. plan c. is planning 7. there is life on other planets?
b., are planning d. plans Do you believe c. Are you believing
You believe d. Believe you
4. "Why to Andy?"
"I'm very angry with him." He is having difficulty with history but he any help.
a. you don't speak c. not speaking a. not wants 7c2) doesn't want
5. aren't you speaking d. you aren't speaking b. isn't wanting d. don't want
Complete the text below with the correct form of the verbs given. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Learning Chinese
This year, the students at Spenser High School (1) are.taJdng (take) a course in an
unusual language - Chinese. The head teacher, Dave Stark, (2) .thinks (think)
that learning Chinese is very important. “More than 880 million people in the world
(3 )...............ap&ak................(speak) this language as their mother tongue,” he explains. “Yet
most British students study French or Spanish. These are important languages too, but they
(4 )..............aren’t.................(not be) the only ones. The world (5) is,-changing. (change)
and schools need to change with it.”
“It’s a hard language but I like it. I (6) ian’twant...........
(not want) to study Spanish like most of my friends,” says
Nigel Green, a student at the school. “Chinese is special. It
(7)................isn’t..................(not be) anything like English. For
example, you read it from the top to the bottom of the page.
And each word (8) ...............looks.................(look) like a picture.”
Forty students (9).........are.atudying..........(study) Chinese
at Spenser High this year. Dave Stark (10).............believes.........
(believe) this is only the beginning and soon more and more
students will be studying Chinese.
PUTTING ITTOGETHER Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first,
using the word given. Use between two and five words.
1. Please lock the door after you leave the house. SURE
Please..........................make.sure..yau...........................- lock the door when you leave the house.
2. Sue wants to study European history at school next year. COURSE
Sue wants to ....................take-a-courss.................... in European history at school next year.
3. Please sit down so I can begin the lesson. TAKE
Please ..................................taka^our..s<sata...................................... soI can begin the lesson.
4. The boys always speak loudly in class. TOP
The boys always speak at................................tke-tojp-0f..th«kr.voi6«©.................................in class.
5. What is the price of a sandwich here? COST
How much.............................................does-asmdwish-coet.................................................here?
6. Jane isn't confident enough to be in the school play. HAVE
Jane ................doeen’t-have-enough-coofidetiGe .to be in the school play.
[ M i - t i n g AN INFORMAL LETTER
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When you write an informal letter or email, remember to use the letter format
and to use appropriate phrases for your opening and closing.
A
Look at the phrases below that you can use when you write a letter. Which part of the letter would you use
them in? Match them to the correct part of the plan.
1. Sorry I didn't write sooner but I've been very busy.
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2. My new friends are really cool!
a. greeting ..3..,. .4..
3. Hi Jim,
4. Dear Helen, b. opening ...1.....£>■■
5. Yours, c. body
6. I miss you a lot.
d. closing
7. I can't wait to hear about your driving test. How did it go?
e. signing off 3..
8. I was really glad to hear about your marks. Well done!
B
INFORMAL LANGUAGE Read the sentences below, then rewrite them using informal language.
Use short forms where possible.
1. At weekends, my friends and I go out. hang
At weekends, I ..hang.au.t.w.ith.aiy..fnien<de..................................................................................................
2. From your letter, I understand that you like all your new teachers, sounds
From your letter, it ^oumla.like.you..likfi.all.youc.naw.;teachacg................................................................
3. There is a boy in my class who has got an electric guitar and he is teaching me how to play, guy
.Ihjsrfi’s..a.4uy..in.xny.x;laas..whQ.'s,40t.^n,eleatdc.g.uitar.^nd.Jae!s..teac.hin^.raa.havii.tQ.pJay....................
C YOUR TASK Read a letter from Bob, your new epal. Underline the questions Bob asks.
Then write a letter telling him about yourself and answering his questions.
I think its really exciting to have an epal, don't you? I can't wait to learn
about you and about what kids your age are like in Greece.
I m ho years old and I live in London with my mother and younger brother,
Steve. What about your family7
I am studying at a great school that's near my home. PAy favourite subjects
are French and history. What is your school like? What subjects do you
enjoy?
I play basketball in my free time and hang out with my friends when I get
a chance. What about you? Do you have any special
interests or hobbies? What do you do at weekends1
I m attaching a photograph of me with my dog, Sandy.
I d really love to see some photographs of you too! ■ ^
'Please write soon.
Yours,
Dob
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Complete the text with the words below.
aches • advice « complained • fit • instead • muscles
prevent • stretched • terrible e workout
Anne Johnson started jogging two years ago after her gym teacher, Hr Coben, told her that it
was a great way to keep [I] .......fit.. She learned that jogging would strengthen her
heart and the [2] muscles in her legs and back. After her conversation with Mr Coben,
Anne decided that [3] Instead of walking to school like she usually did, she would
jog there. That same morning, Anne started to feel [4] .aches. and pains in her legs.
By the end of history class, she felt [5] terrible..... When Anne saw Mr Coben, she
[6] complained.... to him about the way she was feeling. Mr Coben explained to Anne that
she could [7] prevent these pains easily. All she needed to do was to [8] WG)±.o.ut. a little bit
before jogging and to make sure she [9].stretched her legs after her jog. Today Anne follows Mr Coben's
[10] advice. and she feels great.
B
EXPRESSIONS Form expressions from the words in column A and column B. Then use them to complete the
dialogues. Make any necessary changes.
11.. "Can I use that knife?"
"Sure, just be careful you don't.........bunkyaunedf. ."
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2. "I can't hear. You're whispering."
B
A "Why don't you lem.foxmrd so you can hear better?"
1. lean ..5. a. the flu 33.. "Why didn't Nancy come to school last week?"
2. pay 1.b. forward "She felt terrible. She had.Phe.Hu ."
3. have ..2. c. attention 4. "Do you exercise regularly?"
4. hurt 7. d. back "Yes, I swim three times a week to .stewMshape ."
5. stay ..S. e. an appointment 5. "Why is he such a poor driver?"
6. make ..5. f. in shape "He doesn't pay.attention to the traffic signals."
7. go ..4. g. yourself 66.. "May I speak with the doctor, please?"
"He's not in. Would you like to ...make.an.appaintment.. ?"
77.. "How are you feeling?
"Much better, thanks. I'm going-back to work
tomorrow."
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ODD MAN OUT Circle the word that doesn't belong in each group. Then write a sentence using this word.
suggested answers
1. (posture) neck shoulder .l.9j.w.9y.§..t.tyJtQ..?Mo.(j..yR..&traiflh.t.tQ..irop.rfiYs..iiiy.B9§tw.te.-.........
2. strange (cooP) foreign .L.think.yaur..naw4aans.ar:e.really.caQi.................................
3. (regularly) seldom . rarely John.p.la.y.s.foatbaLL.reguLady...........................................
4. correctly properly particularly Jane.feeJa,particnlarly..t.ired..t.a£lay...................................
5. (benefit advice tip .Iha.benef5t.of. buying, .a.xiew.phone. is..tbat..L.have. a.camera.taa..
6. ache back pain My..back.burts..becauae.J.did.toa.mucJa.exercjae...................
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Circle the correct word in the sentences below.
1. Carrying your bag on one shoulder is a bad activity /(habit;.
2. It's raining. Luckily,/ Once, I remembered to bring my umbrella.
3. It was necessary / evidentfrom the way Gary was walking that he had a bad backache.
4. The teacher explained / examined the maths problem to us.
5. Did you read that cause / leaflet;on dieting?
HOW LOGICAL ARE YOU? Choose the sentence which should follow the first sentence.
The words in bold will help you.
1. John had a high temperature.
a. He went to the beach. b.; He stayed home from school.
2. Susan was concerned about her son's marks in English.
a. She made an appointment to see his teacher. b. He was the best student in the class.
3. Joan carried a handbag without a strap to the party.
a. She wore it over her shoulder. fB.) She kept dropping it.
4. With schoolwork and basketball practice, Tom is under a lot of stress.
a. He can't sleep at night. b. He's going to take up athletics as well.
5. Greg was sitting on an uncomfortable chair.
a. He fell asleep in minutes. (Ej He got up and moved to the sofa.
6. Lara practises the piano every day although she is busy with schoolwork.
( a.) She hopes to play in an orchestra one day. b. She decided to stop playing.
7. Diana considered telling Robert the truth.
a. She called him immediately. (E\ But she was afraid he'd be angry.
TEST YOUR MEMORY! How well do you remember the words you have learned?
Complete the words in the sentences below.
Stand up straight. Don't slouch..
I don't like going to the gym. I prefer walking outside in the fresh air.
I had too much to eat and now I have a stomach ache................
My brother is very athletic He runs in marathons.
I'm usually very busy so I only workout Oflcs in a while .
When I watch TV for too many hours, I get a h ...eada... che.
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Use the words given at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
1. The doctor advised the patient to stop smoking. ADVICE
2. Last week, Adam decided to stop eating junk food and eat more healthy food. HEALTH
3. Two days after Anne's disappearance-, the police found her car. DISAPPEAR
4. I wrote a letter of complaint to the shop that sold me the broken toaster. COMPLAIN
5. William put on his jacket and -straightened his tie. STRAIGHT
6. Jane was very tall and was embarrassed about her height......... HIGH
7. George exercises regularly to strengthen-. his muscles. STRONG
8. It was ...unnecessary... for you to ask me to help. You know I always do. NECESSARY
PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS; USED TO / WOULD
A Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs given. Use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
1. Alan needed (need) help with his English homework but his parents. wsf® (be)
too busy, to help him. His father w-as-cooking (cook) dinner and his mother was.working........
(work) in the garden.
2. Tom..............hurt........... - (hurt) his shoulder while he . ...was playing.........(play) football. He..............ran....
(run) into another player while he was.tn/ing (try) to kick the ball.
3. The police caught (catch) a man as he .was.climbing (climb) through a window into a
house. When they asked (ask) him what he was.doing (do), the man said...
(say) he was the owner of the house. The police didn’t.believe (not believe) him because he
was.W6ar.lng (wear) dark clothes and a mask.
4. When Jason..............was...............(be) a teenager, he laved (love) to hike. But he
wasn’t (not be) always careful. Once he................Ml............... (fall) while he was.di.mbi.ng...
(climb) a mountain. He..............tried- (try) to stand up but he couldn't because hisl eg.............hurt-....
(hurt). Luckily, he -had...............(have) a mobile phone with him so he..............called...... ....(call) his
parents. When they arrived (arrive), he was.sitting..........(sit) under a tree. They
carried.............(carry) him back to the car and ...took (take) him to hospital.
B USED TO or WOULD? Circle the correct answer in the sentences below.
1. When we lived near each other, we used / would meet almost every day.
2. Didn't Meryl(usi)/ used to have long hair?
3. On summer evenings, we; would / used sit outside in the garden.
4. Henry wouldn't /(didn't use td)be fat. But then he started eating too many sweets and cakes.
5. I think I know him. He used ta/ would go to my school.
6. Before Penny learned how to drive, she used / would take the bus to work.
7. When Larry was young he would/ used go to the sea every weekend.
8. Why are you so angry all the time? You never/used to / wouldn't be like this.
Complete the text below with the word that best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
Three years (1) ago... , Adam Parker was the star of his high school basketball team. He
(2) would. spend hours each week at basketball practice. He used (3)..... u>..........complain
that he didn’t have enough free time but he never considered leaving the team. Then one day Adam had
an accident (4) while./.,s& he was walking home from school. He wasn’t (5) paying attention,
so he (6) did not even see the car that hit him. A few weeks later, his
doctors told him that he would never walk again. Adam had to get (7) used.....
to moving around in a wheelchair. He tried to make a new life for himself but he
really missed playing basketball. Once (8) in a while, he would even
visit his old team (9) md-lXo watch them practise. Then one day he
got a very interesting phone call from The Wheelers, a basketball team for
players in wheelchairs. They wanted him to join their team. Adam said yes
right away. In (10) no time at all, he became one of their
best players. Today, he cannot run after the ball but he can still throw
it into a basket better than anyone.