Gold B2 First, unit 8 key
Listening and Vocabulary Focus Cb p 80
Ex. 1
Students’ own answers
Ex. 2
1E 2D 3A 4C 5H
Ex. 3
Speaker 1: E (easier for people to contact us whenever they need us, work out of
office hours when required)
Ex. 4
Speaker 2: D (becoming more affordable)
Speaker 3: A (recruit, train)
Speaker 4: C (not having a long commute into work)
Speaker 5: H (water is recycled, using solar and wind energy)
Ex. 5
Students’ own answers
Ex. 6
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job
job
occupation
profession
employment
career
Ex. 7
1D
2C 3B 4A 5F 6E
Ex. 8
Students’ own answers
Grammar focus Cb p 83
Ex. 1
Students’ own answers
Ex. 2
1C
2A
3B
Grammar Reference answers Cb p 156
Ex. 1
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He refused to go to school.
He asked us who was in charge.
He suggested that we go to a new restaurant.
She insisted on letting her pay for the tickets.
She didn’t blame me for getting lost.
She wondered who she could ask.
She recommended that I reserve a place.
She warned me that it wouldn’t be easy.
He reminded me that it was Carlotta’s birthday soon.
Cb p 83 Ex. 3
1. The presenter advised everyone to find out as much as possible about their
prospective employer.
2. Mike’s boss accused him of forgetting to give her the message.
3. Mike denied taking any calls from the customer.
4. Mike offered to find out what had gone wrong.
5. Joe suggested that I apply/that I should apply/applying for the job.
6. Jack persuaded her/Ella to help him with the report.
7. Ruby’s manager explained that she should/needed to fill in the form in black
ink.
Ex. 4
A advise, persuade B offer C advise, deny, recommend D accuse
E advise, deny, recommend
Ex. 5
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speak/talk
says
tell
say
say
spoke/talked
Ex. 6
Students’ own answers
Ex. 7
Suggested answers
Tim reminded Sophie that it was her manager’s responsibility to manage staff.
Elena advised Sophie not to tell her manager.
Rory recommended having a coffee with her co-worker.
Maia said that Sophie should ignore her co-worker’s behaviour because he could be
dealing with personal problems.
Rick advised Sophie that her manager might react badly when she found out what
had been going on and that her manager may feel she’s unable to trust her.
Anna recommended that Sophie explain to her co-worker that she felt uncomfortable
and would be forced to report him to her manager if things did not change.
Multiple matching (Part 7) Cb p 84
Ex. 2
1. passion to see the world,
2. more, challenge,
3. less expensive,
4. a while to adapt,
5. finding, ideal job by accident,
6. discovering unexpected things,
7. regularly travelling long distances,
8. sacrificing career opportunities,
9. appreciating, long holidays,
10. wild, uninhabited environment
Ex. 3
(phrases from the text in brackets)
2. A (wasn’t really stretching me),
3. C (enjoy the same lifestyle for far less,)
4. D (help me settle in, four months on,)
5. B (stumbled across an advert,)
6. E (lots of surprises),
7. A (hundreds of miles),
8. D (was building a career),
9. B (take time off to go travelling for a couple of months),
10. E (only the basic requirements)
Vocabulary
Linking words and expressions Cb p 84
Ex. 4
1. as well as, also, too
2. so, that’s why, since, as, because
3. so that, to, in order to
4. while, although, still, despite, however, even though
Ex. 5
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However
Although
That’s why
so
as well as
In order to
Despite
too
Ex. 6-7 Students’s own answers
Grammar focus Cb p 86
Ex. 1-2
Hi Mum,
The interview for the job in Greece went well, I think. First the interviewer asked me
how I’d heard about it.
I told her I’d spotted the advert in a local newspaper on the internet and thought it
was something I’d enjoy doing be good at.
Then she said the job would involve looking after young teenagers very young
children and asked whether I’d had much experience of doing this. So I told her that
I look after Nancy and Harry now and again every month and that I was taking them
camping on a cycling holiday the next day. She said I might be unlucky, as she’s
heard it was going to snow rain. Then she told me to enjoy the weekend and said
she’d phone write soon. She told me not to worry if I didn’t hear anything for a few
weeks days.
Fingers crossed, L x
Reported Statements Cb p 84
Grammar Reference answers Cb p 158
Ex 2
a4 b4 c1 d7 e6 f3
g1 h2 i8 j5 k6 l1
Ex. 4
Direct speech
past simple
present perfect
Reported statements
past perfect
past perfect
present simple
will
present continuous
be going to
would, might
past simple
would
past continuous
was going to
would, might
Reported questions and imperatives
Grammar Reference answers Cb p 157
Ex. 3
1. How do you feel about winning the prize?
2. I’ll expect to see you at the station.
3. I’m not planning to apply for the job today.
4. Have you got enough to drink?
5. Are we driving to work this morning?
6. We’ve been waiting here for an hour.
Reported questions and imperatives Cb p 86
Ex. 5
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Ex. 6
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How did your hear about this job?
Have you had much experience of doing this?
Enjoy your weekend!
Don’t worry.
He asked her if/whether she got paid well.
He asked her to let him know if there were any more job vacancies.
He asked her who she was going to be working with the following week.
He asked her what she’d done the previous/the day before.
He told her not to forget/reminded her to take some photos.
He said they would/promised to email her if they came over to Greece.
Ex. 7
Students’ own answers.
Use of English focus Cb p. 87
Concrete and abstact nouns
Ex. 1
Concrete nouns: engineer, journalist, musician, visitor
Abstract nouns: engineering, journalism, music, visit
Ex. 2
1. creation – creator,
2. advice – advisor,
3. employment – employer/employee,
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tourism – tourist,
application – applicant,
representation – representative,
childhood – child,
politics – politician
Ex. 3
(abstract nouns in brackets)
Verbs: arrive (arrival), behave (behaviour), confide (confidence), know (knowledge),
permit (permission), progress (progress/progression)
Adjectives: angry (anger), difficult (difficulty), friendly (friendliness/friendship), sad
(sadness), short (shortage), strong (strength)
Ex. 4
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permission
progress
difficulty
a visit
strength
a friendship
Word formation (Part 3) Cb p 87
Ex. 5
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irregular →working hours (= noun)
responsibility → overall (=adjective)
creation→the (article)
technology→ the (article) complex (adjective)
personally→ involved (adjective)
artists→ the team of (+ pl noun)
decisions→ the plans (pl noun) and….
enjoyable→ work (noun)
Ex. 6 Students’ own answers
Review Cb p 71
Ex. 1
1C 2A 3A 4B 5A 6B
Ex. 2
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talks
say
speak
talk
say
speak
7. tell
8. tell
Ex. 3
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reminded his colleagues to
suggested (that) Carol (should)
accused Anna of
warned us not to
apologised for not
his notice the following/next
recommended looking /(that) I look/(that) I should look
denied breaking/that she had broken