Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key
Q: Skills for Success
Second Edition
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 2
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I think the Jeddah TV tower is
attractive. I don’t like the plain
apartment buildings.
2. It is very important for a city to look
attractive.
3. It is a modern-looking building. I
think it is an attractive building.
Activity B, p. 3
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. Sophy thinks modern architecture is
all skyscrapers. She thinks it’s
boring.
2. Marcus both agrees and disagrees
with Sophy. He says, yes, there are
lots of skyscrapers, but there are
also many interesting buildings,
especially “green” ones.
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
landscape architect, areas, spaces,
working outdoors, plants, green space;
urban planner, architects individual
buildings, urban planners = whole
cities, needs of people; interior
designers, attractive, safe, and
functional inside, space, trend
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary. Sample answer:
Name of
building:
Empire State Building
Features of
building:
Antenna
Shape:
Tall, rectangular
Style:
Art-Deco
Materials:
Brick
Function:
Office building
Other:
Built in 1931
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, B, p. 6
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Oscar Valerian, round ball, tiny
windows, science fiction, latest trends,
good design?, need bigger building,
people want a celebrity, design is
important, journalists = honest
Activity C, p. 6
 2.
 4.
Activity D, pp. 6–7
1. Ayisha says it looks like a big round
ball with windows. She says it looks
like something from a science fiction
movie.
2. About twenty people were at the
meeting.
3. No, they took the plans seriously.
4. Ayisha thinks the plans are
ridiculous and not practical.
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 4
architect, creative, visual imagination
Activity B, p. 4
Yes, the word architect is repeated.
Activity C, p. 4
LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 5
1. d
2. b
3. g
4. e
5. h
6. c
7. f
8. a
AK-1
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key
5. They think Oscar Valerian is a great
architect.
6. She thinks people are too concerned
with trends and that the town needs
a different sort of building for a
library.
7. Julia recommends that Ayisha
include some possible solutions with
her critical comments.
8. Yes, I think Ayisha will follow Julia’s
advice. She says “Good idea!” Also,
she interrupted Julia in order to ask
for advice, so it seems that Ayisha
values Julia’s opinion.
Activity E, p. 7
1. J
2. A
3. J
4. A
5. A
6. J
7. J
8. A
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 8
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, because current trends are
what people want right now. No,
because architects should follow
their own creative vision, no matter
what is trendy.
2. I admire sleek, new glass
skyscrapers. I dislike boxy, old
concrete buildings.
3. It means that a building has to do
what the people need it to do:
provide shelter or commercial space
or whatever. People shouldn’t have
to adapt their needs to the structure
of the building.
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LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 8
 2.
Activity B, p. 9
1. Answers will vary.
2. It is possible to understand the main
idea without knowing these words
because you can identify the main
idea by noticing when the speaker
repeats ideas or emphasizes
sentences.
3. Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Example: Designers are using recycled
materials. Therefore, furniture design
is going “green.”; Example: Desks have
ports for computers, and
entertainment centers have a lot of
space. Therefore, technology is having
an impact on design.; Example: People
are getting modern kitchens that have
a “look” from the 1950s. Therefore,
some people like older styles.
LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 9–10
1. economics
2. roof
3. eco-friendly
4. relationship
5. benefit
6. sustainable
7. forest
8. combination
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, B, pp. 10–11
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
sustainable architecture = relationship
between architecture and the
environment, reuse materials,
sustainable also = energy used,
AK-2
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key
example solar energy; economic
benefits = lower electrical bills; looks
like = creativity, example = building
with trees on balconies; green roofs
Activity C, p. 11
1. b
2. c
3. b
Activity D, pp. 11–12
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. a
Activity E, p. 12
1. Green roof installations increased
from less than 1 million square feet
in 2004 to about 20 million in 2012.
2. The biggest increase occurred
between 2010 and 2011.
3. Answers will vary. Students may
note that green roofs are part of the
trend in sustainable architecture.
4. Answers will vary.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 13
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Architects can use geothermal
energy for heating resources like
wood for building, or they can
recycle concrete from torn-down
buildings.
2. Yes, because I want the earth to stay
healthy for my children. / No,
because I want to have the
opportunity to build a new house
and run it in a way that is
convenient for me.
Activity B, p. 13
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
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1. Building using sustainable materials
as in Listening 2.
2. The city I live in has a modern
section and an older section. The
older section is mostly built of mud
and bricks. This architecture is
sustainable, because there is always
more mud to make bricks. The new
section has skyscrapers made of
steel and glass. This section is not as
sustainable.
3. Our cities would be very boring. All
the buildings would be plain cubes.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 14
1. start
2. follow
3. set
4. stop
5. continue
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 15
1. My cousin is studying architecture at
university.
2. Sami is attending the conference on
sustainability today.
3. We are discussing modern
architecture this week.
4. Right now, Professor Martin is
talking to some students.
Activity B, p. 16
1. HN
2. AN
3. AN
4. HN
5. AN
6. AN
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 16–17
1. Speaker 2
AK-3
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key
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2. Speaker 1
3. Speaker 2
4. Speaker 1
UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
1. The city council supports the
building because the city needs
more office space and the project
will create new jobs.
2. Critics are asking questions about
the size and design of the building.
For example, “Is this building right
for this community?”
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
AK-4
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 2 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 20
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Cars can’t see you. Traffic police
sometimes wear orange so drivers
will see them.
2. Students may say white because it
makes a room look large and bright,
blue or green because they are
relaxing and cool, red or orange
because they are warm.
3. The animal is blending into its
surroundings. It is using camouflage
to protect itself from predators.
Activity B, p. 21
Use of Color
Example
Sophy b. for symbolic g. wearing
reasons
school colors
Felix
a. to affect
c. hospitals use
moods
relaxing colors
Marcus d. to attract
h. big red
attention
letters on a sign
Yuna
f. to organize
e. differentcolored
notebooks
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
It is difficult to see birds and mice
because they are small. Sometimes
mice blend in because they are gray
and hard to see in the street. Some
birds are also hard to see because
they are brown and not easy to see
in trees. Cats are usually easy to see
because they are larger.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
The coloring of his clothing blends in
with the surroundings, which helps
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him get close to animals to
photograph them.
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 22
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
midrib runs top to bottom of leaf; veins
distribute water; leaves make food
from CO2= photosynthesis
Midrib
Vein
Activity B, p. 22
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Roots bring water from soil to tree;
trunk= main support for tree; bark
protects tree; branches form crown;
rings= years
Crown
Bark
Rings
Trunk
Branches
Roots
AK-5
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 2 Student Book Answer Key
Q: Skills for Success
Second Edition
LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 23
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. b
8. a
Activity C, p. 24
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. The animals have coloring similar to
their surroundings.
2. It is easy to see the blue frog.
3. The animals in 1 and 2 have coloring
that camouflages them. The bright
blue color of the frog in 3 is probably
a warning color.
1. The word camouflage means coloring
that helps an animal blend into its
surroundings.
2. Animals use camouflage to hide from
predators or to warn other animals
that they are poisonous. For
example, the green wings of the
false-leaf katydid allow it to blend in
with green leaves where it lives.
3. The bright color of the poison dart
frog serves as a warning to other
animals that it is very poisonous to
eat. The cryptic frog, on the other
hand, is colored to blend in very
carefully with its surroundings.
Activity F, p. 26
1. W
2. C
3. W
4. C
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, B, p.24
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
A false-leaf katydid: camouflage=wings
looks like leaves, got name from sound
Cryptic frog: camouflage=takes colors
from environment
Blue poison dart frog: blue
color=warning, dangerous, poisonous
Activity C, p. 24
color: green; brown; blue
location: among the green leaves; on the
forest floor; in the rain forest
Activity D, p. 25
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. a
Activity E, p. 25
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 26
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. They use color for camouflage. Their
colors usually match their
environment.
2. They aren’t brightly colored so their
prey won’t see them.
3. Soldiers wear camouflage. Hunters
wear orange vests so they can be
seen easily and won’t get shot.
LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 27
1. circle green color, underline hard to
see
2. circle Predators can’t see the
katydids, underline the katydids stay
safe
3. circle it uses camouflage, underline
It’s hard to see cryptic frogs
AK-6
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 2 Student Book Answer Key
4. circle frog is the same color as the
leaves, underline you can’t see it very
well
5. circle frog is bright blue, underline
you can see it easily
6. circle their skins contain a strong
poison, underline frogs are
dangerous
Activity B, p. 27
1. a
2. c
3. b
LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Vocabulary Skill Review, p. 28
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
paint + the wall, draw + a straight line,
use + a tool, match + the color
Activity A, p. 28
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. a
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 29
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Luis Barragán, Mexican architect,
architect of color, bright colors,
buildings, small towns, travels 1920s–
30s, North Africa, houses blend
landscape, house + garden, peaceful,
solid, wall colors
Activity B, p. 29
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Asir, S.A, paint homes, Eid, bright colors,
traditional designs, lines, triangles,
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mountains, women painters, pride, fair
competitions encourage modern artists,
keep traditions
Activity C, pp. 29–30
1. architecture
2. bright colors
3. gardens
4. peaceful
5. special tradition
6. colorful designs
7. shapes
8. women
9. artistic
Activity D, p. 30
Luis
The women of
Barragán
Asir
Country Mexico
Saudi Arabia
bright colors, many bright
Typical red, green,
colors: red,
colors
blue
green, yellow,
black
influence of
traditional
North Africa, designs with
Special
house and
special
features
garden
meanings
together
Activity E, p. 30
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. c
Activity F, p. 31
1. F For Luis Barragán, the landscape
and gardens around a house were
important.
2. T
3. The large triangles represent
mountains.
4. T
AK-7
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 2 Student Book Answer Key
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 31
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I agree because a beautiful home
makes you feel comfortable and
peaceful.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary, but might address
house size, number of rooms, color,
and other features.
Activity B, p. 31
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I prefer to wear green. I prefer to
have the colors brown and white in
my home.
2. I identify many computer companies
with the color blue. I identify
McDonald’s by the colors red and
yellow.
Activity D, p. 32
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Some animals use color to blend in
with their surroundings. Barragán
and the women of Asir use color to
express their art and traditions.
2. Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, pp. 32–33
1. V
2. V
3. N
4. N
5. V
6. V
7. N
8. V
Activity B, p. 33
1. change, V
2. sound, N
3. fight, V
4. camouflage, V
5. match, N
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6. poison, V
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 34
1. There’s
2. It’s
3. there’s
4. it’s
5. It’s
6. there’s
7. It’s
8. it’s
Activity B, p. 34
Answers will vary.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 35
1. camouflage, mo is circled
2. famous, mous is circled
3. nature, ture is circled
4. around, a is circled
5. advise, ad is circled
6. believe, be is circled
7. ordinary, di is circled
8. Recent, cent is circled
Activity C, p. 35
1. tradition
2. element
3. another
4. protection
5. material
Activity D, p. 36
1. It is a traditional festival that we
celebrate every year.
2. Is there an apartment for rent on
State Street?
3. We need to find another answer to
the problem.
4. There’s a special program to protect
the city’s water.
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 36
AK-8
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 2 Student Book Answer Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
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For instance,
Let me give you an example.
For example,
Can you give us some examples?
UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. I like the building with the red roof
the most because it stands out. The
house looks inviting.
2. I like the white building the least
because it looks like it could get
dirty easily and because I think
white is a boring color.
3. I like buildings that are unusual
because they say a lot about the
personality of the people inside.
They also say a lot about the people
who designed them.
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
AK-9
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 38
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, people often open doors for
each other. / No, people are too
busy to bother with politeness.
2. Yes, when I am new to a culture, I’m
not always sure what is polite.
3. They are bowing. It is a business
meeting.
Activity B, p. 39
1.
a. Sophy
b. Yuna
c. Felix
d. Marcus
2. Felix says you can compliment the food
or bring a small present, like chocolates.
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 40
1. courtesy
2. behavior
3. etiquette
4. polite
5. manners
Activity B, p. 41
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. a
Vocabulary Skill Review, p. 41
increase, scream
LISTENING SKILL
Activity D, p. 42
Answers will vary.
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Activity E, p. 42
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 42
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
journalist Lynn Hancock on
J. M. Forni—the “civility solution”
increase rudeness in society today
poor etiquette= rudeness and bad
manners
rudeness  violence ex. road rage
the “civility solution”—be polite and
say when you don’t like someone’s
behavior at same time
Activity B, p. 42
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
Activity C, p. 43
1. a
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. b
Activity D, p. 43
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. She accidentally bumped into
someone on the bus.
2. It was accidental.
3. At first the man yelled at her.
4. She calmly told him it was an
accident and that he didn’t need to
yell, since it was a small space.
5. Yes, it was useful. She was able to
have a civil exchange with the man
instead of both of them yelling and
getting stressed.
Activity E, p. 44
1. solution
2. rude
AK-10
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key
3. normal
4. circle
5. polite
6. breaks
7. words
8. society
Activity F, p. 44
Answers will vary.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 44
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Answers will vary.
2. They are good ideas, but hard to
follow. They can work because if you
act calmly, the other person can
calm down.
3. I think so. If people don’t get angry
so easily, there will be less stress
and less violence. / I don’t think so.
People will always get angry.
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, B, p. 45
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
politeness today, past
1. Table manners
Roman times to present
eating with fingers bad?
2. Public behavior
talking during concert today=bad
past, people talked during concerts
LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 46–47
1. respect
2. principal
3. influence
4. deal with
5. valuable
6. shout out
7. improve
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8. attentive
9. courteous
Activity C, p. 47
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 47
Answers will vary.
Activity B, p. 47
Answers will vary.
Activity C, p. 47
1. b
2. a
3. c
Activity D, p. 48
1. Use titles like Mr., Mrs., and Ms.
2. Polite Children
3. Answers may vary. Possible answer:
using polite words such as please,
thank you, and excuse me
4. Students are more attentive in class;
there are fewer fights in the school.
5. The classes help out at home, too,
since the students also learn
something about manners at home,
not just the classroom.
Activity E, p. 48
1. a
2. a
3. b
4. a
Activity F, p. 49
1. raise your hand
2. shout out the answer
3. Mr., Ms., or Mrs.
4. say “excuse me”
5. say “please”
6. get into fights
7. say “thank you”
8. Answers will vary.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 49
AK-11
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Some parents are not teaching good
manners because they are too busy.
Many parents still teach manners to
their children because it helps them
in society.
2. From my parents. They taught me to
close my mouth while eating and to
shake hands when I meet someone.
Activity B, p. 50
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. He would think it was a good idea.
2. Stand when the teacher enters the
room. Don't bring food into the
classroom. Don't be late for class.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 50
1. d
2. c
3. f
4. h
5. g
6. a
7. b
8. e
Activity B, p. 51
1. I think it’s impolite to use your cell
phone on the bus.
2. Please tell the kids outside to stop
yelling.
3. If salespeople are polite, they’ll
probably make more sales.
4. His manners can tell you more than
his words.
5. Emily Post wrote many books about
etiquette.
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 52
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. shouldn’t
2. should
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3. shouldn’t
4. should
5. shouldn’t
6. should
7. should
8. should
Activity B, p. 52
Answers will vary.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 53
1. The students admitted they made a
mistake.
2. Parents are too busy to teach their
children manners.
3. The book talks about different ways
to deal with problems.
4. Bad manners are a problem in our
office.
5. I was amazed by my visit to the Great
Wall.
6. Is it possible for them to deal with
the problem today?
Activity C, p. 53
1. rules
2. hats
3. Long
4. ago
5. hats
6. outdoors
7. manners
8. hats
9. indoors
10. was
11. a
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 54
Answers will vary.
Activity B, p. 54
Answers will vary.
UNIT ASSIGNMENT
AK-12
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key
Q: Skills for Success
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CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
AK-13
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 4 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 56
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Life is a game because there are
winners and losers. / Life is not a
game because it is serious.
2. Answers will vary.
3. The people are playing a game.
Activity B, p. 56
1. Marcus said one has to try hard in
order to do well in a game like soccer
as well as in life. Felix noted that in
both, people have to work as a team
in order to do well.
2. Sophy noted that in both a game and
in life there are rules you need to
learn and follow in order to do well.
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Scrabble, checkers, Go, hide and
seek, tag
2. to learn something, to spend time
with people, to relax
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 58
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
A. selling property
land on property
the most money
B. 33
Landlord
invented by actress
players choose to
of the money
C. Landlord and Monopoly are
similar, but tell us different things
about societies
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LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 59–60
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. a
Activity C, p. 60
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
It has no black squares and it’s shaped
like a diamond instead of a square.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, B, pp. 60–61
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Intro/ topic: Crossword Puzzles
Giuseppe Airoldi: first published crossword
puzzle, 1890
Author Wynne: invented modern crossword
puzzle, 1913
Benefits of crosswords: brain more active,
healthier, improves memory
Activity C, p. 61
1. F The focus of this part of Alex
Varga’s speech is the history of the
crossword puzzle.
2. T
3. T
4. F There are many benefits to doing
crosswords.
5. T
Activity D, pp. 61–62
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. c
AK-14
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 4 Student Book Answer Key
7. c
8. a
Activity E, p. 62
Across:
2. INSTANT
4. GAME
6. SOLVE
8. SQUARE
9. VERSION
11. UPDATE
12. OBJECT
Down:
1. ACROSS
3. SHAPE
5. CLUES
7. REALIZE
10. NOW
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 63
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Crossword puzzles aren’t easy. I like
them because they make me think.
2. There are word searches and
Sudoku puzzles in the newspaper.
3. I prefer to play online because there
are always new puzzles available. / I
like to play puzzles in a book
because I can erase answers I get
wrong and fix them.
LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 63
1. Alfred Mosher Butts;1938
2. 1948
3. James Brunot
4. 1952
5. 1991
6. Michael Cresta
7. 2006
Activity B, p. 64
Answers will vary.
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LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 64–65
1. figure out
2. demand
3. supplies
4. estimate
5. calculate
6. profit
7. loss
8. sold out
Activity C, p. 65
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 65
Activity B, p. 66
Answers will vary.
Activity C, p. 66
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
Activity D, pp. 66–67
1. T
2. F There is more demand for
lemonade on sunny days.
3. F Waleed recommends using five
lemons and four cups of sugar in
each pitcher.
4. T
5. F The decisions you make in the
game are very similar to the decisions
in a real business.
6. F At the end, Faisal says the game is
too fun/isn’t great for a university
class.
Activity E, p. 67
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. If a player buys too much ice, it
might melt. If a player buys too
many lemons, they might go bad.
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2. The weather forecast helps the
players decide how much demand
there will be for lemonade the next
day. If it’s hot, there will be more
demand.
3. Players need to think about how
much it will cost to make the
lemonade, how much they should
sell it for, and what people want it
to taste like.
4. The player will sell out of lemonade
and might not make a profit for the
day.
Activity F, p. 67
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Chart: Profits were Friday = $0.08,
Saturday = $7.86, Sunday = $0.87
1. He lost the most money on Thursday.
This was likely because he had the
greatest expenses on that day and
charged too much per cup.
2. He had the greatest profit on
Saturday. It was a sunny weekend
day.
3. His total expenses were $12.68 +
1.72 + 6.64 + 6.13 = $27.17. His total
sales were $8.40 + 1.80 + 14.50 +
7.00 = $31.70. The difference is his
total profit, or $31.70 – 27.17 =
$4.53.
4. He probably charged too much at 30
cents per cup on his first day. He had
greater sales and overall profits on
days he charged 25 cents per cup.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 68
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I agree with Faisal, because games
take up too much time and don’t
teach you enough. / I agree with
Waleed because in a class like
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business, it’s important to see what
happens when you make decisions.
2. There are many video games
available, for almost every sport.
Pilots and astronauts can use
computers to practice flying planes
and spaceships. There are also
business and organization games
where teams have to make plans to
survive on places like desert islands.
Activity B, p. 68
Answers will vary.
Activity D, p. 68
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Soccer teaches me to work with
other people, to try my best, to keep
going when I’m tired, and to be
positive when we’re losing.
2. Chess teaches children to think
ahead. It also helps their
concentration. Competitions can be
good, but they need to be fun.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 69
Adjective
active
creative
difficult
real
safe
Activity B, p. 69
1. simplicity
2. reality
3. creativity
4. difficulty
Noun
activity
creativity
difficulty
reality
safety
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 70
1. Help
2. show
3. Don’t use
4. watch
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5. Give
6. Don’t sort
7. work
Activity B, p. 71
Answers will vary.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 71
3-syllable words:
expensive
estimate
4-syllable words:
original
competition
kindergarten
5- and 6-syllable words:
university
originality
creativity
Activity B, p. 72
1. honesty
2. popularity
3. creativity
4. environment
5. reality
6. developer
7. calculate
8. history
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UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. A group can create more ideas and
you can test the game
2. business, education, travel, and
family life
3. think of a theme, narrow the topic,
decide on the object, design the
game, write the rules, make pieces,
test the game, have other people
test the game
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, pp. 72–73
1. object
2. First
3. next
4. Next
5. After that
6. Then
7. idea
8. Finally
Activity B, p. 73
3, 5, 2, 1, 4
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Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 5 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 76
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Your parents and brothers and
sisters; the people you are related
to; people who make you feel
connected in the world.
2. My parents (or brother, sister,
cousin, etc.) influence me because
they teach me about life.
3. I think they are a family. There are a
mother, a father, a child, and a
grandfather.
Activity B, p. 77
1. she always has her family around
her
2. family has to come first
3. you aren't alone
4. don't have good relationships
5. for these people friends are their
family
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
Only people who are related to me are
family. I like other people, but they
aren't family. / I am very close to some
people who are not related to me. I
think of them like family.
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 78
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Families around the world
A. How are they different?
B. How are they the same?
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LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 79
1. coincidence
2. appearance
3. inherit
4. twins
5. separate
6. tendency
7. identity
8. get along
Activity C, p. 80
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 80
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
physical differences?
Faris taller / thinner
personalities? like same things or
different?
different sports – soccer/tennis
same music piano
How twins relate family
get along with brother
closer to each other
Activity B, p. 80
Twins
Own identity important?
yes, twins different classes
How they feel abt being twins
one person together
different when apart
Born to act in certain ways? Family
friends influence personality?
twins in diff. families very similar
coincidences – names of wives, pets
Conclusion
tendency to have certain personality
comb. of inherit and life experience
Activity C, pp. 80–81
1. a
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2. c
3. c
4. b
Activity D, p. 81
1. Faris is taller.
2. Faris likes soccer, but Fahad prefers
tennis.
3. They had their own "twin"
language.
4. They put the boys in different
classes in their school.
5. They wanted each boy to develop
his own identity.
6. They feel like they are one person.
7. They both liked math and making
things out of wood.
8. Their wives and pets had the same
names.
Activity E, p. 82
Answers may vary. Most likely answers:
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. D
Activity F, p. 82
Answers will vary.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 82
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Inherited characteristics. I’ve always
had the same personality, even
when I was a baby. / People and
events in my life. My parents are a
big influence on how I act and feel.
2. Answers will vary.
LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 83
1. Faris is more social than his brother,
so he prefers team sports.
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2. When the twins are apart, they have
some different friends and activities.
Activity B, p. 83
1. . . . he feels that he can talk more
honestly to his friends without
getting critical reactions.
2. . . . family members feel a
responsibility to help you with
everything because your problems
are their problems.
LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 84–85
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. b
8. a
Activity C, p. 85
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, B, p. 86
Most African Americans have little
information about their ancestors.
African Americans came to America as
slaves, few written records about
Henry Louis Gates used DNA to study
the history of African-American
families.
participants wanted to know where
ancestors came from
The results of Gates’s study were
surprising.
Gates found participants had white and
black ancestors, Gates was 50% white
Another person in Gates’s study, author
Bliss Broyard, had a different
experience.
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Unit 5 Student Book Answer Key
Broyard found she was 18% black. She
doesn’t identify with being black.
Activity C, p. 86
 2
Activity D, pp. 86–87
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. b
Activity E., p. 87
1. ancestors
2. slaves
3. written
4. history
5. reason
6. DNA
7. Participants
8. part
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 88
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. It's important because it helps you
understand yourself better. / It isn't
important because many people
know nothing about their ancestors
and have problem with that.
2. Yes, I want to know where I come
from. / No it doesn’t matter to me
who my ancestors were.
Activity B, p. 88
Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 89
Verb
Noun
participate
participant
coincide
coincidence
differ
difference
identify
identity
tend
tendency
Adjective
participatory
coincidental
different
identified
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Activity B, p. 89
1. identify
2. tendency
3. different
4. participant
5. coincidence
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 91
1. Do they study math at school?
2. Did your grandfather come here
from Lebanon in the 1900s?
3. Does Andrew have a twin brother?
4. Does he want to go to Ireland next
week?
Activity B, p. 91
1. Why did Henry Louis Gates use
DNA in the study?
2. How did you find out about your
family history?
3. Who does your son look like?
4. What are the twins doing today?
Activity C, p. 92
Answers will vary.
Activity D, p. 92
Answers will vary.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 93
1. I think
2. I feel
3. In my view
4. For me
5. As I see it
Activity B, p. 93
Answers will vary.
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 94
1. I think that
2. I feel that
3. In my view
4. For me
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5. As I see it
Activity B, p. 94
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UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
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Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 96
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. home projects, painting, repairing
2. Yes, younger people are more
willing to try things / have less
money. / No, it depends more on
your personality and maybe money
than on your age.
3. He is putting together a piece of
furniture. Yes, I would do this myself
to save money.
Activity B, p. 97
Things people Reasons
do themselves
Sophy g. repairing
f. as a hobby
things around
the house
Felix
a. car washing e. satisfaction of
d. gardening
doing something
yourself
Marcus c. making
-------------------clothes or
furniture
Yuna
-------------------- b. to save money
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary. Possible answers:
Yes, people are learning more skills
now and are able to do more DIY
projects. / No, people are lazier now
than they used to be and do not do
as many DIY projects.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. paint a house
2. sew a dress
3. knit a scarf
4. carve a box
5. weld a sculpture
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6. mosaic
7. papier-mâché a mask
8. grow a rosebush
9. fix a squeaky door
10. put up wallpaper
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 98
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Business people start careers with
do-it-yourself projects. For example,
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com,
started to build a computer in his
parents’ garage. In high school, Jeff
Bezos started his first business. It was
called the Dream Institution. The
Dream Institution was a camp for
fourth, fifth, and sixth grade kids.
Another example of someone who
started their career with a do-ityourself project is Mike Zuckerberg. In
2004, Mike Zuckerberg, founder of
Facebook, started his career in his
Harvard University dormitory.
Facebook was first called FaceMash. By
2013, Facebook had over one billion
users, and Mike Zuckerberg was a rich
man.
Activity B, p. 98
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
1976—S. Jobs + S. Wozniak, garage @
parents’ home. invnt. 1st comp. for
home use.
Apple II- intr. in 1977
1987—S.W. left comp. S.J.—iPad,
iPhone
2011-S.J. died
LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 99–100
1. fair
2. get involved
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Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key
3. inventor
4. repair
5. colleagues
6. decade
7. complicated
8. produce
Activity C, p. 100
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 100
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
Howtoons: In the past, people fixed
their own TVs, cars, etc. Do-it-yourself.
Fathers taught their sons skills. Now,
things are too complicated and
repairing them is too expensive.
Activity B, p. 101
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
Saul Griffith-invt. MIT in Cambridge,
MA.
“cltre of innov. & repair”
S.G. invnted inexpsve syst. 4 eyeglasses
+ 3,0002 ft kite—prod. elect.
DIY brings ppl closr 2 objcts
SG+ colleagues created Howtoowns
HT cartoons helps kids to think like
invntrs
HT-online, book
ex.HT- waterscopes, pens, paper, ink
Activity C, p. 101
 1.
 3.
 6.
Activity D, p. 101
1. skills
2. expensive
3. electricity
4. closer
5. inventors
6. paper
7. museums
8. adults
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Activity E, p. 102
1. T
2. T
3. F Saul Griffiths believes that children
today don’t have a “culture of
innovation and repair.”
4. F For Griffith, one benefit of DIY is
that people get “involved
emotionally” with the objects they
work on.
5. T
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 102
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I can fix cars / knit / paint a room /
fix a sink / mow the lawn. I could
learn more from my mother / father
/ brother / sister / friend.
2. Yes, they need to be creative and
capable. / No, everyone will have
something he or she is good at /
specializes in.
3. They can learn to do simple projects
that are fun; yes.
LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 103
1. Griffith’s kite can produce electricity.
2. Kids can find Howtoons online.
3. A waterscope lets people look at
objects underwater.
Activity B, pp. 103–104
1. Scratch is designed for kids ages 8 to
16.
2. Answers may vary. Possible answer:
You can create animations.
3. You can create a simple animation in
Scratch in a few minutes.
4. You can make sprites interact.
5. Scratch is being used in some
beginning computer science courses.
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LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 104–105
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. b
8. a
Activity C, p. 105
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 106
1. sell-it-yourself
2. self-sufficient
3. indie / independent
4. customer
5. publish / publishing
6. percentage
7. promote
8. experience
Activity B, p. 106
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
Advisr H.Watkins—Bus. trends
indie craft mvmt=sell works @ fairs +
online
e.g. etsy.com—site takes sm. fee, 185
thous. craftsppl, >1 mil cust.
pub. book online=DIY proj.
free to pub. website makes $ frm sales,
% to author
edit, blurb (1-2 short para.s)
advts—social media, reviews
Activity C, p. 106
 2.
Activity D, pp. 106–107
1. a website for artists and craftspeople
2. about 185,000
3. about 1,000,000
4. edit the book very carefully
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5. a short paragraph or two that
describes a book
6. They may write a review of the book.
7. a cookbook
8. very well; The writer is going on TV
shows.
Activity E, p. 107
Craftspeople: d, f
Both: a, c, g, h
Writers: b, e
Activity F, p. 107
Answers will vary.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 108
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Answers will vary.
2. It can take business away from
regular businesses, but there will
still be stores. Small craft stores will
probably not go out of business
because some customers like to see
the product in person. Also, many of
the people who sell online couldn’t
get into a store. Publishers will still
publish books. many people like to
hold a book in their hands.
Activity B, p. 108
Answers will vary.
Activity C, p. 109
Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 110
Correct spellings:
1. knowledge
2. technology
3. series
4. jewelry
5. folk
6. animated
Activity B, p. 110
Answers will vary.
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Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 112:
1. better
2. more creative
3. the most interesting
4. cheaper
5. easier
Activity C, p.113
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. I think the most important invention
in history was the telephone.
2. I think Hawaii is the best place to
visit.
3. I think iQ Online is the most
interesting website.
4. This is the most difficult book.
5. Today is the happiest day of my life.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 114
1. Their business advisor
recommended that they raise their
prices.
2. The business became more
successful after they started the
website.
3. I think customers prefer to shop in
real stores most of the time.
4. I don’t think companies are going to
stop publishing paper books soon.
5. There are several great crafts stores
on Main Street.
6. He hopes to sell lots of books online.
Activity B, p. 114
1. Be careful that you don’t generate
too much energy.
2. The furniture maker sold dozens of
tables and chairs last month.
3. You can’t expect to become selfsufficient in one day.
4. I try to make time in my life for
doing crafts that I like.
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5. With Howtoons, children learn new
skills very quickly.
6. We need some help putting these
photos on the website.
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, pp. 115–116
1. Can you explain . . . ?; That’s not
what I meant.
2. But how does . . . ?; Let me explain
3. What’s that?; It’s a
Activity B, p. 116
Answers will vary.
UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
AK-25
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 7 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 118
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
1. Yes, I throw away too much trash. I
waste a lot when I could repurpose
items or recycle more often. / No, I
do not throw away too much trash. I
am very environmentally conscious.
2. It dumps the trash in a big area. It
recycles a lot of things—glass,
plastic, and paper.
3. Old toys, instruments, containers,
shoes, buckets, tires, etc. The trash
was used to make sculptures in the
form of horses.
Activity B, p. 118
1. Yuna says trash goes to the dump or
it gets recycled.
2. Sophy mentions that trash thrown in
the street can get washed down
storm drains and out to the ocean.
Felix notes that trash in the dump
stays there.
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 120
1. smell
2. compost
3. recycling bin
4. exception
5. weigh
6. waste
7. landfill
Activity C, p. 120
Answers will vary.
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WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 121
Answers will vary.
Activity C, p. 122
1. b
2. c
3. a
Activity D, p. 122
1. T
2. F Dave is saving banana peels and tea
bags. / Dave is not saving meat and
milk products.
3. F Dave’s basement doesn’t smell bad.
4. T
5. T
6. F Dave does not use the worm
composter for meat and milk
products.
7. T
8. F Dave is probably going to take most
of the trash to the recycling center
and only some of it to the landfill
when the experiment ends.
Activity E, p. 123
2nd row—Put paper in composter. Put
vegetable food waste in composter.
3rd row—Give worms time to eat waste.
4th row—Remove finished compost from
composter.
Bottom row—Use compost in garden.
Activity F, p. 123
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1st row—Weigh each kind of trash.
2nd row—Write a report and post it on
website.
3rd row—Take most of it to a recycling
center.
4th—Take the rest to a landfill.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 124
AK-26
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Unit 7 Student Book Answer Key
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. a lot; maybe
2. I think it’s a good idea because you
see how much trash you make. I
don’t want to do it because it would
be dirty and smelly.
3. glass, plastic, newspapers; in bins,
not always
LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 124
1. Yes, he really wants him to.
2. He is joking.
3. Ari is enthusiastic.
4. He is skeptical / disbelieving.
5. Yes, he is.
6. No. Ari is joking and Jon realizes this.
Activity B, p. 125
1. David threw something that could be
recycled into the trash, and someone
knew it was him because his address
was on some items.
2. He is angry and feels that it is unfair.
3. He thinks it’s silly.
4. Joe thinks recycling is important.
5. No, by the tone of his voice, Joe isn’t
angry with David.
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity B, p. 126
1. anthropologist: 1, e
2. appreciate: 4, c
3. garbage: 3, d
4. hazards: 5, a
5. requirements: 6, b
6. sanitation: 2, g
7. survival: 7, f
LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 126–127
a. garbage
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b. attract
c. deep
d. on purpose
e. reduce
f. float
g. marine
h. current
Activity C, p. 127
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, B, p. 128
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Key words: garbage dump, currents, circular
movement, hazard, on purpose, floats,
deep, attract, marine, biodegradable,
environment, wastewater, reduce
Activity C, p. 128
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. c
Activity D, pp. 128–129
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. b
Activity E, p. 129
Answers will vary.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 130
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I was/felt surprised / sad / upset /
shocked.
2. water bottle, chair, desk/table, pen,
binder
Activity B, p. 130
AK-27
Listening and Speaking 2
Unit 7 Student Book Answer Key
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, I saw litter and trash in a lake. It
made me upset.
2. I think the owner would be
defensive. Or he/she might try to do
something about the waste.
Activity D, p. 130
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, people won’t recycle without
laws. / No, it’s better to give people
a reason to recycle.
2. Answers will vary.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 131
1. waste water is two words
2. line; shoreline is one word
3. worms; earthworms is one word
4. sites; websites is one word
5. land; landfill is one word
6. news; newspapers is one word
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 133
1. Layal will recycle the cans for us.
2. Will Elaine take us to the landfill?
3. Rudolfo won’t/will not return until
next week.
4. When will Bader get a recycling
bin?
5. Our city won’t/will not recycle this
kind of plastic.
Activity B, p. 133
Answers will vary.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 134
1. seabird
2. website
3. coffee cup
4. shoreline
5. landfill
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6. newspaper
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 135
1. b
2. a
Activity B, p. 136
1. Answers may vary. Possible
summary: The people are discussing
the concept and goals of a movement
called Zero Waste.
2. Answers may vary. Possible
summary: The news report is about
two people who found ways to
reduce the amount of plastic they
use each month.
UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
1. She thinks it’s more important to
reduce the amount of trash/waste
that’s produced in the first place.
2. She suggests charging people for
waste based on the amount that they
throw out.
3. Other city services also bill by the
amount used, such as water and
electricity.
4. Answers will vary.
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
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The Q Classroom
Activity A, p. 138
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary. Students may
mention their parents told them
about personal hygiene or
housekeeping.
3. The person is washing an apple. It
looks like she is wasting a lot of
water.
Activity B, p. 138
1. Yuna thinks it’s important to be
clean, while Felix thinks a person can
be “too clean,” that being dirty can
be helpful.
2. It’s polite to be clean so people
around you don’t encounter bad
smells.
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. From a well; from city or town
2. Yes, it is. No, we boil the water. /
No, we drink bottled water.
3. Yes. I turn the tap off when I brush
my teeth. I take shorter showers. I
only run the dishwasher when it is
full. I do fewer loads of laundry. I
collect rainwater to water plants.
LISTENING 1
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 140
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. b
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7. c
8. b
9. c
10. a
Activity C, p. 141
Answers will vary.
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 141
A diseases carried by water; cholera
kills thousands
B lack of water in crowded cities;
effects of climate change; Lake Chad
drying up
C sing underground water; waterless
toilets
Activity C, p. 142
1. a
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. b
Activity D, p. 143
1. 29.8
2. 50
3. 150
4. 38 million
5. 300
6. 23 x 45
7. 400
Activity E, p. 143
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. Because people are crowded
together in cities, it’s easy for germs
to pass between people, and water
can be hard to get.
2. At places such as Lake Chad, climate
change has reduced the rainfall so
the lake is shrinking.
3. An increase in population means
there is less water available per
person.
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SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Say What You Think, p. 143
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. We would have to be very careful
about using water. We could boil
water for drinking. Maybe we could
find water in other places.
2. By having better sewage systems,
more environmentally friendly water
usage, and water purification.
2. allergy
3. automatically
4. digest
5. defense
6. dirt
7. sensible
8. old-fashioned
9. germs
Activity C, p. 147
Answers will vary.
LISTENING SKILL
Activity A, p. 144
Sara: fact; 45 miles long, 23 miles wide.
Liza: opinion; I feel
Jamal: fact; In 1911, underground lake
Ogallala
Walaa: fact; down by 8.5 meters.
Daniel: opinion; I think . . .
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity A, p. 147
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Is it poss. to be too clean?
A Change in attitudes re: dirt
-past—not worried.
-present—worry a lot abt pers.
clean., dirt, germs.
Use sp. soaps, hand sanit., elec.
towels, auto. doors
B Studies re: germs
-Germany—1980s, 2 grps children,
Grp 1 lived on farms, pets, around
other kids: healthier, fewer
allergies
Grp 2 lived in city, cleaner, washed
hands, >1 bath/day
Asthma—hard for ppl to breathe
caused by lack of contact w/
norm.bact. as a child.
-Australia—taking “dirt pills” for
bact. missed as babies
C Conclusion
not all bact. bad/causes disease
some good—digest food, compost
for gardens
be not more dirty, but less clean
Activity B, p. 148
Answers may vary. Possible answer:
People today worry too much about
dirt, germs, and bacteria. Researchers in
Germany and Australia have concluded
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 145
details not included in the summary—
comes from land, via rivers, wind, etc.;
Charles Moore discovered in 1997; 3M
tons, area size of Africa; has poisons,
DDT, etc.
Activity B, p. 145
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
A class discusses sanitation as a global
problem. Water-related illnesses kill
thousands. There is also a lack of water
in crowded cities. Climate change is
one factor that contributes to water
drying up. Some people in parts of the
world use too much water. The class
discusses solutions, such as using
underground water.
LISTENING 2
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity A, pp. 146–147
1. bacteria
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that contact with bacteria actually
makes people healthier. Some bacteria
is even helpful or good for us.
Activity C, p. 148
1. c
2. b
3. a
Activity D, p. 148
1. T
2. F Carrying hand sanitizer in your
pocket is a modern custom.
3. F We shouldn’t stop taking regular
baths or let our houses get dirty.
4. F The German study showed that
children who lived on farms were
healthier than kids who lived in cities
and had no pets.
5. T
6. T
Activity E, pp. 148–149
1. c
2. a
3. b
Activity F, pp. 149–150
1. Group B
2. Group B
3. There was about the same number of
absences for colds in both groups,
but many more absences in Group B
for stomach illnesses.
4. Answers will vary. Possible answer:
No. One study is not enough
evidence to prove anything.
SAY WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A, p. 150
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I thought it was possible to be too
clean. My answer didn’t change, but
I feel more strongly about it.
2. Yes, I know some germs cause
disease, and I don’t want to get sick.
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/ No, there are germs everywhere,
and people are not always sick.
Activity B, p. 150
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, I was allowed to play outside a
lot. I didn’t think about dirt. / No, I
was told to keep clean when I was a
child. My parents worried about me
getting dirty or sick.
2. measles, hepatitis, chicken pox, etc.
Activity C, p. 150
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. They can conserve water, reuse it, or
find other ways to do things that
water does.
2. I'll tell them to come inside. / I'll let
them play but make sure they come
in and take a bath afterward.
VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity A, p. 151
1. circle—/dI’ziz/
2. underline—noun; adj.
3. check—[C, U]
4. star— an infectious disease; Rats and
flies spread disease.; His diseased
kidney had to be removed.
Activity B, pp. 151–152
1. plural
2. sanitary
3. defend
4. sensibly
5. bathe
6. no
Activity C, p. 152
1. Some bacteria don’t make your sick.
2. The kitchen in that restaurant is not
sanitary.
3. Don’t worry about me! I can defend
myself if there’s a problem.
4. After that big storm, I think it’s very
sensible to start boiling our drinking
water.
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5.
My sister bathes her baby before
bed. The warm water relaxes him.
6.
Air pollution is a problem for us
because our son has asthma.
GRAMMAR
Activity A, p. 153
1. test the water; find out if it’s polluted
2. drink water from the river; get sick
3. they use hand sanitizer; they won’t
get sick
4. it doesn’t rain soon; the lake might
dry up completely
5. more people have clean water; fewer
children will die from water-related
diseases
Activity B, pp. 153–154
1. If they use the underground lake,
they’ll have water for 400 years.
2. If I use hand sanitizer, I might not get
sick.
3. If we don’t get rain, the crops will die.
4. Sarah will save more water if she
takes shorter showers.
5. If people have clean water, there will
be fewer deaths.
6. John will spread germs if he doesn’t
wash his hands.
PRONUNCIATION
Activity A, p. 154
There is no new water on Earth. All of
the water on Earth—the rivers, lakes,
oceans, ice at the North and South Poles,
clouds, and rain—is about one billion
years old. The water moves around the
planet. It can change to ice, to rain, or to
fog, but it’s always the same water. Think
about it. The population of the world is
growing, but the supply of water is
always the same.
Activity C, p. 155
1. are
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2. of
3. a
4. in
5. the
6. the
7. of
8. on
9. of
10. is
11. of
12. and
13. of
14. is
15. and
16. the
17. and
18. can
19. it
SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, p. 156
1. He addresses her and asks her a
question.
2. She answers, Yes, and then gives an
example of what is being discussed.
3. It has no relevance to what happens
to water supplies in Africa, which is
the topic everyone is discussing.
4. Jing notes that Toby’s comment is not
strongly related to the discussion,
then guides everyone back to the
topic, with I think we’re getting a
little off the topic here. Let’s get back
...
5. She speaks softly, so not everyone
notices that she’s trying to contribute
to the conversation.
6. Jing talks over Marie, which prevents
her from adding to the conversation.
7. She tells the others that Marie is
trying to speak.
8. He apologizes to Marie for
interrupting her.
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UNIT ASSIGNMENT
CONSIDER THE IDEAS
Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
Case 1:
1. The river water is becoming
contaminated by animal waste.
2. The people involved are the people in
the villages, and the farmers.
3. The villagers do not want the farmers
to bring their animals to the river.
Case 2:
1. The lake that supplies the city’s water
is shrinking.
2. Everyone who lives in the city,
including city officials.
3. Most people don’t want to change
how they use water, but if they don’t,
water will have to be rationed.
Case 3:
1. A school principal wants to put hand
sanitizers in the classrooms, but
some parents and teachers are
against the idea.
2. The adults involved with the school:
the principal, teachers, and parents.
3. The parents and teachers think the
principal should make sure there is
always soap in the bathrooms, so the
kids can wash their hands correctly,
rather than using hand sanitizer.
PREPARE AND SPEAK
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
Answers will vary.
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