Top Notch 2 – Student Book Grammar
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Unit 1
Lesson 1
Exercise A
1 Live
7 climb
2 be
8 go
3 fly
9 see
4 go
10 travel
5 be
11 tour
6 visit
12 be / not
Exercise B
Answers will vary, but may include the following:
1 What big cities have you visited ?
Lesson 2
Exercise A
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Has she finished the book yet?
Thas hey haven’t seen the movie yet.
We’ve already tired wild rice several times. OR We’ve tried... times already
Has your fahter already left? OR Has... left already?
Exercise B
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I haven’t had dinner yet
She’s already been to London, Berlin and Rome, OR She’s been... Rome already
They haven’t called home yet
We’ve finished our class already. OR We’ve already finished...
Exercise C
Answer will vary.
Unit 2
Lesson 1
Exercise A
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has been playing
has been waiting
have been worrying about
‘ve been talking about
‘ve been coming
Exercise B
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1.
3.
5.
7.
The Grabts have been living in Buenos Aires since the late seventies.
We’ve been waiting to see you for three years.
We’ve been eating in that great indian restaurant for years.
How long have you been studying Chinese?
Exercise C
1 finding
2 being
3 losing
4 putting
5 getting
6 saying
7 writing
8 going
9 making
10 fixing
11 knowing
Unit 3
Lesson 1
Exercise A
Answer will vary.
Exercise B
Answer will vary.
Lesson 2
Exercise A
12 speaking
13 hearing
14 letting
15 coming
16 leaving
17 driving
18 meeting
19 blowing
20 giving
21 runing
22 forgetting
23 eating
24 paying
25 stading
26 thinking
27 buying
28 seeing
29 beginning
30 telling
31 bringing
32 taking
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A
B
A
B
A
Unit 4
Lesson 1
Exercise A
Answers will vary.
Lesson 2
Exercise A
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B:
B:
B:
B:
B:
drop it off
fill it up
Turn them on
turn off
pick it up
Unit 5
Lesson 1
Exercise A
Answer will vary but may include the following:
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a
a
a
a
a
a
a
box of rice
bar of chocolate
cartoon of milk
tube of toothpaste
bottle of shampoo
can of shaving cream
jar of body lotion
Exercise B
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enough
too much
too much
too many
enough
to many
Too many
enough
too much
Lesson 2
Exercise A
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something
something
anything
something
something
something
nothing
anything
Unit 6
Lessom 1
Exercise A
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B:
B:
B:
B:
B:
No, he isn’t
Yes, he does
No, I haven’t
Yes, Iam
No, she wasn’t
Exercise B
Answer will vary.
Unit 6
Lesson 2
Exercise A
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Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
you use to go running every?
there use to be a large tree in front os your house?
Mr. And Mrs. Palmer use to go dancing every weekend?
your grandmother use to put sugar in your orange juice?
Luke use to be very havy?
Exercise B
1 Jason and Trish didn’t use to get lots of exercise, but now they go swimming every dy.
2 there used to be a movie theater on Smith Street, but now there isn’t
3 Nobody used to worry about fatty foods, but now most people do.
4 English didn’t use to be an international language, but now everyone uses English to communicate around
the world.
5 women didn’t use to wear pants, but now it’s very common.
Unit 7
Lesson 1
Exercise A
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I love watching DVDs, and I like to sing too.
Avoiding sweets makes a healthy change in your diet.
The most important thing I do is cooking dinner for my children.
What’s the point of inviting her to the movies?
They’re always angry about our leaving the lights on late
Last year I devoted myself to studying English.
Exercise B
1 getting up
7 reading
2 running
8 to stop
3 going
9 to go
4 exercising
10 doing
5 to join
11 to change
Lesson 2
Exercise A
1 be 2 felling 3 staying
4 riding 5 not having 6 not getting
6 to go
12 to go
Unit 8
Lesson 1
Exercise A
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A new film about women is being directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Two of Michelangelo’s drawings have been bought by a Canadian art collector.
Edvard Much’s paiting The scream was stolen in 2004.
Sunflowers will be sent on tour by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Some new sculptures have been bought by the Britsh Museum for its ancient Roman collection.
A new gallery will be opened next year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Exercise B
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The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911
These pieces of jewelry were designed by Paloma Picasso
Great pyramids were built trought Central América during the height of the Mayan civilization.
The sculpture will be repaired when it gets old.
Millions of U.S. dollars have been paid for Van Gogh’s paitings.
This colorful cloth was made by Hmong people from Laos.
Lesson 2
Exercise A
1 is that new film about families being directed by Gillian Armstrong?
2 Has one of Da Vinci’s most famous drawings been sold by a German art collector?
3 Will a are ceramic figure from the National Palace Museum in Taipei be sent to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York?
4 is a new exhibit goping to be opened at the Photography Gallery this week?
5 Have some new paintings been bought by the Prado Museum for their permanent collection?
6 Can Las Meninas be seen at the Prado Museum in Madrid?
7 Was the Jupiter Symphony written by Mozart?
8 Was some of Michelangelo’s work being shown around the world in the 1960s?
Unit 9
Lesson 1
Exercise A
clear
1 The Ortman headset isn’t as elearer as the Pike headset.
as
2 My old laptop didn’t have as many problems than my new laptop.
best
3 I checked out the three top brands, and the Piston was definitely the better
than
4 Maxwell’s web camera is much more expensive as their digital camera.
The largest
5 Of all the monitors I looked at, the X60 is deninitely larger .
Exercise B
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My MP3 player downloads as quickly brother’s MP3 player.
My new computer doesm’t log on as slowly as my old computer.
My scanner works as well as your scanner.
The Grant printer doesn’t pint as quickly as the Rico printer.
The Pax CD drive doesn’t run as quietly as the Rico Cd drive.
Lesson 2
Exercise A
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I joined a chat room in order to meel new people.
Jason surfs the internet in order to find interesting websites.
Alison is istant messaging her friend Nancy in order to invite her for dinner.
They always print their files in order to read them.
I never use the pull-down menu in order to open a file.
Exercise B
1 to
2 to
3 to
4 for
5 to
6 to
7 for
8 for
Unit 10
Lesson 2
Exercise A
1 If the weather is good, I exercise outside
2 I’m not happy if don’t get enought sleep.
3 If they were extroverts, they would talk more.
4The students will start on Monday if they get their books in time.
Exercise B
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freezes / lower
see / return
goes / doesn’t have
runs / is
Exercise C
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like / will see
‘m going talk / does
buy / ‘ll make
see / ‘ll drive
Are you going to study / offer
Exercise D
Answer will vary.
Exercise E
A 1 I exercise outside if the weather is good.
2 If don’t get enought sleep, I’m not happy.
3 They would talk more if they wre extroverts.
4 If they get their books in time, the students will start on Monday.
B 1 If tou lower its temperature below degrees, water freeses.
2 I return it on the owner if I see something on the ground in the street.
3 If she doesn’t have to much work, she goes on vacation in August.
4 If the weather is dry. He runs in the park.
C 1 Yhey will see it again if they like the movie.
2 If she does that again, I’m going to talk to her.
3 I’ll make you an omelet tonight if you buy some eggs.
4 They’ll drive her home if they see her tomorrow.
5 If offer in text year, are you going to study italian?