World Link 1 – Answer Key
Unit 1
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. Answers will vary.
B. 1. What’s your name? 2. Where are you from? 3. What do
you do? 4. What do you do for fun? 5. What’s your e-mail
address?
2. Conversation Workout
A. 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 7, 2
Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 2. Cristina doesn’t go dancing. She watches TV. She writes email. She plays tennis. 3. Sue and Ann go dancing. They watch
TV. They don’t write e-mail. They play tennis. 4. Answers will
vary.
B. 1. h 2. a 3. f 4. g 5. c 6. e 7. b 8. d
C. 1. Where do you live? 2. When do you watch TV? 3. Who do
you live with? 4. What do you do on weekends? 5. Where do
you study English?
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. Age: elderly, young, in his 30s Height: short, average, tall
Weight: heavyset, average, slim Hair color: brown, blond, red
Hair style: spiky, curly, long Eyes: green, blue, gray. There could
be some variation in answers.
B. Answers will vary.
C. 1. She’s tall. She has short, spiky hair. 2. He’s elderly. He’s
thin. He has curly hair. 3. She’s young. She’s short and
heavyset. She has long hair.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. From left to right: 4thperson=1/1stperson=2 / 3rd person = 3
C. 1. has 2. is 3. has 4. is 5. is 6. is 7. is 8. has 9. has 10.
has 11. wears
D. Answers will vary.
C. 1. are you doing 2. am working 3 am studying 4. am learning
5. am planning 6. are they doing 7 are doing 8 is helping 9. is
going
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. b 2. c 3. f 4. e 5. a 6. g 7. d
B. Answers will vary.
C. Answers will vary.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. 1. Bangladesh, Indonesia 2. Indonesia, Thailand 3. Indonesia
4. Bangladesh, Thailand 5. Bangladesh 6. Bangladesh 7.
Bangladesh 8. Indonesia
C. 1. We 2. they 3. their 4. her 5. He 6. him 7. them
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 3
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. fruit 2. chicken 3. shrimp 4. dairy 5. yogurt 6. seafood 7.
carrots 8. vegetables 9. drinks 10. apples
B. 1. potatoes The others are fruit. 2. beef The others are drinks.
3. ham The others are dairy. 4. eggs The others are vegetables.
5. apples The others are seafood.
C. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. 3, 2, 5, 1, 4
B. 1. I’m making a shopping list for the dinner party. We have
chicken. What else do we need?/ We need some vegetables.
Buy potatoes and corn./ Okay. What about fruit? Do we need
any?/ No, we don’t. We have grapes and oranges./ Okay. I’m
going to the store. See you later. 2. I’m making a shopping list
for the pizza party. We have ham. What else do we need?/ We
need some vegetables. Buy tomatoes and onions./ Okay. What
about drinks? Do we need any?/ No, we don’t. We have soda
and lemonade./ Okay. I’m going to the store. See you later. 3.
Answers will vary.
Unit 2
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. Answers will vary.
B. 1. smile 2. yawn 3. laugh 4. yell 5. blush 6. cry 7. sweat 8.
frown
C. 1. bored 2. angry 3. sad 4. happy 5. nervous (There could
be some variation in answers.)
2. Conversation Workout
A. 1. Great! 2. Fine. 3. OK. 4. So-so. 5. Not so good. 6. Don’t
ask!
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. Kate and Sarah aren’t playing tennis now. They’re cleaning
their apartment. 2. Linda is making lunch now. She isn’t writing email. 3. Antonio isn’t talking on the phone now. He’s working
hard. 4. Dave is playing soccer now. He isn’t studying math. 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are washing the dishes now. They aren’t
having fun. 6. Answers will vary.
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. Count: four keys, two potatoes, six eggs, two books
Noncount: some grapes (grapes can be considered count if you
are referring to only one or two), some cheese, some lettuce,
some soap, some money, some salt, some coffee
B. 1. some 2. any 3. some 4. some 5. some 6. any 7. some
8. any 9. any 10. some
C. 1. some any 2. corns corn 3. any some 4. some any 5.
book books
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. jacket 2. camera 3. CDs 4. children’s game 5. English
dictionary 6. vitamins 7. postcards
B. Answers will vary.
C. Answers will vary.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. 1. F clothes for older people 2. F modern 3. F can’t 4. F
Metro 5. T 6. T 7. F high 8. T
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C. 1. many 2. any 3. a lot of 4. many 5. a lot of 6. many 7.
much
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 4
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. Across: 3. Neighborhood 5. post office 6. supermarket 9.
hair salon 10. laundromat 11. internet cafe 14. library 15. block
Down: 1. bank 2. movie theater 4. drugstore 7. excuse me 8.
map 12. nightclub 13. gym
2. Conversation Workout
A. 1. There’s an internet cafe on Center Avenue. 2. Is there a
bank near here? 3. It’s on the corner of Center Avenue and Park
Street. 4. No, there isn’t. 5. There’s a theater on Park Street. 6.
Answers will vary.
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. It’s on First Street. 2. Yes, it’s across from Modern
Language Institute. 3. It’s between the drugstore and the gas
station. 4. It’s on Main Street. 5. Yes, iIt’s across from the park.
6. It’s next to the supermarket. 7. It’s on York Avenue. 8. It’s next
to Modern Language Institute.
B. Answers will vary.
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. population 2. weather 3. traffic 4. crime 5. cost of living
6. pollution 7. transportation 8. affordable
B. positive: very little pollution, affordable prices, a lot of public
transportation; negative: a lot of traffic, high cost of living, high
crime, a very large population (plus two more things: answers will
vary)
C. 1. How many 2. How much 3. How much 4. How many 5.
How much 6. How many
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2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. Population: Istanbul about 9 million, Vancouver about
600,000. Weather: Istanbul good in summer, sometimes very
cold in winter; Vancouver famous for rain. Cost of living: Istanbul
very affordable, Vancouver prices are very high. Transportation:
Istanbul cars, subways, trains, buses, boats; Vancouver buses,
fast trains. Nightlife: Istanbul seafood restaurants, Vancouver
great restaurants and nightclubs.
C. alot a lot, restarants restaurants, naer near, beutiful beautiful,
transportion transportation, polution pollution, expensiev
expensive
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 5
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. Students’ ideas about warm/cold etc. may vary according to
their home climate. Suggested answers: 1. It’s warm and rainy in
Hong Kong now. 2. It’s cold and snowy in Moscow now. 3. It’s
cool and cloudy in New York now. 4. It’s hot and sunny in Rio de
Janeiro now. 5. It’s warm and windy in Sydney now. 6. Answers
will vary.
B. Answers will vary.
C. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. 1. should 2. should 3. should 4. shouldn’t 5. should
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. c 2. h 3. g 4. f 5. d 6. a 7. b 8. e
B. 1. It’s really cold today, but it’s very sunny. 2. Should I wear a
dress to the party, or should I wear pants? 3. Kevin likes dogs,
but he doesn’t like cats. 4. We have a test tomorrow, so I’m
studying this afternoon. 5. My computer is old, but I really like it.
6. We can have fish for dinner, or we can have chicken. 7. It’s
raining today, so we’re staying at home.
C. Answers will vary.
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. get 2. buy 3. pack 4. rent 5. check 6. go 7. take 8.
unpack 9. show
B. 1. theirs 2. his 3. yours 4. ours 5. hers
C. 1. It belongs to Eduardo. It belongs to him. It’s his. 2. They
belong to Maya. They belong to her. They’re hers. 3. It belongs
to Shaun and Jameela. It belongs to them. It’s theirs.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. Italy: April and May It’s warm and beautiful. Australia: from
December to April the weather is usually very good. Hong Kong:
October and November It’s warm and not so humid. Germany:
July and August It’s warm and sunny. India: from November to
April the weather is nice and cool.
C. 1. should 2. should 3. shouldn’t 4. should 5. shouldn’t
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 6
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. swimming 2. soccer 3. bowling 4. tennis 5. basketball 6.
volleyball 7. rowing 8. chess 9. baseball 10. theater
B. Answers will vary.
C. 1. play 2. go 3. plays 4. play 5. play 6. goes 7. go 8. play
2. Conversation Workout
A. 1. Do you like bowling?/ Yes, I love it./ Do you want to go
bowling on Saturday?/ Sure, I’d love to! There’s a bowling alley
on Park Street. Let’s go there. 2. Do you like soccer?/Yes, I love
it./ Do you want to play soccer tomorrow?/ Sorry, I can’t. I’m
busy. B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. to take 2. to do 3. X 4. to get up 5. X 6. to get 7. X 8. to
play 9 X 10. X
B. 1. to visit 2. to look 3. to go 4. to play 5. to listen 6. to cook
7. to dance 8. to finish 9. to eat 10. to watch
C. Answers will vary.
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. hardworking 2. creative 3. organized 4. serious 5. Careful
6. intelligent 7. competitive 8. impulsive
B. Answers will vary.
C. 2. twice a week 3. every Sunday 4. twice a month 5. four
times a year 6. every year 7. never
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World Link 1 – Answer Key
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. actor: 2, 5 doctor: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 businessperson: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10
C. 1. hardworking 2. competitive 3. independent 4. careful 5.
serious
D. Answers will vary.
B. 1. verb 2. adjective 3. noun 4. adjective 5. adjective 6.
noun 7. verb 8. adjective
C. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. Answers will vary.
B. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
C. Answers will vary.
Unit 7
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. get 2. lose 3. quit 4. make 5. join 6. get 7. quit 8. lose
9. get 10. join
B. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. Oh, no, I don’t have my English book./ Do you need it today?/
Yes, I have English class at 10:00. Can I borrow yours?/ Sure,
no problem./ Thanks a lot!
B. 1. Oh, no, I don’t have my cell phone./ Do you need it today?/
Yes, I want to call my mother. Can I borrow yours?/ Sure, no
problem./ Thanks a lot! 2. Oh, no, my car isn’t working./ Do you
need it today?/ Yes, I have to go to work. Can I borrow yours?/
Sure, no problem./ Thanks a lot! 3. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. Tim likes to use computers and make pictures. He would
like to be a graphic designer. 2. Barbara likes to draw and make
beautiful clothes. She would like to be a fashion designer. 3.
Jose Luis likes to travel and speak English. He would like to be a
flight attendant. 4. Katie likes to talk to people and work with
food. She would like to be a waitress. 5. Answers will vary.
B. 1. would like to 2. like to 3. would like to 4. would like to 5.
like to 6. would like to
C. Answers will vary.
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. d 2. g 3. e 4. a 5. f 6. c 7. b
B. Answers will vary.
C. 1. travel, going to start a business 2. What is Ken going to do
in the future? He’s going to move to another city. He isn’t going
to travel. He isn’t going to start a business. 3. What are Dan and
Carol going to do in the future? They aren’t going to move to a
new city. They’re going to travel. They aren’t going to start a
business.
4. Answers will vary.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. 1. From dream to real life 2. Think about today 3. Learn from
other people 4. Ask for help.
C. 1. become 2. successful 3. goals 4. join 5. take a break 6.
make
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 8
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. Evil 2. admire 3. brave 4. strong 5. leader. 6. dangerous
7. intelligent 8. hero
3. Language Workout
A. 1. were, weren’t 2. was, was 3. wasn’t, was 4. weren’t, was
5. was, were 6. was, were
B. 1. Where was he from? 2. When was he born? 3. Was he
married or single? 4. What was his occupation? 5. Why was he
famous?
C. 1. Was, wasn’t, was 2. Were, they weren’t, They were 3.
Was, he wasn’t, He was 4. Was, he wasn’t, He was 5. Were,
they weren’t, They were 6. Answers will vary (Were you ….?/
No, I wasn’t. I was ….)
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. f 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. g 6. e 7. c
B. 1. donated 2. studied 3. worked 4. moved 5. admired 6.
risked 7. visited 8. stopped
C. 1. Chris and Beth didn’t study last night. They visited friends.
They didn’t watch TV. 2. Vera didn’t study last night. She visited
friends. She watched TV. 3. Answers will vary.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. Born: in Yugoslavia in 1910 Work: opened a school for poor
children, started a home for people who were dying, worked with
poor people in many countries How she became famous:
Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 Died: September 5,
1997
C. 1. was 2. was 3. married 4. didn’t have 5. painted 6. didn’t
study 7. used 8. was 9. wasn’t 10. worked 11. created
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 9
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. e 2. g 3. f 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. d
B. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. 2.I think so. 3.I don’t think so. 4.Maybe. 5.I’m not sure. 6.I
have no idea. 7.No
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. She bought food for dinner. 2. She didn’t do her homework
for computer class. 3. She took her books to the library. 4. She
didn’t get new shoes. 5. She saw Mr. Sanchez.
B. 1. eat 2. felt 3. forgot 4. came 5. fall 6. spoke 7. brought 8.
get 9. take 10. made 11. knew 12. have 13. began 14. win
15. drank 16. went 17. buy 18. taught 19. gave 20. shake 21.
did 22. say 23. ran 24. thought
C. Answers will vary.
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
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A. 1. nightmare 2. asleep 3. message 4. thoughts 5.
daydreams 6. confusing 7. wakes up 8. awake
B. 1. went go 2. do did 3. remembered remember 4. eat ate 5.
Julio did did Julio
C. did you do? Where did you go? What did you eat? Did you
like it? Did you drink
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. 1. five 2. in Stage 5 3. four or five times 4. in Stages 3 and 4
5. fifteen to sixteen hours every day 6. Sleep is very important
for learning. 7. Answers will vary.
C. 1. was 2. went 3. was 4. felt 5. came 6. saw 7. had 8.
spoke 9. ate 10. didn’t want
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 10
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. head 2. eye 3. ear 4. mouth 5. nose 6. shoulder 7. chest
8. stomach 9. arm 10. hand 11. finger 12. leg 13. neck 14.
ankle 15. foot
B. 1. mouth 2. eyes 3. ears 4. feet 5. hand 6. teeth 7. legs 8.
shoulders 9. nose 10. head
2. Conversation Workout
A. Sorry, but I can’t meet you tonight./ What’s wrong?/ I don’t feel
well./ Really?/ I have a headache, and I feel really tired./ Oh,
sorry to hear that. Get some rest, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. Clean the table. Don’t eat all the ice cream. Don’t call your
friends. Don’t watch TV now. Put away the dishes. Take out the
garbage. Don’t play with the dog.
B. Answers will vary.
C. Answers will vary.
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. exhausted 2. down 3. energy 4. stressed 5. reduce 6.
energetic 7. calm
B. 1. When I study for six hours, I feel exhausted. 2. I talk to my
friend Anna when I have a problem. 3. When I go on vacation, I
sleep very late. 4. I feel calm when I look at the mountains. 5. I
take aspirin when I have a headache.
C. Answers will vary.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. When you have sleep problems, When your ear hurts, When
you have a headache, When you have stomach problems
C. 1. take 2. Drink 3. Don’t do 4. Stay 5. go 6. Cook 7. put
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 11
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. inventor 2. talented 3. magician 4. champion 5. wiz 6.
compete 7. talent 8. tricks
B. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. 1. Your story is really interesting. 2. That’s a really cool jacket.
3. I like your new hair style a lot. 4. You can speak English really
well. 5. I like this painting very much.
B. Suggested answers: 1. Your dog is really friendly. 2. You can
sing really well. 3. You can cook really well. 4. I like your garden
very much. 5. Your e-mails are always really interesting. 6. Your
baby is really cute.
C. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. couldn’t, can cook 2. couldn’t speak English, can’t speak
English now. 3. She couldn’t swim when she was ten. She can
swim now. 4. She couldn’t cook when she was ten. She can’t
cook now. 5. She couldn’t speak English when she was ten. She
can speak English now. 6, 7, 8: Answers will vary.
B. 1. can’t help 2. could play 3. can’t sleep 4. couldn’t go 5.
can cook 6. can speak 7. could drive 8. can’t see
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
A. 1. confidence
2. journey
3. amazing
4. survived
5.achievement 6. give up
B. Noun: confidence, journey, achievement Verb: survive, give
up Adjective: amazing
C. 2. g 3. f 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. e
D. 2. I feel tired because I got up really early. 3. I couldn’t get into
my house because I forgot my keys. 4. I went to the supermarket
because we didn’t have any food. 5. Because it’s so interesting, I
love my computer class. 6. Because I missed the bus, I walked
to school. 7. I love Hong Kong because it’s a beautiful place.
(The placing of the because clause may vary.)
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. a
C. expencive expensive, mony money, dificult difficult, tiered
tired, Saterday Saturday, yaer year
D. Answers will vary.
Unit 12
Lesson A
1. Vocabulary Workout
A. 1. action 2. comedy 3. drama 4. horror 5. science fiction 6.
romance 7. animation 8. musical
B. Answers will vary.
2. Conversation Workout
A. 1. there 2. please 3. calling 4. This 5. hang 6. Thanks 7.
Sorry 8. here 9. take 10. tell
B. Answers will vary.
3. Language Workout
A. 1. bored, boring 2. interesting, interested 3. disappointing,
disappointed 4. exciting, excited 5. confusing, confused 6.
amazed, amazing 7. shocking, shocked
B.1. confusing 2. boring 3. shocked 4. interested 5.
disappointed 6. exciting
C. Answers will vary
Lesson B
1. Vocabulary & Language Workout
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World Link 1 – Answer Key
A. 1. remake 2. released 3. plot 4. original 5. cast 6. stars 7.
director
B. 1. What’s he doing on, He’s seeing a movie with his brother.
2. What’s Maki doing on Saturday? She’s cleaning her
apartment. What’s she doing on Sunday? She’s studying for a
science exam. 3. What are Matt and Angie doing on Saturday?
They’re going shopping. What are they doing on Sunday?
They’re cooking a big dinner. 4. Answers will vary.
2. Reading & Writing
A. Reading
B. 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D
C. I saw “Elizabeth’s Trip” last week. It’s a really interesting
movie, and there are some great actors in the cast. The movie is
about an old woman in New York named Elizabeth. She wants to
visit her grandchildren in Los Angeles, but she’s afraid of
airplanes. She buys a bus ticket and starts an amazing trip. She
meets a lot of interesting and crazy characters on the bus. She
also sees some unusual places in the United States. I really liked
this movie a lot.
D. Answers will vary.
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