Avanzado 2 - Vocabulary notes unit 4

I had completely forgotten I had told you I would post the notes on vocabulary we saw the other day in class, Sorry about that.

Here they are.

Intermedio 2 - Reading pages 30 & 31 - Answer key

Here are the answers:

6b 1C   2F   3E    4A    5D

6c  1c    2a    3b    4e    5f   6d


New vocabulary:

to fade, to bear in mind, to go out of business

Avanzado 2 - Answer key - Review 3

Here are the answers:

1 1 imaginary 2 unforgettable 3 harmful 4 powerless 5 receptive 6 unexpected 7 infectious 8 introductory 9 Facial 10 rising

2 1e     2c      3a     4g      5b     6d      7f

4 1 dust 2 rubbish 3 litter 4 binge 5 bank

5 1 overdrawn 2 overslept 3 overrated 4 overpaid 5 overpriced

6 1 what      2 a bore     3 All     4 do    5 that          6 broke      7 How     8 do       9 would       10 spend

Avanzado 2 - Reading page 31

Here are the answers to exercises 2 and 3:

2. 1 T
2 F 'It is that record she is here this morning to defend'
3 T
4 F No such claim is made: we only learn of one theory which attempts to explain why the very thin Sonya can eat so much in such a short time.
5 F 'The so-called sport of eating contests - while dating back decades to events held at county fairs ..'.
6 F 'She eats with one hand, using the other to take sips from a bottle' and 'food and wáter and a combination of the two drip down faces ...'
7 T
8 F 'She is thrilled'. She says she slowed down and that she could eat more but there is no suggestion of discontentment with her performance.

3 1 confides   2 grabs   3 wolfing down   4 masticating   5 dunk   6 licks   7 pondered   8 choked

Avanzado 2 - Reading page 27

Here is the answer to exercise 4:
1 c  2g   3e   4a   5f   6d   7b

There are a number of words in the text that have similar meanings. Choose the ones that you think you may use and learn them:

appalled/ shocked
burnt/ blackened
grumpy/tetchy
evolve/ develop
miserable/ downhearted
grumbling/ complaining
spot/ glimpse
daft/ mad
excess/ abundance

Intermedio 2 - Entry Checker answer key

Click here if you want to download the answer key to the Entry Checker...
 
... and here for the story we worked on in class last Thursday.

Intermedio 2 - Shops and services

Here's the mind map I told you about.

Avanzado 2 - Answer key - Units 1 and 2

Here are the answers:

Review unit 1

1 1 achievement 2 survival 3 pleasure/ satisfaction 4 awareness 5 offence 6 urgency 7 dissatisfaction 8 responsibilities 9 adaptation 10 inaccuracies

2 1A 2C 3B 4C 5A 6C 7B 8B

3 1 is being 2 comes 3 's coming 4 've been doing 5've made 6 be having 7 had

4 My youngest boy, David, starts school next week. He's a bit nervous about it all, and to tell you the truth, so am I. The other two never seem to worry about anything, and neither/ nor does their father. David obviously takes after me in that respect. We know, though, that he's got the same class teacher as the one Paul had two years ago, so that's good. Her name is Miss Appleby. She's a caring person and a very good teacher - at least I think so and I know most of the other parents think so/ do too. There's a two-week period of adaptation at the beginning, and it may be that David will come home at midday during this/that time. If so, I've arranged for my mum to pick him up and look after him until I finish work.

Review unit 2

1a lot 2 the same 3 as 4 far/a lot 5 such 6 quite  7 by far 8 like 9 near 10 every 11 so 12 more

2 1 goes 2 around 3 get; give 4 worked 5 wrong 6 long

3 a of up down    b  for by back     c about to to

4 1 no use worrying about it 2 seemed not to believe me 3 looking forward to seeing Sally next week 4 on to become a successful coach 5 your ability to keep (so) calm 6 has difficulty (in) pronouncing my name 9 had better get ready

Intermedio 2 - Reading pp.20 & 21 - Answer Key

Here are the answers:

b. The founders called the website NotOnTheHighStreet.com to show it was a place where you could discover unique products that are usually sold in markets and craft fairs, not on High Street shops.

c. 1B   2F   3G    4A    5E   6C

d. 1 AB    2 KW    3 EC    4 AB    5 EC    6 KW

Interesting vocabulary:

quirky, craft fairs, profits, handmade, hand-painted

Avanzado 2 - Listening 2B - Memory man

Here is the interview with Dominic O'Brien. The answers to the exercises are in the comments section. If you'd like to have the transcript, let me know.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Avanzado 2 - A humorous note on old age

Here's a video of American comedienne Joan Rivers on the subject of old age.

It's very funny and you can read the transcript if you scroll down the page.

Intermedio 2 - What ... ever ...? questions

Here are the examples we saw in class. Feel free to answer them in the comments section.

1.       What’s the hottest place you’ve ever been to?

2.       What’s the most delicious cake you’ve ever tasted?

3.       What’s the best holiday you’ve ever had?

4.       What’s the healthiest meal you’ve ever eaten?

5.       What’s the best birthday you’ve ever had?

6.       What’s the most disgusting food you’ve ever tasted?         

7.       What’s the best year you’ve ever had?

8.       What’s the funniest film you’ve ever seen?

9.       What’s the most useless thing you’ve ever bought?

10.   What’s the most comfortable piece of clothing you’ve ever worn? 

All - English words in the workplace

You may never work abroad, but the office may feel like an English-speaking country, according to this article.

Avanzado 2 - Reading page 10

Exercise 2:
happiness, work and careers, changes in physical appearance, education, houses, relationships and families

Exercise 3:
1 how they feel about their lives
2 past is reflected in his face
3 was carefully planned for him
4 has been no obstacle to success
5 taxi driver
6 less tan enthusiastic about appearing in the series

Intermedio 2 - Reading page 11

Here are the answers to exercises a and d:

a berry = dark red
   ivory = yellowish white
   melon = light orange
   mint = light green
   morning sky = light grey/ blue
   mushroom = light brown
   wine = dark red

d 1 Cabbage White
2 Dead Salmon
3 Monkey Puzzle
4 Arsenic

Avanzado 2 - Starting at a new school

Here's another listening on first days.

You are going to listen to part of a radio interview about starting at a new school. Before doing the exercise, read the sentences and try to predict the type of information required in each gap. Then listen twice and complete the sentences. The answers are in the comments section of this post.

1. Jackie Haylett used to be _____________________.
2. She says the move to secondary school marks the beginning of the end of __________________.
3. At secondary school, children have as many as _________________ teachers.
4. It is important for parents to ___________ and ______________ their child at the end of each day.
5. However, parents should try not to _________________________.
6. Parents can help reduce a child's anxiety by establishing a ________________.
7. Two checklists should be written if parents are ______________ or _______________________.
8. Parents should encourage their children to _______________ as posible.

Intermedio 2 and Avanzado 2 - Let's start!

To get yourselves ready for this new academic year, you may find these useful:



School calendar



Information about Intermedio 2

B1 'can do' descriptors



Information about Avanzado 2

B2 'can do' descriptors

Review and practice Unit 8 Answer key

Here are the answers:

1 1 I'd better went go...
2 Had Would you rather
3 right
4 I'd rather not working work
5 Would Had you better ...
6 right
7 I think it's time you get got the cake ...
8 I'd rather took take just hand luggage ...

2 1 Tony asked me if I would like to play tennis this/ that weekend.
2 They told me the best time to visit Egypt was in January or February
3 Helen said she didn't know what time the firework display started.
4 He asked me when I wanted to go and see the London Eye.
5 My boss told me I would have to make a presentation at the sales conference in March.
6 The newspaper said one of our athletes had failed a drugs test.
7 She asked me if I had watched the football match the previous Saturday.
8 He told me he would arrive later that evening.

3 1 taking  2 he would be   3 us not to go   4 to go   5 she hadn't finished   6 being   7 that he hadn't Heard     8 telling

4 1 headstrong   2 proactive  3 ecstatic   4 opinionated    5 proud   6 exhausted    7 outgoing    8 devastated    9 single-minded   10 starving


5 looking forward with to  2 come cut down on    3 catch up for with   4 made came up with   5 look up with to   6 get put up with   7 got down away with     8 make up to for    9 keep up to with   10 put me on in for

The British Electoral System

Here's a short video that explains how the elections work in the United Kingdom.

Review and practice Unit 7 Answer key

Here are the answers:

11 some    2 a piece of     3 much    4 is     5 a little     6 a few     7 a bit of     8 some

2 1 She had new tyres fited to her car yesterday.
2 She had a new cooker delivered yesterday.
3 She had her hair cut and had highlights done this morning.
4 She's having a carpet fitted in the living room at the moment.
5 She's going to have her watch repaired this afternoon.
6 She's going to have her eyes tested tomorrow.
7 She's going to have her windows cleaned tomorrow.
8 She's going to have her coat dry-cleaned tomorrow.

3 1 is included 2 was sent 3 will be delivered/are going to be delivered 4 is being repaired 5 has been opened 6 will be caught 7 were charged 8 had been employed

4 1 raw     2 for     3 worth     4 treat     5 lavish     6 refund      7 boil     8 sweet

5 1 over    2 under    3 mono     4 re     5 bi     6 multi     7 re     8 un

Pet heaven? - Exercise 3

These are the answers:

a 1 T   2 F    3 NG   4 T

b 1 Pixie   2 Beauty/ Mignon   3 Pixie   4 none   5 Pixie/Beauty   6 Mignon   7 none   8 Beauty

Review and practice Unit 6 Answer key

Here are the answers:

1 2 used to be
3 get used to not understanding
4 used to finish
5 get used to having

2 1 'd reminded
2 dyeing
3 was going
4 'd have brought
5 didn't bring
6 could've phoned
7 would've liked
8 hadn't been

3 1 It was great to talk to you today.
2 It is clear that we need someone to take charge.
3 It is worth finding out the name of the person you need to talk to.
4 It seems that using mnemonics really hepls me remember things.
5 It's no use complaining to me about it.
6 It was really kind of you to give me your ticket.
7 It is my ambition to take part in a marathon for charity.
8 It is surprising that you don't want to go skiing.

4 1 relieved  2 clean-shaven  3 vivid  4 sceptical  5 muscular  6 nostalgic  7 scruffy  8 confused

5 1 tip     2 bit      3 pain      4 takes      5 right       6 hard       7 jog      8 customer