NB1 - REVIEW AND PRACTICE - UNITS 10, 11 & 12

Here are the answers to the review and practice exercises of units 10, 11 & 12, for those of you who missed the class when we corrected them.
Unit 10
5) 1. paying; 2. swimmimg; 3.going; 4. driving; 5. taking; 6. commuting

6) 1. direct; 2. return; 3. class; 4. platform; 5. garage; 6. passengers

Unit 11
3) 1 where e; 2 how g; 4 What a; 5 How long d; 6 Who h; 7 Why b; 8 How much f.

Unit 12
1) 1 They're going to build an old people's home in the suburbs.
2 They're going to open a local history museum in the town centre.
3 Our town is going to close the swimming pool in Rectory Road
4 Our town is going to introduce a 35 km speed limit in the central area.
5 Our town is going to start a new 24-hour telephone information line.

2) 1. Toyota isn't goimg to build new factories in europe.
2. Is the situation going to get better or worse?
3. Are all the students going to pass the examination?
4. My parents aren't going to sell their house.
5. Is you father going to retire next year?
6. Your team isn't going to win the next swimming competition.

3) 1 I am going...
2 The children are ...
3. ... going to go back ...
4. ... to meet...
5. ... isn't going to...

NB1 - REVIEW & PRACTICE - unit 9

Here are the answers to the review and practice section of unit 9, for those of you who missed the class when we corrected it:

1. 1 taller; 2. more handsome; 3. fitter; 4. fatter; 5. happier; 6. darker; 7. shorter

2. these are the comparative forms: 2. worse; 3. more beautiful; 4. crazier; 5. drier; 6. fitter; 7. better; 8. more informal; 9. noisier; 10. more private.

3 we skipped this exercise

4. 1 watching; 2 prefer reading books; 3 ... to fiction ones; 4 prefer; 5 driving; 6 ... to listening to CDs; 7 prefers swimming to sunbathing.

5. we skipped this exercise

6. 1 a play; 2 a painting; 3 classical music; 4 an opera; 5 a film; 6 a novel; 7 a sculpture, 8 a song (rock music)

NB1 - REVIEW & PRACTICE - unit 8

Here are the answers to the review and practice section of unit 8, for those of you who missed the class when we corrected it:
1. 1. usually; 2. hardly ever; 3. always; 4. never; 5. sometimes

2.a. 1. digging; 2. making; 3. planning; 4. reading; 5. riding; 6. sitting; 7. studying; 8. swimming; 9. using; 10. waiting; 11. writing; 12. carrying
b.1. 'm writing; 2. 'm waiting; 3. is studying; 4. is using; 5. is making; 6. 'm reading; 7. are planning

3. 1. Are you reading a good book? Yes, I am;
2. Are you studying German? No, I'm not studying German, I'm studying English;
3. Is she cooking diner? No, she isn't cooking dinner, she's preparing tomorrow's lunch;
4. Is he working at home today? Yes, he is;
5. Are they playing tennis? No, they aren't playing tennis, they're playing badminton.

4. 1. She usually wears formal business suits;
2. Today she's wearing jeans and a T-shirt;
3. She usally talks to people in the office;
4. Today she's talking to clients at the match;
5. She usually has a sandwich for lunch in the office;
6. Today she's having a big meal in a restaurant.

5. a. 2. f; 3. a; 4. c; 5. b; 6. d.
b. 2. loudly; 3. comfortably / uncomfortably; 4. quietly; 5. carefully / carelessly / badly /
well / slowly / fast.

6. Possible answers: 1. a coat; 2. a hat; 3. trainers; 4. a dress; 5. a suit; 6. a jacket.

NB1 - REVIEW & PRACTICE - unit 7

Here are the answers to the review and practice section of unit 7, for those of you who missed the class when we corrected it.

1.the red one?; modern ones?; those ones in the corner; the metal ones; how about this one?; I don't like that one; a different one.

2. we skipped this exercise.

3. 1. left; 2. spoke; 3. came; 4. spent; 5. became; 6. thought; 7. had; 8. ate; 9. wrote; 10. bought.

4. 1. eighth; 2. twenty-fifth; 3. first; 4. eighteenth; 5. ninth.

5. 1. put together; 2. pick up; 3. give back; 4. looked at

NB1- REVIEW & PRACTICE

Here are the answers to the 'Review and Practice' section of unit 6.

1. + -ed: looked, owned, started, wanted
+ -d: closed, decided, lived, moved
+ -ied: married, worried
+ consonant + ed: planned, stopped

2. They were lovely people; worked in a car factory; he owned a car; she was a girl; She married; she stayed at home; My great-grandfather stopped work; always carried a little bag; died too.

3. 1. Was Pablo Picasso Spanish? Yes, he was.
2. Did Mozart play the guitar? No, he played the piano.
3. Was President Kennedy Russian? No, he was American.
4. Did the USA launch GPS satellites in 1983?No, they launched them in 1973.
5. Was the Hoover Building a factory 80 years ago? Yes, it was.
6. Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the computer? No, he invented the telephone.
7. Did the ancient Romans speak Latin? Yes, they did.
8. Did Neil Armstrong walk on a star? No, he walked on the moon.

4. 1. In front of
2. on
3. under
4. next to
5. in
6. between
7. behind

5. These are some possible answers:
1. café, Internet café, bar, restaurant
2. supermarket, bookshop, newsagent's, pharmacy, department store
3. art gallery, museum, church
4. bus station, train station, tram station
5. library, park, church
6. pharmacy, police station, post office, bank, bus station, train station, church

If you have any questions, please ask them tomorrow in class (NB1D) or on this blog (NB1D).

NB1A - REVIEW & PRACTICE. UNIT 5. ANSWER KEY

Here are the answers to the exercises on page 54 (remember you didn't have to do exs. 2 and 3):

Ex. 1. 2. Is there; 3. there isn't; 4. there's; 5. there isn't; 6. there's; 7. are there; 8. there aren't; 9. is there; 10. there's.

Ex. 4. Possible answers:1. very; 2. really; 3. not very; 4. quite; 5. really.

Ex. 5. A. the sea; B. an island; C. mountains; D. a city; E. a forest; F. a river; G. a lake; H. a beach.

Ex. 6. Possible answers: Living room: coffee table, sofa
Overlapping living room / kitchen / bedroom: bookshelves, CD player, table
Overlapping living room / bedroom: armchair
Kitchen: cupboard, dishwasher, fridge, washing machine, cooker
Bedroom: bed