ANSWER KEY

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UNIT 1 1D 1 on the up 2 an upward trend 3 look set to
4 setting the trend 5 revert to 6 reversed
1 3
1A 1 exchange 2 brain(s) 3 small 4 mingle 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 a
5 hovering 6 blank 7 ice 8 breaker
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1 2 1 ’s becoming 2 to be moving 3 ’s been trying
1 take 2 get 3 give 4 do 5 make 1 b 2 e 3 f 4 c 5 a 6 d 7 g 4 ’ve been watching 5 Will (you) be seeing
6 done 7 give 8 take 3 6 are being o ered 7 have been dripping
2 1 c 2 f 3 e 4 a 5 d 6 b 8 ’ve been planting
1 do make a success 2 make get some fresh air 4
3 held went on a search 1 mind 2 reminds; time 3 once; unlucky; story
4 getting going for a run
5 give do me a lot of good
4 experience 5 interrupt 2B
6 make have a lie-down
5
1 don’t mind me 1
3 2 (do) carry on 1 to be 2 unlikely 3 have come 4 to
1 A people talking B the e ort 3 I’d love to join (in) this/the conversation 5 certain
2 A a contribution B into consideration 4 I once sent an email to a client 2
3 A a well-earned rest B rock-climbing 5 A similar thing happened to me 1 is sure to be challenging
4 B a chat
2 is unlikely to have been at fault
4 Reading 3 certain that Mrs Williams will be the new head of
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 b department
1–2
5 b, c, e 4 is highly likely to get the job
1 have been helping 2 has been 3 had lost 5 sure the meeting will go on for hours
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4 will have provided 5 have only been able to 6 is certain to have had a hand in the decision
1 nature 2 nurture 3 guardians 4 ve
6 had run 7 has been working 3
5 degree
8 has only managed 9 has brought 1 is likely to o er
10 have found 4
a 6 b 2 c 4, 5 d 2 e 3 2 it is likely that all universities will soon o er
3 are certain to be
5
4 am certain that professional studies will also play
1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T 8 F
1B 5 universities are certain to (have) put
6 6 Businesses are likely to forge/have forged
1 1 exert 2 grouchy 3 placid 4 ery
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1 Do you happen to have lost a blue backpack? 5 genetic make-up 6 our esh and blood
1 c 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 b 7 c 8 c
2 It seems that very few people can make it. 7 cancelled each other out 8 correlates
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3 It turned out to be really good actually! 7
1 lukewarm response 2 resistance
4 Ewan appears to be ignoring me. 1 in this regard 2 some way to go
3 pushback 4 taken greater issue 5 open to
5 You appear to have left your phone at my house. 3 On the ip side 4 making a concerted e ort
6 loath to 7 go along with
2 5 set in stone
1 to have turned up 2 to have left 8
3 that I bumped into 4 to be getting 1 set 2 exerts 3 make-up 4 esh 5 placid
5 are enjoying 6 ery 7 ip side 2C
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A: My colleague whistles as he works. It’s starting Listening 1 chaotic 2 charming 3 mob 4 exploit
to get drive me up the wall. Do I say something 1 5 rowdy 6 vintage 7 rm 8 economical
or just chew bite my tongue? vision, communication skills, empathy
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B: If it’s annoying you, you should get it o your 2 1 run-down 2 a ordable 3 penny-pinching
neck chest now. Bottling it down up doesn’t 1 d 2 f 3 a 4 e 5 c 6 b 4 problem 5 group 6 lively 7 mobs
help. I nd that once something like that gets 3 8 rowdy 9 harsh 10 challenge
under my thumb skin, I can’t stop thinking 1 let’s face it 2 rigid 3 the weakest link 11 economical
about it. Say something politely now before 4 impress on 5 subordinates 6 at your peril
you end up lashing in out at him in anger. 3
A: I guess I can do it quietly, without taking 4 1 e 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 f 6 c
making a scene. He seems to have a hard thick 1 let’s face it 2 weakest link 3 subordinates 4
skin, so I don’t think he’ll get upset. 4 impress on 5 at their peril 6 rigid 1 all we need is / all that is needed is
4 2 it was Malanda who/that
1 a brave face 2 a huge scene 3 up the wall
Writing 3 What I particularly miss are
4 bottle up 5 o our chest 6 o steam 1 4 All I did was (to)
7 perspective 8 a step back He/She wasn’t successful and gave up. 5 What I want to do is (to); What I’m actually doing /
2 going to do is
1 d 2 c 3 h 4 f 5 e 6 b 7 a 8 g 6 What I’m saying is (that); it’s not job security (that)
1C 3
a 2 b 2 c 1 d 2 e 2 f 2 g 1 h 2
1 4 2D
1 glowing 2 sugary 3 meagre 4 screaming 1 chop o their foot 2 a million years
5 doting 6 blind 7 lukewarm 8 durable 3 on the planet 1
4 quite literally make an elephant look elegant 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 a
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1 die-hard 2 outrageous 3 modest 5 we nearly died 2
4 imsy 5 Doting 6 educational 7 gushing 5 Eliciting more information
8 bite-size 9 nutritious 1 e 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 f 6 g 7 c
Do tell! Go on. How so?
3 6–11
Show you’re listening
1 f 2 h 3 a 4 e 5 d 6 g 7 c 8 b Students’ own answers. See the model blog post
4 in Exercise 4. How rude! No way! The cheek of it!
1 to give 2 to put 3 To begin/start 4 To cap Getting back to what you were saying
5 To be 6 To cut 7 to add 8 to say Getting back to … So, as I was saying …
5 UNIT 2 What I was trying to say was …
1 to cut a long story 2 to add insult to injury Keeping your turn
3 to be/make sure 4 to say the least
5 to put it bluntly 6 To be perfectly honest 2A Hang on, there’s more. Let me nish.
Wait, hear me out.
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1 set 2 reverse 3 marks 4 tipping/turning
5 promising 6 passed

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