UNIT 3
VOCABULARY Page 24
1 role model 6 surpassing
2 drills 7 feats
3 setback 8 astounding
4 championship 9 defeated
5 opponents
1 in good shape 4 keeping fit
2 is ranked 5 made us do drills
3 is working out
3 Possible answers
1 he was sent off
2 become angry with you
3 we have to make the wall higher
4 ballet and skateboarding
5 you volunteer in the community
6 a silver medal
4 Possible corrections
1 logical
2 illogical – The weather was harsh – it was
freezing cold and windy.
3 logical
4 illogical – He loves football.
5 logical
6 illogical – My mother has always been proud
that she made it as a professional gymnast.
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5 Possible answers
1 height / being tall
2 a temple / church
3 plant-based meat
4 junk food
5 they’re too young to have a job
6 Possible answers
1 become nervous
2 to swim
3 the teachers’ lounge
4 to read
5 I had an important exam
7 1 to this day 3 out of place
2 in private 4 in the lead
1 balance 5 refrain from
2 strike 6 ranked
3 defeat 7 work their way up
4 opponent 8 feat
GRAMMAR IN USE Page 26
1 I was struck in the face by a hockey stick.
2 The game is going to be cancelled.
3 Football is known as soccer in the USA.
4 It should be cleaned every day in summer.
5 It has never been won by anyone from our
country.
6 She has never been beaten before.
1 has been held
2 has ended
3 was apparently won / had apparently been won
4 were amazed
5 hadn’t looked / didn’t look
6 began / had begun
7 was seen / had been seen
8 was even said
9 is no longer believed
10 awarded / had awarded
11 was later taken away
12 was declared
13 will … be remembered
1 You should have / get it repaired anyway.
2 He has to have / get it washed as soon as
possible.
3 We are having / getting it designed by
a graphic designer.
4 They haven’t had / got their names put on their
shirts.
5 She had / got it removed immediately.
1 All my teammates got / have had their hair
coloured blue!
2 We are having / getting keys made for our new
flat.
3 Dad got the bank to cancel his credit card. /
Dad had the bank cancel his credit card.
4 The club will have / get the tennis courts
painted before the new season.
5 Grandad is having / is getting a hearing test
done this afternoon.
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1 are worn 6 comes
2 were introduced 7 were used
3 were played 8 have / get … made
4 was changed 9 have taken place
5 is widely thought 10 hasn’t been won
1 The goalposts collapsed in the storm.
2 Simon’s getting his badminton racket fixed.
3 We were defeated 5-0.
4 He is having a new gym built in town.
5 When we got to the beach, all the volleyball nets
had already been taken.
6 I was taught sailing by my grandma.
1 He ocupado el primer lugar en judo desde hace
más de dos años.
2 Todas nuestras rutinas de ejercicios fueron
creadas por un famoso entrenador de voleibol.
3 Al tenista de élite le hacen las raquetas en Nueva
York.
4 Su compañero de equipo resultó herido durante
los campeonatos.
5 Al gimnasio le han sustituido el muro de escalada.
1 have 7 was decided
2 is given 8 had been playing
3 have been watching 9 had argued
4 was thought of 10 were defeated
5 was chosen 11 would have ended
6 was thrown
VOCABULARY Page 28
1b 2a 3c 4f 5e 6d
1 logical
2 logical
3 illogical - The final score was 20-0.
4 illogical – When times are bad and life is tough,
you have to roll with the punches.
SPEAKING
3 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
1 Not 4 suppose
2 That’s 5 No
3 see 6 completely
5 Possible answers
1 I don’t think students should have to wear
school uniforms.
2 You need to know English to get a good job.
3 I think we should be allowed to wear shorts
when it’s hot.
READING Page 29
1F 2B 3C 4A 5E
1d 2b 3c
1 F - … opposition to the move came from …
some of synchro’s biggest names … . /
… Svetlana Romashina … was “categorically”
against men in the sport.
2 T - The sport grew out of theatrical water ballets
that were popular in the 19th century … .
3 T - … astounding feats of agility that they
perform.
1 opposition 4 block out
2 far-fetched 5 grin
3 grew out of
WRITING Page 30
1 In spite of the snow on the pitch, they played
the match. / They played the match in spite of
the snow on the pitch.
2 Even though we were the runners-up, we were
unhappy with our performance. / We were
unhappy with our performance even though we
were the runners-up.
3 Doing the drills is boring. On the other hand,
they make us a better team.
4 I learnt a lot of things from my kendo coach,
such as how to move quickly.
5 You’ll need your own racket as well as the club
T-shirt.
6 Helen had some major setbacks in her career;
nevertheless, she never gave up.
1 for instance 4 Despite
2 However 5 as well
3 Although 6 In addition to
3 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
4 Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
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1 run 4 catch
2 out 5 call
3 under 6 keep
2 Possible answers
1 win the championship
2 eating junk food
3 Elite … it’s interesting
4 have a shower
5 standing on one foot
1 at stake 5 runners-up
2 strength 6 come what may
3 in the lead 7 attempted to
4 teammates 8 feats
1 have / get … checked
2 will be picked
3 would look
4 finish
1 are broadcast 6 couldn’t be heard
2 would happen 7 wasn’t shown
3 was chosen 8 hasn’t been repeated
4 had played 9 would have ended
5 had … explained
1 I wish I hadn’t eaten all that cake.
2 I haven’t exercised for a year.
3 Harry was struck in the face by a cricket ball.
4 Your teammates have been practising for
an hour.
5 She is believed to be the greatest runner of
all time.