Rev1

Solutions to let's check 4 and revision 2

71/1a word power:

1f - The story is told by a narrator. 2d - The leaf of a maple tree has a very special shape. 3i - A model shows what is in fashion at the moment. 4c - In Vermont you can go skiing in the Green mountains. 5g - The police arrested the kidnappers. 6a - Snowboarding and skiing are a lot of fun in winter. 7e - First you get engaged and then you get married. 8b - People use electricity or gas for cooking. 9h - For the illustration of a talk you can use a transparency.

71/1b word power:

1. fascinating
2. unforgettable
3. to demand
4. furious
5. specialty
6. spectacular
7. panic
8. to be crazy about

72/2 Airport situations

1. She's looking forward to lying on the beach.
2. He's dreaming about going to London.
3. She's afraid of being too late.
4. They're tired of waiting.
5. They feel like having a cup of coffee and a lemonade.

71/3 C-test

• the
• that
• given
• tourists
• the
• that
• given
• tourists
• want
• the
• that
• given
• tourists
• want
• see
• famous
• leaves
• autumn
• in
• can't
• New
• of
• where
• forests
• about
• percent
• the
• The
• maples
• other
• trees
• those
• always
• first
• turn
• yellow
• bright
• This
• in
• September
• early
• as
• as
• days
• shorter
• the
• colder
• southern
• of
• Massachusetts
• Rhode
• experience
• Indian
• two
• three
• later
• colors (text in AE!)
• unbelievable
• if
• plan
• visit
• England
• remember
• book
• vacation

72/2a Word power: Watch out

1. alone, lonely
2. hard, hardly
3. remember, remind
4. lend, borrow
5. cook, boil
6. embarrassing, embarrassed
7. wear, carry

72/2b Word power: false friends

1. Maybe one day I will become a famous actor.
2. I left a note on the table this morning telling you that I would be late.
3. The meaning of this sign is that you should be quiet in this area.
4. To go and ask the teacher not to give us any homework was very brave.
5. Later we'll meet in the gymnasium and play basketball there.
6. I overheard what they said because they were speaking so loudly.
7. This is just a brief letter because I had no time to write a longer one.
8. Don't blame me, it wasn't my fault that the wind broke the window.
9. It isn't foggy here very often but sometimes there is a mist over the fields.
10. Actually I'm three years younger than my brother. Don't believe everything he says.

72/3 Word power: Adjectives and nouns

1. heavy - starker Verkehr, heftiger Regen, schweren Herzens, schwerer Koffer
2. hard - harter Winter, harte Fakten, harte Arbeit, hochprozentiges Getränk
3. bad - schwerer Fehler, Pech, schwere Erkältung, Schimpfwörter
4. serious - schweres Verbrechen, ernsthafter Ausdruck, ernstes Problem, schwerer Unfall
5. strong - starker Kaffee, schwere Waffen, starker Charakter, starker Akzent
6. poor - schlechte Ernte, Armenviertel, schlechte Noten, schlechter Service

74/6 News from Susie in Barre

1. a
2. a
3. -
4. a
5. the
6. -
7. -
8. a
9. a
10. the
11. the
12. a
13. -
14. -
15. the
16. an
17. a
18. -
19. a
20. the
21. a
22. a
23. the
24. the
25. a
26. -
27. an
28. -
29. -
30. a
31. a
32. the

74/7a Visiting other countries

1. I enjoy visiting
2. I always hope to see
3. I can expect to find
4. I can't imagine lying
5. I don't risk missing
6. I want to be polite

74/7b Visiting other countries

1. I like travelling.
2. I always look forward to experiencing new things.
3. I don't think sitting in a coach every day is very interesting.
4. How about taking part in this exchange.
5. You get to know a country best by staying with a family.

75/10 Mixed bag

1. Did
2. at
3. The
4. afternoon
5. has
6. subject
7. I
8. better
9. me
10. here
11. Nobody
12. better
13. is
14. mine
15. ago
16. But
17. him
18. didn't
19. lived
20. any
21. be
22. and
23. the
24. isn't
25. was
26. on
27. yours
28. willing
29. once
30. would
31. think