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Possible Answers
Bad weather affects Holy Week processions in my town
because when it’s raining, processions cannot take place
and you have to wait till next year.
Water sports are very popular where I live. The weather
is warm for most of the year and the beaches are perfect
for windsurfing and kitesurfing, as well as diving.
READING (page 66)
2. 1. cause
2. addition
3. contrast
4. result
3. 1. True 4. False
2. True 5. True
3. False 6. False
4. 1. b 2. d 3. c
5. 1. pair (line 3)
2. rather than (line 4)
3. struck (line 11)
4. latest (line 12)
5. eerie (line 21)
6. witness (line 33)
VOCABULARY (page 68)
Words from the Text
1. 1. False. If something is ordinary, it is common.
2. False. If something is deadly, you can die from it.
3. True.
4. False. If you go back and forth, you change
direction constantly.
5. False. If you witness something, you see it.
6. True.
7. True.
8. True.
2. 1. avoid 5. slip
2. weather forecaster 6. Rather than
3. path 7. skilled
4. chasing
3. 1. working 3. apologising 5. to let
2. to meet 4. Swimming
4. 1. I can’t help getting angry sometimes.
2. We never expected to win first prize.
3. Is there any chance of seeing you tonight?
4. I can’t imagine living in a big city.
5. My dog refuses to go out if it’s raining.
5. 1. b 2. a 3. a
Extreme Weather6
Topic Vocabulary (page 69)
WEATHER
1. 1. lightning 4. sweat 7. flood
2. forecast 5. soaking wet 8. slippery
3. degrees 6. rainfall
2. 1. snow 4. not enough 7. higher
2. warmer 5. 42ºC 8. cold
3. going to 6. need
3. 1. bitter cold, bitter wind
2. scorching heat, scorching temperatures
3. heavy rain, heavy snowfall
4. severe storms, severe weather
5. thick fog, thick clouds
6. mild temperatures, mild weather
4. 1. soaking wet 4. floods 7. degrees
2. rainfall 5. droughts 8. humidity
3. heavy rain 6. chilly 9. sweat
GRAMMAR (page 70)
MODALS
1. 1. b – can / are able to 6. f – must
2. d – shouldn’t 7. h – can’t
3. a – have to / must 8. e – Could / Would
4. i – don’t have to / needn’t 9. g – mustn’t
5. c – may / might
2. base
MODAL PERFECTS
1. 1. a – should have 4. b – could have
2. d – must have 5. c – would have
3. e – might have / may have
2. past participle
1. 1. shouldn’t (advice)
2. must (obligation)
3. mustn’t (prohibition)
4. Could (polite request)
5. can’t (certainty that it’s impossible)
6. Can (ability)
7. must (certainty that it’s true)
8. might (possibility)
9. don’t have to (lack of obligation)
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2. Possible Answers
1. In the past, I couldn’t chat to girls because I was
very shy.
2. As a student, I must start revising a few weeks
before the exams.
3. According to my parents, I mustn’t drink any
alcohol because it’s bad for my health.
4. My friends think that I should ask Vanessa out.
5. In our family, the children don’t have to wash the
dishes.
6. In the future, I may move to another town.
7. One day, I will be able to design a skyscraper.
3. 1. must have (certainty)
2. should have (regret)
3. wouldn’t have (willingness to do something)
4. could have (ability)
5. might not have (possibility)
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4. 1. couldn’t have tried 4. must have left
2. would have worn 5. shouldn’t have scared
3. might have got 6. could have won
5. Possible Answers
1. Keira must have forgotten you had a date.
2. The teacher shouldn’t have been so rude to you.
3. You could have studied more, but you didn’t.
4. You might have lost it in the supermarket.
5. You should have bought the tickets earlier.
6. I would have stayed at home if I had known you
were coming.
6. 1. They must have been frightened.
2. Could I please use your pen?
3. He can’t ride a bike yet.
4. She might not have seen us.
5. You needn’t help me.
6. You should save some money.
7. We shouldn’t have decided so quickly.
8. It must be very expensive.
7. 1. might strike 5. had to sleep
2. must evacuate 6. should have brought
3. can’t be 7. must have destroyed
4. should go 8. could have been easier
Grammar Review
8. 1. You shouldn’t have hit your brother.
2. By October they will have finished building the
house.
3. You don’t have to meet me at the airport.
4. That’s the street where Marcy lives.
5. Liz Atkins, who wrote this book, has a degree in
philosophy.
6. John might have gone home early tonight.
SKILLS (page 72)
LISTENING
NEWS REPORT
1. A. It looks like a tornado is coming close to a town.
B. A globe of the world is being heated over a flame.
C. A plane seems to be releasing smoke or chemicals
into the air.
D. A man is unwrapping what looks like a giant piece
of ice.
2. Report 1: 1. False 2. True 3. True
Report 2: 1. True 2. False 3. False
3. Report 3 – b Report 4 – d
SPEAKING (page 73)
INTERVIEWING
1. 1. d 3. f 5. a
2. c 4. b 6. e
WRITING (page 74)
A News Report
1. The fires are related to the weather because they
began as a result of high temperatures and a drought.
Lightning also caused many fires. It’s also possible that
the heatwave will make the situation worse.
2. 1. Paragraph 1 4. Paragraph 1
2. Paragraph 1 5. Paragraph 2
3. Paragraph 1
3. In paragraph 4
4. Yes, the writer put the most important facts in the
first paragraph and then developed the relevant
information and added details in the following
paragraphs.
5. Connectors of Cause
as a result of
cause: exceptionally high temperatures and the worst
drought ever recorded
result: the fires started several weeks ago
because
cause: the flames are out of control
result: firefighters are having little success
Connector of Result
consequently
cause: weather forecasters have warned of continuing
heatwaves
result: the situation may get worse
6. 1. Therefore 4. As a result
2. since 5. Due to
3. so 6. because
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7. 1. because of 3. As 5. As a result of
2. Due to 4. since
8. Possible Answers
1. As / Since / Because
2. so / therefore / as a result
3. due to / because of / as a result of
4. Therefore / Consequently / For this reason
5. because of / as a result of
6. as / since / because
9. 1. I bought a warm coat as I am travelling to Poland.
2. Because of the cold winters in England, they are
moving to Spain.
3. People want to know what’s happening in the
world. Therefore, they watch the news on TV.
4. Today’s forecasts are quite accurate due to the
modern technology that they use / is used.
5. There was a hurricane warning. As a result,
everyone left town.
LIFE SKILLS (page 76)
USING GRAPHS AND CHARTS
TASK QUESTIONS
1. Graph A
a. Temperature in degrees Celsius.
b. The blue line shows the highest temperature and
the red line shows the lowest temperature.
Graph B
a. The rainfall in millimetres.
b. The letters stand for the months of the year.
2. 1. July 4. 20
2. 12ºC 5. October, No
3. 20ºC
