GRAMMAR EXPANDER KEY
Narrative tenses, page 205
VERBS AND TENSES
8 1 b 3 c 5 c 7 c
2 c 4 b 6 b 8 a
Present simple and present continuous,
9 1 did you do 7 were
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2 went 8 gave
1 1 do 5 don t eat
3 didn t see 9 were waiting
2 Are you doing 6 does the exam start
4 Did you forget 10 Were they
3 are learning 7 aren t watching
5  d bought 11  d booked
4 live 8  re always having
6 did you arrive 12  d missed / missed
2 1 is 11 organize
10 1 were having 6 was talking
2 are offering 12 don t have to
2 had left 7 Were you sleeping
3 is currently starting 13 don t want
3 opened 8 wasn t raining
4 is planning 14 don t like
4 didn t use to drink 9 used to go out
5 are 15 am getting
5 ate 10 didn t watch
6 have 16 I m beginning
7 don t employ 17 seems
8 doesn t have 18 say Present and past tenses, page 206
9 take 19 is making
11 1 are studying 5 had
10 have 20 loves
2 didn t use to drink 6  ve finished
3 were you doing 7 been working
4 do you do 8 had started
Present perfect simple and past simple,
12 1 A What are the boys doing right now?
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B I m not sure, but I think they re watching TV.
3 1 a 2 d 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 d
2 A How long has your brother been working in a bank?
4 1 did 4 saw
B He s only been there about two months. He used to work
2 haven t eaten 5 haven t had
at the post office.
3 haven t played 6 has lived
3 A What were you doing when your aunt and uncle arrived
from Australia?
5 1 haven t had 5 Have you ever ridden
B We were just going out the door. It was lucky we hadn t
2  ve never flown 6 Have you eaten
already left.
3 did you meet 7 haven t used
4 A Do you want a pizza or a hamburger?
4 has just got 8 sang
B Neither thanks. I used to love fast food, but now I can t
stand it.
Present perfect simple and present
5 A Have you finished all the exercises yet?
perfect continuous, page 205
B No, Miss! I haven t even started.
6 1 I haven t had any fizzy drinks this week. 6 A How often do you go out for meals?
2 ' B I never go out for meals.
3 '
13 1 Does your teacher give
4 I m very annoyed because I ve lost my mobile phone.
2  re studying
5 We re exhausted because we ve been running in the park all
3 was walking
morning.
4  ve never been
6 How many text have you sent today?
5 went on
7 '
6 Did you listen
8 My parents have been going out a lot recently.
7 has been feeling
7 1 arrived 7 haven t tried
8 used to have / take
2  ve been exploring 8 looked
14 1 Are you enjoying 7 went
3  ve already been 9 have you ever been
2 aren t 8 arrived
4 visited 10  ve never seen
3 aren t missing 9 had gone
5  s been eating 11 didn t have
4  ve been working 10 Do you still want
6 have found 12 did you miss
5  s been 11  ve got
6  ve been 12 used to bring
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Future: present continuous, will, Questions with like, page 208
5 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 b
going to, present simple, page 206
15 1 Hurry up! The film starts at 7:30.
MODALS
2 Maya is meeting her boyfriend at 8 o clock tonight outside
the cinema.
3 Look at that boy on the bike! He s going to crash into that
Modal verbs: may, might, could, must,
tree in a minute.
can t, page 208
4 This time next week I ll be doing an exam.
1 1 must 4 can t
5 My sister s going to go to university in London. She already
2 can t 5 may
has a place.
3 must 6 could
6 I ll send you a postcard when I get to New York.
7 Oh look, we ve run out of milk. I ll go to the shop to get
2 1 might rain 4 must know
some.
2 could have seen 5 must have noticed
8 Don t phone me after 10 o clock tonight. I ll be sleeping.
3 can t be 6 may be
16 1 leaves 5  ll be taking off
3 1 must 5 might
2  ll come 6  s visiting
2 might 6 must
3  m meeting 7  ll phone
3 might 7 can t
4  ll be sitting 8  ll be playing
4 might 8 must
17 1  m going 6 Are you going to drive
2  m meeting 7  m getting
Modal verbs: must, mustn t and have to;
3  m visiting 8 leaves
make, let, be allowed to, page 208
4  m not doing 9  ll meet
4 1 allows 5 made
5  ll ask 10  ll be
2 ' 6 don t have
3 make 7 '
QUESTIONS
4 have 8 must
5 1 doesn t let us
Question formation, page 207
2 don t have to wear
1 1 What s Ben doing?
3 aren t allowed to use
2 Would you like to go swimming?
4 have to eat
3 Have you bought a new mobile phone?
5 must work
4 Where did you go last summer?
6 make
5 What were you doing when you saw Alice?
6 What are you getting ready for?
Modal verbs review, page 209
7 Who did you speak to at the party?
6 1 a 3 c 5 b 7 c
8 What did you do at school yesterday?
2 b 4 b 6 b 8 c
2 1 How long have you been acting?
7 1 must go 5 might have seen
2 When did you make your first film?
2 don t have to pay 6 lets me go out
3 Why did you become an actor?
3 should have / take 7 makes me do
4 Who is your favourite actor?
4 needn t finish 8 must go
5 Are you working on anything at the moment?
6 What are you going to do next?
VERB FORMS AND STRUCTURES
3 1 isn t it 6 won t he
2 wasn t it 7 hasn t it
3 can she 8 didn t it First and second conditional; time
4 haven t you 9 won t you
clauses, page 209
5 do you 10 will you
1 1 e 2 f 3 d 4 c 5 b 6 a
2 1 eat / feel
Indirect questions, page 208
2 would you take up / had
4 1 Can you tell me the way to the station, please?
3 won t text / asks
2 I d like to know how long the film lasts.
4  ll visit /  ve saved
3 I wonder if / whether you could give me some information.
5 would be / played
4 Could you tell me what time you close this evening?
6 won t phone / are
5 I d be interested to know the date of your next show.
7 could change / would you change
6 Can you tell us where we can find the Picasso exhibition?
7 Could you let me know how much the tickets will cost?
I wish / if only, page 209
8 I wonder if you could send me an email.
3 1 could have been 4 had
2  d known 5 could remember
3 could paint 6 would recycle
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12 1 Tea is grown in India and China.
Third conditional, page 210
2 I am going to have my hair dyed tomorrow.
4 2 If Harry hadn t gone bed late, he would have heard his alarm
3 My leather handbag was made in Italy.
clock.
4 More and more fast food restaurants are being opened
3 If Harry had heard his alarm clock, he would have left his
every day.
house on time.
5 We are having some trees planted in our garden at the
4 If Harry had left his house on time, he wouldn t have been
moment.
late to meet his friends.
6 It is said that the rise of the internet has changed our way of
5 If Harry hadn t been late to meet his friends, they wouldn t
life.
have got on the train without him.
7 Technology can t be ignored.
6 If they hadn t got on the train without him, Harry wouldn t
have been left behind. 8 The man s car had been damaged by vandals.
7 If Harry hadn t been left behind, he wouldn t have caught 9 The computers were being fixed when we arrived.
the bus home again.
10 A new hospital is going to be built in our town next year.
8 If Harry hadn t caught the bus home again, he wouldn t
11 Martin Luther King will never be forgotten.
have fallen asleep.
12 Global warming is said to be getting worse.
9 If Harry hadn t fallen asleep, he wouldn t have ended up in a
13 1 Where are olives grown?
different town.
2 When were mobile phones first sold?
10 If Harry hadn t ended up in a different town, he wouldn t
3 What great things will be discovered next?
have enjoyed a nice day out.
4 What is being done to help the environment right now?
5 What has been built in your town recently?
Conditionals review, page 210
6 What activities are being organized at your school this term?
5 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 b
14 1 1 are passing 4 is improving
6 1 If he didn t like me, I wouldn t speak to him.
2 haven t been given 5 have done
2 I wish I could play sport.
3 is believed
3 If I go to the cinema, I ll meet you at 7 o clock.
2 6 were stolen 10 will give
4 If she had failed the exam, she would have been miserable.
7 broke in 11 haven t been caught
5 If only I hadn t stayed out so late last night.
8 were seen 12 are making
6 Unless we finish the pizza we won t eat the sandwiches.
9 is thought
Gerund and infinitive, page 210
NOUNS, PRONOUNS,
7 1 playing 5 being
DETERMINERS
2 starting 6 to make
3 walking 7 to start
Articles a / an / the and zero article,
4 to take 8 to pass
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8 1 '
1 1 My neighbour s in prison for burglary.
2 Doing extreme sports is a great way to keep fit.
2 '
3 '
3 I saw an interesting documentary last night.
4 Simon promised to be on time for the class.
4 '
5 '
5 '
6 I ve joined the gym to keep fit.
6 I saw a man and a woman in the park. The man was wearing
7 '
a red hat.
8 I haven t managed to do my homework yet.
7 '
9 1 living 5 to join
8 Mark is the most intelligent person I know.
2 starting 6 take up
2 Hi Ela
3 to get 7 studying
I haven t spoken to you for ages! How s life? Are you enjoying
4 meeting 8 to do
school? Have you done anything interesting recently? Things
10 1 to do 6 being
are pretty much the same here. I m working hard because I ve
2 to buy 7 to go got an important exam next month. I don t have much free
time, but I went out with some friends last weekend. We did
3 looking after 8 to like
some shopping in Covent Garden. I bought a new bag and a
4 walking 9 buying
T-shirt. The T-shirt is a bit boring, but it was all I could find.
5 seeing 10 to like
Later we went to the cinema and after that for a pizza. It was
the best day I d had for ages, but now I have to study again.
Passive voice, page 211
Write soon and tell me your news!
Love
11 1 sell 5 was offered
Jenny
2 have been made 6 was making
3 will send 7 had already started
4 is being built 8 are going to be installed
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Place names and the, page 212 There and it, page 214
3 1  3 the 5 the 7 the /  11 1 there has been 4 There has been
2  4  6 the 8 the /  2 There will be 5 There was
3 It will be 6 It is
4 1  3  5  7 the
2  4 the 6 the /  8 
1 c 3 g 5 d 7 h
Pronouns review, page 214
2 b 4 a 6 e 8 f
12 1 one 6 something
2 myself 7 yourself
3 anything 8 themselves
Countable and uncountable nouns;
4 Anyone 9 every
plurals of nouns, page 213
5 Every 10 yourself
5 1 Can I have two cups of coffee please?
2 I need some new furniture for my flat.
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
3 You should get some advice from the doctor about healthy
AND ADVERBS, page 214
eating.
4 Ben s gone to get his hair cut.
1 1 much more quickly (adv)
5 I don t really like fish so I don t eat it very often.
2 faster (adv)
6 I haven t got enough money for the cinema tonight.
3 good (adj)
7 Where s your luggage, sir?
4 further (adv)
8 I ll have a bar of chocolate, please.
5 a bit harder (adv)
6 1 A some B a
6 bigger (adj)
2 A a B 
7 clever (adj)
3 A  B some
8 most beautiful (adj)
4 A  B some
2 1 I learn languages more easily than I learn facts and figures.
5 A a B some
2 Camping isn t as comfortable as staying in hotels.
3 I find beach holidays less interesting than city breaks.
Determiners: many, much, a lot (of),
4 It s easier to travel by train than to travel by car.
(a) little, (a) few, all, whole, page 213
5 The service in the café was as good as the service in the
restaurant.
7 1 much 6 a few
6 Being on holiday with friends is the best type of holiday.
2 whole 7 many
7 Last year s holiday in Turkey was the most relaxing holiday
3 many 8 all
I ve ever been on.
4 a lot of 9 much
5 a little 10 all 3 1 the best 5 the hardest
2 the most interesting 6 the quickest
3 the easiest 7 the hardest
Determiners review, page 213
4 the most relaxing 8 the most original
8 1 whole
2 both of
PREPOSITIONS, page 214
3 a lot of, a little
4 either of
1 1 of 2 in 3 at 4 at 5 on 6 at
5 All of
2 1 A of B in
6 A lot of
2 A about B with
7 None of
3 A at B 
8 another
4 A on B to
9 Neither of
5 A  B at
10 other
6 A at B at, at
7 A from B for
Each other and -self / -selves, every
8 A at B by
and each, page 213
3 1 of 6 at
9 1 themselves 5 each other
2 of 7 by
2 each other 6 themselves
3 on 8 about
3 myself 7 ourselves
4 on 9 by
4 herself 8 himself
5 in 10 with
10 1 every 5 each
2 Every 6 each / every
3 Each 7 each
4 every
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Relative clauses review, page 216
BUILDING SENTENCES
7 1 There are millions of people around the world whose first
language is English.
Reported speech, page 215
2 Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii, became the first
1 1 c 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 b
black US president.
2 I went for an interview for a part-time job in a supermarket. I
3 Nicholas is the person who I ve been looking for all day.
was so nervous I could hardly speak. First they asked me how
4 Tarantino, whose films include Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, is
old I was. It took me at least a minute to remember! Then they
one of my favourite directors.
asked me if I had had any experience. I answered that I had
5 The Ritz, which is a luxury hotel in London, is popular with
never worked in a shop before, but that I really liked shopping.
celebrities and tourists.
They didn t seem very impressed with that! They asked me
6 This year we re going on holiday to Anatalya, which is a
what I would do if I had a difficult customer. I replied that
beautiful city in Turkey.
I d probably scream and call for help. They didn t seem very
impressed with that either. Finally, they asked me why I wanted 8 1 where 4 where
to work in their supermarket. I said that I didn t want to work
2 which 5 who
in their supermarket but that I needed the money. In the end
3 whose 6 who
they told me to go and advised me to look for a different job.
3 1 I had seen a good film the day before
Linking words, page 217
2 she was feeling very tired
9 1 also 4 so as not to
3 they hadn t been to school that day
2 but 5 although
4 it was a lovely day
3 to 6 for
5 he would meet me outside the cinema
10 1 I recycle bottles in order to help the environment.
6 me what I was going to do the next day
2 Temperatures are rising. What is more, extreme weather is
7 students not to talk during the exam
on the increase.
8 me if I could help him carry the new wardrobe upstairs
3 I m not going out tonight, although I d love to meet my
4 1 Liz asked Max if he had always wanted to be a rock star.
friends.
2 He replied that he had originally wanted to be a classical
4 I really like my boyfriend. However, I m not ready to get
musician.
married.
3 Liz asked him why he had changed his mind.
5 She s learning Mandarin as she wants to work in China.
4 He said that he had heard the Red Hot Chili Peppers play.
6 She doesn t believe in ghosts and she isn t afraid of the dark.
5 Liz asked him how many instruments he played.
11 1 so that 6 However
6 Max replied that he played the piano, the guitar and the
2 also 7 because of
violin.
3 but 8 and
7 Liz asked him when his next concert was.
4 so 9 too
8 Max said that he was playing at the O2 the following
5 so as to 10 despite
month.
9 Liz asked him what his plans were for the future.
10 Max replied that he d love to go on a tour of Europe.
Defining relative clauses, page 216
5 1 which 4 whose
2 where 5 which
3 which 6 who
Non-defining relative clauses, page 216
6 1 My friend, whose grandparents live in Canada, is going to
Toronto next month.
2 '
3 The hotel, where my parents stayed last month, was quite
expensive.
4 '
5 Matt Damon, whose films include the Bourne Trilogy, is one
of my favourite actors.
6 Stonehenge, which is in the south of England, is a very
famous landmark.
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