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Published and distributed by Pearson Education
Factsheet written by Christopher Rice
Factsheet series developed by Louise James

Love Actually

Penguin Readers Answer Key

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Answers to Book Activities

1

1

Open answers

1

2

designer

DJ

Prime Minister

vicar

1

3

a Billy
b Daniel
c Juliet
d David
e Natalie
f

Jamie

g Sam
h Mark
i

Sarah

j

Joe

1

4

a Billy is talking about his Christmas

song.

b Daisy is talking about her part in the

school play.

c The Prime Minister is talking about

liking Natalie.

d Mark says he doesn’t love Peter.
e Harry is suggesting that Sarah and Karl

should get together.

f

The DJ is talking about Billy’s
Christmas song.

5–6 Open answers

1

7

a 3
b 4
c 2
d 6
e 1
f

5

1

8

a Natalie
b Mia
c Daniel
d Mark
e Aurelia

1

9

a He thinks Britain should be more

independent.

b Open answers
c Jamie can’t speak Portuguese and

Aurelia can’t speak English. Neither of
them can speak French. They could
communicate better by drawing pictures
or using sign language.

10

Open answers

11

a T
b F
c T
d T
e F
f

F

g F
h F

12

a He becomes more confident. He is

angry with him for being too friendly
with Natalie.

b Because her brother is Prime Minister

and she is a housewife.

c Because he used a typewriter, not a

computer.

d He feels embarrassed. He didn’t want

Juliet to know that he loves her.

e He plans to play in a rock group.
f

Because he’s ill, their parents are dead,
and he needs her.

g He is afraid that his wife will see him

buying a necklace.

13–15 Open answers

16

a Joni Mitchell CD
b one
c their presents

d written messages on cards
e flat
f

play

g drums
h kiss
i

restaurant

17

Joe is waiting for Billy.
Mark is with Peter and Juliet, waiting for
Jamie and Aurelia.
Harry is arriving. Karen and the children
are waiting for him.
Sam is with Daniel, waiting for Joanna.
The Prime Minister is arriving with Natalie.

18–25 Open answers

Answers to Factsheet Activities

Communicative activities

Open answers

Student’s activities

Activities before reading the book

1

(a) bully
(b) reception
(c) funeral
(d) lobster
(e) biscuit
(f) necklace
(g) carol
(h) charts
(i) designer

2

Open answers

Activities while reading the book

Chapters 1–2

(a) Billy: is interviewed on the radio / feels old

and lonely

(b) Katya: pretends to be ill / cheats on her

boyfriend

(c) Daniel: needs to talk to someone / is a

stepfather

(d) Karen: is a busy mother / has a sad friend
(e) Mark: breaks a promise / likes playing

jokes

(f)

Sarah: loves a colleague / is always on the
phone

(g) Harry: is the boss of a company / has a

beautiful secretary

Chapters 3–4

1

(a) doesn’t want
(b) doesn’t like
(c) cheerful
(d) surprised
(e) Natalie
(f) Juliet
(g) Portuguese

2

(a) The Prime Minister bangs his head on

the table because he doesn’t want to
fall in love with Natalie.

(b) Harry tries not to look at Mia, who is

wearing a sexy dress.

(c) Sam stays in his room because he is

in love.

(d) Sarah throws her hands in the air

when she misses a chance to talk to
Karl.

(e) Jamie looks sadly at his typewriter

because he is alone again.

(f) The Prime Minister jokingly offers to

have Natalie’s ex-boyfriend murdered.

(g) Billy insults a pop group and gives

children bad advice.

(h) Joe hits his head against a wall when

Billy behaves badly on TV.

(i) Mark doesn’t want to talk to Juliet on

the phone because he is embarrassed
about something.

(j) Jamie and Aurelia can’t speak each

other’s language.

Chapters 5–6

1

(a) annoyed
(b) Joni Mitchell
(c) a crime story
(d) her brother isn’t well
(e) his secretary

2

(a) because
(b) although
(c) while
(d) because
(e) after
(f) if
(g) when
(h) unless

Chapters 7–9

1

(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 6
(e) 5
(f) 9
(g) 1
(h) 3
(i) 7
(j) 4

2

(a) false
(b) false
(c) false
(d) false
(e) true
(f) true
(g) true
(h) true
(i) false
(j) false

Activities after reading the book

1–2 Open answers