Part 1 Grammar answers
Many answers to ‘off-the-page’ questions will vary.
UNIT 1
1
a noun
b noun
c adjective
d noun
e adjective
f noun
g adjective
h adjective
i adjective
j noun
k noun
l noun
m adjective
n noun
o adjective
2 Answers may vary slightly.
a and
b until
c because
d but
e or
3 Answers may vary slightly.
a on
b slowly/quickly
c rudely
d over, towards
e up/down
f beautifully/nicely
g under/on/beside
h up/down, up/down
4
a article
b interjection
c verb
d pronoun
e noun
f adjective
g preposition
h adverb
i conjunction
j noun
k adjective
UNIT 2
1
a ?
b .
c .
d !
e !
f .
g ?
h !
2
a Victor, Maryama, Brandon and Rachel purchased return tickets to Sydney.
b When my son Buster, who is six years old, grows up, he wants to be a boxer, a brickie or a bouncer.
c The Prime Minister made a whistle-stop tour of Europe and Asia.
d Dad’s old Russian friend, Vladimir Smolensky, purchased a Porsche on the black market.
3
Gypsy announced herself to the young man in reception.
‘Gypsy Jones to see Dr Cyst at four thirty.’
‘Thank you, Miss Jones,’ said the receptionist. ‘Take a seat.’
‘Cheers,’ said Gypsy. She gave her hair a bit of a flick and strode over to a spare seat beside a young man in a bright red jumper.
‘Hi ya!’ she said boldly.
‘Yeh, hi,’ he replied casually.
‘What’s your name then, gorgeous?’
The young man was shocked, but not shy.
‘Fireater,’ he said quickly. ‘What’s yours?’
‘Gypsy,’ said Gypsy. ‘Gypsy Freedom Jones.’
‘Cool,’ said Fireater. ‘Sounds like your parents are as odd as mine.’
This is a good beginning, thought Gypsy. This could turn into something beautiful.
4
a false
b true
c false
d false
e true
UNIT 3
1 Answers will vary, but should be similar to the following:
a sisters, stairs, Christmas tree, presents, Father Christmas
b holiday, family, service, parade
2 grams, peaches, mixing bowl, cups, water, minutes, cup, water, saucepan, peaches, one-quarter, cup, brown sugar, sultanas, teaspoon, half, nutmeg, cinnamon, heat, sugar, heat, lemon rind, jars, refrigerator
3
a tomatoes
b foxes
c boys
d mice
e axes
f lives
g calves
h ladies
i women
UNIT 4
1
a proper
b common
c proper
d proper
e common
f common
g proper
h proper
i common
j proper
k common
l proper
2
a gazelle/leopard/grass
b friend/dictionary/pencil
c cars
d father/money/shops/calculator/pencil case/batteries
e MP3 players/bus/city
f girls/hands/road
3 Answers will vary. Suggestions:
father/list/bus/shops/brown bread/salami/doughnuts/bakery
UNIT 5
1 Answers may vary slightly. Suggestions:
a bike/books
b awful
c bedroom/ boxes/ books /clothes/pens/paper/apple core
d Theme parks
e dessert/ice cream
2
a joy–sorrow
b sadness–happiness
c pain–pleasure
d admiration–disgust
e sincerity–falsity
3
a pity
b fatigue
c ideas
d humour
e friendship
f fun
g fear
h stupidity
UNIT 6
1
a series of events
b set of golf clubs
c pair of shoes
d swarm of bees
e army of soldiers
f choir of angels
g pride of lions
h armada of ships
2
a herd
b litter
c flight/flock
d pack
e gaggle
f caravan
g bunch
h chain
i library
j fleet/armada
3
a thieves/robbers
b fish/dolphins
c ants
d chickens
e horses
f bananas
g cannibals
h cards
i directors
j peacocks
UNIT 7
1
a she/he
b its
c They, their
d You, I/we
e his, He
2
a my/yours
b his
c I/I/you/you
d I/me/They
e our/it/its/it/me/its/I
3
a Aimee watched me for a moment before she left the room.
b Andy finished his coffee, walked into his study and pulled out a book.
c Vesna shuddered. She was standing still with water lapping her waist.
d Ajit and Paul stood beside their unexpected visitor. For the first time they were able to look at him/her clearly.
UNIT 8
1
a He
b she
c We
d They
2
a them/them
b him
c her/her
d me/him/him
3
a Sometimes he/she just wants to kill that yapping dog next door.
b She/He thinks she/he is overweight but her/his mother thinks she/he is just right.
c She/He is a legend. She/He can burp the whole alphabet.
d He/She sits down. He/She observes. He/She plans.
UNIT 9
1
a bought
b replaced
c hope/remembered/buy
d love
e keep
f Did/know/can/breathe
2 Answers will vary but should be appropriate verbs.
a watch/play
b hates
c put/fold
d have
e watch, completed/finished
f is
3 Answers will vary
4
Verbs: decided, have, discussed, invite, chose, wrote, bought, helped, decorate, hired, was, had, declared, was, going, fishing, arrived, turned up, was, was, danced, fed, love
Subjects: Isabella and I, We, Isabella, I, My brother, my sister, My mother, Dad, The big day, Everyone, The DJ, The food, Isabella, someone, I
UNIT 10
1
a is
b prefers, thinks
c are
d run
e pick
2
b Jon’s iPods were stolen.
c They frighten us.
d Houses were pulled down and shops replaced them.
e They were conventional men.
f We know we were probably wrong.
3
One day my friends and I decided to go for a long bike ride. Joe and Macka were on their tandem and I was on my BMX. I was pretty sure about where we were headed but Macka wanted to fight with me. Macka always thinks he knows best. Joe likes to just go with the flow. I like Joe. He is a cool dude. After Macka and I shouted at each other and nearly had a punch up, we got going.
We rode for half an hour and then Macka started whinging.
‘When are we going to get a break?’ he moaned.
I decided it was time for us to stop anyway. Macka and Joe dropped their tandem and we plonked onto the dirt by the side of the road.
That was when Macka discovered he was sitting on top of a bull-ant’s nest.
UNIT 11
1
Past / Present / FutureI ate / I eat / I will eat
he jumped / he jumps / he will jump
she wrote / she writes / she will write
the secretary laminated / the secretary laminates / the secretary will laminate
they complained / they complain / they will complain
the dog barked / the dog barks / the dog will bark
the clock ticked / the clock ticks / the clock will tick
2
a opened
b will ring
c watched
d am
e was
3
a present
b past
c future
d past
4 Answers will vary slightly.
a The bicycle hit the gutter and threw him onto the road.
b Jade body surfs while Jiao tests her new longboard.
c Kings of Leon released/release their new album last/this month.
d Liana loves life.
UNIT 12
1
a are
b do
c am/are
d is
e are
f ’ll (abbreviation of ‘will’)
2
a am dancing
b should have
c can skate
d have caught
e will miss
3
a I am hoping to pass my exams this time.
b Peter and Paul were punished severely.
c I have seen that movie six times!
d Your sister will kill you when she finds out you read her diary.
UNIT 13
1
a am
b was
c will be
d were
e are
2
Dear Miss Georgiou,
Sorry Alex was late this morning. He slept in.
Regards, Bev Matthews
To Mr Petrov,
Please allow Melissa to leave school early today. She is going to the dentist.
Thank you in anticipation.
Rod Gove
Dear Mrs Glaser,
I apologise for my son’s behaviour last week. I think he was traumatised by the sudden death of his hamster.
Steve Sutton
Dear Miss Jenny,
I am concerned about Penny’s English skills and think that her work is too hard for her. Are you following her progress carefully? I am very worried.
Lenny Kenny
UNIT 14
1
agitated, aquamarine, beautiful, boring, business, clanging, dirty, dusty, gigantic, glorious, haughty, insistent, loud, lumpy, newborn, painful, pitted, ravishing, rude, small, sour
2 Answers will vary
UNIT 15
1
a often
b yesterday
c slowly
d so
e very
f frequently
g there
h rather
i too
j clumsily
2
a very, slightly, rather
b extremely, properly
c bravely
d happily
e fully
f unreservedly, secretly, unknowingly
3 Answers may vary slightly.
a silently
b quickly
c happily
d badly/ridiculously
e suddenly
UNIT 16
1
a with
b at, over
c at
d about
e without
f until
g during
h beyond
2
a up
b among
c behind
d with
3
a along the beach
b on a bench/on the swings
c Fox in Socks
d in that photograph
e in the litter/in the kennel
f since birth
g above the roar/ below deck
UNIT 17
1
if, because, whether, while, unless, before, after, once, but, although, for, and, wherever, or, when, until, yet
2
a because
b After
c If
d but
3
a when
b yet
c or
d Whether
UNIT 18
1
The following are sentences: a, d, h, i, j, k
2
Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop was an Australian army surgeon who took exceptional care of prisoners of war during the Second World War. He was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, on 12 July 1907, and died in Melbourne in 1993. His university friends called him Weary because Dunlop is a brand of tyres. They played on the words tyres/tires; hence ‘Weary’. Weary was taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942 while he was running a hospital in Indonesia. Later he was sent to Thailand where prisoners were forced to build a railway to Burma. He had to perform surgical duties without equipment or painkillers. For example, he cut tropical ulcers out of legs with a sharpened spoon. He led the men by brave personal example and was regarded as a true hero. Once, he prevented an injured soldier from being bayoneted by standing in front of him.
3
Six boys turned up for football practice. That’s a pretty low turnout considering there are twenty-two in the club. The coach, John Roach, was hopping mad. Our team has a good reputation in the area and John’s worried about the finals. Robby, our captain, joined in with the coach and shouted at us about motivation and commitment. I thought that was pretty rough considering we were the ones who turned up.
UNIT 19
1
a .
b ?
c .
d .
e ?
2
a direct
b question mark
c not
d the speaker or writer requires an answer.
3
My mother always hassles me when I get home. She wants to know if I’ve had a good day. She wants to know if I enjoyed my lunch. Of course, she also wants to know if I’ve been in trouble again. She says to me, ‘Did you get in trouble today?’ It doesn’t matter what my answer is, she always then says, ‘You better not have received another detention.’ Then she sends me to my room to change out of my uniform and start my homework. Half an hour later she starts again. ‘Have you put your shirt in the dirty wash? Have you? Have you hung up your blazer? Have you polished your shoes yet?’ It drives me crazy! I bet no one has a mum as bad as mine.
UNIT 20
1
a three
b false
c false
d an exclamation mark
2
a !
b !
c .
d ?
e !
f !
g ?/?/?
h .
i ?
j ./?
k .
l !
m .
n ?
o ?/!
UNIT 21
1 & 2 Note: the subject is in italics.
a I was hot.
b The first gust of wind extinguished the solitary candle.
c No one uttered a word.
d Fire fighters have an extremely difficult job.
e Apollo was square shouldered, slender-legged and wore his curly brown hair short.
3
a Ö
b Ö
c Ö
d Ö
h Ö
k Ö
m Ö
n Ö
p Ö
r Ö
s Ö
t Ö
u Ö
w Ö
x Ö
z Ö
UNIT 22
1 Note: the subject is in italics, the verb is in yellow, and the object is in purple.
a Gwyneth Paltrow is gorgeous.
b Many people find computers frustrating.
c Anxious parents listened to the radio for news.
d Xavier rudely grabbed the remote control.
e Four turtle-doves frightened three French hens.
f The partridge perched in the pear tree.
2 Answers may vary.
The sea ran higher, higher and higher. The wind shrieked poisonously past him and whole mountains of water heaved skyward, hesitated then came hurtling down on him. They seemed a thousand metres high and he had never experienced anything like them before. Every time his little boat became buried in their swirling mass, he held his breath and prayed to see the sky again. When he did, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. The hurricane raged all day. By nightfall, it was at its strongest and even more terrifying. Around four o’clock in the morning, he entered the eye of the storm and the wind stopped abruptly. The sea became almost flat and eerily quiet. He became even more scared because he knew this respite would not last long and it could become worse.