10B THE POWER OF WORDS (Workbook, pp. 66-68): Answer Key

1 READING

a  

He didn't go to the ceremony to protest about the treatment of American Indians on TV and in films, and about what was happening at Wounded Knee.

b

1  c   2  a   3  d   4  b   5  c

2 GRAMMAR

a

2  a
3  -,-
4  -
5  the, the
6  -
7  a
8  -,-

b

2  the
3  The
4  -, the
5  the, -
6  -, the, -
7  The, the
8  The, the

c

3  (wrong) gone to prison
4  (wrong) at school
5  (right)
6  (wrong) at church
7  (right)
8  (wrong) at university
9  (right)
10  (right)

3 VOCABULARY

a

2  peace and quiet
3  sooner or later
4  knife and fork
5  bed and breakfast
6  more or less
7  all or nothing
8  salt and pepper
9  now or never
10  once or twice

b

1  pieces
2  sick, tired
3  give, take
4  ups, downs
5  law, order
6  safe, sound
7  wait, see
8  now, again

4 PRONUNCIATION

a

2  (second column)
3  (first column)
4  (first column)
5  (first column)
6  (second column)

5 LISTENING

a

1  c   2  b   3  c

b

1  Bertie
2  write with his right hand when he was left-handed
3  his brother, Edward
4  1925
5  by filling his mouth with marbles
6  at his own office
7  10 months
8  because he wanted to marry a divorced American woman
9  his therapist Mr Logue
10  he called the King 'Your Majesty', which he had previously refused to do

10A THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (Workbook, pp. 63-65): Answer Key

1 GRAMMAR

a

2  (wrong) Everybody was
3  (wrong) Everything went wrong
4  (right)
5  (wrong) All men
6  (right)
7  (wrong) Most people
8  (right)

b

2  None   3  any   4  none   5  no   6  Any

c

2  neither   3  either   4  nor   5  Both   6  both   7  Neither

2 VOCABULARY

a

2  chemical   3  biology   4  genetic   5  Physics

b

2 e   3 a   4 b   5 d

c

2  be a guinea pig
3  made, discovery

4  test new drugs
5  prove, theory

3 READING

a

1 C   2 E   3 D   4 A   5 B

b

1 C   2 E   3 D   4 B   5 A   6 D   7 B   8 A   9 E   10 C

c

1  thought up
2  a gap in the market
3  withdrawn
4  sketches
5  spilling
6  mass producing
7  still going strong
8  royalties

4 PRONUNCIATION

2  same syllable (first)
3  same syllable (second)
4  different syllable (experiment, experimental)
5  same syllable (second)
6  same syllable (first)
7  different syllable (scientist, scientific)
8  different syllable (theory, theoretical)

5 LISTENING

a

1  smoke detector (right picture)
2  glasses (bottom left picture)
3  ear thermometer (top left picture)

b

1  poisonous gases
2  level of sensitivity
3  scratch
4  new substance
5  measure the temperature
6  reduce the amount

COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH: TALKING ABOUT... ACTING (Workbook, p. 49): Answer key

1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE

2  completely
3  tremendously
4  overwhelmingly
5  extraordinarily
6  absolutely
7  fantastically

2 READING

a

1  a
2  d
3  c
4  b
5  b

8A BEAT THE ROBBERS... AND THE BURGLARS (Workbook, pp. 50-52): Answer key

1 VOCABULARY

a

2  hijacking
3  smuggling
4  terrorism
5  vandalism
6  fraud
7  bribery
8  murder

b

2  blackmail, to blackmail
3  drug dealing, drug dealer
4  mugger, to mug
5  rape, to rape
6  theft, thief
7  robber, to rob
8  stalking, to stalk
9  hacking, hacker

c

2  robbery
3  stalker
4  smuggle
5  bribe
6  mugged / robbed
7  hack
8  burglar

d

2  verdict
3  charged
4  court
5  investigating
6  acquitted
7  witnesses
8  fine

2 READING

a

1  F   2  A   3  F   4  B   5  D   6  C

b

1  key in
2  landline
3  purchase
4  require
5  dispose of
6  have access to
7  gather
8  go through

3 GRAMMAR

a

2  had been stolen
3  be caught
4  (be) punished
5  questioned
6  visited
7  has just been arrested
8  is being held
9  will be heard / is being heard
10  expect  / are expecting
11  be given
12  will be stolen

b

3  is expected to be acquitted
4  are reported to have taken the president's wife
5  thought that the terrorists are hiding somewhere in France
6  known that the suspect is dangerous
7  are reported to have damaged the art gallery
8  said that the police have arrested three men

4 MINI GRAMMAR

2  have our burglar alarm tested
3  have had my car repaired
4  had his house painted
5  will have my carpets cleaned
6  are having a wall built
7  has his flat cleaned
8  are having our garden redesigned

5 PRONUNCIATION

a

2  jury   3  guilty   4  blackmail

6 LISTENING

a

Speaker 1: B
Speaker 2: F
Speaker 3: E
Speaker 4: A
Speaker 5: D

b

1  F   2  T   3  T   4  F   5  F

PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE

English 8 Group: 18

• Timetable (face-to-face session): Thursdays, from 07.00 to 09.00 pm.
• (E)books:

• Latham-Koenig, C. and Oxenden, C. English File Third Edition Upper-intermediate Student's Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• __________. English File Third Edition Upper-intermediate Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

CALENDAR

• Drop out due date: 17 February.
• Holidays: 02 March.
• Easter holidays: from 10 to 15 April.
• End of the course: 29 June (Second midterm exam check)
• Dates of issue of academic records: 10 and 11 July.

ASSESSMENT

• 50% Activities on the platform + 50% Exam.
• The final grade is the average of the results in the first and second parts of the course.
• First part of the course (Files 6A-8A): face-to-face exams on 20 April (Writing & Speaking).
• Second part of the course (Files 8B-10B): face-to-face exams on 22 June (Writing & Speaking).
• Assessment of 5 skills:
• Reading (20%)
• Writing (20%)
• Use of English (20%)
• Listening (20%)
• Speaking (20%)
• Passing grade: 80 pts. and 80% of attendance (2 absences maximum)

OTHER ASPECTS

• A monolingual dictionary is recommended.

USEFUL SITES

• Facebook: CELe UAEMex
• Twitter: @CELe UAEMex
• English File Student's Site
• Blog: http://englishfile808.blogspot.mx
• Group on Facebook: CELe818

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Hughes, R. (2005). Exploring Grammar in Writing: upper-intermediate and advanced with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Murphy, R. (2004). English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice for intermediate students of English, with answers. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.