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UNIT 1
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Excerpt Three
5. confused, unhappy
6. changes in intonation, elongated word length,
exaggerated word stress
Excerpt Four
7. shocked
8. exaggerated word stress
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C LINKING LISTENINGS ONE AND TWO 7. whose 16. who 24. when
1 page 78 8 .who 17.who 25. which
Possible answers: 9. when 18. that 26. which
10. who
Local Authorities
Hurricane Hunters UNIT 5
(Mayor, Police, Firefighters)
How will you
communicate with B SHARING INFORMATION
the public about the 1 page 92
When will the hurricane 1. b 4. a
hurricane?
get here? 2. d 5. c
Do people know how to
How strong will it be? 3. e
Get supplies?
How long will it last?
Have you set up a place
for people to go if their VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 94
homes are damaged? 1. j 5. a 9. c
2. f 6. h 10. g
3. e 7. i
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY 4. d 8. b
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1.a. exciting 5. a. heartening A LISTENING ONE, PAGE 95
b. excited b. heartened 1. The Great Life is the one spirit that fills all things-
2. a. amazed 6.. a. comforting humans, plants, rocks. The sum of all of that and more is
b. amazing b. comforted what we call the Great Life.
3. a. interesting 7. a. encouraging 2. Answers will vary.
b. interested b. encouraged
4. a. frightened 8. a. surprising LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 96
b. frightening b. surprised 1. First Law of Nature: You don't take anything without a
reason. Example: for food, for medicine, or for protection.
B LISTENING TWO
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1. disagree
2. agree
B GRAMMAR 3. disagree
1 page 83 4. agree
1. In sentence a, that refers to the noun information. 5. agree
In sentence b, which refers to the noun eye wall.
2. The information added to the sentences after the 2 page 98
underlined words describes the nouns. The information 1. disagree
acts as an adjective. 2. agree
3. disagree
2 page 85 4. agree
2. which 11. that 19. which 5. agree
3. where 12. where 20. which 6. agree
4. whose 13. that 21. that
5. that 14. whose 22. Whose 3 page 99
6. when 15. when 23. who You cannot understand this land with maps,
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lines drawn as if earth were an animal's carcass 2. All of the sentences focus on things that were not done.
cut into pieces, skinned, 3. The paragraph communicates the feeling that some
though always less eaten than thrown away. things should have been done differently, but weren't.
See this land instead with a wind-eagle's eyes,
linked with rivers and streams like sinews through 2 page107
leather, 1. couldn't have known
sewed strong to hold the people to the earth. 2. shouldn't have poured
3. shouldn't have built
Do not try to know the land by roads. 4. ought to have been
Let your feet instead caress the soil in the way of deer, 5. could have stayed
whose trails follow the ways of least resistance. 6. shouldn't have happened
When you feel this land
when you taste this land UNIT 6
when you hold this land as lungs hold breath
when your songs see this land, BACKGROUND, page 114
when your ears sing this land, Suggested answers:
You will be this land. a. 1, 5, 13
You will be this land. b. 4,8
c. 4,8
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
1 page 100 VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 117
a. 10 d. 9 g. 3 j. 6
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb b. 12 e. 5 h. 7 k. 4
c. 2 f. 8 i. 11 1. 1
1.benefit benefit beneficial beneficially
2.competition compete competitive competitively A LlSTENING ONE, page118
electrocute, electric, Possible answers:
3.electricity electrically
electrify electrical
4.industry, industrial, 1. She did something important with the money she
industrialize X
industrialization industrialized saved.
5.nature X natural naturally 2. Answers will vary.
6.pollution pollute polluted X
protected, LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 118
7.protection protect protectively
protective 1. T
8.recycling recycle recycled X 2. F (She saved $250,000.)
9.spirit X spiritual spiritually 3. T
10.waste waste wasteful wastefully 4. T
5. F (She did not regret giving her money away. She
wished she had more to give.)
2 page 101 6. T
1. a. benefit, b. beneficial, c. benefit
2. a. competitive, b. compete, c. competition LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 119
3. a. electricity, b. electrify, c. electrically, d. electrical 1. c 5. b 9. c
4. a. industrialization, b. industrial, c. industrialize 2. c 6. a 10. a
5. a. nature, b. natural, c. naturally 3. b 7. b
6. a. pollute, b. polluted, c. pollution 4. c 8. b
7. a. protect, b. protective, c. protection
8. a. recycling, b. recycle, c. recycled
9. a. spiritually, b. spiritual, c. spirits
10. a. wastefully, b. wasteful, c. waste REACTING TO THE LISTENING
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A PRONUNCIATION Possible answers:
1 page 104
1. three 6. ladder 11. bathe Excerpt One
2. they 7. worthy 12. other 1. Reasons: help people who can't afford to go to college,
3. there 8. dough 13. breeze help people do something she couldn't do
4. think 9. sued 14. Zen
5. so 10. day Excerpt Two
2. Reasons: change society, help people do something
B GRAMMAR she couldn't do
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1. The paragraph is about actions in the past. Excerpt Three
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B LISTENING TWO
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1. recipient 7. stunned
2. retired 8. touched
3. volunteer 9. fund
4. tucked away 10. regretted
5. nest egg 11. benefactor
6. donation
B GRAMMAR
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1, The underlined phrases are similar because they are
questions.
2. The underlined phrases are different because did you
is affirmative and isn't it is negative.
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Step 1
2. After finishing high school (She didn't finish high
school.)
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3. She was careful about watching her nest egg as it 2. Reason: To improve the following: responding to
pressure, handling stress, and interacting with other
grew. (She was surprised to learn how much money she
people.
had saved.)
Excerpt Two
4. When her three children grew up and moved away
3. Skills needed: self-awareness, self-control
(She had no children.) 4. Reason: The child needs to deal with her frustration so
she can do better in school.
5. ... college professors (She decided to help promising
Excerpt Three
black students.) 5. Skills needed: self-awareness, self-control, self-
motivation, people skills
6. ... $100,000 (She donated most of her life sayings-
6. Reason: Managers need to respond well to whatever is
$250,000.) going on around them. They shouldn't get angry and
resentful when there is a problem.
7. ... didn't accept the money because she felt sorry for
Oseola (She accepted the money gratefully.) B LISTENING TWO
8. Oseola couldn't afford to stop working (Oseola no 2 page 142
High EQ answers:
longer washes clothes for a living. 1. b 3. c
2. a 4. c
UNIT 7 5. b
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VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 137 1 page 144
1. b 5. a 9. a 1. a. enthusiastic (about) b. respond well
2. a 6. b 10. c 2. a. high-spirited b. deal with setbacks
3. a 7. c 11. c 3. a. make a fuss b. put aside our negative
4. c 8. A 12. a feelings
4. a. put myself in my b. perceptive
A LISTENING ONE, page 139 client's shoes
1. b 2. Answers will vary. 5. a. swallow your pride b. take life in stride
LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 139
Suggested answers:
Excerpt One
1. Skills needed: self-awareness, self-control, people
skills
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Excerpt Two
3. b 4. b
Excerpt Three
5. b 6. b
Excerpt Four
7. a 8. b
Conversation One
B GRAMMAR Speaker A: Claude Fishlere / analytical
1 page 148 Speaker B: Satellite Sister / light, informal
1. In sentence a, the speaker's exact words were, "Some
kids tend to be much more patient than others." In Conversation 2
sentence b, the speaker's exact words were, "We could Speaker A: Satellite Sister / light, informal
learn to improve our EQ." Speaker B: Bakery, owner / informative, analytical
2. In sentence a, the second verb is in the past tense
because the speaker is using indirect (reported) speech. Conversation 3
3. Sentence b uses the simple past tense and the modal Speaker A: Satellite Sister / light, informal
could + base form of the verb. Speaker B: Bakery owner / informative
UNIT 8 Conversation 4
Speaker A: Claude Fishlere / analytical
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION Speaker B: Bakery owner / informative, analytical
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Answers will vary. 3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
2 page 166
2 page1S9 a. 7 d. 10 g. 5 i. 4
1. c 4. k 7. b 10. h b. 6 e. 3 h. 9 j. 1
2. j 5. d 8. g 11. a c. 2 f. 8
3. i 6. e 9. f
A PRONUNCIATION
A LISTENING ONE, page 159 1 page168
1. Eating habits are changing. 1. lock 4. boot
2. Answers will vary, but students may mention busy 2. wool 5. boost
lifestyles, easy availability of fast food and prepared food. 3. body 6. cook
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Student B
7. What is Dr. Chin's native language?
3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY 8. What are the benefits of a bilingual school?
1 page 190 9. How has the bilingual school helped Dr. Chin's
1. uprooted 9. extended children?
2. blend in 10. tight-knit 10. What types of jobs require a bilingual person?
3. intimidated 11. suppressed 11. How do Dr. Chin's views about language differ from
4. encourage 12. deal with her grandparents' views?
5. support 13. adaptation 12. In your opinion, what kind of school is best for
6. set him apart 14. challenged immigrant children?
7. interpret 15. relieved
8. value 16. niche C STYLE
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A PRONUNCIATION Student A Student B
1 page 194 1. Germany 5. no
She: international, traditional, punishment, special, 2. no 6. Mexico
communication, niche, flourish 3. from 1820-1975 7. no
Pleasure: measure, usual, television, occasion, treasure 4. no 8. about 350,000
Child: lecture, culture, Chile, niche
Just: language, enjoy, adjust, subject, educators, UNIT 10
Encourage
VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 208
B GRAMMAR 1. c 5. b 9. a 13. a
1 page 196 2. c 6. c 10. c 14. a
1. Sentence a is about actions in the present. 3. a 7. a 11. a 15. b
2. Sentence b is about act-ions in the past. 4. a 8. a 12. a
3. Sentence c focuses on activities that are continuing in
the present. A LISTENING ONE, page 209
Possible answers:
2 page 198
1. came 19. isn't 1. A car alarm could be causing the noise.
2. was 20. are
2. People are annoyed and upset when they hear it.
3. didn't speak 21. have changed
4. went 22. is 3. Answers will vary.
5. weren't 23. look
4. The report takes place in a big, noisy city.
6. had 24. have spoken
7. was 25. attend
8. didn't understand 26. are learning LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 210
9. was talking or talked 27. love 1. F 3. F 5. F
10. asked 28. are becoming or have 2. T 4. T 6. T
11. became become
12. told 29. teach or are teaching LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 210
13. wanted 30. help or are helping Suggested answers:
14. felt 31. teach or are teaching
15. thought 32. hasn't spoken 1. a. People are awakened often and don't know if theyll
16. felt 33. doesn't remember be reawakened.
17. doesn't speak 34. wishes b. People are arrested for disturbing the peace.
18. has changed 35. has been taking 2. a. They send the driver a note or break an egg on the
windshield.
3 page 200 b. Other groups smear axle grease on door handles
Student A and Vaseline on the windshield. Some break windshields.
1. How long has she been in the United States? 3. a. Her car was dented.
2. How did she feel about speaking Chinese when she b. When she set her alarm off in the restaurant parking
was a girl in school in the United States? lot, nobody bothered to see if her car was being broken
3. How does she feel about it now? into.
4. Why have her feelings changed? 4. a. Another night, a car was being mutilated. She called
5. What new technology is changing the way people learn the police, and they came 40 minutes later.
other languages? b. Car alarms should be banned in densely populated
6. How do you feel when people speak a language you neighborhoods.
don't understand? 5. a. The noise affects people's ability to sleep a night and
their ability to work during the day.
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