Outcomes - Advanced - Workbook with Answer Key

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CONTENTS
01 CITIES p.4
02 CULTURE AND IDENTITY p.10
03 RELATIONSHIPS p.16
04 POLITICS p.22
05 NIGHT IN, NIGHT OUT p.28
06 CONFLICT p.34
07 SCIENCE AND RESEARCH P.40
08 NATURE P.46
09 WORK P.52
10 HEALTH AND ILLNESS P.58
11 PLAY P.64
12 HISTORY p.70
13 NEWS AND THE MEDIA P.76
14 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS p.82
15 FASHION P.88
16 DANGER AND RISK p.94
Audioscript p.101
Answer Key p.113
Audio tracklist p.136
CONTENTS 3
01
CITIES
Vo cabulary city life Listening
A Complete the sentences with the words in the A % 1.1 Listen to part of a radio programme in which two students give
box. their opinions of a city. Which city (a-с) are they talking about?
congested run down spotless
sprawling vibrant well-run
1 At rush hour in Bangkok, thousands of
motorcycles hit the streets. The centre's really
2 There was no rubbish anywhere in the city
centre. It was completely..........................
3 Istanbul is a big,........................city. It seems to
go on for miles and miles.
4 The area is very........................, with many
buildings in poor condition or completely
derelict.
5 We have a very........................bus service. Over
95% of all buses arrive on time.
6 Reykjavik's nightlife is really........................, with
lots of great bars and nightclubs.
В Match the descriptions of places (1-6) with the
adjectives (a-g). There is one extra adjective
that you don’t need to use.
1 There's nothing to do here.
2 Unemployment and poverty are big problems
for the area.
3 There was a sports car parked in every
driveway.
4 Copenhagen is one of Europe's smallest
capital cities, but it packs a lot in!
5 Thanks to an inept and inefficient local
council, the transport network is in a mess. В Listen again. Who is more positive about the aspects of life in the
6 Graffiti covered every wall, and waste was city: Aytak (A) or Eileen (Е)? Or neither (-) or both (А+Е)?
piled high in the streets. 1 the climate ........
2 the city centre ........
filthy 3 the cleanliness ........
dangerous 4 the local accent ........
deprived 5 the local people ........
dull 6 the safety ........
compact’ 7 the nightclubs ........ a
f chaotic 'v
g affluent ■Ss
Learner tip
Understanding a speaker's tone can often help you work out their
opinion or attitude. For example, is the speaker’s voice neutral or
emotional? Do they sound bored, angry, enthusiastic or sarcastic?
4 OUTCOMES
Developing w ritin g • o o
An informal email - writing a reply
Sushant
Arlene
A Read the email. Write questions from the prompts Re: Holidays!
(a-d) and use them to complete the gaps (1-4).
a for / you / when / best / be / ? Hi Sushant,
:.............Ы к;... ../.Lib.....
..u:...'.:.-...;
That’s great news! I’m studying for my exams at the
b do/how/you/?
moment too, but I’ll have finished by next Saturday, so why
don’t you come then? I know what you mean about the
с there / anything / on / good / be / ?
need to get1out and about / up and around. I’m sick and
2tired / bored of these four walls! Let’s hit the town on your
d what / be / like / it / ? visit. Belfast’s got a wild clubbing scene, so we’ll be spoilt
for choice. Restaurants are really pricey, though, so we’ll
give them a 3miss / lossl
m oo
Anyway, you’ll love Belfast. It’s a friendly, cosmopolitan city,
To Arlene ШШ * with a really vibrant feel to it. In the last few years there’ve
From Sushant : 1 " .... been a lot of changes. It used to be a bit4run down /
Subject 1 Holidays! affluent in places, but it’s all been 5done / made up, and
И
now it’s a tourist hot-spot! There are some very trendy
boutiques, if you’re into that kind of thing. I think the Music
1...L I’m studying like crazy here, because it’s my
Festival’s going to be on that week so we could check 6out /
finals next week. So apologies if this is just a quick
up some bands, if you’re up for that?
message. I’ve been thinking a lot about your invite to
come and stay, and yes, I’d love to! My exams finish
Let me know when your train gets in, and I’ll come and pick
on Friday, so I could get on a train any time after
you up.
then.2........
Take care,
I’ve never seen your hometown, so I’m really looking
Arlene
forward to it!3........I’d really like to explore, and
maybe go to some local events too.4.....,.
Anyway, I’d better get back to my revision. Speak
soon!
Sushant
В Read the reply on the right. Which topics does Arlene
mention?
nightlife what's on
architecture atmosphere
countryside language
Learner tip
food shopping
We usually use shorter sentences in informal writing as
С Choose the correct words to complete Arlene’s reply. they sound chattier and friendlier. Use informal linkers too,
such as too rather than in addition to, or anyway instead of
D Find words and expressions in Arlene’s email which whats more.
mean the same as 1-4.
1 go into town for a night out ........................
2 have a big selection ........................
3 a popular destination ........................ E Imagine that Sushant sent his email to you. Write a reply
4 collect (someone) in a car ......................... (150-190 words) to Sushant, answering his questions and
giving information about your town or city. Include three or
four of the topics from exercise B.
01 CITIES 5
01
Developing conversations Reading
Emphasising and reinforcing
A Quickly read the article opposite. In what order do you learn
A Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in about these things? Write 1-6.
the box. population increase .........
a method to deal with waste .........
crazy loads and loads miles and miles packed
protest against changes .........
ridiculously stink tomorrow totally
the creation of green spaces .........
1 The nightlife there is........................mad. concerns for the future .........
2 There was a terrible........................from the sewers. an idea to improve travel .........
Honestly, it was disgusting.
3 He ran like.........................to catch the bus. В Read the article again. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
4 Inside,you could hardly move. Seriously, the club was 1 Curitiba's difficulties are unusual when compared to
! other large cities.
5 The traffic jam went on for........................... 2 In Curitiba, people are rewarded for collecting waste.
6 Our train was.........................late. 3 Lawnmowers are used to maintain all the grassy areas
7 The locals party like there's no.........................! in the city. Ц
8 There are always........................of tourists. 4 Lerner invested more money in buses than trains
because buses were faster. Q
В Match the sentences (1-8) in exercise A with the 5 A number of children prevented motorists from entering
different ways of emphasising and reinforcing (a-d). the new pedestrian centre.
a using extreme words ............................ 6 Retail companies suffered as a result of Lerner's initiatives.
b adding modifying adverbs ............................ 7 Curitiba is now a more affluent city.
с using repetition ............................ 8 The bus system is less popular now than it was initially.
d using expressions with like ............................
Complete the sentences with one particle in each gap.
The expressions are all taken from the article.
Pronunciation 1 What is the government doing to deal........................the problem
Intonation for emphasis of urban unemployment?
2 The tenants have come........................with a plan to do up the
tower block.
Language note stress
3 The council keeps the lawns........................good trim.
4 At first, residents opposed plans for a new city skate park, but
English speakers use stress to focus the listener's
the skaters eventually won them..........................
attention on what is important. Extreme words
5 Commuters are........................in arms about the new parking
often have a strong stress.
regulations.
6 The cost of the new stadium has put the council's finances
A Practise saying these sentences. Then underline the enormous strain.
syllables you think should be stressed the most.
1 I swear, the shop was filthy inside!
2 The woman in the baker's was incredibly helpful.
3 Honestly, the stench was unbearable!
4 It was really, really great to see you again!
5 Seriously, he drove like crazy to get here!
6 Getting across town was a nightmare!
В % 1.2 Listen and check. Practise again and try to imitate
the intonation.
6 OUTCOMES
Like many other major world cities, Curitiba in within three days. When a group of stubborn motorists
southern Brazil has had to deal with issues such attempted to drive through the new pedestrian area, Lerner
as pollution, poverty, and limited public funding. arranged for local primary schools to hold a painting workshop
However, the architect and three-times mayor of the on the streets. The drivers were forced to turn back. Luckily
city, Jaime Lerner, has introduced some innovative for Lerner, this rebellion was short-lived. The ensuing increase
solutions. in turnover rapidly persuaded shop owners to change their
minds. What’s more, the incident also effectively demonstrated
As part of his ‘Master Plan’, Lerner hoped to make the city
that Lerner was a mayor who could get things done.
more environmentally friendly. He initiated a recycling scheme
based on an ‘incentives’ system. In return for delivering Lemer’s pragmatism and determination helped shape the
recyclable rubbish to specified processing points, residents Curitiba of today. The average income per capita has risen
receive a bag of vegetables or bus tokens. As a result, Curitiba from a level that was below the Brazilian average in the 1970s
now has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Lerner to 66% above the average, and surveys indicate high levels of
also ordered the creation of 26 urban parks. As well as curbing resident satisfaction.
pollution, these control flooding. They also make an unusual
So, is it all just one big success story? In some respects,
sight for tourists - as a low-cost method to keep the lawns in
Curitiba may have been too successful for its own good.
trim, sheep are allowed to graze there!
People and businesses have flocked to the city, which now has
Easing traffic congestion presented a challenge as resources more than 1.8 million residents. This has put the city under
were limited, but Lerner came up with the idea of a rapid enormous strain. Forty years ago, buses transported 54,000
transit bus system, with extra long buses and special ‘pod’ passengers a day. Now the number is 2.3 million. According to
shaped bus stops all over the city. It runs as swiftly as an some experts, the transport system has reached its maximum
underground railway but for a tenth of the cost. Commuters efficiency capacity. Following a surge in complaints about the
were delighted. noisy and packed buses, the service is in decline. What’s more,
the city is struggling to provide sufficient housing, employment
Lerner did not win over all the city’s residents immediately,
and school places for all its new residents.
however. When his plans to pedestrianise part of the centre
were passed, local businesses were up in arms, fearing a How long Curitiba can retain its image as a model sustainable
reduction city depends on what planners will do next - one thing’s for
in profits. certain, the city will keep on changing.
Realising he
needed to
Glossary
act quickly,
Lerner had the
graze: eat grass
transformation
flock to: go to (a place) in large numbers
of six blocks
sustainable: capable of being continued with minimum
completed
long-term damage to the environment
01 CITIES 7
01
Vo cabulary changes GRAMMAR Perfect tenses
Complete the text with the correct form of the words in the box. A Find and correct six mistakes in the sentences.
1 She said she hasn't been to Buenos Aires before last
decline demolish flourish overcome regenerate
year.
triple undergo
2 My family has lived in Milan until 1994.
3 I'm sure there's a reason why he didn't turn up. He
may have thought you meant half past eight
4 The town hall was reopened last year, had been
The city of New Orleans is now1 almost completely rebuilt after the fire.
as well known for its hurricane as for its 8 ’! 5 It is believed that the number of university graduates
colourful carnival. will had doubled by 2020.
6 By the time we got there, the concert finished.
In the aftermath of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina,
7 Where had you been? We've been waiting here for
which devastated the city, New Orleans has
hours and hours!
had to 1................a series of major problems
8 Having visited the city several times, Kasia was
in order to survive. Large areas of the city
starting to feel at home there.
were underwater, and many buildings were so
severely damaged that they had to be
В Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
2..................The task seemed immense.
verbs in brackets.
However, the disaster presented the city with 1 It was the third time the city........................by an
a unique opportunity for improving areas earthquake, (destroy)
that had long been in 3..................A number 2 For the last two years, the city council........................the
of new schools were built and soon proved centre, (develop)
highly successful, with the number of pupils 3 He........................a town planner ever since 2010. (be)
4................within the first two years of them 4 The city may........................from the recession, but it's
opening. Furthermore, the nature of the still facing problems with crime, (recover)
disaster meant that large parts of the city had 5 At the time I met them, they........................from city
to 5.................major reconstruction. As a result, to city for many years, never making a permanent
the local building industry has 6................ home, (travel)
in recent years, becoming the area's main 6 The improved transport network is thought to
source of employment. Increased interest in ........................an influx of new entrepreneurs to the
flood prevention has attracted new kinds of area, (encourage)
entrepreneurs to the area and helped to 7 up as part of the council's ‘clean up the
7................local business. city' campaign, the area is now more popular with
affluent families, (do)
New Orleans may still have a way to go
8 The new motorway........................by this time next
towards recovery, but at this year's carnival it
month, (complete)
may have something to celebrate again
Language note participle clauses
Participle clauses are often used in written English as a
more concise form of expression. We can use a perfect
participle clause to talk about consecutive past events.
Having left town, I called home. (The speaker had
already left town by the time they called home.)
8 OUTCOMES
Vocabulary Builder Quiz 1 {OVB pp2-5)
Vo cabulary Binomials
A Match the binomials (1-6) with their meanings (a-f). Try the OVB quiz for Unit 1. Write your answers in your
give or take a fed u p notebook. Then check them and record your score.
by and large b in some places
now and then с plus or minus a small amount A Complete the sentences.
long and hard d generally, overall 1 He looks just like his dad. Yeah, he's the spitting
sick and tired e ca refu I ly of him. Incredible!
here and there f occasionally 2 and large, the trams run to time, but
occasionally they're late.
В Complete the sentences with the correct binomials from 3 I don't go into the centre every day, but I enjoy
exercise A. shopping there........................and then.
I love the city, but I do like a trip to the country...................... 4 It has a population of about five million, give or
James went to live in a village because he was...................... of all a few thousand.
the traffic in town. He'd had enough. 5 The gossip spread........................wildfire. Within hours,
The number of unemployed in the area is about 10,000, everyone was talking about it.
6 She freaked........................when she saw the damage.
4 Business has fallen off a bit in the last two months, but
, we're doing OK. В Choose the noun which can't follow the adjective.
5 There are high rise blocks everywhere, but.........................you can 1 affluent suburb / career / woman / lifestyle
still see the occasional town house. 2 derelict factory / land / man / house
6 You need to think........................before you buy the flat. It's very 3 spotless tip I house / image / reputation
expensive. 4 resourceful community / team / work / man
5 appalling news /food / merit / earthquake
Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. 6 vibrant nightlife / town / peace / scene
1 The only place I can find a bit of peace and........................is the
park. С Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
2 We looked........................and hard for a suitable cafe, but words in brackets.
nowhere looked very inviting. 1 Police cracked down after a series of........................
3 I bought a few bits and........................at the shops. (mug).
4 We've lived here on and.........................for most of our lives. 2 (renovate) of the old library took six
5 They'll have to demolish those flats sooner or........................... months.
They're becoming dangerous. 3 The streets are choked by traffic........................(congest).
6 Fez has a few drab backstreets, but........................and large, it's a 4 The........................(burgle) escaped through the
beautiful city. window.
5 The crumbling house is due for.........................
(demolish).
6 The........................(diagnose) is not good, I'm afraid.
7 It was a........................(thrill) show.
D Complete the words.
1 The centre........................went major reconstruction.
2 Our village never........................came the tragedy.
3 It was a very run-.........................old building.
4 The street was spot........................clean.
5 We welcomed the........................turn in the economy.
6 She won't change her........................-rooted prejudice.
Score____/25
Wait a couple of weeks and try the quiz again.
Compare your scores.
life 01 CITIES 9
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CULTURE AND IDENTITY
VOCABULARY Society and culture Listening
A Choose the best option to complete the definitions. A % 2.1 Listen to three speakers talking about
1 If someone is devout, they are celebrations. Match the celebrations (1-3)
a very religious. b not very religious, with the pictures (a-c).
с opposed to religion. 1 Martisor
2 A thriving arts scene is one which is 2 Chalandamarz
a not very popular, b long established. с doing well. 3 Hinamatsuri
3 As a result of censorship, the media
a cannot publish certain kinds of news,
b is free to publish current news,
с is not allowed to publish any news.
4 A secular organisation is one which
a follows a particular religion.
b does not have a religious nature,
с respects many different religions.
5 A mild climate is
a temperate. b humid. с hot.
6 If you get burgled,
a thieves rob and attack you.
b thieves steal from your house,
с thieves take your money in the street.
В Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.
1 The Amish are a very........................-knit society, who live and
work together. m
2 Several civil services are undergoing reorganisation in an effort
to cut........................tape.
3 Department stores are to introduce new security measures, in
an attempt to crack........................on credit card fraud.
4 We're finally seeing some sunshine after all the........................and
drizzle of March!
5 Teachers spend a lot of their working day writing reports and
in forms.
6 It's a........................-dominated society, with few women in В Listen again and write the correct letter:
government. M for Martisor, С for Chalandamarz or
H for Hinamatsuri.
Which celebration
1 can be expensive?
Learner tip
2 can be noisy?
Use headings and subheadings to categorise vocabulary 3 involves a weather-related superstition?
in your notebook. 4 is a religious festival?
5 lasts several days?
6 is not very old?
С What do the festivals have in common?
Choose two of the following.
1 They take place in springtime.
2 Certain colours are particularly important.
3 Children play an important role.
4 People believe they may bring good luck.
10 OUTCOMES