answer key unit 1: ideal homes

ANSWER KEYUNIT 1: IDEAL HOMESREADING2. a) There aren’t many in England, in comparison with houses.b) This climate nis quite frequent in England and so may help explain why beingindoors, in a hose, is so important to the English.c) This is how much the English spend a year on DIY products.d) This is the number of English people who own their homee) In the past you had to own land or property to be able to vote.4. a) sharingb) get on withc) acquaintancesd) the keye) dampPut it into practice!a) The monarchb) Charles Ic) Parliament became more powerful than the King or Queend) A member of Parliament. They are electede) 38VOCABULARY IPhrasal VerbsVocabulary box1 a 2 e 3 c 4 d 5 b 6 f1. a) take after – be similar in appearance or personality to an older member of yourfamilyb) tell off – tell somebody they have done something badc) split up with – end a relationship with someoned) go out with – have a romantic relationship with someone2. a) look after b) get on with c) Watch out for d) tell ... offe) split up with f) take after g) go out with h) put up withi) came acrossGRAMMARINFINITIVES AND GERUNDS (I)Grammar Boxa) infinitive (sentences 3 and 7)

) gerund (sentences 2 and 5)c) infinitive (sentence 6)d) gerund (sentence 4)e) gerund (sentence 1)f) gerund (sentence 8)1. a) rule e b) rule a c) rule c d) rule f e) rule bf) rule d g) rule a h) rule b i) rule f j) rule d2. a) shoppingb) doingc) to getd) drawinge) goingf) to seeg) finishingh) to meeti) Surfingj) listeningINFINITIVES AND GERUNDS (II)Grammar boxWant – only infinitiveStart – infinitive or gerund, meaning exactly the same thingRemember – infinitive or gerund, with different meaningsRemember to do something = you remember and then do itRemember doing something = you did something and later you remember it1. a) smoke first, stop secondb) shout first, regret secondc) travel first, remember secondd) regret first, inform seconde) stop first, buy secondf) meet first, remember secondg) cry first, stop second2. a) I remember going to Brazil in 1997b) We regret to tell you that the gym is going to closec) It’s OK, I remembered to turn off the oven.d) Caroline regrets being a bad student.e) Tom stopped reading (because he got tired)USED TO, BE USED TO AND GET USED TOGrammar Box1 c 2 d 3 b 4 a

1. a ) being – explanation db) laugh – explanation bc) paying – explanation cd) sing – explanation be) walking – explanation df) speaking – explanation cg) have – explanation b2. 1. Live2.putting3.speaking4.meeting5.eating6.sail7.spending8.cryVOCABULARY IIWRITING2.a) dining room b) stool c)chest of drawers d) mate) spare room f)settee, coffee table g) bedside table3. Suggested Answers:a) Immigrants, discrimination, poor people. Young people who run away.b) Basic human need, having a place to go. Home is security and love. Homenot just a roof it’s heat, comfortc) Dirty, unhealthy. Die of cold in winter. Drugs and alcohol.d) Change negative attitude to the homeless. Charities that help the homeless.