REVIEW UNIT B

International Express Upper-Intermediate

Answer key for Review Units A–E

A lot of the exercises in the Review Units are intentionally quite open-ended, and often the students are asked to come up with their own ideas. Sometimes the answers appear in the Pocket Book, but students can also refer to other parts of the course (e.g. the listening scripts) to find appropriate functional phrases. In these cases, the teacher will need to be the arbiter of what is or is not acceptable. Where there is clearly a right answer, or where it is appropriate to provide possible / example answers, these are provided below.

REVIEW UNIT A

Present tenses

1 I'm living here for six months. (The speaker is referring to a current, temporary situation with no relation to the past.)

She's been living there for six months. (The speaker is expressing a current and continuing situation with a clear link to the past.)

2 This is the first time I've eaten Chinese food. (The speaker wishes to emphasise that this has not happened before, so there is an implied reference to the past.)

I eat Chinese food about once a month. (The speaker is expressing a regular activity.)

3 The Financial Times index has gone up 6% in the last three months. (The speaker is referring to a precise and finite timespan up to and including the present.)

Prices have been going up steadily all year. (The speaker is referring to a continuing trend which started some time ago.)

4 Ouch! I've cut my finger. (The speaker is referring to a very recent event for which there is present evidence – i.e. pain, blood.)

We've been cutting down on expenses. (The speaker is referring to a continuing activity which started some time ago and is assumed still to be going on.)

5 We're manufacturing far more cars this year. (The speaker is referring to a current, probably temporary situation, with an implied contrast with the normal, long-term situation.)

We manufacture mainly for the Far East. (The speaker is referring to an established, long-term situation.)

Past tenses

1 had only been skiing, broke

2 met, was staying

3 had never been, wanted

4 was getting on, realized, had left

3 used to and would

1 My father used to / would have an old MG sports car. He used to / would spend hours tuning the engine and polishing the bodywork. At weekends, he used to / would sometimes take it out for a drive, but he used to / would never take it out if it was raining.

2 Until a few years ago we used to / would do all our work over the phone, or we used to / would write a letter or send a fax. It used to / would take us hours to do the simplest task. Now we just use email.

4 Infinitive or gerund?

1 d, 2 b, 3 f, 4 h, 5 e, 6 c, 7 a, 8 g

gerund (-ing) form: admit, consider, deny, risk

infinitive form with to: manage, offer, want

6 Making contact by phone (Possible conversations)

1 (formal)

A Good morning/afternoon. Could I speak to Alex Jones, please?

B Could I have your name, please?

A Yes, it’s Simon Kowalski.

B Could you spell that for me, please?

A Yes, Simon, and then K-O-W-A-L-S-K-I. Kowalski.

B One moment, please … I’m afraid Alex is on another call at the moment. Would you like to leave a

message, or will you hold?

A No, thank you. I’ll phone back later.

1 (informal)

A Hello, can I speak to Alex Jones, please?

B Who’s calling?

A It’s Simon Kowalski.

B Simon Kowalski … Can you spell that, please?

A Yes, Simon, and then K-O-W-A-L-S-K-I. Kowalski.

B OK, just a moment … Sorry, Alex is on another call. Do you want to leave a message, or hold on?

A No, it’s OK, I’ll call back later.

2 (formal)

A Good morning/afternoon. Could I speak to Marianne Walter, please?

B I’m afraid she’s in a meeting at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?

A Yes. Could you tell her that Paul Martin called?

B Certainly. Does she have your number?

A Yes, she does. Would you ask her to call me back?

B Of course. I’ll make sure she gets your message.

A Thank you very much.

2 (informal)

A Hello, can I speak to Marianne Walter, please?

B Sorry, she’s in a meeting at the moment. Do you want to leave a message?

A Yes, just tell her Paul Martin called.

B OK – does she have your number?

A Yes. Can she call me back?

B Sure, I’ll give her the message.

A Thanks.

8 Interrupting and clarifying (Example answers)

1 I’m sorry, could you speak up a bit?

2 Sorry, I didn’t catch your name. / What was your name again?

3 Could you just spell the name of your company for me?

4 Sorry, / Before you go on, I didn’t quite follow that last part.

10 Vocabulary (Example answers)

1 I thought she was French, but actually she’s from Belgium. (= in fact)

My contract is for a 35-hour week, but currently we’re so busy that I’m working about 40 hours.

(= at the present time)

2 They have very tough immigration laws to control the number of people entering the country.

(= manage or restrict)

Our security staff check the identity cards of everyone who enters the building. (= look at)

3 Be careful what you say about his work – he’s very sensitive to criticism. (= easily upset)

Stock market prices are very low, so it might not be sensible to sell any shares. (= showing

good judgement)

4 There’s a really good bookshop in town – you can always get the latest titles there. (= a place

you buy books)

Our local library lends books, videos, CDs, and has an Internet café. (= a place you borrow

books)

5 I can’t come out tonight – there’s a film on TV that I want to watch. (= something that moves or

is temporary, like an activity, sport, film, or TV programme)

It’s such a beautiful view from this window – I could look at it for hours. (= something that

doesn’t move or change, like a view, picture, or statue)

6 You look like your mother. (= resemble)

This looks like a nice restaurant – let’s eat here. (= I have a good impression, based on what I

can see from the street.)

She seems like a very friendly person. (= She appears to be friendly, from what I know about

her.)

Your brother sounds like a really nice guy. (= I have the impression that he’s nice from what

you’ve told me.)

REVIEW UNIT B

Future forms

Put the verbs in brackets into the most appropriate future form: the Present Continuous, going to, or will. More than one form may be possible.

1 A are you going B will let

2 A Are you using / going to use B am using / am going to use

3 A am going B will come, are you going to see

4 A will call, will be / is B am going to get

5 A are you getting B am flying, will probably rent / am probably going to rent

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