Gold B2 First unit 11 Nothing to Fear but Fear

Cb p 112 Gapped Text

Ex. 1 Students’ own answers

Ex. 2
1. doing things which are difficult
2. challenges mentioned: trying something new in a
restaurant, meditation bungee jumping, taking a scuba
diving lesson, running a marathon

Ex. 4
1B 2E 3D 4G 5F 6A

Ex. 5 Students‘ own answers

Ex. 6

Noun Verb Adjective

challenge challenge challenging

threat threaten threatening

minimum minimise minimal/

minimised
innovation innovate innovative

limitation (how limit limited

things
are restricted)/ limit
(maximum amount)
revelation reveal revelatory

drama dramatis dramatic

e
inspiration inspire inspiring/
inspirationa
l

impression impress impressive/

impressed

Ex. 7

to expand your horizons – to increase your experience

and knowledge
to live to regret it – to regret something at a later date
mind-numbing – when something is mind-numbing, it
is extremely boring
to end in tears - to not end well and make you unhappy
as a result
to throw yourself in at the deep end – to do something
for the first time without any help or preparation

Ex. 8 Students’ own answers

Grammar focus
Mixed conditionals

Grammar Reference Cb p 161

Ex. 1
1 future + past
2 past + present
3 present + past
4 past + future
5 present + past
6 future + present

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Ex. 1 Students’ own answers

Ex. 2

1. A If Sally hadn’t gone to Kenya, she wouldn’t be

married to Paul.
B If Sally hadn’t gone to Kenya, she wouldn’t have
married Paul.
2. A If Sally hadn’t enjoyed working with children, she
might not have become a teacher.
B If Sally didn’t enjoy working with children, she might
not have become a teacher.
3. A Sally might still be working in a café if she hadn’t
met an old friend at a party.
B Sally might have still been working at the café if she
hadn’t met an old friend at a party.

Ex. 3
1A 2B 3A 21A 2B 3A

Ex. 4
1. wouldn’t feel/be feeling/have felt
2. ’d spoken/spoke/could speak
3. wouldn’t be
4. had spoken/could have spoken
5. might earn/might be earning
Ex. 5

1. If my car wasn’t/weren’t so old, it wouldn’t have

broken down.
2. If I hadn’t spent so much money in the sales,
I wouldn’t be broke.
3. If I hadn’t taken him to that Liverpool match, he
wouldn’t play/be playing football all the time.
4. If my aunt didn’t live in Moscow, I wouldn’t have
learnt Russian.
5. If Paula hadn’t introduced me to them, I wouldn’t
know so many people.
6. If I could get/could have got/had been able to get a
job at home, I wouldn’t have gone to live abroad.

Ex. 6 Students’ own answers

Cb p. 115 Use of English Vocabulary / Word formation

Ex. 1
1. super
2. pre
3. mis
4. hyper
5. Inter

Ex. 2
under = not enough
over = too much

Ex. 3
re- means ‘do again‘

Ex. 4
1. He had to train himself to think in a different way
about his problem.
2. underestimated, superhuman, overcome, irrational,
retrain, impatient, counterproductive

Ex. 5
1. accuracy
2. incapable
3. various
4. critical
5. perfection
6. solution
7. anxiety/anxieties
8. regain
Ex. 6 Students’ own answers
Cb p. 116 Listening focus

Ex. 1
Students’ own answers

Ex. 2

Activities: breathtaking, demanding, exciting,

exhausting, terrifying, worthwhile

People: adventurous, brave, determined, irresponsible,

Skillful

Cb p. 116 Short extracts

Ex. 3
1A 2B 3B 4C 5B 6A 7C 8B

Ex. 4 Students’ own answers

Cb p. 117 Adjectives and verbs with prepositions

Ex. 1
1. involved
2. timid
3. determined
4. Keen

Ex. 2 Students’ own answers

Ex. 3
1. about
2. on
3. to
4. in
5. from
6. with
7. on
8. to
9. on
10. On

Cb p. 117 Phrasal verbs with off

Ex. 4
1. delayed
2. get rid of
3. cancelled
 4. shouted at us
5. say goodbye
6. exploded
7. went away
8. separated

Ex. 5 Students’ own answers

Grammar focus
Hypothetical meaning wish, if only, it’s time

Grammar Reference Cb p 162

Ex. 2
1. were
2. would
3. heard
4. didn’t
5. lent
6. hadn’t
7. could
8. hadn’t

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Ex. 1
1 C 2 Students’ own answers

Ex. 2
1. yes, no
2. yes, yes
3. yes, no
4. yes, no
5. yes, yes

Ex. 3
1D 2C 3B 4A

Ex. 4 Students’ own answers

Cb p. 118 other expressions with hypothetical meaning

Ex. 5
1. are thinking about not going
2. had
3. I don’t want you
4. are considering telling him the truth

Ex. 6
1. went
2. had given
3. didn’t take
4. stayed

Ex. 7 Students’ own answers

Cb p. 119 Speaking focus Long turn

Ex. 1 Students’ own answers

Ex. 2
1 Yes 2 Students’ own answers

Ex. 3
1C 2D 3A 4B

Ex. 4
A: I think
B: But although …; compared to
C: in a similar situation, they are both …
D probably, I‘d imagine

Ex. 5
Suggested answers
A: In my opinion, For me …
B: The biggest difference is that … While … ,
C: Something both people have in common ... , One
similarity is that …, The biggest similarity is that …
D: S/he could be … It looks as if …

Ex. 6-8 Students’ own answers

Cb p. 120 Writing focus Review

Ex. 1
Students’ own answers

Ex. 2
the actors, the director, the genre, the reviewer‘s
opinion

Ex. 3
1B 2A 3D 4C

Ex. 4
cast, cinematography, director, location, music, story

Ex. 5
1 convincing, disappointing, entertaining, exciting,
impressive, outstanding, stunning, witty
2 impressive, outstanding
3 complicated, convincing, disappointing, entertaining,
exciting, frightening, impressive, outstanding, stunning
4 complicated, confusing, disappointing, entertaining,
exciting, fast-paced
5 entertaining, fast-paced, outstanding, witty

Ex. 6

Sample answer

Katy’s Corner

Katy’s Corner is a small shop in my area. When I do my

shopping on Saturday, I always make time to go in and
look around. It is a gift shop run by Katy, a woman in
her 60s. The shop has a lovely atmosphere. The walls
are covered with colourful pictures and cards. It is very
welcoming.
If I am looking for a present, I am sure to find something
suitable. There is something for everyone. There are toys,
as well as scarves, jewellery and all kinds of gifts. Katy
makes a lot of the jewellery herself, so it is not something
you will find anywhere else.
Some of the jewellery can be expensive, although it’s worth
the money, but most of the other gifts are not expensive.
Perhaps the nicest thing about the shop, though, is Katy
herself. She is very friendly and enthusiastic. I would
suggest you go just to meet her. She doesn’t mind how
long you spend looking around, and she doesn’t try to sell
you something you don’t want. Sometimes I just go in for
a chat.

Cb p. 121 Review

Ex. 1
1. wishes she had learnt
2. would rather you wore
3. it’s time you went
4. felt as though they
5. train wasn’t/train hadn’t been
6. wouldn’t have been/wouldn’t be

Ex. 2
1 broadened
2 dramatic
3 inspiring
(inspirational)
4 critical
5 productively
6 anxiety
7 overcooked
8 underestimated
9 rebuilt
10 irresponsible

Ex. 3
1. from
2. in
3. in/at
4. on
5. on
6. off
7. for
8. of
9. on
10. to
11. with
12. from