WRITING LESSONS 1–8

ANSWER KEY
1  DESCRIBING VISUAL DETAIL 8
Student’s Book pages 150–151 1 After much questioning, he was eventually forced to
admit that there was indeed something wrong.
2 2 There are those in society who do not pay sufficient
1 by population (not by area) attention to their own health. Indeed, many actively
2 rural to urban (not the other way round) abuse it.
3 chart is 2012–2030 not 2014-2030 3 Following repeated accusations, it was later proven
4 not true that the global urban population is expected that the test results had indeed been falsified.
to rise 25% 4 The final results of the experiment were very strange
5 population of Dhaka predicted to rise by 60% (not indeed.
90%) 5 Putting such a theory into practice would be hard.
6 majority (not minority) of cities are on the coast or Indeed, you might say almost impossible.
major rivers 6 Cultural identities in any society vary so widely as
to make the extraction of common features very
4 difficult indeed.
1 the vast majority
2 almost a fifth 3  REVIEWS
3 more than halved, fourfold
4 four out of five, slightly higher
Student’s Book pages 154–155
5 a tiny percentage
6 a significant minority 2
1 Based + set
5 2 rhyme + collection
1 By 2025, the population is projected to rise to 3 album + encores
15 million. 4 sets + choreography
2 In the next 20 years, the rural population is set to fall. 5 abstract + sculptures
3 African cities are expected to grow rapidly over the 6 production + plot
next few years. 7 technique + partner
4 China is forecast to become the world’s largest 8 prose + multi-layered
economy in the next ten years. 9 orchestration + role
10 symphony + finale
7
1 The government donates 0.6% of GDP as aid, the bulk 3
of which goes to countries in Africa. 1 see films at the cinema
2 There were 2,650 fatalities from car accidents last 2 read poetry
year, the vast majority of which were caused by driver 3 go to small gigs
error. 4 see musicals
3 The city has around 200,000 inhabitants, of whom 5 go to exhibitions
25,000 are students. 6 see plays at the theatre
4 There was a significant fall in crime in the last 7 go to the ballet
decade, a large part of which was put down to rising 8 read novels
living standards. 9 go to the opera
5 The survey interviewed 950 people altogether, most 10 go to big concerts
of whom were 18–25 years old.
6
2  BUILDING AN ARGUMENT 1 b 2 d 3 f 4 e 5 a 6 c

Student’s Book pages 152–153

4  DESCRIBING PROCESSES
6
Student’s Book pages 156–157
1 Indeed 6 however
2 as such 7 Firstly 3
3 such 8 Secondly 1 parabolic troughs
4 While 9 In short 2 heat exchanger
5 Furthermore 10 otherwise 3 generator

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4 turbine 4 After 60 days you can retake the test should you wish
5 cooling tower to do so.
6 supplementary gas-powered heaters 5 Please phone to make an appointment should you
4 wish to discuss this matter further.
1 whereby 9
2 thus 1 Feel free to get in touch if you want more information.
3 meanwhile 2 I’ve got references if you need them.
4 As 3 Get in touch with me as soon as possible if any jobs
5 which come up.
4 You can do the test again after a couple of months if
7 you want to.
  1 Plastic is removed from the rubbish manually. 5 Phone and make an appointment if you want to talk
  2 The pipes are insulated with foam to minimise any more about this.
heat loss.
  3 The final product is screened for impurities. 6  MAGAZINE ARTICLES
  4 The tea leaves are categorised into different grades
according to size and quality.
Student’s Book pages 160–161
  5 Nothing is discarded during the process, to
maximise efficiency. 3
  6 Potential jury members are selected at random from 1 photo 3
the electoral roll.
  7 The parts are assembled in a central plant. 4
  8 The final manuscript is proofread for spelling 1 Possible title = An invaluable invention
mistakes and other errors. 2 Paragraphs end at Museum and maintenance.
  9 The oranges are boxed and loaded onto lorries. paragraph 1 – introduces inventor and invention
10 The turbines are powered by forcing water through paragraph 2 – describes how he came to invent the
them. cat’s eye
11 Microbes are used to break down the oil into paragraph 3 – talks about applications of cat’s eye and
droplets. compares it with other inventions
12 They only take payment after the order is shipped 3 a I believe Percy Shaw is a great inventor and
from the warehouse. his cat’s eye should be displayed in the Design
Museum.
9 b ... but how many of these were really invented by
1 whereby 3 whereby, thereby one man?
2 thereby 4 whereby c It made its inventor millions of pounds, yet few
know his name.
5  COVERING LETTERS d Their inventors ‘stood on the shoulders of giants’ ...
e ... telephones, cars, computers, etc. ...
Student’s Book pages 158–159 f yet few know his name – sentence 2, Surely, therefore,
Percy Shaw ... – last sentence, Besides, few inventions
4 can ... – last sentence but one
  1 am writing   6 which
  2 as   7 put 5
  3 would   8 all 1 There was enormous interest in the new device, yet
  4 having spent   9 should sales were sluggish.
  5 worked 10 hearing 2 It was cheap to produce. Besides, it was beautiful
to look at. / Besides being cheap to produce, it was
6 beautiful to look at.
  1 arranged   7 implementing 3 Surely this is the greatest achievement of the 21st
  2 promoting   8 diagnosed century so far.
  3 advised   9 devised 4 Some may argue that many others were working on
  4 achieved 10 budgeted the problem, but surely his was the biggest and most
  5 conducted 11 negotiated decisive contribution.
  6 dealt with 12 represented 5 The train was fast and comfortable, and besides, it
was the cheapest option.
8 6 He made millions from his invention, yet he died in
1 Please do not hesitate to contact me should you poverty.
require further information.
2 References are available on request, should you 6
require them. 1 little
3 Should any vacancies become available, please 2 Little, much
contact me at your earliest convenience. 3 A few, little
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7  APPLYING FOR FUNDING

Student’s Book pages 162–163

3
1 give + realise
2 allow + benefit
3 raise + feed back
4 devote + forge
5 facilitate + carry out
6 communicate + attracts

7
1 enrol on
2 trust
3 enhancing
4 stay abreast
5 optimise
6 do not hesitate to

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1 c 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d

8  GIVING INFORMATION
Student’s Book pages 164–165

1
1 Housing 5 entering
2 Founded 6 Walking
3 Situated 7 featuring
4 Following

5
  1 Entering the museum, we ...
  2 Walking round the museum, I ...
  3 Removed from Greece at the start of the 19th
century, the Elgin Marbles ...
  4 Being redecorated, the galleries ...
  5 Not having long before closing time, we ...
  6 Being a regular visitor to the city, I’m ...
  7 Being about ten miles outside of town, the
museum ...
  8 A new law was introduced about ten years ago,
resulting in all entrance fees being scrapped.
  9 Visiting the museum during the morning, you will
find it much less crowded.
10 The guide, pretending not to hear her questions,
carried on with the tour.

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

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