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American English File 4

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File 1A


1 Grammar
a 3. Where do you usually go on vacation?
4.
5. What did happen happened at the meeting yesterday?
6.
7. How much far is it to the station?
8. How many people came to your party?
9.
10. Why Marina is Marina driving your car?
11. Can you tell me where are the restrooms the restrooms are?
12. How much time long have you been studying English?

b 2. d 3. b 4. e 5. a 6. c

c 2. Who cooks in your family?
3. What happens / will happen if I press this button?
4. How long did you stay in Brazil last summer?
5. Which do you prefer tea or coffee?
6. What makes / made you angry?
7. Who drank all the juice I left in the refrigerator?
8. How long does it / did it / will it take to get to Chicago from here?

d 2. what time it is?
3. where we parked the car?
4. if / whether there are any tickets left for the concert tonight?
5. what time the concert starts?
6. when Lisas birthday is?

2 Reading & Vocabulary
a a dating service

b 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. F

d 2 trial 4. approach 6. come up with 8. membership card
3. wary 5. register 7. stunning

e 2. nickname 4. wary 6. come up with 8. trial
3. membership card 5. approach 7. stunning

2 Pronunciation
a /r/ rarely, share, their, wear, where
/r/ learn, prefer, turn, were, work

b 2. whose 4. who 6. why 8. which
3. how 5. why 7. when

Listening
a 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F


File 1B

1 Reading
a sports
b 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a

2 Vocabulary
a 2. loyal 4. wise 6. eccentric 8. stubborn
3. reserved 5. irritable 7. easygoing 9. possessive

b 2. pessimistic 4. moody 6. forgetful 8. practical
3. responsible 5. reliable 7. sensitive

3 Pronunciation
a stress on 1
st
syllable: arrogant, cheerful, loyal, practical

stress on 2
nd
syllable: adventurous, ambitious, impulsive, possessive

stress on 3
rd
syllable: easygoing, immature, insincere, open-minded

4 Mini Grammar
2. earlier, sooner 4. more I practice, better 6. more exercise, stronger
3. later, angrier 5. hotter, more difficult

5 Grammar
a 2. so does 5. neither do 8. neither have
3. neither have 6. so was
4. so is 7. so will

b 1. did, didnt, did, is
2. did you, did, are you, am, is it
3. dont you, do you, do, do
4. are, do you, do, will

Listening
a 1. Ages 3. Egypt 5. Middle Ages 7. plague
2. spirits 4. power 6. a tree / trees 8. sneezing


File 1C

1 Vocabulary
a 2. faint 4. rash 6. cough 8. bleeding
3. burn 5. swollen 7. pain

b 2. sore throat 4. caught cold 6. asthma
3. flu 5. sprained

c 2. painkillers 4. bandage 6. stitches
3. specialist 5. operation

2 Pronunciation
a 2. stomachache 4. blood pressure 6. wound
3. swollen 5. unconscious

b // chest
/k/ unconscious
/d/ drug
/t/ X-ray

3 Reading
a Its dangerous to wake up sleepwalkers.

b 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B

4 Grammar
b 3. arrived 6.
4. 7. did you wake up
5. since last October 8. Theyve only known each other for six months.

c 2. ve had 6. ve been living 10. havent managed
3. ve been 7. ve already unpacked 11. ve met
4. ve been writing 8. ve split up 12. ve been seeing
5. ve moved out 9. s been traveling 13. ve had

Phrasal Verbs in Context
1. cut 2. gave 3. came 4. broke 5. call

Listening
a A 2 B 1 C 3

b 1. His leg was broken. They put snow around his leg and called the emergency services. Then
they took him to the hospital for an X-ray.

2. He had a nosebleed. He pinched the soft part of his nose, and the bleeding stopped.

3. She fainted. Her coworkers made her sit on a chair and put her legs up on another chair.
Then she went outside for some fresh air.

Colloquial English


1 The Interview
1. basically 2. terms 3. something 4. range 5. help 6. message

2 On the Street
a 1. e 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c

b 1. turned out 3. Every once in a while 5. went out of their way
2. read into it 4. as well

3 Reading
Possible answers
a 1. Scorpio 4. Pisces 7. Aquarius 10. Leo
2. ries 5. Libra 8. Capricorn 11. Cancer
3. Virgo 6. Taurus 9. Sagittarius 12. Gemini
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File 2A

1 Grammar
a Thailand: Thai, Thais Greece: Greek, Greeks
Poland: Polish, Poles / the Polish Mexico: Mexican, Mexicans
Japan: Japanese, the Japanese Turkey: Turkish, Turks / the Turkish
Brazil: Brazilian, Brazilians

b 2. the unemployed 4. the disabled 6. the blind 8. the deaf
3. the injured 5. The rich 7. The young

c 1. ones 2. one 3. one 4. ones, ones

2 Reading
a 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A

b 2. secondhand 5. wrinkled 8. image
3. affluent 6. silhouette 9. sloppy
4. baggy 7. appalled 10. oversized

3 Vocabulary

a
A C O T T O N G H
S W E R T Y Y B W
D V N E N I L G O
X E S E S D O J O
E L I D C V N K L
D V L E A T H E R
N E K U C V B N A
A T M S W E R T Y
P S D M I N E D B
S F G H N C K O F

b 2. long-sleeved 3. silk 4. old-fashioned 5. solid

c 2. get dressed up 4. fit 6. change clothes
3. hang up 5. looks 7. match

4 Pronunciation
a /u/ hood /I/ stripped
/a/ clothes /aI/ suede



5 Grammar
2. 6. those tight black spandex short.
3 some white leather pants 7.
4. some trendy purple glasses 8. those scruffy old jeans
5.

Listening
a He enjoys meeting new people, hes often late, and he works hard.

b 1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. f


File 2B

1 Reading
a hares and fog

b 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. T

c 2. capture 4. inexplicably 6. attempts 8. endangering
3. at dawn 5. drastic measures 7. be released

2 Vocabulary
a Across: 6. luggage 7. crew 8. passengers
Down: 1. porter 2. airlines 3. departures 4. arrivals 5.
attendant

b 2. check-in 4. passport control 6. took off 8. pick up
3. seats 5. flight 7. landing

3 Mini Grammar
2. such an 4. so 6. such 8. so many
3. such a long 5. so much 7. so

4 Grammar
a 2. Did you have 4. Where was Paulo going 6. we got there 8.
3. they were waiting in line 5. 7.

b 2. both 4. had picked up 6. hadnt taken off
3. had had 5. both

c 2. arrived 6. looked 10. called
3. left 7. had already checked in 11. had checked in
4. went 8. were waiting 12. had been waiting
5. got 9. had given

5 Pronunciation
a 2. brought 4. wrote 6. flew 8. took 10. heard
3. said 5. built 7. won 9. taught

Listening
a She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
She and her copilot disappeared when they were trying to fly around the world.

b 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T


File 2C

1 Grammar
a 2. fast 4. badly 6. safely 8. extremely hard
3. carefully 5. correctly 7. happily

b 2. My daughter is hardly ever sick.
3. His parents are retiring next year.
4. The boy was extremely rude to his teacher.
5. Luckily, we had taken an umbrella.
6. The police arrived at the bank immediately.
7. Apparently James is getting divorced.
8. My brother eats very unhealthily.

c 2. Although she likes reading a lot, she hardly ever goes to the library.
3. Unfortunately, I crashed my new car last week.
4. Ideally, we should leave early tomorrow.
5. I can hardly understand when people speak English quickly.
6. My brother nearly forgot his girlfriends birthday yesterday.
7. Surprisingly, he never eats fruit.
8. Luckily, it didnt rain very much on the weekend.

2 Vocabulary
2. lately 5. yet 8. near 11. right now
3. especially 6. hardly 9. even 12. at the end
4. nearly 7. ever 10. specially

3 Pronunciation
a stress on 1
st
syllable: definitely, fortunately, obviously

stress on 2
nd
syllable: apparently, eventually, immediately, incredibly, successfully, surprisingly

stress on 3
rd
syllable: accidentally, independently

4 Reading
a a 2 b 2 c 1 d 1

b 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. D

c 1. revise 3. survival 5. night shift 7. deadlines
2. mesmerize 4. keyboards 6. ritual 8. lavishly

Phrasal Verbs in Context
1. back 2. out 3. behind 4. up 5. out

Listening
a 1. C 2. B 3. A

b 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F


2 Colloquial English

1 The Interview
1. willing 2. deal 3. much 4. get 5. that 6. point

2 On the street
1. out 2. offhand 3. head 4. otherwise

3 Reading
a 1. permanent contract 2. competitive salary 3. excellent travel packages

b 1. b 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. c
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File 3A

1 Vocabulary
a 1. burglar 3. smuggle 5. vandalism 7. bribery
2. hijacker 4. terrorism 6. fraud 8. murderer

b Crime Criminal Verb
kidnapping kidnapper to kidnap
blackmail blackmailer to blackmail
drug dealing drug dealer to sell drugs
mugging mugger to mug
forgery forger to forge
theft thief to steal
robbery robber to rob

c 2. robbery 4. smuggle 6. mugged 8. kidnapper(s)
3. hijackers 5. bribe 7. fraud

d 2. arrested 4. court 6. acquitted 8. commit
3. charged 5. investigating 7. witness

3. the injured 5. The rich 7. The young

2 Pronunciation
a burglarize murder
manslaughter fraud
community accuse
jury secure
guilty kill

3 Reading
a 1. a seagull 2. chips

b 1. B 2. E 3. A 4. C 5. D

c 2. spokesperson 4. a regular 6. rips 8. brand
3. feast 5. taken advantage of 7. fond of

4 Grammar
b 2. had been stolen
3. be caught
4. were questioned
5. were visited
6. has just been arrested / was just arrested
7. is being held
8. will be tried / is going to be tried
9. be given
10. will be stolen / are going to be stolen

c 3. The drug dealer is known to be a local man.
4. It is understood that the blackmailer is a coworker of the victim.
5. The presidents wife is reported to have been kidnapped.
6. The woman is expected to be acquitted.
7. It is said that the police are investigating the theft of a painting by Picasso.
8. It is thought that the terrorist are in hiding somewhere in the mountains.
9. An art gallery is reported to have been damaged by vandals.
10. It is known that the suspect is dangerous.

Listening
a A 3 B 1 C 2 D 1 E 3 F2