8 Honesty

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4. sorry about / for

proud of
similar in / to
good at / of / with / to
worried about
pleased with / about / to / for
late for
interested in

Possible Answers
I agree with I will never cheat in an exam. because
I think its dishonest to cheat in exams. Ive never
cheated in an exam and I never will.
I disagree with I will tell a teacher if I see a student
cheating or stealing. because I dont think Im
responsible for what another student is doing. I think
that its the teacher who should watch out for any
dishonest behaviour.

READING

5. 1.
2.
3.
4.

(page 90)

2. c
3. 1. In order to pay for their drinks, people in the
office put money into a tin. (lines 8-9)
2. People paid for their drinks less often when the
posters didnt have photographs of eyes.
(lines 18-21)
3. According to Melissa Bateson, people will help us
if they see us as co-operative. (lines 33-37)
4. The writer feels that people will be more honest if
they think they are being watched. (lines 61-62)
4. 1. c

2. a

VOCABULARY

4. respond (line 41)

5. take place (line 56)

(page 93)

1. 1. b
2. b
3. a

4. a
5. a
6. b

2. 1. liar
2. frank
3. blame

4. deceived
5. shoplifting
6. got into trouble

3. Possible Answers
1. We have caught the thief trying to steal my mums
car.
2. The suspect said he was not guilty of the crime.
3. The criminal admitted that he had killed the girl.
4. I cannot understand why you suspected me
you know Ive never stolen anything.
5. Plagiarising other peoples work is a crime in the
UK.
6. Criminals hardly ever get away with their crime.
Sooner or later, they are caught by the police.

(page 92)

1. 1. His flat is cheap, but its in the rough part of

town.
2. The magician did some astounding tricks.
3. They say that 5,000 demonstrators came, but the
true figure is much larger.
4. Which poster are you going to put up?
5. The scientists will conduct an experiment.
6. We still have a lot to learn about the human
brain.
signals
tend to
behave
likely

similar to
worried about
late for
proud of

HONESTY

Words from the Text

2. 1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

Topic Vocabulary

3. d

5. 1. item (line 14)

2. nearly (line 19)
3. ensure (line 30)

sorry for
pleased with
interested in
good at

4. 1. c
5. 1.
2.
3.
4.

5. choice
6. ensure
7. Its a pity

2. a

3. b

thief
blame
get into trouble
admit

GRAMMAR

5. get away with

6. stole
7. change my ways

(page 94)

THE PASSIVE
1. 1. The passive sentence

3. Possible Answers
1. Teachers meetings at school take place every
Tuesday.
2. The staff of a hospital includes doctors and
nurses.
3. An example of a worldwide clothing chain is
Zara.
4. People are often tempted to buy clothes.

2. a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
1.
2.
3.

2. The active sentence

Present Simple Passive

Present Continuous Passive
Present Perfect Simple Passive
Modal Simple Passive
Past Simple Passive
The main verb is in the past participle form.
The auxiliary verb indicates the tense.
Sentences in the passive sometimes include
by + agent.
4. In the passive, modals are followed by the
infinitive of the verb to be.

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Grammar Review

1. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

10. 1. He should have been told the truth about his

brother.
2. I cant work in the UK unless I have European
citizenship.
3. You neednt have paid her.
4. Is the furniture being arranged?
5. If I had brought my camera, I would have taken
a picture.

are shown (present simple passive)

were not punished (past simple passive)
had paid (past perfect simple active)
were being watched (past continuous passive)
can be used (modal simple passive)
will help (future simple active)

2. 1. hasnt been robbed 4. was being counted /

was counted
2. Will ... be published
3. be taught
5. were torn
6. had been caught
3. 1. is being repaired
2. composed
3. havent found

SKILLS

4. should have been put

5. Have ... been sent

LISTENING
A RADIO INTERVIEW

page 95

1. Kinsella left 100 wallets in different places around

town and waited to see if people would return them.

4. Possible Answers
1. A 10-year-old boy was hurt in a bike acccident
yesterday afternoon.
2. A Picasso painting was stolen from a museum in
Malaga last night.
3. Some historic buildings are going to be destroyed
in Toledo next week.
4. Hundreds of workers may be fired in the next few
weeks because of the economic crisis.
5. A new government has been elected in Italy.

2. 1.
2.
3.
4.

The entire party had been organised by my sister.

The job could have been finished yesterday.
Was this article written by a famous journalist?
We were being followed.
Are residents going to be warned about the
storm?
6. The cake shouldnt be eaten before dinner.

4. 1. True.
2. False. 86% of the women were honest whereas
only 61% of men returned the wallets.
3. False. To Kinsella, that was the big shocker.
4. True.
5. False. Young people were the least honest of all.
5. B

6. 1. Each student was given two pens. / Two pens

were given to each student.
2. Only two people will be told the secret. / The
secret will be told to only two people.
3. Tom has been offered a job by a large company. /
A job has been offered to Tom by a large
company.
4. The celebrity is sent thousands of letters. /
Thousands of letters are sent to the celebrity.
5. We werent shown the new flat. / The new flat
wasnt shown to us.

SPEAKING (page 97)

AGREEING AND DISAGREEING
2. 1. c

9. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

was trying
had been left
could have kept
may have been lost
went

6.
7.
8.
9.

2. e

3. b

4. a

5. d

WRITING (page 98)

An Opinion Essay
1. The writer is in favour of (for) buying fake fashions.

7. 1. The police havent arrested the thief yet.

2. They dont sell fresh salads at this supermarket. /
This supermarket doesnt sell fresh salads.
3. The Beatles wrote that song.
4. The nurse will feed the baby.
5. Are they going to show the new film this week?
6. A lawyer has to sign these letters.
has had / had / got ... repaired
did ... get / have ... made
are having ... redone
Did ... have / get ... checked
am having ... cut

For pure curiosity.

In different places all over town.
He videotaped people picking up the wallets.
He waited for a month to see who would return
the wallets.

3. Possible Answer
I think most people returned the wallets because
I believe most people are honest and wouldnt keep
anything that doesnt belong to them.

5. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

8. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(page 96)

2. 1. Paragraphs 2 and 3
2. Paragraph 1

3. Paragraph 1
4. Paragraph 4

3. Facts
It doesnt really cost $600 to manufacture a bag or a
pair of jeans. (paragraph 2)
A certain Louis Vuitton bag earned more than $300
million in one year! (paragraph 3)
Opinions
In my opinion, however, buying fake designer fashion
is not wrong. (paragraph 1)
As I see it, consumers shouldnt worry about whether
its right to buy imitation fashion. They should simply
enjoy it. (paragraph 4)

has been looking

was given
have just won
wouldnt have won

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Your Task

4. 1. per / amb lobjectiu de

2. per
3. per tal que / perqu

WRITING YOUR OPINION ESSAY

1. In favour of the statement
Songs belong to musicians, who should be paid for
their work.
There are now many legal sites for downloading
songs for free, or at a low price.
You can get into trouble if you get caught
downloading.
Against the statement
Downloading music doesnt hurt anyone.
Most pop singers are already very rich.
Musicians can make money by selling their songs for
games or ringtones.
CDs cost too much.

4. per / amb lobjectiu de

5. Millions of consumers today buy imitation designer
fashions in order to look trendy. (paragraph 1)
Some people say that this is dishonest, and should
be stopped so as not to harm the fashion industry.
(paragraph 1)
6. 1. to
2. in order not to
7. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(page 99)

3. so that
4. so as to

so that
in order not to / so as not to
to / in order to / so as to
so that
to / in order to / so as to

LIFE SKILLS

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(page 100)

8.
Addition

Contrast

furthermore
as well as
moreover
in addition

but
in spite of
even though
on the one

as a
as a result
so as to
result of for this reason so that
since
therefore
in order to
because so

also

hand / on
the other
hand

because consequently
of
due to
as

despite

Cause

Result

Purpose

Sequence

TASK QUESTIONS

at first
during
then
finally

1. They must be a club member to get a 20 per cent

discount.
2. They may not get a 50 per cent discount on some
items.
3. They must spend over 100.

nevertheless
although
however

9. 1. Consequently
2. Furthermore
3. in spite of

UNDERSTANDING ADVERTS

4. They cannot return the MP4 because it must be

returned in the original package which they threw
away.
5. No, they wont get a discount unless they buy
something else.

4. during
5. in order to
6. Nevertheless

6. 10.50
7. They will pay 100 because they are paying cash.

10. Possible Answers

1. The shoplifter had to return what he had stolen.
In addition, he had to do community work.
2. We enjoyed our trip to Paris in spite of the bad
weather.
3. Several students became ill as a result of eating
poisonous mushrooms.
4. We didnt say a word so as not to wake up the
children.
5. Many people today do not get enough exercise.
For this reason, they are overweight.

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