Workbook answer keys and transcripts 113G Speaking
Topic-based presentation
Exercise 1 $ 1.19^ page 36^
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Transcript
Well, International Women’s Day is on 8 March every year. As
far as the history of the event is concerned, I’m not really an
expert. I think it all began about a hundred years ago, around
the time that women were trying to win the right to vote. In
my country, it was originally a kind of political occasion.
Turning now to the topic of gifts, the most common one
is flowers. It is traditional for men to give flowers to the
important women in their lives – this includes mothers,
daughters, wives, and so on. And children often take gifts
to school for their female teachers. I know that in some
countries, there is the custom of giving a particular type of
flower as a gift – and a particular colour. This is not the case
in my country.
That brings me to the subject of marches on International
Women’s Day. In my country, there’s sometimes a march on
International Women’s Day but it isn’t really a custom. I know
that in some other countries, there is always a march. The
purpose of the marches is to demand equal rights for women.
There’s something else I’d like to talk about: national holidays.
International Women’s Day used to be a day off work for
everyone. I think this is still true in some countries, but not
in my country. I think it’s a really important day, and should
become a national holiday again in my country. That’s my
opinion anyway!Exercise 2 page 36^
1 far 2 now 3 subject 4 somethingExercise 3 $ 1.19^ page 36^
a 3 c 4 d 2 e 1
Transcript
See exercise 1.Exercise 4 page 36^
1 c 2 d 3 a 4 b3H Writing
A blog post
Exercise 1 page 37^
1 C 2 B 3 A 4 D
Exercise 2 page 37^
advantages – paragraph B, personal account – paragraph CExercise 3 page 37^
1 run 2 Travelling 3 arrived 4 finishing 5 Waiting
6 made 7 swimmingExercise 4 page 37^
Travelling to town, I chatted to the other passengers.Exercise 5 page 33^
1 needn’t 2 was supposed to 3 ought not to
4 could 5 didn’t need to
Exercise 6 page 33^
1 Lunch was provided so they didn’t need to take sandwiches.
2 She studied hard so she should have passed the exam.
3 I think he’s foreign so he might not have understood you.
4 John can’t be in Rome – I saw him earlier.
5 You ought to have listened to my advice.
6 You might have introduced me to your friends!
3E Word Skills
American English
Exercise 1 page 34^
1 cell phone 2 sneakers 3 flashlight 4 highway
5 cookie 6 check 7 sidewalk 8 elevator
Exercise 2 page 34^
1 Fall 2 vacation 3 apartment 4 closet(s) 5 yard
6 transportation 7 subway
Exercise 3 page 34^
1 license 2 neighborhood 3 airplane 4 theater
5 colors 6 organization
Exercise 4 $ 1.18^ page 34^
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 A
Transcript
See Workbook page 34.
Exercise 5 page 34^
1 British 2 American 3 behavior 4 cancellation
5 centimeter 6 litre 7 memorize 8 marvellous
9 savoury
Exercise 6 page 34^
1 It’s an offence to smoke on the underground.
2 I bought this great/fantastic/marvellous, etc. handbag
for my friend’s birthday.
3 It seems tonight’s film has been cancelled.
4 Can you get me a litre of water from the tap, please?
5 There’s a strange odour from the car – I hope the petrol
isn’t leaking.
6 Sorry, I hadn’t realised you were waiting in the queue.
3F Reading
The Kite Runner
Exercise 1 page 35^
1 e 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a
Exercise 2 page 35^
b d e
Exercise 3 page 35^
1 E 2 A 3 D 4 B C is not used.