Unit 27 Gerunds: Subjects and Objects (pages 316-323)

Section: After You Read

Grofumeur: 1, 3
Nuffsed: 4
Swissfriend: 1, 5
Cleanaire: 2

Section 1:

SWIMMING is a great exercise. It’s healthy, fun, and relaxing. Because swimming is a low- impact sport, people can enjoy participating in this activity without fear of injury to bones or muscles.

Jogging, a high-impact activity, can be harmful for some people. I know this from personal experience. Last year while I was jogging, I injured my right knee. I don’t go jogging anymore.

After a painful month of recovery, I stopped running and switched to water sports. I’m now considering joining the swimming team at my health club and competing in races. Staying fit should be fun!

Section 2:

2. Staying
3. smoking
4. Exercising
5. starting
6. Not eating
7. eating
8. increasing
9. Not going

Section 3:

2. enjoy running
3. quit smoking
4. go swimming
5. admitted (or admits) being
6. avoids eating
7. mind exercising
8. are considering taking


Section 4:

Day 1: I quit smoking. This was the first day of the rest of my life as a non-smoker. Getting through the day wasn’t too difficult. I quit drinking coffee today too, and I think that helped. I used to enjoy having a cigarette with a cup of coffee in the morning.

Day 3: Today was harder. I called Dinah and admitted wanting to smoke. She advised taking deep breaths and staying busy. That worked. I have to resist eating too much. Gaining five pounds isn’t a big deal, but I don’t want to gain more than that.

Day 5: I got through the workweek smoke free. My boss keeps telling me, “You can do it.” I really appreciate having her support. I miss smoking, but I don’t miss standing outside in the cold just to smoke. I also don’t mind not burning holes in my clothes!

Day 7: Dinah suggested going out to dinner, but I can’t risk being around smokers...Instead, we went shopping and I bought a shirt with the money I saved during my first week as a non-smoker.

Section 5:

OK to Do: 4, 6, 7
Not OK to Do: 1, 2, 3, 5

Sections 6-10:

Answers will vary.

Unit 22 Articles: Indefinite and Definite (pages 248-261)

Section: After You Read

The Ant and the Dove: 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1

Section 1:

2. a
3. b
4. b
5. b
6. a

Section 2:

2. the
3. the
4. a
5. an
6. the
7. a
8. Ø
9. a
10. the
11. the
12. Ø
13. the
14. Ø
15. the
16. the
17. the
18. the
19. The
20. a
21. the
22. the

Section 3:

2. a
3. the
4. a
5. the
6. a, a
7. the, an
8. the, a
9. a, the, the
10. an, the

Section 4:

2. blank
3. blank
4. the
5. the
6. blank
7. the
8. blank
9. blank
10. the
11. the
12. blank
13. the
14. the
15. the
16. the
17. blank
18. blank
19. the

Section 5:

1. b. a
c. the
d. a

2. a. the
b. An
c. blank

3. a. the
b. blank
c. blank

4. a. blank
b. The
c. blank
d. blank
e. the

5. a. an
b. the
c. the

6. a the
b. blank
c. blank

Section 6:

Once there was a plumber named Mario. The plumber had a beautiful girlfriend. One day, an ape fell in love with the girlfriend and kidnapped her. The plumber chased the ape to rescue his girlfriend. This simple tale became Donkey Kong, the first video game with a story. It was invented by Sigeru Matsimoto, an artist with Nintendo, Inc. Matsimoto loved video games, but he wanted to make them more interesting. He liked fairy tales, so he invented a story similar to a famous fairy tale. The story was an immediate success, and Nintendo followed it with The Mario Brothers and then with Super Mario. The third game became popular all over the world, and it is still the most famous game in video history. Nintendo has continued to add new characters to the story, but success the does not change Mario. He is always the brave little plumber in a red hat and work clothes.

Section 7:

Part 1:

2. the
3. the
4. a
5. the
6. a

Part 2:

2. a
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. b


Section 8:

See instructor for answers.

Sections 9-12:

Answers will vary.

Focus on Grammar Unit 7 Answers

Unit 7: Future Time Clauses (pages 65-72)

Section: After You Read

1. a
2. a
3. b

Section 1:

2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. b

Section 2:

2. graduate
3. get
4. ‘ll have / I ‘m going to have
5. save
6. ‘ll buy / ‘m going to buy
7. ‘ll feel / I’m going to feel
8. am
9. ‘ll learn / I ‘m going to learn
10. work
11. get up
12. ‘ll buy / ‘m going to buy
13. talk
14. ‘ll ask / ‘m going to ask
15. ‘ll look / I ‘m going to look
16. go
17. go
18. ‘ll improve / I ‘m going to improve
19. do
20. ‘ll write / ‘m going to write
21. contact
22. ‘ll work / I ‘m going to work



Section 3:

2. They are going to move to a larger apartment as soon as Jeff gets a raise.
3. After they move to a larger apartment, they’re going to have a baby.
4. Sandy will get a part-time job after they have their first child.
5. When their child is two, Sandy will go back to work full-time.
6. Sandy will work full-time while Jeff goes to school.
7. Jeff will find another job when he graduates.

Section 4:

Graduation is next month! I need to make some plans now because when exams start, I won’t OR ‘m not going to have any free time. What am I going to do when I will finish school? My roommate is going to take a vacation before she looks for a job. I can’t do that because I need to earn some money soon. I think that after I will graduate, (insert comma) I am going to take a word processing class. As soon as I learn word processing, (insert comma) I’ll look OR I’m going to look for a job as a bilingual office assistant. It’s hard to find full-time jobs, though. Part-time jobs are easier to find. Maybe I’ll take a part-time job before I find a full-time one. Or maybe I’ll take a workshop in making decision (no comma) before I do anything!

Section 5:

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

Sections 6-9:

Answers will vary.

Focus on Grammar Unit 1 Answers

UNIT 1 Present Progressive and Simple Present (pages 2-13)

Section: After You Read

1. Tomás

2. Claude

3. Nicole

4. Sheila

5-6. Answers will vary.

Section 1:

Note: Double underline = verbs that describe what is happening now. Single underline = verbs that describe what regularly happens.

JUNE 28: I’m sitting in a seat 30,000 feet above the earth en route to Argentina! I usually have dinner at this time, but right now I have an awful headache from all the excitement. My seatmate is eating my food. I guess it’s good. She looks happy.

JUNE 30: It’s 7:30 P.M. My host parents are still working. Carlos, my father, works at home. My little brother, Ricardo, is cute. He looks (and acts) a lot like Bobby. Right now, he’s looking over my shoulder and trying to read my journal.

JULY 4: The weather is cold here. I usually spend the first weekend of July at the beach. Today I’m walking around in a heavy sweater.

AUGUST 6: I usually feel great in the evening because we take long naps in the afternoon, but tonight I feel real1y tired.

AUGUST 25: I’m feeling very comfortable here now—but it’s almost time to go home! My host parents usually cook a light dinner, but tonight they’re cooking a special dinner for me. I miss them already.

Section 2:

2. attends class, is going on a field trip to the museum

3. eats lunch

4. is eating lunch

5. takes a nap, is working on the family web page

6. works in the cafeteria

7. isn’t doing homework, is calling home

8. isn’t playing tennis, is watching a video with Eva

9. is having dinner

10. has dinner

11. writes letters, is taking a walk with the family

12. isn’t taking a shower, is doing homework

Section 3:

Part A:

2. ‘m waiting

3. seem

4. ‘m working

5. ‘s talking

6. ‘s not looking

7. seems

8. doesn’t mean

Part B:

1. ‘s talking

2. ‘re taking

3. ‘re standing

4. Do you think

5. ‘re dating

6. don’t think

7. means

8. come

9. usually stand

Section 4:

Part A:

2. starts

3. has

4. walks

5. appear

Part B:

1. are...shaking

2. know

3. shake

4. meet

5. Do. . .shake

Section 5:

2. cause

3. Are. . . living

4. traveling

5. do. . . feel OR are.. . feeling

6. go

Section 6:

2. treat

3. annoy

4. ‘m living, don’t think

5. want

6. improve

7. ‘m making OR am making

8. don’t understand, feel OR ‘m feeling

Section 7:

It’s 12:30 and I’m sitting in the library right now. My classmates are eating lunch together, but I’m not hungry yet. At home, we never eat this early. Today our journal topic is culture shock. It’s a good topic for me right now because I’m pretty homesick. I miss my old routine.

At home we always eat a big meal at 2:00 in the afternoon. Then we rest. But here in Toronto I have a 3:00 conversation class. Every day I almost fall asleep in class, and my teacher asks me, “Are you bored?” Of course I’m not bored. I just need my afternoon nap! This class is always fun. This semester, we’re working on a project with video cameras. My team is filming groups of people from different cultures. We are analyzing “social distance.” That means how close to each other these people stand. According to my new watch, it’s 12:55, so I’m leaving now for my 1:00 class. Teachers here really don’t like tardiness!

Section 8:

Usually: 2, 3, 5

Now or these days: 1, 4, 6, 7

Sections 9-13:

Answers will vary.