Key to Reading on page 25 - Basic Level 2

a.    The article mentions four ways of creating new words:

1. by combining two words
2. by changing nouns into verbs
3. by adopting foreign words
4. from the names of brands or companies


b. 1 toy boy   2 to text   3 barista   4 road rage   5 latte   6 gastropub


c.  emoticon - a symbol which expresses or shows a feeling, e.g. happy or sad
     to tweet - to write something on Twitter
     iPod - something which people use to listen to music which they download from the internet
     to google - to look for intomation on the internet using Google
    Wifi - a way of getting the internet without cables
     ringtone - the sound a mobile makes when it rings
     smartphone - a mobile phone which also has internet

Key to Reading on page 21 - Basic Level 2

b.    1. Osaka
       2. Munich
       3. Seoul
       4. Osaka
       5. Hong Kong
       6. Zurich
       7. Singapore

Key to Listening on page 15 - BASIC LEVEL 2

d.    1a        2c       3a      4b      5c

e. She would have inherited 7.5 million pounds. She says she has had a very happy life

KEY TO LISTENING ON PAGE 11 - BASIC LEVEL 2

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

b. 1. Rob says the hotel is fine
    2. Jenny is going to show him round the office tomorrow
    4. Rob is tired
    5. It's two in the morning for Rob
    7. Jenny thinks that Rob is going to be late 

d.  1. are
     2. great
     3. good
     4. looking
     5. must
     6. right
     7. way
     8. great

Key to Reading on page 71 - Basic Level 2

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

Key to Reading on page 62 - Basic Level 2

1 A    2 G    3 E    4 H    5 D    6 C    7 F    8 B

Key to Extra vocabulary activity 8A - Basic Level 2

1 on    2 divorced    3 present    4 home    5 up    6 tickets    7 lost    8 married    9 fit    10 nervous    11 better    12 newspaper    13 colder    14 to    15 worse    16 job    17 message    18 angry

Key to Reading on page 60 - Basic Level 2

b.  1C     2B     3C     4A     5B     6A

Key to Reading on page 45 - BASIC LEVEL 2

a.   1 They are both pessimists
      2 They are both talented musicians, passionate about the blues

b.   1 T   2 F   3 T   4 F   5 T

Key to Reading on page 32 - Basic Level 2

a.  The best summary is c

b.   1b     2 a    3 a    4 b

Key to Extra Reading - Basic Level 2

Text 1: 'Watch what you wear'

1 C    2 B    3 B    4 C    5 A    6 C

Text 2: 'The dos and don'ts of air travel'

A 3     B 4     D 5     F 1     G 2

Key to Extra Reading - Basic Level 2

KEY TO EXTRA READING

ACTIVITY 1   

1   A

2   B

3   C

4   B

5   B

6   A

ACTIVITY 2  

1   T

2   T

3   J

4   H

5   H

6   J

7   T

8   H

9   T

Key to Reading on page 21 - Basic Level 2

b.    1 Osaka   2 Munich   3 Seoul   4 Osaka   5 Hong Kong   6 Zurich   7 Singapore

KEY TO LISTENING on p. 11 - BASIC LEVEL 2 -

PRACTICAL ENGLISH - EPISODE 1

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

    b    1. Rob says the hotel is fine
          2. Jenny is going to show him round the office tomorrow
          4. Rob is tired
          5. It's two in the morning for Rob
          7. Jenny thinks that Rob is going to be late


    d     1. Here you are at last
           2. It's great to be here
           3. Do you have a good view?
           4. Barbara is looking forward to meeting you
           5. You must be really tired
           6. I guess you're right
           7. By the way...
           8. It's great to see you too

Key to Reading on page 71 (Basic Level 2)

1 sugar   2 salt   3 salt   4 salt   5 sugar   6 sugar   7 salt   8 salt   9 sugar   10 sugar   11 sugar   12 salt

Key to Extra Grammar Activity 9B (Basic Level 2)

2. many / He eats a lot of burgers
3. many / He doesn't eat many chips
4. much /She doesn't eat any meat
5. many / She eats a lot of vegetables
6. much / She doesn't drink much Diet Coke
7. much / She drinks a lot of milk
8. much / She doesn't eat much bread
9. many / She doesn't eat any apples
10. much / He doesn't eat any cereal
11. much / He eats a lot of pasta
12. many / he drinks a lot of cups of espresso

KEY TO EXTRA VOCABULARY ACTIVITY 1B (BASIC LEVEL 2)

EXTRA VOCABULARY ACTIVITY 1B

1- moustache                      11- overweight
2- curly                               12- funny
3- slim                                13- dark*
4- bald                                14- quiet
5- mean                              15- nice
6- medium-height
7- blonde
8- beard
9- clever
10- hard-working

* In number 13, there is an extra space. It's a mistake.