GOING FOR GOLD - UPPER INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 6

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la Unit 6: MY HERO! din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa a IX-a intitulat GOING FOR GOLD - UPPER INTERMEDIATE - COURSEBOOK, Editura Longman, Autori Richard Acklam si Araminta Crace, Editia 2011

GOING FOR GOLD - Coursebook 
Unit 6: MY HERO!

READING

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 52

1. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2 and 3. Batman dedicated himself to fighting crime after his parents were killed by criminals. His enemies include criminals such as the Joker and the Penguin. Superman was sent as a baby to Earth from his home planet of Kripton by his parents when Krypton was about to explode. He uses his powers to fight crime. His enemies include Lex Luther. Spider-Man is an ordinary teenage boy who acquired his superpowers when he was bitten by a spider. He decided to use his powers to fight criminals when his uncle was murdered. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the one girl from her generation destined to defend the world from vampires and demons using her superpowers.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :

ex 2 / page 52

c

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 53

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

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 53

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C

GRAMMAR 1

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 54

Countable nouns: people, hero, pen, flower, teeth
Uncountable nouns: money, information, luggage, news, weather, furniture, advice

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 54

1. a pen
2. advice
3. furniture
4. a hero
5. luggage
6. information

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 54

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

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
Watch out/ page 54

1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 5 / page 54

1. correct
2. a
3. correct
4. another
5. of
6. correct
7. much
8.few
9. correct
10. some
11. correct

VOCABULARY 1

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 55

1. I've just had a very good bit of news.
5. There are only two pieces of advice I want to give you.
7. Please tidy your room and throw all these bits of rubbish away.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
Watch out / page 55

1. is correct
2. is incorrect

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 55

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

2. 
(Possible answers)
a flash of inspiration
a lump of cheese/ clay
a shower of petals/ snow
a slice of pie/ cheese/ bread/ meet/ apple/ life
a tube of glue/ paint
a bar of chocolate/ gold
a sheet of metal/ polythene/ plastic/ cardboard 

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 55

1.
1. a slice of cake
2. a lump of coal
3. a tube of toothpaste
4. a shower of rain

USE OF ENGLISH

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 56

the police

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 56

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. C

LISTENING 1

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 57

Extract 1 e
Extract 2 c
Extract 3 a
Extract 4 d
Extract 5 b

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 57

1 C
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 C

GRAMMAR 2

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 57

A. correct
B. correct
C. Incorrect. In reported questions, the auxiliary do is generally not used.
D. correct

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
Watch Out / page 57

1. correct
2. not correct
3. not correct
4. correct 

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 58

1. admit d)
2. explain b)
3. suggest f)
4. remind a)
5. warn e)
6. deny c)

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 58

1. She explained him that she had a lot of homework to do.
4. We told to her that she was making a terrible mistake.
5. Gary denied of being involved in the robbery.
6. They said us they would be at home all evening./ They tols us they would be at home all evening.
7. The police have warned against people not to drive when they feel tired.

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 58

1. He told me he couldn't be at my house before 8 p.m.
2. He denied telling Magda about her and David.
3. She warned Simon not to go out on his bike when the roads were icy.
4. She explained that she hadn't sent him an invitation because she thought he was on holiday.
5. She reminded William to finish his homework before he went out.
6. She said she wouldn't see him until the following week.
7. She suggested going shopping that afternoon.


LISTENING 2

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 4 / page 59

1. 15 years old/ at school/ a child
2. pirates
3. 1978
4. brains
5. challenge
6. athlete
7. Atlantic
8. horse
9. six month
10. straw
11. optimistic


VOCABULARY 2

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 1 / page 60

1. j
2. e
3. g
4. a
5. h
6. c
7. i
8. d
9. b
10. f

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 3 / page 60

1. breathing
2. fainted
3. wheelchair
4. stiches
5. injections
6. bruise

SPEAKING

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 60

1. The first speaker gives a lot of information, but the second speaker doesn't say much in response to the questions she is asked. 

WRITING

Going for Gold - Coursebook :
ex 2 / page 61

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No, not completely. It doesn't make any recommendations.
4. Neutral/ formal.
5. Yes