CAE GOLD PLUS
UNIT 5 : THRILLS AND SKILLS
Listening
1: page 54
2.1
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. F
3.2
bungee running, bouncy boxing, boxercise
Grammar
1: page 55
Ex.
1
1
To
be perfectly honest
Professional
sport is very conservative at heart
2
1.
absolutely
2.
fairly
3.
very/really
4.
really/absolutely
5.
quite/utterly
6.
extremely
7.
very
8.
absolutely/totally
9.
completely
10.
extreme/terribly
Ex. 2
1
1. G
2.
G
3.
G
4.
U
5.
U
6.
G
7.
G
8.
U
9.
G
10.
G
2
Gradable: very, terribly, rather, extremely,
fairly
Ungradable: absolutely, completely, totally
3
Really: can be used with both
Ex. 3
1. I found the whole
situation rather embarrassing.
4. She felt extremely nervous before going on
stage.
6. It should be very
clear that the situation is very
difficult.
8. I find the plan completely acceptable.
Exam focus: page 56
Ex. 1
1. D
2.
A
3.
C
4.
D
5.
B
6.
C
7.
D
8.
A
9.
D
10.
B
11.
B
12. A
13. B
14. C
15.
A
Ex. 3
1. i
2.
c
3.
g
4.
h
5.
d
6.
e
7.
a
8.
f
9.
b
Vocabulary
1: page 58
Ex. 1 sample answers
unfortunately/unhappy, dishonest/disconnected
immobile/impossible, illegible/illegal
irrational/irresistible
Ex. 2
1. I think it’s irrelevant.
2. I think they were
illogical.
3. I think he seemed
immature.
4. I think they are more
disobedient.
5. I found it unbelievable.
Ex. 3
1. b
2. h
3. e
4. g
5. c
6. j
7. a
8. d
9. i
10. f
Ex. 4
postgraduate/undergraduate reinstate
anticlockwise
misunderstand understatement/
overstatement
underactive/overactive/reactive
Use
of English: page 58
1. closeness
2. satisfaction
3. medalists
4. frustrating
5. inactivity
6. unwise
7. powerful
8. adjustments
9. uncomfortable
10. rewrite
Speaking:
page 59
2.2
Make an additional point:
On top of
that …
What’s
more …
Not only
that, but …
Indicate partial agreement:
Having
said that …
That’s all
very well, but …
Agree with a point:
I take
that point on board.
You could
be right.
Grammar
2: page 60
Ex. 1
1
1. great deal
2.
much
more
3.
considerably
4.
by
far the
2
1. not nearly as
2.
a
lot more
3.
rather
4.
loads
5.
half
as many
6.
a
bit
7.
nothing
like as many
8.
more
and more
9.
slightly
3
Formal: considerably better, a great deal, by
far
Informal: a lot more, loads, a bit
Vocabulary 2: page 61
Ex. 1
a. 3
b. 6
c. 4
d. 5
e. 2
f. 1
Ex. 2
1. b) board game, e.g.
chess
2.
e)
betting – horse racing
3.
a)
archery/darts
4.
i)
tennis
5.
c)
swimming/diving
6.
d)
car racing/Formula One
7.
f)
athletics/racing
8.
g)
football
9.
h)
football/baseball/any team ball game
3
1. goes off the deep end
2.
the
ball is in your court
3.
above
board
4.
succeeded
against all the odds
Use
of English: page 62
Ex.2
1 b
2
1. whose
2.
before
3.
up
4.
as
5.
what
6.
take
7.
which/that
8.
one
9.
at
10.
no
11.
their
12. this/such
13. off
14. many
15.
in
Listening
2: page 63
Ex. 2
1
a. basic training =
grounding
b.
beginners
= novices
c.
a
social grouping = sub-culture
d.
not
very willing = reluctant
e.
support
one thing at the expense of another = take sides
Ex. 3
1. C
2.
B
3.
D
4.
A
5.
C
6.
D
Writing:
page 64
Ex. 2
2
-
what
you and your friend have done together
-
reasons
why you like your friend
-
informal
or colourful language
Ex. 3
1
Irrelevant sentences:
She is a good friend of mine and we have been at
school together for most of that time.
She enjoys reading and is particularly keen on
science fiction, which she reads all the time.
2
1. courteous
2.
accustomed
to
3.
proficient
at
4.
in
addition
5.
in
the past
6.
at
a high level
7.
consequently
8.
therefore
9.
invest
10.
I
can highly recommend her for the position
Ex. 4
Para 1: present
Para 2: + her character; present perfect/present
Para 3: skills and qualifications;
present/past/hypothesis
Para 4: Future plans
Para 5: recommendation; hypothesis
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