4A Failure and success (Workbook, pp. 24-26): Answer Key

1 GRAMMAR

a

3  Both are correct.
4  Both are correct.
5  haven't been able to
6  Both are correct.
7  been able to
8  Both are correct.
9  used to be able to
10 Both are correct.
11 must be able to
12 not being able to

b

2  could / was able to
3  can't / isn't able to
4  has/'s been able to
5  to be able to
6  couldn't / wasn't able to
7  will/'ll be able to / is/'s going to be able to

3 READING

a

A  2   B  4   C  1   D  3

b

2  F   3  F   4  T   5  T   6  F   7  F   8  T

d

2  dropped out
3  eventually
4  was fired
5  brands
6  box office

4 VOCABULARY

a

2  (wrong) tiring
3  (right)
4  (right)
5  (wrong) surprised
6  (right)
7  (right)
8  (wrong) frustrated

b

2  embarrassed
3  frightened
4  exciting
5  worrying
6  interesting
7  depressing
8  disappointed

c

excited, interested, disappointed

d

2  themselves
3  herself
4  itself
5  myself
6  ourselves

5 LISTENING

a

Speaker 1: the chemists
Speaker 2: Turkish, the shop assistant
Speaker 3: Spanish, her host family
Speaker 4: Italian, the waiter
Speaker 5: Greek, Greek girls

b

Speaker 1: vacuum cleaner
Speaker 2: fresh bread, a fresh young man
Speaker 3: banana, large plate
Speaker 4: peach juice, fish juice
Speaker 5: good morning, squid