Unit 10; Keeping in Touch

Do we need technology to communicate long distance?

Activity A Answers, p. 187
1. Possible answers: email, cell phone, letters, 
texting. Reasons may include cost, ease of use, 
and convenience.
2. The method of communication may depend
on how comfortable the other person is with
a particular technology, the availability of
technology, etc.
3. Students will probably not think this is an 
effective way to communicate since it reaches 
people in the local area only.

Activity B Answers, p. 187
Possible answers: We absolutely need technology
to communicate long distance. It is costly to rely on
traditional technologies like landline phones, and it
takes too long to use traditional mail; It is expensive
and slow to use traditional technologies. Regular
phones are very expensive and mail takes a long time.

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 189-190
1. a; 2. a; 3. c; 4. b; 5. c;
6. b; 7. a; 8. a; 9. a; 10. c

Listening 1
Main Ideas Answers, pp. 190-191
1. c; 2. a; 3. b; 4. c; 5. a

Listen for Details Answers, p. 191
Checked items: 2, 5, 6, 7

What Do You Think? Answers, p. 192
Answers will vary.
1. Yes, because they are an important part of peoples’
culture; No, because very few people speak them
and they aren’t useful.
2. There is probably a limit to how much you can say.
3. Some advantages include being able to speak with
more people and gaining a better understanding of
languages in general.

Activity A Answers, p. 193
1. system of sounds; 2. hand movement;
3. rules for forming grammatical sentences;
4. system of writing for the blind or visually 
impaired that is made with raised dots

Activity B Answers, p. 193
Answers will vary.

Listening 2
Vocabulary Answers, pp. 194-195
1. pen pal; 2. ancient; 3. sympathy;
4. out of the blue; 5. built up; 6. observe;
7. sealed; 8. assistance; 9. one-sided;
10. fighting an uphill battle

Preview Listening 2 Answer, p. 195
Students’ answers will vary. In the listening, the
children stay in touch via letters and the unusual
method of putting messages in bottles and then
putting them in the ocean.

Listen for Main Ideas Answers, p. 195
1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T

Listen for Details Answers, p. 195-196
1. c; 2. b; 3. a; 4. b; 5. b

Activity A Answers, p. 196
Students’ answers will vary.
1. People don’t know where the bottles 
will end up or if people will receive them, 
which makes it interesting.
2. Students may have had pen pals in class 
or on their own.

Activity B Answers, p. 196
Possible answers:
1. These methods of communication developed
because they were effective means of communicating.
2. Email and social networking sites have made
communication faster and in the case of social
networking, more public.

IDIOMS
Activity A Answers, p. 197
1. e; 2. d; 3. b; 4. c; 5. a

Activity B Answers, p. 198
1. off the top of my head; 
2. hold my tongue;
3. Drop (me) a line; 
4. all ears; 
5. get off my chest

COMPARATIVES
Activity A Answers, p. 200
Possible answers:
1. Making a phone call is less efficient than 
sending a text message. Making a phone call 
is not as efficient as sending a text message.
2. Riding a bicycle is more dangerous than 
driving a car. Driving a car is not as dangerous 
as riding a bicycle.
3. Putting a message in a bottle is less reliable 
than making a phone call. Putting a message in
a bottle is not as reliable as making a phone call.
4. Answers will vary.

Activity B Answers, p. 200
Answers will vary.

Unstressed Connecting Words
Activity A Answers, p. 201
1. than; 2. and; 3. as...as; 4. that; 5. than

Expressing Emotions
Activity A Answers, p. 202
1. You’re kidding 2. I’m fed up with
3. Really 4. That’s terrific