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

ONLINE CLASSES JUNE 4,5,6

Wed., June 4 is Election Day 
& Fri., June 6 is Memorial Day.

All AE-2 classes with Greg Lewis on June 4, 5, and 6
 will be conducted online on this blog.

 - If your class is on Wednesday, you must complete everything by midnight on Wednesday, June 4.
 - If your class is on Thursday, you must complete everything by midnight on Thursday, June 5.
 - If your class is on Friday, you must complete everything by midnight on Friday, June 6.

You must:
1. Complete all of your Q online practice (Units 1 -10).
2. Do Listening 1 & 2 questions in your text book from unit 10.
3. Respond to the following imperative sentence and post it in the comment section below;

Describe an emotional 
event from your past.

NOTE: 
- you must use signposts  to show the order of events and the logic of the text. (See Unit 9, p.172)
- try to include figurative language to compare actual emotions/events to different things. (See Unit 8, p. 152)

Unit 9: Money

Can money buy happiness?

Activity A Answers, p. 167
1. Students may say that people only need enough
money to cover their basic needs, e.g., food,
clothing, shelter, medical care, education costs, or
they may say people need substantially more than
this to be happy.
2. Students may have different opinions about
whether more money would make them happier
based on how much money they currently have and
/ or what their lives are like now.
3. Students may think the people are happy because
they are obviously wealthy, or they may wonder
about other factors in the people’s lives, e.g., quality
of personal relationships, amount of time available
to enjoy the nice house, etc.

Activity B Answers, p. 167
Possible answers: Money cannot buy happiness
because happiness is generated internally, from
being content with one’s life, surroundings, and
choices; Money cannot buy happiness because
happiness has to come from inside. People can 
have money and still be miserable; Money can’t 
make people happy on the inside.


Activity E Answers, p. 168
Students’ answers will vary. Students should 
support their answers with reasons.

Listening 1

Sudden Wealth

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 169-170
1. acquire; 2. inherit; 3. pleasure;
4. immediate; 5. dramatic; 6. circumstances;
7. complicated; 8. destructive; 
9. get used to; 10. wear off

Preview Listening 1 Answer, p. 170
Students’ answers will vary. In the listening, 
all three of the topics are touched on.

Main Ideas Answers, p. 170
1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F

Listen for Details Answers, p. 171
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Effect on our brains (list any 2) - Immediate effect is pleasure; Effects wears off; Have to buy more to get same pleasure
Effect on relationships (list any 2) - Too many people want something from you; People don't understand your stress; May be alone, lose support
Effect on emotions (list any 2) - Negative emotions like fear, shame, guilt, anxiety; Can lead to bad decisions; If inherited, can complicate emotions

What Do You Think? Answers, p. 171
Students’ answers will vary. Possible Answers:
1. Effects on our relationships because my friendships are very important to me.
2. A friend inherited money and was able to pay off her loans. That made her happier.
3. If someone is struggling to afford necessities, like food and shelter, sudden wealth would make them happier.

Activity A Answers, pp. 172-173
1. in the beginning; 2. then; 3. Before that;
4. Finally; 5. First; 6. Next; 7. After that

Activity B Answers, p. 173
Possible answers:
2. In the beginning, she didn’t believe it.
3. First, she paid off her credit card debt.
4. After that, she sent her son to college.
5. In the immediate future, she’s going to go to Paris.
6. She’s thinking of going back to school next.

Listening 2 

Happiness Breeds Success ... and Money!

Vocabulary Answers, p. 174
a. independence; b. wholly; c. demonstrate;
d. analysis; e. burn out; f. conduct;
g. associated with; h. outcome; i. persuasive;
j. somewhat

Preview Listening 2 Answer, p. 175
Students’ answers will vary. In the listening, 
the researcher says that happiness can lead 
to money.

Listen for Main Idea Answers, pp. 175-176
1. b; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. c

Listen for Details Answers, p. 176
1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T

Activity A Answers, p. 176
Students’ answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Students should support their opinions with
reasons.
2. Happy people are often more positive and 
friendlier, which makes people want to work 
with them.

Activity B Answers, p. 176
Possible answers: 
1. People who acquire sudden wealth are unprepared 
for it and it majorly changes their lives. On the other 
hand, people who are happy in their work tend to earn 
more money and are not adversely affected by this.
2. Students should support their answers with reasons.

Using the Dictionary

Activity A Answers, p. 177
1. b, financial; a, economical;
2. a, fun; c, amusement;
3. c, sudden; b, immediate

Activity B Answers, p. 178
1. economical; 2. financial; 
3. immediate; 4. happiness; 
5. sudden; 6. fun

Activity C Answers, p. 178
Students’ answers will vary.

Grammar

Types of Sentences

Activity A Answers, p. 179
1. exclamatory; 2. declarative; 3. declarative;
4. declarative; 5. interrogative; 6. declarative;
7. declarative; 8. exclamatory or imperative

Activity B Answers, p. 180
Answers will vary.

Intonation in different types of sentences

Activity A Answers, p. 181
1. a. yes/no question, b. statement;
2. a. command, b. wh- question;
3. a. statement, b. exclamation

Agreeing and Disagreeing

Activity A Answers, p. 182
1. That’s a good point. 
2. You can say that again!
3. I don’t feel the same way. 
4. I disagree.

Unit 8; Cities

What do our cites say about us?

Activity A Answers, p. 147
Possible answers:
1. The city may suit one’s personality because of its
size, things to do, location, character. It may not suit
one’s personality for the same reasons.
2. Students will have different opinions about this
based on personality and previous experience.
3. The city is Paris, France’s capital and largest city.
It is known for museums and monuments, like

the Eiffel Tower.

Activity B Answers, p. 147
Possible answers: The things that are popular show
the people’s interests. For example, if the people are
interested in art, there will be a lot of museums; How

crowded a city is shows how popular or important it is.

Activity D Answers, p 148
Students’ answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. I like how many different restaurants there are. I
dislike how crowded it is.
2. Hong Kong has made the biggest impression on
me. It was a positive impression, because the city is

so vibrant and full of life.

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 149-150
1. region; 2. surroundings; 3. innovation;
4. mobile; 5. agreeable; 6. satisfy; 7. attract;

8. conscientious; 9. hand in hand; 10. tend to


LISTENING 1; 
DO CITIES HAVE PERSONALITIES?
Preview Listening 1 Answer, p. 150
Students’ answers will vary. In the listening,
the argument is made that people with similar

personalities do choose to live in the same place.

Main Idea Answers, p. 150

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

Listen for Details Answers, p. 151

1. d; 2. e; 3. b; 4. f; 5. a; 6. c

What Do You Think? Answers, p. 151
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, because people want to be around 
like-minded thinkers; No, because many 
cities are full of a variety of personalities.
2. Student may talk about a city in their 
native country that is well known for a 

particular industry.


UNDERSTANDING FIGURATIVE MEANING
Activity A Answers, pp. 152-153

2. body; 3. rocket; 4. plant

Activity B Answers, p. 153
1. heart, body; 2. seed, plant;
3. ate, person or animal; 

4. flew, a bird or a plane

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 153-154
2. honor; 3. personality;
4. honest; 5. exciting; 6. exact;
7. give; 8. uncover; 9. modernize;

10. belief

BUENOS AIRES, BEIJING, AND DUBAI
Listen for Main Idea Answers, p. 154

1. c, e; 2. d, f; 3. a, b

Listen for Details Answers, p. 155
1. BA; 2. D; 3. B; 4. BA;

5. B; 6. D; 7. BA; 8. D

Activity A Answers, p. 155
Students’ answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Beijing, because it is always changing. I 
would never get bored.
2. Students should be able to give reasons 

for their answers.

Activity B Answers, p. 155
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, cities do have personalities and the people
there often have the same personality as the city;
No, there are too many different people living in a
city for it to just have one personality.
2. Students should be able to give reasons and

examples for their answers.

PHRASAL VERBS
Activity A Answers, pp. 156-157
1. a; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. a;
6. b; 7. b; 8. a; 9. b; 10. a
Sentences with phrasal verbs: 

2, 4, 6, 7, 9

Activity B Answers, p. 157
1. came to; 2. go out; 3. bring up;

4. deal with; 5. turn into

Activity A Answers, p. 159
2. We usually run into her at the gym.
3. Linda and Victor talked it over before class.
4. Hong hasn’t gotten over it yet.
5. Will you look after it while I’m in Sáo Paulo?

6. I didn’t put them away after dinner.

Activity B Answers, p. 159
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. I looked them up in my dictionary.
2. I handed it in to the teacher.
3. My teacher pointed it out to us.
4. No, we didn’t go over it.

5. Yes, I talked it over with my partner.

Activity A, B, C Answers, p. 161
Advantages: 
Pretty; Clean; Friendly people; 
Becoming more diverse
Disadvantages: 
A little quiet; Not as much to do as in Boston; 
Fewer cultural activities; Fewer places to eat; 
Fewer creative people

Unit 7: Risk

Unit 7 Question: What risks are good to take?

Activity A Answers, p. 125
Possible answers:
1. Risks people take can include physical, financial, or
emotional risks. Examples of physical risk include
sports and expeditions. Examples of financial risk
include some investments and perhaps education.
Examples of emotional risks include confronting
someone.
2. Students will have different opinions about where
to draw the line on taking risks.
3. The photo is a rocket launch. Student may say that
this is a risk because it is very dangerous.

Activity B Answers, p. 125
Possible answers: Risks that are worth taking are
those for which the potential benefits of success
outweigh the potential losses if the risk fails; The
risks that are good to take have a greater benefit if
successful than loss if unsuccessful; Good risks will
give a very good reward if they are successful. They
will not be very harmful if they fail.

Activity C Answers, p 126
Students’ answers will vary.

Listening 1 - Financing a Dream

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 127-128
1. financial; 2. income; 3. credit; 4. debt;
5. funds; 6. embarrass; 7. expose; 8. model;
9. audience; 10. threaten

Preview Listening 1 Answers, p. 128
Possible answers: Filmmakers might lose all their
savings or their homes.

Main Idea Answers, p. 128
Check items 1, 3, and 6.

Listen for Details Answers, p. 129
1. d; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. e

What Do You Think? Answers, p. 129
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. They wanted to make these films but
did not have the money to do it.
2. My dream of getting a degree and a good
job requires a financial risk since I’m spending
a lot of money to make it happen.
3. Policemen or firefighters have jobs that have
a lot of physical risk because they are often in life-threatening situations.

Activity A Answers, pp. 130-131
1. one hundred and eighty thousand dollars;
2. ten dollars;
3. five-pound, three dollars;
4. four-hundred-seat;
5. five-hundred-dollar;
6. ten-question;
7. sixty pounds;
8. fifty-dollar

Activity B Answers, p. 131
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. How much are the cheapest tickets?
3. How much is the five-pound bag of sugar?
4. How many seats were in the theater?
5. What does that store sell?
6. What kind of survey did you take online?
7. How much does your suitcase weight?
8. What did Maria find on the sidewalk?

Activity C Answers, p. 131
1. The seventh test can be taken this week.
2. The nine students left an hour ago.
3. I ate fifteen cookies.
4. Did you receive the sixth email I sent you?
5. Push the fourth button.

Listening 2 - 
The Truth about the Loch Ness Monster

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 132-133
a. locate; b. solve; c. previous; d. investigate;
e. invent; f. retire; g. reputation; h. prove;
i. mystery; j. discover

Listen for Main Idea Answers, p. 133
1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T

Listen for Details Answers, p. 134
1. a, 2. a, 3. c, 4. b, 5. a, 6. b, 7. b

Activity A Answers, p. 135
Students’ answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. He is willing to risk so much because he really
believes in Nessie. He is different from most people
in that he will risk his career and reputation for
something that may not be true.
2. People find mysteries interesting because they are
unusual and cannot always be explained.

Activity B Answers, p. 135
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Reputation: People, especially those with a lot of
money, may not care what people think. Money:
Some people value their reputation more than
money because once lost, it may not be regained,
but money, once lost, can be earned again.
2. Student answers will vary depending on their
willingness to take risks or their interests in
those fields.

Activity A Answers, p. 136
2. create, creator/creativity/creation, creative, creatively;
3. discover, discovery/discoverer;
4. embarrass, embarrassment, embarrassing,
embarrassingly;
5. finance, finance(s), financial, financially;
6. locate, location;
7. prove, proof, proven;
8. solve, solution

Activity B Answers, p. 136
1. creative/inventive; 2. solve; 3. create;
4. finance; 5. solution; 6. financial; 7. proof;
8. location; 9. prove; 10. embarrassing

Activity A Answers, pp. 137-138
Possible answers:
2. (1, 2) I hadn’t heard about the Loch Ness
monster until I read the article.
3. (2, 1) We had finished hiking before it started to
rain.
4. (2, 1) By the time Mari picked the phone up,
it had stopped ringing.
5. (2, 1) I hadn’t realized my sweater was on
backwards until my sister told me.
6. (1, 2) Hilario had left his house when his
mother called.
7. (1, 2) I had drunk the cup of coffee before I
realized it was not mine.
8. (2, 1) Our plane had departed by the time we
arrived at the airport.

Activity B Answers, p. 138
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I had lost my keys when I got home yesterday.
2. I hadn’t understood lectures until I started taking
this class.
3. I had turned 18 by the time I graduated from
high school.
4. I had moved to the United States by the year 2000.
5. I had learned to drive before I was 21.

Activity A Answers, pp. 139-140
1. He’d worked at a bookstore.
2. We left when it started raining.
3. They answered the questions.
4. I’d eaten my lunch.
5. You’d already taken the test.
6. She hadn’t worked there.
7. It hasn’t started to rain.
8. Had he found it?
9. Have you called Alex?

Activity A Answers, p. 141
1. I’m going to talk; 2. By the time;
3. so; 4. so; 5. Before; 6. By the time

Consider the Ideas Answers, p. 142
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. She had had a good job, a nice house, a
good social life, and lots of friends.
2. She risked her job and her normal life.
3. Yes, she was much happier with her life
after taking the risk.
4. She had to start over.

Unit 6: Advertising

Unit Question: How can advertisers change our behaviour?

Listening 1: Advertising Techniques

Vocabulary Answers, p. 107
1. a; 2. c; 3. a; 4. b; 5. c;
6. b; 7. b; 8. c; 9. b; 10. a

Preview Listening 1 Answers, p. 108
Answers will vary. In the listening, the goods and
services mentioned are: home security, chocolate, a
rodeo event, a restaurant, and deodorant.

Main Idea Answers, p. 109
1. c; 2. d; 3. a; 4. e; 5. b

Listen for Details Answers, p. 109
1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F; 6. F; 7. T

What Do You Think? Answers, p. 109
Students’ answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Ben’s Diner because it is catchy.
2. Emotional appeal since it causes the strongest
reaction.
3. Student can talk about radio ads they have
heard in English or their own language.

Listening Skill: Identifying fact and opinion

Activity A Answers, p. 110
1. fact; 2. opinion; 3. opinion

Activity B Answers, p. 110
1. opinion; 2. fact; 3. fact;
4. opinion; 5. opinion; 6. fact

Listening 2: Advertising Ethics and Standards

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 111-112
1. refund; 2. mislead; 3. aimed at;
4. injury; 5. withdraw; 6. monitor;
7. competitor; 8. evidence;
9. deliberately; 10. regulations

Listen for Main Idea Answers, p. 112
1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F; 6. T; 7. T; 8. F

Listen for Details Answers, pp. 112-113
1. b; 2. a; 3. b; 4. c; 5. a; 6. a; 7. a; 8. a

What Do You Think

Activity A Answers, p. 114
Students’ answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Yes, because you see the product but are not
bothered by an annoying ad; No, because it’s too
subtle. Many movies and TV shows use product
placement ads.
2. Student may say children or teenagers because
they are younger and more easily influenced.

Activity B Answers, p. 114
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. It’s cheap, healthy, beautiful, modern, prestigious.
2. cheap–appliances, books, household items;
healthy–food, vitamins, skin care;
beautiful–makeup, hair products, clothing;
modern–electronics, cars;
prestigious–electronics, cars, clothing.

Vocabulary Skill: Context clues to identify meaning

Activity A Answers, p. 115
2. same ads all day / over and over;
3. the largest number of people watch TV;
4. sell more;
5. ads / everywhere;
6. couldn’t stop humming for days.

Activity B Answers, p. 115
1. push; 2. eye-catching; 3. prime time;
4. hype; 5. catchy; 6. tedious

Grammar: Modals expressing attitude

Activity A Answers, p. 116
1. don’t have to; 2. don’t have to;
3. can’t; 4. should; 5. shouldn’t

Activity B Answers, p. 117
Student’s answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Ads that make people angry should still be allowed;
advertisers don’t have to make people happy.
2. Ads that mislead people must not be allowed. They
have to tell the truth.

Pronunciation: Part 1 Intonation in questions

Activity A Answers, p. 117
1. rise; 2. fall; 3. rise; 4. rise; 5. fall

Pronunciation: Part 2 Intonation in questions

Activity A Answers, p. 119
1. If you ask me; 2. because;
3. As far as I’m concerned;
4. For instance; 5. In my opinion

Writing Assignment 1

Please write a response to one of the unit questions and leave it in the comment section below. Also, please read and comment on other peoples answers. 

NOTE: Your participation in this assignment goes toward your final grade.

Unit 1: Are first impressions accurate?
Unit 2: What's more important; taste or nutrition?
Unit 3: What can we learn from success and failure?
Unit 4: Is change good or bad?
Unit 5: Are we responsible for the world we live in?

 - You must leave an answer to one of these questions before midnight Friday, April 18th. 
 - I am checking capitalization and punctuation in this writing assignment.

For example: 
i believe That Taste is more important than, nutrition.


Comment Format
name, class, and comment/answer

For example: 
Choi, Jayhoon, M/W 7,8
i think first impressions are very important because....