6 E (p 69) 1 to take sth for granted (line 9) 2 to compete for your attention (13) 3 all over the place (15) 4 exhaust fumes (26) 5 to have an effect on sb/sth (39) 6 a complete stranger (45) 7 it just doesn't do to think (47) 8 to my mind (56) 9 neighborhood (58) 10 to get used to sth (67)
6 F (p 70) 1 Don't take it for granted that you will get the theater tickets that you would like (to have). 2 You will soon get used to the fact that complete strangers may strike up a conversation with you. / You will soon get used to complete strangers striking up a conversation with you. 3 There are two places that must be visited: one is the Empire State Building and the other is the Statue of Liberty. 4 If you happen to have friends (who were) born in New York, they will give you the best tips. 5 New York should definitely be experienced in spring(time).
K23 (P 151) 1. In the 1970s people were not aware of the climate change yet. 2. You are not allowed to cross the street here. / Crossing the street here is not allowed. 3. How is this engine started? / How do you start this engine? 4. Why haven't they gone metric in the USA? 5. According to statistics, we eat more ice cream in Finland than (they do) in France. 6. Sports is known to be good for your health. / It is known that sports is good for your health. 7. I have heard that smoking has been forbidden in all restaurants.
K 25 (p 155) 1 An ice-hockey match is more exciting to watch than a chess game. 2 I wish they had had this shirt in a larger size. This one is too tight. 3 Travis bought the most expensive MP3 player they had in the shop. 4 I’ve never seen a cleverer / more clever way of solving that problem. 5 You look worse than yesterday. You should see a doctor right away. 6 Have you seen the latest James Bond movie? 7 John’s most embarrassing moment was when he walked into the ladies’ toilet by mistake. 8 My grandpa is the most careful driver I've ever seen. He keeps his eyes on the road at all times.
K 26 (p 155) Train of thought Booking a trip online is becoming 1 easier and easier. Nowadays you can find 2 more and more reliable information about possible destinations on the internet. For instance, staying at a hotel can actually turn out to be 3 as cheap as staying at a hostel. As a student I naturally have to stay at 4 the cheapest places. In fact, 5 the cheaper the accommodation, 5 the better. Although travelling by train can be 6 more expensive than flying these days, I prefer taking the train for several reasons. First, it’s 7 more ecological than flying. Second, you often meet 8 the most interesting people on trains and at railway stations. Third, you will experience the country 9 at its most natural. All in all, it is simply 10 the best way of getting from one place to another.
K 27 (p 156) 1 The Irish call their homeland the Emerald Isle. 2 The U.S. is known as ‘the land of the free’ and ‘the home of the brave’. 3 The Empire State Building is a 1,250-foot-tall skyscraper in Manhattan in New York. (381 m) 4 This 102-story-high building is still famous around the world. 5 My twelve-year-old nephew is interested in mountain biking. 6 He belongs to a club called The Fast and the Furious . 7 Last week they rode on a track eighteen kilometres long. 8 A seeing person reads with his eyes, while a blind person/one reads with his fingertips.
K28 (p 157) 1 your own camera / a camera of your own 2 their own house / a house of their own 3 Dad's own recipe 4 my own surfboard / a surfboard of my own 5 all her own clothes 6 a big garden of our own 7 any suggestions of your own 8 a sauna of our own K 29 (p 157) 1 Have you got a camera of your own? 2 It is fun to take your own pictures / pictures of your own. 3 I have some photo albums of my own. 4 If you haven't got a computer of your own, you can borrow mine. 5 I can teach you how to edit your own photos.
K 30 (p 161) 1 Doing grammar exercises is simple. I simply love it. 2 Maybe it’s because I have a mathematical mind; many grammar rules seem mathematically organized to me. 3 Writing compositions is hard, though. I just can’t do it, no matter how hard I try. 4 Learning new words for a test is horrible. I always do horribly in tests. 5 Speaking English is easy, though, especially because I make friends easily. 6 And I also think I am good at understanding different accents; I understand the British as well as the Americans. 7 The British are so humorous; I love the way they can deal with some tricky situations so humorously. 8 I just wish I knew how to be as friendly to strangers as everyone I’ve met in England. They treat foreigners in a friendly way there.
K 32 (p 162) Child’s play “I’ve studied Spanish 1 hard for a year and can’t say a word!” “No one learns these dance movements 2 as slowly as I do!” “Nothing breaks down 3 more easily than computers!” Adults often feel learning new skills is too difficult, and the truth is that the younger you are 4 the better you learn, or at least 5 more effectively/efficiently. Studies show that the reason why small children learn things 6 faster than grown-ups is that they don't feel they have to study – they simply love to learn new things. In fact, you learn 7 (the) best when you have fun. Everyone is happy to study 8 (the)most eagerly when they enjoy what they’re doing. At times, however, studying can proceed 9 worse than you expect, no matter what you do. If only we could learn everything 10 as painlessly as we learn to speak our native language.
K 33 (p 162) 1 An easy exercise can (easily) be done (easily). 2 A fast train runs faster than a bus. 3 A hungry child wonʼt / doesnʼt eat his food slowly. 4 A friendly smile gains / wins more friends than a friendly word. 5 The president received his foreign guests in a friendly way / kindly. 6 Many young people / adolescents think that their own room / a room of their own is the most wonderful thing in the world. 7 The scientists studied an interesting phenomenon thoroughly.