6 Homes and lifestyles Lead in E Vocabulary a b c d 14 10 11 had made thought wandered tried had seen p52 a b c a b c a b c a b c a b c H (This is the only one-bedroom flat.) A (F might have been possible for Lisa, but only A has regular train and bus services nearby.) B (Only B has a big enough garden – ‘approximately 1000m of land’.) E (C might have been possible but only E is within walking distance of … restaurants and cafes.) D (F might have been possible, but only D is close to the shops – five minutes’ walk from the town centre and local services.) p51 a I had / I’d never heard of the castle until I came to England b During the tour, the guide told us that they had / they’d built the original parts in the 11th century c We had to go back to the cafe because my friend had left her bag there d After we had / we’d finished the tour, we went to the gift shop e I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I had seen / I’d seen earlier during the tour knew had already read had also given had been / gone enjoyed told p51 a the De Vesci family b the past perfect c the past simple Reading Percy Italian dining room 16,000 / sixteen thousand / 16 thousand historical gift shop Grammar p50 town, village, countryside, city flat, bungalow kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room stairs, hall, balcony, patio Listening p50 in the town centre (close to his job) a flat one in the country a small house – in the country a house at least three bedrooms by the sea or in the countryside a holiday home – a quiet area of town a bungalow or a flat two PET Result © Oxford University Press Vocabulary p53 1 beautiful fashionable expensive boring a wonderful b beautiful c boring d expensive a b c d e f g h i j unfashionable uninteresting inexpensive uncomfortable imperfect Speaking p54 Photo A: busy, exciting, stressful, interesting Photo B: boring, peaceful, quiet, relaxing Writing unnecessary inconvenient unpleasant incorrect impossible a b c d e p55 by the sea an apartment swimming, going to the beach usually very hot very lively with lots of shops, cafes, restaurants and tourists Review a b c d e f g h 1C 2A 3C 4A 5A 6B C C C 10 B 11 A 12 B Dear Ben Clark (You don’t need to use the surname for an informal letter.) Thank you for your last letter It was great to hear from you The ice hockey sounds brilliant! You asked me if I enjoy sport Well, I live near the sea and I love surfing, so I’ve just joined a club It’s really good fun because the people are very nice and I’ve already made some good friends I haven’t been surfing on my own yet, but I’m having lots of lessons I’m already a lot better than before I hope you can come here one day and we can go surfing together! See you soon! Miguel Beth is taller than Max I haven’t been / gone on holiday since 2005 We haven’t been / gone shopping for a long time Trains are faster than boats Bob is better than me at maths Physics is as difficult as chemistry Egypt is one of the hottest countries We haven’t received our exam results yet p56–57 a b c d e f g a up b away c down on d up e up a b c d e f g h i j beak, claw, feather, tail, wing finger, hair, thumb adventure, comedy, fantasy, thriller boxing, cycling, golf, judo court, pitch bat, racket balcony, hall, kitchen, stairs uninteresting comfortable incorrect wonderful imaginative inconvenient unpleasant fashionable impossible boring PET Result © Oxford University Press 15