ENGLISH FILE

9 Answer Key A Upper-intermediate

Grammar, Vocabulary, and PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation 6  1 business
2 import
GRAMMAR 3 false
1  1 to 4 company
2 In spite of 3 5 digital
so that
4 even though 7  1 pro|duce
2 re|fund
5 th o u g 3 in|crease
6 s o a s
4 im|por|ting
5 mul|ti|cul|tu|ral
h
n ot to

2  1 is Reading and Writing

2 glass READING
3 pairs of
1  1 D
trousers 4 a
piece of 
5 advice
6 on the
outskirts 7 a
pair of 
8 were
2 F
3  whatever 3 E
1
2 However 4 B
3 Whoever 5 A
4 whichever
5 wherever
6 whenever WRITING
Student’s own answers.
Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
VOCABULARY answer easy to understand. (4 marks)
4  1 branches Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
2 expand to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure
3 head the meaning. (3 marks)
4 profit Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
5 commercial words and phrases to communicate the message
6 business clearly. (3 marks)
7 over
8 endorses
9 misleading
10 merge

5  1 antihero
2 neighbourhood
3 underpaid
4 ex-smoker
5 oversleep
6 prepaid
7 mispronounce
8 undercooked
9 capitalism
10 improvement
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9 Answer Key A
ENGLISH FILE
Upper-intermediate

Listening and Speaking

LISTENING
1  Speaker 1: C
Speaker 2: B
Speaker 3: D
Speaker 4: F

Speaker 5: E
2  1 helps them to make more
money 2 exactly the same as
3 it requires imaginative thinking and
ideas 4 original
5 communicating with a certain type of person

SPEAKING
Interactive communication and oral production:
The student communicates effectively with his /
her partner, asking and answering simple
questions, and where necessary initiating
conversation, and responding. The student uses
appropriate strategies to complete the task
successfully. (10 marks)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure
to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 marks)
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9 Answer Key B ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate

Grammar, Vocabulary, and PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation 6  1 im|por|ting
2 mul|ti|cul|tu|ral
GRAMMAR 3 pro|duce
1  1 advice 4 re|fund
2 a pair of  5 in|
3 on the crease
outskirts 4 were
7  1 false
5 i s 2 company
6 p airs of
trousers 7 glass 3 digital
8 a piece of  4 business
5 import
2  1 wherever
2 whichev
er Reading and Writing
3 whatev
er READING
4 whenev
er
5 Howeve
r
6 Whoever 1  1 D
2 F
3  even though 3 E
1
2 though 4 B
3 so as not to 5 A
4 In spite of 
5 so that
6 to commercial 2 business
3 over 4 head
5 merge
VOCABULARY 6 endorses
4  1 prepaid 7 misleading 8 branches
2 antihero 9 expand 10 profit
3 mispronounce
4 underpaid
5 improvement
6 undercooked
7 capitalism
8 oversleep
9 neighbourhood
10 ex-smoker

5  1
WRITING completed and the answer easy to understand. (4 marks)
Student’s own Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
answers. to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure
Task the meaning. (3 marks)
completion: The Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
task is fully words and phrases to communicate the message
clearly. (3 marks)

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ENGLISH FILE
9 Answer Key B Upper-intermediate

Listening and Speaking

LISTENING
1  Speaker 1:
D Speaker 2:
B Speaker 3:
F Speaker 4:
A
Speaker 5: E
2  1 make more money
2 no different from
3 sticks to specific
rules 4 unique
5 getting a message across to specific customers

SPEAKING
Interactive communication and oral production:
The student communicates effectively with his /
her partner, asking and answering simple
questions, and where necessary initiating
conversation, and responding. The student uses
appropriate strategies to complete the task
successfully. (10 marks)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure
to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 marks)
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