FIFTH EDITION

Teacher’s Edition
Jack C. Richards
with Jonathan Hull and Susan Proctor
2
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 Contents
Introduction
Plan of Book 2 iv
Informed by teachers viii
The Fifth Edition of Interchange x
Student’s Book overview xi
Online Self-study overview xv
Online Workbook overview xvi
Workbook overview xvii
Teacher’s Edition and Assessment Program overviews xviii
Presentation Plus overview xix
cambridge.org/interchange and Video Program overviews xx
Introduction to the CEFR xxi
Essential teaching tips xxii
Classroom language xxiii
Teaching notes
1 Good memories T-2
2 Life in the city T-8
Progress check T-14
3 Making changes T-16
4 Have you ever tried it? T-22
Progress check T-28
5 Hit the road! T-30
6 Sure! I’ll do it. T-36
Progress check T-42
7 What do you use this for? T-44
8 Time to celebrate! T-50
Progress check T-56
9 Only time will tell. T-58
10 I like working with people. T-64
Progress check T-70
11 It’s really worth seeing! T-72
12 It’s a long story. T-78
Progress check T-84
13 That’s entertainment! T-86
14 Now I get it! T-92
Progress check T-98
15 I wouldn’t have done that. T-100
16 Making excuses T-106
Progress check T-112
Interchange activities T-114
Grammar plus T-132
Grammar plus answer key T-148
Additional resources
Appendix T-151
Language summaries T-152
Audio scripts T-168
Workbook answer key T-184
Credits T-200
 Plan of Book 2
Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar
UNIT 1 PAGES 2–7
Good memories Introducing yourself; talking about Past tense; used to for habitual
People; childhood; memories yourself; exchanging personal actions
information; remembering your
childhood; asking about someone’s
childhood
UNIT 2 PAGES 8–13
Life in the city Talking about transportation and Expressions of quantity with count
Transportation; transportation transportation problems; evaluating and noncount nouns: too many, too
problems; city services city services; asking for and giving much, fewer, less, more, not enough;
information indirect questions from Wh-questions
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 14–15

UNIT 3 PAGES 16–21

Making changes Describing positive and negative Evaluations and comparisons
Houses and apartments; lifestyle features; making comparisons; talking with adjectives: not . . . enough,
changes; wishes about lifestyle changes; expressing too, (not) as . . . as; evaluations
wishes and comparisons with nouns: not
enough . . . , too much/many . . . ,
(not) as much/many . . . as; wish
UNIT 4 PAGES 22–27
Have you ever tried it? Talking about food; expressing Simple past vs. present perfect;
Food; recipes; cooking instructions; likes and dislikes; describing a sequence adverbs: fi first,
rst, then, next,
cooking methods favorite snack; giving step-by-step after that, fi
finally
nally
instructions
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 28–29

UNIT 5 PAGES 30–35

Hit the road! Describing vacation plans; giving Future with be going to and will;
Travel; vacations; plans travel advice; planning a vacation modals for necessity and suggestion:
must, need to, (don’t) have to,
ought to, -‘d better, should (not)
UNIT 6 PAGES 36–41
Sure! I’ll do it. Making requests; agreeing to and Two-part verbs; will for responding to
Complaints; household chores; refusing requests; complaining; requests; requests with modals and
requests; excuses; apologies apologizing; giving excuses Would you mind . . . ?

PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 42–43

UNIT 7 PAGES 44–49

What do you use this for?
Technology; instructions
Describing technology; giving Infi
Infinitives
nitives and gerunds for uses and
instructions; giving suggestions purposes; imperatives and infi
infinitives
nitives
for giving suggestions

UNIT 8 PAGES 50–55

Time to celebrate! Describing holidays, festivals, Relative clauses of time; adverbial
Holidays; festivals; customs; customs, and special events clauses of time: when, after, before
celebrations

PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 56–57

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vi Introduction
Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading
Reduced form of used to
Listening to people talk about their
past
Syllable stress
Listening to a description of a
transportation system
Unpronounced vowels
Listening to people talk about
capsule hotels
Consonant clusters
Listening to descriptions of foods
Linked sounds with /w/ and /y/
Listening to travel advice
Stress in two-part verbs
Listening to the results of a survey
about family life
Syllable stress
Listening to a radio program;
listening to people give suggestions
for using technology
Stress and rhythm
Listening to a description of Carnival
in Brazil
Interchange Activity
Writing a paragraph about your “We have a lot in common.”:
childhood Finding out about a classmate’s
“A Life in Paintings: The Frida Kahlo childhood
Story”: Reading about the life of this PAGE 114
Mexican painter
Writing an online post on a community “Top travel destinations”:
message board about a local issue Suggesting ways to attract
“The World’s Happiest Cities”: Reading tourists to a city
about the happiest cities in the world PAGE 115
Writing an email comparing two “A dream come true”: Finding out
living spaces about a classmate’s wishes
“The Man with No Money”: Reading PAGE 116
about living without money
Writing a recipe “Oh, really?”: Surveying
“Pizza: The World’s Favorite Food?”: classmates about their
Reading about the history of pizza experiences
PAGE 117
Writing an email with travel suggestions “Fun trips”: Deciding on a trip
“Adventure Vacations”: Reading about PAGES 118, 120
unusual vacations
Writing a message making a request “I’m terribly sorry.”: Apologizing
“Hotel Madness: The Crazy Things and making amends
People Say!”: Reading about unusual PAGE 119
hotel requests
Writing a message asking for specific
specific “Free advice”: Giving advice to
favors classmates
“The Sharing Economy – Good for PAGE 121
Everybody?”: Reading about the sharing
economy
Writing an entry on a travel website “It’s worth celebrating.”: Finding
about a cultural custom out how classmates celebrate
“Out with the Old, In with the New”: special events
Reading about interesting New Year’s PAGE 122
customs
Introduction
Plan of Book 2 v
vii
 Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar
UNIT 9 PAGES 58–63
Only time will tell. Talking about change; comparing Time contrasts; conditional sentences
Life in the past, present, and future; time periods; describing possible with if clauses
changes and contrasts; consequences consequences

UNIT 10 PAGES 64–69

I like working with people. Describing abilities and skills; talking Gerunds; short responses; clauses
Abilities and skills; job preferences; about job preferences; describing with because
personality traits; careers personality traits

PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 70–71

UNIT 11 PAGES 72–77

It’s really worth seeing! Talking about landmarks and Passive with by (simple past); passive
Landmarks and monuments; world monuments; describing countries; without by (simple present)
knowledge discussing facts

UNIT 12 PAGES 78–83

It’s a long story. Describing recent past events and Past continuous vs. simple past;
Storytelling; unexpected recent past experiences; discussing someone’s present perfect continuous
events activities lately

PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 84–85

UNIT 13 PAGES 86–91

That’s entertainment! Describing movies and books; talking Participles as adjectives; relative
Entertainment; movies and books; about actors and actresses; asking for pronouns for people and things
reactions and opinions and giving reactions and opinions

UNIT 14 PAGES 92–97

Now I get it! Interpreting body language; Modals and adverbs: might, may,
Nonverbal communication; gestures explaining gestures and meanings; could, must, maybe, perhaps,
and meaning; signs; drawing describing acceptable and prohibited probably, defi
definitely;
nitely; permission,
conclusions behavior in different situations; obligation, and prohibition
asking about signs and their meaning
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 98–99

UNIT 15 PAGES 100–105

I wouldn’t have done that. Speculating about past and future Unreal conditional sentences with if
Money; hopes; predicaments; events; describing a predicament; clauses; past modals
speculations giving advice and suggestions

UNIT 16 PAGES 106–111

Making excuses Reporting what people said; making Reported speech: requests and
Requests; excuses; invitations polite requests; making invitations statements
and excuses

PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 112–113

GRAMMAR PLUS PAGES 132–151

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viii Introduction
Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading
Intonation in statements with time
phrases
Listening to people talk about
changes
Unreleased and released /t/ and /d/
Listening to people talk about their
job preferences
The letter o
Listening to descriptions of
monuments; listening for information
about a country
Contrastive stress in responses
Listening to stories about unexpected
experiences
Emphatic stress
Listening for opinions; listening to a
movie review
Pitch
Listening to people talk about the
meaning of signs
Reduction of have
Listening to people talk about
predicaments; listening to a call-in
radio show
Reduction of had and would
Listening for excuses
Interchange Activity
Writing a paragraph describing a person’s “Cause and effect”: Agreeing and
past, present, and possible future disagreeing with classmates
“Aquaviva: Fighting for a Future”: Reading PAGE 123
about a town’s attempt to attract new
residents
Writing a an online cover letter for a job “You’re hired.”: Interviewing for
application a job
“Global Work Solutions”: Reading about PAGE 124
understanding cultural differences in an
international company
Writing an introduction to an online city “True or false?”: Sharing
guide information about famous works
Reading about unusual museums PAGE 125
Writing a description of a recent “It’s my life.”: Playing a board
experience game to share past experiences
“Breaking Down the Sound of Silence”: PAGE 126
Reading about an unusual rock band
Writing a movie review “It was hilarious!”: Asking
“The Real Art of Acting”: Reading about classmates’ opinions about
unpleasant experiences actors put movies, TV shows, and celebrities
themselves through PAGE 127
Writing a list of rules “Casual observers”: Interpreting
“Understanding Idioms”: Reading about body language
idioms and their meaning PAGE 128
Writing a blog post asking for advice “Tough choices”: Deciding what
“TOPTIPS.COM”: Reading an online to do in a diffi
difficult
cult situation
advice forum PAGE 130
Writing a report about people’s “Just a bunch of excuses”:
responses to a survey Discussing calendar conflicts
conflicts and
“A Good Excuse for a Day Off Work”: making up excuses
Reading about taking a sick day PAGES 129, 131
Introduction
Plan of Book 2 vii
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