14.Things change（十四单元）

1.b:2 G 3 G 4 D 5 G 6 D

c:1 F (She thinks life was better in the 1960s.)

2 F (She watched TV in the evenings.)

3 F (She thinks it's difficult.)

4 F (The streets are very crowded.)

5 T

2.a:2D 3D 4G 5G 6G 7G8 D

b:younger happier more more better worse

i

more

worse

c:2 taller 3 cheaper 4 funnier 5 more important 6 faster 7 more expensive 8 hotter

d:2 fast, faster 3 funny, funnier 4 near, nearer 5 expensive, more expensive 6 tall, taller

f:2 Planes are faster than trains.

3 Annie's joke was funnier than Mike's joke.

4 Moreton's nearer than Haytown.

5 The Plaza Hotel's more expensive than the Grand Hotel.

6 Andy's taller than Matt.

5.a:He's the owner of a small hotel. he's from London.

b:1 He worked in a bank .

2 Six bedrooms and a small restaurant.

3 It's hard work . He does everything seven days a week .

4 Three years ago.

5 His friends .

6 The only thing he can hear is the sea .

6.b:2 safe 3 noisy 4 modern 5 old-fashioned 6 boring 7 exciting 8 quiet

c:2 safe 3 quiet 4 old-fashioned

8.a:No, Izzie isn't angry.

b:2 F (He didn't stop.)

3 T

4 T

5 F (She's not angry.)

6 F (She wants Darren to buy her an ice cream.)

9.a:1 Mark 2 Darren 3 Darren 4 Izzie

c:Phil: Hi Maggie . Did you see the exam results? They came out today .

Maggie: Yes, I saw them - unfortunately .

Phil: Oh dear . What's the matter ? Not good news?

Maggie: No . I'm sort of unhappy . I only got 80 % in French. I wanted 90% .

Phil: Oh , French? You know , Tom Black got 93 % in French.

Maggie: What ? I don't believe it! He was always terrible at French.

Phil: Well , you see, he studied really hard this year. How about you , Maggie ?

d:1 You see 2 What's the matter 3 sort of 4 I don't believe it

11.a:Mark and Jo. Students ' own answers.

12.a:You can win 1000 Euros. You must write no more than 120 words .

b:A

Check your progress

1.Grammar

a:1 told 2 lived 3 went 4 became 5 thought 6left 7died 8found 9 learned/learnt

b:2 wrote , didn't writ3 came , didn't come 4 ate, didn't eat

c:2 Spanish is easier than Portuguese.

3 My uncle's car is more expensive than my father's.

4 You r homework is more important than that computer game.

5 Her History teacher is better than my teacher .

2.Vocabulary 

a:have

a look  an ice-cream  a cup of tea

play

the piano  football  cards

got to

work  bed  the cinema

b:2 safe 3 modern 4 quiet

How did you do?

Check that students are marking their scores , Collect these in, check the mas necessary and discuss any further work needed with specific students .