Listening and Speaking 3 Q: Skills for Success

Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

The Q Classroom and services 24 hours a day via

Activity A, p. 46 websites. We can also find information
Answers will vary. Possible answers: on almost any topic and access a wide
1. Students may mention changes in range of entertainment; we can play
their personal or professional lives, games, watch movies, etc. However,
which may have affected them some people say the Internet can harm
positively or negatively.
relationships as it replaces face-to-face
2. Students may wish to change
nothing or a variety of personal or communication with a virtual world.
professional things. Other drawbacks include unwanted
3. The truck is moving a house. Maybe emails (spam), viruses, which can
the owners are moving, but do not damage your computer, and spyware
want to give up their home. I think it
that steals your personal information.
would be exciting to move my house
somewhere else, but I am not sure I Not everyone welcomes the changes
would do it. that the Internet has brought.
Activity B, p. 46 Activity B, p. 48
Answers may vary. Possible answers: Advantages Disadvantages
1. Yes, I agree. I think that changes communicate harm relationships
have a good and a bad side. instantly with
Sometimes a change may seem bad, people anywhere in
but end up being a good thing. For the world
example, losing a job might be a promote products spam, viruses,
good thing if it results in getting a 24 hours a day spyware
better job. find information on
2. At first, I was nervous about almost any topic
beginning my course. But now, I am
access a wide range
learning a lot.
of entertainment
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity A, iQ Online Resource LISTENING 1
Answers will vary. PREVIEW THE LISTENING
Activity B, iQ Online Resource Activity A, p. 49
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.

NOTE-TAKING SKILL WORK WITH THE LISTENING

Activity A, p. 48 Activity A, p. 50
The Internet has profoundly changed Life as a city trader
the way we live. Unlike traditional mail, Advantages Disadvantages
we can communicate instantly with very well paid stress made him
people anywhere in the world. We can sick
keep in touch with family and friends. has a lot of nice never home
Companies can promote their products things

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Listening and Speaking 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

important to him. / This will not last

Activity B, p. 50 because Gary will eventually want to
Life as a home-car assistant have a lot of money again.
Advantages Disadvantages 2. The sense of power and the ability
more time for less money to buy a lot of things.
friends and family 3. Yes, because I am very flexible. / No,
healthier not as many nice because I would be used to having a
things lot of money and status.
Activity C, pp. 50–51
1. a LISTENING SKILL
2. b Activity A, p. 53
3. a a. 4
4. a b. 1
5. b c. 5
Activity D, pp. 51 d. 3
1. T e. 2
2. F After finishing work as a city Activity B, p. 53
trader, he decided to travel before Answers will vary.
looking for a new career.
3. F He was unemployed for eight LISTENING 2
months. PREVIEW THE LISTENING
4. F He took the first job he was Activity A, p. 54
offered. Answers will vary.
5. T
Activity F, pp. 51–52 WORK WITH THE LISTENING
1. c Activity A, p. 54
2. f Reasons for going undercover
3. a need to experience something firsthand
4. d to understand it
5. i a good way to find out what’s really
6. e going on
7. h can write about experiences from a
8. b more informed point of view
9. g Activity B, pp. 54–55
10. j 1. T
2. F Ehrenreich found that it was very
SAY WHAT YOU THINK difficult to cope financially.
Say What You Think, p. 52 3. T
1. Answers will vary. Possible answers: 4. F Ehrenreich found that life can be
He learned that there are more difficult for people at all levels.
important things in life than earning 5. T
a lot of money. This will last because
his family and friends are more

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Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

6. F Ehrenreich learned more than she Benefits: It might be easier to switch

expected by going undercover as a careers if you are going to try
reporter. something that you enjoy doing.
Activity C, pp. 55–56 Activity B, p. 58
1. a 1. Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. c Similarities: Both Gary and Barbara
3. c experienced dramatic changes in
4. a their lives. Differences: Gary learned
5. b a lot about himself. Barbara’s life
6. a became harder.
7. c 2. Answers will vary.
8. b VOCABULARY SKILL
Activity D, p. 56 Activity A, p. 60
Answers will vary. 1. become/make different
Activity E, pp. 56–57 2. replace
1. a 3. bus/train/plane
2. c 4. clothes
3. b 5. money
4. c Activity B, p. 61
5. a Answers will vary. Boxes may contain
6. c the shortcuts produce, perform, cause
7. b to happen, force, money, be suitable,
8. a give someone a job, or reach.
9. a
10. b GRAMMAR
Activity A, pp. 63
SAY WHAT YOU THINK 1. aren’t you
Activity A, p. 58 2. does he
Answers will vary. Possible answers: 3. didn’t they
1. It exposed a lot of truths about low- 4. isn’t it
paying jobs that people did not 5. shouldn’t she
know. 6. do they
2. A person needs to be able to 7. didn’t she
completely change his or her 8. can we
lifestyle. I would not like to do this Activity B, p. 63
because I don’t like change. / I 1. do you
would like to do this because it 2. have you
would be very interesting. 3. are you
3. I think it is very difficult for someone Answers to 4–6 will vary.
to change careers. / I think it is not
that difficult to switch careers.
4. Challenges: You will have to start
over and learn many new skills.

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Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

PRONUNCIATION 4. Another reason is

Activity A, p. 64 5. Also
Rise Fall
1. You’ve never been to Europe,  ☐ UNIT ASSIGNMENT
have you? CONSIDER THE IDEAS
2. Julie and Frank just had a ☐  Consider the Ideas, iQ Online Resource
baby, didn’t they? Answers will vary.
3. You’re not looking for a new  ☐
job, are you? PREPARE AND SPEAK
 Activity A, iQ Online Resource
4. James is retiring next year, ☐
isn’t he? Answers will vary.
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
5. Kieron moved to New York  ☐
Answers will vary.
last year, didn’t he?
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
6. The new housing project was ☐ 
Answers will vary
approved, wasn’t it?

Activity B, p. 65
Knows Doesn’t
the know the
answer answer
1. You’ve tried ☐ 
horseback riding,
haven’t you?
2. Adapting to a ☐ 
new job can be
hard, can’t it?
3. You wouldn’t like  ☐
to live in New York,
would you?
4. You’re not afraid ☐ 
of change, are you?
5. Travel is exciting,  ☐
isn’t it?
6. You don’t want  ☐
to work for
yourself, do you?

SPEAKING SKILL
Activity A, pp. 66
1. Why do you say that?
2. Because
3. first of all
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