Ready January–February 2023

Solutions

At the Hospital, pp. 4–5

TASK 1: A Dr Brown; B Mrs White; C Anne’s Foot
TASK 2: 1 doctor; 2 nurse; 3 bandage; 4 eye; 5 ear; 6 nose; 7 mouth; 8 hair; 9 moustache; 10 beard; 11 neck; 12 shoulder; 13 arm; 14 hand; 15 back; 16 leg; 17 foot
TASK 3: In the puzzle: eye, nose, mouth, beard, shoulder, head, leg, moustache; The Answer: Your legs.
TASK 4: 1 You can buy medicine at a chemist’s. 2 A dentist can help you when you have toothache. 3 When you eat bad food you get a stomach ache. 4 I have a bad cold. I have a cough and a headache.

Brexit: Britain on its Own, p. 6

TASK: 1T; 2T; 3T; 4F; 5F

It’s Valentine’s Day in America, p. 7

TASK: 1 Let’s taco-bout how cool you are. = Let’s talk about how cool you are. 2 Doughnut you know I love you? = Don’t you know I love you? 3 Yoda best! = You’re the best! 4 I love you cherry much. = I love you very much. 5 No-bunny is
like you. = Nobody is like you.

What Are You Listening To? pp. 8–9

TASK 1: Positive statements: someone who is listening to the same music as you; he’s listening to rap; I’m listening to RobTop; People say they are listening to very strange things; Negative statements: people aren’t listening to music;
he isn’t listening to rap; Questions: What are you listening to? What is he listening to? Is this teenage goth girl listening to She Past Away? What song are you listening to? What are you listening to?
TASK 2: 1 What is she doing? She is climbing; 2 What are the kids doing? The kids are playing street hockey; 3 What is your / my grandpa doing? My grandpa is playing a racing game; 4 What are the kids doing? The kids are running a race.

Safer Internet Day, p. 10

TASK: 1 people, restaurant; 2 pictures; 3 hurt, years; 4 talk

The Queen of Crime: Agatha Christie: p. 11

TASK: 1E; 2G; 3C; 4A; 5D; 6F; 7B

Awesome Australia: Super Lady Looks for Superlatives, pp 14–15

TASK 1: 2 Sydney; 3 5.2 million people; 4 Canberra; 5 Anthony Albanese
TASK 2: 1 The Great Barrier Reef; 2 the Outback; 3 Canberra; 4 Sydney: 5 northern Australia; 6 the Outback

Animals in Danger, pp. 16–17

TASK 1: 1 ugliest; 2 never; 3 sick; 4 dark; 5 close to; 6 die

Back to Middle-earth, pp. 18–19

TASK: 1 dwarf; 2 elf; 3 younger; 4 feet; 5 love; Tolkien’s middle name: Reuel

Biathlon, pp. 20–21

TASK: 1 sprint; 2 rifle; 3 youth; 4 laser; 5 soldier; 6 skill; Name of the first biathlon club: Trysil Rifle and Ski Club

“The Rainbow Snake”, pp. 22–23

TASK 1: 1 slept; 2 woke up; 3 came; 4 made; 5 began; 6 went
TASK 2: words: rainbow, crocodile, koala, waterhole; Another word for snake: serpent

Fat, Sleepy and Safe!, p. 24

TASK 2: frog, bat, squirrel, hedgehog, snake, turtle, bee, snail

A Very Presidential Quiz, p. 25

TASK 1: 1D; 2A and D; 3C; 4B

Two Truths and a Lie, pp. 26–27

TASK 1: Story 2, “I Love you… Not!” is fake. TASK 2: 1 driving – landing; 2 laugh – shout; 3 was – wasn’t; 4 zoo – wild; 5 boat – plane

Ready A1 Practice Test, pp. 28–33

Listening Part 3: her sister – H, her son – E, her cousin – C, her brother – A, her aunt – G
Reading & Writing Part 2: 1A; 2C; 3B; 4A; 5B; 6A
Reading & Writing Part 3: 1 sports centre; 2 boat; 3 excited; 4 shouted; 5 water
Reading & Writing Part 5: 1 new school clothes; 2 school bag; 3 sky at night; 4 in the football team / football; 5 brown; 6 three

Puzzles, pp. 34–35

TASK 1: 1 nose; 2 ear; 3 eye; 4 mouth; 5 neck; 6 arm; 7 hand; 8 leg; 9 foot; 10 hair; 11 shoulder; 12 stomach; The Message: One apple in the morning, some sport in the afternoon, no computer games in the evening.
TASK 2: mask, beads, jester, float

 

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