ENGLISH IN COMMON

UNIT 3.
LESSON 1
Pages 32-34
GRAMMAR.
3a.
Simple past: Elizalde announced a great discovery
Past continuous: while he was working as a government minister
Past perfect: He had found a Stone Age tribe
Past perfect continuous: This…tribe…had been living this way.

3b.
1a. means Elizalde had left the country before the truth came out
1b. means Elizalde was in the country at the time the truth came out, and then he left
immediately. Here 1a is more appropriate; the truth came out after Elizalde had left the
country.
2a. uses the continuous to emphasize duration (the long period of time)
2b. is also possible but doesn’t emphasize duration as strongly as 2a
3a. and 3b are similar in meaning.

4.
1. Chronological
2. Progress
3. Before
4. Length

5a.
1. Were picked
2. Called
3. Had published
4. Admitted
5. Had been joking

VOCABULARY
1. Prevent
2. Combat
3. Settle
4. Keep track
5. Drastic measures
6. Claims
7. Detained
8. Arises
9. Loaded
10. Placing
11. Considered
12. Talks
13. Deal with
14. Led to
15. Purchased
16. Initiated

8.
1. (across) pending (down) prominent
2. Isolated
3. Fictitious
4. Vital
5. Liberated
6. Extended
7. Destroy
8. Tragic
9. Hoax
10. fooled

LESSON 2.
Pages 35-37
VOCABULARY
2
1. B
2. E
3. C
4. G
5. H
6. D
7. A
8. F

LISTENING
4b.
SPEAKER 1
1. Linda Hammerick
2. She is strong, and she can empathize with others
3. Having long , dark hair
4. Strong-minded
5. She overcomes her medical condition and her difficult relationship with her mother and
grandmother

SPEAKER 2
1. Elizabeth Bennet
2. She takes control of her own life, she is very modern for her time
3. Pretty tall with a lively face and dark hair
4. Lively, feisty, talks back to men, takes control of her own life
5. Women had little control over what happened to them in marriage, people thought she
was socially unacceptable.

SPEAKER 3.
1. The old man from The old man and the sea
2. Reminds the speaker of his father, does things to the best of his ability
3. Fairly old, big strong hands that were cut and bruised, a little bit of grey hair
4. Wise, took pride in his jobs, did his best.
5. He was down on his luck in the story, hadn’t caught anything for a long time, had little
opportunity in life.

READING
6.
1. Excerpt 5
2. Excerpt 3
3. Excerpt 2
4. Excerpt 1
5. Excerpt 4
GRAMMAR
8.
1a. self-conscious, hot headed
b. weather- beaten, far-seeing, hollow-checked, fast- moving, washed-out
3. works hard= hard-working, keeps an open mind= open-minded; looks good= good-
looking; thinks freely= free-thinking; loves fun= fun-loving

9. Possible Answer
1. Single-minded; determined or never gives up
2. Self-sufficient: doesn’t rely on other people or looks after herself
3. Thick-skinned: doesn’t get upset when criticized or doesn’t take criticism personally
4. Kind-hearted: good to other people or generous
5. Stand-offish: not friendly or doesn’t talk to other people
6. Career-oriented: always thinks about his career or does a lot of things to enhance his
career.
7. Level-headed: calm (in good and bad situation) or not too excitable.
8. Absent-minded: forgetful

LESSON 3
Pages 38-40
READING
2.
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A

3.
It wasn’t during a radio show that they started making. It was on stake. They boy’s
mother died and the Great Depression began in 1929, not 1926. Thalberg helped them
get into the movie business, not television. Their last film was The Big Store, not A Day
 at the races. He was in his eighties, not his nineties.

GRAMMAR
4.
1. Past participle-Thalberg, impressed with his… present participle-Desperately
attempting to win
2. Having been no more than a moderate success…
3. After hitting the heights…
4. Growing up with a comedian

5.
1. Telling
2. Working
3. Made
4. Telling
5. Being
6. Watching

VOCABULARY
1. E
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. F
7. G
8. H

LESSON 4.
Pages 41-42
REVIEW
1.
1. Decided
2. Claimed
3. Hadn’t
4. Saw
5. Received
6. Included
7. Had forgotten

2.
1. Doing things for other people is life’s biggest pleasure
2. Anyone wishing to take the exam must register in June
3. Most of the jewelry stolen from the store…
4. Feeling sleepy, Luisa went to bed
5. When swimming, you must wear a bathing cap
6. Having been famous for years, he finally wanted some peace and quiet
7. Censored in their own country, they decided to…
8. Waking up early, David went for a run

3.
1. Avid
2. Page-turner
3. Black humor
4. Hooked
5. Readable
6. One-dimensional
7. Based
8. Gripping
9. Couldn’t put it down
10. Best-seller
11. Puns
12. Irony