English Grammar and Vocabulary Answer Key

Reading: Paying with Plastic

Exercise 1c

Year: 1980

Exercise 2a & 2

1. adopted
2. fraud
3. wear
4. manufactured

Exercise 3b

Topic: Damage

1. ruined
2. handle
3. fake
4. largely
5. fit
6. facilities

Exercise 2b & 3a

Issued, Handle, Fake:

4. in the long term
5. fit facilities

Listening Comprehension: Chris's Interview

Version A (With 'D')

1c, 2d, 3b, 4a, 5c, 6a, 7b, 8b, 9a, 10d

Version B (Without 'D')

1c, 2b, 3a, 4a, 5c, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b

Grammar: Passive Voice and Causatives

Exercise 1: Passive Voice Sentences

1. These shoes were designed by Manolo Blahnik.
2. All the clothing has been folded by the shop assistant.
3. This cheese must be consumed within two days.
4. Every half-price tablet had been sold before lunchtime.

Exercise 2: Double Object Passives

1. ...was sent the toys this morning.
2. ...have been given to a local library.
3. ...will be offered to the one-hundredth customer.
4. ...is being sold a new car.

Exercise 3: Causative "Have" Structures

1. Jill is having her hair cut this afternoon.
2. Mark had his wallet stolen yesterday.
3. I will be having my car washed tomorrow at 3 p.m.
4. You should have your hearing checked by a specialist.

Vocabulary: Idioms and Environment

Exercise 1

1b, 2b, 3a, 4a

Exercise 2: Body Idioms

1. eye
2. hands
3. tip
4. book

Exercise 3: Environmental Phrasal Verbs

1. break down
2. dispose of
3. carbon footprint
4. sustainable

Exercise 4: Eco-Vocabulary

1. incinerating
2. toxic
3. contaminate
4. second-hand

Vocabulary Part 2: Shopping and Waste

Exercise 1: Retail Terms

1. purchase
2. refund
3. brand
4. browse

Exercise 2: Idioms in Context

1. in safe hands
2. judge a book by its cover
3. keep an eye out
4. tip of the iceberg

Exercise 3: Waste Management

1. dispose of
2. zero-waste
3. incinerate
4. compost

Exercise 4: Word Matching

1. bargain sale
2. up down
3. out on
4. charity shop sweatshop

Grammar Part 2: Advanced Passives

Exercise 1: Passive Tenses

1. was arrested
2. will be reported
3. had been delivered
4. are checked

Exercise 2: Passive Infinitives and Gerunds

2. be bought
3. were being sold
4. to be given
5. are being abandoned

Exercise 3: Passive Reporting Structures

1. It is rumoured that the waste has been dumped illegally. / The waste is rumoured to have been dumped illegally.
2. The new compost system will be shown to us tomorrow. / We will be shown the new compost system tomorrow.
3. This gift has been sent to me in recyclable packaging. / I have been sent this gift in recyclable packaging.
4. In the past, it wasn't thought that plastic bags were recyclable. / In the past, plastic bags weren't thought to be recyclable. / In the past, it was thought that plastic bags weren't recyclable.