Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MEH EOI B1 Workbook Answer Key
MEH EOI B1 Workbook Answer Key
B
PRONUNCIATION
Stative Dynamic A
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 a
believe, belong, cost, include, bring, complain, get, relax,
know, mean, need, own, prefer, show, take, watch, write VOCABULARY
seem, understand, want A
1 e 2 d 3 g 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 f
C
1 am/’m relaxing 5 travel B
2 need 6 love 1 phrase 5 accent
3 have 7 am/’m smiling 2 idiom 6 accurately
4 don’t think 8 snows 3 fluently 7 bilingual
4 monolingual
VOCABULARY
A 1.3 Reading
1 looks 5 am/’m watching READING
2 listen 6 are/’re looking
A
3 hear 7 sounds
1 In many African countries, hundreds of languages are spoken.
4 see 8 look
2 Some people, known as hyperglots, are capable of learning
B 50 or 60 languages.
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 3 Learning new languages increases the size of the brain.
PRONUNCIATION C
1 c 2 e 3 a
A
1 We speak a lot of English at home.
2 The Spanish exam was difficult, but I think I passed. 1.4 L istening; Functional Language
3 I don’t often listen to podcasts. LISTENING
4 A photo doesn’t always show the real you.
A
5 I met up with an old friend at the weekend.
1 part of a radio programme
6 That’s me in the picture with my brother.
2 a new selfie app
B FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
2 Where did Danny learn Spanish?
A
3 When is the language lab open?
1 mind giving
4 How can I improve my English?
2 to (help)
5 Should we ask the teacher what this word means?
3 to do
6 Who is considered the greatest writer of modern English?
4 would be
7 What are you studying this term?
5 you wouldn’t/don’t
8 What language do you speak at home?
6 go
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 1
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 2
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 3
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
C
1 decision 4 situation 3.3 Reading
2 connection 5 reaction READING
3 pollution 6 action
A
PRONUNCIATION Possible answers
1 Maybe it will be about the use of technological advances in
A road transport.
2 Speaker B 5 Speaker B
2 Probably positive.
3 Speaker B 6 Speaker B
4 Speaker A B
1 d 2 c 3 a 4 e 5 b
A
1 a 5 – 3.4 Listening; Functional Language
2 the 6 a
LISTENING
3 – 7 the
4 an 8 – B
1, 2, 4 and 5.
B
1 much 5 a little C
2 enough 6 a lot of 1 less
3 little 7 Few 2 Older
4 plenty of 8 too much 3 live dangerously
4 confident
C 5 Different groups of people
1 quite 4 little/no 6 different stages
2 much 5 Lots 7 wait until they are older
3 enough 6 very
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 guess 2 had/’d 3 thing 4 while 5 happened
6 best 7 kidding 8 end
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 4
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
The service was completely unacceptable, too – beds not 4.2 Social change
made or changed, rooms not cleaned – and the staff were GRAMMAR
often rude. Also, the planned trips to sites of interest either
didn’t happen or we had to pay extra for them. A
1 is going to 5 could
This is to tell you that I am seeking compensation for a ruined 2 may 6 are going to
holiday, as what was promised by your representative at the 3 definitely 7 might not
travel agency was nothing like the reality. 4 will 8 will probably
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 5
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
VOCABULARY C
1 Washing machines and dishwashers.
A 5 b
2 The elderly will need more help in the home.
1 c 6 c
3 Because we will want more free time to develop
2 a 7 a
personal interests.
3 c 8 c
4 b D
1 and so 4 because
B 2 because of 5 as/because
2 rebuild 3 as a result / consequently 6 as a result / consequently
3 disagree
4 overpopulated WRITING PRACTICE
5 disappeared B
6 misunderstand Model answer
For some time now, robots have been used to build
4.3 Reading products such as cars and medical equipment, but how
long will it be before they do the jobs we think only humans
READING
can do? Computers are becoming more intelligent, and as
A a result they regularly beat humans at chess. What else could
1 a review 2 real people 3 India and the UK they be taught to do?
B Medicine is one area in which robots will be used much
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9. more. You can already see a doctor online, which is an
C important development, because people in remote areas
Possible answers can easily speak to a doctor. Consequently, healthcare
2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 should be included. will improve greatly. Robots can even be used to perform
4 and 7 are not relevant to the main idea of the programme. difficult operations, which will allow a surgeon in Germany
to operate on a patient in Japan.
D
1 documentary 4 India Another area where robots will change traditional ways of
2 British boys 5 deal with the challenge working is farming. Farm workers will not be needed any more
3 failed as driverless tractors, GPS devices and robotic fruit pickers will
do their jobs. However, some people worry that this kind of
4.4 Listening; Functional Language development will cause unemployment.
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 6
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
C D
1 allow 1 started
2 encourage 2 is collected
3 making 3 is used
4 telling 4 have been received
5 lets 5 is being turned into
6 persuaded 6 are picked up
7 wants 7 are cleaned / have been cleaned
8 advise 8 can be made
9 died
PRONUNCIATION 10 ran
A 11 made
1 ✓ 12 were taken
2 – 13 were sold
3 –
4 ✓ VOCABULARY
5 ✓ A
6 ✓ 1 d 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 e
7 –
8 ✓ B
1 running, business
GRAMMAR 2 launched a campaign
A 3 build a brand
1 used to be 4 attract new customers
2 used to work 5 make a profit
3 didn’t use to have
4 used to work PRONUNCIATION
5 would leave / used to leave
B
6 would rarely get
1 Who launched this campaign to protect the environment?
7 would board / used to board
2 We should talk on Wednesday.
B 3 The sign on the door said knock, so I did, but there was
1 Did you use to no answer.
2 never used to 4 I can’t eat a whole
3 used to enjoy sandwich – do you want half?
4 would meet 5 He’s written a lot but I doubt that he knows everything.
5 didn’t use to have 6 We listened for an hour but his foreign accent made it hard.
6 used to work 7 When they gave the design prize, it went to the wrong person.
8 To be honest, I’d say that psychology would not be a good
5.2 In business subject for you.
GRAMMAR
A 5.3 Reading
1 was set up READING
2 have been sold
A
3 are often bought
ot just a job
N
4 be ordered
5 are being trained B
6 have not been proven Possible answer
Perks and benefits of working for a modern firm and how
B
1 Christopher’s house was burgled last night.
these affect employees’ well-being and productivity
2 The correct technique can be learnt.
C
3 The necklace has been stolen.
1 company owners
4 The 100-metre record was broken by Usain Bolt.
2 tech firms’ work environment
5 The painting had been completed by the artist’s assistant.
3 employees in general
C 4 the game developer’s website
1 Sheila had set off the alarm. 5 employees
2 Zaha Hadid designed the building. 6 at the clothing company
3 Russia held the championship. 7 make a difference
4 Moonlight won the Oscar for best film.
5 The government’s policies are destroying communities.
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 7
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
D WRITING PRACTICE
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b
B
Model answer
5.4 Listening; Functional Language Dear Ms McMahon,
LISTENING
I am writing to apply for the position of Assistant Manager
B which is currently advertised on jobsforu.com (Ref: 273A).
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9. I have attached my CV. I have recently graduated with
a degree in Sports Marketing and Management and wish to
C
start a career in the health and fitness business.
1 200, week
2 exams, grades I believe my experience and skills, gained both at university
3 vacancies, secondary and working at sports clubs during the vacations, make me an
ideal candidate for the job. While at university I was chairman
D
of the Athletics Committee and oversaw inter-university
1 30% / thirty per cent
sports competitions, which required great organisational and
2 science teachers
leadership skills. Working at sports clubs gave me an insight
3 leaving their jobs
into how they were run.
4 10,000 / ten thousand
5 3/three (coursework, oral exams, written exams) Working for your company would be a great opportunity
6 mark 200 notebooks every week for me to share my passion for health and fitness and to
7 exams and grades put my skills and knowledge in sales and marketing into
8 when there were end-of-year exams practice in a business I have always had an ambition to
work in.
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 for coming Thank you for considering my application. I am available
2 purpose for interview at any time and look forward to hearing
3 presentation from you.
4 first of all
5 take a look Yours sincerely,
6 move on Philip Stevens
7 From
8 brings 6.1 Take part!
9 question
GRAMMAR
10 do you have
A
1 b
5.5 Write a covering letter for a 2 a
job application 3 b
4 c
WRITING
5 b
A 6 a
Possible answers
1 Customer services, dealing with people, selling holidays, B
working in an office. 1 shouldn’t
2 No – a degree and some work experience is enough. 2 needn’t
3 Good people skills, being persuasive, knowledge of the 3 mustn’t
travel business. 4 must
5 shouldn’t
B
6 don’t have to
Possible answers
7 needn’t
Paragraph 1: Which job he is applying for and why
8 don’t have to
(including where he saw the job advert and its
reference number) VOCABULARY
Paragraph 2: His suitability for the role
A
Paragraph 3: Why he is applying for this job in particular
1 competitive
Paragraph 4: When he is available for an interview
2 massive
C 3 aggressive
1 d 4 effective
2 a 5 creative
3 c 6 impressive
4 b
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 8
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
B C
1 stadium 1 I needn’t to buy a yoga mat because my sister lent me hers.
2 champion 2 We had have to have lessons before we could jump out of
3 players the plane for the first time.
4 final 3 Julio needed to practise a lot before he became good at
5 trophy fly fishing.
6 supporter 4 Kayleigh didn’t have hadn’t to watch the ukulele teacher
7 medal because she already knew how to play the song.
8 league 5 She didn’t have had to do anything yesterday so she spent
9 tournament the day relaxing at home.
10 spectator 6 I had to spend a lot of money to buy this stamp, but I’m
pleased that I did.
C
7 The coach said we needed to practise more, so we did.
1 coach
8 I had to use my friend’s table tennis bat last week because I
2 trophy
broke mine.
3 league
4 stadium PRONUNCIATION
5 tournament
A
6 supporters
1 I’ve never been to India.
7 champion
2 Tanya’s been playing tennis for hours.
8 players
3 He’s been very quiet all day.
9 spectator
4 How long have you been captain of the club?
10 final
5 We’ve been training since last year.
PRONUNCIATION 6 Have you been surfing before?
A
Stay tuned, (/) folks. (/) We’ve got an exciting show for you 6.3 Reading
today. (/) Later on in the programme, (/) Lionel Messi (//) – world
READING
famous sports star, (/) considered by some to be the greatest
footballer of all time – (/) will be joining us to talk about his life A
and career. (/) We’ll speak about the challenges he’s faced, (//) brass bands
both on and off the field, (/) and how he overcame them to be
B
who he is today.
1 b 2 a 3 c
6.2 Hobbies C
VOCABULARY 1 b 4 c
2 c 5 b
A
3 a 6 a
1 escape 4 collecting
2 relaxing 5 close
3 get 6 are 6.4 Listening; Functional Language
B LISTENING
1 society 4 member B
2 hobby 5 fit a 3 d 6
3 thing 6 fan b 5 e 2
c 1 f 4
GRAMMAR
A C
1 have/’ve never known 1 c 4 a
2 has/’s been playing 2 b 5 a
3 have you been taking part 3 b 6 c
4 has/’s been training
5 has/’s completed FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
6 have not / haven’t achieved 1 for instance
7 has/’s just come in 2 another example
8 has/’s been working out 3 If you
4 my opinion
B
5 don’t think
1 ‘s/has been living here for
6 brutally honest
2 ‘s/has been playing tennis since
7 probably right
3 have not been going
4 ‘ve/have been training for a
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 9
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 10
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
VOCABULARY C
1 quieter
A
2 the most popular
1 recycled
3 more casual
2 wasted
4 I’d recommend
3 reuse
5 than
4 rubbish
6 nicer
5 reduce
7 You should
6 use up
8 Why don’t you
B
WRITING PRACTICE
1 bin
2 away B
3 of Model answer
4 down I think you should go for the restaurant option. So many
5 rubbish things can go wrong with a barbecue – not just the weather.
6 up Your guests might be tired after a long journey, and it’s more
comfortable and relaxing to be seated at a table and waited
C on than it is to stand around trying to balance a paper plate in
Across: 2 bin 4 reduce 6 throw away 7 reuse one hand and a drink in the other. Besides, in my experience
Down: 1 rubbish 3 recycle 5 waste it’s just as expensive and time-consuming to have a barbecue
as it is to dress up and go out to a restaurant. You can relax
7.3 Reading and chat rather than attend to the cooking. So, I’d recommend
going to a nice restaurant. Better to be safe than sorry!
READING
B
1 Angela, Jason 5 Yoko
8.1 Making a difference
2 Yoko, Angela 6 Yoko VOCABULARY
3 Angela 7 Angela A
4 Jason, Yoko 8 Jason 1 scientist
2 engineering
7.4 Listening; Functional Language 3 succeed
4 innovative
LISTENING 5 design
B 6 product
1 O 2 F 3 F 4 O 5 F 6 F 7 F 8 O 7 inventive
C B
César 2, 6 Olivia 3, 5 Wing Shan 1, 4 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 c 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 a
WRITING B
1 whose
B
2 who
1 SloppyJoe
3 where
2 Gourmand
4 which
3 Gourmand
5 when
4 SloppyJoe
6 which
5 SloppyJoe, Sylvya
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 11
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 12
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
WRITING PRACTICE B
1 worked, would/’d become
B
2 had, would/’d learn
Model answer
3 would/’d go, were/was
Trevor Baylis
4 couldn’t, would be
Trevor Baylis is best known for his invention of the wind-up 5 were, would/’d take
radio, which brought information, education and 6 would/’d have, didn’t spend
entertainment to millions of poor people around the world.
PRONUNCIATION
e was born in 1937 and raised in London. From a very young
H A
age, Baylis enjoyed making things. However, his education 2 research, chemist, technology; a
was disrupted by the Second World War, and he failed his 3 child, mechanic, Charley; b
school exams. Despite this setback, he got a place to study 4 choices, choir, orchestra; b
mechanical and structural engineering at the local 5 challenge, techniques, machine; b
technical college. 6 church, chemical; a
The idea for his most famous invention came to him in a flash
when he was watching a TV programme about the poor in 9.2 Tell me a story
Africa. He realised that communication and education would
GRAMMAR
help them enormously. Radio was the answer – but in many
parts of Africa, there was no electricity. So, he decided to A
invent a clockwork radio. 1 him what time he was
2 they had never read / they had not read / they hadn’t read /
His invention has brought information, communication and they hadn’t ever read
education to millions of people around the world who most 3 (that) she had/’d made
needed them. 4 couldn’t understand why
5 where the manager was
He once said, ‘Anyone can have a good idea and turn it into
6 if / whether I wanted to go
something that works. If you find yourself trying to solve
7 wouldn’t come the next/following
a problem, you are half-way to inventing something’. That’s
8 if / whether Aisha was there
something for us to think about.
B
1 I have/’ve read
9.1 Art for everybody 2 can borrow
VOCABULARY 3 have to finish
A 4 Is it good
1 studio 5 it is
2 musician
C
3 concert
6 was about
4 rehearsed
7 would spoil
5 orchestra
8 following/next
6 performed
9 had read
7 exhibition
10 if / whether he wanted
8 instrument
9 choir VOCABULARY
10 stage
A
B 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 a
1 part in
B
2 fell
1 added that
3 tell
2 us
4 advantage
3 where
5 friends with
4 to come
6 keep
5 me to go
7 come
6 me
8 pay
7 that it would snow
9 make
8 them to leave
10 wrong
9 to go
GRAMMAR 10 to
A
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 b 8 b
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 13
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 14
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
B PRONUNCIATION
1 made
A
2 in
Students underline
3 never
1 myself
4 bear
2 yourself
5 two
3 himself
6 put
4 herself
7 changed
5 set
8 Would
6 treated
PRONUNCIATION
GRAMMAR
A
A
1 Speaker A
1 b 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 c 8 c
2 Speaker B
3 Speaker B B
4 Speaker B 1 wish, had planned
5 Speaker A 2 hope, can remember; hope, goes
6 Speaker A 3 wishes, weren’t/wasn’t; wish, could have
4 hopes, can meet; hope, gives
GRAMMAR
A
1 ’d have got, hadn’t gone
10.3 Reading
2 ’d known, wouldn’t have paid READING
3 had told, could have/’ve spent B
4 wouldn’t have chosen, ’d thought 1 T
5 hadn’t assumed, might have/’ve made 2 F (Anxiety can be triggered by everyday events.)
6 might not have been tempted, hadn’t gone 3 T
7 could have/’ve avoided, ’d read 4 F (This strategy does not solve the overall problem.)
8 ’d realised, wouldn’t have bought 5 T
6 T
B
1 You should have/’ve asked me C
2 You should have/’ve checked 1 d 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 c
3 I should have/’ve waited
4 you shouldn’t have bought
5 I should have/’ve done 10.4 L istening; Functional Language
6 I should have taken LISTENING
B
10.2 Wish lists 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.
VOCABULARY C
A 1 all over the world
1 ourselves 2 a quarter of the population
2 yourself 3 discrimination
3 himself 4 less likely
4 yourselves 5 not violent
5 myself 6 charities
6 herself 7 not allowed
7 yourself
8 themselves FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
1 time
B 2 need
1 tidying 3 worry
2 keep 4 sorry
3 scheduled 5 about
4 objective 6 fault
5 store 7 such
6 action point 8 things
7 sorted
8 task
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 15
Answer key Macmillan English Hub B1 Workbook
B LISTENING PART 2
1 b 2 f 3 c 4 d 5 a 6 e 1 set top
2 70–75%
WRITING PRACTICE 3 the cost
B 4 police forces
Model answer 5 A
Report on The Huffington and District Mobile Library 6 C
Summary
The mobile library was set up to satisfy a demand to provide 12.1 Exam Practice 2
books to rural areas in the county. It is a subscription service,
yet despite the initial demand, we can barely afford to pay
READING PART 1
1 TO
running costs. This report explores the problem.
2 HOWEVER
Background 3 AGAIN / MORE
We provide a library service to areas where there is no easy 4 OFF / OUT
access to books, magazines, DVDs and music CDs. A survey 5 THE
suggested that the service was much needed, yet the actual 6 UNTIL
number of subscribers is far short of what we expected. 7 UP / IN
8 THEY
nalysis
A
1 Lack of information: Not enough people are paying the READING PART 2
subscription, often because they did not realise that they 1 B 2 D 3 E 4 A 5 F 6 C
had to. Also, many did not know that such a service existed.
LISTENING PART 1
2 Reading habits: Some have complained about the limited
1 C
choice of reading matter available. While it is difficult to 2 D
please everybody, we should stock a wider variety of books 3 A
and magazines. 4 B
Recommendations 5 E
6 T
• An advertising campaign to publicise the service. Put flyers
7 F
through letterboxes and hold a village hall meeting to explain.
8 T
• Conduct a survey in the area to establish reading habits and
9 F
tastes to provide a better service.
10 T
Published by Macmillan Education Ltd. © Macmillan Education Limited, 2020. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. 16