Grammar Companion - Inside Out

1 Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key 4. 1 Friends a) directed (George Lucas). 1 b) won (answer will vary). a) Where are you from? c) border (Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece). b) What do you do? d) live (approximately 60 million). c) Where do you live? e) sang (Freddie Mercury/Queen). d) How long have you lived there? e) Do you speak English? f) Are you studying English at the moment? 5. g) Have you ever been to the UK? a) on h) Can you speak any other languages? b) with i) Are you married? c) for j) Have you got any children? d) in k) What do you do in the evenings? e) into l) What did you do last night? f) to m) Are you going out / Are you going to go out /. Will you go out tonight? 6. a) When did John Lennon and Paul McCartney 2 Student's own answers, for example first meet? a) (I'm from) Spain / Poland. b) How old was Paul McCartney at the time? b) I'm a student / teacher.

2 C) What was John Lennon doing at the event? c) (I live in) Madrid / Gdansk. d) What was his band called? / What was the d) (For) six years / all my life. name of his band? e) Yes, I do. / No, I don't. e) What was Paul McCartney looking for at the time? f) Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. f) Who introduced them to each other? / Who g) Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. introduced John Lennon and Paul McCartney h) Yes, I can. / No, I can't. to each other? i) Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. g) Who invited Paul to join the band? j) Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. h) When did they first play live together? / When did John Lennon and Paul McCartney first k) I (like to) go out with friends / watch TV. play live together? l) I stayed at home / went to the cinema. i) When did they/the band change their name to m) Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. The Beatles? 3 Student's own answers. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages.

3 Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 1. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key g) I don't always have time to read. 2 Relax (1). 1. a) I usually go to the gym twice a week. /. Usually I go to the gym twice a week. / I go to the gym twice a week usually. b) I normally go jogging every evening. /. Normally I go jogging every evening. / I go jogging every evening normally. c) I am occasionally late for work. / Occasionally I am late for work. / I am late for work occasionally. d) I never cook my own dinner. e) I have always been a terrible cook. f) My housemate is usually happy to cook for me. / Usually my housemate is happy to cook for me. / My housemate is happy to cook for me usually. g) He's always cooking the most amazing meals. h) From time to time we have a take-away meal. / We have a take-away meal from time to time. i) Generally I am in bed by ten every night. / I.

4 Am in bed by ten every night generally. j) I normally try to visit my parents every weekend. / Normally I try to visit my parents every weekend. / I try to visit my parents every weekend normally. k) My parents are always pleased to see me. 2. a) Andy has always been interested in music. b) We generally go shopping every weekend. /. We go shopping every weekend generally. c) My computer hardly ever crashes. d) Sam doesn't normally drink coffee. / Normally Sam doesn't drink coffee. / Normally Sam doesn't drink coffee. e) I am usually tired at the end of the day. /. Usually I'm tired by the end of the day. f) Harry will always help you if he can. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 2. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key 3. a) How often do you go on holiday?

5 B) We normally go two or three times a year. /. Normally we go two or three times a year. /. We go two or three times a year normally. c) Where do you usually go? d) We generally go to a beach, but / We go to a beach generally, but . e) we sometimes have a city holiday. / We have a city holiday sometimes. / Sometimes we have a city holiday. And . f) we always visit my parents in New York once a year. / Once a year we always visit my parents in New York. 4 Student's own answers, for example a) Several times a day. b) Once every two months. c) Usually every day. d) Normally three or four times a year. e) Usually several times a week. 5 Student's own answers, for example a) Have a coffee. b) Go shopping. c) Go jogging. d) Go to the cinema. e) Go on holiday. f) Drink champagne. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages.

6 Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 3. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key 2 Relax (2). 1. a) has worked b) eat out c) 's playing d) are you eating e) 've eaten f) 's left g) 'm listening h) 'm learning 2. a) do (you) work work 'm working b) Do (you) live 've lived c) Have (you) lost 've lost d) Do (you) play play 're playing e) have you phoned 'm phoning f) Does (it) rain has(n't) rained g) 'm looking Have (you) looked 3. a) He's playing a computer game. b) He plays the guitar. c) He's lying down. d) He's broken his leg. e) He likes jazz. f) He reads travel books. g) He's read the newspaper. h) He's listening to the radio. i) He drinks coffee. j) He's making a coffee. k) He's done the washing up. l) He does yoga. m) He's wearing a cap. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages.

7 Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 4. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key 4. 3 Dating (1) a) has been 1 b) started a) since c) decided b) for d) displayed c) since e) liked d) since f) saw e) since g) has been f) for h) went up g) for i) has been h) since j) had i) since k) have/'ve been j) for l) has been k) since m) have/'ve already had l) for 2 Student's own answers, for example a) I've lived in my house for ten years / all my life / since 2004. b) I've had a computer for five years / since Christmas. c) I've studied English for six months / for 10. years / since 2003. d) I haven't had a holiday for years / since last year / since the summer. 3. a) 've known met b) started 've played / 've been playing c) 've had bought d) moved 've lived e) haven't had had f) saw haven't seen g) have (you) been did (you) get Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages.

8 Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 5. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key e) Yes, he tends/does tend to be a bad loser at times. 3 Dating (2). f) Well, it's not particularly cheap, that's for 1 sure. a) I'm a little impulsive at times. b) Sam tends to be a little oversensitive at times. 5 Student's own answers. c) My boyfriend can be a bit stubborn at times. d) The shop assistant wasn't particularly helpful. 6 Student's own answers. e) Harry can be rather rude some of the time. f) Our new teacher isn't exactly friendly. 2. a) Anna tends to be a little childish at times. b) Patrick tends to get rather overexcited at times. c) Peter can be a bit aggressive some of the time. d) Linda can get a little angry at times. e) Ron tends to be quite outspoken a lot of the time. 3. a) He wasn't particularly/exactly friendly. b) He's not particularly/exactly generous. c) They're not particularly/exactly rich.

9 D) The film wasn't particularly/exactly interesting. e) The food isn't particularly/exactly hot. f) The journey was not particularly/exactly relaxing. g) He's not particularly/exactly intelligent. h) She didn't particularly/exactly make us feel welcome. 4. a) Yes, he isn't exactly outgoing, that's for sure. b) Yes, he can be a little sensitive at times. c) Yes, she can be rather moody at times. d) Yes, it wasn't exactly useful, that's for sure. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 6. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key 5 Student's own answers. 4 Adrenalin (1). 1 6 Student's own answers. a) brilliant b) terrible c) hilarious d) thrilled e) furious 2. a) He's very tired. He's absolutely exhausted. b) She's very cold. She's absolutely freezing.

10 C) He's very hot. He's absolutely boiling. d) It's very big. It's absolutely enormous. e) It's very small. It's absolutely minute. f) She's very hungry. She's absolutely starving. 3. a) +. b) +. c) . d) . e) +. f) . 4. a) absolutely b) absolutely c) totally d) appalling e) bad f) fairly g) totally h) exciting Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006. 7. Inside Out Intermediate Grammar Companion Key 4 Adrenalin (2) 6. 1 a) became a) met was working b) set b) didn't go out was raining c) took up c) saw were (you) doing d) won were waiting went e) entered f) has been 2 g) opened a) Have (you ever) been went h) was working b) Have (you) seen haven't seen i) brought c) Have (you) had went j) has since become Have (you) been went thought was k) has also been l) has attended 3.