Penguin Readers Answer Key

Answers to Book Activities

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11 Open answers
12 designer

DJ

Prime Minister

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Billy
Daniel
Juliet
David
Natalie
Jamie
Sam
Mark
Sarah
Joe

14 a Billy is talking about his Christmas

song.
b Daisy is talking about her part in the
school play.
c The Prime Minister is talking about
liking Natalie.
d Mark says he doesnt love Peter.
e Harry is suggesting that Sarah and Karl
should get together.
f The DJ is talking about Billys
Christmas song.

17 Joe is waiting for Billy.

Mark is with Peter and Juliet, waiting for
Jamie and Aurelia.
Harry is arriving. Karen and the children
are waiting for him.
Sam is with Daniel, waiting for Joanna.
The Prime Minister is arriving with Natalie.

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18 a
b
c
d
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Natalie
Mia
Daniel
Mark
Aurelia

19 a He thinks Britain should be more

independent.
b Open answers
c Jamie cant speak Portuguese and
Aurelia cant speak English. Neither of
them can speak French. They could
communicate better by drawing pictures
or using sign language.
10 Open answers
11 a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Answers to Factsheet Activities

Communicative activities

1315 Open answers

16 a Joni Mitchell CD
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Students activities
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Open answers

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reception
funeral
lobster
biscuit
necklace
carol
charts
designer

Chapters 79

Activities while reading the book

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(b)
(c)
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Chapters 12
(a) Billy: is interviewed on the radio / feels old
and lonely
(b) Katya: pretends to be ill / cheats on her
boyfriend
(c) Daniel: needs to talk to someone / is a
stepfather
(d) Karen: is a busy mother / has a sad friend
(e) Mark: breaks a promise / likes playing
jokes
(f) Sarah: loves a colleague / is always on the
phone
(g) Harry: is the boss of a company / has a
beautiful secretary
1

12 a He becomes more confident. He is

angry with him for being too friendly
with Natalie.
b Because her brother is Prime Minister
and she is a housewife.
c Because he used a typewriter, not a
computer.
d He feels embarrassed. He didnt want
Juliet to know that he loves her.
e He plans to play in a rock group.
f Because hes ill, their parents are dead,
and he needs her.
g He is afraid that his wife will see him
buying a necklace.

Chapters 56

Open answers

Chapters 34

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(i) Mark doesnt want to talk to Juliet on

the phone because he is embarrassed
about something.
(j) Jamie and Aurelia cant speak each
others language.

1825 Open answers

56 Open answers
17 a
b
c
d
e
f

written messages on cards

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play
drums
kiss
restaurant

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(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

doesnt want
doesnt like
cheerful
surprised
Natalie
Juliet
Portuguese

Activities after reading the book

12 Open answers

(a) The Prime Minister bangs his head on

the table because he doesnt want to
fall in love with Natalie.
(b) Harry tries not to look at Mia, who is
wearing a sexy dress.
(c) Sam stays in his room because he is
in love.
(d) Sarah throws her hands in the air
when she misses a chance to talk to
Karl.
(e) Jamie looks sadly at his typewriter
because he is alone again.
(f) The Prime Minister jokingly offers to
have Natalies ex-boyfriend murdered.
(g) Billy insults a pop group and gives
children bad advice.
(h) Joe hits his head against a wall when
Billy behaves badly on TV.

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