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Love Actually
Book key
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Open answers
a designer, DJ, Prime Minister, vicar
b best man, honeymoon, reception, stag night
c carol, mistletoe
a Billy Mack
b Daniel
c Peter, Juliet
d Mark
e Natalie
f David
a Billy, to Joe, about the new record that he is
making.
b Daisy, to her mother (Karen), about the school
Christmas play.
c Peter, to Mark, about the stag night.
d Juliet, to Peter, about the Beatles song/the surprise
music in church.
5 6 Open answers
7 a 3 b 5 c 1 d 4 e 2
8 a Harry
b Mia
c Sarah
d Karl
910 Open answers
11 a The American Presidents visit.
b The Fairtrade Christmas party.
c Under the mistletoe.
d His worries about his stepson.
e He is in love.
f To his farmhouse in France.
g With her parents.
h He can have him murdered.
1213 Open answers
14 a pens
b language
c head
d gallery
e video
f an art gallery
1516 Open answers
17 a T b T c F d F e F f T
18 a 5 b 2 c 4 d 6 e 1 f 7 g 3
1920 Open answers
21 a Marks flat
b the Prime Ministers office

c Pearson Education Limited 2008

c his home office

d on the edge of town, in France
e Daniels office
f Marks art gallery
g the hall of the building where her flat is
h their bedroom
i a shop
j a language school/an underground station
2223 Open answers
24 a CD b one c presents d hospital e carol
f cards g experience h spend
2526 Open answers
27 a David, Natalie
b Mia
c Natalie, David
d Sam
e Karen, David
f Joanna
g David, Natalie
2829 Open answers
30 a unhappy b guilty c proud d happy
e confused f interested g excited
31 a Billy (and Daisy and Greta)
b Jamie (and Aurelia)
c Harry
d Joanna
e David
32 42 Open answers

Discussion activities key

12 Open answers
3 a The story of Love Actually begins just before
Christmas.
b Peter and Juliet are about to be married.
c The film Love Actually came out in 2003.
d Richard Curtis worked on Notting Hill after he
worked on Bridget Jones Diary.
e Some scenes in Love Actually were filmed in famous
places in London.
f The actors who played Jamie and Aurelia did not
really swim because the lake wasnt very deep.
g In the first scene in the film, Hugh Grant wears two
different ties.
h The film story was changed several times to make it
shorter.
i There is more than one connection between many of
the characters.
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Answer keys

PENGUIN READERS
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LEVEL 4

Love Actually
Activity worksheets key
1 a airport b studio c bedroom d kitchen
e church f office
2 a F Jamie meets his younger brother in his home after
the wedding.
b T
c T
d F Sarah fell in love with Karl half an hour after she
began working at Fairtrade.
e F The DJ in Watford doesnt like Billys Christmas
song.
f T
3 a 3, 6
b 9, 12
c 5, 8
d 1, 10
e 7, 11
f 4, 14
g 2, 13
4 a doesnt want
b doesnt like
c cheerful
d surprised
e make-up
f Natalie
g at school
h Blue
i Juliet
j Portuguese
5 a 5 b 3 c 1 d 7 e 8 f 2 g 6 h 4
6 a The Prime Minister to his ministers about his
decision not to stand up to the American President.
b Mia to Harry, letting him know that she will be
alone and available at the office Christmas party.
c Daniel to his son Sam. He thought that Sam was
sad because of his mothers death, but in fact he is
in love.
d The Prime Minister to Natalie because she has told
him that she has just left her boyfriend.
e Ant, a presenter of a childrens TV show, to the
audience. Billy Mack has been saying bad things
to the children on the show and Ant wants to stop
him.
f Mark to Juliet. He doesnt want her to see the video
he filmed at her wedding.
7 a 1 b 2 c 2 d 3 e 3
8 a because b although c while d because
e after f if g when
9 a The Prime Minister says that the American
President is very handsome.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008

b Aurelia dived into the lake to get the papers and

then Jamie dived in as well.
c Sarah thinks her brother looks worse than he did
before.
d Harry is worried because the shop assistant is so
slow.
e Jamie is learning Portuguese from a cassette.
f Sam never asks his stepfather about his love life.
10 a 8 b 2 c 10 d 6 e 5 f 9 g 1 h 3
i 7 j 4
11 a F b F c F d F e T f F
12 a Juliet to her husband Peter. Mark has come to her
house to give her a Christmas card, and she doesnt
want Peter to know.
b Billy to his manager, Joe, about why he has left
Elton Johns party early.
c The Prime Minister to Natalie. Everyone at the
school Christmas show has just seen them kiss.
d Sophia to her sister Aurelia. Jamie has just asked
Aurelia to marry him, and said that they could live
in France or England.
e Carol to Daniel because Daniel asks why Sam
doesnt kiss Joanna when he meets her at the
airport.

Progress test key

1 a 3 b 1 c 1 d 3
2 a Chris b Jo c Mark d Sarah e Mia f Mike
3 a strong
b children
c cry
d Karens
e parents
4 Suggested answers:
a opinions
b Natalie
c mad
d dancing
e fat
5 a 3 b 5 c 2 d 1 e 4
6 a 3 b 4 c 5 d 2 e 1
7 a 6 b 4 c 2 d 3 e 5 f 1
8 a T
b F Daniel suggests that he and Sam drive to the
airport to find Joanna.
c F The airport guards are watching Billy Mack on TV
at the airport.
d T
e F Natalie runs to meet the Prime Minister.

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