36 Chapter 1: Answer Keys
Introduction
Focus Questions
Answers:
There are no correct answers.
Reading
Before You Read
Formal and Informal Ways of Talking Topical Awareness
Answers:
There are no correct answers. Learners should feel comfortable expressing an opinion.
Vocabulary: Multiple-meaning Words
Answers:
pop
a large amount of something
a kind of characteristic
Predictions
Answers:
There are no correct answers.
After You Read
Comprehension
Strategy 1: Comparing Greetings
Answers:
1. Close
2. Distant
3. Close
4. Close
5. Distant
Strategy 2: Recognizing Meaning
Answers and Feedback:
6. a)
7. b)
c)
d)
Strategy 3: Restating or Paraphrasing
Answers and Feedback:
1. b)
2. c)
3. a)
After You Read
Vocabulary
Strategy 1: Using the Context to Understand Words
Answers:
1.
a) dear
b) fantastic
c) sugary
d) candy
2.
a) out
b) by
c) it
d) off
Strategy 2: Matching Meaning
Part 1
| Informal | Formal |
|---|---|
| bro | brother |
| gonna | going to |
| hey | hi |
| sis | sister |
| uni | university |
Part 2
| Informal | Formal |
|---|---|
| b/c | because |
| howz | how is |
| lol | laugh out loud |
| c | see |
| gtg | I’ve got to go |
| l8r | later |
| r | are |
Part 3
| Informal | Formal |
|---|---|
| srsly | seriously |
| u | you |
| ur | your |
| #truth | that’s true |
| @ | at |
| 2 | to |
| 4 | for |
| Excellent! or Yes! |
Reading Progress Check
Answers:
1. b
2. a and b
3. b and c
4. d
5. b
6. d
Listening
Before you Listen
Social Conventions Around Names
Answers:
There are many possible answers.
Vocabulary
Answers:
button
fork
bill
Predictions
There are many possible answers.
Listening 1: After You Listen
Comprehension
Strategy 1: Recognizing Details
Answers:
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
Strategy 2: Recognizing Meaning from Direct and Indirect Clues
Answers:
1. c
2. d
3. a and b
4. a, b and c
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. a and b
9. b
10. c and d
Listening 2: After You Listen
Vocabulary
Strategy 1: Using the Context to Understand Words
Answers:
1.
a) wire
b) stripe
c) heritage
d) area
2.
a) into
b) into
c) out
d) up
Strategy 2: Recognizing Word Families
Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. b
8. b
Discussion
Answers:
There are many possible answers.
Listening Progress Check
Answers:
1. a. T
b. T
2. a. T
b. F
c. T
3. a. F
b. F
c. F
4. a. F
b. F
c. F
5. a. F
b. F
6. a. F
b. F
7. a. T
b. F
Writing
Scaffolding Genre-exploring Activity
Answer Key
| The email message thanks a familiar and respected person | Email 1 | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Did he write a clear subject? | There is no subject. | |
| Did he follow standard message format, including paragraphs and spacing? | Not at all. There is some indenting, and each sentence starts on a new line. The text looks like a list, not a paragraph. | |
| Did he match the greeting and closing to his relationship with his reader? | Not at all. The greeting is too formal and too impersonal for writing to his mother. The closing is also formal and too detailed. | |
| Did he write a message with a clear purpose and some details about what happened and how he felt? | Not at all. There seems to be too many reasons and details. He’s gone a bit overboard. Is Roshan sincere or is he joking around? The details made things a bit confusing. |
| The email message thanks a familiar and respected person. | Email #2 |
|---|---|
| Did he write a clear subject? | |
| Did he follow standard message format, including paragraphs and spacing? | |
| Did he match the greeting and closing to his relationship with his reader? | |
| Did he write a message with a clear purpose and some details about what happened and how he felt? |
Scaffolding Mechanics, Grammar, and Syntax Activity
Answers:
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| These sweets taste delicious to Roshan. | The status or condition of this candy is that it always has a great flavour, in Roshan’s opinion. |
| Roshan is always tasting the sweets. | Roshan never stops trying pieces of candy. |
Answers:
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I think Lethbridge is a nice city. | I believe it (it’s my opinion). |
| I am thinking of moving to Lethbridge. | I haven’t made up my mind, but I’m considering it. |
Answers:
2. I’m grateful.
6. I love the cookies you made for me.
7. I think you’re wonderful.
Intonation Scaffolding Activities
Pausing Before Tag Questions
Answers:
1. Roshan is an apprentice, isn’t he?
2. His parents live in Lethbridge, don’t they?
3. There was construction on the highway, wasn’t there?
4. Gilles could use his cellphone, couldn’t he?
5. Leela sent a package, didn’t she?
6. Candy tastes sweet, doesn’t it?
7. Claire shouldn’t drink too much coffee, should she?
8. We’re getting to know Roshan, aren’t we?
9. You know his sister is travelling, don’t you?
10. I’ve read ten questions, haven’t I?
Tone Rising or Falling After Tag Questions
Answers:
| 1. You tried to phone Claire, didn’t you? | |||
| 2. We’ve met before, haven’t we? | |||
| 3. You like folk music, don’t you? | |||
| 4. Your parents don’t camp, do they? | |||
| 5. Roshan can play guitar, can’t he? | |||
| 6. Gilles remembers the talent show, doesn’t he? | |||
| 7. Claire guessed Roshan works for Kerry, didn’t she? | |||
| 8. Kerry was waiting in the truck, wasn’t he? | |||
| 9. We should check out the festival on SpaceBook, shouldn’t we? | |||
| 10. I’ll have to listen again, won’t I? |
Discussion
Answers will vary. From the conversations and texts in Chapter 1, these placements are reasonable.
Reflection
There are no correct, common answers.