Pre-intermediate level Exercises Answer Key

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Casino Royale Ian Fleming Vocabulary: words from the story 1 treasurer 2 memorandum 3 agent 4 spies 5 gambler 6 armed 7 financial 8 worthless 9 assistant Vocabulary: meanings of words from the story 1 francs 2 dangerous 3 contact 4 argue 5 cashier 6 reply 7 expert 8 be silent 9 handsome 10 explode 11 gamble 12 make trouble 13 arrange to meet 14 personal assistant 15 add up 16 chief 17 safety 18 section 19 information 20 baccarat Writing: rewrite sentences 1 How much is that in French francs? 2 Bond did not disagree with M. 3 The girl was silent. 4 Bond was handsome. 5 Le Chiffre was a gambler/Le Chiffre gambled. 6 His guards won’t make trouble. 7 Bond arranged to meet Leiter in the hotel lobby. 8 The cable did not need a reply. / He did not need to reply to the cable. 9 A bomb exploded outside the bar. 10 Mathis contacted Paris. Story Outline: complete part of the story 1 Bulgarian 2 them 3 hotel 4 waited 5 Bar 6 to 7 two 8 camera 9 was 10 other 11 told 12 case 13 bomb 14 contained 15 throw 16 Bond 17 man 18 a 19 blue 20 lot 21 expected 22 smoke 23 filled 24 been 25 pressed 26 first 27 killed 28 promised 29 killing 30 hurt 31 protected 32 explosion Vocabulary Focus: both 1 The red case and the blue case both contained explosives. 2 The tall man and the thin man were both Bulgarian 3 We liked the two pictures so much that we decided to buy them both. 4 The man and the woman were seen at both the hotel and the casino. / The man and the woman were both seen at the hotel and then later on at the casino.

Pre-intermediate level Exercises Answer Key

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Grammar Focus: the past perfect tense 1 When Bond went to bed he had already checked his messages at reception. / Bond had

checked his messages when he went to bed. 2 When Bond entered the bar the American had already arrived. 3 The Greek had lost two games when Bond joined the table. / When Bond joined the table,

the Greek had already lost two games. 4 When the gunman threatened Bond he had already placed a bet/Bond had placed a bet when

the gunman threatened him. 5 When the men took Vesper, Bond had already hidden the cheque/Bond had hidden the

cheque when the men took Vesper. Vocabulary: anagrams 1 financial 2 concierge 3 torture 4 unconscious 5 naked 6 spike 7 screwdriver 8 fingerprint 9 bullet 10 holster 11 cable

12 investment 13 explosion 14 chimney 15 memorandum 16 gambler 17 shatter 18 traitor 19 mask 20 bitch Vocabulary choice: words which are related in meaning 1 destruction 2 money 3 information 4 house 5 weapons 6 private

7 additional 8 experienced 9 unusual 10 opponent 11 look 12 hard 13 uneasy 14 quietly