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Trinity ISE II - Level B2 Speaking & Listening
Part 1 Speaking
Exercise 1 (p.120):
1A: 1. rude 2. aggressive 3. extreme 4. sarcastic
(pay attention to the tone of voice)
1B: 1. Um, can I just say something? I’m not sure I agree.
2. Don’t you think so? 3. I’m afraid I couldn’t disagree more.
4. Wouldn’t you agree? 5. Um, I take your point, but...
6. You agree with me, don’t you?
7. Yeah, I see where you’re coming from. 8. Surely you’d agree.
Exercise 2 (p. 121): 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.A
8.E 9.A
Exercise 3 (p.121): Ask for Clarification:
1. Could you please explain that to me again?
2. I’m sorry, I don’t quite understand.
3. Would you mind repeating that, please?
Give Clarification:
1. What I meant was … 2. What I’m trying to say is …
Part 2
Exercise 1 (p.122): 1. the way I see it 2. wouldn’t you say
3. I see where you’re coming from, but 4. right
5. Fair point 6. Sorry, could I just add one more point?
7. But what was I saying? Oh, yes 8. But what about
Exercise 2: 1. D 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. A
Exercise 3 (p.123):
(Sample answer –Students’ answers will vary)
Student 1: Ok, well the way I see it celebrities can be very good
role models because children have someone to admire and they
want to become like them. And that’s important, wouldn’t you say?
Student 2: I see where you’re coming from, but I’m not so sure.
What about all these celebrities that do things they shouldn’t do,
like drinking? They can’t be good examples of behaviour, can they?
Student 1: Fair point. But I think …
Student 2: Sorry, could I just add one more point? What if chil-
dren watch their favourite celebrities drink, or drive carelessly
and want to do the same things themselves? That would be very
alarming.
Student 1: Point taken. But what was I saying? Oh, yes, I think
that children can recognise what is right and wrong and won’t do
something that they know is wrong. They can get only the good
things from celebrities. Don’t you think?
Student 2: Yes, that might be true for older children, teenagers
for example. But what about younger ones?
Part 3
Exercise 1 (p.124):
1. The man is stressed and he needs a way to feel better.
2. We don’t know. We are not told in the conversation.
3. The woman advises him to take a holiday.
4. No! The female speaker never asked why the man was stressed.
She never found out anything whatsoever about his problem,
so how could she give good advice?
Exercise 2 (p.125):
2A: 1. works as office manager
2. reason = boring work, bad conditions, mean staff
3. not easy to find another job
4. quitting = big risk
5. only started disliking job recently
6. got pay rise - £5,000
7. doesn’t get pay rise often
8. other staff get pay rise every year
(9. conditions of work aren’t really that bad)
(10. very tired and stressed)
2B: 1. C 2. C
2C: Cause: stress, tiredness and misunderstanding
Solution: have a staff discussion and a holiday
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Answer Key
Exercise 3 (p.126): 2. Why don’t you … ?
3A: 1. If I were you, I would … 4. It might be a good idea to …
3. I think you should …
5. Perhaps you should …
3B: (Sample answer –Students’ answers will vary)
1. I think you should talk to the school’s careers teacher for
professional advice.
2. If I were you, I would try to sleep early and eat healthier.
3. Why don’t you try to explain this to your boss and ask for a
pay rise?
4. It might be a good idea to talk to the careers’ advisor about
what to do.
5. Why don’t you try and find a new job closer to where you live?
6. Why don’t you try to organise yourself better and even start
a bit earlier so that you won’t have to stay so late?
Exercise 4 (p.127): (Sample answer – Students’ answers will vary)
Student 1:
Was sick last week so couldn’t work on project
A lot of employees on holiday this week so doing extra work
Need manager’s help with the project, but she’s always busy
Have a lot of department meetings today so no time to finish it
Student 2:
Have been in the same job for 18 years
Job is very easy and doesn’t challenge me
Have the same routine every day – there’s no variety
Tired of working in an office environment
Part 4
Exercise 1:1A (p.129) : 1. believed / was 2. had done
3. was trying / was
Exercise 2: 2A (p.130): 1. did you use to 2. used to
3. didn’t use to
Exercise 3: 3A (p.130): 1. ought 2. had better
Exercise 4 (p.131):
4A: 100% definitely 75% probably 50% may / might
25% probably 0% definitely
4B: 1. almost certain 2. pretty sure 3. not really sure
4. fairly certain
Exercise 5 (p.131):
5A: 1. have been trying 2. have been doing 3. have been taking
4. have been helping 5. haven’t been doing
Part 5
Exercise 1 (p.132):
Male: Do you think it’s right to keep animals as pets?
Female: Um, the way I see it, so long as the animals are well
treated, there’s nothing wrong with that really. Er, actually, I
should clarify my statement a little. I mean, I think it’s OK to keep
animals like cats and dogs and things as pets, but not wild animals.
The thing is, they should be free – it’s just not, well, right to keep
them in one place all the time. That’s cruel. I guess what I’m try-
ing to say is it depends on the animal – wild animals are a definite
no, but, you know, I can’t see anything wrong with keeping, like,
domestic animals as pets.
Exercise 2 (p.133):
2A: Male: Personally, I’m against zoos. What do you think?
Female: Um [pause], I’m not so sure. I mean [pause], they help
protect endangered species. That’s a pretty, well [pause], impor-
tant thing.
Male: OK, but, you know [pause], so do safari parks. The differ-
ence is the animals aren’t, like [pause], kept in tiny spaces.
Female: That’s true. The thing is, though [pause], zoos are really,
well [pause], popular. They attract a lot of young people. I think
they’ve important, you know [pause], educational value.
Male: Hmmm [pause]. Actually, I hadn’t thought of it like that. I
guess [pause], in a perfect world, no wild animals would be, like
[pause], kept in zoos. But we don’t live in a perfect world, so
zoos, um [pause], have a role.
Exercise 3 (p.133):
3A: First of all, And another thing, What’s more, Then there’s
3B: 1. On one hand, 2. On the other hand 3. Nonetheless,
4. However, 5. Despite that, though, 6. Having said that,
7. Although, 8. Well, in spite of 9. I suppose not