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13.2 Can you tell me where the railway station is?
MP How do you say ‘tree’ in German?
Excuse me, can you tell me the time?
NUR I just want to say goodbye (to you).
Can you tell me when the exam is?
Can you answer the phone, please?

Possible answers:
1 Say Happy New Year 5 Tell a joke
2 Answer the door 6 Talk to a friend
3 Ask for the bill 7 Ask someone to help you
4 Reply to a letter

We can also say ‘answer a letter’, but not ‘reply to the door’!
13.4 1 Ask for the bill in Spanish.
2 Ask how much something is in Malay.
3 Say Merry Christmas in Swedish.
4 Say good morning in Japanese.
5 Say thank you in Arabic.

Unit 14
14.1 2 danced 4 run 6 fell 8 walk
3 swims 5 climbing 7 jumped; swam

14.2 1 ride 3 takes 5 take: go by 7 ride
2 drives 4 drives 6 ride 8 take
Note you can also use go by with all these forms of transport (but without ‘the’ or ‘a’)
i.e. you can go to work by bicycle, go home by underground/taxi, etc.

14.3 Possible answers:
2 I ride my bike once a week. 5 Idrive my car every day.
3 I swim in the sea once a year. 6 I go dancing once a month.
I swim in a pool once a week. 7 Igo climbing once a year.
4 I never jog.
14.4 Possible answers:
Please pass the salt. Please pass the water.
Please pass the pepper. Please pass the salad.
Please pass the bread. Please pass the sauce.

14.5 2 Maria drove her grandmother to the city yesterday.
3 Bill caught the 9.45 train to London yesterday.
4 I took a taxi home from the station yesterday.
5 Jane fell when she rode her bike yesterday.

Unit 15
15.1 1 because 3 before 5 although
2 and 4 so 6 if

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