North Start 5-Respuestas

|UNIT 1 |


BACKGROUND, page 3

1. F (Americans get most of their news from TV.)
2. F (Magazines and other sources are the least common.)
3. F (TV is still used more frequently than the Internet.)
4. T
5. F (Most Americans are very interested in news about crime.)
6. T
7. F (More than 50 percent think it is good.)
8. F(Most think it is good.)
9. F (They trust newspaper reporters more than they trust lawyers.).
10. F (They trust medical doctors more, but corporate executives less.)


VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 6

1. b 4. b 7. a 10. b
2. b 5. a 8. b 11. a
3. b 6. a 9. a 12. b
13. b


A LISTENING ONE, page 8
Answers will vary.

LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS,page 8
1. a 3. b 5. c
2. b 4. c 6. b


LISTENING FOR DETAILS, page 9

1. c 3. a 5. b 7. b
2. a 4. b 6. b 8. a




REACTING TO THE LISTENING

1 page 10
Excerpt One
1.c.
2.She points out that Spiegel is a medievalist whose period of study ends around 1328.



Excerpt Two

3. b
4. She says that it does seem that those involved in spiritual practices are oftenthe most resistant to the daily news barrage.



Excerpt Three

5. a
6. They said, "I would if I could," or "Psst, don't tell anyone."




B LISTENING TWO

1 page 11
1.b 3. b 5. a 7. a
2.a 4. a 6. b 8. b








3 FOCUS ON VOCABULARY

1 page 13
1.b 4. d
2.a 5. c
3.e
biased; to make a connection; lethal; comes in second; to take break
6.h 9. f
7.j10. g
8.i
tune in; pastime; updates; riveting, soothing

2 page 15
Answers will vary.


A PRONUNCIATION

1Page 17
1. The United States has become a nation of people addicted to the news.
2. Americans are offered news in many forms
3. Critics have been concerned about the amount of news we watch.
4. Many viewers have tuned into the CornCam website.
5. Academics are worried about theamount of news we consume.

2 page 17
1. are 3. has 5. have 7. we're
2. are 4. are 6. is 8. we've


B GRAMMAR

1page18
1.In sentence a, the focus is your mind. In sentence b, the focus is the website. In sentence c, the focus is children.

2.Answers will vary.

2. page 18
2.were provided 9. have been counted
3. were flooded 10. is being planned
4.have been treated 11. will be followed
5. is being reported 12. was rescued
6. is predicted 13. had been warned
7. be regarded 14. was interviewed
8. was released 15. be given

3 page 20
1. was attracted 5. is being promoted
2. to be filled 6. has been visited
3. is stimulated 7. were reminded
4. have been depressed 8. was delayed


|UNIT 2|


VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION, page 27

1. revelation 8. scars
2. landscape 9. crutches
3. soared 10. perseverance
4. crushed 11. overcome
5. collapsed 12. compassion
6. mangled 13. proof
7. limitations 14. had in store for


A LISTENING ONE, page 28

Suggested answer:
1. The station chose essays by people whoovercame obstacles to make their dreams come true.

2. Answers will vary.


LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, page 29

1.He dreamed he was flying, though never over the same landscape.
2. He was hit by a runaway truck.
3. He realized that everyone is born with gifts, but we all run into obstacles.
4. He has learned that if we use our gifts, we can overcome our obstacles.




LISTENING FORDETAILS, page 29

1. F (He dreamed he was flying.)
2. F (He always dreamed about different landscapes.)
3. F (He was four.)
4. F (He used crutches.)
5. F (He was in Venice.)
6. F (He was overlooking San Marco square.)
7. T
8. F (He dreamed he was flying across Italy toward the sea.)


REACTING TO THE LISTENING

1 page 30

Excerpt One

1. up in the air, soar. These words mean fly,...