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Answer key: Unit 7

Para F: another stage in the development of virtual
Speaker 4
I’m hoping to start a jazz band with a friend I studied worlds
music at university with – I play percussion and Ed plays Para G: difference between these (virtual) worlds
trombone, but our main interest is writing music. The and online games
band will have parts for seventeen players. One of the
difficulties is that most of the musicians we’re approaching 4 1 G 2 F 3 C 4 A 5 E 6 B (Para D is not used.)
already play in other groups, so they won’t be available
all the time. We’re planning to make a recording but 5 1 games in which many players interact
the logistics are a nightmare. Rehearsals and recording 2 something that preceded the Internet
would be tricky – getting so many people into a studio 3 gain unauthorised entry into the computer system
at the same time. At the moment it’s just something 4 designed mainly for social conversations
we’re looking into, but we’re hoping it’ll become a reality 5 a lot of excited interest in the media
sometime in the next year or so. 6 didn’t receive much financial reward in return
7 all together as a group
Speaker 5
I’ve just come back from Womad in Singapore – it was
awesome. I went with a few friends and we got in for free Grammar
because we were in the stage crew. We had to carry loads
of stuff from one place to the next, but we still had time to Linking ideas: relative and particle clauses
get into the music. We got to talk to quite a lot of the acts
– we got signatures and photos. It was a great experience, 1 1 where 2 which 3 played 4 in which 5 making
especially when the artists thank you for doing such a 6 that/which 7 who 8 explaining 9 based
good job. I’d never heard of lots of the bands and singers 2 1 a 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 b 1, 4 and 6 c 2 and 7
before, but I’ll be trying to catch them live whenever I can 2 a 3, 5, 8 and 9 b present: 5 (making) and 8
– until I go again next year.
(explaining); past: 3 (played) and 9 (based)
c 3 and 9 d 5 and 8
5 1 gatherings 2 infectious 3 commuting 3 In sentence 6 that/which can be left out. Also in
4 logistics 5 awesome
sentence 4 in which can be left out. They each
introduce a defining relative clause and they are
the object of the verb in that clause.
Vocabulary
Complex prepositions 3 1 which 2 where 3 in which 4 who/that 5 who
6 whose 7 for whom 8 who
1 1 in aid of 2 by means of 3 in place of In sentence 3 in which can be left out. In sentence 4
4 on account of 5 On behalf of 6 with regard to who/that can be left out.
7 in keeping with 8 in exchange for
4 1 quivering 2 based 3 Having read 4 made
2 1 d 2 h 3 g 4 a 5 f 6 c 7 b 8 e 5 specialising

Linking ideas: apposition
Reading and Use of English | Part 7
5 Suggested answers
2 1 in the early 1970s 2 It requires sophisticated 1 The Matrix, a science fiction film, came out in 1999.
computer systems and a lot of practice. 3 He/She 2 Thomas Anderson, the central character, is a
expects dozens of new virtual worlds to spring up in computer programmer and a hacker. / Thomas
the future. Anderson, a computer programmer and a hacker,
is the central character.
3 Suggested answers 3 The star of the film is Keanu Reeves, a famous
Para B: problems for businesses using Second Life American actor. / The star of the film, Keanu
Para C: increased popularity of virtual worlds due to Reeves, is a famous American actor.
the Internet/web 4 The film popularised ‘bullet time’, an effect which
Para D: Second Life activities and users allows actions to be filmed at different speeds.
Para E: effects of media interest in Second Life

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