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Book key
1 Open answers
2 a designer, director, lawyer, porter, Principal,
receptionist
b debt, insurance, invest
c announce, phrase, pronounce
3 a 7 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 3 f 3 g 3 h 7
i 3 j 7
4 a Since they were married fifteen years ago, they have
become different people. They aren’t very interested
in each other.
b They love each other. But Grania is angry with
Tony. She thinks that he has made her and her
father look stupid. She says that she doesn’t want to
see him again.
c Aidan doesn’t think that Tony is a good teacher.
He can’t understand why Tony is so popular. Tony
is kind to Aidan when he is chosen as the new
Principal. He doesn’t want to hurt him and tries
to help him. He probably also feels nervous and
embarrassed because he is in love with Aidan’s
daughter and Aidan doesn’t know yet.
d Aidan feels that his daughters don’t notice him. His
eldest daughter, Grania, is unhappy when he isn’t
chosen as the new Principal. She feels protective of
him when she thinks that Tony has made him look
stupid.
5– 6 Open answers
7 a has to
b angry
c men
d Gabriella asks her to
e has never been to Italy
f the mountains
g sews dresses
h boyfriend
i work
j is excited about her future
8 a Her parents can’t forgive her for loving Mario. They
are upset when she follows him to Sicily.
b Mario dies in a car crash.
c She makes some money by sewing things which she
sells in a big town.
d Suzi Sullivan tells her about a room in her family’s
house. Mr and Mrs Sullivan let her stay in this
room. She helps Jimmy Sullivan with his school
work. Mrs Sullivan introduces her to Tony O’Brien.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
e Tony O’Brien tells her about Aidan Dunne and his
interest in Italy.
9–10 Open answers
11 a Aidan
b Grania, Tony O’Brien
c Lizzie
d Grania
e Lizzie
f Bill
g Grania, Fiona
h Signora
i Aidan, Signora
j Lizzie
12 a 7 b 1 c 3 d 4 e 2 f 5 g 8 h 6
13–14 Open answers
15 a 6 b 4 c 7 d 9 e 2 f 3 g 5 h 10
i 1 j 8
16 a Lou’s mother is talking to her husband after the
robbers have escaped from their shop. She thinks
that Lou was right not to try to stop them.
b Robin is talking to Lou. The leg of lamb is a present
for helping the robbers to escape.
c Robin is talking to Lou. He wants Lou to stop his
car in front of a van while the criminals rob it.
d Suzi is talking to Lou. She can’t understand why he
is suddenly so rich.
e Robin is talking to Lou after Lou has said that he
doesn’t want to help the criminals in future.
f Tony O’Brien is talking to Grania. He wants to
start their relationship again.
g Lou is talking to Robin about an expensive
television that he is offering him. Lou doesn’t want
it because Suzi would know that it was stolen.
h Signora is talking to Lou about his criminal past
after Lou has promised to start living honestly.
17–18 Open answers
19 a 3 b 5 c 8 d 2 e 6 f 9 g 1 h 7 i 4
20 a They only enjoyed some of the holiday. Connie
doesn’t like Harry touching her, and their marriage
problems start.
b They didn’t like her in the beginning, but later they
thought that she was the perfect wife for Harry.
c She wants almost everything legally in her name.
She is afraid that, like her father, Harry might lose
everything. She wants to protect her family.
d Connie hits her husband because he doesn’t care
about the investors who have lost their money in
his company.
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e She isn’t worried about her brother’s future. She
knows that he will be fine with Gus and Maggie.
He is also happy because of his skill at snooker.
f They almost lose their hotel.
g True
h She gives them a cheque because her husband has
illegally taken their money.
21–22 Open answers
23 a Connie > Grania
b Bill > Barry
c Aidan > Luigi
d Lizzie > Suzi
e Signora > Mrs Healy/Nessa
f Nell > Grania
g Suzi > Barry
h Mrs Healy > Mrs Dunne/Nell
i Nell > Mrs Healy/Nessa
j Laddy > Fiona
24 a She isn’t confident about her appearance (before she
meets Barry). She doesn’t like her glasses and she
thinks that she is a little too small.
b She feels more confident and full of life because
Fiona is friendly to her.
c He accepts their relationship after Grania visits him
in his new study.
d She is upset because she sees a woman (Nell
Dunne) getting into his van.
e He is shocked because Aidan wants to shake his
hand. (He expected Aidan to be unfriendly.)
f Mr Healy is worried (probably because Nell will be
there). Nell doesn’t want to go because she thinks
that it will be boring.
g She is upset and angry because Fiona tells her that
Mr Healy has other women friends.
h He is nervous and afraid because Luigi (Lou)
angrily tells him to leave Nell alone.
i She is happy for two reasons: her plan to end Nell’s
relationship with Barry’s father has succeeded; Barry
asks her to go on the viaggio with him.
25–26 Open answers
27 a Nell b son c Laddy d Aidan e letter
f cake g talk h Fiona i Garaldis
j Sicily/Annunziata
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28 Possible answers:
a Before the evening classes, Aidan is unhappy in his
private life and at work. He finds happiness with
Signora, who teaches the classes. The success of the
evening classes helps him to forget that he didn’t
become Principal.
Before the evening classes, Signora is sad and lonely,
without a home or job. She finds happiness with
Aidan because of the evening classes, and discovers
that she is an excellent and popular teacher.
The Italian classes bring Bill and Lizzie closer
together. Knowledge of Italian will help Bill to earn
more money, which will keep Lizzie happy.
Lou starts the classes because the criminals want
him to help them to hide some boxes. But after a
conversation with Signora, he promises to live an
honest life in future.
At the classes, Connie meets Laddy, who tells her
about his nephew’s financial problems. Connie
realizes that these problems are her husband’s fault,
and she helps Laddy’s nephew. As a result, she leaves
her husband because of his selfishness and illegal
activities and makes a lot of new friends.
At the evening classes, Laddy meets Connie, who
solves his nephew’s financial problems. He also
makes a lot of new friends and is able to go to Italy
to see the Garaldi family again.
b–c Open answers
29–38 Open answers
Discussion activities key
1–3 Open answers
4 Created in 1921, the Department of Education
changed its name to Department of Education and
Science in 1997. It aims to promote inclusion, good
quality education, developing good educational
policies and improving their own capacity of
evaluation. It has an Inspectorate, which evaluates the
quality of schooling, advises on educational policy and
supports teacher and school management.
5 Open answers; it involves two women and a man.
6–7 Open answers
8 Open answers; they learned to ask and say their
names, how they were, what time it was, what date it
was, where they lived and the names of food; Lizzie
also learned to say ‘I love you’.
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9–11 Open answers.
12 She will speak with the young man, to make sure Suzi
is safe. + Open answers
13–14 Open answers
15 Open answers; her father died and left the family
unprotected; she could not go to university and had a
difficult childhood.
16–18 Open answers
19 Open answers; Nell
20–22 Open answers
23 Open answers; one of Mario’s sons will invite her to go
back to Italy.
24 –26 Open answers
Activity worksheets key
1
2
3
4
a bad > good; Aidan; 5
b her > him; Tony; 3
c likes > knew; Tony; 1
d meet > see; Grania; 6
e Sunday > Monday; Aidan; 2
f person > teacher; Aidan; 4
a Nell, Aidan’s wife,
b Mr Welsh, the present Principal at school,
c Nell
d Tony
e Brigid, Aidan’s younger daughter,
a Gabriella > Signora
b Signora > Mrs Sullivan
c Mrs Sullivan > Aidan
d Aidan > Tony
e Tony > Aidan
f Aidan > Gabriella
1) Gabriella 2) O’Donoghue 3) Nora
4) Sullivan 5) Dunne 6) Suzi 7) Jimmy
8) Mario 9) Quatro 10) grazie
Annunziata … the name of the town in Italy where
Signora lived.
5 a Bill b sister c Olive d Bill e Grania
f friend g Fiona h Lizzie i mother j Grania
k father l Billy m father n son
6 Possible answers:
a I can do a job for you if there is one.
b We’re going to rob this place.
c I’ll show you where you have to park the car on the
night of the robbery.
d I don’t want to participate in robberies any more.
e You can’t leave.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
7
8
a 1 F 2 T 3 T
b 1 F 2 F 3 F
a £20
b £9,750
c £100 for the job at the cinema + £1,000 for the
job at the nightclub + £500 for storing the boxes at
school = £1,600
9 a Connie
b Harry Kane
c Connie’s father
d Connie’s family
e Connie
f Harry
g Siobhan Casey
h The fact that people would hear about the
problems in their marriage
i The lawyers
j What they thought of her husband
k Lorenzo
l Connie
m tell the police
10 a Siobhan b Rose c Connie d Veronica
e Connie f Maggie g Connie
11 a 1 b 3 c 2 d 5 e 4
12 Possible answers:
a Fiona was … when Mrs Healy told her about Nell.
b Fiona would like to be as … as Grania and Brigid.
c There were beautiful … and yellow curtains in
Aidan’s new study.
d Grania was … to her father for his attitude to Tony.
e The students of the Italian decided to … a hotel in
Rome before they travelled.
f Mrs Healey wanted the … of Fiona at the party.
She would feel better if she was there.
g Fiona asked Barry to invite her to … so that his
mother had something to do.
13 a Nell; 7
b hospital; 2
c cook; 5
d Italy; 1
e supper; 4
f football; 3
g Fiona; 6
14 a Signora; she is talking about whether to return to
Sicily or not.
b Alfredo, he is telling Signora that all the people in
the village in Sicily were sorry when she left.
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c Laddy; he is asking whether the Garaldis will be
there to meet him.
d Fiona, she is telling Aidan that Mrs Dunne’s
relationship with Barry’s father is finished.
15 a remembered; F
b belongs; T
c shocked; T
d pulled; T
Progress test key
1 a announced b effort c Principal d definite
e footsteps
2 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 3 e 7 f 7
3 a wasn’t
b a poor area of the city
c Lizzie
d wanted
e done cleaning and housework
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
4 a 3, 8, 1; unlocked
b 3, 7, 1, 2; unexpectedly
c 3, 10, 5 unnoticed
d 11, 4, 2; 9, 6 surprisingly enjoyable
5 1 a farm
b hotel
c hospice
2 d receptionist
3 e hotel
f management
4 g snooker
6 a out b up c down d out e out f up
g out h up i up
7 a T b F c F d F e F
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