CAMBRIDGE COMPLETE FIRST 3rd ED INDEPENDENT STUDY
WORKBOOK ANSWERS
Unit 8: Dream of the stars
Grammar
[Link], at 2. At, in 3. In 4. On
5. At 6. On 7. At 8. In
2 It’s the funniest film I’ve ever seen
3 I’ve never heard of it
4 I’ll/I’d definitely watch it again
5 I can’t see it because I don’t live near a cinema/ I couldn’t watch it because I don’t live near a
cinema
6 I didn’t really enjoy it because it was too long
3
2 Promise 3 Admit 4 Apologise
5 recommend 6 agree 7 warm
4
2 Oliver admitted that it was him who had broken the mirror
3 My husband agreed that we could go out that night
4 Julia apologised for not seeing my performance the day before / yesterday
5 William promised that he would be on time the next day / tomorrow
6 Angelo recommended that I / we should stream the TV series
7 Lisa warned us not to buy concert tickets from strangers
CAMBRIDGE COMPLETE FIRST 3rd ED INDEPENDENT STUDY
WORKBOOK ANSWERS
Vocabulary
ACROSS: DOWN:
4 play 1 rerun
5 gripping 2 twist
8 stage 3 part
12 audience 6 predictable
14 famous 7 performance
16 edge of your seat 9 act
17 scene 10 spectators
18 musical 11 binge watch
12 audition
13 hilarious
15 hooked
Listening part 2
1 Father (against the advice of my father)
2 Communication (Effective communication has always been one of my…)
3 Level (By holding various positions at each level of the firm)
4 Style (However, they didn’t fit in with the company’s style)
5 Contacts (However, since I had so much experience and so many contacts in the industry…)
6 Reputation (This helped me develop my reputation as a talent agent and…)
7 Tips (Young doctors are always asking me for tips on how to succeed in Hollywood)
8 Novels (Take regular acting classes … familiarise yourself with the most recent novels)
9 Flexible (... However, you have to show that you are flexible when the need arises)
10 Professional (Don’t get your photographs taken by a friend - go to a professional)
Reading and use of English part 7
1 C (When I was younger, I auditioned for a boy band in the hope of becoming the next big star)
2 B (I never thought for a minute they’d ask me!)
3 B (... But I didn’t expect it to last)
4 C (But the record company chose really bad songs for us, so our album didn’t sell all that well)
5 D (I’m not bothered about anyone laughing at me)
6 A (The media went crazy about what I’d done, but didn’t feel especially brave)
7 D (A few day later, the video of the accident went viral all over the world)
8 C (I wish they had give us more of a chance)
9 B (There was a new speaking role for a character to be filmed that day and the actor hadn’t
showed up)
10 A (Journalists were trying to interview me, but I turned them all down)
CAMBRIDGE COMPLETE FIRST 3rd ED INDEPENDENT STUDY
WORKBOOK ANSWERS
Reading and use of English part 1
1B 2D 3B 4A 5C 6A 7C 8D
Writing part 1 (An essay)
1 One of the main reasons is
2 Because of this
3 for this reason
4 Because/Since
5 That is why
6 because/since
Please, ask your teacher if you have
made a mistake and would like it
explained.
