Interchange2 WorkbookAnswers

Exercise 6 
Guest: Could you tell me where the gym is?
Clerk: Sure, the gym is on the nineteenth floor.
Guest: OK. And can you tell me where the coffee shop is?
Clerk: Yes, the coffee shop is next to the gift shop.
Guest: The gift shop? Hmm. I need to buy something for my 
wife. Do you know what time it closes?
Clerk: It closes at 6:00 P.M. I m sorry, but you ll have to wait 
until tomorrow. It s already 6:15.
Guest: OK. Oh, I m expecting a package. Could you call me 
when it arrives?
Clerk: Don t worry. I ll call you when it arrives.
Guest: Thanks. Just one more thing. Do you know how often 
the airport bus leaves?
Clerk: The airport bus leaves every half hour. Anything else?
Guest: No, I don t think so. Thanks.
Exercise 7 
2. There should be less traffic downtown.
3. Could you tell me where the subway station is?
4. There should be more parking garages.
5. Do you know how often the bus comes?
6. Can you tell me what time the last train leaves?
Exercise 8
Answers will vary. Examples:
1. Yes, there is a traffic-free zone downtown.
2. Most people drive to and from work.
3. Rush hour is very busy and there is a lot of traffic.
4. The biggest problem is traffic.
5. The city has improved the subways.
6. The city could provide more buses and subway lines.
T-351
Workbook answer key
T-185

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3 Making changes
Exercise 1 
A 
1. convenient / inconvenient
2. cramped / spacious
3. dangerous / safe
4. big / small
5. bright / dark
6. modern / old
7. quiet / noisy
8. cheap / expensive
B 
2. The rooms are too dark.
3. The living room is too cramped for the family.
4. The bathroom isn t modern enough.
5. The yard is too small for our pets.
6. The street isn t quiet enough for us.
7. The neighborhood isn t safe enough.
8. The location is too inconvenient.
Exercise 2 
2. There aren t enough bedrooms.
3. It s not modern enough.
4. There aren t enough parking spaces.
5. The neighborhood doesn t have enough streetlights.
6. There aren t enough closets.
7. It s not private enough.
8. The living room isn t spacious enough.
Exercise 3 
Client: Well, it s not as convenient as the apartment on 
Main Street. 
Realtor: That s true, the house is less convenient.
Client: But the apartment doesn t have as many rooms as 
the house. 
Realtor: Yes, the house is more spacious.
Client: But I think there are just as many closets as in the 
apartment. 
Realtor: You re right. The closet space is the same.
Client: The wallpaper in the apartment is not as dingy as the 
wallpaper in the house. 
Realtor: I know, but you could change the wallpaper in 
the house.
Client: Hmm, the rent on the apartment is almost as 
expensive as the rent on the house, but the house is much 
bigger. Oh, I can t decide. Can you show me something else?
Exercise 4 
A 
Answers will vary.
B 
Answers will vary.
Exercise 5 
A 
be 
play 
have 
move
healthy 
guitar 
my own room 
somewhere else
happier 
soccer 
more free time 
to a new place
B 
2. I wish I had my own room.
3. I wish I played soccer.
4. I wish I had more free time.
5. I wish were happier.
6. I wish I played guitar.