Interchange2 WorkbookAnswers

Exercise 6 
2. Would you mind taking this form to the office?
3. Could you turn the TV down?
4. Would you mind not leaving wet towels on the floor?
5. Would you text me today s homework assignment?
6. Can you pass me that book, please?
Exercise 7 
2. A: Would you mind helping me?
B: Sorry, I can t right now.
3. A: Excuse me, but you re sitting in my seat.
B: Oh, I m sorry. I didn t realize that.
4. A: Would you like to come in?
B: All right. Thanks.
5. A: Would you mind not leaving your clothes on the floor?
B: Oh, all right. I ll put them away.
6. A: Can you hand me the remote control?
B: No problem.
Exercise 8 
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. Benjamin: You re late! I ve been here for half an hour!
Jen: I m really sorry. My car broke down.
3. Customer: I brought this laptop in last week, but it s still 
not working right.
Salesperson: Oh, I m sorry. I ll fix it for you.
4. Father: You didn t take out the garbage this morning.
Son: I m sorry. I didn t want to be late for the school bus.
5. Customer: This steak is very tough. I can t eat it.
Waiter: I m really sorry. I ll bring you another one.
6. Neighbor 1: Could you do something about your dog? It 
barks all night and it keeps me awake.
Neighbor 2: I m sorry. I won t leave him outside at night 
anymore.
7. Resident: Would you mind moving your car? You re 
parked in my parking space.
Visitor: Sorry. I won t do it again.
8. Teacher: Please put away your papers. You left them on 
your desk yesterday.
Student: I m sorry. I forgot I put them there.
Exercise 9 
1. Throw that old food away. Put it in the trash can.
2. Would you mind picking up some groceries? We need 
coffee, milk, and rice.
3. Turn the lights off. Electricity costs money!
4. My neighbor made a promise. He said, I ll be sure to 
stop my dog from barking.
Exercise 10 
A 
2. don t criticize my friends
3. mail these bills
4. don t talk so loudly
5. put away the groceries
6. take off your sunglasses
7. turn down the TV
8. clean up your bedroom
B 
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. Could you not criticize my friends?
3. Would you mail these bills?
4. Would you mind not talking so loudly?
5. Can you put away the groceries?
6. Could you take off your sunglasses?
7. Would you turn down the TV?
8. Can you clean up your bedroom?
Exercise 11 
Answers will vary. 
T-355
Workbook answer key
T-189

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7 What do you use this for?
Exercise 1 
2. A robot is used for doing boring jobs.
3. A digital camera is used for taking and deleting photos 
easily.
4. A flash drive is used for storing and sending data.
5. A GPS device is used for determining your exact location.
Exercise 2 
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. flash drive, back up files
A flash drive is used to back up files.
3. GPS device, places
GPS devices are used to find places.
4. videos, video camera
A video camera is used to take videos.
5. the Internet, information
The Internet is used to find information.
Exercise 3 
2. download
3. watching
4. pay
5. backing up
6. find
Exercise 4 
2. People used to write letters, but now they usually send 
emails instead.
3. A cell phone is used to make calls and send texts.
4. I used to have a desktop computer, but now I just use a 
laptop.
5. We download all of our movies. We used to buy DVDs, 
but we don t buy them anymore.
6. Wi-Fi networks are used to access the Internet wirelessly.