Interchange2 WorkbookAnswers

Pedro: What did you order?
Alexa: First, I had soup with green curry and rice. Then I 
tried pad thai. It s noodles, shrimp, and vegetables in a spicy 
sauce.
Pedro: I have not/haven t tasted pad thai before. Was it very 
hot?
Alexa: No. It was just spicy enough. And after that, I ate 
bananas in coconut milk for dessert.
Pedro: Mmm! That sounds good.
Alexa: It was.
Exercise 6 
2. I had a huge lunch, so I skipped dinner.
3. What ingredients do you need to cook crispy fried 
noodles?
4. First, fry the beef in oil and curry powder, and then pour 
the coconut milk over the beef.
5. We need to leave the restaurant now. Could we have the 
check, please?
Exercise 7 
1. A: Have you ever tried barbecued chicken? You marinate 
the meat in barbecue sauce for about an hour and 
then cook it on the grill.
B: Mmm! That sounds good!
2. A: Here s a recipe called Baked Eggplant Delight. I 
usually bake eggplant for an hour, but this says you 
bake it for only five minutes!
B: That sounds wrong.
3. A: Look at this dish frogs legs with bananas! I ve never 
seen that before.
B: Yuck! That sounds awful.
Exercise 8 
2. I brought all the ingredients with me.
3. Did you eat a huge dinner last night?
4. We took my mother to the new Chilean restaurant.
5. I haven t given a birthday gift to my father yet.
6. We have never been to a Chinese restaurant.
7. I have never eaten snails. What are they like?
8. Have you decided what kind of pizza you would like?
9. I bought this chicken sandwich for $5.
10. Oh, I m sorry. I just broke a glass. What a mess!
11. Victor made gogi gui for dinner.
12. I wasn t hungry this morning, so I skipped breakfast.
13. Oh, no! I forgot to buy rice. 
14. Have you ever driven a sports car?
15. I tried Greek food for the first time last night.
16. Have you ever fallen asleep at the movies? It s really 
embarrassing.
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Workbook answer key
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5 Hit the road!
Exercise 1 
A 
take
do
go
rent
long walks
a lot of hiking camping
a camper
sailing lessons some fishing on vacation a car
a vacation
something 
exciting
swimming a condominium
B 
Answers will vary.
C 
Answers will vary.
Exercise 2 
Scott: So, Elena, do you have any vacation plans?
Elena: Well, I m going to paint my apartment because the 
walls are a really ugly color. What about you?
Scott: I m going to rent a car and take a long drive. 
Elena: Where are you going to go?
Scott: I m not sure. I ll probably visit my sister Jeanne. I 
haven t seen her in a long time.
Elena: That sounds nice. I like to visit my family, too.
Scott: Yes, and maybe I ll go to the mountains for a few days. 
I haven t been hiking in months. How about you? Are you 
going to do anything else on your vacation?
Elena: I ll probably catch up on my studying. I have a lot of 
work to do before school starts.
Scott: That doesn t sound like much fun.
Elena: Oh, I am planning to have some fun, too. I m going to 
relax on the beach. I love to go surfing!
Exercise 3 
A 
2. A: How are you going to get there?
B: I m going to drive.
3. A: Where are you going to stay?
B: I m going to stay in a condominium. My friend has one 
near the beach.
4. A: Is anyone going to travel with you?/Are you going to 
travel with anyone?
B: No, I m going to travel by myself.
B 
2. Maybe I ll take the train.
3. I won t stay at a hotel.
4. I think I ll ask a friend.