"A friend in need is a friend indeed" and "Blood is thicker than water". 1B: Grammar – Past and Perfect Tenses
This guide covers the core topics and typical answer patterns for of the Solutions Upper-Intermediate Workbook (3rd Edition) , focusing on personality vocabulary, complex past tenses, and communication skills. 1A: Vocabulary – Describing Personality
Remember that verbs like know, belong, imagine, and understand are usually not used in the continuous form (e.g., "had known," not "had been knowing"). 1C & 1D: Reading and Listening Solutions Upper-Intermediate Workbook Key Unit 1
Words often follow a pattern like bad-tempered, open-minded, thick-skinned, well-behaved , and easy-going .
The unit revisits narrative tenses with a focus on distinguishing between the and Past Perfect Continuous . "A friend in need is a friend indeed"
Used for completed actions before another point in the past (e.g., "She had completed her training").
words related to journalism (e.g., libel, privacy, regulators ) and strong emotions ( furious, terrified, fascinated, exhausted ). 1G & 1H: Communication and Writing 1C & 1D: Reading and Listening Words often
Considerate, outgoing, quick-witted, selfless, spontaneous, industrious .