Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition The Q Classroom
would like having a car that didn’t Activity A, p. 50
let me make the driving decisions.
Answers will vary. Possible answers: Activity C, p. 52
1. I use technology every day. I use my Answers will vary. phone and computer to keep in touch. WORK WITH THE READING
2. The man is using a cell phone. He is Activity B, p. 54 texting. 1. occur Activity B, p. 51 2. obey
Students’ opinions in 1 and answers to 2 3. sense will vary. Possible answers: 4. data
1. With her phone, Sophy can text and 5. manufacturer
send pictures to her friends anytime. 6. respond
I think it definitely helps me keep in 7. benefit
touch. I regularly use my cell phone, 8. limitation video chats, and emails to 9. obstacle
communicate with family, friends,
Vocabulary Skill Review, p. 54 and colleagues.
Circled: (1) cars, headlights, accidents,
2. Yes. I know cell phones only became
night, drivers, (2) police, drivers, speed
common within my lifetime, but I
limit, highways, drivers, ticket, (3)
cannot imagine the world without
buildings, lights, people, room, (4)
them. I use mine for many tasks. For
computer, accident, losing, work, data,
example, I check my e-mail, search
(5) manufacturer, car, gasoline,
the Internet for information, and
electricity, customers, vehicles, fuel, (6) use a lot of different apps.
boss, emails, (7) benefit, driving, work,
time, disadvantage, traffic, (8) PREVIEW THE UNIT
membership, website, articles,
Activity A, iQ Online Resource
limitation, information, paying, (9) sand, Answers will vary.
obstacle, desert, speed, direction, car
Activity B, iQ Online Resource
Underlined: (1) have, are, to occur, can’t Answers will vary.
see, (2) expect, to obey, go, may get, (3)
can sense, enter, turn on, (4) turns off, READING 1
don’t worry, is saved, (5) has decided, to PREVIEW THE READING
build, runs, want, use, (6) expects, to Activity A, p. 52
respond, doesn’t hear, gets, (7) is, saves,  to discuss advantages and
is, can get stuck, (8) don’t pay, can’t
disadvantages of driverless cars
read, is (’s), can access, (9) is, makes, to Activity B, p. 52 control
Answers will vary. Possible answer: Activity D, p. 55
I don’t think I would be comfortable a. 4
in a driverless car. When I’m in a car, b. 1
I like to be the driver. I’m not sure I c. 3 d. 5 AK-12 Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition e. 2
5. It’s not clear who’s to blame for an Activity E, p. 55 accident. 5
d. In the near future, driverless cars
may change the way people drive. WRITE WHAT YOU THINK Activity F, p. 56 Activity A, B, p. 57
1. 4; They can be lighter because they
Answers will vary. Possible answers: are less likely to crash. 1. Car companies want to make
3. 6; They have already driven over
driverless cars because they may be 200,000 miles accident-free.
safer than human drivers. Drivers
4. 2; They use GPS, sensors, and
sometimes make bad decisions, but cameras.
a driverless car would use accurate
5. 5; They cannot anticipate the
data to make the right decisions.
unexpected like humans can. They
Driverless cars might also save car
might not recognize the commands
manufacturers money because the
of police officers and may be too
cars wouldn’t crash as often. “polite” on the highway.
Manufacturers could build lighter Activity G, p. 56
cars with fewer safety features. Car 1. O companies could make a lot of 2. O
money if they could convince people 3. F
to get rid of their old cars and buy 4. F
new, expensive, driverless cars. 5. F
2. I would consider buying a driverless 6. O car. I would be able to do my 7. F
homework during my commute. The 8. O
car would drive safely even if I were Activity H, p. 57
very tired or not feeling well. I also
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
like new technology, and it would be Advantages
fun to be one of the first owners of a
1. They can help people stay safe. 4
driverless car. However, it might be
2. They can warn people when there is too expensive for me to buy. a dangerous turn. 2
3. They can park themselves. 2 READING SKILL
4. People can do other things safely. 4 Activity A, p. 58
5. They would use less fuel. 4
1. topics, main ideas, details, nouns, Disadvantages verbs
1. They can’t anticipate unexpected
2. They are background information or things like people can. 5 very specific details.
2. They might not recognize the
3. It summarizes the main idea.
commands of police officers. 5
4. Main idea: Cars today already think
3. They may be too “polite.” 5
for us. It’s stated in the topic
4. Driving laws are written for human sentence and supported by the drivers, not robots. 5 details. AK-13 Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition READING 2 Activity E, p. 63 PREVIEW THE READING 1. T Activity A, p. 59 2. T
 to prepare children for future jobs
3. F All students in the United Arab  make schools more modern
Emirates will have tablets by 2017.
 to make learning more challenging 4. T Activity B, p. 59
5. F Paper test results take longer than
Answers will vary. Possible answer: online quiz results.
I think computers can help children
6. F Not all families in the United Arab learn. Computers can make the
Emirates have the Internet at home. subjects more interesting for 7. T
students. For example, students can Activity F, p. 63 read about something and then 1. Ali and his classmates
watch a video about it. Also, on a 2. students
computer, students can take as 3. Petra much time as they need to do 4. students
something without slowing down
5. the government of Saudi Arabia other students. Activity G, p. 64 Activity C, p. 59 1. b Answers will vary.
Underline: But will the experiment work? WORK WITH THE READING 2. b Activity B, p. 62
Underline: thousands of public 1. e school students 2. g 3. a 3. b Underline: this is good 4. j 4. b 5. h
Underline: it will be the next leader; 6. a
children like Ali will be the new 7. f leaders 8. i Activity H, p. 64 9. c Answers will vary. 10. d
Vocabulary Skill Review, p. 62 WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
Adjectives: digital, reliable, interactive Activity A, p. 65 Nouns: feedback, experiment
Answers will vary. Possible answers: Activity D, p. 63
1. I agree because I see children a. 9 spending many hours on their b. 5
tablets. They can get upset when c. 7
their parents tell them to get off d. 3
because they are too addicted. They e. 6 do not know when to stop. f. 8 AK-14 Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition
2. I would like to be a doctor. I will 5. Researchers have created need strong computer and experiments that study how
technology skills because doctors
driverless cars respond to accidents.
use a lot of high-technology devices
6. It may be difficult for consumers to that are run by computers. accept driverless cars, but Activity B, p. 65 eventually, they may become
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
popular because they have many
1. I think people should have a lot of benefits.
control over the technology they Activity B, p. 66
use. People should be able to use 1. a. G
technology when they need it and b. S
when it makes life easier. However, 2. a. G
people should also be able to turn it b. S
off. That way we can connect to 3. a. G
other people face to face or to b. S
perform a task by hand. Our lives 4. a. G
are more satisfying when we control b. S
technology, not when technology 5. a. G controls us. b. S
2. Technology can help people do their
work more easily and quickly. It can WRITING SKILL
also help people communicate. You Activity A, pp. 67–68 can be connected with friends
1. In the near future, driverless cars
around the world in a few seconds.
may change the way people drive.
But technology can take people
2. a. The sensors see the road and
away from interacting with others in
make decisions about turns and
the real world. Sometimes people stops, and the GPS navigation
spend more time online than they
system tells the car where to go.
do talking with friends and family.
b. Also, it is not clear who is at fault
when a driverless car causes an VOCABULARY SKILL accident. Activity A, pp. 65–66
c. The success of these cars will
1. The GPS navigation system stores
eventually depend on consumers,
data about highway exits and speed not car manufacturers. limits.
3. The writer has a negative reaction.
2. When an accident occurs, the police
The writer says that he or she does
must decide who is responsible.
not agree that they are the cars of
3. Are there any limitations to using the future. robots for everyday tasks?
4. The writer thinks people would
4. Engineers are trying to discover new
prefer to be in control and would
ways to increase Internet speeds.
worry about the car’s computer making mistakes. 5. Answers will vary. AK-15 Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 3 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition Activity B, p. 69
6. Underlined: interactive, dynamic
1. Governments want children to learn Word form: adjective
with technology so they are better Circled: and
prepared for jobs of the future. 7. Underlined: slow, stop
2. The Saudi Arabia government is Word form: verb
putting tablets in hundreds of Circled: or classrooms.
3. Tablets are making learning more Activity B, pp. 71–72
interactive for students. Students
1. They are not listening to their
are using videos, apps, and software
teacher or penciling down notes in
to solve problems and be creative. their science journals.
4. Tablets are helping teachers help
2. They turn their designs into a
their students more quickly and
presentation and share them on effectively. their screens.
5. The Saudi Arabian government is
3. Right now it is too early to know, but improving Internet speeds and
the answer could be next door.
reliability and putting tablets in
4. Do you blame the driver, the car, or schools. the car manufacturer?
6. The author believes that, if Saudi
5. Drivers can make bad judgments,
Arabia manages the challenges, it
get sleepy, or run red lights.
will lead in tablet education, and its
6. Driverless cars are already on the students will lead the new
roads, and could soon end up at a knowledge economy. dealer near you. Activity C, p. 70 Answers will vary. UNIT ASSIGNMENT PLAN AND WRITE GRAMMAR
Activity A, iQ Online Resource Activity A, p. 71 Answers will vary. 1. Underlined: do, mop, mow
Activity B, iQ Online Resource Word form: verb Answers will vary. Circled: and
Activity C, iQ Online Resource
2. Underlined: person, vehicle Answers will vary. Word form: noun Circled: or 3. Underlined: stop, pull Word form: verb Circled: or 4. Underlined: paper, books Word form: noun Circled: or
5. Underlined: e-books, videos, apps Word form: noun Circled: and AK-16