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1 Open answers
2 a  designer, DJ, Prime Minister, vicar

b  best man, honeymoon, reception, stag night

c  carol, mistletoe

3 a  Billy Mack

b  Daniel

c  Peter, Juliet

d  Mark

e Natalie

f  David

4 a  Billy, to Joe, about the new record that he is 

making.

b  Daisy, to her mother (Karen), about the school 

Christmas play.

c  Peter, to Mark, about the stag night.

d  Juliet, to Peter, about the Beatles song/the surprise 

music in church.

5–6  Open answers
7 a  3  b  5  c 1  d  4  e  2
8 a Harry

b  Mia

c  Sarah

d  Karl

9–10 Open answers
11 a  The American President’s visit. 

b  The Fairtrade Christmas party.

c  Under the mistletoe.

d  His worries about his stepson.

e  He is in love.

f  To his farmhouse in France.

g  With her parents.

h  He can have him murdered.

12–13 Open answers
14 a  pens

b  language

c  head

d  gallery

e  video

f  an art gallery

15–16 Open answers
17 a  T  b  T  c  F  d  F  e  F  f  T
18 a 5  b  2  c  4  d  6  e  1  f  7  g  3
19–20 Open answers
21 a  Mark’s flat

b  the Prime Minister’s office

c  his home office

d  on the edge of town, in France

e  Daniel’s office

f  Mark’s art gallery

g  the hall of the building where her flat is

h  their bedroom

i a shop

j  a language school/an underground station

22–23 Open answers
24 a  CD  b  one  c  presents  d  hospital  e  carol
 

f  cards  g  experience  h  spend

25–26 Open answers
27 a David, Natalie

b  Mia

c  Natalie, David

d  Sam

e  Karen, David

f  Joanna

g  David, Natalie

28–29 Open answers
30 a  unhappy  b  guilty  c  proud  d  happy
 

e  confused  f  interested  g  excited

31 a Billy (and Daisy and Greta)

b Jamie (and Aurelia)

c Harry

d Joanna

e David

32–42 Open answers 

Discussion activities key

1–2 Open answers 
3 a  The story of Love Actually begins just before 

Christmas. 

 b  Peter and Juliet are about to be married. 
 c  The film Love Actually came out in 2003.
 d  Richard Curtis worked on Notting Hill after he 

worked on Bridget Jone’s Diary. 

 e  Some scenes in Love Actually were filmed in famous 

places in London.

 f The actors who played Jamie and Aurelia did not 

really swim because the lake wasn’t very deep. 

 g  In the first scene in the film, Hugh Grant wears two 

different ties.

 h  The film story was changed several times to make it 

shorter.

 i  There is more than one connection between many of 

the characters.

4–22  Open answers

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1  a  airport  b  studio  c  bedroom  d  kitchen
 

e  church  f  office

2  a  F Jamie meets his younger brother in his home after 

the wedding.

 

b  T

 

c  T

 

d  F Sarah fell in love with Karl half an hour after she 

began working at Fairtrade.

 

e  F The DJ in Watford doesn’t like Billy’s Christmas 

song.

 

f  T

3  a  3, 6
 

b  9, 12

 

c  5, 8

 

d  1, 10

 

e  7, 11

 

f  4, 14

 

g  2, 13

4  a  doesn’t want 
 

b  doesn’t like 

 

c  cheerful 

 

d  surprised 

 

e  make-up

 

f  Natalie 

 

g  at school

 

h  Blue

 

i  Juliet 

 

j  Portuguese 

5  a  5  b  3  c  1  d  7  e  8  f  2  g  6  h  4
6  a  The Prime Minister to his ministers about his 

decision not to stand up to the American President.

 

b  Mia to Harry, letting him know that she will be 

alone and available at the office Christmas party.

 

c  Daniel to his son Sam. He thought that Sam was 

sad because of his mother’s death, but in fact he is 
in love.

 

d  The Prime Minister to Natalie because she has told 

him that she has just left her boyfriend.

 

e  Ant, a presenter of a children’s TV show, to the 

audience. Billy Mack has been saying bad things 
to the children on the show and Ant wants to stop 
him.

 

f  Mark to Juliet. He doesn’t want her to see the video 

he filmed at her wedding.

7  a  1  b  2  c  2  d  3  e  3
8  a  because  b  although  c  while  d  because
 

e  after  f  if  g  when 

9  a  The Prime Minister says that the American 

President is very handsome.

 

b  Aurelia dived into the lake to get the papers and 

then Jamie dived in as well.

 

c  Sarah thinks her brother looks worsethan he did 

before.

 

d  Harry is worried because the shop assistant is so 

slow.

 

e  Jamie is learning Portuguese from a cassette.

 

f  Sam never asks his stepfather about his love life.

10  a  8  b  2  c  10  d  6  e  5  f  9  g  1  h  3
 

i  7  j  4 

11  a  F  b  F  c  F  d  F  e  T  f  F
12  a  Juliet to her husband Peter. Mark has come to her 

house to give her a Christmas card, and she doesn’t 
want Peter to know.

 

b  Billy to his manager, Joe, about why he has left 

Elton John’s party early.

 

c  The Prime Minister to Natalie. Everyone at the 

school Christmas show has just seen them kiss.

 

d  Sophia to her sister Aurelia. Jamie has just asked 

Aurelia to marry him, and said that they could live 
in France or England.

 

e  Carol to Daniel because Daniel asks why Sam 

doesn’t kiss Joanna when he meets her at the 
airport. 

Progress test key

1  a  3  b  1  c  1  d  3
2  a  Chris  b  Jo  c  Mark  d  Sarah  e  Mia  f  Mike
3  a  strong
  b  children
  c  cry
  d  Karen’s
  e  parents
4  Suggested answers:
  a  opinions
  b  Natalie
  c  mad
  d  dancing 
  e  fat
5  a  3  b  5  c  2  d  1  e  4
6  a  3  b  4  c  5  d  2  e  1
7  a  6  b  4  c  2  d  3  e  5  f  1
8  a  T
  b  F Daniel suggests that he and Sam drive to the 

airport to find Joanna.

  c  F The airport guards are watching Billy Mack on TV 

at the airport.

  d  T
  e  F Natalie runs to meet the Prime Minister.