Navigate: Intermediate B1 Workbook (with Key)

Leo looked down at the workbook. He thought about the vocabulary list for "Travel and Transport." He saw the word unforgettable .

Sarah laughed gently. "Forget page 32. If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, without a textbook, where would you go?"

"Ready to practice?" she asked, her English fluid and fast—far faster than the audio tracks on the Navigate CD-ROM. Navigate Intermediate B1 Workbook (with key)

Leo froze. He knew the grammar. He knew the difference between the Present Perfect and the Past Simple. But as he looked at the exercises he had prepared, the words felt like heavy stones in his mouth.

He opened it to Unit 4: "The World of Work." He had spent three months meticulously filling in every gap, checking his answers against the "with key" section in the back until his handwriting mimicked the font of the book. Today was different. Today, he was meeting Sarah, a language partner he’d only ever messaged online. Leo looked down at the workbook

When Sarah arrived, she didn’t have a workbook. She had a dog-eared notebook and a messy bun.

"I would go to the coast," he said, finally closing the book. "I want to see the ocean and forget the 'key' for a while." "Forget page 32

"I... I have done the exercises on page 32," he managed, his voice small.