Unit 10
Lead in p117
Grammar p120
1
1
a
b
c
d
e
f
2
Suggested answers
Suggested answers
an auction, a street market, the internet,
a charity shop
Reading p118
1
eBay was started by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 after he
sold a broken laser pointer on the Internet.
The writer bought a vintage Soviet Union cycling
jersey.
2
a
b
c
d
3
reports by newspapers/the press
large businesses
products that are no longer being sold
people who set up a commercial enterprise
which does well
e improving your work status
1 C 2 G 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 F
Paragraph E is not needed.
Vocabulary p120
1
a
b
c
d
e
2
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
in (ready to begin)
of (nothing to do with you/not your concern)
on (travelling for work)
out (stopped trading)
to (begin)
¸
try and get a lower price for something
buy a lot of often unnecessary things
¸
¸
¸
wouldn’t be, had listened
hadn’t lent, wouldn’t be living
I’d be, hadn’t been
didn’t have to, would (have) come
wouldn’t have misread, wasn’t, weren’t
didn’t listen, weren’t listening, will have
a ... we hadn’t invented satellites.
b ... we would still be sending most
correspondence by post.
c ... it is possible that there isn’t any/we probably
never will.
d ... I had saved more money in the last few years.
e ... it didn’t have such beautiful old monuments.
3
a
b
c
d
e
f
¸
would propose
was/were a bit easier
¸
could afford
would stop
4
a
b
c
d
6
adidn’t have to/wasn’t going (could if you hate
football!)
b would listen
c hadn’t given
d had told
e would come out/shine/was shining
f weren’t
g didn’t have
h lived
i could
j hadn’t eaten
k would happen
sentence a
would, sentences b and f
could, sentence e
past perfect simple, sentence d
a compulsive shopper
¸
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1
2
3
4
5
6
was able to/could
had
would be
had stayed
would happen
continue
7
8
9
10
11
will go
hadn’t been
may never have picked
applied
would start
Listening p122
2
a economic
b personnel
c alternate
d produce
2
a personal
b products
c possibilities e alternative
d economical
3
1 scarcely
2
3
4
5
6 fairly
honesty
untrustworthy
employees
sensitive
7
8
9
10
tirelessly
environmentally
really
highly
2
•The writer worked for RPC music, one of the
oldest record companies in the world.
• He worked in the publicity department helping
with promotional literature and organising an
interview, in the sales department checking stock
and processing orders, and in the design
department arranging photo shoots and designing
a CD cover.
• The experience was generally positive, but he
would have liked to spend more time there.
3
Generally the answer is yes for a–e. The writer has
used good, clear headings, fairly formal register,
includes the main points and has used linking
words (On the whole, However, but). The writer
generally creates a good impression.
a 2 (A) b 2 (B) c 1 (B) d 4 (B) e 3 (A) f 3 (B)
Use of English p124
2
Hip-hop and R and B stars, and other celebrities.
Even traditional jewellery companies are now
making money from it.
3
1
2
3
4
5
4
a fierce
d face
b taste
c fact
e keen
unnoticed
glamorous
surprising
traditional
unexpected
e opportunities
Writing p126
Suggested answers
1 radio, magazines
2 most expensive: radio adverts
least expensive: sandwich board on the street
3 junk mail, leaflets
4 advertising hoardings
2
1
1 D 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 A 6 D
Speaking p123
1
Vocabulary p125
6
7
8
9
10
increasingly
incredible
feverishly
competition
basic
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5
Suggested answers
Things to consider:
a number of hours in the day/week; start and
finish time; whether any night or weekend work
is involved; if overtime is paid; how the hours fit
with your domestic and social life
b how far from home; how difficult or expensive to
get to by public transport; if there are parking
facilities; if it’s close to shops and other facilities;
if the site is attractive/pleasant/healthy to work in
c whether there is a canteen/restaurant on site or
somewhere to buy/make drinks, etc.; older
students may hope there is a crèche for their
children; whether there is a shop on site, etc.
d whether staff are expected to dress smartly – all
the time or only at certain times; whether there
is a uniform and if so who pays for it
e if every day will be the same or if there is some
variety; whether staff can move from one
department to another; if you will be working
with people doing similar jobs
Review p128
1
1 out of business
4 in business
2 on business
5 down to business
3 none of your business
2
a
b
c
d
3
a opportunity
b economical
4
a 4 b 7 c 1 d 9 e 3 f 2 g 5 h 10 i 8 j 6
5
1 aim
2 assigned
3 set up
window shopping
shopping spree
shopaholic
on credit
e
f
g
f
4 spent
5 on
6 make
haggle
receipt
shop around
shoplift
7 benefit
8 period
9 hesitation
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