140 Answer key

24 I buy money

Money talk

1 li 2d 3e

2 1 She makes herself a big cup of coffee.

2. 75-80% of her rime

3. She has six weeks' holiday, but no oilier benefits.

4. She likes working for a British company; she speaks English a lot; she feels part of a team,

Check your grammar

Many, much, a tew, a little

1 a few 2 much 3 many 4 a little

Do it yourself

1 1 I don't give many presentations in my job.

2. Do you want a little milk with your coffee?

3. How much information do you have about our new product?

4. I'm sorry but 1 need a Uttte more time lo write this report,

2. 1 many 2 much 3 many 4 much 5 many 6 many 7 much 8 many

3. la lot of/ a few 2 much / a lot of 3 a little 4 a few 5 many

Sounds good

Saying numbers and prices

Numbers

100 101

i.ooo

2.001

10.550

500.000

1.000.000

1.000.000.000

Prices

50p

£4.99

F.2S0

€150.000

El 50m

S0.99

S4.95

S2.5O0 S2.5m

twenty-five

a bundled or one hundred

a hundred and one W one hundred and one

a thousand or one thousand

two thousand and one

ten thousand five hundred and fifty

five hundred thousand

a million or one million

a billion or one billion

fifty p

four pounds ninety-nine p or four pounds

ninety-nine

two hundred and fifty pounds

a hundred and fifty thousand euros or one

hundred and fifty thousand euros

a hundred and fifty million pounds or one

hundred and fifty million pounds

ninety-nine cents

four dollars ninety-five cents or (bur dollars

ninety-five

two thousand five hundred dollars

two point five million dollars or two and a

half million dollars

23 Start up

Read on

Managing a small business

1. ID 2E 3 B 4A 5C

2. 1 Four years ago

2. A member of their family lent them the money.

3. Fresh fruit and vegetables

4. Profits doubled (they increased by 100%).

5. Because they can make more money this way: the margins are higher

The words you need ... to talk about money and business finance

5 budget Spay

1. 1 turnover 2 profit 3 costs 4 margin

2. 1 make 2 borrow 3 increase 4 invest

Helping visitors

1. 1 b 2 c 3d 4 a

2. Follow me.

Do you want to borrow some money? Would you like to use a computer here? 1 can show you on the map if you want.

4g 5c 6j 7a 8h 9f 10b

Listen lo this

Hey, big spender

lib 2c 3a

2 1 On Saturday mornings

2. For holidays

3. Old coins

4. No. He spends without thinking.

5. Belgian chocolate

6. Almost every month

The words you need ... to talk about money

1. 1 on 2 in 3 for 4 by 5 for 6 with

2. 1 generous 2 notes 3 get 4 reasonable

25 Driving to Romania

Listen to this

A job everyone wants to do

1. IF 2F 3T 4 1

2. I He saw a lot of television programmes about Romanian

children's homes and wanted to help.

2. To make the children's homes a better place to live

3. To build a hospital

4. Nothing - they are volunteers

Check your grammar The present continuous 2 1 doing 2 are / 're

3 Are 4 am 5 aren't / 're not

Do it yourself

1 1 I'm giving a presentation next week.

2. Is your boss coming to the meeting?

3. Are you going to the theatre tonight?

4. I'm not coming to the theatre tonight. I'm tired.

2 1 we're not meeting / we aren't meeting

2. We're seeing

3. when are you going

4. we're running

5. Are you still coming

6. we're having

Answer key 14

3 Model answer From:

To: Kim Copeland Subject: Workshop

Dear Kiirt

Thank you for your email. Regarding the workshop:

1 Participants

Anna Parkland and Harald Henriksseu are coming. Johan Meier isn't coming because he's too busy.

2 Speakers

Jessica Langer is talking about Quality Management

on Tuesday at 10.00.

Thomas Salter is talking about Selling on Wednesday

at 09.00.

I don'l have any confirmation from the other speakers.

3 Evening programme

On Tuesday evening, we're going to the opera.

On Wednesday evening, we're seeing a Shakespeare play

at Stratford. Please contact me if you have any more questions. Best regards

Sounds good Weak stress 2

1 Example 2 sounds more natural.

2 and 3

A: What are yon doing next week?

B: I'm going to Poland.

A: Poland? What are you doing there?

B: I'm visiting a friend.

A: How long are you staying"?

B: Just for a few days.

A: When a re you coming back?

B: Next Friday.

A; Are you doing anything at the weekend?

B: Yes. I'm going camping.