UNIT 6

Grammar
1 1 would have known / wouldn’t have made
2 had / would be
3 increased / would stay
4 will visit / see
5 hadn’t arrived / wouldn’t have been
6 ask / was
7 would have raised / would have wanted
8 moved / would prefer
9 click / will do
10 wouldn’t have applied / Would you have stayed

2 1f 3a 5b 7i 9g
2 h 4 j 6 d 8 c 10 e

Vocabulary
1 1 limitless potential / economic climate
2 exciting challenge / career move
3 cost of living / tax benefits
4 quality of life / personal development
5 compulsory education / hands-on experience
6 earning potential / intellectual challenge

2 1 arrangements / chance
2 time / appointment
3 progress / appointment
4 responsibility / time

Work skills
1 1e 2b 3d 4a 5c

2 1T 2T 3F 4T 5F

Functions
1 1 Would it be a good idea for me to move to
Zurich? / I’d give it a lot of thought if I were you.
2 I wish I’d gone into IT when I had the chance. /
Well, if you do a training course, a career move
might be possible.
3 I’d love to work in Japan for a couple of years. /
Yes, that might be good for your professional
development.

2 1d 3a 5b 7f
2e 4g 6h 8c

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UNIT 7

Grammar
1 1 she wanted to negotiate a new contract of employment /
she wanted to extend her present contract
2 Ji-hun had read his report / he hadn’t received it yet
3 she’d work late today if necessary /
she’d have to be home by six
4 they might go to Portugal this year /
she was tired of Portugal
5 I could come in early tomorrow / I couldn’t
6 he had finished checking the figures /
there was no problem with them
7 he was hoping to get a transfer to New York /
he’d been here too long
8 the car would be ready tomorrow /
he hadn’t had time to look at it yet

2 1 b/c 5 a/b
2 a/b 6 c/c
3 b/a 7 b/a
4 a/c

Vocabulary
1 1a/b 2b/a 3a/b 4b/b 5a/a

2 1 remind / promised 4 explain / agreed

2 warned / told 5 advise / suggest
3 informed / decided

Work skills
1 1 take the minutes / agenda
2 note / action points
3 item / go through
4 chance to speak / make sure
5 confirm / check

Functions
1 1 overall / pleased / little
2 strengths / slightly / style / rather
3 achieved / points / otherwise

2 1 c/a 2 a/b 3 b/c 4 c/a 5 b/a

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