p.

68 (reading):

Ex. B
c) The collapse of the financial world because bankers couldn’t count

p. 69:

Ex. C.

1. (lines 14-19)
2. (lines 21-26)
3. X
4. X
5. X
6. (lines 90-97)

Ex. D.

1. are toast (line 17)

2. folly (line 97)

3. dividends (line 42)

4. rampant (line 101)

5. liquidity (line 23)

6. colossal (line 71)

7. the City (line 52)

8. sitting on the gravy train (line 92)

9. fuss (line 8)

10. means curtains (line 27)

11. go bust (line 72)

12. shame (line 97)

Ex. E.

1. continue doing

2. use all of something and not have any left

3. refuse an offer, request or invitation

4. spend a lot of money on something

5. suddenly start being successful

6. pay or give money (literal meaning)

7. give something without asking for any money, rather than selling it to them)

8. not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong; also, get away with murder

9 cause the collapse of

p. 70 ('Business Skills')

Ex. B

1. e

2. f

3. b

4. a

5. c

6. d

Ex. C

Speaker 1: b and c

Speaker 2: a and f

Speaker 3: a, f and g

Speaker 4: a, b, d and e

p. 71:

Ex. E
Suggested questions

What do you do exactly? I What do you do on a typical day?

How did you get into finance?

What aspect of your work do you enjoy the most/least?

How much do you earn? / Do you mind me asking how much you earn?

What are the secrets of your success?

What advice would you give …? etc.

Questions actually asked by the interviewer:

1. Do you think you could describe what you do in 10 words?

2. How do you think your personal assistant would describe you?

3. Did you ever predict you would end up where you are today?

4. I’d like to know who has been your biggest influence.

5. Can you tell me what’s the worst job you have ever done?

6. Would you mind telling me what’s the worst thing you’ve ever had to do at work?

7. I was wondering if you had any guilty pleasures.

8. What would you say was your number-one rule?

9. Have you ever lied at work?

10. Have you ever praised someone and not meant it?

11. How important is money to you?

12. If you hadn’t gone into finance, what would you have done?

13. I’d like to ask how you would like to be remembered.

Ex. F
• Do you think you could describe your job in 10 words?

• Would you mind telling me what’s the worst thing you’ve ever had to do at work?

• I was wondering if you had any guilty pleasures?

• What would you say was your number-one rule?

• If you hadn’t been in business, have you any idea what would you have done?

• I’d like to ask how you would like to be remembered.

Ex. G
1. evaluate investment proposals

2. ended up; had no idea; to go into; took off from

3. My grandfather; built himself up

4. Fire people; a necessary evil

5. taking it easy; feel guilty

6. to the full