68 That’s Life!

Episode 9
Check your answers

1 Read the complete story and check 1

your answers.

2 Can you remember the everyday

expressions in this episode?
Underline them.

3 Look again at the box on page 68 of your

Student’s Book to check.

Jordan Look at this map, Peter. Your old offices here were sold to Starlight
Properties.
Peter Yes, that’s right.
Sarah This factory and all the other properties in the block were sold last
year, too.
Jordan And they were all bought by Starlight.
Peter Oh, I didn’t know that.
Jordan Well, it was done very quietly.
Sarah Starlight wants to build a big shopping centre, it seems.
Peter Are you sure?
Jordan Yes, it’s all here in the computer.
2 Peter I see. And now Starlight owns the whole block.
Sarah Except The Coffee Shop. And without The Coffee Shop, they can’t
build their shopping centre.

Peter But aren’t Starlight going to open a new café?

Jordan No. They just said that so that Cindy and
Ryan will sell The Coffee Shop.
Sarah And it’s worked. 3 Meanwhile ...
Peter Yes, you’re right. But they aren’t
selling it to Starlight. They’re
selling it to Anna Harlow.
Jordan That’s true, but Starlight
Properties is owned by Anna
Harlow’s family.
Sarah She doesn’t want to open a
shop. She’s just buying the Bye, Russell. We’re going to sign
property for Starlight. the contract to sell the café.
Peter Well, we must stop her!

Now ...
3 listen and practise saying the story.