| Vocabulary 2 Prefixes Look at the following sentence from the text on page 77. Think about the meaning of the prefix over. What does overvalued mean? For example, somebody may buy an overvalued share because a relative of theirs has made thousands on it ... (para 6) (©) Match the prefixes (1-6) with their meanings (a-f). 1 post a between / among a group 2 pre b more than one / many 3 multi © later than / after 4 bi two / twice / double 5. inter © before / in preparation 6 under f not enough (6) Add prefixes from exercises 1 and 2 to the following to make new words. emphasise estimate lingual value national arranged date (v) spend 1] Make a list of other words you know with the prefixes above. Practice Complete the article about art as investment with the appropriate form of words from Vocabulary 1 and 2. Ie is difficult to '_gveremphasize the tisk involved in buying fine art as an investment, even if investors often claim that they are making greater returns and getting more pleasure from their Van Gogh than from their equity fund. [t may be a good opportunity for 2 » but it is highly unlikely that they are pile more money, Art sequently and the industry is infamous for 4 alue inaccurate, v ‘The main attraction of buying on the 3___= af ‘market, apart from the pleasure of having the wot around, is to vary the investment ° ee However, most businesspeople are put off by (Bho uncertainty of whether the work will increase in valuglor not. For example, 2 Japanese businessman definitly —____ when he paid §82.5m for Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr Gachet, which has since sold for an eighth of the pce Bardesite® like these, some people have made a fortune on works such as Egon Schicle's painting of Krumau (shown right), which sold at Sotheby's for £12.6m in 2003. Speaking Discuss the pros and cons of investments such as art, antiques, rare books and wine. Prioritise them in terms of highest/lowest risk. Unit 979