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Answer key
Unit 1 Sara, this is Ed 6
A networking event Conversation 1
Juan Simons
1 Conversation 2
b networking event Sara Henley
Conversation 3
2 Ed Marcel
Ed Eva Juan Sara
Event handouts
3
Nice to meet you. 3 1
Hello, what’s your name? 1 A–Z Networking
Eva. 2
2
4 a Jane Gomez
1 b 2 c 3
a b Bob Wiley
c bob@aznetworking.com
5
Hello/Hi, I’m … 1, 2 3
What’s your name? 1, 3 a Yes, it is. b
No, he isn’t. c
No, it isn’t.
Nice to meet you. 1, 2
Question time
Letters and names is

3/4 4
1 Juan introduces Sara to Carolina.
/ei/ /iː/ /e/ /ai/ /ɘʊ/ /Uː/ /ɑː/
2 George introduces Sara to Ed.
A B F I O Q R
3 Ed introduces George to Chris.
H C L Y U
J D M W 5
K E N 1 this is 2 You too 3 meet
G S
Colleagues
P X
T Z 1
V a a team building company
b Web developer
5 c George Myland

1 USA (United States of America) 2

2 UK (United Kingdom) a you b
We c
you d
Our e
you
3 EU (European Union)
4 UN (United Nations) 3
5 WHO (World Health Organization) a your b she is c her
6 CC (Carbon copy)
7 CEO (Chief Executive Officer) 4
8 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) a your b
her c
we d
you
9 PDF (Portable Document Format)
5
10 HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)
a My b
My c
She d
your e
We
11 CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
12 BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

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Language links Using language

Vocabulary a 2 b 3 c 1

1
please; Thank you. Unit 2 I start work at 8 am
Numbers
2
a 4 b
1 c
2 d
3 2
1 one 8 eight 15 fifteen
3 2 two 9 nine 16 sixteen
a Hello, I’m; Good to meet you 3 three 10 ten 17 seventeen
b this is 4 four 11 eleven 18 eighteen
c What’s; It’s 5 five 12 twelve 19 nineteen
6 six 13 thirteen 20 twenty
4 7 seven 14 fourteen
a Name: Jane Radcliffe; Company: British Gas
b Name: Adira Nadim; Company: Saudi Aramco 3
c Name: Chen Chi; Company: Festival Flowers a 20 b
13 c 5 d
17 e 8 f
16

5 5
Verity Sambell ✓  Gary Swales ✓  Jasmine Soutern ✓
Pawel Dietmar
Grammar 08:00 Start work 08:00 Go to gym
09:00 Have a team meeting 10:00 Have a team meeting
1
14:00 Meet Dietmar 12:00 Have lunch
a 2 b
3 c
1
15:00 Leave work 14:00 Meet Pawel
2
a She’s b I’m c your d I’m Telling the time
e I am
2
3 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 f 5 c 6 e
a Yes, I am. b I’m c she is. d It’s
3
4 Colin Julia
a you are b she’s; he’s c it is Start work 8.30 9.00
d we are e you’re f they’re
Have lunch 12.50 1.15
5
a I’m b I am c we are d he is
4
a When b
what c
time d
when
6
a I b you c I d She e her
Question time
do you; do you
Pronunciation
5
3 a When do you start work?
a I’m b He’s c G–A–L–E b What time do you check your emails?
d your e Are f this is c What time do you have a team meeting?
d When do you have lunch?
4 e When do you leave work?
a Kieran b Cruze c Rosebush
d Springleigh A day in the life …

Phrase bank: Introducing people 1

a It’s Beth. a talk a lot b
is important c
has
b Nice to meet you.
c Hello! Great to meet you.
2
20 b  18 a  10 c  15 d  6–12 e

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3 Phrase Bank: Telling the time

Positive: I check; You check; She checks; They check 1
Negative: I don’t check; You don’t check; He doesn’t check;
half past four  ten past eight  ten past five  half past six
They don’t check
have: I have; You have; She has; They have 3
4/5 A quarter past one
B half past four
a send b has c
don’t make
C quarter to seven
d doesn’t receive
Writing
A coffee break conversation
1 1
Jannie has a team meeting at 10 am.
Emails  phone calls
Jannie makes phone calls at 11 am.
2 Jannie has lunch at 12 pm.
a many b
fifteen c
do d how Jannie checks her emails at 1 pm.
e six f do g four Jannie leaves work at 5 pm.

Question time
How many emails do you receive? Survival scenario A:
How many meetings do you have? Enjoy your stay!
How many phone calls do you make?
1
3 a receptionist b
passport c guest
a 2/4 b
2/3 c
1 d
4/2 d lift e breakfast f gym
g restaurant h café
Language links
Vocabulary 2
1 a Karl Harrison
b Antonio Dias
a 13; 20 b 3; 14 c 17; 2
c The Western Hotel
d 15; 19 e 8; 16 f 9; 10
d Lulworth Street in central London
3 e Monday 16th May at 11.30 am
send/check/reply to/receive an/my email
3
make/receive a phone call
a third b
lunch
have a meeting/lunch/breakfast
finish/start work 4
Grammar a Antonio b Dias Nights: 3 c
586697423

2 5
a John sends 20 emails a day. a 5 b
1 c
4 d
2 e
3
b I have three meetings today.
6
c You make nine phone calls a day.
a R b
G c
R d
G e
G
d We have six meetings a week.
f G g
R h
R
e I don’t send any emails.
f He makes six phone calls a day. 7
b I have a few questions.
3
c What can I help you with?
a When b many c do
e Is the gym open now?
d do e time f many
f When is breakfast?
Using language g The restaurant opens at 7 pm and closes at 11.30.
a 2 b 1 c 2 h Enjoy your stay.

8
a 5th b 7.30 c
10 d
7
e 11.30 f 5th g 9

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Unit 3 Where do you work? 4

Talking about work a finance b
retail

1 5
a São Paulo b Appetizer c technician a She works for Corieza. In Buenos Aires.
b She’s a Human Resources Manager. She trains staff.
2
a are b do c do Question time
a are b
do c
do; do d
is
3
Questions about people at work
1 I’m from São Paulo.
2 I work for Appetizer. 1
3 I’m a technician. a does b
do c
do d
does

Jobs 2
1 a is/ ’s b
am/ ’m c is/ ’s d
are/ ’re
a a human resources manager 3
b a taxi driver
c a hotel manager be (full) be (short) do
d a receptionist I am ’m do
e an engineer you are ’re do
f a sales manager he/she is ’s does
we are ’re do
2
they are ’re do
Michael: Receptionist
Sara: Human Resources Manager
4
3 a 2 b
4 c
1 d
3
a answers b
organizes
Tens, hundreds, thousands
Writing tips
a I’m a technician.
3
b What’s your name? a 30 b 50 c 40 d 500
c Can you speak Spanish? e 4,000 f 100 g 60,000 h 8
d She’s from Brazil. i 40,000 j 1,000

Work profiles How big is your company?

1 2
a She’s from Tokyo, Japan. Job: sales manager
b He’s a Website Designer. Sector: construction
c She works for Sony. Size of company: big (2,500 employees)

2 4
Antony is from London. He’s a Website Designer. He works a What do you do?
for PrimeSite. b Where do you work?
Misha is from Tokyo, Japan. She’s a Human Resources d How big is it?
Manager. She works for Sony.
5
Sectors Company: Gulf Air
Sector: tourism
1
Size of company: big (3,000 employees)
a retail b finance c
construction
d tourism e
energy f telecoms

3
finance; retail

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Language links Using language

Vocabulary Asking about a Asking for personal
person’s work information
1
What’s your name? ✓
a a sales manager
b an engineer Where do you work? ✓
c a receptionist Where are you from? ✓
d a taxi driver What do you do? ✓
e a hotel manager How big is your
✓
f a human resources manager company?

2 Writing
a tourism
b finance 2
c energy 1 d 2 b 3 e 4 a 5 c
d construction

3 Unit 4 Can I help you?

a 4 b
5 c
2 d
6 e
1 f
3 Telephone calls

Grammar 1
01643 202 6449
1
a What do you do? Question time
b Where are you from? Can
c How big is your company? 2
d Where do you work?
a 3/5 b 6 c 7 d
1 e
4
2 f 2 g 5/3
a 1 b
3 c
2 3
3 T
a work b work c works d works 4
4 a 0044 208 648 7559
b +41 608 587 4477
a Where do you work?
c +12 997 541 3324
b How big is your company?
d 0088 887 707 6841
c What do you do?
d Where are you from? Leaving a message
Pronunciation 1
3 1 Good morning. How can I help you?
2 Can I speak to Paul Smith, please?
a 15 b 17 c 5,000 d 12 e 700
3 Sorry, he’s out of the office.
Phrase bank: Talking about your job and 4 Can I help you?
your company 5 No, thanks. When will he be back?
a I’m from Brazil. 6 Tomorrow. Can I take a message?
b I work for Total Telecoms. 7 Yes, please. Can he call me on 0044 788 480 5945?
c I’m a sales manager. 8 Okay, so that’s 0044 788 480 5945.
d It has about 2,000 employees. 9 Yes, that’s right.
10 Is there anything else?
11 No, thanks. Bye.
12 Okay. Bye.

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Are you free on Tuesday? Language links

Vocabulary
1
3:00 pm Friday 1
0028 334 4454
2
0022 234 3344
a can b can’t c can
0055 778 8992
3 0044 208 456 7744
1 b 2
a 3
c 2
4 Monday
Tuesday
a Can b
can c
can’t d
can’t
Wednesday
e Can f
can
Thursday
5 Friday
Positive: can Saturday
Negative: can’t Sunday
Question: Can
4
Days, months and dates Across Down
1 March 1 May
1
3 July 2 January
1 Monday 4 August 3 June
2 Tuesday 6 November 5 September
3 Wednesday 7 April
4 Thursday 8 October
5 Friday 9 December
6 Saturday 10 February
7 Sunday
5
4
a 22nd February
8.00 am – morning b 2nd August
2.00 pm – afternoon c 13th December
6.00 pm – evening d 3rd March
9.00 pm – night e 31st January
6 f 24th May
1 January 2 February 3 March Grammar
4 April 5 May 6 June
7 July 8 August 9 September 1
10
October 11 November 12 December a Can b can’t c can
d can’t e Can f can
8
Speaker 1: c 3
Speaker 2: d a I can meet you on Monday
Speaker 3: a b I can’t meet you on Monday
Speaker 4: e c Can you meet me on Monday?
Speaker 5: b d You can leave early tomorrow?
e You can’t leave early tomorrow.
11 f Can I leave early tomorrow?
c 23rd July e 18th August d
14th August
Using Language
12 a 2 b
3 c
1
a F b
T c
F d
F
Phrase bank: Telephone phrases
a can b speak c ask d It’s
e out f take g call h else?

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Writing
a Lyons
Unit 5 I’m here to see Jo
Arranging a meeting
b afternoon
c her 1
d number a an email b
meeting
e Can
f back on Monday 2
g morning a Marketing Manager
b to write a marketing plan
c
Survival scenario B:
using social media (through Facebook and Twitter)
d next week, on Thursday or Friday (morning)
It’s very close 3
1 a Friday
a Grand Avenue b 1st December
b post office c about 1 o’clock/1 pm
c bank; library d Frankfurt
d library; hospital
Meeting visitors
2
1
a at a train station
a T b
T c
F
b at ten o’clock
c office 2
3 a Welcome b
see c
Just
d moment e seat
a T b
T c
F

4 4
a meeting for the first time
a café
b Alex’s journey
b BetterDrinks office
c first visit to Frankfurt
c Department store
d great
d The Western Hotel
e coffee
5
5
a 4 b
1 c
2 d
3
a How are you?
6 c How was your journey?
1 iv 2
iii 3
i 4
ii e Is this your first visit here?
f Can I get you a coffee?
7
a opposite/across from Question time
I’m okay, thank you. – a
b next to/on the right of
It was very good, thanks. – d
c between/in the middle of
It was okay, but the train was late. – d
d opposite/across from Karl’s office or
between/in the middle of room B and room C No, I know the city very well, actually. – b
No, thanks, I’m fine. – c
8 Oh, I’d love one, thank you. – c
Room B Sorry, I don’t drink coffee. – c
Very well, thanks. – a
9 Yes, it is. – b
a ii b
i c
iii Yes, please, black no sugar. – c
Yes, please, that would be lovely. – c

This is my office
1
a 2 b
4 c
1 d
3

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2 Visiting a company
a She’s b
There’s c
It’s d
This is a 4 b
1 c
2 d
3 e
5

3 Using language
a How was your journey?/Is this your first visit?
a on b
opposite c
in d
next to
b Where’s your office?/Can I take your name?
4 c Can you meet on Tuesday?/Is one o’clock good for you?
a on b
in c
next to d
opposite
Writing
5 a Thank you b office c but
d good e can
a coffee b photocopiers c first
d Jo’s e meeting f toilets

6
Unit 6 Let’s make a start
Meetings
A visitors’ meeting room
B meeting room 3 1
C marketing office 3
Language links 2
Vocabulary a Judy Foster b
Problems c
France
1 3
a Just a moment, please. A the agenda B the minutes C a meeting
b Please take a seat./Take a seat, please. D a discussion E problems F solutions
c Can I take your name?
d Stefan is here to see you. 4
chair: a meeting; a discussion
2 discuss: the agenda; the minutes; problems; solutions
a 3 b
5 c
1 d
4 e
6 f
2 lead: a meeting; a discussion
read: the agenda; the minutes
3
find: problems; solutions
1 c 2
d 3
b 4
a
take: the minutes
4
5
a 2 b
4 c
3 d
1
always – every day
5 sometimes – about twice a week
a It was good, thanks./Not bad, thank you. usually – about three or four times a week
b Yes, I started last month./No, I’m not. never – I don’t do it
c No, it isn’t./Yes, it’s the first time.
6
6 (from left to right)
a department administrator never sometimes often usually always
b head of finance
7
c human resources manager
a I always chair the meeting always.
Grammar b I chair every day a meeting every day.
c I usually read the agenda usually.
1 d I four times a week write the agenda four times a week.
a in b on c on d on e I sometimes take the minutes often.
e in f in
8
2 a often b always c always d Do
a Can b are c was d Is e usually f often
e Do
Question time
Phrase bank: Arranging a visit do you
a 3 b
2 c
1 d
4 always; sometimes; usually; often

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9 2
a 4 b
1 c
2 d
5 e
3 I think TV is the best type of advertising.
That’s a good point.
Writing tips In my opinion, radio is a good form of advertising.
a I never chair meetings.
I see what you mean, but …
b I have meetings twice a week.
Could I jump in here? …
c I always take the minutes.
I understand, but …
d I have a meeting every day.
In my opinion, …
Taking part in meetings I guess Internet advertising is bad because people don’t
read the ads.
1 Okay, but …
b The marketing department That’s a good point, but …

2 Language links
b Item 2: Discuss the advertising strategy Vocabulary
3 1
a F b
T c
T d
F chair/lead a meeting/a discussion
read an agenda
4 take the minutes
a understand b but c jump discuss/find solutions/problems
d just e what f good
g opinion h think 2
5
Giving your opinion: meeting discussion
I think we should … minutes solutions
In my opinion, … problems agenda
Interrupting someone:
Could I jump in here? Grammar
Could I just say … 2
Agreeing with someone:
(Suggested answers)
I see what you mean.
a How often do you have meetings?
That’s a good point.
b Do you always read the agenda?
Disagreeing with someone:
c Do you usually take the minutes?
I understand, but …
d Do you sometimes lead meetings?
Okay, but …
e How often do you read the minutes?
Blog post f Do you always chair the meeting?

1 Using language
1 a; d 2 c; f 3 b 4 e
Good points Bad points
TV A lot of people Expensive Phrase bank: Useful phrases for meetings
watch TV Take a long time to (Suggested answers)
TV adverts can be make a I understand, but
popular b That’s a good point.
Internet Cheap to make People don’t always c Could I just say/I think
Lots of people use it read the adverts d Okay, but
e I see what you mean.
Radio Cheap Not many people
listen to the radio
Writing
Not all stations have a meeting b take c items
adverts
d first e last f item
Newspapers/ Cheap Not many people g year h third i staff
Magazines read them

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Survival scenario C: 5
Don’t mention it are do was were

6
1
was was were
Need
7
2
a is b was c
were d
are
a the pen b the phone c the coins
e were f
are g
is h are
d the notebook
Question time
3 a Was it cheap?
a busy b favour c Bubble tea b Was it expensive?
d supplier e helps c Were they popular?
d Were you happy?
4
a ask b busy c help 11
d something e soon f so a in the 1960s
b in the 1980s
5
c Around the year 2000
a 3 b 1 c 2 d 4
d today
6
12
Asking for a favour: a, b, c, d, g
a 1960s; fast
Agreeing to do a favour: e, f, h, i
b computers; laptops
7 c email/smartphone; smartphone/email
1 I need to
The life of a business speaker
3 The problem is
5 Can I 1
6 Sure. No problem./That’s fine./All right. a writer and teacher
7 Is that okay? b New York
8 That’s fine./All right./Sure. No problem. c Start With Why

8 2
I need to a is b lived c moved d studied
The problem is … e introduced f starts g asks h works
Could you …?
Sure. No problem. 4
… is that okay? a is b lived c moved d studied
That’s fine. e introduced f starts g asks h works

9 5
a K b C c C d C e K f K ‘ed’ ‘e’ ‘i’

6
Unit 7 Business on the move listen listened
Technology and communication start started
show showed
1 want wanted
a 2 b 1 c 4 d 3 e 6 f 8 like liked
g 7 h 5 study studied
2 8
a smartphone b Wi-Fi c app /d/ lived, moved, showed, studied
d cloud computing e tablet f hands-free /t/ liked, asked, introduced, worked
/ɪd/ wanted, started

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Talking about the past 3

a lived b wanted c started d asked
1
e studied f decided g introduced
a 2 b
4 c
1 d
5 e
3
h showed i worked j used
3
4
Positive Negative Question a lived b wanted c started d work
Present I live in London. I don’t live in Where do you
I work at HSBC. london. live? 5
I don’t work at Where do you a did; were b did c was d Were
HSBC. work? e did f Was
What do you do?
6
Past I lived in I didn’t live in Where did you
1 d 2
b 3
f 4
e 5
a 6
c
London. London. live?
I worked at I didn’t work at Where did you Pronunciation
Barclays. Barclays. work?
What did you 1
do? a studied b was c work d did

4 2
a Where did you go to school? /d/ showed, lived
b Where did you live? /t/ worked, liked, asked, introduced
c Where did you go to university/college? /ɪd/ started, wanted, decided
d What did you study?
Phrase bank: Talking about technology
e What did you do after that? and communication
In the 1980s, phones were … 1
Language links
Around the year 2000, … 2
Vocabulary
Today/Now, phones are … 3
1 I use (my tablet) to (write and send documents). 4
a young/new b unhappy c expensive
Using language
d unpopular e big f unimportant
a H b H c D d H e D f D
g light h slow

2 Unit 8 I’d like to talk about …

a small; big
Presentations
b expensive; cheap
c heavy; light 1
Europe   North America  Asia
Grammar
2
1
Europe, This year: $9 million
a was b worked c stopped
North America, Last year: $11 million
d was e was f were
Asia, This year: $15 million
2 3
a In the 1980s, laptops were slow and expensive./
increased
Laptops were slow and expensive in the 1980s.
went up
b Today, most people have smartphones./Most people
have smartphones today. got better
c In the 1980s, laptops were popular for businesses./
grew
Laptops were popular for businesses in the 1980s. rose
fell
went down
decreased
got worse

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4 8
a increased Did unemployment get worse?
b rose Did taxes fall?
c fell Did inflation rise?
d went (up/down) Did government debt go down?
e got (better/worse) Did investment grow?
f decreased
g grew Language links
Vocabulary
5
1
Regular verbs: increase, decrease
Irregular verbs: rise, fall, go, get, grow increased, went up, rose, grew, got better
Irregular verbs have different endings in the Past Simple went down, got worse, decreased, fell

6 2
a fell b rose c went down
a increased
d grew e went up f increased
b fell/got worse/went down
g got better h decreased i got worse
c rose/got better/grew/went up
d rose/got better/grew/went up Grammar
e fell/got worse/went down
f rose/got better/grew/went up 1

7 Present Past Negative

a present b
First c
Now d
Finally increase increased didn’t increase
e recap decrease decreased didn’t decrease
get better/worse got better/worse didn’t get better/worse
Q&A
grow grew didn’t grow
1 rise rose didn’t rise
decreased fall fell didn’t fall
go up/down went up/down didn’t go up/down
Writing tips
a F b
N c
I
2
2 Suggested answers
a went down a fell
b got better b went up
c grew/rose c decreased
d rose/grew d increased
e went down
3
grew – didn’t grow 3
rose – didn’t rise a Did profits fall last year?
got worse – didn’t get worse b Did sales go up last month?
increased – didn’t increase c Did the number of employees rise last year?
d Did costs increase last quarter?
6 e Did customer numbers increase last month?
a Karin says the global economy got better.
Using language
7 a increased
a Did b
increased c
get b fell/decreased
d got e
Did c got better
d decreased/fell
Question time
Did Phrase bank: Useful presentation language
1 d 2 b 3 e 4 a 5 c

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Writing 5
a Costs decreased last year. a 7 b
5 c
6 d
8 e
1
b Inflation increased last year. f 4 g
2 h
3
c Investment rose last year.
d Market share went down last year. 7
e Profits grew last year. a too long b good c expensive
f Unemployment fell last year. d expensive e great f too early

Do you like pizza?

Survival scenario D: 1
Click the icon A pizza B cake C salad D pasta
1 E chicken F dessert G fish H sandwiches

a 4 b
2 c 3 d
6 e
5 f
9 4
g 1 h
7 i 8
a cake b
chicken c fish e
pizza
2 f salad

a F b
T c
F d
T e
F 5
3 a some b
chicken, fish c
Some
d any e pizza f Do you want
a easy b
sunbed c
not fair

4 6
a some b any c
any d
any
1 b 2
f 3
c 4
d 5
a 6
e
e some f any
5
7
a ✓ b ✗ c
✗ d
✓
e ✗ f ✓ g
✗ h
✓ positive (+) sentences: some
negative (−) sentences: any
6 questions: any
1 put
Where should I go?
4 repeat
7 decide 1
8 understand a city centre
10 see b museum
c art gallery
7
d shopping centre
a line b dial c
code d
zero
e hotel
e number
f beach
8 2
a For an outside line, press 9. (tick)
Conversation 1:
b Then dial zero zero, for your call to leave the UK. (tick)
The city centre
d After that, dial the area code, but take off the first zero.
Museums and galleries
(tick)
Shopping
9 Conversation 2:
a F b
T c
F d
T e
F The city centre
Shopping
Hotels
Unit 9 Where should I stay?
The launch party 3
a You should b
You can see c
should I
2 d You could
At: The Regent Hotel, Central Square, London
On: Friday 25th September 4
From: 6–8 pm a You should go b
Where can I c What should I

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Question time Phrase bank: Asking for suggestions

What a Do you have any food?
Where b Do you like visiting museums?

5
Asking for suggestions: Unit 10 Is cash okay?
What should I do? Can we talk about price?
Where can I eat?
1
Making suggestions:
b
You could go to the beach.
You should visit the castle. 2
6 a cash b
bank transfer c discount
a Where should I stay? 3
b Where can I watch a football match? c
c What should I visit?
d Where can I buy clothes? 4
e What/Where should I eat? a F b
F c
T d
T e
T f
F
f What should I do?
5
Language links a price b like c that’s d okay
Vocabulary e Could f afraid g take h fine

1 6
a cheap b bad c short d late Asking for something: a, d, g
e difficult f new Saying no politely: b, c, i
Accepting an offer: e, f, h
2
a cake b green salad c chicken 7
1 like
3
3 take
a pizza b pasta c dessert d sandwich
5 fine; Could
e chicken f salad
7 that’s
Grammar 2 afraid
4 Sorry
1 6 a bit difficult; okay
a 3/5 b 4 c
2 d
5/3 e 1
Writing tips
2 a F b
N c
I
b and e
Final details
3
1
a I’d like some chicken, please.
a Thursday b
19th c
May
b Do you have any salad?
c You should visit the stadium. 2
a happen in the future
4
b not happen in the future
a some b any c any d some
c happen in the future
Using language d happen in the future
Where should I stay? – Asking
How about an expensive hotel? – Suggesting
3
Yes, you’re right. – Agreeing a will b
won’t c
will d
won’t
You should visit the old town. – Suggesting e will f
won’t
That’s a good idea. – Agreeing
What should I see in the city? – Asking

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4 2
a Will Kelly & Sons deliver the chairs? a Will you get a new job?
b Will Harding’s get a 15% discount? b Will we get the contract?
c Will the delivery be on 25th November? c Will we make a profit?
d Will Tailor’s deliver the chairs? d Will you get a pay rise?
e Will Harding’s pay all the delivery costs? e Will we hire new staff?
f Will Kelly & Sons pay 50% of the delivery costs? f Will we win the negotiation?

5 Using language
Positive: will
1
Negative: won’t
a 3 b
6 c
1 d
2 e
4 f
5
Question: Will
2
Negotiating a deal
1 b 2
a 3
d 4
c 5
e 6
f
1
1 can 2 deliver 3 afraid; Can Phrase bank: Requesting, refusing
4 but; Will 5 like 6 difficult and accepting
7 Okay 1
2 A: Could we pay in 90 days?
Student A: B: 90 days is a bit difficult.
a We’d like a 10% discount.
A: That’s okay. We will pay in 60 days.
b That’s okay. We will take 5%.
A: We’d like a 15% discount.
c Can you deliver on Thursday morning?
B: Sorry, but we only give 12% discounts.
d I’m afraid we need delivery on Thursday.
A: Okay, we’ll take 12%.
e Can we pay in 120 days?
A: Is cash okay?
f That’s fine. We will pay in 90 days.
B: I’m afraid we need a bank transfer.
We’d like to pay in cash. A: That’s fine. We will pay by bank transfer.
g We will pay by bank transfer.
2
Student B:
Making requests:
a I’m afraid we can only give a 5% discount.
Could we pay in 90 days?
b That’s fine. We will give you a 5% discount.
We’d like a 15% discount.
c No, sorry, we can deliver on Friday morning.
Is cash okay?
d Okay, we will deliver on Thursday afternoon.
Refusing requests:
e Can you pay in 90 days?
90 days is a bit difficult.
f That’s difficult. Can you pay by bank transfer?
Sorry, but we only give 12% discounts.
g Okay, that’s agreed.
I’m afraid we need a bank transfer.
Language links Accepting requests:
Vocabulary That’s okay. We will pay in 60 days.
a Parties b Deliverables c price Okay, we’ll take 12%.
d Payment e date f cost That’s fine. We will pay by bank transfer.

Grammar Pronunciation

1 1
a I will get a new job. a Could we pay in 90 days?
b We won’t get the contract. b 90 days is a bit difficult.
c We will make a profit. c That’s okay.
d I won’t get a pay rise. d I’m afraid we need a bank transfer.
e We won’t hire new staff. e Is cash okay?
f We will win the negotiation.
Writing
a office desks
b Monday 27th November
c 20%
d 30 days
e bank transfer
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Survival scenario E:
What’s Eton Mess?
1
Suggested answers
a spicy b salty, heavy c sweet, heavy
d sour e fresh, healthy f
healthy

2
1 board 2
bread 3
mashed 4
pastry

3
Beef Wellington and Fish pie

4
a a few b doesn’t want c heavy
d mushrooms

5
a 3 b
4 c
1 d
2

6
a 4 b
2 c
1 d
3

8
1 b 2
a

9
a dessert b
has c made
d tapas e light

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