INGLES Workbook
INGLES Workbook
Verb families ‘A good way of recording the past forms of many regular verbs isto group them. Ineinitive PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE No change cost cost ought /-ought brought brought taught taught d/4t paid paid sent sent Past simple / past won won participle the same taken drunk em, -own flew flown ‘er, “ore, -orn tear tore torn Unfortunately, some ofthe most common irregular verbs have no obvious group. For example: he / was / been; do / did / done, Write down the past simple and the past participles ofthe verbs inthe box below, then decide which verb group you would put each one into. When you have time, make a lst of irregular verbs and put them into groups.¥ Dp © - Money / Negotiation WOCABULARY Use the clues to complete the puzzle. Find the mystery word which means to get a seduction in the price, usually a percentage. + He came away from the negotiation feeling he had got a good 2 Good value at a great price 3 Canl this pack for a bigger one? 4 Hemadea by agreeing to include one free night’s accommodation. 5 _Todiscuss the price of something ~ the buyer tries to pay less than the seller wants. © Togive someone their money back. If you are injured or are inconvenienced and it is not your fault, you can ask for © To exchange goods or property without using money. ‘Rearrange the letters in brackets to complete the sentences. 1 Never make a without getting something in return, NCIEOCSNSO) 2 My prices are not s you won't find a better deal elsewhere, EOTIBGNLAE) 3 Iwant my money back and substantial for the inconvenience I have suffered. (MOPNACENTSIO) 4 Itsan interesting Till have to think about it. (RPLSOPOA) S Tam making an official about your salesman’s behaviour, NCPTLAOMI) © The started with an argument about the shape of the table, ETNOIGTSIOAN)«8 Money / Negotiation 3. Match the beginnings of sentences 1-7 to endings a-g. ‘We supplied such a ‘Most of our income is generated by products . ‘According to this cash flow forecast... 1 pressive business plan . 2 3 4 She had already gone bankrupt twice 5 6 7 ‘We have gone over the budget for this project. (Our biggest items of expenditure ‘We need to sel ten thousand units before she made her fortune. bare raw materials and labour. which are over five years ol. 6 inorder to break even. that they gave us the loan, £ weneed to reduce our costs we should be in profit by June. READING 11 Read the text and decide which of these titles best describes it.2 Find words in the text which mean the following: Introduction 4 cope with your finances Paragraph 1 money that a person owes to another person or company . 2 3 accumulate an amount charged on money that is borrowed 5 appliances and machines to help around the house © one's financial resources Paragraph 2 7 something that’s never been used before & a regular sum paid for money borrowed the value objects lose as a result of becoming older Paragraph 3 10 advice 3 when something is fresh and exciting, and in demand 42 amounts - £3 official status of having no money to repay debts Decide whether these statements are true (7) oF false (F) according to the text. The article is aimed at middle-aged people. Stores usually offer competitive interest rates. Shopping can make you feel good. Its important to pay what you owe on store cards promptly. Setting up a comfortable first home can easily be a financial mistake. ‘There are three main ways of losing money on a new car. People should be clear about their financial resources. People who buy new cars are foolish, Advice about exciting new investment opportunities is always worth wor aneune listening to. 99 Get-rich-quick schemes can be very risky. Money / Negotiation 9Money / Negotiation GRAMMAR ‘Change the verbs in brackets to make first or second conditional sentences. 1 What (you say) if1 offer) you £90 for the dress? 2 Hold on! If you (not negotiate) the (pay) too much. (can) see into the future, I asking price, you 3 If (be) a very rich man. 4 Supposing we (double) our offer; how (she react)? 5 Ifl (be) you, I twice before buying that car. (think) 6 You (trust) her more if you (know) her better 7 OKI (let) you use my car provided you (drive) very carefully. 8 Just imagine what we (can do) if we (start) our own website (ask) for a discount you (not get) one. 9 Unless you 10. Tknow you don't want to, but if you (put) the picture in an auction, you (get) a much better price for it. SPEAKING ‘Mary Jones, who owns an antique shop, is talking to Tony Grey. Tony's boss has a new office and has asked Tony to buy a handsome antique desk for him. Complete the conversation using the words and expressions from the box. mary: Well, the price on this one is £2,500, but for trade {can sell it for £2,000. Tow: My boss's not * 3 to pay £2,000. 2B eens + Mary, | don't think i's worth it any: But just look at this? att really is exceptional rowr: Mm, 4 Mary, butif Hooked around >... Just as nie. uazy: Yes, but think ofall the time you would waste. owt: Tat’ true. OK, __. £1,500, would you take it? vane: £1,500 ve already had a much better offer than that towe7 how about £1,600? ‘many: That's stl too low. Look; I can let you have it for 1,8008 you organize delivery. ‘oN: I this really your best price? You senenee than that! aay: Well, {include ths lovely desk lamp, how * E 2 ‘ony: Mm. I'm not sure; it goes well with the desk but its stil rather expensive. ‘many: Well, that's _ +m afraid. ‘Tony: So, £1,800 with the lamp, | organize delivery. OK, ‘many: And you've got a better pay me before 1" YoudPl) PW POPP W WH We OY sorernersiatn 5 WRITING 11 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the letter. Where necessary, use a dictionary to help you. 2. Find words in the letter which mean the same as the following: 1 poy .. 2 payment _ 3 date 4 have still not nen UNS Lis . & > Useful expressions for letter writing 1m Keep a lst of expressions which you can adapt for use in particular types of letters. For example, we can start a letter of complaint by saying: ‘Lam writing to you to complain about... ‘Lam writing to you to say how disappointed Lam / was... A .uselul expression for finishing a letter is: look forward: ‘ook forward to seeing you. ‘Heck forward to receving your reply