Vocabulary

3. Look at Extract 3 again. Complete this paragraph with the words in the box. Use capital letters where necessary.

after that ■ first ■ finally ■ then ■ next

___________, we asked the interviewees if they own a mobile phone; _________ what make of phone they own. ___________ , we asked what they use it for - emergencies, chatting to friends, etc. __________ , we asked how many hours they spend on the phone each week. __________ , we asked them who pays for the calls.

4. Look at Extracts 1 and 4.

1 Find and underline:

a a word and a phrase used to add information

b two words used to connect two facts that are different.

5. Complete this paragraph with the words and phrases you have underlined. You have to use one word twice.

The purpose of this research was to find out what students aged 14-18 use their mobile phones for. It a___________ aimed to find out what kind of phones they use. b_______ , it asked how many hours they spend on the phone, and c_________if there is any difference between boys and girls in how they use their phones.

We found that girls prefer to use their phones to chat with friends, d_________boys prefer to send text messages, e___________, more girls than boys keep in touch with their parents by texting.

Speaking

6. Look at Extract 3 again. Write the questions that the interviewers asked. Work in pairs and interview your partner.

7. Prepare a short survey about one of the following options. Think about the questions you will ask. Then interview as many people as possible in your class or school.

Find out the following information about music:

• how many people have music in their bedroom, or a personal stereo

• where they listen to music

• how many hours they spend listening to music on weekdays

• how many hours they spend listening to music at weekends

• what kinds of music they listen to.

Find out the following information about exercise:

• how many people exercise regularly

• what type(s) of exercise they do

• how many hours they exercise every week

• when they exercise

• where they exercise.

Writing

8. Write a report based on your interviews. Use the extracts in Exercise 3 to help you. Make sure your report has an introduction and conclusion, and includes information about your method, procedure and findings.

Practice file Journey to the top

Before you read

1. Answer this question.

How difficult do you think it is to be successful in business?

Reading

2. Read this article adapted from the Financial Times

Peter Jones

At 41, Peter Jones is one of the younger members of the UK's 500 richest people through his main business, Phones International. However, Mr Jones's journey to the top wasn't easy. He lost a lot of money in the mid-1990s when his computer equipment business collapsed because several big customers failed to pay him.

'I made many stupid mistakes,' he says. 'I didn't do credit checks or insure the business adequately. I enjoyed the money, but some companies we supplied had to close, and they owed us lots of money.' Two years later, his marriage failed, too, and he spent six months living on the floor of a small office space, the only thing he owned at the time. He sold his second business, a restaurant, soon after he launched it, and lost Ј200,000. He says it was a stupid idea because he didn't know anything about the food business. 'I had everything, and lost it all as fast as I got it.' At 29, he took his first job with a company, but returned with his own business two years later when he launched Phones International. He became an expert in just one brand, Ericsson. 'We focused exclusively on their brand, and our customers received better service because we knew our product better than anyone else.'