Vocabulary (Economic terms)

PART A

1.c 2.d 3.b 4.f 5.g 6.i 7.a 8.e 9.h 10.j

PART B

1. inflation rate

2. interest rate

3. exchange rate

4. GDP

5. balance of trade

6. unemployment rate

7. foreign investment

8. tax incentives

9. government bureaucracy

10. labour force

Listening (Starting new businesses)

PART A

1. confident

2. determined

3. research

4. competitors

5. service

6. backup

7. business

8. personal

Reading (Developing a new industry)

PART B

1. Microelectronics

2. Sicilian chairman of ST Microelectronics

3. Europe’s largest microelectronics group and the sixth largest in the world

PART C

1. Silicon Valley – both places have a good university which works with local business, encouraging research

2. The EU (European Union), the Italian government and local organizations

3. The large number of highly-educated, unemployed young people, government and EU incentives

PART D

1. transformed

2. competitive

3. ingredients

4. incentives

5. plant

6. facilities

7. exceeded

Language review (Time clauses)

PART A

1.g 2.e 3.f 4.d 5.a 6.b 7.h 8.c

PART B

1. before / until

2. when / as soon as

3. when / before / after / as soon as

4. when / before / after / as soon as

5. when / while

PART C-D

1. before

2. as soon as

3. before

4. while

5. when

6. when

7. when

Skills (Dealing with numbers)

PART C

1. a) 1.2%

b) 1,258,000

2. a) $1.8 billion

b) 18%

3. a) 1/3

b) 5,000

4. a) 0.5%

b) 2.8%

UNIT 12.Products

Vocabulary (Describing products)

PART B

un-	in-	im-
unattractive uneconomical unfashionable unreliable uncomfortable unpopular	inexpensive	impractical

PART C

1. high-tech

2. hard-wearing

3. high-quality

4. best-selling

5. long-lasting

6. well-made

PART E

1.c 2.e 3.g 4.b 5.d 6.a 7.f 8.h

Order: 7, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1, 8, 6

Listening (Best buys)

PART A

1. camera

2. train ticket to Brighton

3. speakers for a computer

4. Prada bag

5. tree

PART B

1. Memories of his travels and people he has met

2. The love of her life

3. Because he has bought speakers, he can play DVDs on his computer now.

4. Because she considers the bag a timeless classic – it is well-made and she uses it every day.

5. Build a tree house in the tree he bought for his son’s birth.

Reading (Launching a new product)

PART B

1.b 2.d 3.c 4.e 5.a

PART C

1. true

2. false - Zespri Gold makes up only 10% of New Zealand’s kiwifruit production; the traditional green kiwifruit is New Zealand’s most important fruit export.

3. false – The new variety is more attractive to Asian tastes.

4. false – It is also being marketed in South Korea and Taiwan.

5. true

6. false – He says it is exciting to have something different to sell.

PART D

1. launch

2. promote

3. annual

4. emphasise

5. regional manager

6. picked up

7. revenue

8. co-operatives

Language review (Passives)

PART B

1. The gold variety of the kiwifruit is planted worldwide.

2. These Renault cars are made in France.

3. The rice is grown in India.

4. The staff were asked for their opinions.

5. My car is being repaired at the moment.

6. The missing file has been found.

7. This toy was made in Japan.

PART C

1. are developed

2. is modeled

3. is planned

4. are used

5. are arranged

6. are manufactured

7. is exported

8. are shipped

9. are packaged

10. are maintained

11. are respected

12. are not exploited

Skills (Presenting a product)

PART B

1. attractive, stylish

2. is made

3. tell you

4. comes

5. selling price

6. ideal

7. special features

8. Another advantage

9. robust, elegant

10. meet the needs

UNIT D Revision