Стр.73 Unit 7 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

VOCABULARY

1. Cautious Carl, Lucky Lorna and Reckless Ralph got involved in business. What happened to each of them? Match each person to three sentences from 1–9.

   A Cautious Carl
   B Lucky Lorna
   C Reckless Ralph

   1. … came into a lot of money when his/her uncle died.
   2. … sold the family home to raise money for the business.
   3. … got a loan from the bank and put it into a savings account with a high interest rate.
   4. … blew half of the money on expensive office furniture and bet the rest on a horse that came last.
   5. … was careful with his/her money and paid off the loan quickly.
   6. … found a painting in the attic that turned out to be worth $$500,000.
   7. … saved up enough to put a deposit on some business premises.
   8. … invested in a new company just before it took off.
   9. … borrowed money from a loan company and is still heavily in debt.

2. Answer the questions about Carl, Lorna and Ralph.

   1. Who is broke? gets by? is well-off?
   2. Whose business is doing well? went bankrupt? is breaking even?

3. Which pairs of phrases do NOT have a similar meaning? Explain the difference. Use a dictionary to help you.

   1. get a loan / borrow money
   2. inherit money / come into money
   3. go bankrupt / break even
   4. be in debt / owe money
   5. make a profit / take off
   6. pay off a loan / repay a loan
   7. blow money on sth / spend money on sth
   8. bet money on sth / donate money to sth
   9. get money / earn money
   10. weekly wages / annual salary

4. Complete the sentences with words or phrases from Exercises 1–3.

   1. My brother ____ all his money on an engagement ring for his girlfriend, and now he’s ____.
   2. I decided to open a ____ account instead of a ____ account, because it has a better ____.
   3. Ken asked me if he could ____ some money, but he still ____ me$$50!
   4. My mum’s shop isn’t ____ a profit, but at least it’s ____ even.
   5. I have to be very ____ with money, otherwise I can’t ____ by on my salary.
   6. When his grandmother died, Phil ____ some of the money he ____ to charity.
   7. Mike has ____ all his money. I had to work hard and I’ve ____ my money.

5. T049 Listen to a news story and complete the sentences. Which findings do you think are true of teenagers in Russia?

   1. The report reveals that two thirds of British teenagers know the exact ____ of an iPod.
   2. Seventy-five percent of teens work ____ to repay loans from their parents.
   3. Two thirds of those who took part in the survey realise that it’s not sensible to get into ____.
   4. More than half admitted that they ____ to their parents in order to get money.
   5. The report also found that fifty-eight percent of teenagers are ____ worried about money than their appearance.
   6. The book Money Money Money deals with a variety of topics relating to ____.
   7. The editor wants to help teenagers to understand that ____ can be dangerous.
   8. All secondary schools and colleges in Britain will receive a ____.
6. Work in pairs. Student A, look at page 136. Student B, look at page 138.