General English: S7 Lesson 4
General English: S7 Lesson 4
General English: S7 Lesson 4
S7
Lesson 4
UNIT 8: MONEY (continuation)
LISTENING 1
Task 1
Look at the pictures. Where are they? What are they doing?
Listen to the statements (A-D) and choose the one that describes each picture.
Trend (a change in direction) in sales, prices, etc could be described in various ways.
1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6.
Note well:
1. dramatically A. little
3. steadily C. suddenly
Task 2
1 2.
3. 4.
a rise of 10%
an increase in population
a fall in profits
Task 4
They are combination of verbs and prepositions which are used together. Sometimes the original
meanings of the verb can change.
Examples
2. Bring something forward to change the date or time of The elections were brought
an event so that it happens forward by three months.
earlier than planned
4. Look something up to try to find a piece of If you don't know what the
information by looking in a word means, look it up in a
book or on a computer dictionary.
7. Set something out to give the details of Your contract will set out the
something or to explain it, terms and conditions of your
especially in writing employment.
8. Set something up to prepare something for use, I need one or two people to
especially by putting the help me set up the equipment.
different parts of it together
HAS YOUR CAR (1) BROKEN DOWN? DO YOU NEED TO (2) CARRY OUT
EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO YOUR HOME?
(3) Take out insurance coverage under our new Home Protection policy and our professional
services will be on hand 24 hours a day to (4) deal with those difficult moments.
Just call your local branch and an advisor will (5) go through the benefits and give you a quote.
Look at the advertisement. Which of the verbs (1-5) could be replaced by the following
synonyms or meanings?
2. So, how many people (responded to) ……………. our offer of free checking?
my overdraft.
6. Can you (check) ………….. the bank reference code in the directory?
7. The government has decided to (advance) …………….. the date for submitting tax
returns.
10. You need to provide proof of identity before you can (open) ……………..an account.