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1 I’m not sure

Part A: Complete the following sentences with vocabulary from the I’m Not Sure worksheet.

1. If you make a statement about what you think is going to happen in the future it’s a
.

2. If you say something and people don’t really understand what you mean, then it’s .

3. If you have an idea of what is possible in your mind, then you can it.

4. If something happens in the way you think it will, then it is .

5. If you do something in a way that shows you know what to do and how to do it,
then you are doing it .

6. If you are not sure if something is possible, then you are it.

Part B: Write the past participle form of the following irregular verbs.

1. know -

2. eat -

3. do -

4. have -

5. go -

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7. be -

8. bring -

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Part C: Possibilities in the past. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
sentence.

1. I don’t think Alison is at home. She’s not

answering her door bell. (go out) → Alison
.

2. I saw some donuts in the office earlier. They don’t seem to be here anymore. (eat)
→ Someone
all the donuts.

3. Asim’s report isn’t on my desk. I didn’t tell him I needed it today (know)
→ Asim
he had to finish the report today.

4. I didn’t know your car wasn’t working. My car is working. (pick up) → If I’d known
you needed a ride, I .

Part D: Talking about options and possibilities in the present. Complete the second sentence so that
it means the same as the first sentence.

1. My son is ill. I need to look after him so I’m not sure about attending the
conference. → My son is ill so I the conference.

2. You can give me the report on Monday if you like. → You me

the report on Monday.

3. It’s important that we don’t miss the bus at 5pm. → We the 5

pm bus.

4. Daniel said wasn’t feeling well this morning, so it’s possible he will go home this
afternoon. → Daniel home this afternoon because he’s not feeling
well.

Part E: Talking about future possibilities and options. Complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first sentence.

1. I’ve got a lot of work to do so it’s possible I will have to stay later tonight. → I
late tonight because I’ve got a lot to do.

2. If Simon and Steph arrive on time, we may be able to have lunch with them.
→ We
lunch with Simon and Steph if they arrive on time.

3. I haven’t seen Colin in the office today, so I think he is working from home.
→ Colin

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from home because I’ve not seen him in the office yet.

4. I hope Amanda says we can go to Berlin together. → We to

Berlin together if Amanda lets us.

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2 Remote work and money

Part A: Complete the following text with vocabulary from the Remote Work and Money
worksheet. The first letter is done for you.

I don’t work in an office, I’m a r 1

worker. I really enjoy that I don’t have to
spend any time c 2
to the office and I can get up and start
3
working early. I find that I’m a lot more p in the morning and I find it a lot easier to e
4
with my work then. However, I don’t really have any l
5
on my time so if I want to take some time in the afternoon to go for
a walk and do more work in the evening, I can do that. I find that I like to get out and
get some exercise at some point during the day as it’s really good for my health and
my general w 6
. There is a p 7
/p 8
that I might return to
working in an office in the future, as sometimes I can get a bit lonely, but I’m very
happy with my life as it is for now.

Part B: Money vocabulary. Complete the following sentences with the correct word. The first
letter is done for you.

1. Money paid for public transport, for example a rain or bus is called a f .

2. If you give money for a particular activity, you f it.

3. If you pay for products or services and there’s a problem, the company might give
you the money back and r you.

4. An amount of money to do a particular activity is called a b .

5. The piece of paper you get as a record of what you bought is called a r .

6. When you have accepted a product or service, the company will c you for it.

7. The cost of doing a particular activity or buying a particular product is called an e .

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3 Getting insured

Complete the following sentences with vocabulary from the Getting Insured worksheet. The
first letter is done for you.

If you run a business, it’s important to make sure to i 1

it in case anything goes
wrong. There are a lot of different companies you can buy i 2
from. You will pay them
every month, which is called a p 3
and they will c 4
you for
all kinds of a 5
problems that can happen. If
something happens, you can make a c 6
and they will send
someone to a 7
the problem and look at any d 8
to your
equipment or your office and decide who is l 9
. They can c 10

you for any money you lose or if you need to replace equipment and if all goes well,
you will receive a p 11
. You need to find a policy that works for you and
there are a few different kinds. For example, c 12
insurance protects all the
items inside your office and c 13
r 14
can help
if a customer doesn’t pay you.

4 Learning lessons

Part A: Complete the following sentences using vocabulary from the Learning Lessons worksheet.
The first letter is done for you.

1. We’re currently trying to d some new products for the Asian market.

2. There’s been no Wi-fi all morning. So, I haven’t been able to get any work done as a c .

3. She’s the area manager for a c of hotels in Sweden.

4. I’m hoping they are going to r my salary because I really need the money.

5. What was his r 1

when you told him you’re leaving the company?

6. I find drinking coffee to be the most e way to wake up in the morning.

7. Fortunately, there’s been a lot of g in sales in the Latin American market this
year.

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Part B: Because/So/Therefore/Due to/As a result. Complete the following sentences by writing

because, so, as a result, due to or therefore in the gaps.

1. I was late this morning an accident on the road.

2. I got to work late this morning there was an accident on the way to work.

3. working late last night, I was able to finish the report on time.

4. I worked late last night and I was able to finish the report.

5. poor sales this year, we are going to have to reduce our budget.

Part C: Using the Third conditional. Complete the following third conditional sentences with the
words from the box.

started / gotten / have / wouldn’t / bought / had / seen / finished / known / learne

1. I have gotten this job if I hadn’t English.

2. If I had the promotion, I wouldn’t have my own company.

3. If I had you at the conference, I have asked you to come

for a drink with us.

4. I would have the report by now if I spent more time

working on it this week.

5. I wouldn’t have their products if I’d they were going to be

so useless.

6. If you had to them at the conference, we would been able to

ask them about their new products.

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Write a third conditional sentence which means the same as the first sentence.

1. I didn’t get up on time, therefore, I missed the train.

2. As a result of studying for the test, I passed it.

3. Anita missed her plane due to a traffic accident near the airport.

4. I didn’t ask him to come for a drink because he wasn’t in the office today.

5. We didn’t sell many units because our products weren’t finished on time.

6. I broke my leg on the weekend and, therefore, won’t be able to go to the office
tomorrow.

5 Writing reports
Complete the following sentences using vocabulary from the Writing Reports worksheet. The
first letter is done for you.

1. I’m looking for the best computers to use. What would your r be?

2. We’re having a test on Tuesday to e how much we’ve learned about the
products.

3. We’re going to ask Ruth if we can do it because she’s the s of the department.

4. Please make sure that the report is short and c .

5. You need to make sure you p your emails before you send them, you’ve
made a lot of spelling mistakes.

6. We’re doing research in the market at the moment and we are going to present our
f
next month.

7. We need to a the sales results to see what we can learn for next year.

8. He’s talking about his m for perfecting sales at the conference next week.

9. It’s Stan who will say whether we can invest in it or not. He’s the d .

10. I think their products have a lot of p uses in everyday life which makes them
really useful to customers.

Review 7__________out of 100 points in total

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6 Speaking (optional - points awarded according to the teacher)

Part A: In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. Have you had to work from home at all?

2. What do you think are the benefits of working from home?
3. What do you think are the negatives of working from home?
4. Do you think more people will work at home in future, or fewer? Why?

Part B: Talk about something that you have insurance for.

You should say:

• What it is.
• Why it is insured.
• What could happen to it which might be a problem.
• What your insurance will do if there’s a problem.

Part C: Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. If you hadn’t decided on this career, what work could you have done instead?
2. What could you study that would help you with your career?
3. Do you think that making money is the most important thing for a company to do?
Why/why not?
4. What job might you be doing in five years from now?

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