Unit
Vocabulary
Buying and selling
( *) Topic v o c a b u la r v ^ ^ ^ ^ l see page 189 for definitions
advertisement (n) demand (v) property (n)
afford (v) export (v) purchase (v, n)
bargain (n) fee (n) receipt (n)
brand (n) fortune (n) require (v)
catalogue (n) import (v) sale (n)
change (n) invest (v) save (v)
coin (n) obtain (v) select (v)
cost (v, n) owe (v) supply (v, n)
customer (n) own (v) variety (n)
debt (n) profit (n) waste (v, n)
Phrasal verbs D Prepositional phrases
add up find the total of by credit card/cheque
come back (from) return (from) for rent
give away give sth free of charge for sale
hurry up do sth more quickly in cash
pay back return money (to sb) in debt
save up (for) save money (for a specific purpose) in good/bad condition
take back return sth to the place it came from
take down remove (from a high place)
D Word formation
add addition judge judgement
afford affordable serve service, servant
compare comparison true truth, untrue, truthful
decide decision use useful, useless
expense (in)expensive value valuable
Word patterns
adjectives wrong about/with decide on
verbs belong to lend sth to
borrow sth from pay for
buy sth from spend sth on
choose between nouns an advert(isement) for
compare sth to/with
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Buying and s e llin g Jnit
Tuple vocabulary
C irc le th e c o rre c t w ord.
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E C o m p le te using th e c o rre c t fo rm of th e verbs in th e box.
import • invest • obtain • own • purchase • save • select • waste j
1 We've decided t o .............. ...........................money in iake’s new business Hone it’s successful!
2 Let’s stay in tonight and .......................................... our money for the trip next week.
3 Don’t ................................... all yo ur pocket money on sweets and chocolate.
4 The company h a s ............. ............................ permission to start selling in China.
5 You usually have to pay tax when y o u .......................................... things fro ^ other countries
6 Colin is so rich that h e .... .....................................four Rolls-Royces!
7 Jo a n .................................... ..... a few pairs of jeans and went to try them on
8 It says here that they give you a free glass with every pmt of milk y o u ..........................................
Each ox th e words in boid is in th e w rong sen ten ce. W r t e th e co rrect word
1 We don't usually get that p ro p e rty of washing powder. . .
2 We can only take the item back if you’ve still got the change. ............
3 The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there’s a lot of fe e ..................
4 What's the design on a French one euro sale? ............
5 Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receapt. ..........
6 My mum didn't like me selling my bike, but she said it was my co in , so ............
it was my decision.
7 When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. ............
8 The taxi driver wasn't very happy when I told him I didn t have any v a rie ty . .........
U n it V ocabulary
Phrasal verbs
P i W rite one w ord in each gap.
.................... .....
He’s taking it He’s trying to
up.
They’r e ........................... He’s ........................... it up. She’s paying him
them away.
He’s ju s t........................... back. She’s .............................it back.
Prepositional phrases
C o m p le te usin g th e w o rds in th e box. You have to use s o m e w ords m o re th a n once.
by • for • in
1 It can be very worrying when you’r e .......................a lot of debt.
2 Can I pay for th is .......................cheque?
3 Did you see that the house next door i s .......................sale?
4 They took ten per cent off because I p a id .......................cash.
5 We need to find an o ffic e .......................rent in the centre of town.
6 I got quite a lot of money for the car because it w a s .......................such good condition.
Buying and se llin g Unit 15
Word formation
I f ] O ne of the words in each sentence is in th e wrong form . W rite the correct word.
1 The serve in this place is absolutely terrible and I want to see the manager.........................
2 Could you help me make a decide? I don’t know which phone to get. .....................
3 Even very good quality clothes are quite afford in this shop. .....................
4 Companies should always tell the true in advertisements. .....................
5 Credit cards are really use, but you have to be careful with them. .....................
6 I read a compare of all the supermarkets and Safeshop was the most .....................
expensive.
7 My grandma had no idea that her old vase was so value. .....................
8 Pete never shops at Mayfield’s because he says it’s too expense. .....................
9 Before you borrow from the bank, you have to make a judge about whether .....................
you can pay it back or not.
10 Is the bill right? Could you just check your add, please? .....................
Word patterns
G C ircle the correct word.
1 Don't lend any money on / to George because you’ll never get it back.
2 Where did you buy your new shoes at / from? They're great!
3 Let me just pay about / for these things and then we can go home.
4 There's something wrong in / w ith the CD player I've just bought.
5 Carol seems to spend all her pocket money for / on going out.
6 Look inside the wallet and maybe we can find out who it belongs in / to.
7 Have you decided in / on a name for your new business?
H C o m p le te using the words in the box. Add any other words you need.
advertisement • borrowed • choose • compare • wrong j
1 I need to get a new bag for school but I c a n 't.........................................these two. What do
you think?
2 This CD player seems expensive, but if y o u .........................................i t .........................................
the one in the other shop, it’s actually not bad.
3 Madeleine.........................................a really nice to p ...........................................me and she still
hasn’t given it back!
4 T h e .........................................the website said you could sell your old things to people all over
the country.
5 The shop assistant w a s .........................................the price so I had to show her the label.
