Homework Keynote Student’s book

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4). 1. Amancio Ortega’s clothing empire was was operating in over 80 countries when, 2011, he resigned
as chairman and moved into property investment.

2.Before she joined Google, Sheryl Sandberg was working for the US Treasury, She had risen to the
position of Chief of Staff by the time she left

3. Carolyn McCall was doing her degree when she met her husband. After graduating from university,
she trained as a teacher.

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5). 1. Went on

2. had worked

3. had been running

4. launched

5. had led

6. had used

7. had become

8. was filming

9. decided

10) 1. Sue used to know a girl called Gina.

2. both are correct

3. Where did Gina use to hide Sue’s toys?

4. She used to be unhappy

5. both are correct

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7)1. failure (both ways)

2. success (both ways)

3. mistake (countable)
4. truth (uncountable)

5. planning (uncountable)

6. knowledge (uncountable)

7. error(countable)

8.disaster(both ways)

9. experience (both ways)

10. expertise (uncountable)

11. blame (uncountable)

12. catastrophe (both ways)

13. fault (countable)

8)1. One of Coca Cola’s biggest marketing success is its name, which is the most recognized phrase in the
world after ‘OK’

2. A series of computer failures led to the whole system closing down in our office.

3. It wasn’t my fault that I was late for the meeting: we were stuck in the lift!

4. My day has been a complete catastrophe . Everything went wrong!

5. My colleagues at work have lots more experience than I do, so they often help me out.

6. The news article was full of mistakes. In fact, there was hardly a word of truth in it at all.

9)1. How good are you at planning?

2. Is knowledge or experience more useful in your job?

3. Do you mind making mistakes when you speak English?

4. Have you ever had a work-related disaster?

5. Do you ever take the blame for things that aren’t your fault?

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1).1 My friend had been thinking about leaving college, but I persuaded him to stay on.

2. I hadn’t been working for the company long when I got promoted.

3. They were so pleased with their success because hadn’t been expecting it.
4. How long had you been discussing the new plans before everyone agreed?

5. Had the business been losing money for a long time when it closed?

6. We hadn’t been getting good result, so we tried a new strategy.

2)1. came

2 they’d been living

3. were wanting

4. they opened

5. didn’t run

6. had worked

7. was doing

8. there had been

9. were losing

10. had been saving

11. had

3)1. begun

2. has been winning

3. directed

4. had been working

5. started

6. had been meeting

7. made

8. had been leaving

9. didn’t want

10. closed

11. released

4)1. would get better

2. did you use to have

3. used to be

4. wouldn’t happen

5. used to make turns

6. would you leave

7. used to be

8. wouldn’t understand Italian

5). 1. Used to live

2.would take

3. did you used to wear

4. used to have

5. wouldn’t enjoy

6. did your family use to go

7. used to miss

8. would have

6)1. correct

2. last year, the company had opened a new office

3. I was vary excited when I first started my new job

4. I used to be a bad student because I never did my homework

5. what did your boss say to you?

6. the man gave me his business card and had been walking away.