Pre-IELTS 2 Adults- Lesson 18

ANSWER KEYS: READING & WRITING

UNIT 8: BUSINESS
Exercise 1: Match the sentence beginnings to the sentence endings.

1-f 2-b 3-c 4-d 5-a 6-e

Exercise 2: Complete the magazine article with the words from the box.

(1) succeed (2) improve (3) successful (4) advice (5) opportunity

(6) office (7) competitive (8) occupation (9) popular

Exercise 3: Write words from the box in the gaps to complete the online comments.

(1) employee (2) software (3) launched (4) products

(5) employ (6) goal (7) colleagues (8) introduce

Exercise 4: Read the article. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Apple

Today, Apple is one of the most well-known and successful IT companies in the world. It started
in 1976, with the name 'Apple Computer, Inc.'. In 2007, they removed the word 'computer' when
they began to sell more products like the iPod and iPhone.

2 Starbucks

This US business is the largest coffee company in the world at the moment. The first Starbucks
opened in 1971. After that, it expanded quickly. The business now has more than 20,000 stores
in the world, in over 60 countries.

3 Facebook

This social-networking service was launched in 2007, and soon became one of the most popular
websites in the world. It now has more than one billion users. People can contact old friends or
keep in touch with new ones.

Exercise 5: Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (past or present tense).

1. went 2. likes 3. ate 4. talked 5. Did you have

6. speaks 7. speak 8. carries 9. talks 10. drove

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Exercise 6: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

Exercise 7: Read each sentence. Use the clues in the sentence to pick the best meaning for
each underlined word.

1. a 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. a

Exercise 8: Read the university magazine article. A. Choose the correct paragraph for each
heading.

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B

B. Read the article again. Choose true or false for the statements below.

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F

C. Read the text again and look at the underlined words. Match the words and definitions.

1. presentation 2. design 3. lively 4. straight away

5. talented 6. career 7. conference 8. trust

Exercise 9:

A. 1. students and, probably, parents;

2. Possible answers include: college newspapers, magazines for young adults, or university
websites;
3. c (note: a and b are mentioned, but are not the main idea)
B.
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C.

D.
Exercise 10: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask
you to make a logical inference based on textual details. Explain your answer by
referencing the text.

Exercise 11:

Example answers:
1. The lake lies to the west of the tower block.
2. The supermarket is located north of the cinema.
3. The leisure centre is situated to the south of the factory.
4. The school is located east of the houses and west of the flats.
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Exercise 12:
1. was constructed/ was built
2. was replaced by - was relocated to
3. were chopped down- make way for
4. was reopened – was constructed/ was built
5. was converted into
6. was built/ was constructed
Exercise 13:
A. 1 is the best introduction. 2&3 use too many words from and copy the structure of the rubric.
B. 2 gives the best general information including transformation and additions. It uses nouns
rather than verbs. It’s formal.
C. 1. development 2. was converted 3. occurred
4. was replaced with 5. was demolished 6. a multi-storey car park
D. Sample answers:
1. was cut down 2. were converted 3. the school (east of woodland)
4. the street market and the car park 5. (by 2011) is the technopark