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Vocabulary
A Complete the text with words from the box.
advertise advertisers brand loyalty brand consumers dissatisfied
impossible inaccurate market research reliable unreliable unsuccessful
Many advertisers are set (1) _______________ tasks by companies. They are often asked to
(2) _______________ products that are (3) _______________ and of poor quality. They are expected to convince (4) _______________ to switch from the (5) _______________ they buy at the moment to one that nobody has heard of. To do this some (6) _______________ give (7) _______________ and sometimes dishonest information about the product they are trying to sell. However,
(8) _______________ shows that not only is (9) _______________ very strong but many consumers would rather pay slightly more for something they find (10) _______________ and are happy with, than risk changing to something they may well be (11) _______________ with. In fact, advertisers are facing an increasingly difficult task of convincing us to buy anything. Of course, if advertising becomes more and more (12) _______________ companies will have to find new ways of promoting their products and services.
B Complete the sentences using the adjective in brackets and the correct negative prefix.
(13) I know the supermarket is cheaper, but it’s so far away it’s _______________ (convenient).
(14) Relax and stop being so _______________ (patient). I don’t want to buy the wrong thing.
(15) The prices were just _______________ (believable)!
(16) Why do you say I’m _______________ (loyal)? If they put up the prices, of course I’ll buy a different brand!
(17) I never believe any advertisements. They all seem so _______________ (probable) to me!
C Complete 18–22 with the words in the box. There are three extra words.
boss colleagues do make receive Sellotape send Tipp-Ex
(18)
A: I can’t believe it. Are you sure the email isn’t in your inbox?
B: OK, I’ll _______________ it again.
(19) Oh no! I’ve made another mistake. Can you pass me the _____________, please?
(20) Just make sure that I _______________ that report by tomorrow morning. If necessary, stay up and write it all night!
(21) Hey, Julie! Can you _______________ some photocopying for me?
(22) I really hate my job. Working from 9 to 5 is bad enough, but when your _______________ is as bad as mine …!
Grammar
D Complete the conversation with the correct word or phrase.
A: I prefer to pay slightly (23) high / higher / highest prices and be sure of the quality.
B: Yes, but the (24) cheap / cheaper / cheapest products are not always the (25) bad / worse / worst. Well-known brands are usually much (26) as expensive as / more expensive than other similar products, but often the quality is not much (27) good / better / best. Look at this! This is just (28) as good as / more good than that one and it’s half the price!
A: I’m sure you spend (29) more money than / the most money I do when you go shopping.
B: Yes, but you always buy (30) few / fewer / fewest things than I do, so of course you spend
(31) less / the least money than me.
E Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.
(32) This one is most expensive than that one, and I’m sure it’s better quality.
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(33) Which of these is the more popular?
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(34) This is the better one you can buy.
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(35) It doesn’t look any different as this one.
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(36) Are you sure this is as good this one?
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(37) We’ve had the fewer complaints about this one.
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(38) You really shouldn’t spend most money than that.
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Functional language
F Complete the sentences with verbs from the box. There is one extra verb.
ask call hold take speak tell say
(39) Can I _______________ a message?
(40) Can you _______________ me your name again, please?
(41) Can you _______________ on a minute?
(42) Could you _______________ that I called?
(43) Can I _______________ to Rob Douglas, please?
(44) Could I _______________ who’s calling, please?
G Complete the conversation with the sentences from exercise F above.
Receptionist: Good morning, Baker & Douglas Limited.
Sara Dunbar: Good morning. (45) _______________
Receptionist: Certainly. (46) _______________
Sara Dunbar: Yes, it’s Sara Dunbar.
Receptionist: (47) _______________
Sara Dunbar: Of course.
Receptionist: I’m sorry, Mr Douglas is not available. (48) _______________
Sara Dunbar: Yes. (49) _______________
Receptionist: Certainly. (50) _______________
Sara Dunbar: Yes, it’s Sara Dunbar.
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