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Reading
JOBS IN FINANCE
1 Read the text.
A THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR
In my job people either come to me or I go to them.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct person
This is because most of my clients are working full
A D.
time and only have the evenings or weekends free.
1 has some clients that do not take his
We usually spend a few hours going through money
advice.
matters and then I work out with the client how best
2 is a teacher.
their money can be invested and how to plan for their
retirement. I give advice on anything from pension
3 thinks his subject is not straightforward.
funds to taking equity out of property. In short, what
4 doesn t always do what his clients
I m doing is advising people how to make their money
expect.
work for them and provide them with a secure future.
5 doesn t work office hours.
B THE DEBT COUNSELLOR
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The people who usually consult me are often desperate
to find a way out of a very difficult and traumatic
situation. These days I m seeing more and more people
Vocabulary
who have overreached themselves and been tempted
3 Choose the correct answers.
by easy credit. They can t see a way forward and that s
where I come in. My job often involves reassuring
1 If you started a sandwich shop at school,
people that there are ways out of their problems.
you d make / do a killing.
However, in the course of my work I also encounter
2 Plasma TVs cost / make a fortune.
people whose lives revolve around spending money that
3 We splashed out / down on a new car.
they haven t got and who are neither willing nor able to
4 I don t mind spending money but I hate being
change their ways.
ripped up / off!
C THE ACCOUNTANT
5 Pete spent / paid through the nose for his new
I work in partnership with two other people and we
bike.
are always extremely busy! We mainly deal with small
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businesses or individuals who need help with their
taxes. We calculate their profits (or losses) and advise
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
on what expenses they can claim for. Some forms they
have to complete look quite complex but for people
precious well-off worthless
with our experience they re really quite straightforward.
dirt cheap priceless
Some of our clients think we should be able to save
them enormous amounts of money but we re certainly
1 Jewellers make rings with
not miracle workers!
stones.
D THE ECONOMIST
2 This old painting is but it
In my opinion the economy is a fascinating subject
means a lot to me.
and I try to pass this on to my students. It s such a
3 A new play by Shakespeare would be
wide subject. There are so many influences you have to
.
consider and a successful economist must be familiar
4 Sometimes things that are with all the markets and current trends. As we ve
seen recently with unstable stock markets world wide,
stop working quite quickly.
predicting how an economy is going to do is almost
5 Only people can stay at that
impossible because of all the contributory factors.
hotel!
Friends often ask for advice on what shares to buy or
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sell but unfortunately there are no guarantees in my
business and it s always a big risk!
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4 I can t imagine enjoying / to enjoy a
5 Choose the correct answers.
backpacking holiday. I like my home comforts.
1 We usually buy four of milk a week.
5 Did you manage contacting / to contact Mr
A pints B pounds C feet
Barton about the meeting?
2 Our bathroom is three wide.
6 I m having my hair cutting / cut this afternoon.
A pints B yards C miles
7 He wouldn t let me pay / to pay for my share of
the meal.
3 I ve been in since I was a teenager.
8 I can t risk missing / to miss the train so I ll
A debt B profit C bargain
book a taxi for 7.15.
4 the storms we completed the journey
9 Are you going to get the car fixing / fixed while
very quickly.
Jack s at work?
A Much as B Nevertheless C Despite
10 Dan justified buying / to buy a new car by
5 my dad worked very hard, he never
saying he needed it for work!
made much money.
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A Whereas B However C Although
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Listening
8 4.02 Listen to two people talking about a
d"
Grammar
friend s promotion. Choose the correct answers.
6 Complete the sentences with determiners.
1 Lucy will be earning
1 of the band members has spoken to
A Ł10,000 a year.
the newspapers. I don t know where the
B more than Ł10,000 a year.
information came from.
C under Ł10,000 a year.
2 You should check your bank account
2 The new job will mean Lucy has
week.
A to spend longer commuting.
3 Are there good reasons for buying B extra holiday.
your own house? C more departments to look after.
4 I m afraid there s I can do to help you.
3 The speakers think that
A different things are important for different
5 breakfast we had at the hotel this
people.
morning was excellent.
B everyone would like a job like that.
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C only people with no family could do that job.
4 Which is true about the female speaker?
7 Choose the correct answers.
A She doesn t use a laptop.
1 We considered going / go to Scotland for a
B She likes travelling by train.
week s break, but the weather is too cold at
C She enjoys relaxing when travelling.
the moment.
5 Where are the speakers?
2 I expect hearing / to hear from Lucy in the next
A On the train
few days.
B Having a meal
3 The teacher made Gemma going / go home C At work
because she wasn t feeling well.
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9 Write an essay with the title: You can never have
too much money. Use the writing guide to help you.
Paragraph 1: introduction and what you
understand by the statement
Paragraph 2: points that agree with the statement
Paragraph 3: points against
Paragraph 4: your own conclusion
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