CORSEBOOK, p.79, PRACTICE: Answer the questions

1. What's the author's opinion on the risk involved in buying fine arts as an investment?

2. The market price for works of art is always accurate. T/F

3. Why do people buy art?

4. What prevents many people from investing into fine arts?

5. The owner of Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" made a fortune on his investment. T/F


WORKBOOK, p.39, LISTENING: Listen to the recording for the second time and complete the gaps with
the words or phrases you can hear


S:...I'd like to welcomeSteve walker from Aston Reinvestment Trust - Steve is going to talk to us
today about the high and low ____________________________ (4w).

SW: Hello

S: So, perhaps you could tell us about ART.

SW: What ART does is provide loans at __________________ (2w) to small businesses and social
enterprises that have been unable to access finance from _________________ (2w), such as banks,
despite the facts that they have _____________________ (3w).The model we have put in place at ART
has been widely adopted by other finance institutions throughout the country.

S: What would you say has been your best decision in your career at ART so far?

SW: I would say that the best decision I have made is to ask for advice when I've needed it. We
could not have _______________________________________ (7w) without seeking support and information
along the way. Running your own business can very often be a ____________ (2w). A lot of people
worry that they might be looked upon as _________(2w) if they ask for help. So, if I have a
problem, I can _________________________(4w).

S: Can you offer businesses here today any other advice for becoming successful?

SW: Always be open to new ideas and don't be afraid ________________________(4w) outside of your
_________ (1w). It gives you a different __________ (1w) and lets you see the problem from a
_______________ (2w), which I have found produces the best results.

S: What kind of companies does ART work with?

SW: All kinds of __________ (1w), often with some form of problem within their operation - they may
be _______________ (1w) or be experiencing problems ______________________ (6w) for their product,
and this is where ART is different from a bank.

S: Could you explain what those differences are?

SW: Well, the bank is there to lend money, and make money for its ___________ (1w). Our _________
(1w) is encourage enterprise to ____________ (1w).

S: HAve you made any bad decisions in your career?

SW: If I could go back and change any decision I've made to ______________________ (5w), it would
be one I made during _______________(3w) of ART. I planned to have _______________ (3w)printed up
to market the service and let people know what ART was all about. I didn't receive a
_______________________ (5w), and I thought to myself "how did we get that so wrong?"

S: What did you gain from this experience?

SW: This wasn't the correct way to _____________________________(5w) but I did learn from the
experience. If I ___________________ (3w)from people ________________ (2w) in this field than
myself, I could have handled the situation a lot better.

S: Where do you think other businesses sometimes go wrong?

SW: I think the worst thing you can do is to ________________ (3w) to new ideas and interpretations
of a problem or idea. If you're not afraid to ask for help, or support, or advice, and you take
that advice _____________ (2w), then you will always produce a result that is...