Unit B   Revision

Unit 4

Energy


Linking ideas

A

1. The homes are designed to use solar panels as well as electricity for heating.

2. He talks about protecting the environment, yet his car’s a real petrol guzzler.

3. The hydrogen economy is still a dream, despite the years spent on scientific research.

4. I always take the bus to work as you can never find a parking space.

5. There was a power cut due to a sudden surge in demand.

6. The world’s oil supplies will soon run out, so we’ll have to find other fuels.


B

as well as / in addition to

despite / in spite of

as / because / since

due to / because of / as a result of

so / therefore


C

a)      as well as, in addition to

b)      yet, even though, despite, in spite of

c)      due to, because of, as a result of, so therefore

d)      as, because, since


Vocalulary

A

1 fossil fuels     2 Wind power; renewable energy        3 greenhouse gases      4 four-wheel drive

5 Global warming; carbon-dioxide emissions    6 energy consumption

7 environmentally friendly


B

1 reduction  2 investment  3 legislation  4 improvement  5 performance  6 competitive




Unit 5

Employment trends


Vocabulary

1 Part-time  2 Seasonal work  3 Shift work  4 Fixed-term/Temporary contract  5 Teleworking   6
Unemployed  7 Migrant worker   8 Self-employment


Cohesive devices

1 This  2 them  3 in this respect  4 its  5 its  6 this knowledge  7 their


Inversion for emphasis

Not only did she rush me through…

No sooner had I given her…

I had to phone back and only after my third call was I able to…

…about this experience and tell them that on no account should they reserve…


Communication skills

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


Unit 6

Business ethics


Reading

1 correct

2 out

3 for

4 the

5 at

6 correct

7 that

8 there

9 correct

10 you

11 not

12 correct


Vocabulary

1 passionate  2 commitment  3 trust  4 persuasive  5 skepticism  6 risky  7 environmental

8 threat  9 development  10 successful  11 progressive  12 inspiration


Reading

1 set up  2 hold us to account  3 shy away from  4 set out  5 falls into   6 phase out  7 carried
out  8 follow suit