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The key answer of exercise 13

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.2 - Built to last for the textbook New Total English Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Rachael Roberts, Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Listen and check your answers to exercise 13a.

Answer

  1. A father and son who made millions of pounds from fake DVDs have been jailed for six years.
  2. Hundreds of thousands of DVDs were produced by workers hired by the gang.
  3. The DVDs were sold cheaply in pubs and markets.
  4. It is estimated by the police that the criminals made around £43,000 a day from the operation.
  5. The gang members lived a life of luxury until they were caught.
  6. However, police believe that most of the money the gang made has been taken out of the country.
  7. It is estimated that criminal gangs in the UK make about £300 million a year from fake DVDs.
  8. Police dogs have now been trained to find forbidden DVDs.