The key answer of exercise 4
The key to exercise solutions in chapter Video 7 - Counterfeit strategy for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning
Question
Watch the second part of the video (2.05-4.24) and check your ideas. Then work with your partner. Compare how much you can remember about what the speakers said using the words and phrases from Exercise 3.
Answer
- The counterfeiter approaches a victim saying he needs to offload a large sum of what he claims is genuine currency – at a discount.
- The counterfeiter claims the money has been dyed black to avoid detection by the police.
- The victim is shown how the bills can be cleaned in a matter of seconds and they’ll use a genuine bill that has been dyed black for this trick.
- The victim is often given a special solution when they pay for the (counterfeit) currency to clean the notes but often it’s little more than water and vitamins.
- US currency is given a revamp every seven to ten years to stop counterfeiters.
- Large volumes of counterfeit currency have been coming out of Colombia. It’s usually very high quality.
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