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The key answer of exercise 10

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.2 - The people watchers for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

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  2. -
  3. Tick the things an email of advice might include. Compare your ideas with other students.
  4. Find the things you ticked in the responses in Exercise 10B.

Answer

c)

  1. ✓ 
  2. ✗
  3. ✓
  4. ✓
  5. ✓

d)

  1. Yes text → 'You have the money. She has the ideas, the energy and the expertise.'; No text → 'So your cousin wants money.'
  2. ✗
  3. Yes text → 'If I were you, I wouldn't worry about her age. And if you're really worried, maybe tell her you want fifty percent of the money back within two years.'; No text →: 'If I were you, I'd ask a lot of questions first. I'd find out how much research she has done, how well she knows the market and who else is involved.'
  4. Yes text → 'As a young person, she might know more about the internet than you do.'; No text → '... over ninety percent of new companies disappear within the first year.'
  5. Yes text → 'What do you have to lose apart from a bit of money?' No text → 'Can you wait that long to get your money back? And think about this: if it wasn't your cousin asking, would you lend the money?'