Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.2 - Fair share for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to two people, Heather and Dominic, play the Ultimatum Game and answer the questions.
  2. -
  3. Listen to them play the Dictator Game and answer the questions.

Answer

a)

  1. Dominic offered £5.
  2. Yes, she did.
  3. It's not fair to offer less, and he doesn't think she would have taken it.
  4. It was kind and generous, and it was an equal split.
  5. Heather wouldn't have accepted less than £5.

c)

  1. Dominic offered El and kept £9.
  2. He gave £1 to show he's not heartless. But it was easier to keep most for himself, so he did.
  3. She feels hard done by, cheated.