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Answer — Exercise 4

Video 7 - Counterfeit strategy·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book

Câu hỏi

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.

Câu trả lời

  • 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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