A. In each space put a word which means the same as the word in brackets. In each
case, the words in the list below are more suitable than the words in brackets.
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11. Wills and other legal matters
assets ț deceased ț estate
frozen ț heirs ț inherit
inheritance tax ț intestate ț liability
nearest and dearest ț no-obligation
own pockets ț prior claim
Millions of people have not made a will, yet dying (1. without a will)
______________ can have disastrous consequences for the families
of the (2. dead person) ______________.
If you have not yet made a will, consider what would happen if
you were to die unexpectedly. Your (3. money and possessions of a
dead person) ______________ would be (4. stopped)
______________ while a court decided how it should be distributed.
Your (5. people inheriting money) ______________ would be left to
cover funeral and other expenses from their (6. personal money)
______________. Also, don’t assume that your (7. money and
property) ______________ will automatically go to your (8.
immediate family) ______________. There may be a distant relative
with a (9. reason why they should get it)
______________.
Make sure the right people (10. receive from
a dead person) ______________. Make a will
today. At Barnaby and Allen, making a will is
quick, easy, and may cost less than you think.
And we can also help you reduce your (11.
amount that has to be paid) ______________

g. (American English) a barrister
h. drawing up contracts for the buying and selling of houses
i. a person who benefits from a will
j. a solicitor, barrister or attorney
act ț be ț comply ț defend
draw up ț exchange ț grant ț hear
prosecute ț sue ț take
1. In the UK, it takes several weeks for the authorities to ________________ probate.
2. I'll get a lawyer to ________________ a contract.
3. We're going to ________________ contracts on Tuesday, and then we can move into our new house.
4. We going to ________________ them for a million pounds in damages.
5. If you don't ________________ you will ________________ in breach of contract.
6. They are going to ________________ legal proceedings against us.
7. The court will ________________ the case next Monday.
8. My solicitor will ________________ for me in this matter.
9. The police are going to ________________ him for fraud.
10. He's hired a very good barrister to ________________ him against the charges.
A. Put words into the spaces.
B. Choose the best words to go into the spaces.
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12. Money and work
a year ț by ț good money ț hourly ț for
makes ț on the staff ț package ț payroll ț on
salary ț staff member ț wage ț well paid ț well
Set 1:
1. She's ________________ 40k a year.
2. She's on forty thousand ________________.
3. Her monthly ________________ is about £3,300.

a. bonus b. gift c. extra
7. Extra benefits from employers such as free health insurance, free cars and free mobile phones are called
__________.
a. presents b. extras c. perks
8. Factory workers who get paid for each item they make are ___________.
a. in pieces b. on piecework c. on pieces
1. I think you should ask for a pay rise.
2. I think you should ask for a pay increase.
3. I think you should ask for more pay.
4. I think you should ask for higher money.
5. I think you should ask for a salary increase.
6. I think you should ask for bigger money.
attractive salary ț boss ț committed
dynamic ț highly motivated ț huge salary
line manager ț loads of money ț member of a team
remuneration package ț they pay peanuts ț worked off your feet
JOB ADVERTISEMENT
INFORMAL CONVERSATION
Today's exchange rates
A. Which is correct? (Choose one from each group.)
B. Look at the exchange rate chart, and write words or numbers into the spaces.
C. Look at the chart, and answer true or false.
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13. Currency markets 1
1 US dollar =
1 Euro =
1 GB pound =
Euro 0.82