The Business pi answer key

 and first 
conditional
1
1 ‘ll
2 will
3 ‘ll
4 won’t
5 ‘ll
6 ‘ll
7 ‘ll/will
8 won’t
9 ‘ll/will
10 won’t
11 won’t
2
1 ‘m not going to
2 are going to
3 am I going to
4 not 
going 
to
3
1 d) 2 c) 3 a) 4 b) 5 g) 6 h) 7 f) 8 e)
4
1 I’ll move to the Bahamas / rent out the villa, etc.
2 We’ll get a loan / need a good business idea, etc.
3 We’ll visit the West Coast, from L.A. to Las Vegas, and then travel along 
Route 66 to spend some time on the East Coast, etc.
4 We’ll hire a famous band, etc.
5 We’ll take our favourite book / music / a computer with Internet 
connection, etc.
6 We’ll help survivors of a tsunami / help street kids in Brazil, etc.
5
1 If more Chinese cars are produced, a) European car makers will benefi t 
from the factories that will be opened; b) steel prices will drop; c) CO
2
emissions will increase.
2 If the government closes the 12 nuclear stations, a) UK electricity 
prices will go up; b) the share price of alternative energy companies will 
increase; c) manufacturing costs in the UK will rocket.
3 If this fi gure grows signifi cantly, a) wages and salaries will need to 
increase; b) government spending will go up because of pensions; c) 
immigration to Germany will be encouraged.
7.4 Speaking
 Negotiations – making offers, agreeing 
deadlines
1
1 a) think b) fall
2 a) buy b) above
3 a) share b) yet
4 a) I b) telecom
2
1 1 
a)
2 2 
a)
3 3 
b)
4 4 
a)
3
1 Sorry, but I ordered a glass of red wine.
Sorry, but I ordered a glass of red wine.
2 Mario doesn’t want to talk about the problem, Pete. 
Mario doesn’t want to talk about the problem, Pete.
3 I don’t think their turnover will fall.
I don’t think their turnover will fall.
4 I didn’t ask you to fi nish the report by Friday.
I didn’t ask you to fi nish the report by Friday.
4
1 get down 
7 let’s say
2 as you know 
8 we give you
3 negotiate 
9 how 
about
4 if you drop 
10 will you agree
5 can’t be done 
11 have a deal
6 come back 
12 let’s agree on