Unit 3: Hard sell

People believe that the company lost millions last year. The correct passive form of the sentence above is ..........

Someone is repairing the bus station at the moment. The correct passive form of the sentence above is ..........

The fact that he had already spent good money on the ticket convinced him to stay. The correct passive form of the first part is ..........

An unknown person had added too much salt to the food. The correct passive form is ..........

People believe that animals never fall into the trap of the sunk-cost fallacy. The correct passive form is ..........

I made a terrible mistake. The correct passive form is ..........

We will prosecute all shoplifters. The correct passive form is ..........

Reading a review has convinced 82 percent of consumers to make a purchase. The correct passive form is: 82 percent of consumers .......... to make a purchase after reading a review.

Genuine online reviews of products influence over 93 percent of consumers. The correct passive form is ..........

Someone didn't wash the dishes last night. The correct passive form is ..........

A lot of gift vouchers were given to me for my birthday. The sentence with the same meaning is ..........

I am owed a refund. The sentence with the same meaning is ..........

She has bought her son a bike. The correct passive form starting with 'A bike' is ..........

The bank had sent thousands of clients warnings about the new scams. The correct passive form is: Thousands of clients .......... warnings about the new scams.

It is a grade 1 listed building, which means it .......... without permission.

In Victorian times, corn .......... there.

Recently, the old market .......... and is now home to many independent shops.

The interior of the building .......... to be one of the finest of its kind in the country.

The old market hall .......... in 1863.

They expect the manager to make a decision soon. The correct passive form is: They expect a decision .......... soon.

Hala enjoys people praising her. The correct passive form is: Hala enjoys .......... .

All the customers were given a freebie. The sentence with the same meaning is ..........

I asked several companies to give me a .......... for remodelling the kitchen.

It isn't .......... to heat the whole house if you're only working in one room.

Ahmad has unusually large feet, so he needs .......... shoes.

The venture may be .........., but it's also risky.

Once we've worked out what our .......... is, the rest will be plain sailing.

I was surprised by how high their .......... was. They must sell thousands of products every month.

You can't expect to get good quality at .......... prices.

Everything is online now, so I think the days of .......... shops are over.

They're giving away free toys with children's meals as part of a sales .......... .

Planes are expensive to design and make, so they require a lot of .......... investment.

I wasn't planning on getting a new shirt today. It was a bit of an .......... buy.

If you have positive .......... , you may not need to advertise.

When I looked at the .......... , I almost passed out. It was so expensive!

So, what gave you the idea to .......... the business?

It seemed like it might be a good market to .......... .

It was too good an opportunity to .......... .

We'd been gradually .......... customer loyalty in that area.

They didn't want to buy at first, but eventually we managed to .......... them .......... .

We had to .......... ten dinars .......... the price before the customer agreed to buy.

My cousin has always been a .......... businesswoman and runs several companies now.

I'm not always very .......... when I meet new people. It takes me time to feel safe with them.

I loved the film! The story was so .......... , and I've never seen anything like it before.

In 1925, the Eiffel Tower was 'sold' to a .......... businessman by a famous conman.

The salesman managed to .......... the customer into buying the more expensive model by being extra nice to her.

The company .......... her away from her old job with promises of a better salary.

The speaker was arrested for trying to .......... the crowd to violence.

Nothing you say will .......... me. I've already decided which car to buy.

Eating too much sugar can have a .......... effect on your health.

A judge must remain completely .......... and not favour either side.

One .......... of buying online is that the product may look different from the picture.

People have a natural .......... to choose small rewards now over bigger rewards later.

The project wasn't going well, but the team decided to .......... and finish it anyway.

The extra cost of the taxi .......... the money we saved by going to the cheaper supermarket.

Coffee shops have .......... all over the city in the last few years.

You can usually find a good price if you .......... for the best deal.

It's much cheaper to buy .......... if you have a place to put it.

Just because it's pay day, you shouldn't go on a shopping .......... and spend it all.

I need to .......... a few errands this morning, but we can meet later.

Seller: The price of this bike is 50 dinars. Buyer: .......... Would you accept 40?

Buyer: Would you accept 30 dinars for it? Seller: .......... I can't go lower than 40.

A: I can pay 7 dinars an hour. B: Can we try and .......... on this? Would 7.50 be OK?

A: OK, 7.50 an hour it is. B: .......... Let's shake on that, then.

'Provided you finish by midnight, I see no reason why I couldn't pay a bit more.' The speaker is .......... .

The main idea of the text is that ..........

Why does the writer consider a pros and cons list a rather ineffective tool?

The pronoun 'which' in 'which allows you to be more objective' refers to .......... .

The writer implies that people put things off because .......... .

The word 'the former' in the text refers to .......... .

What had the biggest impact on whether people ate all the chocolate cake?

The word 'persist' in the text is closest in meaning to .......... .

What lesson does the writer think we should learn from the law of diminishing returns?

The word 'palatable' in the text means .......... .

The word 'they' in 'information they could monetise' refers to .......... .

The phrase 'unbeknown to many users' means that many users .......... .

According to the text, the GDPR made it compulsory for companies to .......... .

The phrase 'The onus is on these companies' means that .......... .

According to the text, a disadvantage of contextual advertising for the marketer is that .......... .

The word 'that' in 'side by side with that of a direct competitor' refers to .......... .

In a for-and-against essay, the most suitable phrase to introduce the opposite point of view is ..........

According to the Active Writing box, why is paraphrasing important in an essay?

'People are concerned about the environment.' ← 'There is growing concern for the environment.' Which paraphrasing technique is used?

In a for-and-against essay, where should you usually give your own opinion?