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Maddox, an Australian, businessman. 'I rang him and told him I was
the best salesperson in England and that he should give me a job.'
He liked her idea for a kind of make-up that stays on the whole
day, so together they formed a company to market it. At first, she wasn't
earning much, but soon she was getting over A$200,000 a year. 'Hard
work means happiness to me,' she said.
Her brother, Roger Haines, who is spending three weeks with
her in Brisbane, said, 'She left school when she was 16. She had hardly
any work experience. But she could sell a fridge to an Eskimo. She's
amazing!'
1. How much money did she have when she left England?
2. When did she leave England?
3. How much has she sold her business for?
4. Why did she leave England?
5. Did she have any qualifications?
6. Did she have many friends?
7. How much did she pay for her flight?
8. How much did she earn at first?
9. How much did she earn later?
10. How long is her brother staying with her?
11. What did he say about her work experience?
2. Find a partner from the other group. Compare your
answers. Notice how quantity is expressed in different ways:
very little money – just £5.
3. The teacher will draw two columns on the board like the
table below. Go to the board and write in the expressions from
the newspaper articles.
Expressions of quantity Actual quantity
very little money
a few years
all of her fortune…
just £5
four years
Which expressions of quantity mean the same? How are they
used differently?
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Grammar Questions:
a. Why do we say ... ?
very little money but a few years
not much employment but weren't many jobs
b. Is this rule correct?
We mainly use much and many in questions and negative
sentences.
c. Who is happier, A or B?
A: I have few friends.
B: I have a few friends.
d. She had hardly any work experience. Does this mean she had
work experience?
a) no c) a little
b) little d) a lot of
4. Close your books. Retell the story.
Block 3
PEOPLE AND THEIR MONEY (2)
LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
RELATIVE CLAUSES, PARTICIPLES, AND INFINITIVES
1. Read the text about Bill Gates, his company, Microsoft,
and his house in Seattle. There are gaps in the text. Fill the gaps
with a clause below. Write a number 1–16.
1) discussing the plots and swapping opinions
2) why Microsoft has been so successful
3) he fancied
4) of which he owns 39 % of the shares
5) whose software is used
6) estimated at £18 billion
7) overlooking Lake Washington
8) he can't afford
9) leaving his wife behind
10) what to do 
Maddox, an Australian, businessman. 'I rang him and told him I was                Grammar Questions:
the best salesperson in England and that he should give me a job.'                a. Why do we say ... ?
       He liked her idea for a kind of make-up that stays on the whole            very little money but a few years
day, so together they formed a company to market it. At first, she wasn't         not much employment but weren't many jobs
earning much, but soon she was getting over A$200,000 a year. 'Hard
                                                                                  b. Is this rule correct?
work means happiness to me,' she said.
                                                                                  We mainly use much and many in questions and negative
       Her brother, Roger Haines, who is spending three weeks with
                                                                            sentences.
her in Brisbane, said, 'She left school when she was 16. She had hardly
any work experience. But she could sell a fridge to an Eskimo. She's              c. Who is happier, A or B?
amazing!'                                                                         A: I have few friends.
                                                                                  B: I have a few friends.
      1. How much money did she have when she left England?
      2. When did she leave England?                                              d. She had hardly any work experience. Does this mean she had
      3. How much has she sold her business for?                            work experience?
      4. Why did she leave England?                                               a) no            c) a little
      5. Did she have any qualifications?                                         b) little        d) a lot of
      6. Did she have many friends?
                                                                                  4. Close your books. Retell the story.
      7. How much did she pay for her flight?
      8. How much did she earn at first?
      9. How much did she earn later?                                             Block 3
      10. How long is her brother staying with her?                               PEOPLE AND THEIR MONEY (2)
      11. What did he say about her work experience?
                                                                                  LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
                                                                                  RELATIVE CLAUSES, PARTICIPLES, AND INFINITIVES
       2. Find a partner from the other group. Compare your
answers. Notice how quantity is expressed in different ways:                      1. Read the text about Bill Gates, his company, Microsoft,
very little money – just £5.                                                and his house in Seattle. There are gaps in the text. Fill the gaps
                                                                            with a clause below. Write a number 1–16.
      3. The teacher will draw two columns on the board like the                  1) discussing the plots and swapping opinions
table below. Go to the board and write in the expressions from                    2) why Microsoft has been so successful
the newspaper articles.                                                           3) he fancied
        Expressions of quantity                Actual quantity                    4) of which he owns 39 % of the shares
                                                                                  5) whose software is used
        very little money                      just £5
                                                                                  6) estimated at £18 billion
        a few years                            four years
                                                                                  7) overlooking Lake Washington
        all of her fortune…
                                                                                  8) he can't afford
                                                                                  9) leaving his wife behind
       Which expressions of quantity mean the same? How are they
                                                                                  10) what to do
used differently?

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