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Vocabulary  2  M a t c h  t h e e r m s  in 1-7  w i t h  t h e i r  meanings  a-g. Use h e exts n  1 o  help
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                             1  BLOCK  CAPS        a)  a document from the seller to the buyer, giving
                             2  price  quote          details of a  delivery
                             3  in  stock          b)  ask for
                             4  FAQs               c)  information about  how  much the goods  cost
                             5  signature          d)  a person's  name,  written in his/her  own  handwritin
                             6  delivery  note     e)  CAPITAL LETTERS
                             7  request             0   Frequently Asked  Questions
                                                    g)   The  seller  has the items in his store.
                         3   Find  words  in the texts in 1 hat are imilar in meaning o these  words.
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                             1  goods
                             2  number
                             3  value
                             4  seller
                             5  lorry
                             6  client
                             7  details
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         The  passive
          In an active sentence, the subject is the 'doer' who   Ms  Sarkis  ordered  the goods,  (active)
          performs the action of the verb. In a passive sentence,   The goods  were  ordered  by Ms  Sarkis.  (passive)
          the object of the active verb becomes the subject.
          We use the passive when the 'doer' is unknown or   This equipment  is  made  in  Germany.
          unimportant, or when the 'doer' is obvious. We form the  The packages  were  sent  last  week.
          passive with an appropriate form of be + past participle.




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                             Complete  these  sentences  with nformation rom he texts n 1.
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                             1  The name  of the seller  is
                             2  The goods were rdered  by
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                             3  The goods  cost.
                             4  The goods were delivered  to                  (address).
                             5  The goods were delivered  by                   (name).
                             6  The goods were signed  for  by
                             7  The goods were delivered  at                  (time).
                             Read this text  about one of he greatest  construction projects in history.
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         The  Great  Pyramid  o f Giza  (1)  (design)  as  (4)    (remove)  by later generations.  T h e
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         a omb for an  Egyptian  Pharaoh.  M a n y  people  t h i n k  p y r a m i d contains at least  three chambers.  T h e  lowest
         it (2)       (construct)  using slave  labour,  b u t we  is under the  p y r a m i d and (5)  (cut)  i n t o
         have  no real evidence f this.  T h e  p y r a m i d  has changed  the rock.  I t (6)  never  (finish).
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         over the years. For example,  i t (3)  originally  The other chambers (7)  (build)  i n t o the
                  (cover)  i n casing  stones,  b u t these  p y r a m i d  itself.
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                Speaking  6  Work n pairs.  Think of a onstruction  site  y o u know.  How are uilding  materials
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                              ordered?  What  paperwork is required?  Give  examples.
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