1. Read the following “Day in the Life of a Real Estate Agent” blog. Then choose the best definitions for the 8 words listed below in the context of the blog.
NOTE: The website uses the American term “real estate agent” which is simply ‘estate agent’ (= Immobilienmakler) in British English.
2. Look at the blog again and answer each of these questions about the real estate agent (REA) in one or two full sentences. Pay attention to proper use of tenses.
• What was the REA doing at 10 a.m.?
• What did he do at 5.30 p.m.?
• Why did he visit his colleague for a chat?
• How will the Tuesday meeting with the client be different from the one they had today?
• Why, do you think, is the last sentence written in the past tense?
3. The estate agent includes some background information in his “Day in the life” blog.
Decide whether each of the following sentences states something that the REA ac-
tually did on the particular day or did not do. Write Y for yes (DONE) and N for no
(NOT DONE).
• He called important people at financial companies.
• He toured a building with a client.
• He increased his commission by a large amount.
• He scheduled tours of building sites.
• He made a formal proposal to a client.
• He started reading a new book.
4. Write 3 sentences in the simple present tense to contrast the REA’s schedule with a typical day in your life. In each sentence, use while to show the contrast. In at least one sentence, use while at the beginning of the sentence. In at least one other sentence, use while in the middle of the sentence.
5. Read the following text about how Post-it® notes were finally developed and marketed. Fill in the gaps with the correct verbs from the box below. There is one extra word that you will not need.
6. Read the following imaginary memo from Arthur Fry’s (anonymous) boss and Mr. Fry’s response to it on a Post-it® note prototype. In the two texts, find five examples of polite language. List the techniques used and clearly state the examples from the two texts.
7. Complete the first few sentences of a report about a BEC (Business Email Compro-
mise) scam using the correct tense of the verb in brackets, either the past continuous
or the past simple.
1) When the scam email _________________ (appear) in my inbox, my boss
_________________ (spend) a week on a Greek island.
2) It was almost 6 p.m. and I _________________ (try) to wrap things up before I
_________________ (leave) to meet my personal trainer in the park.
3) The sun _________________ (shine) and I didn’t want to be late.
8. Read the web text that explains how to prevent BEC scams. Choose the correct head-
ings from the box here. There are two extra headings.
a) Educate your employees
b) Examine email addresses with a fine-tooth comb
c) Install antispoofing software in your firewall or network gateway
d) Raise the bar for payment authorisation
e) Sensitize those with access to sensitive data
f) Train the trainers
g) Turn the tables on the scammers
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