BEC Vantage Masterclass

Unit 10 Extra activities

Activity 1: Word square

1 Find eleven words connected with buying and selling in the word square below.
The words can be read across or down only.

B X M A S Y U D G P O M E
C U L F A T R I N B A W D
T F D E M O N S T R A T E
Y E I T P B A J X O Z A L
O M S A L E P T A C B L I
D I C U E L R G M H E T V
H U O B W I O L I U S K E
R G U K Y N D X O R D E R
I U N R A V O S T E M R Y
C A T A L O G U E V T P O
L B R U J I C K O N G E R
O X E B A C R I F U L D I
S O F Q L E A D M I S O K
E N W A R F T O N B I F Y

2 Of the eleven words you’ve found:

a which three are things you would show or give to potential customers?
b which verb means to show how something works?
c which noun means a reduction in the price of goods or services?
d which noun relates to payment for goods or services?
e which noun can combine with the verb place + the indefinite article?
f which noun means a useful piece of information?
g which noun can go before the word date?

3 One verb and one noun are left. Write them in the gaps below to make a
phrase. What does it mean?
a

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Unit 10 Teacher’s notes and key

Activity 1: Word square

1 Key

B X M A S Y U D G P O M E
C U L F A T R I N B A W D
T F D E M O N S T R A T E
Y E I T P B A J X O Z A L
O M S A L E P T A C B L I
D I C U E L R G M H E T V
H U O B W I O L I U S K E
R G U K Y N D X O R D E R
I U N R A V O S T E M R Y
C A T A L O G U E V T P O
L B R U J I C K O N G E R
O X E B A C R I F U L D I
S O F Q L E A D M I S O K
E N W A R F T O N B I F Y

2 Key
a sample, brochure, catalogue
b demonstrate
c discount
d invoice
e order
f lead
g delivery

3 Key
close a sale = succeed in selling something

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Activity 2: Bingo
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Team A’s card

An error was made when The goods will be delivered

the invoice was processed. by Friday.

The parcels are checked A replacement component

before distribution. has already been ordered.

The invoice was sent a The goods were checked

week ago. before being sent.

It’s a month since the order for We were offered a

another component was placed. 20% discount.

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Team B’s card

The missing invoice will be The goods must be delivered

sent immediately. by the end of the week.

The parcel may have been You’ve been given a

damaged during transport. 20% discount.

An error was made when The goods will be delivered

the invoice was processed. by Friday.

The parcels are checked A replacement component

before distribution. has already been ordered.

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Team C’s card

The invoice was sent a The goods were checked

week ago. before being sent.

It’s a month since the order for We were offered a

another component was placed. 20% discount.

The missing invoice will be sent The goods must be delivered

immediately. by the end of the week.

The parcel may have been You’ve been given a

damaged during transport. 20% discount.

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Unit 10 Teacher’s notes and key

Activity 2: Bingo
How to play
• Divide the class into three teams. Give each team one card. In large classes,
use six teams and make two copies of each card.
• Explain that you will read out sentences in the active voice, and the teams must
try to find a sentence with the same meaning, but in the passive, on their card.
As an example, write these two sentences in the passive voice on the board:
A You’ve already been sent copies of our latest catalogue.
B The latest catalogues are currently being sent out.
Read out the sentence below and ask the students which sentence, A or B,
on the board expresses the same idea in different words.
We’re distributing our new catalogues at the moment. (matches with B)
• Allow the students a couple of minutes to read the sentences on their card.
• Read sentences from the list at random. (Tick the ones you’ve used as you
go along.) The first team to put up their hands and give the correct answer
can cross that sentence out on their card.
• Continue reading out sentences from the list until one team has crossed out
all their squares and thus won the game.

Sentences to be read out (answers in brackets)

My assistant made a mistake when she typed up the invoice.
(An error was made when the invoice was processed.)
They forgot to send our invoice but they’ll put it in the post today.
(The missing invoice will be sent immediately.)
I clearly remember posting the invoice last Tuesday.
(The invoice was sent a week ago.)
We will bring you the goods by the end of the week.
(The goods will be delivered by Friday.)
It’s essential that the customer gets the goods by Friday.
(The goods must be delivered by the end of the week.)
The packer checked the goods before sending them.
(The goods were checked before being sent.)
We check all the parcels before we send them.
(The parcels are checked before distribution.)
It’s possible that the delivery service dropped the parcel.
(The parcel may have been damaged during transport.)
The component they sent was faulty, so I’ve ordered another one.
(A replacement component has already been ordered.)
I asked them to send the replacement component more than four weeks ago.
(It’s a month since the order for another component was placed.)
We’ve already reduced the price by 20% for you.
(You’ve been given a 20% discount.)
He said we could have a reduction of 20% on the cost of the goods.
(We were offered a 20% discount.)

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