General English Level 6 V 3
UNIT 05 Business matters TOPIC 04 Beating the rising cost of living
Listening LISTENING 03 I wish I had done it sooner
Alex and Zahra are relaxing in the staffroom.

Listen to their conversation.

Read what they say.

to manage to waste ridiculously
to inherit to receive something from someone who has died
risky dangerous, not secure
counsellor professional advice giver
wage hourly rate of pay
to sit back to wait, to do nothing
anxious worried, concerned
sack dismiss from a job
there's no point crying over spilt milk it is a waste of time to worry about something that happened in the past

Now go to 04 LANGUAGE FOCUS Expressing regret and anxiety.