news bulletin – answers

For sale: one English village

questions

1. How is the village described? archetypal (the original model/prototype)
2. How much does it cost? £22.5 million
3. What are the agent’s expectations on the sale? that there will be a lot of interest
4. What are regarded as prime, long term investments? agricultural and residential estates
5. How many homes are there in the village? 22
6. What isn’t included in the sale? the church
7. What are the villagers waiting to see? who will snap up (buy) the hamlet (small village)
8. What 2 things would the woman interviewed like to happen? she would like the new owner keep the village as it is now and for them to live in the village
9. How long has the village been run as a single unit? 80 years
10. Who should the village benefit (as ordered by a previous owner)? sick children, the elderly and injured jockeys (race horse riders)

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