10. Read the text on Catching a plane. Put the verb in the corret form, Present Simple active or Present Simple passive.

Catching a plane

When you (a) __________ (arrive) at an airport, you should go straight to the check-in desk where your ticket and luggage (b) __________ (check).

You (c) __________ (keep) your hand luggage with you but your suitcases (d) __________ (take) to the plane on a conveyor belt. You can now go to the departure lounge.

If you are on an International flight your passport (e) __________ (check), and then you and your bags (f) __________ (x-ray) by security cameras; sometimes you (g) __________ (give) a body search and your luggage (h) __________ (search) by a security officer. You (i) __________ (wait) in the departure lounge until your flight (j) __________ (call) and you (k) __________ (tell) which number gate to go to.

Finally you (I) ________ (board) your plane and you (m) __________ (show) to your seat by a flight attendant.

11. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1. Could you send me __________ information about your latest range of furniture?

2. Did you make __________ progress in the meeting?

3. I've got __________ letters for you to sign.

4. Shall I send you __________ samples of our latest fabrics?

5. We haven't had __________ major orders for several weeks.

6. Would you like me to get you __________ money from the bank?

7. I'm having __________ problems with this new software.

8. Are there __________ seats left on the BA flight to Tokyo next Tuesday?

12. Complete the sentences with a comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets. Include any other necessary words like the, more, less, as or than.

1. Coca-Cola is __________ (big) soft drinks manufacturer in the world.

2. This keyboard is quite difficult to use. It's __________ (small) the one I'm used to.

3. The conference was a little disappointing. It was (interesting) I expected.

4. Yesterday was one of (hot) days of the year.

5. I think this suggestion is (good) the other one.

6. It's impossible to choose between these two products. One is __________(good) the other.

7. The first round of negotiations was easy. The next will be __________ (difficult).

8. We're only a small company. We're not __________ (large) the market leader in our sector.

9. This year our sales figure are __________ (bad) last year.

10. This is __________ (bad) case of corruption we've seen for years.

13. Read the text and decide if the sentences below are true or false. Translate the text

Ajaz Ahmed

Ajaz Ahmed is a truly remarkable man. He was recently voted the person who had made the biggest contribution to the development of e-business in Britain. This was, a tremendous achievement.

He left school at 16 and went to work at Dixons, the British retail chain selling electronic goods. At the age of 36, after being a store manager for much of his career, it became clear to him that Dixons should offer Internet access. It took him a whole three years to convince the board that the company should launch Freeserve, which, unlike other providers, offers access with no subscription cost whatsoever. Freeserve has been a total success and is likely to be floated off as a public company in its own right. Some say it may be worth over £2 billion. It took Stanley Kalms, the founder of Dixons, 40 years to achieve the same result. Indeed no one in Britain has ever before created so much wealth in such a short period of time.

1. Ajaz Ahmed is famous for his contribution to the development of e-business in Britain

2. He left school at the age of 18.

3. Ajaz worked for Dell.

4. He worked as a finance manager.

5. Freeserve offers access with no subscription cost.

6. Freeserve is now a public company worth over £2 billion.