11. Образуйте сравнительные и превосходные степени прилагательных и наречий:

1. Old people are often ___ (wise) than young people.

2. As the time for testing the equipment got nearer, I got ___ (nervous).

3. I think Mohammed Ali was the ___ (great) boxer that ever lived.

4. Ben says he’s feeling much ___ (well) after his illness.

5. The Pacific is the ___ (deep) ocean in the world.

6. But that’s the ___ (crazy) idea I’ve ever heard!

7. I have even ___ (little) free time this year than I had last year.

8. I asked the assistant to show me the ___ (modern) phone they had.

9. I told the manager that it was the ___ (bad) hotel I had ever stayed in.

10. If the problem gets ___ (serious), we may need to inform the manager about it.

XII. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. I ……. hear you very well. Please, speak louder.

a) am able to; b) can; c)can’t.

2. We arrived at the shop just as it was closing, so we ………… do our shopping.

a) will be able to; b) can; c) couldn’t .

3. My brother ………… drive a car yet. He is too young.

A) can; b) can’t; c) couldn’t.

4. It was cold last Saturday so we ………. go on a picnic.

A) couldn’t; b) can’t; c) can;

5. I ………. run faster than my brother now.

a) Will be able to; b) can; c) could;

6. I hope I ……….. take you out to dinner next week.

a) Can; b) will be able to; c) could

7. The only thing we……. do was to phone Mr.Bell.

a) Can; b) couldn’t; c) could;

8. I am sorry, we can’t promise you we ………….. deliver the goods in 2 months.

a) Can; b) can’t; c) will be able to.

XIII. Скажите, что менеджер должен или ему не нужно делать в течение рабочего дня

A manager must (needn’t):

1. Get up early in the morning;

2. Make coffee for the other people in the office;

3. Look through the e-mail in the morning;

4. Translate messages into Russian;

5. Clean the desk;

6. Answer the e-mail;

7. Meet foreign businessmen at the airport;

8. Water the plants;

9. Prepare sales reports;

10. Discuss business problems;

XIV. Образуйте предложения в Present, Past, Future Simple Passive:

1. All business matters (discuss) at the last talks.

2. The order for office equipment (place) tomorrow,

3. The contract usually (sign) by the Seller and the Buyer.

4. The mail (look through) by our secretary every day.

5. Special discounts (give) to the regular customers.

6. The document (lose) somewhere yesterday.

7. The goods (deliver) in two months.

8. Good business relations (establish) with French companies last year.

9. Two new models of pumps (produce) next month.

10. New catalogues and price-lists usually (send) to many firms.

Контрольная работа

I. Поставьте следующие предложения в вопросительную или отрицательную формы.

Образец: He arrived yesterday.

Did he arrive yesterday?

He didn’t arrive yesterday.

1. They have already reduced the price.

2. She had a lot of questions to ask.

3. There are some points to be discussed today.

4. Mr. Blake asks for a 2% discount.

5. Our partners sent the invitation 2 weeks ago.

6. There will be a delay in delivery.

7. The swimmers are training hard this week.