2. It’s a pity, I had such poor information about ongoing situation. – I wish I hadn’t had such poor information about ongoing situation.

1. Unfortunately, he hadn’t another opportunity. 2. It’s a pity, his career was predetermined. 3. What a pity, they didn’t manage to conquer the marketplace of that country. 4. I am sorry, I’ve lost the file with important information. 5. It’s a pity, he didn’t gain some proper qualification. 6. Unfortunately, it was impossible to provide them with all the necessary resources. 7. Unfortunately, those forces were too strong. 8. It’s a pity, I couldn’t find you earlier. 9. It’s a pity, the interchange was so unsuccessful. 10. He was sorry he conveyed that piece of information.

Task 16. Transform the sentences according to the models and translate them into Ukrainian:

1. I advise you to stop your attempts in this sphere of business. – You had better stop your attempts in this sphere of business.

1. We advise him to deal with tasks related to information processing and management. 2. I advise you to determine your goal. 3. They advised her to summarise her ideas in a short report. 4. He advised them to use computer-generated reports. 5. I advise you to organise an on-line conference. 6. I advise you to start at once. 7. They advised him to put out some drawbacks. 8. They advised us to take advantage of the opportunity. 9. I advise you to gather some competitive intelligence about this company. 10. We advised him to take part in some of the ongoing projects.

2. I prefer to use a chat room. – I would (had) rather (sooner) use a chat room.

1. I prefer to deal with clients in person. 2. He prefers to convey information through the Internet. 3. They prefer to store information in the computers. 4. I prefer to compare the data on my own. 5. She prefers to discuss this with her bank manager. 6. We prefer to be involved in this kind of delivery. 7. I prefer to deal with external information. 8. She prefers to use different types of advertising. 9. These employees prefer to use technology-enabled workplaces. 10. The customer prefers to buy a cheaper product.

Task 17. Fill in the gaps with correct forms of the verbs given in brackets using Conditional Mood:

1. But for the lack of videoconferencing software we ____ this mini conference even tomorrow (to organise). 2. I ____ you an e-mail, but one of the ongoing projects took all my time (to write). 3. But for the interorganisational system the flow of information between organisations ____ (to be automated). 4. She ____ a message, but her voice mail was out of order (to leave). 5. But for the lack of aid, we ____ this project today (to finish). 6. If you had used the Internet for advertising, the number of your clients ____ bigger (to be). 7. If I were you, I ____ with external market information (to work). 8. If you told me the definition of the term “information technology”, you ____ an excellent mark (to get). 9. If the electronic advertising hadn’t differed radically from television and radio advertising, there ____any need to conduct different kinds of seminars devoted to it (not to be). 10. I ____ this information, but I am busy with the preparation of the virtual meeting with the staff (to check).

Task 18. Fill in the gaps with correct forms of the verbs given in brackets using Suppositional Mood:

1. It was a pity that we ____ (to lose) such valuable competitive information. 2. It is desirable that you ____, ____ and ____ as much information as it is possible (to capture, to process, to store). 3. He suggested that we ____ these information resources in order to simplify their work over the project (to provide). 4. She was afraid lest she ____ her first steps in the sphere of electronic commerce (to fail). 5. John feared lest we ____ to get the information we needed from the Internet (to be unable). 6. It was ordered that we ____ all the necessary information related to this transaction (to provide). 7. I recommended that we ____ gathered competitive information more carefully (to study). 8. It’s a shame that we ____ the data and figures about our deliveries over the last ten months (not to check). 9. It was odd that he ____ abroad before having a host of foreign distributors and retailers (not to be). 10. He worried lest he ____ about something important during their meeting an hour ago (to forget).

Task 19. Fill in the gaps with correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets using: