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  1. Mark the examples of the present perfect and past simple usage (underline the verb structures). Translate the sentences.

  • Consumers have benefited greatly from advances in food production.

  • In recent years, Unilever has cut its workforce by 33,000.

  • Has the price of soft drinks fallen recently?

  • The price of energy rose by 15 per cent last year, but it hasn’t risen in the last 12 months.

  • A year ago, the price of oil was $32 a barrel; now it has reached $52 a barrel.

Choose the correct option in italics to complete the rules.

  1. We form the present perfect by using the past participle of the verb with has or have / no auxiliary verb

  2. We form present perfect questions with has or have / do or does.

  3. We form the present perfect negative by using hasn’t or haven’t / didn’t.

  4. We use the present perfect / the past simple to talk about things that happened at a specific time in the past

  5. We use the present perfect / the past simple to talk about recent events and events that affect the present situation.

  1. In each set of four below, match a verb on the left with a noun on the right to make collocations about an e-tail transaction.

  1. look up on a link to get to the seller’s site

  2. pay the product you want in a cart

  3. place a product on a search engine

  4. click by credit card

  5. browse the customer’s credit card

  6. debit the product from the warehouse

  7. send back the site to find any interesting products

  8. ship a faulty product under guarantee

  1. Choose the correct words (option in italics)

  1. The sunset was/sun set up at 6:30 p.m. yesterday.

  1. I'm planning to set/set up a new business, selling holidays abroad.

  2. If you run/run out of money, you may have to ask the bank for consultations.

  3. Many people leave their jobs to run/run out their own business.

  4. We sold/sold out 50 tickets for the cruise show tomorrow night.

  5. I wanted a ticket for the cruise, but they were sold/sold out.

  6. The market for luxury cruises is growing/growing up.

  7. Tom's children are growing/growing up. They are now 12 and 14 years old.

  8. It took 20 years to build/build up the business to a chain of supermarkets.

  9. It took six months to build/build up the new block for our regional offices.

  1. Choose the correct time preposition:

  1. The guarantee is valid until/for/by three years.

  2. The warranty runs out within/in/until September.

  3. It’s due for renewal at/on/in the beginning of the month.

  4. We must have that part on/by/in next Friday.

  5. The guarantee runs for/until/in next June.

  6. If the machine breaks down on/during/for the guarantee period, we offer an immediate replacement.

  7. We usually take on extra fitters on/until/at peak times.

  1. Change these active sentences to the passive.

  1. Your company sometimes releases illegal levels of nitrates into the river.

  1. Your department is making too many mistakes at the moment.

  2. Unfortunately, you made a poor decision in hiring unqualified staff.

  3. Our sub-contractors were employing children to make T-shirts in Asia.

  4. Several anonymous journalists have accused us of industrial espionage.

  5. My boss and several other managers had warned the company

References:

Adapted from Intelligent Business by Christine Johnson,p.85.

UNIT 2. SUCCESS. PASSION INTO PROFIT