Business English Grammar = Грамматика английского языка. Часть 1. Практикум для СПО

2.And you advised me to gain some experience _____ I started a new business. a) as soon as

b) while c) before

3.I need to earn some profit _____ possible, as I don’t have much spare cash. a) until

b) as soon as c) before

4.Or do I have to accept that I won’t have much money _____ I’m starting up my new business?

a) as soon as b) until

c) while

5. Do I need to have some savings _____ I get my new business off the ground?

a)when

b)while

c)as soon as

6.I’m just not sure how I’ll survive _____ my company starts earning money. a) as soon as

b) when c) until

7.Please advise me _____ you can.

a)before

b)as soon as

c)while

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Exercise 159. Directions. Phil is going to drive to another town to visit his friend Dave. Phil has never made the journey before. Phil and Dave are talking on the phone. Complete their conversation using the correct phrases from the box.

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1.I know that I have to go on the motorway _____ junction 7.

2._____ at junction 7, leave the motorway and you’ll come to a roundabout.

3.Go straight on at the roundabout _____ a sign saying ‘Town Centre’.

4._____ that sign, you’ll come to a crossroads.

5.What will I do _____ at the crossroads?

6.You’ll go past the hospital _____ to the end of the road.

7._____ into Albert Street, you’ll find my apartment block.

8.Will I be able to park _____?

9._____ to the building, you’ll find the entrance to the car park on the left.

10.Press the button and wait _____.

Exercise 160. Cookery Book Instructions. Complete these instructions from a cookery book, using the words in brackets and the present perfect.

Example: When you’ve boiled, put the pasta into the pan. (When / you / boil)

1.Wait _____ before slicing it. (until / the meat / cool down)

2._____ the carrots, add them to the dish. (When / you / chop)

3.Fry the meat _____ brown. (until / it / go)

4._____ the sauce, pour it over the meat. (After / you / prepare)

5.Put the food in _____ the required temperature. (when / the oven / reach)

6.Don’t take it out of the oven _____ properly. (until / it / cook)

7._____ salt and pepper, leave the dish to cook for 40 minutes. (After / you / add)

8._____ in the oven for an hour, it will be ready to serve.

Exercise 161. Advert for Climbing Courses. Complete this extract from a brochure, using the words in the box and the correct verb tenses.

Example: Before they take one of our courses, lots of people think they’ll never be good climbers.

1._____ how to do the basics, you’ll be able to experience the excitement of real climbing.

2.You’ll start on small climbs _____ onto bigger ones.

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3.You won’t have to do any serious climbing _____ confident enough to do it.

4._____ impossible at first, don’t worry.

5._____ to do it, you’ll never know what you’re able to achieve.

6.And on our climbing courses, an instructor will be with you at all times

_____ wrong.

7.You’ll be able to come down safely _____ that.

8._____ the safety instructions, you won’t have any problems.

9._____ at the top after your first real climb, you’ll feel great.

10.And _____ the course, you’ll get a certificate to prove that you really did it!

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26. SECOND CONDITIONALS

Exercise 162. Complete the book review with phrases from the list.

Example: 1. What would you do if you were 50 years old and you lost your job?

2. If you _____ where your next pay cheque was coming from, ...

3. ... _____ starting your own business?

4. He asked them what advice _____ to people ...

5. ... if they _____ in the same situation.

6. If _____ their businesses again, ...

7. ... _____ things differently?

8. If you _____ one business book this year, ...

9. ... this is the one _____.

Exercise 163. Choose the correct words in italics to complete sentences 1–10. Sometimes you need a first conditional form, sometimes a second conditional.

1.I would / will travel around the world if I has / had enough money. a) I would travel around the world if I has enough money.

b) I would travel around the world if I had enough money. c) I will travel around the world if I has enough money. d) I will travel around the world if I had enough money.

2.What part of job do / would you delegate if you had / would have an assistant to help you?

a) What part of job do you delegate if you had an assistant to help you?

b) What part of job do you delegate if you would have an assistant to help you? c) What part of job would you delegate if you had an assistant to help you?

d) What part of job would you delegate if you would have an assistant to help you?

3. If they need / will need more help, they’d / they’ll call me.

a)If they need more help, they’d call me.

b)If they need more help, they’ll call me.

c)If they will need more help, they’d call me.

d)If they will need more help, they’ll call me.

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4.If you were / would be me, were / would you sign the contract? a) If you were me, were you sign the contract?

b) If you were me, would you sign the contract? c) If you would be me, were you sign the contract?

d) If you would be me, would you sign the contract?

5.If we would give / gave them more money, they worked / might work during their holiday.

a) If we would give them more money, they worked during their holiday.

b) If we would give them more money, they might work during their holiday. c) If we gave them more money, they worked during their holiday.

d) If we gave them more money, they might work during their holiday.

6.We’ll finish / finished on time if the electrician works / would work faster.

a)We’ll finish on time if the electrician works faster.

b)We’ll finish on time if the electrician would work faster.

c)We finished on time if the electrician works faster.

d)We finished on time if the electrician would work faster.

7.He wouldn’t / didn’t work late if you wouldn’t / didn’t pay him so well. a) He wouldn’t work late if you wouldn’t pay him so well.

b) He wouldn’t work late if you didn’t pay him so well. c) He didn’t work late if you wouldn’t pay him so well. d) He didn’t work late if you didn’t pay him so well.

8.Would / Will we receive the goods tomorrow if you send / would send them

today?

a) Would we receive the goods tomorrow if you send them today?

b) Would we receive the goods tomorrow if you would send them today? c) Will we receive the goods tomorrow if you send them today?

d) Will we receive the goods tomorrow if you would send them today?

9.If I know / knew the answer, I’d tell / told you immediately.

a)If I know the answer, I’d tell you immediately.

b)If I know the answer, I told you immediately.

c)If I knew the answer, I’d tell you immediately.

d)If I knew the answer, I told you immediately.

10. If I don’t / didn’t finish this report, my boss was / will be very angry.

a)If I don’t finish this report, my boss was very angry.

b)If I don’t finish this report, my boss will be very angry.

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c)If I didn’t finish this report, my boss was very angry.

d)If I didn’t finish this report, my boss will be very angry.

Exercise 164.Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.

1.If I had problems with my studies,

2.If I had several different tasks to complete,

3.If I wanted to get some experience abroad,

4.If I had an interview for a job,

5.If I had trouble with money,

6.If I had the chance to work in America,

a)I would write myself a timetable.

b)I would go.

c)I would give myself a budget.

d)I would look for an exchange programme.

e)I would talk to my teacher.

f)I wouldn’t stay up late the night before.

Exercise 165. Imagine these situations. Write sentences to give your advice. Complete the sentences by choosing an option.

Example: Your friend is going to an interview and doesn’t know what to wear.

If I were you, I would wear a smart suit and black shoes.

1.Your friend is not sure whether to buy an MP3 player or a portable DVD player. — If I were you, I _____.

2.Your classmate wants to learn another language. She doesn’t know whether to study Chinese or Japanese. — If I were you, I _____.

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Exercise 166. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Choose one variant.

1. If I _____ (be) you, I would go home.

a)was

b)were

c)would

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d) would be

2.If we _____ (focus) more on our employees’ happiness, we would have a more successful business.

a) focus b) focused

c) would focus d) would focused

3.Louisa _____ (go) to the conference if you couldn’t make it.

a)go

b)went

c)would go

d)would went

4.Alex thinks that if he had a better car, he _____ (achieve) bigger sales. a) achieves

b) achieved

c) would achieve d) would achieved

5.If they _____ (invest) more in in-house training, they would soon see the benefits.

a) invest b) invested

c) would invest d) would invested

6.If I was Teresa, I _____ (not, waste) my time.

a)not waste

b)not wasted

c)would not waste

d)would not wasted

7.She _____ (be) much nicer if she were less stressed. a) be

b) was c) were

d) would be

8.If you kept your thoughts on your goals, you _____ (not, get) irritated by small problems.

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a)not get

b)did not get

c)would not get

d)would not got

9. If we _____ (make) customer service a priority, we wouldn’t receive so many complaints.

a)make

b)made

c)would make

d)would made

10. If you _____ (have to) choose a new career, what would it be?

a)have to

b)had to

c)would have to

d)would had to

Exercise 167. Underline the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences. Choose one variant.

Example: 1. If you would breathe / breathed deeply, it would help / helped you to calm down. If you breathed deeply, it would help you to calm down.

2.They learned / could learn a lot about anger management if they would go / went on a course.

a) They learned a lot about anger management if they would go on a course. b) They learned a lot about anger management if they went on a course.

c) They could learn a lot about anger management if they would go on a course. d) They could learn a lot about anger management if they went on a course.

3.I didn’t get / wouldn’t get upset if you didn’t say / wouldn’t say personal

things.

a) I didn’t get upset if you didn’t say personal things.

b) I didn’t get upset if you wouldn’t say personal things. c) I wouldn’t get upset if you didn’t say personal things.

d) I wouldn’t get upset if you wouldn’t say personal things.

4.She seemed / wouldn’t seem so aggressive if she kept / wouldn’t keep her voice quiet and calm.

a) She seemed so aggressive if she kept her voice quiet and calm.

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b)She seemed so aggressive if she would keep her voice quiet and calm.

c)She wouldn’t seem so aggressive if she kept her voice quiet and calm.

d)She wouldn’t seem so aggressive if she wouldn’t keep her voice quiet and calm.

5. If you didn’t get / wouldn’t get the job, would / will you be very disappointed?

a)If you didn’t get the job, would you be very disappointed?

b)If you didn’t get the job, will you be very disappointed?

c)If you wouldn’t get the job, would you be very disappointed?

d)If you wouldn’t get the job, will you be very disappointed?

6.We won’t be / wouldn’t be in this crisis if our productivity was / would be

higher.

a) We won’t be in this crisis if our productivity was higher.

b) We won’t be in this crisis if our productivity would be higher. c) We wouldn’t be in this crisis if our productivity was higher.

d) We wouldn’t be in this crisis if our productivity would be higher.

7.If I were / would be her, I won’t talk / wouldn’t talk to her boss.

a)If I were her, I won’t talk to her boss.

b)If I would be her, I won’t talk to her boss.

c)If I were her, I wouldn’t talk to her boss.

d)If I would be her, I wouldn’t talk to her boss.

8.If we chose / would choose employees with higher EQs, perhaps our overall performance would be / was better.

a) If we chose employees with higher EQs, perhaps our overall performance would be better.

b) If we chose employees with higher EQs, perhaps our overall performance was better.

c) If we would choose employees with higher EQs, perhaps our overall performance would be better.

d) If we would choose employees with higher EQs, perhaps our overall performance was better.

9.There wasn’t / wouldn’t be a problem if our boss wasn’t / wouldn’t be so angry all the time.

a) There wasn’t a problem if our boss wouldn’t be so angry all the time. b) There wasn’t a problem if our boss wasn’t so angry all the time.

c) There wouldn’t be a problem if our boss wouldn’t be so angry all the time. d) There wouldn’t be a problem if our boss wasn’t so angry all the time.

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10. If I lived / would live in the USA, I’m sure I would speak / spoke a lot more fluently.

a)If I lived in the USA, I’m sure I would speak a lot more fluently.

b)If I lived in the USA, I’m sure I spoke a lot more fluently.

c)If I would live in the USA, I’m sure I would speak a lot more fluently.

d)If I would live in the USA, I’m sure I spoke a lot more fluently.

Exercise 168. Look at this part of the conversation and then discuss the questions. Choose one variant.

Bob: We should be putting up taxes on big business and rich people, not cutting them.

Miriam: Maybe.

Bob: Definitely. If we did that, we could invest the money in schools and hospitals and things like that.

Miriam: Maybe, but the government would probably just waste it. They usually do.

1. What’s Bob’s opinion about tax?

a) The big business and rich people should pay higher taxes.

b) The government should cut taxes on big business and rich people. c) The government wastes the money on schools and hospitals.

d) The government should invest the money in schools and hospitals.

2. What’s the government actually doing?

a) The government is putting up taxes on big business and rich people. b) The government is cutting taxes on big business and rich people.

c) The government is not wasting the money on schools and hospitals. d) The government is investing the money in schools and hospitals.

3. Why do Bob and Miriam use ‘the past tense’ and ‘would do’ to explain their ideas?

a) They don’t think the ideas will happen. b) They think the ideas will happen.

c) They expect the ideas to happen.

d) They want to talk about the definite result.

Exercise 169. Complete the short dialogues below using the sets of words in the box. Choose one variant.

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