Everyday English. Being Polite

22. Study Grammar Reference, (IV) Distancing, p. … and make up short dialogues in the following situations.

1. You are a personal assistant of Mr Greenwood, a Barkley Bank manager. You’ve been given a task of arranging a business lunch with an important client, Mr Casey. The meeting is to take place at the restaurant of ‘Le Merridian’ hotel in Piccadilly Street, London. The problem to be discussed at lunch is the investment Mr Casey is going to make. Get in touch with Mr Casey and enquire most politely if he accepts the invitation and ask him to name the date and time of the meeting. Ask him also to bring his draft contract. During the conversation ask Mr Casey to wait so that you could find out if the time of the meeting is convenient for Mr Greenwood. When you are through, phone the hotel restaurant and book a table for two.

2. You are an exchange student living with an English family. Your hosts seem to be nice and you decide to invite two friends to dinner. Naturally, you will pay for extra food and cooking. Ask the hostess if you can do it.

3. You are a student living in New York. You need money so you’ve got a job as a salesperson in a big department store. Your supervisor asked you to take care of a customer who wants to buy a present for his daughter. Help him to make his choice. Remember that there are some things that you can bring from a back store room if the customer waits a little.

1. Formal correspondence. (See Grammar Reference ( 5 ) p. … ) You are a travel agent. A regular customer, a certain Mr Smith, asked you to arrange a holiday for him in two weeks’ time. Advise him where to go and send him travel brochures to help him make his choice.

1. Dictate a letter to this effect to your secretary.

2. Dictate a similar letter that could be addressed to a friend.

Unit 2

Reading and Speaking: Jobs and Work

Focus on Grammar:

Simple Present Perfect

Simple Past Perfect

Simple Future Perfect

Grammar Training Simple Present Perfect

1. Look at the following examples and explain the meaning of the verb forms. Study Grammar Reference ( ) p. … first.

1. I don’t know where we are going. I’m afraid, we’ve missed the turning.

2. I’m sorry we are late. We missed the turning and got lost.

3. Let’s have lunch at this café. Oh, wait a little. I’ve left my wallet in the car.

4. Waiter! The bill, please. Oh, sorry! I left my wallet in the car. I’ll go and get it.

5. I see you’ve got a new car. How much did you pay for it?

6. I’m paying for the car by installments. – How much have you paid for it?

7. No one has phoned since I’ve been here.

8. No one has phoned since I arrived.

9. We’ll move house after we have all the repairs done.

10. We won’t move house until we’ve had all the repairs done.

2. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

A.

1. Look! I _____________ (to find) an umbrella. Is it yours? – Yes, thank you. Where you ______________ (to find) it?

2. Sharon _______________ (to buy) a new flat. – Really? Where she ______ (to get) the money?

3. I’m sorry, I _____________ (to break) the lock. – How you ___________ (to manage) to do that?

4. Kevin just ______________ (to have) a car accident, but he __________ (not to be) badly hurt.

5. News just ________________ (to come in) of a huge fire in the south of the country. According to first reports, it _____________ (to break out) just after midnight.

6. Look what I ________________ (to do) to my hair. Do you like the colour? – Oh, my God! What you _______________ (to do) that for?

7. You know those beautiful roses we __________________ (to see) in the park all ____________ (to die). – They probably __________________ (not to cover) them for the winter.

8. I wonder if Mary ___________ (to get) home somehow. She __________ (to leave) too late to catch the last train.

9. Here is the news. The Foreign Office ___________________ (to announce) that the four terrorists who ___________________ (to hijack) a British Airways plane in Ankara earlier this morning _________________ (to give) themselves up to Turkish police.

10. John ________________ (to leave) home quite unexpectedly and we ______________ (not to hear) from him since.

11. This is the second time I __________________ (to be) to Hungary.

12. It’s the third time he _____________ (to wake) me up during the night.

13. I _____________ (not to see) anything unusual since I _____________ (to be) here.

14. It’s the first time the computer _____________ (to break down) since I _____________(to have) it.

15. Do you mean to say that Harris is back? Where you ____________ (to see) him?

16. I ______________ (to see) Kevin only once since we _____________ (to be) at primary school together.

17. Kelly _____________ (to lose) a lot of weight since she ______________ (to be) on a diet.

18. We _____________ (not to hear) from David since we _____________ (to get) that letter.

19. They ______________ (to lose) every single game since he _______________ (to start) coaching the team.

20. The police can’t disclose any facts before they ______________ (to finish) the investigation.

21. Don’t even dream of it! You won’t leave before you _____________ (to tell) me the whole truth.

22. I _______________ (to take) some photos. I’ll show them to you after I ______________ (to have) them printed.

23. I’m not in a position to say anything. I’ll give you the facts only after I _______________ (to discuss) it with our lawyer.

24. You won’t go out until you _______________ (to do) your lessons!

25. Jake and Angela will get married as soon as they _____________ (to find) somewhere to live.

B. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.