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Practice

Exercise 3

Routines and frequency

Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs into the correct form.

brian: I need to speak to Gina about this new publicity brochure. ^['‘Do you know (you/know) where she is?

diana: She '^2> (not/work) on Fridays. She only ^!'⁴'

part-time job now. brian: Right. When ^,4'

diana: Well, she ^(5;

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Complete the passage using the verbs in the box.

go have make rise

Cuts in interest rates ^{l)have a number of good effects on the economy.

Firstly, they⁽²⁾ it easier for companies to make profits, because the

cost of repaying loans ⁽³⁾ down. As a result, share prices usually

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feel help lead spend

The second reason is that consumers ^:5)

⁽⁶⁾ more in the shops. This also ^(/) _

retailers to increase their turnover. However, if interest rates are too low, this

(have)a

(she/come) to the office?

(come) in from Monday to Thursday, but she

(not/stay) all day. She usually ^(7J (start) at 9.00 and

(go) home at about 2.15.

Exercise 4 Scientific facts

more confident, so they manufacturers and

to higher inflation

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can sometimes

Exercise 5

Programmes and timetables

Read the following dialogue. Make any necessary changes to the verbs in brackets.

laura: I need to be in Birmingham for a meeting tomorrow by 3.15. Have you got a train timetable? claire: Yes, here it is. Right, there ⁽¹⁾ is (be) a train at 12.47, and that

⁽²⁾ (arrive) at 2.50, but it⁽³⁾ (stop) at most of the main

stations on the way.

laura: Is there another one that ^H) (get) there before 3.00?

claire: No, but there ^<5) (be) an Intercity Express that⁽⁶⁾

(get) in at five past.

laura: And when ¹⁷¹ (it/leave)?

claire: It^<8) (go) at 1.15.

laura: ⁽⁹⁾ (be) there any buses to East Street?

claire: Oh, yes, there’s a bus that⁽¹⁰⁾ (run) every ten minutes and

it only ^<n) (take) about five minutes to East Street

.Production A

Choose a word from box A and a word from box B to describe what these people do, making any necessary changes to the verbs.Management consultants invest A stockbroker design

Task 1

B

advise look after arrange buy and sell

Personnel officers An architect A journalist Venture capitalists

An air steward write

Auditors chec

k

1 An air steward looks after passengers on a plane.

stocks and shares, houses.

in small, high-risk companies, the accounts of a company, companies on how they should be run. articles tor a newspaper, interviews.

Task 2

Look at the information about Berli Jucker on page 7, and write down some similar information about the business activities of your company.

Task 3

Answer the following questions about your daily routine.

1. How do you get to work in the morning?

2. How long does it take to get to work?

3. What do you do in the mornings?

4. What do you do for lunch?

5. What do you do in the afternoons?

6. What time do you usually finish?

7. What do you do at the weekends?

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