- •Передмова
- •Company structure
- •Vocabulary exercises and activities
- •Talking points Describing your department
- •Grammar Practice Present Simple – Present Continuous – State verbs – Linking Words/Phrases Relative Pronouns – Relative Adverbs – Position of Prepositions in Relative Clauses – Adverbs of Frequency
- •1. A) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of present simple or present continuous.
- •2. Underline the correct form of the verb.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of present simple or present continuous.
- •4. Underline the correct linking words/phrases.
- •5. Join the sentences using who, which or whose, as in the example.
- •6. Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct position.
- •Test yourself
- •1. Choose the correct item.
- •2. Cross out the unnecessary word.
- •Forms of business in the united kingdom
- •Grammar Practice Past Simple – Past Continuous – Present Perfect Simple – Have gone (to) – Have been (to) – Present Perfect Continuous – The Definite Article – Clauses of Result
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple.
- •2. Underline the correct form of the verb.
- •3. A policeman asking a witness about an accident he saw. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into present perfect simple.
- •8. Fill in the gaps with so, such or such a(n).
- •Test yourself
- •9. Cross out the unnecessary word.
- •Management styles
- •Diagram: Different forms of management styles
- •What type of manager are you?
- •Grammar Practice Used to – Linking Words – Past Perfect Simple – Past Perfect Continuous – Must/Mustn’t/Needn’t – Comparative/Superlative forms
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or past simple, then say which action happened first.
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •7. Tick the correct sentence.
- •8. Put the adjectives into the comparative or superlative form.
- •Test yourself
- •1. Choose the correct item.
- •2. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •Meeting a business partner
- •Greetings
- •Leavetaking
- •Closing phrases
- •Illustrative Dialogues
- •Grammar Practice Time Clauses – Future Simple – Be going to – Present Continuous – Time Conjunctions – Type 1 Conditionals – Future Continuous – Future Perfect – Linking Words/Phrases
- •2. Underline the correct word(s).
- •3. Put a tick next to the sentences which are correct (ν)and cross out (χ)the unnecessary word in the sentences that are incorrect.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple or the future continuous.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple, the future continuous or the future perfect.
- •8. Choose the correct linking words/phrases in bold to join the sentences below.
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple or the be going to form.
- •Test yourself
- •1. Choose the correct item.
- •2. Write questions to which the words in bold are the answers.
- •Small talk
- •Small Talk: Conversation Starters
- •Small Talk Practice : At the Office
- •Small talk quiz
- •Talking point
- •Grammar Practice Reported Speech – Say/tell – Reported Statements – Reported questions – Reported Commands/Requests/Instructions – Introductory Verbs – Indirect Questions
- •3. Turn the following questions from direct into reported speech.
- •4. Turn the questions from direct speech into reported speech. (At the shop)
- •5. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •6. Complete the following indirect questions.
- •7. Fill in the gaps with introductory verbs in the list in the correct form. Order invite admit threaten deny beg offer command complain
- •8. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
- •Test yourself
- •Business trip
- •How you scored:
- •Grammar Practice The Passive – Changing from Active to Passive – Questions in Passive – As – Like
- •1. Choose the correct answers (Active or Passive).
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense.
- •3. Choose the best way of continuing after each sentence.
- •5. Rewrite the following in the passive.
- •8. Fill in the gaps with as or like.
- •Telephoning
- •Incoming Calls:
- •Telephone - connecting quiz
- •Telephone - wrong number quiz
- •Telephone - appointments quiz
- •Comprehension сheck and vocabulary exercises
- •Grammar Practice The Modals
- •2. Permission: can, could, may, might, be allowed to. There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
- •7. Possibility: may, might, could. Re-write each sentence making it unsure. Use the words in brackets.
- •8. Possibility: can. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use can or may.
- •9. Probability: should, ought to. Re-write each sentence making it probable. Use the word in brackets.
- •10. Deduction: must, can't. Complete the sentences. Use must or can't and the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •11. Requests, offers and suggestions. Write what you could say in these situations using the words in brackets.
- •Test yourself
- •1. Review of possibility, probability and deduction. Choose the correct answer(а, в or c).
- •2. Review of permission and obligation. Choose the most suitable answer (а, в or с)
- •Texts for reading
- •1. The Spirit of an Organization
- •In his service
- •2. Ten Effective Job Search Strategies
- •3. Multitasking.
- •4. International Business
- •5. We Europeans
- •6. Internet
- •Appendix 1
- •Irregular Verbs List
- •Verb to be
How you scored:
11-14 Congratulations! You’ve completed your round-the-world tour with the minimum of embarrassment.
7-10 Not bad. Only a few embarrassing situations!
4-6 Not so good. You should learn more about cultural differences.
0-3 You must do some cross-cultural homework before your next trip abroad, or stay at home!
Grammar Practice The Passive – Changing from Active to Passive – Questions in Passive – As – Like
1. Choose the correct answers (Active or Passive).
The National Security Bank in downtown San Antonio ___1___ (robbed/was robbed) last night. A safe ___2___ (blew open/was blown open) and around $800, 000 ___3___ (stole/was stolen). The robbery ___4___ (took/was taken) place between midnight and 1.00 am. The police ___5___ (are looking/are being looked) for two men who ___6___ (saw/were seen) getting into a black car near the bank at about 1 o'clock last night. They ___7___ (also want/are also wanted) to hear from Mr Joe Newman, 52, who ___8___ (worked/was worked) as a security guard at the bank. Mr Newman ___9___ (disappeared/was disappeared) just before the robbery and he ___10___ (has not seen/has not been seen) since then.
2. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense.
Two men ………………. (see) running out of the bank yesterday morning.
The flowers ……………… (already/water).
The Smiths’ house …………….. (paint) at the moment.
The rubbish ……………… (already/collect) when I left for work.
The note ……………….. (could/not/read) because the handwriting was very messy.
Our exams ………………….. (not/mark) yet.
His car ………………… (wash) every Saturday.
The window ……………….. (break) before the children arrived.
Mary ……………………… (invite) to the party but unfortunately she couldn’t make it.
The telephone ……………….. (invent) in the 19th century.
3. Choose the best way of continuing after each sentence.
He lives in a small house.
Somebody built it about forty years ago.
It was built about forty years ago.
English is worth learning.
People speak it in a lot of countries.
It is spoken in a lot of countries.
He got a sports car, but he didn’t like it.
So he sold it again.
So it was sold again.
My nephew is an artist.
He has just painted another picture.
Another picture has just been painted.
The new Virginia Meyer film is marvelous.
They are showing it at our local cinema.
It is being shown at our local cinema.
4. Fill in the gaps with by or with.
The film was directed …………. my favorite director.
The sauce was made …………. mushrooms and onions.
The child was stung ……….. a bee.
The window was broken …………. a piece of wood.
The glass bowl is filled ………….. fruit.
The dog was saved ……….. the neighbor.
He was shot …………. a rifle.
Dan was laughed at ……….. his friends.
The parcel will be delivered ……….. my uncle.
The house has been decorated ………… balloons.
5. Rewrite the following in the passive.
Who invented the telephone?
The thief stole all the money in the till.
Who has written this poem?
Many tourists visit the Eiffel Tower every year.
The fire damaged many buildings in the city centre.
The repairman is fixing the machine.
They will open a new library to the public in September.
We took many of these photographs when we were in India.
They will dedicate the new university building to Dr Peters.
Has Victoria set out the invitations?
6. Re-write these sentences beginning with the words given.
Someone will give you the Information later. You ______
Someone sent me a letter. A letter ______.
Someone knocked me over in the street. I ______.
The president is expected to visit Poland. It ______
It is said that golf was invented in China. Golf ______
The Queen of England is thought to be one of the richest women in the world. It ______
It is claimed that beings from outer space have visited the earth. Beings from outer space ______
People say that sunbathing causes skin cancer. Sunbathing is supposed ______
7. Re-write the sentences in the active, beginning with the words given.
e.g. The phone is being repaired now. - They are repairing the phone now.
A new motorway has been built. They ______
The information is kept on our computer. We ______
A man was arrested late last night. The police ______.
The medicine should be taken after meals. You ______
The hotel will have to be sold. We ______
Mike doesn't like being criticized. Mike doesn't like people ______.
When I returned to the town, my old school had been pulled down. When I returned to the town, they ______
As I was walking home, I thought I was being followed. As I was walking home, I thought someone ______.