- •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
Grammar Practice The Modals
1. Choose the correct answer — А, В or C.
1 How many languages ______?
A do you can speak В can you speak С can you to speak
2 Mike ______ chess very well.
A to can't play В doesn't can play C can't play
3 Maria ______ very fast when she was younger.
A can run В could run С was able run
4 The traffic was very heavy, but Peter ______ to work on time.
A managed to get В could get С couldn't get
5 They were whispering so I ______ what they were saying very clearly.
A could hear В couldn't to hear С couldn't hear
6 My grandfather was a very good footballer. He ______ a professional if he had wanted to.
A could be В was able to be С could have been
7 When Martha asked me for money, I ______ her some, so I did.
A could lend В was able to lend С could have lent
8 Sue would like ______ to buy a new car.
A to be able to afford В to can afford С be able to afford
9 Do you think that doctors ______ cancer in the future?
A will can cure В will able to cure С will be able to cure
10 I ______ the company's offer of a job in Edinburgh, but I didn't want to live in
Scotland.
A could accept В could have accepted С could to have accepted
2. Permission: can, could, may, might, be allowed to. There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
'Can I use your car this evening?' 'Yes, of course you could.'
The law says that you might not drive a car in Britain without a seat belt.
'May I ask you for a favour?' 'Of course you can.'
4 'Could I borrow your dictionary?' 'Yes, of course you might.'
5 My brother may borrow my sister's computer any time he wants to.
6 You can have a look at my newspaper if you like.
7 My sister's daughter could stay up late and watch the World Cup on TV last night.
3. Obligation and necessity . Re-write the sentences using the words in brackets.
e.g. It is against the law to drive without a licence. (mustn’t) You mustn't drive without a licence.
It isn't necessary to be over 16 to get married. (don't have to)
It is important for me to pass the exam. (must)
It is necessary to have an appointment to see the manager. (have to)
4 It isn't necessary for you to apologize, (don't have to)
5 It is against the law to drive without a seat belt. (mustn't)
4. Complete each sentence using the most suitable word in the box.
must have to have to had to having to have to
I'm sorry, but I can't see you this evening. My boss has told me I ______ work late.
You're always working late! You ______ work late yesterday, too!
3 I've got a terrible toothache. I really ______ go to the dentist.
4 I've got an appointment with the dentist today. I ______ be there at 2.00.
5 I hate ______ go to the dentist.
6 The law says that you ______ report a motor accident to the police.
5. Needn't have and didn't need to. There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
1 We needn't have bought so much wine for the party because nobody drank much.
2 Mike needn't have gone to work yesterday, so he stayed at home.
It was nice of you to phone and thank me, but you really didn't need to.
Sue needn't have hurried home, so she took her time.
Kate needn't have made lunch when she arrived home from work because her husband had already done it.
6. Obligation and advice. Choose the most suitable answer — А, В or С
1 Language students ______ a little every day.
A is supposed to study В should study С had better study
2 I think my car has been stolen. I ______ the police.
A had better phone В should have phoned С am supposed to phone
3 I ______ tennis tomorrow, but I can't.
A had better play В am supposed to play С am not supposed to play
4 I ______ this bill last month, but I forgot.
A should pay В had better pay С ought to have paid
5 We have to get up early tomorrow, so we ______ to bed too late tonight.
A had better not go В ought to go С are supposed to go
6 Everyone ______ a holiday sometimes.
A had better take В ought take С should take
7 I've forgotten to send my friend a birthday card. What ______ ?
A am I supposed to do В shall I do С shall I to do
8 You ______ my new camera or I'll kill you!
A had better not break В shouldn't break С aren't supposed to break
9 I've got a terrible headache. I think I ______ take an aspirin.
A am supposed to В should take С had better to take
10 You ______ with us to the beach yesterday. We had a very nice time.
A had better come В should come С should have come