- •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 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.
Michael ………………. (watch) a great film last night.
Tom ………………. (come) home late, ………………. (eat) a sandwich and ………………. (go) to bed.
I always ………………. (enjoy) reading fairy tales when I was young.
Mrs Smith ………………. (arrive) at the office, ………………. (turn on) the computer and ………………. (start) typing.
………………. (you/study) hard when you were at university?
My grandfather ………………. (not/fight) in the Second World War.
Forty years ago, my grandmother ………………. (walk) two kilometers to school every day.
Last year, Tom ………………. (give) his wife a new car for her birthday.
2. Underline the correct form of the verb.
He slept/was sleeping at 10 o’clock this morning.
We all went/were going out last night.
I ate/was eating breakfast when the phone rang/was ringing.
I took/was taking some really great photos when I was/ was being in California.
She had/was having lunch with her fiancé when he gave/was giving her an expensive ring as a birthday present.
He met/was meeting Mary yesterday.
3. A policeman asking a witness about an accident he saw. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
P: Where ………………. (be) you when you ………………. (see) the accident, Sir?
W:I ………………. (stand) on the corner of Jameson Street.
P:What exactly ………………. (happen)?
W:Well, a boy ………………. (ride) his bicycle along the road towards the traffic lights when suddenly a car ………………. (drive) quickly around the corner. The driver ………………. (lose) control and ………………. (hit) the boy.
P:………………. (boy/cycle) fast?
W: No, not at all.
P:………………. (anyone else/see) the accident?
W:No, I don’t think so.
P:Thank you very much for your help, Sir.
4. Put the verbs in brackets into present perfect simple.
Why don’t you stay at home and finish your homework? – I …………… (already/finish) it.
How long …………… (they/know) each other? – For more than ten years.
…………… (you/see) Carl lately? – No, I …………… (not/see) him since Christmas.
…………… (Mike/ride) a motorcycle before? – No, she hasn’t.
Mum …………… (already/cook) dinner, hasn’t she? – No, she …………… (not/start) cooking it yet.
Can I have a piece of cake? – Sorry, Sue …………… (just/have) the last piece.
5. Fill in the gaps with have/has gone or have/has been.
…………… you ever …………… to the opera?
My sister …………… to the cinema. She left an hour ago.
We …………… to Paris twice so far this year but we want to go again soon.
My brother …………… never …………… to an art gallery.
He …………… to school. He should be home by 4.00.
Peter …………… just …………… to the corner shop. He’ll be back in a minute.
James …………… to Manchester for a few days on a business trip. He’s returning tomorrow.
6. Fill in the gaps with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs in the list below.
talk wait work ride
She’s bored. Her mum ………………. on the phone for an hour.
He’s happy. He ………………. his new bike all day.
She is tired. She ………………. since 7.00 this morning.
He’s worried. He ………………. for an important phone call for an hour.
7. Underline the correct word(s).
Chris went diving in Red Sea/the Red Sea.
The Taj Mahal/Taj Mahalis in India.
During their trip to New York, John and Mary plan to visit the Museum of Modern Art/Museum of Modern Art.
Woody Allen is a famous film director who also plays saxophone/the saxophone.
I have booked a seat on a flight which leaves at 8 o’clock in the evening/evening.
Geraldine speaks the Japanese/Japanese fluently.
In a few weeks, Grays/the Grays are planning to move to the seaside.
She stayed out in the sun/sun too long.
According to the last press reports, the Prime Minister/Prime Minister is going to resign.
They had a guide with them when they climbed Himalayas/the Himalayas.
I’m extremely tired. The only thing I want is to go to the bed/bed.
Sam and Pat played chess/the chess for hours yesterday afternoon.
Life in big cities can be very difficult for elderly/the elderly.
We always eat dinner/the dinner at seven o’clock.
James is always first/the first person to arrive at a party.
My greatest dream is to travel across the South America/South America.