Exercise 226

Write the conversation between Simon and Charlie about the stationery for the sales department. Simon looks at his order and Charlie looks at his stocktaking list. Begin your conversation like this:

Simon: Hello, Charlie. How are you today?

Charlie: Fine, thank you, Charlie. Can I help you?

Simon: Yes.........

Exrecise 227  (We Mean Business ex 72, p 40)

Listen to the conversation on the tape. Charlie Alexander is talking to Janet Elvin at the warehouse. He is ordering some stationery. Fill in a copy of this order form with the information on the tape.

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Exercise 1

Put the verbs in brackets in the right form.

1. I (read) now. I (read) every day.

2. We (drink) tea now. We (drink) tea every morning.

3. They (go ) to school now. They (go) to school every day.

4. We (not watch) TV now. We (not watch) TV in the morning.

5. Peter (not work) now. Peter (not work) on Sunday.

6. I (not type) now. I (not type) after lunch.

7. You (work) now? You (work) every day?

8. He (write) now? He (write) to his friends?

9. What you (do) now? What you (do) every day?

10. What she (read) now? What she (read) at home?

Exercise 2

Underline the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Joy is very bad–tempered today. Usually she 1 (works/is working) in a large office, but today she 2 (works/is working) in a small office. The decorators 3 (redecorate/are redecorating) room 102. Joy does not like anything in the small office. She 4 (types/is typing) on a manual typewriter, but usually she 5 (has/is having) an electric one. Her filing cabinet is in room 102, so she 6 (goes/is going) through to the big office every hour to do the filing. The decorators are not very happy either. Usually they only 7 (paint/are painting) the walls and ceilings, but here they 8 (paint/are painting) all the doors and window frames too. Luckily the room is nearly finished.

Exercise 3

Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Every summer Tonia and her family 1) go (go) on holiday. They usually 2) ........................ (stay) in England but at the moment they 3) ......................... (travel) by plane. They 4) ............................ (go) to America! Tonia 5) ................. (be) very excited. She 6) .....................(look) out of the window and she 7) ..................................... (laugh). Her brother 8) ................................. (play) a game. He 9) .............................. (like) aeroplanes. He 10) ............................ (want) to be a pilot when he grows up.

Exercise 4

Which sentences are Present Simple and which are Present Continuous?

1. I’m getting used to it.

2. How long does it take to deliver to Manchester?

3. Which other languages do you speak?

4. We provide catering and cleaning for big companies.

5. I’m trying to get through to Rashid Aziz in Accounts.

6. I go abroad at least once a month.

7. What are you planning to do in the holidays?

8. I’m still waiting for a call from head office.