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- •Передмова
- •Unit 1 Present simple
- •Task 4 Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- •Unit 2 present continuons
- •B Moment of speaking
- •C Current project
- •D Temporary situations
- •E Slow changes
- •Production Task 1
- •Unit 3 Present simple vs present continuous
- •Exercise 1
- •In the following exercise, decide whether these situations are permanent or temporary. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
- •In each of the following sentences, put one of the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
- •Unit 4 Simple past
- •Irregular verbs
- •Production Task 1
- •In 2002, a small shoe company lost a great deal of money. Then a new group of managers arrived and made it profitable. Say what they did, using the past tense.
- •Unit 5 Present perfect Key vocabulary
- •Unit 6 present perfect (2): ever, never, already, yet Key vocabulary
- •Unite 7 present perfect(3): for and since
- •For and since with stative verbs
- •For or since?
- •How long...?, for and since
- •Unit 8 Present perfect (4): continuous and simple
- •Ironstand is a company that manufactures exhibition equipment, and organizes exhibitions of books and magazines. Using the notes, continue the interview with the chairman of the company.
- •I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you were here. _________ (you/wait) long?
- •Since January, our turnover _________ (increase) by 18 %.
- •Unit 9 Review: simple past, present perfect and present perfect continuous
- •In the dialogue, put the verbs into the simple past or the present perfect.
- •Unit 10 Past continuous
- •Interrupted past action
- •In the following sentences, put one of the verbs in brackets into the past continuous, and the other verb into the simple past.
- •Unit 11 Past perfect
- •Previous and subsequent events
- •Unit 12 The future (1): will
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Medicine in 2100
- •The world of work in 2100
- •Task Translate into English.
- •Unit 13 The future (2): the present continuous and going to
- •Exercise 1 Arrangements
- •Exercise 3
- •Task 5 Find the English equivalents.
- •Unit 14 The future (3): other future tenses
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Changed arrangements – problem solving
- •(A) original schedule (b) new schedule
- •Exercise 4
- •2. Itinerary for Miss t. Wilson:
- •I was going to accept a job in Qatar
- •Unit 15 The future (4): possibility and probability
- •Exercise 1 Definitely, probably
- •Exercise 2
- •I think, I doubt
- •Exercise 4 Review
- •Task 3 Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- •Task 4 Find the English equivalents.
- •Final business Grammar &vocabulary testS test 1
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Grammar
- •I. Vocabulary
- •II. Grammar
- •I. Vocabulary
- •Final business Grammar test
- •Навчальна література
- •Допоміжна література
- •Contents
Ironstand is a company that manufactures exhibition equipment, and organizes exhibitions of books and magazines. Using the notes, continue the interview with the chairman of the company.
1999 Alan Franks joins the company as chairman
1999 Ironstand starts manufacturing equipment for exhibitions
2003 Ironstand starts exporting to Europe
2005 Ironstand starts organizing exhibitions
2006 Ironstand starts representing UK publishers in Europe
2007 Ironstand starts selling books in the USA
How long have you been running the company?
I have been running the company since 1999.
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Exercise 3
Finished and unfinished activities
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
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We are thinking about opening an office in Tokyo, so I have been learning (learn) Japanese at evening classes for the last two months.
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By the way, I _________ (work) out those figures. They are on your desk now.
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Do you know where that order form is? Peter _________ (look) for it.
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I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you were here. _________ (you/wait) long?
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Since January, our turnover _________ (increase) by 18 %.
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The film company is a reasonable investment. They _________ (make) four very successful films.
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The lawyers _________ (look) through the contract, but they say they need another day to read it all.
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We _________ (visit) potential sites for the new workshops, but we haven’t found anything suitable yet.
Exercise 4
Negatives
Rewrite these sentences, using the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
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I didn’t feel well on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
(not fell / recently) I haven’t been feeling well recently.
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The last time I had a meeting with them was two weeks ago.
(not have /two weeks) __________________________________________________
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My fax machine didn’t work properly on three different days this week.
( not work / properly / recently) ___________________________________________
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The last time they gave their workers a pay rise was three years ago.
(not give / three years) __________________________________________________
Exercise 5
Recently finished activities
Match the questions in column A with the replies or explanations in column B.
A |
B |
1 Why is your office in such a mess? |
A They’ve been traveling so much that they never have time to do any. |
2 Why has the wages bill been so high recently? |
B We’ve been losing a lot of stock because of shoplifting. |
3 Why have you got three new store detectives? |
C I’ve been having a lot of problems with it recently. |
4 Why are they so behind with their work? |
D I’ve been looking for that letter from Graylings, but I can’t find it. |
5 What’s you car doing at the garage? |
E Yes, but I’ve been interviewing |
6 You look tired, Anne. Are you OK? |
F Because everyone’s been doing a lot of overtime. |
Task 1
Write short paragraphs answering the questions, giving details about the activities that have been going on.
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Why do you think Peter should be dismissed?
He has been coming in late and he hasn’t been doing any work. He’s been spending hours every day talking to his friends on the phone and he’s been upsetting the customers.
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Why do you think you deserve a pay rise?
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What have you been doing to improve your English?
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What have you been doing at work recently?
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Task 2
Reply to the following questions using a verb in the present perfect continuous.
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Is it wet outside?
Yes, it’s been raining.
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You look terrible. What have you been doing?
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Have you seen your face? You’re covered in black ink.
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How come your golf has improved so much?
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Why do you think she’s been having so many days off?
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Why are you under so much stress at the moment?
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Why is your expenses claim so high this month?
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Task 3
Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
To give a pay rise, expenses claim, sites for workshops, mass, recession, to work properly, express delivery, to keep the costs down, wages bill, to relax export regulations, couple of years, to work out the figures, to make contributions, chairman, exhibition, order form, lawyer, to realize, reasonable investment, store detective, to lose a lot of stock, shoplifting, to be behind with ones work, to do overtime, to be dismissed, to upset, to deserve, ink, day off.
Task 4
Find the English equivalents.
Кур’єрська доставка, економічний спад, обробляти дані, бланк, робити внески,
виставка, заслуговувати, послаблювати обмеження об’ємів експорту, працювати понаднормово, усвідомлювати, безлад, справно працювати, вихідний, декілька років, не збільшувати витрати, вимога на відшкодування витрат, поліцейський в магазині, відставати в роботі, замовлення, обоснована інвестиція, фонд заробітної плати, втрачати багато товарів, бути звільненим, юрист, місця забудови для цехів, підвищити зарплату, крадіжка в магазині.
Task 5
Translate into English.
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Як давно ви працюєте юристом?
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У нас нові бланки замовлення з минулого місяця.
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Середня заробітна плата на підприємстві вдвічі підвищилась за останні три роки.
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Я не був у відпустці з 2006.
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В нашому магазині не було крадіжок вже протягом 5 місяців.
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Мій коллега у відрядженні і я два тижні працюю понаднормово.
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Ми плануємо відкрити офіс в Токіо, і тому останні два місяці я вивчаю японську мову на вечірніх курсах.
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Ми не продаємо таку модель вже два роки.
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Як давно у вас не було вихідних?
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Сьогодні я нарешті опрацював ці дані. Вони у тебе на столі.
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Через економічний спад в країні впродовж останніх декількох років небагато іноземних компаній інвестують в вітчизняне виробництво.
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Як довго ви керуєте компанією?
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Ми проводимо рекламну компанію впродовж двох тижнів і очікуємо значного підвищення наших продаж.
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Я намагаюсь додзвонитися їм цілий день але лінія постійно занята.
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Як давно ви експортуєте свої товари в Європу?
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Ви вже написали звіт для фінансового директора?
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Ми експортуємо великі об’єми високотехнічного обладнання в Росію відтоді, як уряд послабив експортні обмеження.
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Вибачте, я не знав, що ви тут. Ви довго чекаєте?
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Ціна на цигарки різко впали, коли Філіп Морріс почав цінову війну, і вона відтоді знижується.
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Як довго ви представляєте українські видавництва в Європі?
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Супермаркет найняв трьох ще охоронців в магазин бо кількість крадіжок зросла останнім часом.
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Я не знав, що ти перейшов в компанію Coca Cola. Як давно ти працюєш на них?
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Ми не часто користувались сервісом доставки DFT Express в цьому місяці, щоб заощадити кошти.
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Ви не знаєте, де бланк замовлення? Пітер шукає його вже півгодини.
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З січня цього року товарообіг збільшився на 18 %.