- •Передмова
- •Company structure
- •Vocabulary exercises and activities
- •Talking points Describing your department
- •Describing the activity of a department
- •Describing the staffing of the department
- •Describing the equipment/ premises of a 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.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with have/has gone or have/has been.
- •6. Fill in the gaps with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs in the list below. Talk wait work ride
- •7. Underline the correct word(s).
- •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
- •Semi-formal, informal
- •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
- •Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
- •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.
- •3. Obligation and necessity . Re-write the sentences using the words in brackets.
- •4. Complete each sentence using the most suitable word in the box. Must have to have to had to having to have to
- •5. Needn't have and didn't need to. There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
- •6. Obligation and advice. Choose the most suitable answer — а, в or с
- •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
7. Tick the correct sentence.
1 |
a: b: |
A fish is less noisier than a cat. A fish is less noisy than a cat. |
…… …… |
2 |
a: b: |
Going to the zoo is more entertaining watching TV. Going to the zoo is more entertaining than watching TV. |
…… …… |
3 |
a: b: |
Cheetahs run faster than zebras. Cheetahs run as fast than zebras. |
…… |
4 |
a: b: |
Was the film as exciting as the book? Was the film as more exciting as the book? |
…… …… |
5 |
a: b: |
My hair is less dark than yours. My hair is not as dark as yours. |
…… …… |
6 |
a: b: |
A zebra’s neck is not as long as a giraffe’s. A zebra’s neck is long as a giraffe’s. |
…… …… |
7 |
a: b: |
Are dogs more loyal than cats? Are dogs loyal more than cats? |
…… …… |
8. Put the adjectives into the comparative or superlative form.
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It was …………. (deep) lake I have ever swum in.
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Your lecture on Modern Art was …………… (interesting) than mine.
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Titanic was one …………….. (successful) films of the 1990’s.
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Of all the students at my school, Penny is …………….. (popular).
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That rock concert was …………….. (bad) I’ve ever been to.
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Which is ……………….. (high) mountain in the world?
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My puppy is …………….. (young) than yours.
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Little Angie is …………… (quiet) baby I know.
Test yourself
1. Choose the correct item.
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Where’s the old lady who lives next door? – She ……………..to Italy to visit her son.
A. has gone
B. has been
C. was going
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Dad …………… dinner while Mum was reading a magazine.
A. had cooked |
B. is cooking |
C. was cooking |
3 He was hot because he ………… in the sun.
A sat B had been sitting C is sitting
4 They were happy to hear they ………… a prize.
A win B had won C were winning
5 They ………… for half an hour when the doctor came.
A have waited B had been waiting C wait
6 Tom was painting the door while Judy …………… the windows.
A was cleaning B cleaned C is cleaning
7 I …………… this necklace since I was ten years old.
A had B am having C have had
8 They were bored because they …………… for hours.
A had been waiting B are waiting C have waited
9 We …………… get up early this morning, so we slept until ten o'clock.
A needn't B mustn't C didn't need to
10 Mum …………… the breakfast by the time we woke up.
A has been making B made C had made
2. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
1 I've never read such an interesting book.
ever It's the most ...interesting book I‘ve ever... read.
2 I haven't finished painting the house yet.
still I ………… the house.
3 It's a long time since they last went out.
have They ………… for a long time.
4 When did Pauline leave home?
since How long ………… Pauline left home?
5 They didn't begin eating until everyone had arrived. before They waited until everyone ………… eating.
6 She's never eaten pizza before.
first It's the ………… eaten pizza.
7 I haven't seen Melanie for three years.
time The last ………… was three years ago.
8 That shelf is so high that I can't reach it.
too That shelf ………… to reach.
9 When did they join the company?
ago How long ………… the company?
10 It was the first time she had been to Europe. never She ………… to Europe before.
11. It isn’t necessary for you to cook dinner tonight.
needn’t You …………………..tonight.
12 Kim is more hardworking than Anne.
as Anne …………….Kim.
13 Eagles are stronger than sparrows.
not Sparrows …………….eagles.
14. You aren’t allowed to keep library books for more than a month.
mustn’t You ………………..…..for more than a month.
UNIT 4
Topic: Meeting a business partner.
Grammar: Time Clauses – Future Tenses - Time Conjunctions - Conditionals