- •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
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
7. Possibility: may, might, could. Re-write each sentence making it unsure. Use the words in brackets.
e.g. Sarah lent Simon some money, (might) Sarah might have lent Simon some money.
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It will rain tonight. (may)
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Peter is in the Sports centre. (could)
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Sally wrote to the bank. (might)
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Ken didn't see me. (may)
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I won't be here tomorrow. (might)
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The robbers had a key to the office. (may)
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The children aren't asleep. (might)
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People will be living on the moon in the year 2050. (could)
9 Mike didn't receive my letter. (may) 10 Those people are waving at us. (might)
8. Possibility: can. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use can or may.
e.g. It is sometimes very hot here in the summer. It can be very hot here in the summer.
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Perhaps it will be very hot here tomorrow. It ______
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Perhaps I am wrong. I ______
3 It is possible for anyone to be wrong. Anyone ______
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Cats sometimes live for 20 years. Cats ______
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Perhaps your cat will live for 20 years. Your cat ______
9. Probability: should, ought to. Re-write each sentence making it probable. Use the word in brackets.
e.g. Kate is very happy, (should) Kate should be very happy.
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Simon is in his room. (should)
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I'll finish the book soon. (ought to)
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Maria received the letter yesterday. (should) 4 We won't be late home tonight. (shouldn't) 5 My parents arrived at their hotel a few hours ago. (ought to)
10. Deduction: must, can't. Complete the sentences. Use must or can't and the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 You haven't eaten all day. You ______ hungry. (be)
2 You ______ cold. It's 30 degrees in the shade! (be)
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There are no lights on in the office. Everyone ______ home, (go)
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Peter ______ ill. I've just seen him playing tennis, (be)
5 I ______ my bag on the train. I can remember having it with me when I got off the train. (leave)
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You drove home at night without any lights on? You ______ crazy! (be)
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'I've just finished reading War and Peace in Russian.' 'That ______ a long time!' (take)