- •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
4. Underline the correct linking words/phrases.
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I love coffee but/as well I hate tea.
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Sally is a co-operative and/also energetic person.
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Mike is friendly. However/As well, he tends to be arrogant at times.
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Pete’s short, well built and/but middle-aged. He’s got curly grey hair and brown eyes as well/also.
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Jessica is caring, generous and patient but/as well.
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Ellen likes sharing her toys with other children. And/On the other hand, she can be rude at times.
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Laura is a very hard worker. She’s however/also an imaginative person.
5. Join the sentences using who, which or whose, as in the example.
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Bob is a photographer. His studio is located in the city centre. - Bob is a photographer whose studio is located in the city centre.
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Anne works for a large firm. The firm produces cosmetics.
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Pamela is an animal lover. She fights for animal rights.
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Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher. His books are still widely read.
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National Geographic is a magazine. It sells million of copies all over the world.
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Frank Sinatra was a famous singer. He sang many beautiful songs.
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I live in a village. It is very peaceful and quiet.
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That is the man. His son is a professional basketball player.
6. Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct position.
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We go out on Sunday evenings. (always)
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The children eat junk food. (hardly ever)
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They have been abroad. (never)
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Do David and Sarah do their homework before dinner? (always)
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I see my sister because she lives so far away. (rarely)
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Emily cooks dinner for herself. (seldom)
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Does Tom do the housework on Tuesday? (usually)
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I watch comedy films. (sometimes)
Test yourself
1. Choose the correct item.
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Lily is a very caring person ………….. she can be a bit lazy at times.
A. but
B. and
C. also
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I ………….. my grandparents tomorrow.
A. seeing
B. ‘m seeing
C. see
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That is the motorcycle ………….. Larry bought last month.
A. which
B. who
C. whose
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Do you play golf at the weekends? – Yes, I ………….. do.
A. seldom
B. never
C. often
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John’s parents ………….. on a farm.
A. lives
B. live
C. living
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The restaurant ………….. we ate last night was amazing.
A. when
B. where
C. why
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Caroline ………….. the dog at the moment.
A. is walking
B. walk
C. walks
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This is Mr Kane ………….. wife is a deep-sea diver.
A. which
B. who’s
C. whose
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I hate snakes ………….. I like lizards.
A. but
B. as well as
C. and
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I ………….. of moving to the country.
A. thinks |
B. am thinking |
C. think |