- •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
Grammar Practice The Modals
1. Choose the correct answer — А, В or C.
1 How many languages ______?
A do you can speak В can you speak С can you to speak
2 Mike ______ chess very well.
A to can't play В doesn't can play C can't play
3 Maria ______ very fast when she was younger.
A can run В could run С was able run
4 The traffic was very heavy, but Peter ______ to work on time.
A managed to get В could get С couldn't get
5 They were whispering so I ______ what they were saying very clearly.
A could hear В couldn't to hear С couldn't hear
6 My grandfather was a very good footballer. He ______ a professional if he had wanted to.
A could be В was able to be С could have been
7 When Martha asked me for money, I ______ her some, so I did.
A could lend В was able to lend С could have lent
8 Sue would like ______ to buy a new car.
A to be able to afford В to can afford С be able to afford
9 Do you think that doctors ______ cancer in the future?
A will can cure В will able to cure С will be able to cure
10 I ______ the company's offer of a job in Edinburgh, but I didn't want to live in
Scotland.
A could accept В could have accepted С could to have accepted
2. Permission: can, could, may, might, be allowed to. There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
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'Can I use your car this evening?' 'Yes, of course you could.'
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The law says that you might not drive a car in Britain without a seat belt.
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'May I ask you for a favour?' 'Of course you can.'
4 'Could I borrow your dictionary?' 'Yes, of course you might.'
5 My brother may borrow my sister's computer any time he wants to.
6 You can have a look at my newspaper if you like.
7 My sister's daughter could stay up late and watch the World Cup on TV last night.
3. Obligation and necessity . Re-write the sentences using the words in brackets.
e.g. It is against the law to drive without a licence. (mustn’t) You mustn't drive without a licence.
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It isn't necessary to be over 16 to get married. (don't have to)
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It is important for me to pass the exam. (must)
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It is necessary to have an appointment to see the manager. (have to)
4 It isn't necessary for you to apologize, (don't have to)
5 It is against the law to drive without a seat belt. (mustn't)
4. Complete each sentence using the most suitable word in the box. Must have to have to had to having to have to
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I'm sorry, but I can't see you this evening. My boss has told me I ______ work late.
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You're always working late! You ______ work late yesterday, too!
3 I've got a terrible toothache. I really ______ go to the dentist.
4 I've got an appointment with the dentist today. I ______ be there at 2.00.
5 I hate ______ go to the dentist.
6 The law says that you ______ report a motor accident to the police.
5. Needn't have and didn't need to. There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
1 We needn't have bought so much wine for the party because nobody drank much.
2 Mike needn't have gone to work yesterday, so he stayed at home.
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It was nice of you to phone and thank me, but you really didn't need to.
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Sue needn't have hurried home, so she took her time.
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Kate needn't have made lunch when she arrived home from work because her husband had already done it.