I Tenses – Present Simple/Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple:

1. A: Where (the meeting, be) ____________________? In the main office? B: I (not, know) ____________________. I (just, arrive) ____________________ from the warehouse, but I can check it.
2. Can you hold, please? I (type) ____________________ something on my computer.
3. Out team (work) _______________ just fine. We (employ) __________________ some new people since last October and we are very satisfied with their work.

II Countables/Uncountables – Complete the dialogue with the words in the box:

a lot of, much, many, a little, a few

1. Barak Obama’s speech didn’t surprise me _____________. I expected him to say that.
2. Only ______________ people came to the meeting so we had to postpone it.
3. How ___________ litars of milk does a family need for a day?
4. _______________ students have done the survey so the date is quite plausible and correct.
5. For this recipe you need just _____________ eggs. Take two, for example.
6. She gave me _______________ money for the trip I can’t buy even a postcard with it.

III Obligation and necessity – Fill in using: have to, has to, didn’t have to, had to, needn’t, mustn’t

1. All students __________________ listen to the teacher during the lesson.
2. You _________________ smoke in the premises. There’s NO SMOKING sign.
3. We had so much trouble with that supplier. Finally, we _______________ cancel the order because we weren’t quite sure how it was going to work.
4. You __________________ put the milk in the coffee. I already pour some.
5. The management students __________________ take an exam in English last week, because they could sit for it in another term. They could choose.
6. Tim really ___________________ pay attention to his appearance. His hair is too long and in a mess, and his shoes need polishing.

IV Suggestion. Suggest a suitable solution to the given problem using relevant words or phrases:

• Why don’t we…What about…? We should…We shouldn’t…Let’s…

• 1. We must hand out the project tomorrow.
• 2. We don’t have legal breaks for breakfast at my firm.
• 3. I am new in this department.
• 4. We have a seminar next month. I want to go.

VOCABULARY

I Part of speech – Fill in the chart with suitable answers

II Synonyms – Give the most suitable synonym for given words or expressions:

1. redundancy
2. staff
3. advanced
4. freelance
5. objective
6. data

III Circle the correct answer

1. The meeting starts ______ eight o’clock ________ the evening. a) in/at b) at/on c) at/in
2. The Obama inauguration started ______ time. a) in b)at c)on
3. Is it ok with you if I leave now? I will _____________ it ______ on Monday. a) take …on b) make… up c) put …off
4. She surely has _______________ too much work. She will have to stay longer today. a) caught up b)broken down c) taken on
5. They have _______________ with the work on the constructing projects; they won’t finish it until the deadline. a) fallen behind b) got on with c) drawn up
6. We have to inform them about the delays. It is our fault but they must know that we have to _____________ the delivery. a) catch up b) put off c) break down
7. She needs a new __________________. She got a sack last month. a) job b) work c) employment
8. I deal ___________ a lot of different people in the company. a) with b) at c) to

IV Numbers- Write down the numbers as words:

1. 15%
2. 21st
3. 0.86
4. 5,218,104
5. 12/6/08
6. 2/4

GRAMMAR

I Tenses – Present Simple/Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple:

• 1. Many big companies __________________(not have) canteens for their employees.
• 2. We ______________________(invest) in our computing system a lot recently, and just a month ago our human resource manager _________________ (make) an agreement to do more in the field of education of the employees.
• 3. I’m afraid, you can’t talk to Mr Johnson right now. He ______________________(have) a board meeting in his office.
• 4. Where ______________________ (we, put away) used paper? In the box over there?
• 5. Beacuse of their enormous success, COCA-COLA _____________________ (be) one of the main drinks producers in this area for decades.
• 6. In 2002. our company _________________ (be) equipped with very basic machinery, so the management _____________________(decide) to buy some new ones.

II Countables/Uncountables – Complete the dialogue with the words in the box: a lot of, much, many, a little, a few

• A: Is the agenda ready for tomorrow’s meeting? We haven’t got _____________ time left, you know that.
• B: Yes, I’ve done it. I had ____________ things planned to put it in, but I managed to make it short and put everything into 5 items.
• A: Very well. _______________ colleagues informed me that they can’t make it to the meeting. Take their names, please.
• B: Sure. How ______________ of them said they’re away on business?
• A: I don’t know now. But I will check it later. Let’s have a coffee break now. Please, pass me the sugar. Just _____________, please.
• B: Ok, but you can have just __________________ minutes, because we have _______________ work to do!
• A: I’ll be done quickly. You know I don’t need ___________________ to get back to the track!

III Future – fill in the blanks using the right future form.

1. So, everyone, let’s start! Susan, (you, open) _________________________ the meeting, please?
2. Look out! The laptop (fall) ________________________ off your desk!
3. In the near future, small businesses (definitely, lose) _______________________ major part od the consumer population.
4. Well, I’m not quite sure, but we (try) _____________________ with making our strategy more efficient, and we’ll see.
5. I’m having an important meeting in London tomorrow morning and I and my colleague (stay) ____________________ the London hotel.
6. A: I need to see some price-lists now.
7. B: Ok, I (not, keep) ______________________ you with the chart, then. Here’s your price-list.

IV Obligation and necessity – Fill in using: have to, has to, didn’t have to, had to, needn’t, mustn’t

1. Thanks for the email. I got it yesterday, but I saw it wasn’t urgent and that I _____________________ answer right away, so I left it for later.
2. You _______________ smoke in here! That’s forbidden!
3. Mike _______________ get up early if he wants to get ready for the presentation properly.
4. The parcels were all wrong! We _______________open them all, and put some new labels!
5. If you want to apply for the job, you __________________ send an application form.
6. Tell Maria that she __________________ send the contract, I have one copy here with me. She can keep hers.

V Suggestion. Suggest a suitable solution to the given problem using relevant words or phrases:

• 1. We have taken on too much work lately.
• 2. Maria has been talking on the phone for the whole morning!
• 3. I am always late for work.
• 4. The meeting is tomorrow and I haven’t’ written the agenda yet! I need your help.

VOCABULARY

I Part of speech – Fill in the chart with suitable answers

II Synonyms – Give the most suitable synonym for given words or expressions:

1. to provide
2. to manage
3. to postpone
4. executive
5. freelance
6. redundancy
7. staff
8. income

III Circle the correct answer

• My mother was born _________2^nd July.
• a) in b) on c)at

• 2. There were no phones _________17^th century, they were invented ________1870s.
• a) at/in b) in/in c) in/at

• 3. If everyone works nights shift we will be able to ______________.
• a)catch up b) break down c) fall behind

• 4. We cannot have a meeting next Friday because Tim is away on business and he is the most important person for the meeting. We have to _______ it _____________ .
• a) take …on b) make… up c) put …off

• 5. Sally isn’t employed but she has some part-time ______________.
• a) work b) job c) employment

• 6. My best colleague is in charge ____________ financial reporting.
• a) with b) of c) at

• 7. I am responsible __________ coordination between design and production.
• a) for b) with c) at

• 8. We have analyzed the problem and I believe that we will find the solution if we ___________ it _________ into five stages.
• a) draw…up b) break ….down c) put ….off

• 9. We started preparing for the job _________the morning.
• a) in b) at c)on

IV Numbers – Write down the numbers as words:

1. 25%
2. 22nd
3. 0.58
4. 1,156,218
5. 5/3/08
6. 2/3
7. ext.154
8. 2m 60

V Comprehension – Fill in the blanks with the given words or phrases:

• What do you think, Why don’t we, What about, In my opinion, That’s a great idea, I don’t agree

• A: Ok, let’s start with our first item on the agenda. Can we brainstorm some ideas, Jake?
• B: Sure. _______________________, we should use our old selling strategy to do that. It will definitely work.
• C: Well, ______________________. That strategy was bad and I believe we shouldn’t rely on it again. _______________________ try something new?
• A: Hmm. I don’t know about it. __________________________, Mark?
• D: Well, Let’s agree that the old strategy had only partial success, but I suppose we don’t have much time to think about some new ways to place the product. _____________________ asking some of our clients what they would like. Let’s do the survey and we’ll get the answers.
• A: Oh, ________________________! Great job, Mark!

I Fill in the gaps using the words given in the box:

1. ______________ the computer system failure, the tennis match was put off for tomorrow.
2. ______________ the workers have been prepared to use the data properly, most of them made serious mistakes when using it.
3. David’s colleague was sent to complete a business deal with a senior manager ________­­­ the man did not show up.
4. The committee did not accept Maria’s project ______________ she had put a lot of effort in it.
5. We will leave the lights on _____________ the baby wakes up.
6. ______________ the fact that Jack came on time, he didn’t arrive early enough to get the goods.
7. I didn’t manage to find my mentor _____________ the college was closed.
8. The paperwork you left last night was badly done. It’s all in mess and the data is incorrect. ________________, I would like you to do it all over again.
9. I believe that the message they sent is rather clear ____________ I wouldn’t spend any more time discussing it.
10. Sarah’s application was turned down ________________ badly written CV.
11. The video presentation of the program you have chosen to share was really good. ______________, we couldn’t hear it quite well, the microphone was off.
12. The man who we were expecting to arrive phoned and said he would be half and hour late. _______________ we didn’t have to stay there. We went for a cup of coffee.

II Read the given email. Give a proper reply, including suitable introduction, salutation, and all parts needed to make it businesslike. You have to use at least 70 words. The additional information has been given to you.

III Fill in with the suitable word or phrase:

Getting started in business

If you want to start a business, good planning is important. Here are some tips.

1. ___________________________. Decide what your skills are. Find out if there is a market of them in your area, e.g. ask your neighbors what they need. Babysitting, coaching for exams or sports and computer training ______________________.
2. Decide how much money you need to start your business. Talk about _____________________. You can use your own money or you can ask a bank for a loan. _______________________, be sure you can afford to pay the interest.
3. Calculate your costs. First, _______________________, for example, the rent on your office or the interest on a loan. ________________ your variable costs, for example, for equipment, or tax.
4. Work out how much to charge ________________________. Find out what other people are charging and use this _______________________.

IV Use each word in box in the right context. One word is unnecessary.

fabrics, shares, revenue, venue, ice-breaking, merger, rut, respond, pollution

1. I am so unhappy with my work…I feel bored and somehow in a ____________ . I’m doing the same routine job and it really got boring.
2. Apart from choosing the presentation equipment, the ______________ is very important. So, inform everybody of the place where your presentation will take place.
3. Sony and Erickson decided to join their companies and they became a ________________.
4. The water _________________ is something that is becoming a big part of public concern for healthy living.
5. When you see a foreigner for the first time, try starting an __________________ conversation.
6. The company decided to keep their ________________ in the shoe industry because they were convinced the shoe market was going to get bigger and stronger.
7. They dye and cut their own _______________ in Spain.
8. We sent them an invitation two weeks ago, but, unfortunately, they didn’t ________________.

• I Fill in the gaps using the words given in the box:

1. _______________ I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep. It was so annoying!
2. My best friend passed his Physics exam ___________________ he didn’t study much.
3. She only accepted the job ______________the salary, which was very high.
4. ______________ the fact that she didn’t feel well, she went to work.
5. They invested a lot of money and effort into the advertising campaign. ________________, it didn’t bring any profit, they made a big loss.
6. The manager introduced a new item on the agenda _________________ his colleagues were still discussing the previous one.
7. The office was full of new employees ______________ it was very crowded.
8. She gave her best to create a good design for the bottle but she neither showed them on time nor told them about the main idea. _________________, she was afraid not to be rejected.
9. ________________ the heavy rain, the football match is cancelled.
10. We are all using newest software available at work, _________________ our job is always done on time and perfectly.
11. She couldn’t enter the system _______________ she forgot the password.
12. I have to bring an umbrella, ______________ it rains.

• II Read the given email. Give a proper reply, including a suitable introduction, salutation, and all parts needed to make it businesslike. You have to use at least 70 words. The additional information has been given to you.

• III Match the beginnings 1-6 with the endings a-f to make complete sentences:

1. We need a firm management strategy to take
2. I think we’ve missed
3. Unfortunately, we have been loosing
4. We really don‘t need to waste
5. I think you should have brought
6. I’d like to bring

• a) Customers steadily over the last three years

• b) up-date on your Korean marketing campaign.

• c) control of the situation

• d) These figures to my attention earlier.

• e) Friday’s deadline.

• f) Any more time on trying to change their minds,

• IV Use each word in the box in the right context. One word is unnecessary.

• turnover, tips, clipboard, attention, chain, shares, fares, baggage reclaim, connection

1. If you want to start your own business, here are some _____________ for you.
2. L’Oreal has a great supply ___________ all over the world.
3. When you want to copy the text, it stays on the _____________until you want to paste it.
4. The Coca Cola company has sold its _____________in the business to different partners.
5. At the airports people usually waste a lot of time at the _______________.
6. The ______________of our company was great this year.
7. Bus _______________are very expensive in London.
8. I missed my ___________to Paris yesterday.

I Fill in the blanks using the given words.

1. I had a big problem with the delivery boy. He was so pushy; I just couldn’t refuse him any time he comes. I had to learn to say NO _____________.
2. Sorry, Matt. I can’t go out tonight. There are ___________ of paper waiting for me. I have so much work to do.
3. We have given the product price. They believe that the price is too high. We should ____________ and try to compromise.
4. Don’t hurry your decisions. _____________ to inspect all possible solutions and consequences.
5. Oh, I can’t make it! I have so much work to do. I think I will _____________ the Monday’s meeting for Tuesday.
6. Having a fixed ____________ is a useful thing. You just follow the steps and finish the tasks as planned.
7. Good managers never ______________ what their employees can do. They delegate the job and watch them doing it.
8. If you cannot _____________ big projects, break them into smaller bits so you can work with it more easily.

II Match the phrases and their meanings.

III Odd word out.

1. MANAGER/ DIRECTOR/EXPERT/EMPLOYER/ ROYALTY
2. INCOME/ SALARY/PENSION/REDUNDANCY/BONUS
3. PROVIDE/BENEFIT/ABUSE/SUPPLY/EARN
4. COMMUTE/REFERENCE/APPLICATION/INTERVIEW/CV