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Present Simple and Present Continuous
Ex.12. You are a guest at the reception arranged by the firm you have close business contacts with. Ask your neighbour to indicate people doing some actions at the reception.
1. The President/deliver a speech. 2. The Vice President/sit next to the President. 3. The General Manager/drink champagne. 4. The Finance Manager/talk to the blond girl in red. 5. The R&D Manager/tell a funny story to his colleagues. 6. The Group’s Head wife/wear diamonds in her hair-do. 7. The Home Sale Manager/make compliments to the President’s wife. 8. The Information Services Manager/listen to the elderly lady in black. 9. The Personnel Manager/eat a strawberry pie alone. 10. The Purchasing Manager/try to talk to the General Manager.
Ex.13. A naughty client is telephoning your secretary to complain again. Knowing this the secretary is trying to postpone an unpleasant meeting. Look at the diary below and complete the dialogue between Mrs. Green and the secretary. Mind the use of articles.
Secretary: Rhodes and Baker Company. Richard Matthew’s office. Mrs. Green: Good morning. It’s Mrs. Green again. I’d like to meet with Mr. Matthew to let him know something about his employees. Secretary: Sorry, but Mr. Matthew is very busy this week. Mrs. Green: Can he see me in the afternoon today? Secretary: I’m afraid he can’t. Mr. Matthew is having a meeting with the Board of Directors. Mrs. Green: What about Tuesday morning then? Secretary: Sorry, but … Mrs. Green: Is Mr. Matthew free on Wednesday, say at 12? Secretary: I’m afraid he’s not … Mrs. Green: OK, Thursday afternoon would be good for me. Secretary: But it wouldn’t be good for Mr. Matthew … Mrs. Green: How about Friday morning then? Secretary: Sorry, but … He can meet you only next week, Mrs. Green.
Ex.14. Translate into English.
1. Âàæêà ïðîìèñëîâ³ñòü íå º ïðîâ³äíîþ ãàëóççþ åêîíîì³êè ö³º¿ êðà¿íè. 2. Ñê³ëüêè êîøòóº â³äïðàâèòè òîâàðè äî Ãðåö³¿ ìîðåì? 3. ̳é áðàò ïðàöþº íà àâòîìîá³ëüíîìó çàâîä³. 4. ß õî÷ó ðîçïî÷àòè âëàñíèé á³çíåñ. 5. Äèðåêòîð ö³º¿ êîìïàí³¿ ïî ï’ÿòíèöÿõ çóñòð³÷àºòüñÿ ç ê볺íòàìè. 6. ̳ñòåð Ó³ëüñîí çàðàç ó â³äðÿäæåíí³. 7. “×èì òè çàéìàºøñÿ?” – “ß – ðåêëàìíèé ìåíåäæåð”. 8. Á³çíåñìåíè ÷àñòî ïîäîðîæóþòü. 9. Ìåí³ ïîòð³áíà ðîáîòà. 10. Ìîÿ ñåêðåòàðêà çàâæäè ïðèõîäèòü íà ðîáîòó â÷àñíî. 11. Áîá ijëàí á³ëüøå ëþáèòü ÷èòàòè Financial Times, í³æ Observer.
The Passive Voice (Simple)
The Present Simple Passive: am/is/are + Past Participle (V3): The Marketing Department is run by Peter Franks.
The Past Simple Passive: was/were + Past Participle (V3): The letter was sent yesterday.
The Future Simple Passive: will be + Past Participle (V3): The new project will be launched next month. Ex.15. Here are the sentences with verbs in the Present Simple Passive. Say that something was done and will be done making changes if necessary. Example: The visitors are allowed to see the shop floor. The visitors were allowed to see the shop floor. The visitors will be allowed to see the shop floor tomorrow.
1. This job is well-paid. 2. Business letters are typed every day. 3. The Sales Department is headed by an experienced manager. 4. The Production Manager is assisted by a dynamic young Sound Engineer. 5. Many private companies are converted into public companies every year. 6. This service is rendered by a skilled dentist. 7. Complaints are sent to the head office. 8. Recruitment problems are easily solved by our Personnel Manager. 9. Everyone is offered to apply for this job. 10. We are given two days to make a decision.
Ex.16. Read this interview with a taxi driver. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Passive. A: 1 Are you employed (you/employ) by a taxi company or is Pet Taxi your own business? B: Pet Taxi is all mine - and I started it because there are lots of drivers who don't like it when 2 …………………(they/ask) to drive cats and dogs in their cars. A: Is that a problem? B: Yes, it can be, because every time you have a cat or a dog, dust and hairs 3…………………(leave) behind. And these days there are lots of passengers who 4 ………………… (not/allow) to go anywhere near animals because of allergies. A: So what does your taxi look like? B: It's a bit like a van, but it 5…………………(fit) with a big cage where the animals 6…………………(keep), and in the roof there are vents so that the air 7 …………………(let) in – which is important for long journeys. A: So what sort of animals 8 …………………(you/ask) to carry round? B: . Well, mostly, 9 …………………(I/contact) by people who want me to take their cats and dogs to the hairdresser's or vet's. But I do some work for a film studio too, so sometimes 10 …………………(I/give) more unusual creatures – I once had a huge snake – a python!
Ex.17. Many of the following sentences sound unnatural because they are in the active. Rewrite them in the present simple passive, but do not mention the agent (e.g., by workers, by people). Example: Workers in China make these telephones. – These telephones are made in China. 1. Employers pay many manual workers weekly. Many manual workers …………………………………………… 2. They keep a large amount of gold at Fort Knox. A large amount of gold ……………………………..…………… 3. Workers build a lot of the world's supertankers in South Korea. A lot of the world's supertankers ………………………………… 4. Farmers grow a third of the world's cocoa on the Ivory Coast. A third of the world's cocoa ……………………………………… 5. Countries store most nuclear waste underground. Most nuclear waste ………………………………………………. 6. Scientists test most new drugs extensively before they go on sale. Before they go on sale, most new drugs …………………………. 7. Printers print a lot of our books in Hong Kong. A lot of our books ………………………………………………..
Ex.18. A person who works in the Personnel Department is explaining how they selected candidates in her company. Complete the sentences below to give a general description of the recruitment process. Use the passive in your answers. 1. The vacancy was advertised in-house. 2. When there were no suitable in-house candidates, the job …………………. 3. Applicants …………………………… 4. Some candidates …………………………… 5. A shortlist …………………………… 6. Some applicants …………………………… 7. The best candidate …………………………… 8. The references …………………………… 9. The successful applicant ……………………………
Ex.19. Use these sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.
1. Royal Bank of Scotland was fined £28.6m ($43m). (The Economist, March 31st, 2010). 2. The maximum profit will be made due to the expansion of the company in Eastern Europe. 3. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview. 4. The goods are delivered from the warehouse within three days. 5. The new MD was appointed at the annual meeting. 6. Lunch will be served at 11.30. 7. The staff are permitted to accept tips. 8. The plant was sold in 1987. 9. This opinion is shared by most of my colleagues. 10. The meeting was postponed because of the Chairman’s illness.
Business Writing
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